The Coast Guard has extended the comment period and scheduled some public meetings during Fish Expo in November on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for commercial fishing industry vessels . Two public meetings will be held at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, WA on Friday, November 21, 9:00 am to 12 noon and Saturday, November 22, 9:00 am to 12 noon, although the meeting may end early if business is concluded. Written comments must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before December 15, 2008. See previous article for comments that SEAFA has already submitted although we forgot to speak to one of the aspects of the proposal regarding embarkation stations.Â
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