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Notice for New Fishing Regulation of Puerto Rico

NEW FISHING REGULATION OF PUERTO RICO

Pursuant to the dispositions of Act. 23 of June 20, 1972, as amended, known as the “Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Organic Act”; Act No. 170 of August 12, 1988, as amended, known as “Uniform Administrative Procedure Act”; and by Act. 278 of November 29, 1998, as amended, known as the “Fisheries Law of Puerto Rico”; the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) proposes to enforce a new Fisheries Regulation and abolish Fisheries Regulation No. 6768 of March 11, 2004, as amended.

The purpose of this regulation is to administer the fisheries within Puerto Rico jurisdictional waters.

We are informing that the draft of the New Fisheries Regulation of Puerto Rico has been completed and will be available for inspection and receipt of written comments during the regular business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Office of the Clerk of the DNER. Moreover, the text of the New Fishery Regulation can be found in our website: www.drna.gobierno.pr and in the Municipal Halls of coastal towns across Puerto Rico.

During the next thirty (30) days following the publishing of this notice, the public may submit written comments in the times and address established previously, by email to: reglamentopesca@drna.gobierno.pr or to one of the following addresses:

Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Office of the Clerk

Physical Address: Dr. Cruz A. Matos Building, Road 8838,
Km. 6.3, El Cinco Sector, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 366147, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, 00936-6147

After this period, public hearings will be held in the following times and venues:

Date
Time Place
July 7, 2010
10:00 AM

DNER, Conference Room,
4th floor, Dr. Cruz A. Matos
Building, El Cinco Sector, Road
8838, Km. 6.3, Río Piedras

July 9, 2010
10:00 AM

“Museo de Los Próceres Don Luis
Ferré Aguayo”, Road 312 Km. 0.4
interior, behind Rebekah Colberg
Sports Complex, Cabo Rojo

 July 13, 2010
 10:00 AM

La Guancha Hall,
Santiago Caballero Ave.,
(end of the Ave.), Ponce

 July 15, 2010
 10:00 AM

Center for Multiple Uses, upper
level Municipal Parking lot, corner
between Doctor López Street,
Celis Aguilera Street, Fajardo

 July 23, 2010
 10:00 AM

“Centro Comunal Los Bravos de
Boston”, Road 200, Parcel 703,
Bravos de Boston Community,
Vieques


In San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2, 2010.

Daniel J. Galán Kercadó
Secretary