FB08-038 has been released and deserves your attention.  In part…

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) is seeking public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)/Amendment 29 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. The DEIS evaluates the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s (Council) proposal to establish a regulatory program to reduce overcapacity and effort in the commercial grouper and tilefish fisheries. The Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of the DEIS on July 3, 2008 (73 FR 38204).”

The EPA?

Yes, the EPA did indeed make that announcement.  It is so far buried that the government site that indexes the Federal Register failed to make mention of it but it is indeed buried posted on page 38,204 of the Federal Register…

EIS No. 20080256, Draft EIS, NOA, 00,
Amendment 29 Reef Fish Fishery
Management Plan, Effort Management
in the Commercial Grouper and
Tilefish Fisheries, Reducing
Overcapacity, Gulf of Mexico,
Comment Period Ends: 08/18/2008,
Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 727–824–
5301.

Read full text of the Fisheries Bulletin FB08-038 here.

Read full text (pdf) of the proposed Amendment 29 and the DEIS, outlining their preferred plans and other options  here.