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Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
This action would implement measures required to formally integrate Atlantic chub mackerel as a stock in the fishery under the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.This proposed rule would designate essential fish habitat;…
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04/08/2020
Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder Fishery; Fishing Year 2020
We are proposing management measures for the 2020 summer flounder recreational fishery. The implementing regulations for this fishery require us to publish recreational measures for the fishing year and to provide an opportunity for public comment. The…
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04/21/2020
Permanent Advisory Committee to Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement
NOAA Fisheries announces a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC)…
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04/23/2020
North Pacific Observer Program - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Temporary Rule
NOAA Fisheries issues this temporary rule (also referred to herein as “emergency action”) to provide it with authority to waive observer coverage requirements established in regulations promulgated under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery…
- Temporary Rule: Observer Coverage Requirements (85 FR 17285, 03/27/2020)
- Proposed Rule: Fee Adjustment (85 FR 13618, 03/09/2020)
- Final Rule: Halibut Bycatch Handling and Monitoring Requirements (84 FR 55044, 10/15/2019)
- Proposed Rule: Halibut Bycatch Handling and Monitoring Requirements (84 FR 15566, 04/16/2019)
- Final Rule: Nontrawl Lead Level 2 (83 FR 30528, 06/29/2018)
- Proposed Rule: Nontrawl Lead Level 2 (82 FR 61243, 12/27/2017)
- Final Rule: Trawl Full Observer Coverage Category (81 FR 67113, 09/30/2016)
- Proposed Rule: Trawl Full Observer Coverage Category (81 FR 44251, 07/07/2016)
- Final Rule: Two Monitoring Options (77 FR 59053, 09/26/2012)
- Proposed Rule: Two Monitoring Options (77 FR 35925, 06/15/2012)
- Final Rule: CDQ Observer Requirements (77 FR 6492, 02/08/2012)
- Final Rule: Amendments to Implementing Regulations (75 FR 69016, 11/10/2010)
- Correction to Observer Program Regulation Expiration Date (74 FR 51512, 10/07/2009)
- Proposed Rule: Amendment to Observer Regulations (74 FR 50155, 09/30/2009)
- Final Rule: New Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (73 FR 76135, 12/15/2008)
- Notification of Public Workshop (72 FR 67287, 11/28/2007)
- Final Rule: Observer Data Transmission and Inseason Support (72 FR 36896, 07/06/2007)
- Final Rule: Amendment to Implementing Regulations; Expiration Date (72 FR 32559, 06/13/2007)
- Proposed Rule: Amendment to Implementing Regulations; Expiration Date (72 FR 7948, 02/22/2007)
- Proposed Rule: Safety of Observers and Efficiency of Deployment (72 FR 4226, 01/30/2007)
- Final Rule: Amendment to Implementing Regulations; Data Transmission and Support (71 FR 20346, 04/20/2006)
- Proposed Rule: Amendment to Implementing Regulations; Data Transmission and Support (70 FR 45638, 08/08/2005)
- Correction to Amendment to Observer Regulations (69 FR 33581, 06/16/2004)
- Final Rule: Amendment to Implementing Regulations; Deployment Flexibility (69 FR 1951, 01/13/2004)
- Final Rule: Amendment to Implementing Regulations; Data Transmission and Support (68 FR 58038, 10/08/2003)
- Proposed Rule: Amendment to Implementing Regulations; Deployment Flexibility (68 FR 52378, 09/03/2003)
- Correction to 68 FR 715 (68 FR 15969, 04/02/2003)
- Correction to 67 FR 72595 (68 FR 1392, 01/10/2003)
- Final Rule: Amendment to Regulations; Observer Coverage and Support (68 FR 715, 01/07/2003)
- Final Rule: Extension of Applicability Date of the Existing Regulations (67 FR 72595, 12/06/2002)
- Proposed Rule: Interim Observer Program Extension through 2007 (67 FR 58451, 09/16/2002)
- Proposed Rule: Amendment to Regulations (67 FR 48604, 07/25/2002)
- Proposed Rule: Amendment to Regulations (67 FR 15517, 04/02/2002)
- Final Rule: Interim Observer Program Extension through 2002 (65 FR 80381, 12/21/2000)
- Final Rule: Reduction to Observer Experience and Observer Coverage Requirements (65 FR 69483, 11/17/2000)
- Proposed Rule: Interim Observer Program Extension through 2002 (65 FR 66223, 11/03/2000)
- Proposed Rule: Reduction to Observer Experience and Observer Coverage Requirements (65 FR 45579, 07/24/2000)
- Final Rule: Amendment to CDQ Equipment and Operational Requirements (65 FR 33780, 05/25/2000)
- Final Rule: Inseason Adjustment to Reduce Observer Coverage Requirements (65 FR 8890, 02/23/2000)
- Emergency Interim Rule: AFA Observer and Scale Requirements (65 FR 4520, 01/28/2000)
- Final Rule: Inseason Adjustment to Reduce Observer Coverage Requirements (64 FR 55634, 10/14/1999)
- Emergency Interim Rule: Extension of Expiration Date; Additional CP Observer Coverage (64 FR 33425, 06/23/1999)
- Final Rule: CDQ Amendments and Observer Requirements (64 FR 20210, 04/26/1999)
- Proposed Rule:CDQ Amendments and Observer Requirements (64 FR 6025, 02/08/1999)
- Emergency Interim Rule: Additional CP Observer Coverage (64 FR 3435, 01/22/1999)
- Final Rule: Regulatory Amendment; Extension of Observer Coverage through 2000 (63 FR 69024, 12/15/1998)
- Proposed Rule: Regulatory Amendment; Extension of Observer Coverage through 2000 (63 FR 47462, 09/08/1998)
- Final Rule: Safety of Fishing Vessels That Carry Observers (63 FR 27213, 05/18/1998)
- Final Rule: Regulatory Amendment; Extension of Observer Coverage through 1998 (62 FR 67755, 12/30/1997)
- Final Rule: Insurance Coverage (62 FR 60182, 11/07/1997)
- Proposed Rule: Extension of the Interim Groundfish Observer Program through 1998 (62 FR 49198, 09/19/1997)
- Final Rule: Electronic Transmission of Observer Data Requirement (61 FR 63759, 12/02/1996)
- Final Rule: Repeal of Research Plan and Establishment of Interim Groundfish Observer Program
- Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
- Observer Fee Collection and Payment
- North Pacific Observer Program
- Fishery Management Plan Amendments
- Electronic Monitoring
- Observer Program Analyses
- Petition Seeking a Regulatory Program for Fisheries Observer Coverage of Bycatch
- North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan
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04/27/2020
Amendment 51: Establish Gray Snapper Status Determination Criteria and Modify Annual Catch Limits
Gray snapper is a federally managed species caught in the Gulf of Mexico. The species is targeted inshore and offshore on natural and artificial reefs. Amendment 51 would establish overfished and overfishing definitions for the Gulf of Mexico gray…
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04/28/2020
Notice of Proposed and/or Continuing Information Collections - Federal Register Notices
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as…
- Subsistence Halibut Renewal (85 FR 13139, 03/06/2020)
- Charter Halibut Revision/Extension (85 FR 10413, 02/24/2020)
- Alaska Gear Identification (85 FR 10152, 02/21/2020)
- Crab Rationalization Program Extension (85 FR 6915, 02/06/2020)
- Halibut Catch Handling and Monitoring Information Collection Requirements (85 FR 4905, 01/28/2020)
- Community Development Quota (CDQ) Extension (85 FR 1803, 1/13/2020)
- American Fisheries Act (AFA) Extension (85 FR 1804, 1/13/2020)
- Alaska Council Cooperative Annual Reports (84 FR 67432, 12/10/2019)
- Gear Identification Requirements (84 FR 61598, 11/13/2019)
- Intent to Process Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod (84 FR 60057, 11/07/2019)
- American Fisheries Act Information Collection Extension (84 FR 53106, 10/04/2019)
- Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program Revision and Extension (84 FR 52872, 10/03/2019)
- Annual Notification to Process Pacific Cod (84 FR 44286, 08/23/2019)
- Alaska Council Cooperative Annual Reports (84 FR 35099, 7/22/2019)
- Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Economic Data Reports (84 FR 27766, 06/14/2019)
- Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program Extension (84 FR 11751, 03/28/2019)
- Amendment 80 Program Extension and Revision (84 FR 10796, 03/22/2019)
- Economic Data Report Renewal (84 FR 8307, 03/07/2019)
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05/05/2020
Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Removal of Regulations Implementing the Closed Area I Hook Gear Haddock Special Access Program
This action would remove regulations that implement the Closed Area I Hook Gear Haddock Special Access Program. The Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2 eliminated the year-round Closed Area I, rendering the Closed Area I Hook Gear Haddock…
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05/06/2020
Amendment 121 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Amendment 110 to the Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 121 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area and Amendment 110 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) (collectively Amendments 121/110) would…
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05/22/2020
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Cost Recovery Program and Fee Percentages
Notification of fee percentages for cost recovery under the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program. These notices are intended to provide holders of crab allocations with a fee percentage for the crab fishing year so they can…
- 2019/2020 Fee Percentage (84 FR 43792,08/22/2019)
- 2018/2019 Fee Percentage (83 FR 34119, 07/19/2018)
- 2017/2018 Fee Percentage (82 FR 32329, 07/13/2017)
- 2016/2017 Fee Percentage (81 FR 45458, 07/14/2016)
- 2015/2016 Fee Percentage (80 FR 42792, 07/20/2015)
- 2014/2015 Fee Percentage (79 FR 44403, 07/31/2014)
- 2013/2014 Fee Percentage (78 FR 46577, 08/01/2013)
- 2012/2013 Fee Percentage (77 FR 44216, 07/27/2012)
- 2011/2012 Fee Percentage (76 FR 43658, 07/21/2011)
- 2010/2011 Fee Percentage (75 FR 43147, 07/23/2010)
- 2009/2010 Fee Percentage (74 FR 34551, 07/16/2009)
- 2008/2009 Fee Percentage (73 FR 45968, 08/07/2008)
- 2007-2008 Fee Percentage (72 FR 41293, 07/27/2007)
- Final Rule to Implement Program (70 FR 10173, 03/02/2005)
- Proposed Rule to Implement Program (69 FR 63199, 10/29/2004)
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07/31/2020
Notice for Comment on Petition to Ban Imports of All Fish and Fish Products from New Zealand that Do Not Satisfy the Marine Mammal Protection Act
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of petition to ban imports through emergency rulemaking; request for information and comments.
NMFS announces…
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03/27/2109