View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML
DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BB92 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: ●Revision of the National Standard 1 Guidelines 
Abstract: National Standard 1 (NS1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) states that conservation and management measures shall prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from each fishery. NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will seek initial public comment on potential revisions to the NS1 guidelines at 50 CFR 600.310 through an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking. Based on comments received, NMFS may then consider revising the guidelines through a proposed and final rulemaking. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 was signed into law on January 12, 2007, and amended the MSA to include new requirements for annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) to end and prevent overfishing in Federal fisheries. NMFS revised the guidelines for NS1 on January 16, 2009 (74 FR 3178) to provide guidance on how to comply with the new ACL and AM requirements. Since 2007, NMFS and the Regional Fishery Management Councils have been implementing the new ACL and AM requirements. Based on experience gained from implementing ACLs and AMs, NMFS has developed new perspectives and identified issues regarding the application of the NS1 guidelines that may warrant them to be revised to more fully meet the intended goal of preventing overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from each fishery. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600.310   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq    PL 94-265   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  05/03/2012  77 FR 26238   
ANPR Comment Period Extended  07/03/2012  77 FR 39459   
NPRM  08/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0648-AV60 
Agency Contact:
Debra Lambert
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2341
Email: deb.lambert@noaa.gov