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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BE50 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus Amendment | |
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service is implementing regulations to establish a standardized bycatch reporting methodology for fishery management plans of the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils. The purpose of the amendment is to: explain the methods and processes by which bycatch is monitored and assessed for fisheries in the Region, currently; determine whether these methods and processes need to be modified and/or supplemented; establish standards of precision for bycatch estimation for all Northeast Region fisheries; and document the standardized bycatch reporting methodology established for fisheries managed through the fishery management plans of the Region. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: John K. Bullard Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone:978 281-9287 Email: john.bullard@noaa.gov |