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DOC/NOAA

RIN: 0648-AV12

Publication ID: Spring 2016

Title: High Seas Fishing Compliance Act; Amendment of Regulations
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service finalized regulatory changes to improve the administration of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA) program and facilitate the monitoring of U.S. flag vessels operating on the high seas. The action included, for all high seas fishing vessels, adjustments to permitting and reporting requirements to provide for reviews of high seas fishing activities under environmental laws, particularly the Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act, prior to permitting such activities. It also included requirements for the installation and operation of vessel monitoring system units, placement of observers on vessels, and reporting of transshipments on the high seas to fill, for high seas areas, gaps in the monitoring, control, and surveillance requirements not covered by other fisheries-related regulations. Although other existing regulations govern certain fishing activities on the high seas to varying degrees, this rule established a minimum standard to facilitate monitoring and surveillance of all U.S. vessels operating on the high seas. Establishing a minimum standard and closing regulatory gaps will facilitate enforcement of international conservation and management measures with respect to U.S. flag vessels.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  04/13/2015  80 FR 19611    NPRM Comment Period End  05/13/2015  Final Action  10/16/2015  80 FR 62488    Final Action Effective  01/14/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: John Henderschedt Director, Office for International Affairs and Seafood Inspection Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway, Room 10362, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 427-8314 Email:  john.henderschedt@noaa.gov