0648-BC92 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Inner Limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

This action would define the term "inner limit of the exclusive economic zone" under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The MSA establishes sovereign rights and exclusive management authority over fishery resources of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. The inner limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone is described as a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastal states. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as well as the U.S. Coast Guard and state partners, enforce Federal fishery regulations on the basis of the 3 nautical mile line as it is represented on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) charts. The use of 3 nautical mile line has caused confusion when NOAA charts are updated because the baseline for establishing this line is ambulatory. NMFS proposes to clarify/correct this by defining this seaward boundary line to be a line established pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act.

]]> Info./Admin./Other Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage No No 50 CFR 600 16 USC 1801 et seq No ANPRM 12/00/2014 Yes Businesses None No No Yes No Alan Risenhoover Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 301 713-2334 301 713-0596 alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13362, Silver Spring MD 20910