0648-BF01 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Reductions in Fishing Capacity for Lobster Management Areas 2 and 3

At the request of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, this notice announces a control date that may be applicable to, but not limited to, limiting the number of permits or traps a business entity may own in any Lobster Conservation Management Area of the American lobster fishery. This notice replaces a previous notice (79 FR 4319) that established a potential control date for this purpose on January 27, 2014. Now we are resuming this action and expanding the scope of issues and, therefore, this revised notice will establish a new control date. NMFS intends this notice to promote awareness of possible rulemaking, alert interested parties of potential eligibility criteria for future participation, and discourage speculative entry into and/or investment in the American lobster fishery.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 50 CFR 697 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. No ANPRM 11/15/2017 82 FR 52871 ANPRM Comment Period End 12/15/2017 NPRM 07/00/2018 No Businesses None No No No No Michael Pentony Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 978 281-9283 michael.pentony@noaa.gov 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester MA 01930