0648-BG53 201710 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 Framework Adjustment 56 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

This action set 2017 specifications for three U.S./Canada stocks (Eastern Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder), as well as 2017-2018 specifications for witch flounder. This action established an allocation for northern windowpane flounder for the scallop fishery, revised catch thresholds for implementing the scallop fishery's accountability measures for both its Georges Bank yellowtail flounder allocation and its new northern windowpane flounder allocation, and increased the Georges Bank haddock catch allocation for the midwater trawl fishery.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Not subject to, not significant 50 CFR 648 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM 06/22/2017 82 FR 28447 NPRM Comment Period End 07/07/2017 Final Rule 08/01/2017 82 FR 35660 Final Rule Effective 08/01/2017 Yes Businesses None No No Yes No John Bullard K. Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 978 281-9287 john.bullard@noaa.gov 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester MA 01930