0648-BI12 202004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Replace Historical Captain Permits With Standard Federal Charter/Headboat Permits in the Gulf of Mexico

This rulemaking action proposes to provide an opportunity for historical captain permit holders to replace their historical captain permits in the reef fish and coastal migratory pelagic fisheries with standard Federal for-hire permits. Historical captain permits were issued to qualifying captains when the Federal for-hire permits for those fisheries became limited access in 2006. Historical captain permits are not transferable and require the endorsement holder to be on the vessel. This action provides more flexibility because standard for-hire permits are transferable and the holder of the permit does not need to be on board while operating. The rule would apply to individuals that had a historical captain permit as of October 25, 2019.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Deregulatory 50 CFR 622 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM 01/23/2020 85 FR 3885 NPRM Comment Period End 02/22/2020 Final Action 04/21/2020 85 FR 22043 Final Action Effective 05/21/2020 No No None No No No No 0648-BI13 Related to Roy Crabtree E. Regional Administrator, Southeast Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 727 824-5305 727 824-5308 roy.crabtree@noaa.gov 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg FL 33701