0648-BM03 202310 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 Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 51)

NMFS is developing a final rule to implement Amendment 51.  Amendment 51 and the rule will modify management of South Atlantic snowy grouper.  Actions will revise annual catch limits, sector allocations, and the fishing season and accountability measures for the recreational sector.  Amendment 51 and the rule will end overfishing of South Atlantic snowy grouper, continue to rebuild the stock, and achieve optimum yield while minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse social and economic effects.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 622 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM 05/30/2023 88 FR 34460 NPRM Comment Period End 06/29/2023 Final Action 11/00/2023 Yes Businesses None No Yes No Andrew Strelcheck J. Regional Administrator, Southeast Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 727 824-5305 andy.strelcheck@noaa.gov 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg FL 33701