0648-BN88 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Generic Amendment under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf and Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP): Modifications to the Gulf For-hire Data Collection Program

The Gulf Council is developing this generic amendment to improve the accuracy, precision, and timeliness of landings, discards, and fishing effort data from federally permitted for-hire vessels within the recreational sector of the Gulf reef fish and CMP fisheries. Improvements would increase stakeholder trust and buy-in associated with data collection. Another purpose is to collect economic information related to the operational costs and income of federally permitted for-hire vessels participating in the Gulf reef fish and CMP fisheries. The Gulf Council is developing this action consistent with the authority in Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) section 303(a)(5) (requiring that FMPs specify data to be submitted with respect to commercial, recreational, charter fishing, and fish processing in the fishery). The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) would implement this proposed action consistent with the authority in Magnuson-Stevens Act section 304(b).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 50 CFR 622 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM 09/00/2025 Undetermined Businesses None No No No 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