0648-BO47 202510 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 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Modifications to Conform U.S. Fishery Regulations with Presidential Proclamation Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic

On September 15, 2016, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument was designated for waters of the North Atlantic (Presidential Proclamation 9496; 81 FR 65161; September 21, 2016).  This Proclamation prohibited commercial fishing within the monument, with a 7-year exemption for the American lobster and Atlantic deep-sea red crab fisheries.  In June 2020, Monument prohibitions were revised via Proclamation 10049 (85 FR 35793, June 11, 2020) removing commercial fishing from the list of prohibited activities set forth in the 2016 Proclamation, and again in October 2021 via Proclamation 10287 (86 FR 57349; October 15, 2021) restoring the commercial fishing prohibition.  On February 16, 2024, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service published a final rule (89 FR 12282) conforming the U.S. fishing regulations at 50 CFR 600 to Proclamations 9496 and 10287.  On February 6, 2026, Proclamation Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic again removed the Monument’s commercial fishing prohibition.  NMFS is implementing this action pursuant to the rulemaking authority(s) under section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to carry out section 303(a)(1)(C).

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 50 CFR 648 16 USC 1801 No Final Action 07/00/2026 Undetermined Federal 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