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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BE27 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: 2015-2016 Pacific Coast Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures and Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP | |
Abstract:
The action set biennial allowable harvest levels for Pacific Coast groundfish, as well as management measures for commercial and recreational fisheries that are designed to achieve those harvest levels. For the 2015-2016 biennium, the Council recommended changes in rebuilding parameters for one overfished species, cowcod. As such, the rebuilding plan was revised and affected the Annual Catch Limit value for this species for the two-year period and beyond. The rule adjusts the harvest specifications including Overfishing Limits, the Acceptable Biological Catches, and Annual Catch Limits, as well as the management measures to achieve those specifications. Finally, the rule implements Amendment 24, which modifies the procedures in the Fishery Management Plan so that in the absence of explicit Council action, harvest specification values, based on default harvest control rules, for one or more stocks may be implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service. |
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Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Federal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: William Stelle Jr. Regional Administrator, West Coast Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 7600 Sand Point Way Northeast, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115 Phone:206 526-6150 Email: will.stelle@noaa.gov |