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RIN: 0648-BF62

Publication ID: Spring 2016

Title: ●Framework Adjustment 55 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
Abstract: Framework Adjustment 55 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan would set 2016-2018 catch specifications for all 20 groundfish stocks, as well as 2016 shared U.S./Canada quotas for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock. These new specifications are based on stock assessments completed in 2015. Anticipated changes will result in moderate to significant quota increases for 10 of the stocks, and decreases for the other 10 stocks. Other management measures included in Framework 55 are the addition of a new sector; modifications to the monitoring program with the goal of improving cost-effectiveness; modifications to the sector approval process such that new sectors would not have to be approved through a framework adjustment action; a gear adjustment to facilitate the enforceability of selective trawl gear; and a provision to allow sectors to transfer quota from the eastern U.S./Canada Area to the western area.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: John K. Bullard Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone:978 281-9287 Email: john.bullard@noaa.gov