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RIN: 0648-BH56

Publication ID: Spring 2018

Title: ●Framework Adjustment 29 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Abstract: The purpose of this proposed rule is to approve and implement the portion of Framework 29 that sets management measures for the scallop fishery for the 2018 fishing year, including the annual catch limits for the limited access and limited access general category fleets, as well as days-at-sea allocations and sea scallop access area trip allocations. Allocations would be higher than in recent years. Furthermore, Framework 29 would: modify the Closed Area I and Nantucket Lightship access area boundaries to make them consistent with changes to habitat and groundfish mortality closures as a result of the Omnibus Habitat Amendment (if finalized at the time of development); and develop accountability measures for three different groundfish stocks: Georges Bank yellowtail flounder; Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder; and northern windowpane flounder.
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
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/00/2018

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: Michael Pentony Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone:978 281-9283 Email: michael.pentony@noaa.gov