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RIN: 0648-BH68

Publication ID: Fall 2018

Title: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area Expansion
Abstract: This rule proposes to expand the current boundaries of the Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area altering the area definition found in current regulations. All other regulations in accordance with the current Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area would remain the same. The purpose of Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area Expansion is to provide additional fishing area and greater flexibility to the Limited Access General Category fleet to achieve optimal utilization of the resource and equitable allocation of harvest opportunity in a manner that is consistent with the New England Fishery Management Council's Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The proposed expansion was initially requested by the fishing industry.
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
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	10/00/2018

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	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