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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BI03 Publication ID: Fall 2018 
Title: ●Framework Adjustment 6 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan 
Abstract: The New England Fishery Management Council developed Framework Adjustment 6 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan. The Fishery Management Plan manages a complex of seven skate species which are harvested in two different fisheries: One for food (wing fishery) and one for lobster bait (bait fishery). Fishery specific total allowable landings and possession limits are set as part of an annual review and specifications process. The purpose and need of Framework 6 is to minimize the likelihood of incidental possession limits being triggered to prolong the duration of the fishing year for both the wing and bait fisheries and support their shoreside infrastructure. To address this purpose and need, Framework 6 proposes to reduce the management uncertainty buffer between the annual catch limit and the annual catch target from 25 percent to 10 percent. If approved, this will result in increasing the 2018 fishing year total allowable landings from that proposed in Framework 5 from 13,157 mt to 15,788 mt. 
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: 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: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  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