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This rule would propose to require the electronic submission of vessel trip reports from vessels with commercial permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils.  Currently, commercial vessels are required to submit vessel trip reports either on paper or electronically following each trip.  Several fishery management plans require weekly submission (Atlantic herring; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish; Northeast Multispecies; and, Surfclam and Ocean Quahog); others require monthly submission (Atlantic Bluefish; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab; Atlantic Sea Scallop; Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass; Monkfish; Northeast Skate Complex; Spiny Dogfish; and, Tilefish). With this action, required vessel trip reports would be revised to reduce regulatory burden.