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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BN23 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: ●Framework Adjustment 69 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 
Abstract:

The proposed action would implement management measures included in Framework Adjustment 69 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (Framework 69) that were developed by the New England Fishery Management Council in response to new scientific information, pursuant to the rulemaking authorities under section 303(c) and 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  This action would: Update status determination criteria for groundfish stocks; Set fishing year 2025-2026 total allowable catches (TAC) for the 3 U.S./Canada stocks eastern GB cod, eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder; Set annual specifications for fishing years 2025-2027 for EGOM cod, WGOM cod, GB cod, SNE cod, GOM haddock, GB haddock, American plaice, witch flounder, Pollock, and Atlantic halibut; Review GB haddock sub-ACL in the midwater trawl/herring fishery; Potentially revise sub-ACLs and/or the accountability measures triggers for the scallop fishery’s flatfish allocations; Remove requirement for sectors to submit federal and state information in sector operations plans; and Address measures as part of cod management transition from two stocks to four.

 
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   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  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