[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7860]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 990713189-9335-02; I.D. 060899B]
RIN 0648-AK79


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish 
Fishery Management Plan

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effectiveness.

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SUMMARY: NMFS delays the effective date of a final rule published 
January 11, 2000, from March 27, 2000, until April 3, 2000. The final 
rule was to have been effective February 10, 2000; however, its 
effectiveness was delayed until March 15, 2000, and again until March 
27, 2000. The final rule will implement approved management measures 
for the spiny dogfish fishery, as contained in the Spiny Dogfish 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action is being taken in order to 
provide the Secretary of Commerce with adequate time to evaluate the 
alternatives offered by the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery 
Management Councils (Councils) before proceeding with implementation of 
the FMP.

DATES: The effective date of the final rule implementing the Spiny 
Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (published on January 11, 2000, at 65 
FR 1557) and whose effectiveness was delayed twice, first, to March 15, 
2000 (65 FR 7461, February 15, 2000), and second, to March 27, 2000 (65 
FR 15110, March 21, 2000), is further delayed until April 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Pearson, Fishery Policy 
Analyst, at 978-281-0279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMP was developed jointly by the 
Councils, with the Mid-Atlantic Council having the administrative lead. 
A Notice of Availability for the FMP was published in the Federal 
Register on June 29, 1999 (64 FR 34759), and solicited public comment 
through August 30, 1999. The proposed rule to implement the FMP was 
published in the Federal Register on August 3, 1999 (64 FR 42071), and 
solicited public comments through September 17, 1999. NMFS made the 
decision to partially approve the FMP on September 29, 1999. A final 
rule to implement the FMP was published in the Federal Register January 
11, 2000 (65 FR 1557), to be effective on February 10, 2000. A delay in 
effectiveness of the final rule was filed on February 10, 2000, and 
published on February 15, 2000 (65 FR 7460), which made the effective 
date of this rule March 15, 2000. A second delay in effectiveness of 
the final rule was filed on March 15, 2000, and published on March 21, 
2000 (65 FR 15110), which made the effective date of this rule March 
27, 2000. The final rule will now be effective April 3, 2000.

    Dated: March 27, 2000.
Andrew J. Kemmerer,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Services.
[FR Doc. 00-7860 Filed 3-27-00; 3:25 pm]
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