[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 13, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18756]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 600
[Docket No. 070717348-7766-02]
RIN 0648-AV60
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Annual Catch Limits; National
Standard Guidelines
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: NMFS extends the public comment period on the proposed rule to
revise National Standard 1 (NS1) guidelines, including guidance on how
to comply with new annual catch limit (ACL) and accountability measures
(AM) requirements for ending overfishing of fisheries managed by
federal fishery management plans. NMFS has received various requests to
extend the comment period for the proposed rule beyond its current 90-
day comment period. The extension of the comment period for another two
weeks is intended to ensure that NMFS provides adequate time for
various stakeholders and members of the public to comment on the
proposed guidance on ACLs and AMs and other proposed revisions to the
NS1 guidelines. The comment period ending date is extended from
September 8, 2008, to September 22, 2008.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-AV60, by any of
the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov;
Fax: 301-713-1193, Attn: Mark Millikin;
Mail: Mark R. Millikin, National Marine Fisheries Service,
NOAA, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13357, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (mark outside of envelope ``Comments on
Annual Catch Limits proposed rule'');
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will be generally posted to http://www.regulations.gov without
change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required
fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, Wordperfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
Copies of the Regulatory Impact review (RIR)/Regulatory Flexibility
Act analysis (RFAA) for this proposed rule are available from Mark R.
Millikin at the address listed above. The RIR/RFAA document is also
available via the internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/msa2007/catchlimits.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark R. Millikin, Senior Fishery
Management Specialist, 301-713-2341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule that covers NMFS' proposed
revisions to the NS1 guidelines, including guidance on ACLs and AMs was
published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2008 (73 FR 32526), with a
comment period ending date of September 8, 2008. After receiving
several requests to extend the comment period, NMFS has decided to
extend it for another two weeks through September 22, 2008.
This action extends the comment period for a proposed rule that the
Office of Management and Budget determined to be significant under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 8, 2008.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-18756 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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