United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-07-21 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7ff918b D09002ee1c7ff9283 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS hereby implements measures approved in Amendment 15 to the Scallop FMP (Amendment 15), which was developed by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). Amendment 15 was developed primarily to implement annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) to bring the Scallop FMP into compliance with requirements of the MSA as reauthorized in 2007. Amendment 15 includes additional measures recommended by the Council, including: A revision of the overfishing definition (OFD); modification of the essential fish habitat (EFH) closed areas under the Scallop FMP; adjustments to measures for the Limited Access General Category (LAGC) individual fishing quota (IFQ) fishery; adjustments to the scallop research set- aside (RSA) program; and additions to the list of measures that can be adjusted by framework adjustments. NMFS has disapproved a provision that would have allocated additional scallop catch to the LAGC fleet because it was not consistent with National Standard 1 and the ACL requirement of the MSA. 76 FR 43746 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-07-21/2011-18311 2011-18311 fr21jy11-19 RIN 0648-BA71 3510-22-P Docket No. 110329229-1370-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-07-21/2011-18311 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-07-21/html/2011-18311.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-07-21/pdf/2011-18311.pdf Fisheries Fishing Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements 27 p. 43746 43772 76 FR 43746 Title 50 Part 648 50 CFR Part 648 RIN 0648-BA71 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (Scallop FMP); Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue RULE 2011-18311 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2011-07-21 Docket No. 110329229-1370-03 3510-22-P 2011-18311 Final rule.

NMFS hereby implements measures approved in Amendment 15 to the Scallop FMP (Amendment 15), which was developed by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). Amendment 15 was developed primarily to implement annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) to bring the Scallop FMP into compliance with requirements of the MSA as reauthorized in 2007. Amendment 15 includes additional measures recommended by the Council, including: A revision of the overfishing definition (OFD); modification of the essential fish habitat (EFH) closed areas under the Scallop FMP; adjustments to measures for the Limited Access General Category (LAGC) individual fishing quota (IFQ) fishery; adjustments to the scallop research set- aside (RSA) program; and additions to the list of measures that can be adjusted by framework adjustments. NMFS has disapproved a provision that would have allocated additional scallop catch to the LAGC fleet because it was not consistent with National Standard 1 and the ACL requirement of the MSA.

Effective July 21, 2011. Peter Christopher, Fishery Policy Analyst, phone (978) 281-9288, fax (978) 281-9135. Fisheries Fishing Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan , OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov http://www.nefmc.org Vol. 76, no. 140 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-07-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 279 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-07-21 P0b002ee180da9740 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21jy11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-07-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-07-21/pdf/FR-2011-07-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-07-21/xml/FR-2011-07-21.xml fdlp 43533 43801 DGPO 2011-07-21 2024-06-04 FR-2011-07-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-07-21 76 140