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 2012_register executive 2012-05-02 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fd12bc D09002ee1c7fd13a0 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 This final rule partially approves, and implements, 19 Northeast (NE) multispecies (groundfish) sector operations plans and contracts for fishing year (FY) 2012, and allocates quotas of NE multispecies to the sectors. This final rule does not approve certain exemptions and measures proposed in the operations plans, as explained below. Approval of sector operations plans is necessary to allocate quota to the sectors and to grant the sectors regulatory exemptions. This provides vessels participating in sectors with increased operational flexibility while limiting overall fishing mortality. This final rule also announces a preliminary allocation to the New Hampshire State-Operated Permit Bank. 77 FR 26129 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-02/2012-10527 2012-10527 fr02my12-20 RIN 0648-XA79 3510-22-P Docket No. 120120056-2414-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-02/2012-10527 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-02/html/2012-10527.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-02/pdf/2012-10527.pdf 20 p. 26129 26148 77 FR 26129 Title 50 Part 648 50 CFR Part 648 RIN 0648-XA79 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2012 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts, and Allocation of Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-10527 III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2012-05-01 Docket No. 120120056-2414-02 3510-22-P 2012-10527 Final rule.

This final rule partially approves, and implements, 19 Northeast (NE) multispecies (groundfish) sector operations plans and contracts for fishing year (FY) 2012, and allocates quotas of NE multispecies to the sectors. This final rule does not approve certain exemptions and measures proposed in the operations plans, as explained below. Approval of sector operations plans is necessary to allocate quota to the sectors and to grant the sectors regulatory exemptions. This provides vessels participating in sectors with increased operational flexibility while limiting overall fishing mortality. This final rule also announces a preliminary allocation to the New Hampshire State-Operated Permit Bank.

Effective May 1, 2012, through April 30, 2013; except the exemption from the requirement to declare intent to fish in the Eastern U.S./Canada Special Access Program and the Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder/Haddock Special Access Program prior to leaving the dock, which will become effective on further notification. Mark Grant, Sector Policy Analyst, phone (978) 281-9145, fax (978) 281-9135. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Multispecies Fishery; 2012 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts, and Allocation of Annual Catch Entitlements , http://www.nero.noaa.gov/ http://www.nero.noaa.gov/sfd/sfdmultisectorinfo.html http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 77, no. 85 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-05-02 continuing daily deposited born digital 298 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-02 P0b002ee18260a233 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr02my12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-02/pdf/FR-2012-05-02.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-02/xml/FR-2012-05-02.xml fdlp 25859 26148 DGPO 2012-05-02 2024-06-03 FR-2012-05-02 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-05-02 77 85