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 2014_register executive 2014-10-28 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f84ed8 D09002ee1c7f84f55 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 implements a management framework for specifying catch and effort limits and accountability measures for pelagic fisheries in the U.S. Pacific territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Using the established framework, NMFS is also specifying a catch limit of 2,000 metric tons (mt) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each territory for 2014. A territory may allocate up to 1,000 mt of that limit to eligible U.S. longline fishing vessels. This final rule also makes several technical administrative changes to the regulations and announces the effectiveness of collection-of-information requirements. This action is consistent with international objectives of ending overfishing of bigeye tuna, while allowing for the limited transfer of available catch limits between U.S participating territories and eligible U.S. fisheries, consistent with the conservation requirements of the bigeye tuna stock. 79 FR 64097 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-28/2014-25610 2014-25610 fr28oc14-8 RIN 0648-BD46 3510-22-P Docket No. 130708597-4380-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-28/2014-25610 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-28/html/2014-25610.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-28/pdf/2014-25610.pdf Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedure Fish Fisheries Fishing Marine Resources Treaties American Samoa Commercial Fishing Guam Hawaii Northern Mariana Islands Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 18 p. 64097 64114 79 FR 64097 Title 15 Part 902 15 CFR Part 902 Title 50 Part 300 50 CFR Part 300 Title 50 Part 600 50 CFR Part 600 Title 50 Part 665 50 CFR Part 665 RIN 0648-BD46 Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; U.S. Territorial Catch and Fishing Effort Limits; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-25610 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2014-10-24 Docket No. 130708597-4380-01 3510-22-P 2014-25610 Final rule; final specifications; effectiveness of collection- of-information requirements.

This final rule implements a management framework for specifying catch and effort limits and accountability measures for pelagic fisheries in the U.S. Pacific territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Using the established framework, NMFS is also specifying a catch limit of 2,000 metric tons (mt) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each territory for 2014. A territory may allocate up to 1,000 mt of that limit to eligible U.S. longline fishing vessels. This final rule also makes several technical administrative changes to the regulations and announces the effectiveness of collection-of-information requirements. This action is consistent with international objectives of ending overfishing of bigeye tuna, while allowing for the limited transfer of available catch limits between U.S participating territories and eligible U.S. fisheries, consistent with the conservation requirements of the bigeye tuna stock.

This final rule and final specifications are effective October 24, 2014. Jarad Makaiau, NMFS PIR Sustainable Fisheries Division, 808-725-5176. Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedure Fish Fisheries Fishing Marine Resources Treaties American Samoa Commercial Fishing Guam Hawaii Northern Mariana Islands Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries: U.S. Territorial Catch and Fishing Effort Limits , OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov ole.helpdesk@noaa.gov pidvms@noaa.gov www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail www.wpcouncil.org Vol. 79, no. 208 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-10-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 250 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-28 P0b002ee189f3174f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28oc14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-28/pdf/FR-2014-10-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-28/xml/FR-2014-10-28.xml fdlp 64057 64295 DGPO 2014-10-28 2024-06-02 FR-2014-10-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-10-28 79 208