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 2016_register executive 2018-02-08 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f55809 D09002ee1c7f55898 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 adjusts the 2016 fishing season quotas for North and South Atlantic swordfish based upon 2015 commercial quota underharvests and international quota transfers consistent with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Recommendations 13-02 and 13-03. This final rule also simplifies the annual North and South Atlantic quota adjustment process when the adjustment simply applies a previously-adopted formula or measure. Finally, this final rule removes extraneous regulatory text about the percentage of the annual baseline quota allocation that may be carried over in a given year. This final rule could affect commercial and recreational fishing for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. This action implements ICCAT recommendations, consistent with the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and furthers domestic management objectives under the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). 81 FR 48719 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-26/2016-17630 2016-17630 fr26jy16-13 RIN 0648-BF97 3510-22-P 160412328-6619-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-26/2016-17630 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-26/html/2016-17630.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-26/pdf/2016-17630.pdf Fisheries Fishing Fishing Vessels Foreign Relations Imports Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Treaties 4 p. 48719 48722 81 FR 48719 Title 50 Part 635 50 CFR Part 635 RIN 0648-BF97 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic 2016 Commercial Swordfish Quotas; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-17630 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016-08-25 160412328-6619-02 3510-22-P 2016-17630 Final rule.

This final rule adjusts the 2016 fishing season quotas for North and South Atlantic swordfish based upon 2015 commercial quota underharvests and international quota transfers consistent with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Recommendations 13-02 and 13-03. This final rule also simplifies the annual North and South Atlantic quota adjustment process when the adjustment simply applies a previously-adopted formula or measure. Finally, this final rule removes extraneous regulatory text about the percentage of the annual baseline quota allocation that may be carried over in a given year. This final rule could affect commercial and recreational fishing for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. This action implements ICCAT recommendations, consistent with the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and furthers domestic management objectives under the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Effective on August 25, 2016. Steve Durkee by phone at 202-670-6637 or Karyl Brewster-Geisz by phone at 301-427-8503. Fisheries Fishing Fishing Vessels Foreign Relations Imports Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Treaties Atlantic Highly Migratory Species: North and South Atlantic 2016 Commercial Swordfish Quotas , http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ Vol. 81, no. 143 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-07-26 continuing daily deposited born digital 461 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-26 P0b002ee1985bcac0 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr26jy16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-26 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-26/pdf/FR-2016-07-26.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-26/xml/FR-2016-07-26.xml fdlp 48687 49137 DGPO 2018-02-08 2024-06-01 FR-2016-07-26 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-07-26 81 143