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 2016-08-19 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f496ad D09002ee1c7f49749 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 revises the regulations that currently require persons surgically implanting or externally affixing archival tags on Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) to obtain written authorization from NMFS, and that require fishermen to report their catches of Atlantic HMS with such tags to NMFS. Archival tags are tags that record scientific information about the movement and behavior of a fish and include tags that are surgically implanted in a fish, as well as tags that are externally affixed, such as pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) and smart position and temperature tags (SPOT). Specifically, this final rule removes the requirement for researchers to obtain written authorization from NMFS to implant or affix an archival tag but would continue to allow persons who catch a fish with a surgically implanted archival tag to retain the fish only if they return the tag to the person indicated on the tag or to NMFS. Persons retaining such fish would no longer be required to submit to NMFS an archival tag landing report or make the fish available for inspection and tag recovery by a NMFS scientist, enforcement agent, or other person designated in writing by NMFS. Any persons who land an Atlantic HMS with an externally-affixed archival tag would be encouraged, but not required, to follow the instructions on the tag to return the tag to the appropriate research entity or to NMFS. This action will affect any researchers wishing to place archival tags on Atlantic HMS and any fishermen who might catch such a tagged fish. 81 FR 55376 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-19/2016-19796 2016-19796 fr19au16-10 RIN 0648-BF10 3510-22-P Docket No. 150817722-6703-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-19/2016-19796 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-19/html/2016-19796.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-19/pdf/2016-19796.pdf Fisheries Fishing Fishing Vessels Foreign Relations Imports Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Treaties 5 p. 55376 55380 81 FR 55376 Title 50 Part 635 50 CFR Part 635 RIN 0648-BF10 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Archival Tag Management Measures; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-19796 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016-09-19 Docket No. 150817722-6703-02 3510-22-P 2016-19796 Final rule.

This final rule revises the regulations that currently require persons surgically implanting or externally affixing archival tags on Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) to obtain written authorization from NMFS, and that require fishermen to report their catches of Atlantic HMS with such tags to NMFS. Archival tags are tags that record scientific information about the movement and behavior of a fish and include tags that are surgically implanted in a fish, as well as tags that are externally affixed, such as pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) and smart position and temperature tags (SPOT). Specifically, this final rule removes the requirement for researchers to obtain written authorization from NMFS to implant or affix an archival tag but would continue to allow persons who catch a fish with a surgically implanted archival tag to retain the fish only if they return the tag to the person indicated on the tag or to NMFS. Persons retaining such fish would no longer be required to submit to NMFS an archival tag landing report or make the fish available for inspection and tag recovery by a NMFS scientist, enforcement agent, or other person designated in writing by NMFS. Any persons who land an Atlantic HMS with an externally-affixed archival tag would be encouraged, but not required, to follow the instructions on the tag to return the tag to the appropriate research entity or to NMFS. This action will affect any researchers wishing to place archival tags on Atlantic HMS and any fishermen who might catch such a tagged fish.

Effective on September 19, 2016. Larry Redd, Craig Cockrell, Tobey Curtis 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: Archival Tag Management Measures , http://www.regulations.gov/ Vol. 81, no. 161 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-08-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 1126 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-19 P0b002ee190be690e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19au16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-19/pdf/FR-2016-08-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-19/xml/FR-2016-08-19.xml fdlp 55351 56469 DGPO 2016-08-19 2024-06-01 FR-2016-08-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-08-19 81 161