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 2016-10-13 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f357ab D09002ee1c7f3583e 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 Based on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendations, we are issuing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking announcing our intent to develop regulations in support of an Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Jonah crab. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking is necessary to provide the public with background information and to alert interested parties of future regulations governing Jonah crab fishing in Federal waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone. We are also announcing our intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. This notice is to alert the interested public of the scoping process and potential development of a draft Environmental Impact Statement, and to outline opportunity for public participation in that process. 81 FR 70658 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-13/2016-24746 2016-24746 fr13oc16-13 RIN 0648-BF43 3510-22-P Docket No. 151006928-6899-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-13/2016-24746 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-13/html/2016-24746.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-13/pdf/2016-24746.pdf 3 p. 70658 70660 81 FR 70658 Title 50 Part 648 50 CFR Part 648 RIN 0648-BF43 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Jonah Crab Fishery; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Scoping Process; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue PRORULE 2016-24746 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016-11-14 Docket No. 151006928-6899-01 3510-22-P 2016-24746 Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments.

Based on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendations, we are issuing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking announcing our intent to develop regulations in support of an Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Jonah crab. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking is necessary to provide the public with background information and to alert interested parties of future regulations governing Jonah crab fishing in Federal waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone. We are also announcing our intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. This notice is to alert the interested public of the scoping process and potential development of a draft Environmental Impact Statement, and to outline opportunity for public participation in that process.

Written and electronic comments must be received on or before November 14, 2016. Allison Murphy, Fishery Policy Analyst, NMFS, allison.murphy@noaa.gov, telephone (978) 281-9122. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Jonah Crab Fishery , allison.murphy@noaa.gov http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/55e9daffJonahCrabInterstateFMP_Aug2015.pdf http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ https://noaaevents.webex.com/noaaevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed272b501b73da9f75dff6eb36ca49229 www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail Vol. 81, no. 198 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-10-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 337 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-13 P0b002ee191a8e33b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13oc16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-13/pdf/FR-2016-10-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-13/xml/FR-2016-10-13.xml fdlp 70595 70921 DGPO 2016-10-13 2024-06-01 FR-2016-10-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-10-13 81 198