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 D09002ee1c7f357ac D09002ee1c7f3583f 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 NMFS is proposing regulations under the authority of Section 303(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to implement an immediate closure of the California thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet (DGN) (mesh size >=14 inches) fishery if a hard cap (i.e., limit) on mortality/injury is met or exceeded for certain protected species during a rolling 2-year period. The length of the closure would be dependent on when--during the 2-year period--the hard cap is reached. 81 FR 70660 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-13/2016-24780 2016-24780 fr13oc16-14 RIN 0648-BG23 3510-22-P Docket No. 160728670-6904-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-13/2016-24780 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-13/html/2016-24780.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-13/pdf/2016-24780.pdf Fisheries Fishing Reporting Recordkeeping Requirements 4 p. 70660 70663 81 FR 70660 Title 50 Part 660 50 CFR Part 660 RIN 0648-BG23 Fisheries off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; California Drift Gillnet Fishery; Protected Species Hard Caps for the California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue PRORULE 2016-24780 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016-11-28 Docket No. 160728670-6904-01 3510-22-P 2016-24780 Proposed rule; request for comments.

NMFS is proposing regulations under the authority of Section 303(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to implement an immediate closure of the California thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet (DGN) (mesh size >=14 inches) fishery if a hard cap (i.e., limit) on mortality/injury is met or exceeded for certain protected species during a rolling 2-year period. The length of the closure would be dependent on when--during the 2-year period--the hard cap is reached.

Comments on the proposed rule and supporting documents must be submitted in writing by November 28, 2016. Lyle Enriquez, NMFS, West Coast Region, 562-980-4025, or Lyle.Enriquez@noaa.gov. Fisheries Fishing Reporting Recordkeeping Requirements Fisheries Off West Coast States: Highly Migratory Fisheries; California Drift Gillnet Fishery: California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery; Protected Species Hard Caps , Lyle.Enriquez@noaa.gov RegionalAdministrator.WCRHMS@noaa.gov http://www.regulations.gov http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail www.regulations.gov 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