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 2026_register executive 2026-04-11 article Notices D09002ee1e072476f D09002ee1e0724827 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 The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The EFP would allow federally permitted fishing vessels to fish outside fishery regulations in support of exempted fishing activities proposed by Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF). Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed EFPs. 91 FR 18831 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07086 2026-07086 fr13ap26-26 3510-22-P RTID 0648-XF628 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07086 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/html/2026-07086.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07086.pdf 2 p. 18831 18832 91 FR 18831 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue NOTICE 2026-07086 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2026-04-28 RTID 0648-XF628 3510-22-P 2026-07086 Notice; request for comments.

The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The EFP would allow federally permitted fishing vessels to fish outside fishery regulations in support of exempted fishing activities proposed by Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF). Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed EFPs.

Comments must be received on or before April 28, 2026. Elise Scholl, Fishery Management Specialist, elise.scholl@noaa.gov, 978-281-9189. Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc. General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries, elise.scholl@noaa.gov nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov Vol. 91, no. 70 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-04-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 298 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 P0b002ee1e0704d2d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13ap26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/FR-2026-04-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/xml/FR-2026-04-13.xml fdlp 18767 19056 DGPO 2026-04-11 2026-04-11 FR-2026-04-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-04-13 91 70