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Notice of Meeting of the Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee, Tuesday, August 31, and Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Document Number: 2010-18577
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
The Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee (HSINAC) will meet from August 31, 2010, to September 1, 2010, in Potomac, MD. This meeting is open to the public during the times listed in this notice.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-18576
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Commerce
New Postal Product
Document Number: 2010-18575
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service filing to add Priority Mail Contract 27 to the competitive product list. The Postal Service has also filed a related contract. This notice
Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-18574
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the following public information collection requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including, among other things, a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Linda Watts Thomas on 202-693-2443 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Document Number: 2010-18571
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Office of Competition and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate''). This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification is sought and requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued.
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Document Number: 2010-18570
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Office of Competition and Economic Analysis (``OCEA'') of the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, has received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate''). This notice summarizes the proposed amendment and requests comments relevant to whether the amended Certificate should be issued.
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Document Number: 2010-18569
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On July 21, 2010, the Department of Commerce issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to Saintilien Enterprise Inc., doing business as Saintilien Global Services (``SGS'').
Proposed Use Limit of Battery Caulfield Road and Request for Comments
Document Number: 2010-18568
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: The Presidio Trust, Presidio Trust, Agencies and Commissions
The Presidio Trust (Trust) is considering two approaches to limit vehicular use of a portion of Battery Caulfield Road in the Presidio of San Francisco (Presidio): (1) Limitation of vehicular use during weekday peak AM and PM hours, 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., as well as on weekends (Alternative 1); or (2) limitation of vehicular use at all times (Alternative 2). The proposed limitation on vehicular use is intended to reduce the amount of cut-through traffic to maintain public health and safety, to protect environmental values, to protect natural resources, and to avoid conflict among visitor uses. By restricting the use of Battery Caulfield Road, the Trust also intends to reduce the amount of traffic through the 14th and 15th Avenue gates. Under both Alternative 1 and Alternative 2, designated vehicles (e.g., emergency vehicles, PresidiGo shuttles and designated Presidio residents and tenants) will continue to have unrestricted access to Battery Caulfield Road, and access by pedestrians and bicyclists will remain unrestricted. The Trust invites comments on both of these proposed limits of public use.
National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel
Document Number: 2010-18567
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, NM; Interstate Transport of Pollution
Document Number: 2010-18560
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Albuquerque/ Bernalillo County, New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) to
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a New Privacy Act System of Records (SORN), Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Unclaimed Funds System
Document Number: 2010-18551
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department proposes to establish a new Privacy Act SORN subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, entitled Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Security Unclaimed Funds System. The new record system will be used to track unclaimed security holder payments. Such unclaimed payments are owed to certificate holders of Ginnie Mae-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities who cannot be located by the Ginnie Mae servicer. Ginnie Mae tracks this information to ensure that security holders are paid properly.
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a New Privacy Act System of Records (SORN), Ginnie Mae Master Subservicer System
Document Number: 2010-18548
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department proposes to establish a new Privacy Act SORN subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The Ginne Mae Master Subservicer System will be used to perform a wide range of loan servicing functions required to process transactions relating to the servicing of home and project loans on behalf of Ginnie Mae. These services include, but are not limited to, servicing current, delinquent and defaulted loans, both pooled and non-pooled, including foreclosure services, management and disposition of acquired properties (Real Estate Owned).
Department of Commerce Business Forum
Document Number: 2010-18513
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Commerce
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) is seeking vendors that currently conduct business with, or have previously conducted business with or hope to conduct business with DOC. Interested parties are asked to offer comments on the DOC acquisition function for the purpose of strengthening the process. Parties may offer oral comments at a public meeting to be held on August 10, 2010. Parties are also encouraged to provide written comments.
Central Utah Project Completion Act; Notice of Availability, Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA); Realignment of a Portion of the Utah Lake Drainage Basin Water Delivery System
Document Number: 2010-18463
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of the Interior
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, are evaluating the impacts of the proposed project.
Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Santa Cruz County, CA
Document Number: 2010-18459
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announce the availability of a Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge for public review and comment. The CCP/EA, prepared under the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, describes how the Service will manage the Refuge for the next 15 years. Draft compatibility determinations for several existing and proposed public uses are also available for review and public comment.
Sunshine Act Notices
Document Number: 2010-18422
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International Boycott
Document Number: 2010-18418
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-18413
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Stonefruit Crop Insurance Provisions
Document Number: 2010-18359
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalizes amendments to the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Stonefruit Crop Insurance Provisions, and removes the Plum Crop Insurance Provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations. The intended effect of this action is to allow coverage for plums under the Stonefruit Crop Insurance Provisions; provide policy changes and clarify existing policy provisions to better meet the needs of the producers; and to reduce vulnerability to program fraud, waste, and abuse to the Federal crop Insurance Program. The changes will be effective for the 2011 and succeeding crop years.
Woodlands Bank, Bluffton, SC; Notice of Appointment of Receiver
Document Number: 2010-18299
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, Thrift Supervision Office, Department of Treasury
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of Meetings
Document Number: 2010-18256
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-29
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service or we) is proposing to establish the 2010-11 early-season hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. We annually prescribe frameworks, or outer limits, for dates and times when hunting may occur and the maximum number of birds that may be taken and possessed in early seasons. Early seasons may open as early as September 1, and include seasons in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These frameworks are necessary to allow State selections of specific final seasons and limits and to allow recreational harvest at levels compatible with population status and habitat conditions. This proposed rule also provides the final regulatory alternatives for the 2010-11 duck hunting seasons.
Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2010-07-28-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2010-07-28
Washington: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
Document Number: 2010-18566
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Washington has applied to EPA for final authorization of certain changes to its hazardous waste management program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (RCRA). On June 18, 2010, EPA published a proposed rule to authorize the changes and opened a public comment period under Docket ID No. EPA-R10-RCRA-2010-0251. The comment period closed on July 19, 2010. EPA has decided that the revisions to the Washington hazardous waste management program satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify for final authorization and EPA is authorizing these revisions to Washington's authorized hazardous waste management program in this Final rule.
Determination of Attainment for PM-10; Fort Hall PM-10 Nonattainment Area, Idaho
Document Number: 2010-18564
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is finalizing its determination that the Fort Hall PM-10 nonattainment area on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho has attained the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 10 microns (PM-10) under the Clean Air Act. EPA's final determination that the Fort Hall PM-10 nonattainment area has attained the 24[dash]hour PM-10 National Ambient Air Quality Standard is based on EPA's review of complete, quality- assured air quality data for the three-year period ending December 31, 2009. Currently available preliminary data for 2010 indicate that the area continues to attain the standard.
Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement Under Section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the Turnpike Dump No. 5 Site located in Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Document Number: 2010-18562
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') is proposing to enter into an administrative settlement agreement (``Settlement Agreement'') with the City of Jersey City, New Jersey (the ``Settling Party'') pursuant to Section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622. The Settlement Agreement provides for Settling Party payment of certain response costs incurred by EPA at the Turnpike Dump No. 5 Site (``Site'') located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa County Air Quality Department
Document Number: 2010-18561
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions were proposed in the Federal Register on April 16, 2010 and concern opacity standards related to multiple pollutants, including particulate matter (PM) emissions from several different types of sources, ranging from fugitive dust to diesel generators. We are approving a local rule that regulates these emission sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries, Catalytic Cracking, Reforming and Sulfur Units (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1844.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0554
Document Number: 2010-18559
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement Under Section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the Turnpike Dump No. 5 Site Located in Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Document Number: 2010-18558
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') is proposing to enter into an administrative settlement agreement (``Settlement Agreement'') with the Colgate-Palmolive Company (the ``Settling Party'') pursuant to Section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622. The Settlement Agreement provides for Settling Party payment of certain response costs incurred by EPA at the Turnpike Dump No. 5 Site (``Site'') located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Surface Coating (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2045.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0550
Document Number: 2010-18556
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
EPA Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Candidates for the National Environmental Education Advisory Council
Document Number: 2010-18555
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education Staff Office is soliciting applications for environmental education professionals for consideration on the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC). There is currently a vacancy on the Advisory Council that must be filled: one College and University representative (2010-2013). Additional avenues and resources may be utilized in the solicitation of applications.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline Under the Tier 2 Rule (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1907.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0437
Document Number: 2010-18554
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a renewal of an existing approved collection. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode Island; Determination of Attainment of the 1997 Ozone Standard for the Providence, RI Area
Document Number: 2010-18553
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is proposing to determine that the Providence (All of Rhode Island) moderate 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area continues to attain the 1997 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. This determination is based upon complete, quality-assured, certified ambient air monitoring data that show the area has monitored attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the 2007-2009 monitoring period. Preliminary data available through June 15, 2010 also are consistent with continued attainment. In addition, in accordance with the Clean Air Act, EPA is proposing to determine, that this area has attained the 1997 ozone NAAQS as of June 15, 2010, its applicable attainment date.
Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 Regarding Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes or Smokeless Tobacco (2006R-1P)
Document Number: 2010-18552
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
The Department of Justice is proposing to amend the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to implement certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (enacted March 9, 2006) relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. The new law amends the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act by: reducing the threshold amount of cigarettes necessary to trigger jurisdiction under the CCTA from a quantity in excess of 60,000 to a quantity in excess of 10,000; extending the provisions of the CCTA to cover contraband smokeless tobacco; imposing reporting requirements on persons, except tribal governments, who engage in delivery sales of more than 10,000 cigarettes or 500 single-unit consumer-sized cans or packages of smokeless tobacco in a single month; requiring that cigarettes and smokeless tobacco seized and forfeited under the CCTA be either used in law enforcement operations or destroyed; and by authorizing state and local governments, and Federal tobacco permittees to bring civil causes of action against violators of the CCTA.
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2010-18550
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-18549
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Request for Comments on the Departmental FY 2010-2015 Strategic Plan
Document Number: 2010-18547
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on its draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2010-2015.
Proposed Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2010-18546
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) is developing AEGLs on an ongoing basis to provide Federal, State, and local agencies with information on short-term exposures to hazardous substances. This notice provides a list of 13 proposed AEGLs that are available for public review and comment. Comments are welcome on both the proposed AEGLs and their Technical Support Documents placed in the docket.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received
Document Number: 2010-18545
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR 21.151 and 21.153. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Delegation of Authority
Document Number: 2010-18544
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Proposed Significant New Use Rule for Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes; Reopening of Comment Period
Document Number: 2010-18543
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of February 3, 2010, concerning a proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) for the chemical substance identified generically as multi-walled carbon
Wood Oils and Gums, and Streptomyces
Document Number: 2010-18542
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed registration review decisions for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit II.A. and opens a public comment period on the proposed decisions. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
Mevinphos; Proposed Data Call-in Order for Pesticide Tolerance
Document Number: 2010-18541
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document proposes to require the submission of various data required to support the continuation of the tolerances for the pesticide mevinphos. Pesticide tolerances are established under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
New Postal Product
Document Number: 2010-18540
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service filing to add Priority Mail Contract 27 to the competitive product list. The Postal Service has also filed a related contract. This notice
Methidathion; Registration Review Proposed Decision; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2010-18539
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed registration review decision for the pesticide methidathion and opens a public comment period on the proposed decision. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
Implementation of Section 203 of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA); Amendments to Section 340 of the Communications Act
Document Number: 2010-18538
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Commission proposes changes to its satellite television ``significantly viewed'' rules to implement Section 203 of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA). Section 203 of the STELA amends Section 340 of the Communications Act, which gives satellite carriers the authority to offer out-of-market but ``significantly viewed'' broadcast television network stations as part of their local service to subscribers. The STELA requires the Commission to issue final rules in this proceeding on or before November 24, 2010.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Document Number: 2010-18537
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS issues this proposed rule that would implement a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (FMP) prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). This proposed rule would modify the Bajo de Sico seasonal closure from a 3-month closure to a 6-month closure, and prohibit fishing for and possession of Caribbean reef fish in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) portion of Bajo de Sico during the closure. The proposed rule would also prohibit anchoring in the EEZ portion of Bajo de Sico year-round. In addition to the measures contained in the regulatory amendment, this proposed rule would also add spear to the list of allowable gears in the commercial sector of the Caribbean reef fish fishery. The intended effect of this proposed rule is to provide further protection for red hind spawning aggregations and large snappers and groupers, and better protect the essential fish habitat (EFH) where these species reside.
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