Department of Commerce July 11, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Proposed Rule To Allow Northeast Multispecies Sector Vessels Access to Year-Round Closed Areas
Document Number: 2013-16644
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-07-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This rule proposes to partially reopen several groundfish closed areas in the 2013 fishing year. If implemented as proposed, this action would open portions of Closed Areas I and II to selective fishing gear for a limited time period. Two areas within the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area are also proposed to be opened to selective gear year-round. The Western Gulf of Maine and Cashes Ledge Closed Areas, both located in the Gulf of Maine, would not be opened.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Kamchatka Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2013-16641
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-07-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Kamchatka flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2013 Kamchatka flounder initial total allowable catch (ITAC) in the BSAI.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-16610
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-07-11
Agency: Department of Commerce
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-16609
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-07-11
Agency: Department of Commerce
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-16608
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-07-11
Agency: Department of Commerce
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