Department of Commerce August 24, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 2022 Kamchatka flounder initial total allowable catch (ITAC) in the BSAI.

NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 20 to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan. The Mid- Atlantic Fishery Management Council developed this action to limit the amount of surfclam or ocean quahog individual transferable quota share or annual allocation in the form of cage tags that an individual or their family members could hold. These changes are intended to ensure the management plan is consistent with requirements of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and to improve the management of these fisheries.

The Department of Commerce is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding seven entities under seven entries to the Entity List. These entities have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States and will be listed on the Entity List under the destination of the People's Republic of China (China). This final rule also corrects typographical errors in two existing entries on the Entity List.