National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration September 7, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing
Document Number: 2016-21461
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-09-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) will meet September 21, 2016. The meeting will be held, in accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and with Section 552b(c)(1) of Title 5, United States Code.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2016-21433
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-09-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter Advisory Panel (AP).
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2016-21432
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-09-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold two Coral Grant Stakeholder Engagement Meetings to educate fishermen using bottom contacting gear on the importance of coral reef habitats and to gather input on potential coral protection mechanisms and proposed areas that may warrant Habitat Area of Particular Concern designation.
Mariana Archipelago Fisheries; Remove the CNMI Medium and Large Vessel Bottomfish Prohibited Areas
Document Number: 2016-21422
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-09-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This final rule removes the medium and large vessel bottomfish prohibited fishing areas in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Conditions in the fishery that led to establishing the prohibited areas are no longer present, and the restriction is no longer necessary. This rule also makes administrative housekeeping changes to the description of the CNMI management subarea and to the regulations for the CNMI management subarea crustacean fishing. The intent of this final rule is to improve the viability of the CNMI bottomfish fishery and promote optimum yield while preventing overfishing.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-21405
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-09-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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