National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration September 1, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Adjustment of Fees for Seafood Inspection Services
Document Number: 2023-18886
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The NMFS Seafood Inspection Program is notifying program participants that its fee schedule for fiscal year 2024 will remain as established on November 1, 2022.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2023-18985
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The MAFMC will hold a public joint meeting (webinar) of its Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee and Advisory Panel to develop recommendations on preferred alternatives in a framework adjustment to the MSB Fishery Management Plan that could implement a volumetric vessel hold baseline requirement and vessel hold upgrade restriction for Illex limited access permits.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2023-18983
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) will hold a meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 50 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2023-18978
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 meters (m)) length overall using hook-and-line (HAL) gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2023 total allowable catch of Pacific cod apportioned to catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) length overall using HAL gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific Islands Fisheries
Document Number: 2023-18916
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2023-18910
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2023 Pacific cod total allowable catch apportioned to trawl catcher vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
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