Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is implementing Framework Adjustment 19 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and Framework Adjustment 7 to the Bluefish FMP (together the "Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework") that make limited revisions to the process for setting recreational management measures and recreational accountability measures for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 260422-0109] RIN 0648-BN59 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS is implementing Framework Adjustment 19 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and Framework Adjustment 7 to the Bluefish FMP (together the “Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework”) that make limited revisions to the process for setting recreational management measures and recreational accountability measures for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. DATES: Effective April 28, 2026. Comments must be received by May 28, 2026. ADDRESSES: A plain language summary of this rule is available at: https://www.regulations.gov/​docket/​NOAA-NMFS-2025-0076 . You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2025-0076, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA-NMFS-2025-0076 in the Search box. Click on the “Comment” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered …
Citation: 91 FR 22766
