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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Plan Amendment, and Consolidation of Regulations

Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

NMFS issues final regulations to implement the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks (HMS FMP), and Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Billfish Fishery Management Plan (Billfish FMP). This action implements the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act), implements the recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and consolidates regulations for HMS conservation and management into one part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to comply with the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative.

Action & Dates

Action: Final rule.
Dates: This rule is effective July 1, 1999 except that the addition of Sec. 635.25 and the removal and reservation of Secs. 285.22 and 644.21(a) are effective May 24, 1999, the revisions to Sec. 600.725(v) will be effective July 26, 1999, Sec. 635.69 will be effective September 1, 1999, and Sec. 635.4(b) will be made effective when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approves the information collection contained therein. When approved, NMFS will publish in the Federal Register notification of the effective date of Sec. 635.4(b).
Effective Date: 1999-07-01

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Plan Amendment, and Consolidation of Regulations

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