RULES: Sea turtle conservation—; Shrimp trawling requirements; Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico; turtle excluder devices,
Published: 2001-12-20
NMFS is imposing, for a 30-day period, an additional
restriction on shrimp trawlers that are required to have a turtle
excluder device (TED) installed in each net rigged for fishing, and
that are operating in Atlantic offshore waters out to 10 nautical miles
(nm)(18.3 km) from the coast of Florida between 28 deg.N. latitude and
the GeorgiaFlorida
RULES: Northeastern United States fisheries—; Summer flounder,
Published: 2001-12-20
NMFS announces that the summer flounder commercial quota
available to the State of Rhode Island has been harvested. Vessels
issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder
fishery may not land summer flounder in Rhode Island for the remainder
of calendar year 2001, unless additional quota becomes available
through a transfer.
PROPOSED RULES: Findings on petitions, etc.—; Atlantic white marlin,
Published: 2001-12-20
NMFS announces the 90-day finding for a petition to list
Atlantic white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) as threatened or endangered
throughout its known range and to designate critical habitat under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS finds that the petition presents
substantial scientific information indicating that the petitioned
action may be
NOTICES: Proposed collection; comment request,
Published: 2001-12-20
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 take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506
(c)(2)(A)).
