2013 Federal Register Actions
January
- 01/16/2013
- Final rule; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 2013 Specifications and Management Measures
- 01/10/2013
- Proposed rule; correction and reopening of comment period; Implement a Targeted Acadian Redfish Fishery for Sector Vessels
- 01/02/2013
- Temporary rule; Summer Flounder Fishery Quota Transfer
February
- 02/25/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comment; Monkfish Fishery; Emergency Action
- 02/25/2013
- Final Rule; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to 2013 Annual Catch Limits
- 02/20/2013
- Proposed Specifications; Request For Comments; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2013-2014 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications
- 02/14/2013
- Temporary rule; Trip Limit Adjustments for the Common Pool Fishery
- 02/13/2013
- Notice, Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service Providers
- 02/12/2013
- Temporary rule; Summer Flounder Fishery NC to VA Quota Transfer
- 02/05/2013
- Notice; Certification of New VMS Unit for Use
March
- 03/28/2013
- Proposed rule; emergency action; request for comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 50
- 03/28/2013
- Notice; Request For Comments; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
- 03/28/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Tilefish Fishery Management Plan; Regulatory Amendment, Corrections, and Clarifications
- 03/26/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 48
- 03/15/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments;Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery and Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 24 and Framework Adjustment 49
- 03/14/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2013 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts and Allocation of Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
- 03/12/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Proposed 2013-2015 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications
- 03/05/2013
- Final rule; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Framework Adjustment 7
- 03/05/2013
- Final rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Sector Exemptions; Final Rule Implementing a Targeted Acadian Redfish Fishery for Sector Vessels
- 03/01/2013
- Temporary rule; Summer Flounder Fishery; NC to VA & RI Quota Transfer
April
- 04/30/2013
- Interim final rule; request for comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 50
- 04/30/2013
- Interim final rule; request for comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 48
- 04/30/2013
- Interim final rule; request for comments; 2013 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts and Allocation of Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
- 04/30/2013
- Final rule; Final 2013-2015 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications
- 04/30/2013
- Emergency temporary rule; interim measures; request for comments; Monkfish Fishery; Emergency Action
- 04/29/2013
- Temporary rule; Summer Flounder Fishery NC Quota Transfer to RI & VA, and VA Quota Transfer to MA & NJ
- 04/29/2013
- Proposed rule; request for comments; Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Fishing Year 2013
- 04/26/2013
- Notice of Availability for the Herring Amendment 5 FEIS
- 04/23/2013
- Announcement of availability of fishery management plan amendment; request for comments; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 5
- 04/15/2013
- Notice; Request For Comments; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit, SMAST Monkfish RSA EFP
- 04/09/2013
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Sub-ACL (Annual Catch Limit) Harvested for Management Area 2
- 04/09/2013
- Notice; Request For Comments; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit, Cornell University Cooperative Extension Winter Flounder EFP
- 04/09/2013
- Notice; Request For Comments; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit, Cornell University Cooperative Extension Monkfish RSA EFP
- 04/04/2013
- Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 19
- 04/03/2013
- Temporary rule; Summer Flounder quota transfer; NC to VA & NJ
May
- 05/31/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request for Comments; Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan
- 05/23/2013
- Notice; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota Program
- 05/16/2013
- Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR); request for comments; Control Date for Qualifying Landings History and To Limit Speculative Entry Into the Longfin Squid/Butterfish Fishery
- 05/08/2013
- Final rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery and Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 24 and Framework Adjustment 49
- 05/07/2013
- Final Rule; 2013 and 2014 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications
- 05/07/2013
- Interim Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Exempted Fishery for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery in the Waters East and West of Cape Cod, MA
June
- 06/27/2013
- Notice; Request For Comments; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits; UMES Monkfish RSA EFP
- 06/27/2013
- Notice; Request For Comments; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits; SMAST Monkfish RSA EFP
- 06/20/2013
- Final rule; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2013 Recreational Management Measures
- 06/20/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Plan for Periodic Review of Regulations Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
- 06/12/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; American Lobster Fishery
- 06/11/2013
- Temporary Final Rule; Revisions to Framework Adjustment 50 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2013
- 06/11/2013
- Final Rule; Stay And Correction; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 48; Final Rule; Correction
- 06/11/2013
- Notice; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northeast Multispecies Days-at-Sea Leasing Program
July
- 07/30/2013
- Temporary rule; closure; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trimester Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
- 07/16/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations
- 07/16/2013
- Temporary Rule; Inseason Adjustment; Closure; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery
- 07/10/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Proposed Rule to Allow Northeast Multispecies Sector Vessels Access to Year-Round Closed Areas
- 07/10/2013
- Notice; Determination of overfishing or an overfished condition; Georges Bank yellowtail flounder
August
- 08/29/2013
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments for the Common Pool Fishery
- 08/28/2013
- Proposed rule, request for comments; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 14
- 08/28/2013
- Final rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 48, Framework Adjustment 50; 2013 Sector Operations Plans, Contracts, and Allocation Annual Catch Entitlements
- 08/21/2013
- Temporary rule; possession limit reduction; Northeast Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan; Northern Red Hake Quota Harvested
- 08/21/2013
- Proposed rule; request for comments; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations
- 08/20/2013
- Temporary rule; closure; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- 08/20/2013
- Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; American Lobster Fishery
- 08/15/2013
- Final rule; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; Reopening an additional portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area
- 08/13/2013
- Final rule; Tilefish Fishery Management Plan; Regulatory Amendment, Corrections, and Clarification
- 08/13/2013
- Announcement of availability of fishery management plan amendment; request for comments; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; Amendment 14
- 08/12/2013
- Notice of a listing determination; Endangered Species Act Listing Determination for Alewife and Blueback Herring
- 08/06/2013
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2013 Winter II Quota
- 08/01/2013
- Notice; request for comments; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits; Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Lobster EFP
- 08/01/2013
- Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments; Control Date for Qualifying Landings History and to Limit Speculative Entry into the Illex Squid Fishery
- 08/01/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Framework Adjustment 2 and Specifications
September
- 09/27/2013
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of New York
- 09/27/2013
- Draft Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus Amendment
- 09/18/2013
- Fisheries of the NE United States; Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures; Availability Of Proposed Fishery Management Plan Amendments; Request For Comments
- 09/04/2013
- Bluefish Fishery; Temporary Rule; NC to MA Quota Transfer
- 09/04/2013
- General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits; Notice; Request For Comments; ME DMR Whiting EFP
October
- 10/31/2013
- Temporary Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments for the Common Pool Fishery
- 10/29/2013
- Temporary final rule; emergency action extended; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Emergency Rule Extension, Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder and White Hake Catch Limits and GOM Cod Carryover Revisions
- 10/29/2013
- Notification of a Determination of Overfishing Or An Overfished Condition; Fisheries of the Northeast Region
- 10/28/2013
- Temporary Rule; Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer; NJ to NY
- 10/28/2013
- Notice; Tilefish Fishery; 2014 Tilefish Fishing Quota Specification
- 10/25/2013
- Temporary Rule; Monkfish Fishery; Emergency Action Extension
- 10/24/2013
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Sub-Annual Catch Limit Harvested for Management Area 3
- 10/22/2013
- Atlantic Herring Fishery; Framework Adjustment 2 and Specifications; Correction
- 10/17/2013
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Sub-Annual Catch Limit Harvested for Management Area 1A
- 10/04/2013
- Temporary Rule; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Removal of 2,000-lb Herring Trip Limit in Atlantic Herring Management Area 2
- 10/04/2013
- Final Rule; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Framework Adjustment 2 and Specifications
- 10/01/2013
- Final Rule; Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations
- 10/01/2013
- Temporary Rule; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Removal of 2,000-lb Herring Trip Limit in Atlantic Herring Management Area 2
- 10/01/2013
- Notice; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Notice That Vendor Will Provide Year 2014 Cage Tag
November
- 11/27/2013
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of New Jersey
- 11/22/2013
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustments to 2014 Sub-Annual Catch Limits
- 11/19/2013
- Interim Final Rule; Endangered and Threatened Species; Protective Regulations for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Sturgeon
- 11/19/2013
- Notice; request for comments; SBRM Amendment
- 11/15/2013
- Notice; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northeast Region Gear Identification
- 11/07/2013
- Temporary Rule; Summer Flounder Fishery; ME to CT Quota Transfer.
- 11/07/2013
- Proposed rule, request for comments; Atlantic Surfclam & Ocean Quahog Fishery; Proposed 2014-2016 Fishing Quotas
- 11/01/2013
- Notice; Monkfish Fisheries Management Plan; Reallocation of 2013 Monkfish Research Set-Aside Days-at-Sea
December
- 12/27/2013
- Announcement Of 2014 Commercial Summer Flounder State Quotas
- 12/27/2013
- Temporary Rule; Emergency Action; Request For Comments: Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin That Causes PSP
- 12/20/2013
- Temporary Rule; Summer Flounder Fishery; VA, NC, to MA Quota Transfer
- 12/20/2013
- Final Rule; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; 2014-2016 Fishing Quotas
- 12/19/2013
- Temporary Rule; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of New Jersey
- 12/19/2013
- Temporary Rule; Maryland to Connecticut Summer Flounder Fishery Quota Transfer
- 12/19/2013
- Final Rule; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
- 12/17/2013
- Temporary Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trimester Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
- 12/16/2013
- Interim Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Final Rule to Allow Northeast Multispecies Sector Vessels Access to Year-Round Closed Areas
- 12/11/2013
- Temporary Rule; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Available for the State of New Jersey
- 12/06/2013
- Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection
- 12/03/2013
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Virginia
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