<searchTitle>Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>E9-21981</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</agency>
<agency order="2">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</agency>
<commentDate>2009-09-29</commentDate>
<rin number="0648-XR50"/>
<billingCode>3510-22-S</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>E9-21981</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice; request for comments.</action>
<summary>The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator) has made a preliminary determination that the subject programmatic Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application for the Study Fleet Program contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. Study Fleet projects are managed by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST). The programmatic EFP would grant exemptions from minimum fish sizes, and possession and landing limits. However, further review and consultation may be necessary before a final determination is made to issue the EFP. Therefore, NMFS announces that the Assistant Regional Administrator proposes to issue a programmatic EFP that would allow seven vessels to conduct fishing operations that are otherwise restricted by the regulations governing the fisheries of the Northeastern United States. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed EFPs.</summary>
<dates>Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2009.</dates>
<contact>Allison Murphy, Fishery Management Specialist, phone: 978-281-9122.</contact>
<tocDoc>MagnusonStevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit
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<emailRef>NERO.EFP@noaa.gov</emailRef>