# High Seas Fishing Compliance Act; Initial Regulations; OMB Control Numbers
> **US Department of Commerce** · Interim final rule; request for comments. · Published 1996-03-22 · 61 FR 11751
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-6867
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Commerce
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 11751
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 300
- **Publication date:** 1996-03-22
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 960228054-6054-01
## Abstract

NMFS issues an interim final rule (IFR) to implement the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 (HSFCA). The purpose of the HSFCA is to license U.S. vessels fishing on the high seas and to implement the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (Agreement).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/22/96-6867/high-seas-fishing-compliance-act-initial-regulations-omb-control-numbers)
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