Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Off Alaska; Provisions of the American Fisheries Act (AFA)
other · Published 2004-02-10 · 69 FR 6198
Document
Document number
04-2870
Federal Register citation
69 FR 6198
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; removal of expiration date.
Category
other
Publication date
2004-02-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030808196-4036-03
Abstract
NMFS issues a final rule to remove the expiration date of regulations published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2002, implementing the AFA. The AFA final rule inadvertently specified a period of effectiveness that will expire December 31, 2007. This rule will make the amendments to the AFA rule permanent, as originally intended. This action is necessary to implement the AFA consistent with statutory requirements, and is intended to do so in a manner consistent with the objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and other applicable laws.