Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Consolidation of Regulations

NMFS adopts as final with one correction an interim final rule published July 3, 1996, which consolidated 11 CFR parts into one new CFR part and amended references to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) information-collection requirements. The new part contains regulations implementing management measures contained in the fishery management plans (FMPs) for the following domestic fisheries in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Caribbean coral, Caribbean reef fish, Caribbean spiny lobster, Gulf red drum, Gulf reef fish, Gulf shrimp, Gulf and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagics, Gulf and South Atlantic corals, South Atlantic red drum, South Atlantic snapper- grouper, and South Atlantic shrimp. The intended effect of this final rule is to make the regulations more concise, better organized, more uniform among fisheries, and thereby easier for the public to use.