The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to implement regulations providing for the optional use of ``fishery negotiation panels'' (FNPs) and negotiated rulemaking techniques in the development of fishery conservation and management measures. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires the Secretary to establish procedures for the operation of FNPs comparable to those set out in the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA). The following regulations are intended to implement these requirements.