{"abstract":"This rule implements approved measures in Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Amendment 5 was developed by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) to: Improve the collection of real-time, accurate catch information; enhance the monitoring and sampling of catch at-sea; and address bycatch issues through responsible management. The approved measures include: Revising fishery management program provisions (permitting provisions, vessel notification requirements, measures to address herring carrier vessels, regulatory definitions, and requirements for vessel monitoring systems); expanding vessel requirements to maximize observers' ability to sample catch at-sea; minimizing the discarding of unsampled catch (commonly known as slippage); addressing the incidental catch and bycatch of river herring; and revising the criteria for midwater trawl vessels' access to Northeast multispecies (groundfish) closed areas. NMFS disapproved three measures in Amendment 5. These measures included: A dealer reporting requirement; a cap that, if achieved, would require vessels discarding catch before it had been sampled by observers (known as slippage) to return to port; and a requirement for 100-percent observer coverage on Category A and B vessels, coupled with an industry contribution of $325 per day toward observer costs. NMFS disapproved these three measures because it believes they are inconsistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and other applicable law. Therefore, these three measures are not implemented in this action.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/02/13/2014-03179.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":648,"title":50}],"citation":"79 FR 8786","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective March 17, 2014.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket 100203070-4003-02"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-03179","effective_on":"2014-03-17","end_page":8817,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/02/13/2014-03179.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/02/13/2014-03179/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-herring-fishery-amendment-5","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-03179?publication_date=2014-02-13","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-02-13/2014-03179/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":32,"page_views":{"count":354,"last_updated":"2026-07-25 20:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-02-13/pdf/2014-03179.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-03179.pdf?1392212998","publication_date":"2014-02-13","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/02/13/2014-03179.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-AY47":{"issue":"201310","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-AY47/amendment-5-to-the-atlantic-herring-fishery-management-plan","title":"Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201310&RIN=0648-AY47&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-AY47"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"NOAA_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"FR Pending Documents","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2014-03-05T08:07:38Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":8786,"subtype":null,"title":"Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 5","toc_doc":"Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 5","toc_subject":"Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:","topics":["Fisheries","Fishing"],"type":"Rule","volume":79}