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In addition, this action revises minor technical regulations related to equipment and operation regulations and removes certain regulations that are no longer applicable; and improves the accuracy of catch estimation by the C/Ps and motherships using at-sea scales and reduces the possibility of scale tampering. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and other applicable laws.","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/2014/11/18/2014-27081.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":902,"title":15},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":679,"title":50}],"citation":"79 FR 68610","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective December 18, 2014.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 140113040-4919-02"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-27081","effective_on":"2014-12-18","end_page":68619,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/11/18/2014-27081.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/11/18/2014-27081/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-monitoring-and-enforcement-at-sea-scales","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-27081?publication_date=2014-11-18","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-11-18/2014-27081/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":10,"page_views":{"count":279,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 08:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-11-18/pdf/2014-27081.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-27081.pdf?1416232235","publication_date":"2014-11-18","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/11/18/2014-27081.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-BD90":{"issue":"201410","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BD90/regulatory-amendment-to-modify-equipment-and-operational-requirements-for-at-sea-scales","title":"Regulatory Amendment to Modify Equipment and Operational Requirements for At-Sea Scales","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201410&RIN=0648-BD90&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-BD90"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"GUIDELINES FOR ECONOMIC REVIEW OF\nNATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE REGULATORY ACTIONS 3-20-07","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2014-0006-0015"},{"title":"Final RIR Rule to provide for more effective monitoring of at-sea-flow scales","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2014-0006-0014"},{"title":"Categorical Exclusion At-Sea-Scale","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2014-0006-0013"},{"title":"Jan 2014 DRAFT FOR SECRETARIAL REVIEW \nRule to provide for more effective monitoring of at-sea flow scales Regulatory Impact Review","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2014-0006-0003"},{"title":"July 2014 Categorical Exclusion","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2014-0006-0002"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BD90/regulatory-amendment-to-modify-equipment-and-operational-requirements-for-at-sea-scales","title":"Regulatory Amendment to Modify Equipment and Operational Requirements for At-Sea Scales"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0006","supporting_documents_count":5,"docket_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2014-0006","regulation_id_number":"0648-BD90","title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Monitoring and Enforcement; At-Sea Scales Requirements","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2015-01-12T19:18:29Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":68610,"subtype":null,"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Monitoring and Enforcement; At-Sea Scales Requirements","toc_doc":"Monitoring and Enforcement; At-sea Scales Requirements","toc_subject":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:","topics":["Alaska","Fisheries","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":79}