Draft Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis for a Temporary Rule to Set the 2011 Gulf of Mexico Gag Recreational and Commercial Management Measures

Download or read book Draft Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis for a Temporary Rule to Set the 2011 Gulf of Mexico Gag Recreational and Commercial Management Measures written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This interim rule would reduce the commercial gag quota to 430,000 pounds for the 2011 fishing year, temporarily suspend the use of red grouper multi-use IFQ allocation so it cannot be used to harvest gag, and set a recreational gag fishing season from September 16 through November 15. The environmental assessment (EA) provides a review of the NEPA criteria for significant effects (40 CFR Part 1508.27) and NOAA Fisheries Service criteria for significance (NAO 216-6 Section 6.02), and concluded no significant effect on the quality of the human environment is anticipated from this action"--Cover letter; Portfolio comprised of three related PDF documents digitized and organized by: NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) staff.