Comprehensive Fishery Management Plan for the Puerto Rico Exclusive Economic Zone Including Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review, and Fishery Impact Statement

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• Personal Author:
  Crabtree, Roy E.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region ; Caribbean Fishery Management Council
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SER (Southeast Region)
• Description:
  Proposed Action: Establish a new Comprehensive Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Puerto Rico Exclusive Economic Zone (Puerto Rico FMP) prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council and repeal the existing U.S. Caribbean-wide FMPs with respect to measures applicable within the Puerto Rico Exclusive Economic Zone. The action would also modify the composition of the stocks to be managed under the Puerto Rico FMP, organize those stocks for effective management, establish status determination criteria and management reference points for managed stocks, establish accountability measures, identify essential fish habitat for stocks new to management, and establish framework measures. ; This Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared using the 1978 Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). On July 16, 2020, the CEQ finalized revisions to its NEPA regulations and the regulations took effect on September 14, 2020, 85 FR 43304 (July 16, 2020). NEPA reviews initiated prior to the September 14, 2020 effective date may be conducted using the 1978 version of the regulations. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) began this NEPA process on March 12, 2014, with the publication of a notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. Thereafter, on April 9, 2019, NMFS published a revised notice of an intent to prepare an EA. The agency has decided to proceed under the 1978 regulations.
• Keywords:
  • United States. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Puerto Rico
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/45274/noaa_45274_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.78 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
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