WASHINGTON, April 17 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 17 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The EFP would allow federally permitted fishing vessels to fish outside fishery regulations in support of e...