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Service Bulletin 84–36–04, Revision A, dated 

April 17, 2013. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Bombardier Service 

Bulletin 84–36–04, dated March 13, 2013. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, FAA, 

has the authority to approve AMOCs for this 

AD, if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 

39.19, send your request to your principal 

inspector or local Flight Standards District 

Office, as appropriate. If sending information 

directly to the New York ACO, send it to 

ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing 

Operational Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 516 228–7300; fax 516– 

794–5531. Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

were approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent, or by the 

DAH with a State of Design Authority’s 

design organization approval). For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair approval 

must specifically refer to this AD. You are 

required to ensure the product is airworthy 

before it is returned to service. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2013–27, dated 

September 25, 2013, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., Q-Series 

Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, 

Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; 

telephone 416–375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; 

email thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. You 

may review copies of this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 20, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Prisons 

28 CFR Part 527 

[BOP–1165–P] 

RIN 1120–AB65 

Transfer of Offenders to Foreign 

Countries 

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Department 

of Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Bureau 

of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to 

streamline its regulations on transferring 

offenders to foreign countries by 

eliminating language that constitutes 

agency guidance to staff. Guidance 

language will be retained in the relevant 

Bureau policy. 

DATES: Comments due by March 3, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to the Rules Unit, Office of 

General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, 320 

First Street NW., Washington, DC 

20534. You may also comment via the 

Internet to BOP at BOPRULES@

BOP.GOV or by using the 

www.regulations.gov comment form for 

this regulation. When submitting 

comments electronically you must 

include the BOP Docket No. in the 

subject box. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Qureshi, Office of General 

Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, phone (202) 

307–2105. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Posting of Public Comments 

Please note that all comments 

received are considered part of the 

public record and are made available for 

public inspection online at 

www.regulations.gov. Such information 

includes personal identifying 

information (such as your name, 

address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by 

the commenter. 

If you want to submit personal 

identifying information (such as your 

name, address, etc.) as part of your 

comment, but do not want it to be 

posted online, you must include the 

phrase ‘‘PERSONAL IDENTIFYING 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You must also locate 

all the personal identifying information 

you do not want posted online in the 

first paragraph of your comment and 

identify what information you want 

redacted. 

If you want to submit confidential 

business information as part of your 

comment but do not want it to be posted 

online, you must include the phrase 

‘‘CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You must also 

prominently identify confidential 

business information to be redacted 

within the comment. If a comment has 

so much confidential business 

information that it cannot be effectively 

redacted, all or part of that comment 

may not be posted on 

www.regulations.gov. 

Personal identifying information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will be placed in the agency’s public 

docket file, but not posted online. 

Confidential business information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will not be placed in the public docket 

file. If you wish to inspect the agency’s 

public docket file in person by 

appointment, please see the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

paragraph. 

Proposed Rule 

In this document, the Bureau of 

Prisons (Bureau) proposes to streamline 

its regulations on transferring offenders 

to or from foreign countries by 

eliminating language that constitutes 

agency guidance to staff. Guidance 

language will be retained in the relevant 

Bureau policy. Below is an analysis of 

each new proposed section. 

Section 527.40 Purpose and Scope 

This section more concisely describes 

the statutory authority (18 U.S.C. 4100, 

et seq.) for the Bureau’s procedures for 

transferring offenders to foreign 

countries and states that the purpose of 

this subpart is to describe those 

procedures. We propose to delete 

obsolete references to Public Law 95– 

144, as it has been codified as 18 U.S.C. 

4100, and also propose to delete the 

recitation of authority which stated that 

‘‘18 U.S.C. 4102 authorizes the Attorney 

General to act on behalf of the United 

States in regard to such treaties. In 

accordance with the provisions of 28 

CFR 0.96b, the Attorney General has 

delegated to the Director of the Bureau 

of Prisons, and to designees of the 

Director, the authority to receive 

custody of, and to transfer to and from 

the United States, offenders in 

compliance with the conditions of the 

treaty.’’ This authority is stated 

elsewhere in regulation and in the 

Authority section preceding these 

regulations and is therefore not 

necessary to repeat in these regulations. 

Section 527.41 Definitions 

This section continues to define the 

terms ‘‘treaty nation,’’ ‘‘state prisoner,’’ 

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‘‘departure institution,’’ and ‘‘admission 

institution.’’ We make a few minor 

changes to clarify that ‘‘treaty nation’’ is 

‘‘a country with which the United States 

has a transfer treaty relationship either 

through a bilateral treaty or multilateral 

transfer convention,’’ instead of the 

former language, which incorrectly 

stated that countries enter into treaties 

‘‘with the United States on the 

Execution of Penal Sentences.’’ This 

language is not common to all transfer 

agreements, which are normally made 

through bilateral treaties or multilateral 

transfer conventions with several 

countries at once or future countries 

who will accede to the convention. 

We also clarify that an inmate can be 

a ‘‘citizen or national’’ of a foreign 

country, not just a citizen. 

Section 527.42 Limitations on Transfer 

of Offenders to Foreign Countries 

This section more concisely states the 

previous substantive provisions 

indicating that an inmate may not be 

considered for return to the inmate’s 

country of citizenship or nationality 

unless the inmate satisfies specific 

requirements imposed by 18 U.S.C. 

4100–4115 and the transfer treaties and 

conventions. 

We delete subsection (a), which stated 

that an inmate in custody for civil 

contempt may not be considered for 

return to the inmate’s country of 

citizenship; and subsection (b), which 

stated that an inmate with a committed 

fine may not be considered for return to 

the inmate’s country of citizenship 

without the United States court’s 

permission. Both of these exceptions are 

obscure limitations that have not arisen 

for the Bureau and therefore do not need 

to be identified in regulation. 

In this section, we also propose to 

delete language indicating that, ‘‘[w]hen 

considered appropriate, the Warden 

may contact the sentencing court to 

request the court’s permission to 

process the inmate’s application for 

return to the inmate’s country of 

citizenship.’’ This language is the 

Director’s guidance to the Warden, and 

is more appropriate for implementing 

text in policy than regulation text. 

Section 527.43 Notification of Inmates 

This section continues to state that 

inmates will be notified regarding 

information on international offender 

transfers through the institution’s 

admission and orientation program and 

by the case manager of an inmate who 

is a citizen or national of a treaty nation. 

This section also continues to indicate 

that the inmate must be given 

individual notice of the availability of 

the transfer program, provided with an 

opportunity to inquire about transfer to 

the country of which the inmate is a 

citizen or national, and informed of the 

procedures set forth in this part. This 

section was rewritten for clarity. No 

substantive language or requirements 

were changed in this section. 

Section 527.44 Request for Transfer to 

Country of Citizenship or Nationality 

This section consists only of current 

§ 527.44(a), unchanged, which states 

that an inmate who is qualified for and 

desires to return to the inmate’s country 

of citizenship or nationality for service 

of a sentence imposed in a United States 

Court must indicate the inmate’s 

interest by completing and signing the 

appropriate form and giving it to Bureau 

staff for further processing. The rest of 

§ 527.44 is split between the following 

two proposed regulations. This 

reorganization is being proposed for 

clarity. 

Section 527.45 Bureau Processing of 

the Transfer Request 

This section consists of the substance 

of current §§ 527.44(b) through (d). It 

more concisely indicates that the 

Warden will forward the transfer 

application to the Assistant Director, 

Correctional Programs Division, Central 

Office, who will then review the 

material, submit it to the Department of 

Justice for review, and notify the inmate 

of determinations made by the 

Department of Justice. 

Section 527.46 Transfer Procedures 

This section consists of the substance 

of current § 527.44(e) through (h), which 

describe transfer procedures. This 

regulation states that if the Department 

of Justice approves the transfer request, 

the treaty nation will be asked to 

consent to the transfer of its citizen or 

national, and the inmate will be 

informed of the determination. If the 

treaty nation consents, the United States 

will arrange a consent verification 

hearing, held before a U.S. Magistrate 

Judge or other judicial officer as 

specified in 18 U.S.C. 4107 and 4108. If 

the foreign national prisoner consents to 

the transfer, the Department of Justice 

will notify the transfer nation. 

This section also indicates that 

following the verification hearing, the 

Bureau will arrange for delivery of the 

inmate to the authorities of the country 

of citizenship or nationality. We 

propose to delete two provisions, 

currently § 527.44(h)(1) and (2), which 

state that the Assistant Director shall 

advise the Warden of these 

arrangements and that the Warden shall 

arrange for the inmate to be transported 

to the foreign authorities and assure that 

the required documentation 

accompanies each inmate transported. 

Both of these provisions are guidance to 

staff and are more appropriately 

retained in implementing text in policy. 

Section 527.47 Transfer of State 

Prisoners to Other Countries 

This section repeats verbatim current 

§ 527.45, which states that the Bureau 

may assume custody of a state prisoner 

who has been approved for transfer to 

a treaty nation for the purpose of 

facilitating the transfer to the treaty 

nation. Once approved, the state is not 

required to contract for the placement of 

the prisoner in federal custody, nor to 

reimburse the United States for the cost 

of confinement (as would ordinarily be 

required by 18 U.S.C. 5003). 

Section 527.48 Transfer of American 

National Prisoners From Foreign 

Countries 

This section more concisely 

encompasses current § 527.46, 

Receiving United States citizens from 

other countries. We simply state that the 

Bureau is responsible for sending 

escorts to foreign countries to retrieve 

American national prisoners who have 

been approved for transfer and have had 

their consent verification hearing. In 

addition, the Bureau must make transfer 

arrangements and coordinate with the 

U.S. Parole Commission for proceedings 

to determine how the inmate’s sentence 

will be administered. 

We propose to delete the following 

subparagraphs, however, because they 

are guidance to staff which does not 

need to be in regulation: 

Subparagraph (a) is direction to staff 

accepting custody of American inmates 

from a foreign authority to ensure that 

particular documentation, such as a 

certified copy of the sentence, a 

statement detailing the offense, and 

citizenship papers, is available prior to 

accepting custody of the inmate. 

Subparagraph (b) is direction to the 

Assistant Director, Correctional 

Programs Division, to direct staff to 

escort the offender from the transporting 

country to the admission institution, 

citing 28 CFR 0.96b as the authority to 

escort the offender. It also directs 

Wardens to make appropriate housing 

requirements with a nearby jail if an 

admission institution is not able to 

accept the inmate. 

Subparagraph (c) requires staff to 

arrange for a newly arrived inmate to 

receive a complete physical 

examination, advise the local U.S. 

Probation Office of the inmate’s arrival, 

and notify the U.S. Parole Commission 

of the inmate’s arrival and projected 

release date. 

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Subparagraph (d) directs staff to 

implement release procedures if staff 

determine that an inmate is entitled to 

immediate release via mandatory release 

or expiration of sentence with credits 

applied, but only after medical 

clearance and the results of an FBI 

fingerprint check. 

This language is the Director’s 

guidance to staff, and is more 

appropriate for implementing text in 

policy than regulation text. It will be 

retained in policy guidance, as will all 

staff guidance deleted from these 

regulations. 

Executive Order 12866 

This regulation has been drafted and 

reviewed in accordance with Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, section 1(b), ‘‘Principles of 

Regulation.’’ The Director, Bureau of 

Prisons, has determined that this 

proposed rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866, section 3(f), and 

accordingly this proposed rule has not 

been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget. 

Executive Order 13132 

This proposed regulation will not 

have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, under 

EO 13132, we determine that this 

proposed rule does not have sufficient 

federalism implications to warrant the 

preparation of a Federalism Assessment. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 605(b)), reviewed this proposed 

regulation and, by approving it, certifies 

that it will not have a significant 

economic impact upon a substantial 

number of small entities for the 

following reasons: This rule pertains to 

the correctional management of 

offenders committed to the custody of 

the Attorney General or the Director of 

the Bureau of Prisons, and its economic 

impact is limited to the Bureau’s 

appropriated funds. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

This rule will not result in the 

expenditure by State, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100,000,000 or more 

in any one year, and it will not 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. Therefore, no actions were 

deemed necessary under the provisions 

of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined by § 804 of the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996. This rule will not result in an 

annual effect on the economy of 

$100,000,000 or more; a major increase 

in costs or prices; or significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

on the ability of United States-based 

companies to compete with foreignbased companies in domestic and 

export markets. 

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 527 

Transfer of offenders to or from 

foreign countries. 

Charles E. Samuels, Jr., 

Director, Bureau of Prisons. 

Under rulemaking authority vested in 

the Attorney General in 5 U.S.C. 301 

and 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and delegated 

to the Director, Bureau of Prisons, we 

propose to amend 28 CFR part 527 as set 

forth below: 

Subchapter B—Inmate Admission, 

Classification, and Transfer 

PART 527—TRANSFERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 28 CFR 

part 527 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. § 301; 18 U.S.C. 3565, 

3569, 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 

4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses 

committed on or after November 1, 1987), 

4100–4115, 4161–4166, (Repealed in part as 

to offenses committed on or after November 

1, 1987), 4201–4218, 5003, 5006–5024 

(Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses 

committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 

509, 510; 28 CFR 0.95–0.99. 

■ 2. Revise subpart E to read as follows: 

Subpart E—Transfer of Offenders to 

Foreign Countries 

Sec. 

527.40 Purpose and scope. 

527.41 Definitions. 

527.42 Limitations on transfer of offenders 

to foreign countries. 

527.43 Notification of inmates. 

527.44 Request for transfer to country of 

citizenship or nationality. 

527.45 Bureau determination on request for 

transfer. 

527.46 Transfer procedures. 

527.47 Transfer of state prisoners to other 

countries. 

Subpart E—Transfer of Offenders to 

Foreign Countries 

§ 527.40 Purpose and scope. 

This subpart describes the Bureau of 

Prisons (Bureau) procedures regarding 

its role in the transfer of offenders to 

foreign countries and the transfer of 

American offenders back to the United 

States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4100, et 

seq., and applicable transfer treaties and 

conventions. 

§ 527.41 Definitions. 

For the purpose of this rule, the 

following definitions apply. 

(a) Treaty Nation. A country with 

which the United States has a transfer 

treaty relationship either through a 

bilateral treaty or a multilateral transfer 

convention. 

(b) State Prisoner. An inmate serving 

a sentence imposed in a court in one of 

the states of the United States, or in a 

territory or commonwealth of the 

United States. 

(c) Departure Institution. The Bureau 

of Prisons institution to which an 

eligible inmate is finally transferred for 

return to the country of which the 

inmate is a citizen or national. 

(d) Admission institution. The Bureau 

of Prisons institution where a United 

States citizen or national-inmate is first 

received from a treaty nation. 

§ 527.42 Limitations on transfer of 

offenders to foreign countries. 

The transfer treaties and conventions, 

as well as 18 U.S.C. 4100–4115, impose 

specific requirements that an inmate 

must satisfy in order to be returned to 

his or her country of citizenship or 

nationality. 

§ 527.43 Notification of inmates. 

Foreign national inmates will be 

notified about the International Prisoner 

Transfer Program and the procedures to 

follow to apply for transfer as follows: 

(a) Through information provided in 

the institution’s admission and 

orientation program; and 

(b) Through individual notice given to 

an inmate who is a citizen or national 

of a treaty nation. The notice must: 

(1) Reiterate the availability of the 

transfer program; 

(2) Provide the inmate with an 

opportunity to inquire about transfer to 

the country of which the inmate is a 

citizen or national; and 

(3) Inform the inmates of the 

procedures set forth in this part. 

§ 527.44 Request for transfer to country of 

which inmate is a citizen or national. 

An inmate who is eligible for and 

desires to transfer to the country of 

which the inmate is a citizen or national 

for service of a sentence imposed in a 

United States Court must indicate the 

inmate’s interest by completing and 

signing the appropriate form and giving 

it to Bureau staff for further processing. 

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§ 527.45 Bureau determination on request 

for transfer. 

The following is the process by which 

determinations are made on an inmate’s 

request to be transferred to the country 

of which the inmate is a citizen or 

national to serve a sentence imposed in 

a United States Court. 

(a) Warden’s determination. Upon 

verifying that the inmate is eligible for 

transfer, the Warden forwards all 

relevant information, including a 

complete application package, to the 

Assistant Director, Correctional 

Programs Division, Central Office. 

(b) Central Office and Department of 

Justice determination. 

(1) The Assistant Director, 

Correctional Programs Division reviews 

the submitted material and forwards the 

application package to the Department 

of Justice for review. 

(2) The Department of Justice notifies 

the inmate of the determinations made. 

§ 527.46 Transfer procedures. 

(a) Treaty nation determination. If the 

Department of Justice approves the 

transfer request, the treaty nation will be 

asked if it consents to the transfer of its 

citizen or national. The inmate will be 

informed of the determination made by 

the treaty nation. 

(b) Transfer to departure institution. 

The Bureau and the Department of 

Justice will arrange for the inmate to be 

transferred to an appropriate departure 

institution. 

(c) Consent verification hearing. If the 

treaty nation consents to the transfer, 

the United States will arrange a consent 

verification hearing for the prisoner as 

required by 18 U.S.C. 4107, 4108. This 

hearing is held before a U.S. Magistrate 

Judge or other judicial officer as 

specified in sections 4107 and 4108. 

The Bureau must ensure that the 

prisoner is available and present at the 

consent verification hearing. 

(d) Transfer to departure institution 

and foreign retrieval of inmate. If the 

foreign national prisoner gives consent 

to transfer at the consent verification 

hearing, the Department of Justice will 

notify the treaty transfer nation. 

§ 527.47 Transfer of state prisoners to 

other countries. 

The Bureau of Prisons may assume 

custody of a state prisoner who has been 

approved for transfer to a treaty nation 

for the purpose of facilitating the 

transfer to the treaty nation. Once the 

state prisoner has consented to the 

transfer at the consent verification 

hearing, the Bureau assumes custody of 

the prisoner. The state is not required to 

contract for the placement of the 

prisoner in federal custody, nor to 

reimburse the United States for the cost 

of confinement (as would ordinarily be 

required by 18 U.S.C. 5003). 

§ 527.48 Transfer of American national 

prisoners from foreign countries. 

The Bureau of Prisons is responsible 

for: 

(a) Sending escorts to foreign 

countries to retrieve American national 

prisoners who have been approved for 

transfer to the United States and who 

have had their consent verified at the 

consent verification hearing specified in 

18 U.S.C. 4108; and 

(b) Making logistical arrangements for 

the transfer and coordinating with the 

United States Parole Commission for 

proceedings to determine how the 

sentence will be administered. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 120405260–3999–01] 

RIN 0648–BC12 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Revisions 

to Dealer Permitting and Reporting 

Requirements for Species Managed by 

the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Councils 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes regulations to 

implement a Generic Amendment to the 

Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) in 

the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and South 

Atlantic Regions (Generic Dealer 

Amendment). The Generic Dealer 

Amendment amends the following 

FMPs: Reef Fish Resources and the Red 

Drum Fishery of the Gulf; the SnapperGrouper Fishery (including wreckfish), 

the Golden Crab Fishery, and the 

Shrimp Fishery (excluding penaeid 

shrimp) of the South Atlantic Region; 

the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the 

Atlantic; and Coastal Migratory Pelagic 

(CMP) Resources and the Spiny Lobster 

Fishery of the Gulf and South Atlantic, 

as prepared by the Gulf and South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Councils 

(Councils). If implemented, this rule 

would modify the permitting and 

reporting requirements for seafood 

dealers who first receive species 

managed by the Councils through the 

previously mentioned FMPs. These 

revisions would create a single dealer 

permit for dealers who first receive fish 

managed by the Councils, require both 

purchase and non-purchase reports to 

be submitted online on a weekly basis, 

prohibit dealers from first receiving fish 

from federally-permitted vessels if they 

are delinquent in submitting reports, 

and revise the sale and purchase 

provisions based on the new dealer 

permitting requirements. This rule also 

adds regulatory language to clarify the 

bag limit for private recreational vessels 

when a trip exceeds one calendar day. 

The intent of this rule is to obtain 

timelier purchase information from 

dealers to better monitor annual catch 

limits (ACLs) and achieve optimum 

yield (OY) in accordance with the 

requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the proposed rule, identified by 

‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2012–0206’’, by any of 

the following methods: 

• Electronic submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012- 

0206, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Rich Malinowski, Southeast Regional 

Office, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, 

St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

Electronic copies of the Generic 

Dealer Amendment, which includes an 

environmental assessment and a 

regulatory impact review, may be 

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