Temporary rule; interim final action, 'Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the Coronavirus Pandemic' (revising the termination date of the Observer Waiver Rule), 86 Fed. Reg. 16307 (Mar. 29, 2021), RIN 0648-BK33, Docket No. 210324-0064

The record

Jurisdiction

National Marine Fisheries Service (all federally managed fisheries)

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

16 U.S.C. 1855(c)(3)(C)

Issued

2021-03-29 Mar. 29, 2021

Effective

2021-03-27

End

2022-03-26 (or on publication of a notice of termination) (read as 2022-03-26)

In force

Mar. 27, 2021 to Mar. 26, 2022

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain

Addressees

• as for 065

Functions reached

• DR fishing vessels
• SC observer providers
• PK first receivers and processors
• WF observers and crews
• CB seafood supply chain

Collection

Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS

Operative words

SUMMARY: NMFS promulgates this interim final rule to revise the termination date of an emergency action that provides authority to waive some observer coverage requirements. NMFS is taking this action to address public health concerns that relate to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) [pandemic]... DATES: Effective March 27, 2021, through March 26, 2022. Comments must be received by May 28, 2021.... That initial emergency action, hereafter referred to as the Observer Waiver Rule, was taken [under the MSA] emergency rulemaking authority at section 305(c)(3), 16 U.S.C. 1855(c)(3), and was effective for 180 days.... On September 21, 2020, due to the ongoing pandemic, NMFS extended the effectiveness of the Observer Waiver Rule for 186 days, or until March 26, 2021.... The Secretary of HHS, by memo dated February 25, 2021, concurs with the extension of the Observer Waiver Rule.... This interim final rule only revises the termination date of the Observer Waiver Rule and does not change the waiver criteria.

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