50 CFR §600.15
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- (a)Fishery management terms.
- (1)ABC—acceptable biological catch
- (2)ATCA-Atlantic Tunas Convention Act
- (3)BFT (Atlantic bluefin tuna) means the subspecies of bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus thynnus, or a part thereof, that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean.
- (4)BSD means the ICCAT bluefin tuna statistical document.
- (5)CCC-Council coordination committee
- (6)DAH—estimated domestic annual harvest
- (7)DAP—estimated domestic annual processing
- (8)EIS—environmental impact statement
- (9)EY—equilibrium yield
- (10)FIAC-Fishing industry advisory committee
- (11)FMP—fishery management plan
- (12)ICCAT means the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
- (13)JVP—joint venture processing
- (14)MSY—maximum sustainable yield
- (15)PMP—preliminary FMP
- (16)TAC—total allowable catch
- (17)TALFF—total allowable level of foreign fishing
- (b)Legislation.
- (1)APA—Administrative Procedure Act
- (2)CZMA—Coastal Zone Management Act
- (3)ESA—Endangered Species Act
- (4)FACA—Federal Advisory Committee Act
- (5)FOIA—Freedom of Information Act
- (6)FLSA—Fair Labor Standards Act
- (7)MMPA—Marine Mammal Protection Act
- (8)MPRSA—Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
- (9)NEPA—National Environmental Policy Act
- (10)PA—Privacy Act
- (11)PRA—Paperwork Reduction Act
- (12)RFA—Regulatory Flexibility Act
- (c)Federal agencies.
- (1)CEQ—Council on Environmental Quality
- (2)DOC—Department of Commerce
- (3)DOI—Department of the Interior
- (4)DOS—Department of State
- (5)EPA—Environmental Protection Agency
- (6)FWS—Fish and Wildlife Service
- (7)GSA—General Services Administration
- (8)NMFS—National Marine Fisheries Service
- (9)NOAA—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- (10)OMB—Office of Management and Budget
- (11)OPM—Office of Personnel Management
- (12)SBA—Small Business Administration
- (13)USCG—United States Coast Guard