Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Allocation of 2026 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements and Notice of Default Specifications

Document 2026-08172 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on April 27, 2026, with an effective date of May 1, 2026. This final rule allocates Northeast multispecies annual catch entitlements (ACE) to approved groundfish sectors and permit banks for fishing year 2026 based on 2026 annual catch limits (ACL) set in Framework Adjustment 69 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or default specifications and provides notice of specifications for 11 stocks that are set by default in accordance with existing regulations. This action is intended to allow limited access permit holders to continue to operate sectors, as authorized under the FMP. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/27/2026-08172/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-northeast-multispecies.

No. Document 2026-08172 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.