Other acronyms.

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§ 600.15 Other acronyms.

(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

[61 FR 32540, June 24, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 7073, Feb. 12, 1998; 64 FR 29134, May 28, 1999; 75 FR 59149, Sept. 27, 2010]


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