Conservation Law Foundation v. United States Department of Commerce

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• noting that Framework 14 maintained closures of three large scallop fishing areas, as well as “restrictions on days at sea, catch and mesh sizes, and seasonal access to sensitive areas”
• Secretary need not publish all interim changes to FMPs as proposed regulations subject to MSA’s public comment requirements
• “Congress may ... well have believed that there was some value in expediting implementation of adjustments to [an FMP] whose implementing regulations were already in place ....”
• “Whether the Secretary, despite custom and practice, is required ... to publish any interim change to a[FMP] as a ‘proposed regulation’ is at the core of the parties’ dispute.”

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