Public Comment Period Opened for Proposed Rule on Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery

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The Department of Commerce is seeking public comments on proposed information collections related to a recently published rule to reopen a portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area for the harvest of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs.

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