Standard Contracts
Regional Operating Agreement (ROA)Regional Operating Agreement • November 9th, 2016
In January 2013, the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General (OIG), issued its final report addressing opportunities for NMFS to continue streamlining the rulemaking process for fisheries management, and included a recommendation that NMFS finalize regional operating agreements (ROAs) between NMFS regional offices and Councils. The OIG cited the primary purpose of the ROA was to provide a clear understanding of roles, responsibilities, and obligations between the Councils and regional offices. The report recognized the different systems in place across various Council/Region pairings, and identified that documenting existing processes in each Region (including existing systems, roles, responsibilities, communication protocols, and expectations of each Council/Region partnership) is necessary to provide NOAA (and the Councils) a better opportunity to identify necessary tasks and ensure they are appropriately assigned and completed. The initial target date for completion of t
Regional Operating AgreementRegional Operating Agreement • December 10th, 2021
Between theRegional Operating Agreement • December 8th, 2009
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center,
Regional Operating Agreement February 2014Regional Operating Agreement • February 20th, 2009
Executive Director’s ReportRegional Operating Agreement • January 31st, 2014
Regional Operating AgreementRegional Operating Agreement • March 24th, 2016
This Agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and NOAA General Counsel, Southeast Section (GCSE), related to preparing documentation for fishery conservation and management actions in the exclusive economic zone of the South Atlantic region
