0648-AV53 200804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Environmental Review Procedure NOAA fisheries amends its regulations to develop procedures pursuant to section 107 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) (Pub. L. 109-479), which requires NOAA Fisheries to revise and update agency procedures for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in context of fishery management actions. The MSRA provides that the resulting procedures will be the sole environmental impact assessment procedure for fishery management actions, and that they must: Conform to the time lines for review and approval of fishery management plans and plan amendments; and integrate applicable environmental analytical procedures, including the time frames for public input, with the procedure for the preparation and dissemination of fishery management plans, plan amendments, and other actions taken or approved pursuant to this Act in order to provide for timely, clear, and concise analysis that is useful to decision makers and the public, reduce extraneous paperwork, and effectively involve the public. Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 700 16 USC 1801 Statutory Final 01/11/2008 Statutory NPRM 07/11/2007 No NPRM 05/00/2008 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/2008 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations None No Yes Not Collected Roy Crabtree 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 727 570-5305 727 570-5583 roy.crabtree@noaa.gov National Marine Fisheries Service, 263 Thirteenth Avenue South, St. Petersburg FL 33701