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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AO16 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Taking of the Cook Inlet, Alaska, Stock of Beluga Whales by Alaska Natives 
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service is regulating subsistence harvest of Cook Inlet Beluga to ensure that the harvest is sustainable and does not substantially delay the recovery of this marine mammal stock. Specific harvest levels and distribution of the harvest will be based upon cooperative agreements with Alaska native organizations. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1371   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/04/2000  65 FR 59164   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/27/2000    
Final Rule  04/06/2004  69 FR 17973   
Final Action  10/15/2008  73 FR 60976   
Final Action Effective  11/14/2008  73 FR 60976   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
James Balisger
Regional Administrator
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802
Phone:907 586-7221
Fax:907 586-7249
Email: james.balsiger@noaa.gov