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RIN: 0648-AP60

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Amendment 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Abstract: Amendment 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) was developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to remedy deficiencies in the FMP and to address other issues that have arisen since Amendment 8 to the MSB FMP became effective in 1998. Amendment 9 to the MSB FMP considers: Allowing multi-year specifications and management measures; extending or eliminating the moratorium on entry into the directed Illex fishery; revising current biological reference points for Loligo; designating essential fish habitat (EFH) for Loligo eggs; implementing closures of EFH areas to reduce gear impacts from MSB fisheries; increasing the Loligo possession limit for Illex vessels during a closure of the Loligo fishery; and requiring real-time electronic reporting via a vessel monitoring system in the Illex fishery.
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 648
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice Of Availability	03/25/2008	73 FR 15716
NPRM	04/04/2008	73 FR 18483
NPRM Comment Period End	05/19/2008
Final Action	07/01/2008	73 FR 37382

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone:978 281-9200 Fax:978 281-9117 Email: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov