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RIN: 0648-AU79

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Restrictions for 2007 Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service announces the 2007 conservation and management measures for international tuna fisheries in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The purse seine fishery will be closed for six-weeks and any national longline fishery which reaches a catch level for bigeye tuna equal to the 2001 catch levels will also be closed. The intended effect of this rule is to establish prohibition of U.S. vessels purse seine fishing for tuna in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Convention Area from November 20 to December 31 period, and to announce the closure of the U.S. longline fishery. This will conform to the IATTC recommendation that was approved by the State Department.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300
Legal Authority: 16 USC 951 to 961 16 USC 971

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/00/2008
NPRM Comment Period End	02/00/2009

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: Mark Helvey Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone:562 980-4040 Fax:562 980-4047 Email: mark.helvey@noaa.gov