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RIN: 0648-AU81

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Authorize Observer Coverage of Fisheries To Monitor Sea Turtle Interactions
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) amends its regulations to establish a requirement for state and federal fisheries that operate in areas where sea turtles may be present and likely to interact with such fishing operations to take an observer on board when requested to do so by NMFS. All sea turtles that occur in U.S. waters are listed as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Therefore, measures are necessary both to monitor the level of takes occurring as well as to reduce takes to recover sea turtle species. This measure is necessary to adequately document sea turtle interactions with fishing operations, to evaluate existing measures to reduce sea turtle takes, and to determine whether additional measures to address sea turtle takes may be necessary.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223.206
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/20/2006	71 FR 76265
NPRM Comment Period End	02/20/2007
Final Action	11/00/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Tanya Dobrzynski Marine Resource Manager, Office of Protected Resources Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 713-2289