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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AV24 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species 
Abstract: Amendment 1 to the West Coast HMS FMP, combined with the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's Amendment 14 will address Pacific-wide overfishing of Pacific bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus). This action is necessary per requirements contained in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), which requires protection for, and an end to overfishing of species managed under a Federal FMP. Amendment 1 also proposes to reorganize the HMS FMP to create a more user-friendly document as the current form is a combined FMP with the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), which evaluates the effects of its implementation. In addition to addressing overfishing of bigeye tuna, the reorganized FMP retains the management program elements required by the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Amendment 1 contains no implementing regulations. 
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 660   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice  03/09/2007  72 FR 10628   
Notice Comment Period End  05/08/2007    
NPRM  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
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