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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AW05 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Individual Fishing Quota Referenda Guidelines and Procedures for the New England Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 
Abstract: The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires all Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program proposals developed by the New England Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to be approved through referenda before they may be submitted for review and approval by the Secretary of Commerce. This rule would publish guidelines and procedures to (1) Determine procedures and voting eligibility, and (2) conduct such referenda in a fair and equitable manner. 
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 600   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  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:
Alan Risenhoover
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13362,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2334
Fax:301 713-0596
Email: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov