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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AW48 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: List of Fisheries for 2009 
Abstract: This action would publish the annual List of Fisheries (LOF), as required by section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The LOF for 2009 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. The National Marine Fisheries Service must categorize each commercial fishery on the LOF into one of three categories under the MMPA based upon the levels of mortality and serious injury of marine mammals that occurs within each fishery. The categorization of a fishery in the LOF determines whether participants in that fishery are subject to certain provisions of the MMPA, such as registration, observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements. 
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 229   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/13/2008  73 FR 33760   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/12/2008    
Final Action  11/00/2008    
Final Action Effective  01/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Initial (Administrative Startup and /or Capital) Cost: $0  Yearly (Annual Operating) Cost: $0 
Base Year of the Dollar Estimates: 2008  RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Melissa Andersen
Fishery Biologist, Management
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2322
Fax:301 713-2521
Email: melissa.andersen@noaa.gov