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RIN: 0648-AW75

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: ●Amendment 4 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan
Abstract: The goal of Amendment 4 is to improve catch monitoring and ensure compliance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) of 2006. The proposed objectives of Amendment 4 are as follows: To implement measures to improve the long-term monitoring of catch (landings and bycatch) in the herring fishery; to implement Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Accountability Measures (AMs) consistent with the MSRA; to implement other management measures as necessary to ensure compliance with the new provisions of the MSRA; to develop a sector allocation process or other Limited Access Privilege Program (LAPP) for the herring fishery; and in the context of the previous objectives, to consider the health of the herring resource and the important role of herring as a forage fish and predator fish throughout.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice	05/08/2008	73 FR 26082
Notice Comment Period End	06/30/2008
NPRM	11/00/2008

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: Patricia A. Kurkul Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone:978 281-9200 Fax:978 281-9117 Email: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov