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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AW85 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Referendum Procedures for a Potential Gulf of Mexico Grouper and Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program 
Abstract: Grouper and tilefish species in the Gulf of Mexico are managed under the reef fish fishery management plan. Past management practices under the plan have contributed to overcapitalization in these fisheries, which the Council now seeks to address. The Council is considering an IFQ program to further control effort in the commercial grouper and tilefish fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service must conduct a referendum to determine whether an IFQ program, as ultimately developed, should be submitted to the Secretary of Commerce for review, approval, and implementation. This proposed rule would provide potential referendum participants information concerning the schedule, procedures, and eligibility requirements for participating in the referendum. The intended effect of this proposed rule is to implement the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act for implementing an IFQ program in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/04/2008  73 FR 51617   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/06/2008    
Final Rule  01/00/2009    
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:
Roy Crabtree
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service, 263 Thirteenth Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:727 570-5305
Fax:727 570-5583
Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov