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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AU02 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Spinner Dolphins in the Main Hawaiian Islands 
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service is considering regulations to protect wild spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) in the main Hawaiian Islands from human activities that have the potential to cause "take," as defined in the Marine Mammal Protection Act and its implementing regulations, or to otherwise adversely affect the dolphins. The scope of this action encompasses the activities of any person or conveyance that may result in the unauthorized taking of spinner dolphins and/or that may diminish the value to the dolphins of habitat routinely used by them for resting and/or that may cause detrimental individual-level and population-level impacts. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  12/12/2005  70 FR 73426   
ANPRM Comment Period End  01/11/2006    
NPRM  05/00/2009    
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:
Trevor Spradlin
Marine Mammal Biologist, Office of Protected Resources
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2289
Email: trevor.spradlin@noaa.gov