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RIN: 0648-AV53

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Environmental Review Procedure
Abstract: Section 107 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) (Pub. L. 109-479) requires NOAA Fisheries to revise and update agency procedures for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in context of fishery management actions. It further requires that NOAA Fisheries consult with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils), and involve the public in the development of the revised procedures. The MSRA provides that the resulting procedures will be the sole environmental impact assessment procedure for fishery management actions, and that they must conform to the time lines for review and approval of fishery management plans and plan amendments; and integrate applicable environmental analytical procedures, including the time frames for public input, with the procedure for the preparation and dissemination of fishery management plans, plan amendments and other actions taken or approved pursuant to this Act in order to provide for timely, clear and concise analysis that is useful to decision makers and the public, reduce extraneous paperwork, and effectively involve the public. NOAA Fisheries is currently consulting with the councils, the Public and CEQ to develop a proposed procedure.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 700
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
NPRM	Statutory		07/11/2007
Final	Statutory		01/11/2008

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/14/2008	73 FR 27997
NPRM Comment Period End	06/13/2008
Final Action	11/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Steve Leathery Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 713-2239 Email: steve.leathery@noaa.gov