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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AX26 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●General Provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act; Technical Amendments to Regulations 
Abstract: NMFS issues technical amendments to update regulations pertaining to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The updated regulations reflect amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Act by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (MSRA) so that regulations are consistent with the current requirements of the law. The effect of this action is to update Magnuson-Stevens Act regulations where only technical changes to revise language or insert new provisions of the amended Magnuson-Stevens Act are needed. Additional actions interpreting and implementing the requirements of the MSRA are being addressed is separate rulemakings. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600    50 CFR 622    50 CFR 679   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  11/17/2008  73 FR 67809   
Final Action Effective  11/17/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Alan Risenhoover
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13362,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2334
Fax:301 713-0596
Email: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov