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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AX73 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Reef Fish Amendment 30B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico: Measure to Establish the Edges Seasonal-Area Closure 
Abstract: A proposed rule for Amendment 30B was published on November 18, 2009 (73 FR 68390). Unfortunately, the proposed rule was in error relative to the time period “The Edges” seasonal-area closure would be closed to fishing. Rather than a 4-month closure, as supported by Amendment 30B and correctly stated in the proposed rule’s preamble, the codified text would have established a year-round closure. However, other actions in the final rule for Amendment 30B need to be implemented soon so that states can enact similar regulations for state waters. Therefore, measures to establish “The Edges” seasonal-area closure from January 1 through April 30 consistent with the intent of Amendment 30B have been removed from the final rule associated with RIN 0648-AV80 and will be developed through a second rulemaking. 
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 622   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/17/2009  74 FR 17812   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/04/2009    
Final Action  07/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Split from 0648-AV80 
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