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RIN: 0648-BA35

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Amendment 2 of the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species
Abstract: This action implements the preferred alternative under Amendment 2 of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP). Amendment 2 revises part of the HMS FMP to ensure that it is consistent with new guidelines to meet the objectives of MSA National Standard 1 in order to more effectively prevent overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks, or stocks that may become overfished. The rule changes the list of Management Unit Species codified in the HMS FMP final rule and modifies the process the Council uses to adopt numerical estimates of maximum sustainable yield, optimal yield, and status determination criteria. Adoption of updated numerical estimates would be submitted as recommendations for NMFS to provide the opportunity for Secretarial review.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice of Availability	03/14/2011	76 FR 13592
NPRM	04/29/2011	76 FR 23962
NPRM Comment Period End	05/31/2011
Final Action	12/00/2011

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: Mark Helvey Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone:562 980-4040 Fax:562 980-4047 Email: mark.helvey@noaa.gov