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RIN: 0648-AV81

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: Confidentiality of Information
Abstract: This rule would revise regulations that address confidentiality of information requirements necessary to implement the National Marine Fisheries Service' (NMFS) interpretation of certain provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The rule would address the requirement to maintain the confidentiality of observer information, a new exception which allows for the disclosure of information submitted under catch share programs, and the meaning of business of any person. This rule also seeks to balance the purpose of the confidentiality mandate with exceptions that authorize disclosure of information to advance fishery conservation and management, scientific research, enforcement, and transparency in fishery management actions. In addition, this action is informed by other statutes that NMFS administers including the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and the Freedom of Information Act.
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 600
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/23/2012	77 FR 30496
Comment Period Extended	06/16/2012	77 FR 35349
Correction	07/26/2012	77 FR 43803
Next Stage Undetermined	04/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Ned Cyr Director, Office of Science and Technology Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway, Room 12450, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 427-8123 Email: ned.cyr@noaa.gov