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RIN: 0648-AY41

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: Addendum IV to the Weakfish Interstate Management Plan--Bycatch Trip Limit
Abstract: This action modified management restrictions in the Federal weakfish fishery in a manner consistent with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Plan. The changes decreased the incidental catch allowance for weakfish in the exclusive economic zone in non-directed fisheries using smaller mesh sizes, from 150 pounds to no more than 100 pounds per day or trip, whichever is longer in duration. In addition, it imposed a possession limit on recreational fishers.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 697
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/12/2010	75 FR 26703
NPRM Comment Period End	06/11/2010
NPRM Comment Period Re-opened	06/16/2010	75 FR 34092
Comment Period End	06/30/2010
Final Action	09/22/2014	79 FR 56553
Final Action Effective	09/22/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	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