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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BD02 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Codifying the Initial Vessel Monitoring System Type-approval Process and Requirements, and the Recertification and Revocation Processes 
Abstract: All vessels participating in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Vessel Monitoring System program are required to use a National Marine Fisheries Service-approved transmitting unit. This rule will codify into regulations the unit type-approval standards, requirements, and procedures for vendors to maintain approval for their products and services. The rule also codifies requirements for agency approval, subsequent assessments, a renewal process, and procedures for revoking a unit's approval if the vendor fails to comply with the performance requirements. The current national process regarding unit type-approval requirements for evaluating performance and improving or revoking unit type approvals is not codified. Therefore, the purpose of this rule is to codify the approval process, improve the enforceability of the approval requirements, and better ensure all unit type approvals remain in compliance and are consistent with the requirements. To eliminate the possibility of duplicating, overlapping, or conflicting Federal regulations, this rule would revise the Greater Atlantic Region's regulations to match those in this rule. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
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  09/09/2014  79 FR 53386   
Final Rule  12/24/2014  79 FR 77399   
Final Action  07/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
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