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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BD87 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Temporary Rule Through Emergency Action to Revise Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for Blueline Tilefish and the Deep-Water Complex in the South Atlantic Region 
Abstract: In October 2013, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined the blueline tilefish stock in the South Atlantic was experiencing overfishing and is overfished. As mandated by Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, NMFS and the Council prepared and implemented a plan amendment and regulations to end overfishing immediately and rebuild the stock by December 6, 2015. The Council and NMFS, through actions in a future amendment, plan to implement a rebuilding plan and management actions to end overfishing and rebuild the blueline tilefish stock. In the interim, NMFS published an emergency rule to implement temporary annual catch limits and accountability measures for blueline tilefish and modify the current annual catch limits and accountability measures for the deep-water complex. The goal of this action was to minimize future adverse biological effects to the blueline tilefish stock and the socio-economic effects to fishermen and fishing communities that utilize the blueline tilefish while a permanent rulemaking designed to end overfishing and rebuild the stock is developed. 
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 622   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Emergency Rule  04/17/2014  79 FR 21636   
Final Action  10/10/2014  79 FR 61262   
Final Action Effective  10/10/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Roy E. Crabtree
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
263 13th Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:727 824-5305
Fax:727 824-5308
Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov