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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AK26 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Require Mandatory Observer Coverage in the At-Sea Processing Sector of the Whiting Fishery 
Abstract: This action amends the regulations implementing the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan to provide for a mandatory, vessel-financed observer program on at-sea processing vessels. 
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:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment period.  05/00/2006 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/10/2003  68 FR 53334   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/10/2003    
Interim Final Rule  06/07/2004  69 FR 31751   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  07/07/2004    
Final Action  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Barry Thom
Regional Administrator, West Coast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232
Phone:503 231-6266
Email: barry.thom@noaa.gov