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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AO02 Publication ID: Spring 2001 
Title: Atlantic Coast Horseshoe Crab EEZ Regulations 
Abstract: NMFS proposes to close a 30-nautical mile radius to fishing for horseshoe crabs in the EEZ beginning from the mouth of the Delaware Bay (measured from the territorial sea boundary midway between Cape May, New Jersey and Cape Henlopen, Delaware) and extending seaward, and to establish permitting a reporting requirements for vessels that harvest and dealers then sell horseshoe crabs from the EEZ and to prohibit transfers at sea of horseshoe crabs in the EEZ from Maine through Florida. The intent of these rules is to provide protection for the Atlantic coast stocks of horseshoe crabs and to ensure the effectiveness of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Horseshoe Crabs. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 697   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 5101 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/16/2000  65 FR 61135   
Final Action  04/00/2001    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Richard H. Schaefer
Chief, Staff Office for Intergovernmental and Recreational Fisheries Affairs
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Suite 425, 8484 Georgia Avenue,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 427-2014