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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AU25 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Authorize an Exempted Fishing Permit Under the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 
Abstract: This rule would implement regulations authorizing an Exempted Fishing Permit, under the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan, to allow a limited number of drift gillnet vessels to fish in a zone currently closed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act regulations. The action is pending review and approval by the Pacific Council and must undergo an ESA section 7 consultation prior to adoption. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2008    
NPRM Comment Period End  12/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
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