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        <RULE_TITLE>Amendment 3 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan</RULE_TITLE>
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                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2009</TTBL_DATE>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Patricia</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kurkul</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>A.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS</TITLE>
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                    <NAME>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>NOAA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>978 281-9200</PHONE>
                <FAX>978 281-9117</FAX>
                <EMAIL>pat.kurkul@noaa.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>55 Great Republic Way,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Gloucester</CITY>
                    <STATE>MA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>01930</ZIP>
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