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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AX21 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Withdrawal of Regulations That Placed Limits on Charter Vessel Anglers Fishing for Halibut in Area 2C 
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) withdraws regulations that were enjoined by Court Order. These regulations, found at 50 CFR 300.65(d), placed limits on charter vessel anglers, including a one-halibut daily bag limit in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Area 2C. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on June 10, 2008 (amended on June 13, 2008), and a Preliminary Injunction (PI) on June 20, 2008, enjoining and restraining NMFS from giving any effect to or otherwise taking any action to enforce the one-halibut daily bag limit restriction for charter vessel anglers. The TRO (as amended) and the PI direct that the daily bag limit should revert to the two-fish daily bag limit with one fish no more than 32 inches (81.3 cm) head-on length that was in place prior to the one-fish daily bag limit. This action ensures that regulatory text provides accurate information to the regulated public. The intended effect is to make regulatory requirements consistent with a duly issued Court Order. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300   
Legal Authority: 6 USC 773 to 773K   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  Withdraws Regulations That Were Enjoined by Court Order  09/15/2008 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  09/11/2008  73 FR 52795   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0648-AW23 
Agency Contact:
James Balisger
Regional Administrator
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802
Phone:907 586-7221
Fax:907 586-7249
Email: james.balsiger@noaa.gov