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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY50 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: 2010 Specifications and Management Measures for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan 
Abstract: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) jointly manage the spiny dogfish fishery on the Atlantic coast through the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), with the MAFMC having the lead. The FMP requires the Councils to recommend specifications for the spiny dogfish fishery consistent with the rebuilding program in the FMP. This fishery is managed through an annual quota and possession limits. The quota is divided semi-annually, with quota period 1 (May 1 through October 31) being allocated 57.9 percent of the quota, and quota period 2 (November 1 through April 30) being allocated 42.1 percent. For the 2010 fishing year, the MAFMC and NEFMC have adopted separate recommendations (ranging from a status quo of 12 million pounds to 29 million pounds) to provide a sufficient range of alternatives for the purposes of allowing NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service to implement measures that are responsive to the best available data at the time of final rulemaking (the next assessment is scheduled to occur late January 2010, with preliminary results likely available at the end of February 2010). Both Councils adopted the status quo possession limit of 3,000 lb per trip. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/02/2010  75 FR 16716   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/02/2010    
Final Action  06/24/2010  75 FR 36012   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Patricia A. Kurkul
Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
55 Great Republic Way,
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone:978 281-9200
Fax:978 281-9117
Email: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov