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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA16 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Request for Comment on Discard Provision for Herring Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I 
Abstract: This action seeks additional public comment on a provision of the regulations implemented by a November 2, 2009, final rule (74 FR 56562). The specific provision allows a midwater trawl vessel with an All Areas and/or Areas 2 and 3 Atlantic herring limited access permit fishing in Northeast multispecies Closed Area I to release fish that cannot be pumped from the net and, thus, remain in the net at the end of pumping operations, without those fish being sampled by a NMFS at-sea observer. Based on comments received, NMFS may keep the current provision unchanged, modify the provision, or remove the provision entirely. This action is part of a Court approved joint motion to stay in the case of Taylor et al. v Locke (No. 09-CV-02289-HHK). 
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:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  Final Rule Deadline  11/30/2010 
NPRM  Judicial  Proposed Rule Deadline  09/01/2010 

Overall Description of Deadline: Deadline set by judicial order.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM   09/07/2010  75 FR 54292   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/07/2010    
Final Action  11/30/2010  75 FR 73979   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX93 
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