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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA35 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Amendment 2 of the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species 
Abstract: This action would implement the preferred alternative under Amendment 2 of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP). Amendment 2 would revise part of the HMS FMP to ensure that it is consistent with new guidelines to meet the objectives of MSA National Standard 1 in order to more effectively prevent overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks, or stocks that may become overfished. The proposed rule would change the list of Management Unit Species codified in the HMS FMP final rule and modify the process the Council would use for the adoption of the numerical estimates of maximum sustainable yield, optimal yield, and status determination criteria. Adoption of updated numerical estimates would be submitted as recommendations for NMFS to provide the opportunity for Secretarial review. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time 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
Notice of Availability  03/14/2011  76 FR 13592   
NPRM  06/00/2011    
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:
Mark Helvey
Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard,
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone:562 980-4040
Fax:562 980-4047
Email: mark.helvey@noaa.gov