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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA54 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef To Set Total Allowable Catch for Red Snapper 
Abstract: This action would adjust the commercial and recreational quotas of red snapper to 3.66 and 3.525 MP, respectively, consistent with the 51:49 ratio for the commercial and recreational allocation of red snapper established in Amendment 1 to the FMP. NOAA Fisheries Service's will provide an estimated projection for the number of days in the 2011 recreational fishing season after the 2010 harvest numbers are received. In addition, NOAA Fisheries Service proposes to make administrative adjustments to the reef fish individual fishing quota program via the authority in 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action would revise the definition of "actual ex-vessel value" in 622.2 of the regulations. The intent of this revision is to allow NOAA Fisheries Service to more accurately analyze the total value of the Gulf red snapper and grouper and tilefish fisheries. Similarly, NOAA Fisheries Service is proposing to revise regulations at 622.16 and 622.20 to extend the existing 12-hour maintenance window with an additional 8 hours to allow for more time to conduct end of year maintenance. It also clarifies how fishermen can submit an IFQ landing notification during the maintenance window. Lastly, NOAA Fisheries Service is proposing to remove an obsolete regulation. Regulations implementing Amendment 30B to the FMP, removed the February 15 to March 15 seasonal closure of the commercial sector of the Gulf reef fish fishery for gag, red grouper, and black grouper. However, NOAA Fisheries Service inadvertently did not remove S 622.45(c)(4) in the final rule for Amendment 30B, which includes the prohibition on the sale/purchase of gag, black grouper, or red grouper harvested from the Gulf by a vessel with a valid Federal commercial permit for Gulf reef fish from February 15 until March 15, each year. This action proposes to remove this obsolete paragraph. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/22/2011  76 FR 9735   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/24/2011    
Final Action  06/00/2011    
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:
Roy E. Crabtree
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
263 13th Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:727 824-5305
Fax:727 824-5308
Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov