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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA92 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●2011 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures and Scup Specification Increase (Increased 2011 Total Allowable Landings) 
Abstract: This rulemaking would conduct two related actions: It would publish a proposed increase to the previously established 2011 scup TAC and TAL and would propose management measures to achieve recreational harvest limits for the summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass recreational fisheries. Recreational management measures include recreational possession limits, minimum fish sizes, and seasonal closures. 
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 648   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  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:
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