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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BD93 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Implementation of a New Trawl Gear Stowage Method 
Abstract: This action would implement changes to the regulations governing the on-vessel stowage requirements of trawl gear to ensure the gear is not available for immediate use. The current trawl gear stowage regulations require that trawl gear being stowed on the net reel be covered with a canvas or similar opaque material. The Councils Enforcement Committee has been working with the industry and the United States Coast Guard to develop an alternative to the tarp requirement to improve safety at sea. Through public workshops and at-sea trials, the industry, Coast Guard, and NMFS developed an orange mesh material as a safer alternative to the current tarp requirement. This action allows the use of this orange mesh material as an alternative. 
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  05/29/2014  79 FR 30799   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/30/2014 
Final Action  09/04/2014  79 FR 52578   
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 
Agency Contact:
John K. Bullard
Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone:978 281-9287
Email: john.bullard@noaa.gov