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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BE25 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: ●Implementation of Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-trip Observer Notification Requirements for the West Coast Swordfish Drift Gillnet Fishery 
Abstract:

This action will implement mandatory use of a NMFS-approved vessel monitoring system, and institute a 48 hour pre-trip call in notification requirement for permitted West Coast Swordfish Drift Gillnet vessel owners. The vessel monitoring system portion of the rule is intended to address a key term and condition embodied in the 2013 Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion that provides take coverage for the West Coast Swordfish Drift Gillnet fishery.

 
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 660   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/15/2014  79 FR 54950   
Final Action  06/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  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:
William Stelle Jr.
Regional Administrator, West Coast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
7600 Sand Point Way Northeast, Building 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone:206 526-6150
Email: will.stelle@noaa.gov