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            <PUBLICATION_ID>201410</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>0648</CODE>
            <NAME>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>NOAA</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>0600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Commerce</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOC</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank Consistency Amendment</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The regulatory amendment would establish consistent regulations among three management areas off the west coast of Puerto Rico (Abrir la Sierra Bank, Bajo de Sico, Tourmaline Bank). Regulations differ among these areas within federal waters, as well as between state and federal boundaries for the two areas (Tourmaline Bank and Bajo de Sico) that cross the two jurisdictions. The purpose of this amendment is to establish consistent federal regulations across the three areas, while ensuring adequate protection of spawning aggregations of reef fish and the benthic habitat supporting those aggregations, which also serves as residential, recruitment, and foraging habitat for a variety of species. The proposed action would: Modify the length of the seasonal closures; modify reef fish, spiny lobster, and highly migratory species fishing regulations; modify anchoring restrictions; and modify spearfishing prohibitions within the management areas.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>50 CFR 622</CFR>
            <CFR>50 CFR 640</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 USC 1801 et seq</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/00/2015</TTBL_DATE>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Roy</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Crabtree</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>E.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Regional Administrator, Southeast Region</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0648</CODE>
                    <NAME>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>NOAA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>727 824-5305</PHONE>
                <FAX>727 824-5308</FAX>
                <EMAIL>roy.crabtree@noaa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>263 13th Avenue South,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>St. Petersburg</CITY>
                    <STATE>FL</STATE>
                    <ZIP>33701</ZIP>
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