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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BF04 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Amendment 17 to the Atlantic Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan 
Abstract: Amendment 17 to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan included three changes to the fishery management plan: added cost recovery provisions for the individual transferable quota component of the fishery; revised the mechanism for updating the biological reference points in the fishery management plan; and revised the optimum yield range specified in the fishery management plan. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires each limited access privilege program, such as the surfclam/ocean quahog individual transferable quota, to include measures to recover the costs of management, data collection and analysis, and enforcement activities of all. The other measures in this action improved the efficiency of the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan. 
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 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice  02/24/2016  81 FR 9159   
NPRM  03/16/2016  81 FR 14072   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/15/2016 
Final Action  06/15/2016  81 FR 38969   
Final Action Effective  07/15/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  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