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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BF58 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Fisheries off West Coast States; Tribal Usual and Accustomed Fishing Areas 
Abstract: This rule implemented a 2015 judicial decision stemming from litigation between the Makah, Quinault, and Quileute tribes regarding the boundaries of their tribal fishing rights. The court expanded the boundaries for the usual and accustomed fishing areas for the Quinault Indian Nation and the Quileute Tribe. The rule revised the regulations that describe the Quinault Indian Nation's and the Quileute Tribe's usual and accustomed fishing areas, and made related revisions and organization changes to tribal regulations, including regulations pertaining to West Coast Groundfish Fisheries, Coastal Pelagic Fisheries, and Pacific Halibut Fisheries. This rule had no proposed stage because it made mandatory technical changes to the geographic boundaries of the tribes' fishing grounds per court order. The National Marine Fisheries Service had no discretion in implementation of the order and the rule did not treat other substantive issues. 
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 660   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  06/08/2016  81 FR 36806   
Final Action Effective  06/08/2016 
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:
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