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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BF76 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for HMS; Purse Seine Observer Requirements, and Fishing Restrictions and Limits in Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries for 2016-2017 
Abstract: This rule, issued under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, required that U.S. purse seine vessels carry observers on fishing trips in the western and central Pacific Ocean; established restrictions in 2016 and 2017 on the use of fish aggregating devices by U.S. purse seine vessels in the western and central Pacific Ocean; and established limits in 2016 and 2017 on the amount of bigeye tuna that may be captured by U.S. longline vessels in the western and central Pacific Ocean. This action was necessary for the United States to satisfy its obligations under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, to which it is a Contracting Party. 
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 300   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/27/2016  81 FR 24772   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/12/2016 
Final Action  06/24/2016  81 FR 41239   
Final Action Effective  07/25/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  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:
Michael Tosatto
Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176,
Honolulu, HI 96818
Phone:808 725-5000
Email: michael.tosatto@noaa.gov