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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BG07 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: ●Interim Rule to Set Commercial and Recreational Possession Limits for Blueline Tilefish  
Abstract: This temporary rule set commercial and recreational possession limits for blueline tilefish in the U.S. Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone north of the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Virginia/North Carolina border) for the remainder of 2016, or until superseded by another action. This fishery was managed under an emergency rule, published on June 4, 2015, and subsequently extended through June 3, 2016. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council developed and approved an amendment to its Tilefish Fishery Management Plan, which established long-term management of this fishery. The normal process for review of a management plan amendment, and adoption of implementing regulations through proposed and final rulemaking could not be completed before the expiration of the current emergency measures. This action avoided a lapse in Federal management measures between when the emergency action expired and the implementation of the new management measures. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time 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
Final Action  06/17/2016  81 FR 39591   
Final Action Effective  06/17/2016 
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