0648-BG87 201710 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Amendment 46 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico to Establish a Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan

Following a 2015 NMFS determination of the lack of adequate progress in rebuilding the Gulf gray triggerfish stock, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council had two years under the Magnuson Stevens Act to develop actions to rebuild the affected stock. The Council has now proposed to amend the Fishery Management Plan to focus on the stock's rebuilding. This proposed action would implement that amendment. The proposed action would establish a 9-year rebuilding time period; retain the current gray triggerfish annual catch limits and annual catch targets for the recreational and commercial sectors; modify the recreational fixed closed season; reduce the recreational bag limit; increase the recreational size limit; and modify the commercial trip limit.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 50 CFR 622 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No Notice of Availability 08/30/2017 82 FR 41205 NPRM 09/25/2017 82 FR 44551 NPRM Comment Period End 10/25/2017 Final Action 12/00/2017 Yes Businesses None No No Yes No Roy Crabtree E. Regional Administrator, Southeast Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 727 824-5305 727 824-5308 roy.crabtree@noaa.gov 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg FL 33701