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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BH40 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: ●Fisheries off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Sacramento River Winter Chinook Harvest Control Rule 
Abstract: This action proposes a new harvest control rule, developed and recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), to manage the impacts of ocean salmon fisheries on endangered Sacramento River winter Chinook salmon. This harvest control rule was developed to be responsive to dynamic changes in productivity of Sacramento River winter Chinook salmon and limit salmon fishery impacts on the species through integration of juvenile survival data in modeling abundance forecasts. The new control rule will be evaluated in a biological opinion and is intended to be implemented in setting ocean salmon fisheries, beginning in 2018. It is expected that this action will result in the use of improved scientific information as the basis for limiting fishery impacts on Sacramento River winter Chinook salmon and that will improve the stability of ocean salmon fisheries in the area south of Point Arena, CA. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/22/2018  83 FR 7650   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/09/2018 
Final Action  05/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Barry Thom
Regional Administrator, West Coast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232
Phone:503 231-6266
Email: barry.thom@noaa.gov