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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BM86 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Changes to Purse Seine Fish Aggregating Device Closure Periods 
Abstract:

Under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), NMFS proposes to implement provisions of recent decisions of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC). This rulemaking would reduce the length of current fish aggregating device (FAD) closure periods for the U.S. purse seine fishery. This rulemaking could reduce economic effects on the U.S. purse seine fishery by increasing fishing opportunities through the reduction in FAD closure periods.

 
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  05/29/2024  89 FR 46352   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/13/2024 
Final Action  08/29/2024  89 FR 70120   
Final Action Effective  08/29/2024 
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: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Sarah Malloy
Acting 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: sarah.malloy@noaa.gov