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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-AH89 | Publication ID: Fall 1996 |
Title: Identification of Special Sea Turtle Conservation Areas and Appropriate Conservation Measures | |
Abstract: NMFS is issuing a final rule to amend the regulations protecting sea turtles. The final rule: Removes the approval of the Morrison, Parrish, and Taylor soft turtle excluder devices (TEDs), effective April 1, 1997; removes the approval of all soft TEDs, effective 1 year after the final rule is published; requires that TEDs be installed in try nets with a headrope length greater than 12 ft (3.6 m) and a footrope length greater than 15 ft (4.6 m), effective 1 year after the final rule is published; establishes Shrimp Fishery Sea Turtle Conservation Areas (SFSTCAs); and, within the SFSTCAs, removes the approval of all soft TEDs, imposes the new TED requirement for try nets, and modifies the requirements for bottom-opening hard TEDs. This final rule is necessary to enhance the effectiveness of the regulations protecting sea turtles in reducing sea turtle mortality resulting from shrimp trawling in the Atlantic and Gulf Areas in the southeastern United States. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 227 50 CFR 217 | |
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Kathryn Conant Habitat Specialist, NMFS, Office of Habitat Conservation Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 713-2325 Fax:301 713-1043 Email: kathryn.conant@noaa.gov |