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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AK11 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: Adjustment of Management Program for Pelagic Species Fisheries in the Western Pacific 
Abstract: This action will modify the management program for the fisheries for swordfish, tuna, and associated species in the western Pacific region. Possible changes include measures to prevent or mitigate the take of seabirds or turtles in the longline fishery, to address bycatch of sharks, to establish new measures and/or limited entry for the longline fishery in American Samoa, and measures to prevent gear conflicts at seamounts used by different gear types. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment period. Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment period.   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/1998    
NPRM Comment Period End  09/00/1998    
Final Action  10/00/1998    
Final Action Effective  11/00/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Roy Crabtree
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service, 263 Thirteenth Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:727 570-5305
Fax:727 570-5583
Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov