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RIN: 0648-AO66

Publication ID: Fall 2000

Title: ●Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Hawaii-Based Pelagic Longline Area Closure; Emergency Interim Rule
Abstract: As ordered by the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, NMFS issues an emergency interim rule that closes certain waters in the central and north Pacific Ocean to longline fishing, imposes fishing gear restrictions, effort limits, fish sale restrictions, and catch reporting requirements, and requires increased observer coverage in the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery. This rule replaces an emergency interim rule issued by NMFS on December 23, 1999, and subsequently extended on June 26, 2000. Like that rule, the intent of this rule is to reduce adverse impacts to sea turtles by the Hawaii longline fishery while NMFS prepares a comprehensive environmental impact statement that analyzes the environmental effects of fishing activities conducted under the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region.
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: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Judicial		08/25/2000

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	10/00/2000

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Dr. Charles Karnella Pacific Islands Area Office Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Suite 1110, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700 Phone:808 973-2985 Fax:808 973-2941 Email: charles.karnella@noaa.gov