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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AP32 Publication ID: Spring 2002 
Title: Extension of Implementation Date of the Year 4 Default Management Measures for Small-Mesh Multispecies (Whiting, Red Hake and Offshore Hake) 
Abstract: This action proposes to extend the implementation date of the year-four default management measures for small-mesh multispecies (whiting, red hake and offshore hake) for one year to May 1, 2003. Under the year-four default measures, which are currently scheduled to become effective on May 1, 2002, vessels would be prohibited from fishing for whiting with mesh less than 3 inches (square or diamond) in almost all New England and Mid-Atlantic fisheries, and a 10,000 lb possession limit would automatically be implemented for whiting and offshore hake, combined. 
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 648   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/17/2001  66 FR 48020   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/17/2001    
Final Action  02/05/2002  67 FR 5241   
Final Action Effective  03/07/2002    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Patricia A. Kurkul
Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
55 Great Republic Way,
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone:978 281-9200
Fax:978 281-9117
Email: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov