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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AR39 Publication ID: Fall 2004 
Title: Regulations Implementing the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan 
Abstract: This action would implement management measures to (1) reduce the incidental mortality and serious injury (bycatch) of the western North Atlantic coastal bottlenose dolphin stock (dolphins) (Tursiops truncatus) in the mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet fishery and eight other coastal fisheries operating within the dolphin’s distributional range; and (2) amend current, seasonal restrictions on large mesh gillnet fisheries operating in the mid-Atlantic region to reduce the incidental take of sea turtles in North Carolina and Virginia state waters. This action would use effort reduction measures, gear proximity rules, gear or gear deployment modifications, fishermen training, and outreach and education measures to reduce dolphin bycatch below the marine mammal stock’s potential biological removal level (PBR); and time/area closures and size restrictions on large mesh fisheries to reduce incidental takes of endangered and threatened sea turtles as well as to reduce dolphin bycatch below the stock’s PBR. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 229   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory    09/00/2003 
Final  Statutory    01/00/2004 

Overall Description of Deadline: There is a deadline under the MMPA, but noting that we cannot meet this deadline because of requirements related to compliance with other laws, such as NEPA and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2004    
NPRM Comment Period End  02/00/2005    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Dr. Michael Payne
Fishery Biologist
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802
Phone:907 586-7235
Fax:301 713-2521
Email: michael.payne@noaa.gov