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RIN: 0648-AS15

Publication ID: Fall 2006

Title: Amendment 13 to Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Waters
Abstract: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is developing Amendment 13 to establish a permitting system for the royal red shrimp fishery that is complementary to the existing permit system for the penaeid shrimp fishery. In accordance with requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Amendment also will establish or revise stock status thresholds and targets including MSY, OY, as well as the "overfished" and "overfishing" definitions for the shrimp species in the management unit, and a bycatch reporting methodology.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice	11/23/2005	70 FR 70780
Comment Period End	01/23/2006
NPRM	04/05/2006	71 FR 17062
NPRM Comment Period End	05/22/2006
Final Action	09/26/2006	71 FR 56039

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
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