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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AV51 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: Certification of Nations Whose Fishing Vessels Are Engaged in IUU Fishing or Bycatch of Protected Living Marine Resources 
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is establishing a process of identification and certification to address Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated (IUU) activities and bycatch of protected species in international fisheries. Nations whose fishing vessels engage, or have been engaged, in IUU fishing or bycatch of protected living marine resources would be identified in a biennial report to Congress, as required under section 403 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) of 2006. NMFS would subsequently certify whether identified nations have taken appropriate corrective action with respect to the activities of its fishing vessels, as required under section 403 of MSRA. 
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 300   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq    16 USC 1826d to 1826k   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  Identification of nations whose vessels are engaged (or have been engaged in) illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing  01/12/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  06/11/2007  72 FR 32052   
ANPRM Comment Period End  07/26/2007    
NPRM  06/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dr. Rebecca Lent
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Suite 4200, 501 West Ocean Boulevard,
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213
Phone:562 980-4001
Fax:301 713-9106
Email: rebecca.lent@noaa.gov