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RIN: 0648-AV90

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Framework Adjustment 19 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Abstract: Framework 19 would establish management measures for the scallop fishery for the 2008 and 2009 fishing years. It will include measures to implement new management measures developed and implemented under Amendment 11 to the Scallop FMP, if approved. Management measures in Framework 19 would include scallop days-at-sea and trip allocations, new area closures and/or access areas, and allocations for scallop fishing in the groundfish closed areas. It would also include improvements to some current management measures to make management of the scallop fishery more efficient and effective.
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

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	03/19/2008	73 FR 14748
NPRM Comment Period End	04/08/2008
Final Rule	05/29/2008	73 FR 30790

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
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