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RIN: 0648-AX67

Publication ID: Fall 2010

Title: Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico
Abstract: In September 2008, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a report based on observer data that indicated the total number of loggerhead sea turtle takes by the eastern Gulf of Mexico reef fish bottom longline fishery was much greater than that authorized in the most recent biological opinion. In response, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) requested NMFS take emergency action to reduce the number of takes by the fishery during the short term while the Council develops long-term measures in Amendment 31. Measures being considered include: (1) modifying baits; (2) area, season, and depth restrictions; (3) reducing effort through a longline endorsement program; and (4) using observers or electronic monitoring to close the fishery once a sea turtle take threshold has been met.
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 622
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/15/2010	75 FR 2469
NPRM Comment Period End	03/01/2010
Final Action	04/26/2010	75 FR 21512
Final Rule -- Correction Notice	05/24/2010	75 FR 28760

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree Regional Administrator, Southeast Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone:727 824-5305 Fax:727 824-5308 Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov