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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY10 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Amendment 17A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 
Abstract: The most recent red snapper stock assessment, completed February 2008, determined the species was undergoing overfishing and was overfished. Biomass shows a sharp decline during the 1950's and 1960's, continued decline during the 1970's, and stable but low levels since 1980. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) is required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to implement rebuilding plans for overfished species. Therefore, Amendment 17A is being developed to establish a rebuilding plan and updated management reference points for red snapper in the South Atlantic. Additionally, revisions to the Magnuson-Stevens Act in 2006 require that by 2010, Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for fisheries determined by the Secretary to be subject to overfishing establish a mechanism for specifying Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) at a level that prevents overfishing and does not exceed the recommendations of the respective Councils Scientific and Statistical Committee or other established peer review processes. These FMPs are also required to establish within this timeframe measures to ensure accountability. To comply with this Magnuson-Stevens Act requirement, Amendment 17A would establish an ACL and accountability measures for red snapper, and implement management measures to ensure harvest does not exceed the ACL. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  ACLs for overfished species must be in place in the year 2010.  12/31/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Availability  07/29/2010  75 FR 44753   
NPRM  08/13/2010  75 FR 49447   
Notice of Availability Comment Period End  09/27/2010    
NPRM Comment Period End  09/27/2010    
Final Action  12/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: sero.nmfs.noaa.gov  
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