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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY87 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Emergency Rule To Close a Portion of Federal Waters in the Gulf of Mexico in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 
Abstract: An oil spill occurred on April 23, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 50 miles off of the Louisiana coast. NOAA is estimating that oil leaking from the incident site may be as much as 5,000 barrels a day or more. Several agencies are responding to the oil spill and conducting clean-up activities in the vicinity. To prevent interference with safety personnel, an emergency rule is necessary to close the Federal Waters to all fishing activities near the incident site and the oil slick. Under MSA 305(c), this emergency rule would remain in effect until the circumstances that created the emergency no longer exist. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term 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
1st Interim Final Rule Effective  05/03/2010    
1st Emergency Rule  05/06/2010  75 FR 24822   
2nd Emergency Rule  05/12/2010  75 FR 26679   
2nd Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/17/2010    
1st Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  06/11/2010    
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
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