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DOC/NOAA

RIN: 0648-AY22

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Generic Amendment for Annual Catch Limits
Abstract: The generic amendment is intended to modify five of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Fishery Management Plans (FMPs). These include FMPs for: Reef Fish Resources, Shrimp, Stone Crab, Coral and Coral Reef Resources, and Red Drum. NMFS and the Council will develop these Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) in cooperation with the Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. NMFS, in collaboration with the Council, will develop a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate alternatives and actions for the ACLs. Some examples of these actions include: Establishing sector-specific ACLs, selecting levels of risk associated with species yields, considering removal or withdrawal of species from FMPs, and delegating species or species assemblages to state regulators.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice of Intent	08/04/2009	74 FR 47206
NPRM	12/00/2011
Notice of Availability	12/00/2011
Final Action	02/00/2012

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	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