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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-AY87 | Publication ID: Fall 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 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 cleanup 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: Other Significant |
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:
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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 |