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DOC/NOAA

RIN: 0648-AY87

Publication ID: 2012

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 estimates 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 will 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:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite 1st Interim Final Rule Effective  05/03/2010  1st Emergency Rule  05/06/2010  2nd Emergency Rule  05/12/2010  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