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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY87 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: Withdrawal of the 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. At the time of this rulemaking, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that oil leaking from the incident site may have be as much as 5,000 barrels a day or more. Several agencies responded to the oil spill, and conducted clean-up activities in the vicinity. To prevent interference with safety personnel, an emergency rule was necessary to close the Federal Waters to all fishing activities near the incident site and the oil slick. The circumstances that created the need for emergency short-term fishing closures no longer exist. The National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have determined that seafood from all previously closed areas of the Gulf Exclusive Economic Zone due to the oil spill is safe for human consumption. Therefore, NMFS has withdrawn the emergency regulations that established a protocol for closing and reopening portions of the Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean exclusive economic zones that were or could potentially be affected by the oil spill. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed 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 
Withdrawal of Regulations  02/24/2014  79 FR 10028   
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