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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BE97 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: ●Emergency Action to Implement Commercial and Recreational Possession Limits for Blueline Tilefish 
Abstract: This temporary rule responds to a request for emergency action from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The rule implements commercial and recreational possession limits for blueline tilefish in the US Atlantic EEZ north of the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Virginia/North Carolina border) where the species is currently unregulated. The temporary measures are being put in place to constrain harvest rates while the Councils develop a long-term solution for the management of this stock. The action would affect vessels active in the recreational and commercial tilefish fisheries. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Emergency Action  07/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John K. Bullard
Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone:978 281-9287
Email: john.bullard@noaa.gov