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RIN: 0648-BG21

Publication ID: Fall 2016

Title: ●Amendment 16 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Abstract: This action would establish management measures to protect deep sea corals from the impacts of commercial fishing gear in the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council region. Specifically, this action would designate a deep sea coral zone, restrict the use of bottom-tending commercial fishing gear within the designated deep sea coral zone, and establish provisions for vessels transiting through the deep sea coral zone. Additionally, this action would establish Vessel Monitoring System requirements for the Illex squid fishery and add framework provisions to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan for future modifications to the deep sea coral protection measures. Finally, this action would provide an exemption to the Deep Sea Red Crab fishery from the restrictions on bottom-tending commercial fishing gear.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: uncollected
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/00/2016

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