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RIN: 0648-BG29

Publication ID: Fall 2016

Title: ●Timing of Accountability Measure-Based Closures Amendment
Abstract: This rule would minimize, to the extent practicable, the socio-economic impacts of accountability measure-based closures, while constraining catch levels to the applicable annual catch limits and preventing overfishing. Furthermore, the rule would modify the timeframe for the implementation of accountability measure-based closures in the event of an overage of the annual catch limits for a species or species complex managed by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council, except for queen conch. Specifically, accountability measure-based closures would be applied from September 30 of the closure year backward, toward the beginning of the year, for the number of days necessary to achieve the required reduction in landings. If the length of the required fishing season reduction exceeds the period of January 1 through September 30, any additional fishing season reduction would be applied from October 1 forward, toward the end of the year.
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
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal
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