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RIN: 0648-BH49

Publication ID: Fall 2018

Title: Interim Final Rule to Address Overfishing of Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark
Abstract: This interim rulemaking for shortfin mako sharks implements a management measure (Recommendation 17-08) that was adopted at the 2017 annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. North Atlantic shortfin mako sharks were recently assessed overfished and experiencing overfishing, and the Recommendation requires member countries, including the United States, to take immediate action to end overfishing of the stock, including release of live sharks, implementation of minimum sizes, and limits in retention of dead sharks.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	03/02/2018	83 FR 8946
Interim Final Rule Effective	03/02/2018
Extension of Interim Measures	10/00/2018

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 0648-BH75
Agency Contact: Alan Risenhoover Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13362, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 713-2334 Fax:301 713-0596 Email: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov