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RIN: 0648-BI07

Publication ID: Fall 2018

Title: ●Striped Bass Fishing in the Block Island Transit Zone
Abstract: NMFS is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to seek public input on restrictions for striped bass in federal waters within the Block Island Transit Zone. The Block Island Transit Zone is a small area of federal waters between New York and Rhode Island state waters and Block Island, Rhode Island. Current federal regulations prohibit fishing, harvesting, possessing or retaining striped bass in federal waters. However, anglers in the Block Island Transit are exempt from the prohibition on possessing striped bass while they transit the zone, provided no striped bass fishing takes place during transit. Fishing for striped bass is authorized in state waters adjacent to the Block Island Transit Zone, and different state and federal regulations for striped bass fishing in this area may create confusion for anglers. NMFS is seeking public comment to inform our evaluation of potential regulatory revisions.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 697
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	10/00/2018

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
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