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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BM98 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Abbreviated Framework Action under the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico; Catch Limit Modifications for Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper  
Abstract:

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is developing a proposed rule to implement the Abbreviated Framework. The purpose of the Abbreviated Framework is to modify the overfishing limit (OFL), acceptable biological catch (ABC), and annual catch limit (ACL) for Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) lane snapper based a recent Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review 49 interim analysis and consistent with recommendations from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee. The Council approved the Abbreviated Framework at its January 2024 meeting by a vote of 16-0 (1 absent) for review by the Secretary of Commerce. The need for this rule is to update existing Gulf lane snapper catch limits based on the best scientific information available and to achieve optimum yield while preventing overfishing, consistent with the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

 
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 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/17/2024  89 FR 51295   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/17/2024 
Final Action  12/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Andrew J. Strelcheck
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
263 13th Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:727 824-5305
Email: andy.strelcheck@noaa.gov