DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

13 CFR Ch. III 

15 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I, II, III, VII, VIII, IX, and XI 

19 CFR Ch. III 

37 CFR Chs. I, IV, and V 

48 CFR Ch. 13 

50 CFR Chs. II, III, IV, and VI 

Fall 2012 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Executive Order 12866, entitled “Regulatory Planning and Review,” and the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), in the spring and fall of 

each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regulations under development or review over the 

next 12 months. Rulemaking actions are grouped according to prerulemaking, proposed rules, final rules, 

long-term actions, and rulemaking actions completed since the spring 2012 agenda. The purpose of the 

agenda is to provide information to the public on regulations that are currently under review, being proposed, 
or issued by Commerce. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and views by interested members of 

the public. 

 Commerce’s fall 2012 regulatory agenda includes regulatory activities that are expected to be conducted 

during the period October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

 Specific: For additional information about specific regulatory actions listed in the agenda, contact the 

individual identified as the contact person. 

 General: Comments or inquiries of a general nature about the agenda should be directed to Asha Mathew, 

Chief Counsel for Regulation, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-3151. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commerce hereby publishes its fall 2012 Unified Agenda of Federal 

Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions pursuant to Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq. Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to publish an agenda of those regulations that 

are under consideration pursuant to this order. By memorandum of June 13, 2012, the Office of Management 

and Budget issued guidelines and procedures for the preparation and publication of the fall 2012 Unified 

Agenda. The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires agencies to publish, in the spring and fall of each year, a 

regulatory flexibility agenda that contains a brief description of the subject of any rule likely to have a 

significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, and a list that identifies those entries 

that have been selected for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

 In this edition of Commerce’s regulatory agenda, a list of the most important significant regulatory actions 

and a Statement of Regulatory Priorities are included in the Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online 

Unified Agenda and in part II of the issue of the Federal Register that includes the Unified Agenda. 
 In addition, beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the Internet became the basic means for disseminating the 

Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is available online at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers 

users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. 

 Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Commerce’s printed agenda entries include only: 

(1) Rules that are in the Agency’s regulatory flexibility agenda, in accordance with the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, because they are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 

entities; and 

(2) Rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act. 

 Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act’s Agenda requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in the Unified Agenda 

published on the Internet. In addition, for fall editions of the Agenda, Commerce’s entire Regulatory Plan will 

continue to be printed in the Federal Register. 

 Within Commerce, the Office of the Secretary and various operating units may issue regulations. These 

operating units, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bureau of Industry and 

Security, and the Patent and Trademark Office, issue the greatest share of Commerce’s regulations. 

 A large number of regulatory actions reported in the Agenda deal with fishery management programs of 

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). To avoid repetition of programs and definitions, as well 

as to provide some understanding of the technical and institutional elements of NMFS’ programs, an 

“Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries” is provided below. 
Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries

 The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (the Act) 

governs the management of fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (EEZ). The 

EEZ refers to those waters from the outer edge of the State boundaries, generally 3 nautical miles, to a 

distance of 200 nautical miles. Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) are to be prepared for fisheries that 

require conservation and management measures. Regulations implementing these FMPs regulate domestic 

fishing and foreign fishing where permitted. Foreign fishing may be conducted in a fishery in which there is no 

FMP only if a preliminary fishery management plan has been issued to govern that foreign fishing. Under the 

Act, eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) prepare FMPs or amendments to FMPs for 

fisheries within their respective areas. In the development of such plans or amendments and their 

implementing regulations, the Councils are required by law to conduct public hearings on the draft plans and 

to consider the use of alternative means of regulating. 

 The Council process for developing FMPs and amendments makes it difficult for NMFS to determine the 

significance and timing of some regulatory actions under consideration by the Councils at the time the 

semiannual regulatory agenda is published. 

Commerce’s fall 2012 regulatory agenda follows. 

NAME: Cameron F. Kerry,

General Counsel. 
The 415 Regulatory Agendas

General Administration - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Guidance for Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Financial Assistance) 0605-AA28

Civil Monetary Penalties: Adjustment for Inflation 0605-AA31

Bureau of the Census - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Mandatory Automated Export System Filing for all Shipments Requiring Shipper's

Export Declaration Information; Substantive Changes and Corrections 0607-AA50

Resumption of the Population Estimates Challenge Program and Changes to the Program 0607-AA51

Economic Development Administration - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Revisions to EDA's Regulations 0610-AA66

International Trade Administration - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System 0625-AA93

International Trade Administration - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders 0625-AA51

Amendment to Certification of Factual Information to Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Proceedings 0625-AA66

Canadian Softwood Lumber Import Licensing System 0625-AA76

Withdrawal of Regulation Governing Treatment of Tollers and Subcontractors in Antidumping Duty Determinations 0625-AA77

Withdrawal of Regulation Governing Targeted Dumping in Antidumping Duty Investigations 0625-AA79

Modification to Regulation Concerning the Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders 0625-AA86

Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain

Antidumping Duty Proceedings 0625-AA87

Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations 0625-AA88

Withdrawal of Regulations Pertaining to Imports of Cotton Woven Fabric and Short Supply Procedures; Opportunity for

Public Comment 0625-AA90

Modification of Regulations Regarding the Definition of Factual Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual

Information 0625-AA91

Regulation Strengthening Accountability of Attorneys and Non-Attorney Representatives Appearing before the

Department 0625-AA92

International Trade Administration - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Commercial Availability of Fabric and Yarn 0625-AA59
International Trade Administration - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Foreign-Trade Zones in the United States 0625-AA81

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PreRule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Address Harbor Seal Disturbance at Glacial Sites in Alaska 0648-BB71

Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Survey Activities of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries

Science Center 0648-BB87

Generic Amendment 4 for to Fishery Management Plans in the Gulf of Mexico: Fixed Petroleum Platforms and Artificial

Reefs as Essential Fish Habitat 0648-BC47

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the HawaiiSouthern California Training and Testing Study Area 0648-BC52

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities Conducted

Within the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area 0648-BC53

Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BC63

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Fishery Management Plan for Regulating Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico 0648-AS65

American Lobster Fishery; Fishing Effort Control Measures to Complement Interstate Lobster Management

Recommendations by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 0648-AT31

Reducing Disturbances to Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins from Human Interactions 0648-AU02

High Seas Fishing Compliance Act; Amendment of Regulations 0648-AV12

Marine Mammal Protection Act Permit Regulation Revisions 0648-AV82

Regulatory Review and Update of National Marine Sanctuary Program Regulations 0648-AV85

Modification to the Geographic Boundaries of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Management Subarea 0648-AW00

Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Amendment 16 to the Pelagics Fishery Management

Plan; Framework Process 0648-AW35

Capital Construction Fund; Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund Procedures 0648-AW57

Changes to the Coastal Zone Management Act Program Change Procedures 0648-AW74

Take and Import of Marine Mammals: Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Operations of an Liquefied Natural Gas

Port Facility in Massachusetts Bay 0648-AW89

Trade Monitoring Procedures for Fishery Products 0648-AX63

Revisions to Permit Regulations for Federal Fisheries Permits (FFP) and Federal Processor Permit (FPP) in Alaska 0648-AX78

Amendment 3 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-AY12

Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; American Samoa Longline Limited Entry Permits 0648-AY24

Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-AY26

Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Purse Seine Fishing with Fish Aggregation Devices 0648-AY36

Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Territorial Limits on Highly Migratory Species 0648-AY46

Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan 0648-AY47

Designation of Critical Habitat for the North Atlantic Right Whale 0648-AY54

Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch in Atlantic Trawl Fisheries 0648-AY61

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments and Corrections 0648-AY76

Amendment to Recover the Administrative Costs of Processing Permit Applications 0648-AY81

Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems 0648-BA15

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Future of the Atlantic Shark Fishery 0648-BA17

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Expansion 0648-BA21

Regulatory Amendment to Implement a Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for International Pacific Halibut Commission Area 2C

and Area 3A 0648-BA37

Implementation of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Resolution Establishing a Program for Transshipments

by Large-Scale Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean 0648-BA41

Amendment 22 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BA53
Amendment 21 to the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BA59

Amendment 6 to the Golden Crab Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic 0648-BA60

Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 0648-BA61

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the Knik Arm Crossing, Cook Inlet, Alaska 0648-BA73

Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 0648-BA82

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Restrictions on Fishing in Proximity to Data Buoys 0648-BA84

Removal of Requirements for the Groundfish Retention Standard (GRS) Program in the BSAI 0648-BA93

Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National

Monument, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument 0648-BA98

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of a Liquefied

Natural Gas Deepwater Port in the Gulf of Mexico 0648-BB00

Implement the 2010 Shark Conservation Act Provisions and Other Regulations in the Atlantic Smoothhound Shark

Fishery 0648-BB02

Fishing Vessel, Fishing Facility, and Individual Fishing Quota Lending Program Regulations 0648-BB11

Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Cost Recovery

Program 0648-BB17

Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales 0648-BB20

Highly Migratory Species Fishing Vessel Notification Requirements for Carrying Observers 0648-BB23

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures 0648-BB29

Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of Critical Habitat for Threatened Lower Columbia River Coho

Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead 0648-BB30

Amendment and Updates to the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan 0648-BB37

Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Conducting Geological and Geophysical Exploration of Mineral and Energy

Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico 0648-BB38

Implementation of the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 0648-BB54

The 2013-2014 Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 0648-BB57

Amendment 18B to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BB58

International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; High Seas Transshipment

Prohibitions 0648-BB64

Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan Amendment to Address Fleet Consolidation and Accumulation of

Excessive Fishing Privileges 0648-BB69

Amendment 89 to the GOA FMP Area Closures for Chionoecetes Bairdi Crab Protection in Gulf of Alaska Groundfish

Fisheries 0648-BB76

Amendment to the Vessel Ownership Requirements of the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for Fixed-Gear

Pacific halibut and Sablefish Fisheries in and off of Alaska 0648-BB78

Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat; Implementing Changes to the Regulations

for Designating Critical Habitat 0648-BB79

Interagency Cooperation--Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended; Definition of Destruction or Adverse

Modification of Critical Habitat 0648-BB80

Interagency Cooperation -- Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended; Incidental Take Statements 0648-BB81

Draft Policy Regarding Implementation of Section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 0648-BB82

Amendments to Implement the Internationally Agreed Requirements of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Convention Act 0648-BB86

Revision of the National Standard 1 Guidelines 0648-BB92

Amendment 94 to the Gulf of Alaska Fishery Management Plan for Alaska and Regulatory Amendments for Community

Quota Entities 0648-BB94

Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Reconsideration of Allocation of Whiting (Raw 2) 0648-BC01

Corrections to Regulations Implementing Tilefish Amendment 1 0648-BC05

Framework Adjustment 5 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-BC08

Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan 0648-BC09

Generic Amendment to Several Fishery Management Plans in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Regions to Modify

Federally-Permitted Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements 0648-BC12

International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Removal of Prohibition on

Purse Seine Fishing in High Seas Areas 0648-BC15

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System; Guidelines to Certify and Integrate Non-Federal Assets 0648-BC18

Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 18; Revision of Essential Fish Habitat

Descriptions for Pacific Salmon 0648-BC19

Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands:

Parrotfish Size Limits. 0648-BC20

Amendment to Open a Portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area to the Harvest of Atlantic Surfclams and Ocean

Quahogs 0648-BC21

Comprehensive Ecosystem Based Amendment 3 0648-BC22
Amendment 42 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 0648-BC25

Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Regulations on Introduced Species 0648-BC26

Framework Adjustment to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan for 2013-2014 Annual Catch Limits

(ACLs) and Other Management Measures 0648-BC27

Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 17; Updating FMP Language and Adjusting

PFMC Schedule for Preseason Modification of Regulations 0648-BC28

Resubmitted Action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the

South Atlantic Region 0648-BC30

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); North Atlantic Swordfish Management Measures 0648-BC31

Amendment 43 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs and Amendment 103 to the FMP for Groundfish of the

BSAI 0648-BC34

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications

and Management Measures and FMP Amendment 21-1 0648-BC35

Amendment 38 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico 0648-BC37

Amendment 4 to the U.S. Caribbean Coral FMP: Seagrass Management 0648-BC38

Amendment 95 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska 0648-BC39

2013 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Specifications and Management Measures 0648-BC40

Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan of the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BC41

Management Measures for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean 0648-BC44

Designate Critical Habitat for the Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment 0648-BC45

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Precision Strike Weapon and Air-to-Surface Gunnery Training and Testing

Operations at Eglin Air Force Base, FL 0648-BC46

Amendment 19 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 0648-BC48

Proposed Rule; Regulatory Amendment to Implement an Exempted Fishery for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Off Cape Cod,

MA 0648-BC50

Framework Action to Set the Annual Catch Limit and Optionally the Annual Catch Target for the Gulf of Mexico

Vermilion Snapper Stock 0648-BC51

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Sturgeon Research in the Gulf of Mexico 0648-BC54

Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BC58

Regulatory Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic

Region 0648-BC60

Modification to the Hired Skipper Regulations for Management of the Individual Fishing Quota Program for the FixedGear Commercial Fisheries for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in Waters of Alaska 0648-BC62

Framework Action to set the 2013 Gag Recreational Fishing Season & Bag Limit & Modify the February-March

Shallow-Water Grouper Closed Season 0648-BC64

Designation of New Population of Spring Run Chinook Salmon in the San Joaquin River 0648-BC68

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Replacement of the Elliott Bay Seawall in

Seattle, Washington 0648-BC69

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Resource Agency Hearings and Alternatives Development Procedures in Hydropower Licenses 0648-AU01

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Environmental Review

Procedure 0648-AV53

Confidentiality of Information 0648-AV81

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act Disaster

Assistance Programs 0648-AW38

Scientific and Statistical Committees; Peer Review; National Standard Guidelines 0648-AW62

Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Regulations on Introduced Species 0648-AX83

Addendum IV to the Weakfish Interstate Management Plan--Bycatch Trip Limit 0648-AY41

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas

Facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea 0648-AY63

4(d) Protective Regulations for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Sturgeon 0648-AY96

Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Expansion 0648-BA24

False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan 0648-BA30

National Appeals Office Rules of Procedure 0648-BA36

Revision to the Maximum Retainable Amounts of Groundfish in the Arrowtooth Flounder Fishery in the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands Management Area 0648-BA43

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring Systems 0648-BA64
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Electronic Dealer Reporting Requirements 0648-BA75

Interim Policy Interpreting the Phrase 'Significant Portion of its Range' in the Endangered Species Act's Definitions 0648-BA78

Revision of Hawaiian Monk Seal Critical Habitat 0648-BA81

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Requirements for Transshipping and Bunkering,

Notification of Entry and Exit into High Seas Special Management Area, and Discards 0648-BA85

High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act; Identification and Certification Procedures to Address Shark

Conservation 0648-BA89

Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of a Nonessential Experimental Population for Middle Columbia River

Steelhead above the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project in the Deschutes River 0648-BB04

To Establish a Voluntary Fishing Capacity Reduction Program in the Longline Catcher Processor Subsector of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area Non-Pollock Groundfish Fishery 0648-BB06

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed

Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar 0648-BB14

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Columbia River Crossing Project,

Washington and Oregon 0648-BB16

12-Month Finding on Petitions to Remove the Eastern Distinct Population Segment of the Steller Sea Lion from the

Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Rule to De-List 0648-BB41

Alaska Groundfish Observer Program Restructuring 0648-BB42

Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning 0648-BB59

Framework Adjustment 47 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 0648-BB62

Implement a Reorganization of 50 CFR 622 Regulations for the Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the

South Atlantic 0648-BB70

Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Amendment 34: Commercial Reef Fish Permit Requirements and Crew Size on DualPermitted Vessels 0648-BB72

International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Restrictions for

Bigeye Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna in Purse Seine Fisheries for 2012 0648-BB73

Revising and Updating the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ Off Alaska 0648-BB77

Interim Fishing Year 2012 Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod Annual Catch Limits and Recreational Management Measures 0648-BB89

2012 Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish Annual Catch Limits and Annual Catch Targets for the Commercial and

Recreational Sectors; and In-Season Accountability Measures for the Recreational Sector 0648-BB90

Amendment 35 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan Addressing Changes to the Greater Amberjack Rebuilding

Plan and Adjustments to the Stock Annual Catch Limit in the Gulf of Mexico 0648-BB97

Framework Adjustment 6 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-BB99

Regulatory Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery in the South Atlantic 0648-BC03

Temporary Rule for Emergency Action to Close the Delmarva Scallop Access Area 0648-BC04

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Correcting Amendment to Fishery

Management Measures 0648-BC06

Mandatory Use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in Skimmer Trawls, Pusher-Head Trawls, and Wing Nets (Butterfly

Trawls) 0648-BC10

International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit in

Longline Fishery for 2012 0648-BC14

Revisions to the Regulations for Impact Analyses of Critical Habitat 0648-BC24

Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Announcing OMB Approval of Information Collection 0648-BC29

Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Emergency Action to Provide a Partial Exemption From Accountability Measures to

the Atlantic Scallop Fishery 0648-BC33

Interim Final Rule for 2012 Butterfish Specifications 0648-BC57

Emergency Rule for a Temporary Action to Adjust the Commercial ACL for Yellowtail Snapper in the South Atlantic

Snapper-Grouper Fishery. 0648-BC59

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures;

Inseason Adjustments. 0648-BC61

Emergency Rule to set the 2012 Annual Catch Limit for the Gulf of Mexico Vermilion Snapper Stock 0648-BC65

Emergency Rule to Close the Elephant Trunk Scallop Area 0648-BC67

Control Date for the Small Mesh Multispecies Fishery 0648-BC70

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Measures to Limit Fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 0648-AW01

Marine Mammal Protection Act Stranding Regulation Revisions 0648-AW22

Emergency Rule to Close a Portion of Federal Waters in the Gulf of Mexico in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil

Spill 0648-AY87

Emergency Action to Close Portions of Federal Waters in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing Activities in Response to the

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 0648-AY90
Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA50

Revision of the National Standard 10 Guidelines 0648-BA74

Changes to Vessel Replacement and Upgrade Provisions for Fishing Vessels Issued Northeast Limited Access Federal

Fishery Permits 0648-BB40

Development of Island-Specific Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) in the Caribbean: Transition from Species-Specific

FMPs to Island-Specific FMPs 0648-BC17

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Revisions to the Turtle Excluder Device Requirements 0648-AV04

Amending Regulations for the Pacific Halibut, Sablefish, and Pollock Fisheries Conducted Under the Western Alaska

Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program 0648-AV33

Collection and Use of Tax Identification Numbers From Holders of and Applicants for National Marine Fisheries Service

Permits 0648-AV76

Research-Only Area in the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary 0648-AV88

Amendment 4 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Caribbean Amendment 0648-AW83

Allowable Modifications to the Turtle Excluder Device Requirements 0648-AW93

Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-AX05

Revision of Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle 0648-AX06

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport Range Complex Extension

Mission Activities 0648-AX11

Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Consolidation of

Regulations 0648-AX27

Marine Mammal Protection Act; Petition to Ban Importation of Commercial Fish or Fish Products Caught with

Commercial Fishing Technology that Has Marine Mammal Bycatch 0648-AX36

Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs Arbitration

Regulations 0648-AX47

Changes to National Marine Sanctuary Regulations on Overflights 0648-AX79

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery 0648-AX85

Revoke Inactive Quota Share and Annual Individual Fishing Quota from a Holder of Quota Share Under the Pacific

Halibut and Sablefish Fixed Gear Individual Fishing Quota Program 0648-AX91

Revisions to eLandings Regulations 0648-AX97

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Rebuilding Plan 0648-AY06

Consolidation of Tables and Figures Related to Implementing Amendment 89 to the Fishery Management Plan for the

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 0648-AY18

Generic Amendment for Annual Catch Limits 0648-AY22

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Regulations 0648-AY35

Endangered Species Act Listing of Nine Distinct Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Endangered or

Threatened 0648-AY49

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Allocations in the Gulf of Alaska; Amendment 83 0648-AY53

Amendment 2 to the FMP for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Amendment 5

to the Reef Fish FMP of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 0648-AY55

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 32 0648-AY56

Designating Critical Habitat for the Endangered Black Abalone 0648-AY62

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Training Operations at Eglin Air

Force Base, Florida 0648-AY64

Amendment to Limit Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Fixed Gear Catcher Processors Fishing for Pacific Cod in

State of Alaska Parallel Waters 0648-AY65

Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 0648-AY72

Comprehensive Annual Catch Limits Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of

the South Atlantic Region 0648-AY73

Amendment 20A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region 0648-AY74

Amendment to Correct and Clarify Amendment 16 and Subsequent Frameworks of the Northeast Multispecies Fisheries

Management Plan 0648-AY95

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Fishery 0648-BA13

Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management

Area 0648-BA18

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Regulations Revisions 0648-BA20

Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA22

Omnibus Amendment to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Plans to Implement Annual Catch Limits and
Accountability Measures 0648-BA23

Framework Adjustment 45 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA27

Revised Aleutian Islands Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Groundfish Fisheries 0648-BA31

Amendment to Regulations Under the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan 0648-BA34

Amendment 2 of the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species 0648-BA35

Endangered and Threatened Species, Designation of Critical Habitat for Southern Distinct Population Segment of

Eulachon 0648-BA38

Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Partial Release of

Groundfish Quota for the Start of the 2011 Fishery 0648-BA40

Modification of Regulations Governing the Retention of Incidentally-Caught Highly Migratory Species in Atlantic Trawl

Fisheries 0648-BA45

Framework Adjustment 7 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA46

Amendment 17A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BA47

Fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean; Pelagic Fisheries; Vessel Identification Requirements 0648-BA49

Amendment 24 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BA52

Fisheries off West Coast States; Amendment 16 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA55

Federal American Lobster Area 1 Trap Fishery Limited Access Program 0648-BA56

Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for the U.S. Caribbean for Fisheries Not Undergoing Overfishing 0648-BA62

Implement Recommendations Adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 0648-BA66

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: U.S. Navy Training; U.S. Navy Training in the Southern California Range

Complex; and U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Active Training 0648-BA67

Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA68

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Implementing International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Recommendations on Sharks 0648-BA69

Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA71

Framework Adjustment 22 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan 0648-BA72

List of Fisheries for 2012 0648-BA76

Revised Implementing Regulations for Requirements to Publish Textual Descriptions of Boundaries of Critical Habitat 0648-BA77

Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Economic Data Reporting Program 0648-BA80

Modification of Swordfish Retention Limits for the West Coast Deep-Set Tuna Longline Fishery under Authority of the

Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species 0648-BA87

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic 2011 Commercial Swordfish Quotas 0648-BA90

2011 Gulf of Mexico Gag Recreational and Commercial Management Measures 0648-BA94

Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Fishery Management Plan GOA 88 0648-BA97

Modifications Marine Mammal Protection Regulations Governing U.S. Navy Training to Allow for Multi-Year Letters of

Authorizations 0648-BB01

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: U.S. Navy Training in the Virginia Capes Range Complex and Jacksonville

Range Complex 0648-BB03

Emergency Action to Close the Nantucket Lightship Access Area under the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management

Plan 0648-BB05

Repeal of the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico 0648-BB07

Implement Framework Adjustment 46 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 0648-BB08

Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest Estimates 2011-2013 0648-BB09

Regulatory Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic

Region 0648-BB10

Increase the Commercial and Recreational Quotas for Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico 0648-BB12

Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Program Improvement

and Enhancement 0648-BB13

Supplement Amendment 26 and Amendment 29 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) of the Gulf of

Mexico 0648-BB15

Amendment 97 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Management

Area 0648-BB18

Regulatory Amendment to the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to Increase the Total Allowable

Catch for Red Grouper 0648-BB22

Amendment 93 to Implement Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery 0648-BB24

Technical Amendment; Updates to Titles of Officials, Office Names, and References in 50 CFR 300 and 50 CFR 600 0648-BB25

Implementation of Comprehensive Ecosystem Based Amendment 2 0648-BB26

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2012

Specifications and Management Measures and FMP Amendment 16-5 0648-BB27

2012 Specifications and Management Measures for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management
Plan 0648-BB28

Emergency Rule to Increase the 2011 Catch Limits for the Northeast Skate Complex 0648-BB32

Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and

Atlantic Region 0648-BB33

Amendment 17 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 0648-BB34

Rule to Create an Exempted Fishery for the Southern New England Skate Bait Fishery 0648-BB35

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2012 Atlantic Shark Quota Specifications 0648-BB36

Secretarial Amendment to Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan to Establish ACLs and AMs for the Small

Mesh Fishery 0648-BB39

Rule to Delay the Effective Date of Atlantic Smoothhound Management Measures 0648-BB43

Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 0648-BB44

Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Changes to American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Areas 0648-BB45

Inseason Adjustments to Biennial Groundfish Management Measures 0648-BB47

Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Revised Swordfish Trip Limits in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery 0648-BB48

National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program 0648-BB49

Adjustment to 2012 Atlantic Herring Specifications 0648-BB50

Framework Adjustment 23 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan 0648-BB51

Removal of Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Regulations 0648-BB52

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: U.S. Navy Training in 12 Range Complexes and U.S. Air Force Space Vehicle

and Test Flight Activities in California 0648-BB53

OMB Approval of Collection of Information Action in Amendment 15B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper

Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BB55

Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 0648-BB56

Set a Control Date for the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program 0648-BB60

Framework Action to Revise the List of Allowable Bycatch Reduction Devices for the Southeastern Shrimp Fisheries and

Relax an Effort Restriction for the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery 0648-BB61

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; January 2012 Inseason

Adjustments to Fishery Management Measures 0648-BB65

Gulf of Maine Haddock Recreational Accountability Measures 0648-BB66

Regulatory Amendment to Modify Monitoring and Enforcement Requirements in the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Freezer

Longline Fleet 0648-BB67

2012 Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan 0648-BB68

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Coastal Commercial Fireworks Displays

at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA 0648-BB74

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); North and South Atlantic swordfish quotas and other measures 0648-BB75

2012-2013 Specifications for the Northeast Skate Complex 0648-BB83

Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Revised Limits on Sea Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery 0648-BB84

2012 Tribal Fishery for Pacific Whiting 0648-BB85

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures;

Inseason Adjustments 0648-BB88

Regulatory Amendment to Revise Fall Recreational Closed Season and Set Annual Catch Limit for Red Snapper 0648-BB91

Supplemental Rule - Specification of a Revised Commercial Quota for Greater Amberjack in the Comprehensive Annual

Catch Limit Amendment for the South Atlantic Region 0648-BB93

Establish a Control Date for the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-BB95

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Silky Shark Management Measures 0648-BB96

Temporary Rule for an Emergency Action to Delay the Start Date of the Commercial Fishing Season for Black Sea

Bass in the South Atlantic 0648-BB98

Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Reconsideration of Allocation of Whiting - Delay of Relevant

Regulations (Raw 1) 0648-BC00

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures;

Inseason Adjustments 0648-BC02

2012 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Harvest Measures 0648-BC07

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Final Rule; April 2012 Inseason

Adjustments to Fishery Management Measures 0648-BC11

Implement 2011 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Trade Recommendation and Modify

Harmonized Tariff Codes 0648-BC16

Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Correction 0648-BC23

Temporary Rule Through Emergency Action to Allow Harvest of Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Region in 2012 0648-BC32

Final Rule; Inseason Adjustments to Biennial Groundfish Management Measures, September 1, 2012 0648-BC36
Patent and Trademark Office - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Revision of Fees for Application for Registration and for Registration 0651-AC32

Changes to Rules of Practice Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 0651-AC35

Sound Marks 0651-AC40

Revival of Abandoned Application and Reinstatement of Abandoned Application 0651-AC41

Changes to Streamline the Electronic Priority Document Exchange Program 0651-AC45

Changes to Implement the Thirty-Month Docketing Delay Track (Track III) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control

Procedures 0651-AC57

Changes to Implement the Disclosure of Sequence Listings Using XML 0651-AC79

Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and Trademark Office 0651-AC81

Patent and Trademark Office - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office 0651-AC27

Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees 0651-AC54

Revision of the Materiality to Patentability Standard for the Duty to Disclose Information in Patent Applications 0651-AC58

Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 0651-AC77

Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees 0651-AC78

Patent and Trademark Office - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Changes to Representation of Others Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 0651-AB55

Changes to Implement Electronic Patent Publication 0651-AC19

Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments 0651-AC39

Interim Increase on Patent Fees 0651-AC42

Adjustment of USPTO Fees for Fiscal Year 2012 0651-AC44

Changes to Information Disclosure Statement Practice Regarding Timeliness Statement and Submission of Copies 0651-AC47

Changes to Implement Optional Pre-Appeal Brief Procedures for Patent Applications 0651-AC48

Requirement for More Than One Specimen per Class and for Additional Information and Exhibits 0651-AC49

Changes to Examination Fees and Implementation of Alternatives to the Request for Continued Examination 0651-AC53

CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013 0651-AC55

Revision of Patent Term Extension and Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information Disclosure Statements 0651-AC56

Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request 0651-AC61

Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control

Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 0651-AC62

Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review 0651-AC63

Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other than by the Electronic Filing System 0651-AC64

Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued Examination 0651-AC65

Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 0651-AC66

Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents 0651-AC67

Changes to Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 0651-AC68

Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and to Revise

Reexamination Fees 0651-AC69

Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal

Board Decisions 0651-AC70

Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review Proceedings 0651-AC71

Rules of Practice for Changes to Implement Post-Grant Review Proceedings 0651-AC72

Changes to Implement Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents 0651-AC73
Changes to Implement Derivation Proceedings 0651-AC74

Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents--Definition for Technological Invention 0651-AC75

Implementation of Statute of Limitations Provisions for Office Disciplinary Proceedings 0651-AC76

International Trademark Classification Changes 0651-AC80

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Relocation of and Spectrum Sharing by Federal Government Stations--Technical Panel and Dispute Resolution Board 0660-AA26

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management 0660-AA21

Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management 0660-AA22

Removal of Regulations that Implement and Administer a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes 0660-AA23

Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management 0660-AA24

Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management 0660-AA25

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

BE-120, Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intangible Assets with Foreign Persons 0691-AA76

BE-150, Quarterly Survey of Payment Card and Bank Card Transactions Related to International Travel 0691-AA79

BE-12 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States 0691-AA80

International Services Surveys and Direct Investment Surveys Reporting 0691-AA81

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Redelegations of Authority Resulting from the America COMPETES Act 0693-AB60

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Amendments to the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Regulations 0693-AB61

Bureau of Industry and Security - PreRule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Automated Export System and Shippers Export Declaration--Requirement to Show Paragraphs in Export Control

Classification Numbers 0694-AD89

Bureau of Industry and Security - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Revision of Commerce Control List Based on Application of Modern Technologies to Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Activities 0694-AE43

Addition of Non-Material Changes That May be Made to Export Licenses; and Addition of Non-Material Changes

Requiring Prior BIS Notification and Approval 0694-AE80

Revisions to Defense Priorities and Allocations System Regulations 0694-AE81

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer 0694-AF37

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Firearms and Related Articles the President Determines 0694-AF47
No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Guns and Armament and Related Articles the President

Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List 0694-AF48

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Ammunition and Ordnance the President Determines No

Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List 0694-AF49

Export Administration Regulations Revision: Dissemination, Detection, and Protection Equipment and Related Articles

the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML 0694-AF52

EAR Revision: Items Related to Launch Vehicles, Missiles, Rockets, and Military Explosive Devices That the President

Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List 0694-AF56

Time Limit for Completion of Voluntary Self Disclosures and Revised Service of Process Procedures 0694-AF59

Amendment to Licensing Requirements for Exports to Canada of Shotguns, Shotgun Shells and Optical Sighting

Devices Under the Export Administration Regulations 0694-AF60

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the

President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML 0694-AF64

Clarification of the Definition of a Routed Export Transaction 0694-AF67

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Unverified List (UVL) 0694-AF70

Revisions to the EAR: Control of Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical, and Guidance and Control Equipment the

President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML 0694-AF75

Bureau of Industry and Security - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2004 and 2005 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings 0694-AD58

Encryption Export Controls 0694-AE89

Revisions to Authorization Validated End-User Provisions: Requirement for Notice of Export, Reexport or Transfer (Incountry) and Clarification Regarding Removal of Conditions 0694-AF19

Control of Aircraft and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States

Munitions List 0694-AF36

Control of Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic Equipment, and Related Articles That the President Determines No

Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List 0694-AF39

Control of Gas Turbine Engines and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the

United States Munitions List 0694-AF41

Control of Surface Vessels and Related Articles the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United

States Munitions List 0694-AF42

Export Administration Regulations Revisions: Auxiliary and Miscellaneous Items No Longer Warranting Control Under

the United States Munitions List; Items on the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List 0694-AF51

Export Administration Regulations Revisions: Control of Energetic Materials and Related Articles That the President

Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List 0694-AF53

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Military Training Equipment and Related Items the

President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List 0694-AF54

Revision to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Protective Personnel Equipment and Related Items the

President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML 0694-AF58

Editorial Corrections to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations 0694-AF62

Editorial Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations 0694-AF63

Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Retrospective Regulatory

Review 0694-AF65

Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List 0694-AF69

Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: List of Items Classified Under Export Control Classification 0Y521

Series 0694-AF73

Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2012 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting and Other AGRelated Clarifications to the EAR 0694-AF76

Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List 0694-AF80

Bureau of Industry and Security - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components 0694-AF68

Bureau of Industry and Security - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign

Policy Interests of the United States 0694-AE97
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Items the President Determines No Longer

Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML) 0694-AF17

Amendment to Validated End-User Authorizations: Applied Materials (China), Boeing Tianjin Composites Co., CSMC

Technologies, Lam Research Corp., and SMIC in the PRC; and GE India Industrial in India 0694-AF26

Addition of the New State of the Republic of South Sudan to the Export Administration Regulations 0694-AF27

Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Clarification of Provisions that Implemented Sanctions against

Syria 0694-AF29

Adding Reference to a Provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA) and Statement of the Licensing Policy for

Transactions Involving Persons Sanctioned Under the ISA 0694-AF30

Export and Reexport Controls to Rwanda and United Nations Sanctions Under the Export Administration Regulations 0694-AF31

Amendment to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations: National Semiconductor Corporation and Semiconductor

Manufacturing International Corporation in the People's Republic of China 0694-AF32

Exports and Reexports to the Principality of Liechtenstein 0694-AF33

Export and Reexport License Requirements for Certain Microwave and Millimeter Wave Electronic Components 0694-AF38

Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes 0694-AF40

Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign

Policy Interests of the United States 0694-AF43

Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations to Reflect Extension of Emergency

First Declared under Executive Order 12938 0694-AF44

Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2011 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting and Other AGRelated Clarifications to the EAR 0694-AF45

Addition of Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes 0694-AF46

Wassenaar Arrangement 2011 Plenary Agreements Implementation: Commerce Control List, Definitions, New

Participating State (Mexico) and Reports 0694-AF50

Updated Statements of Legal Authority to Reflect Continuation of Emergency Declared in Executive Orders 12947 and

13224 0694-AF55

Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes 0694-AF57

Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List 0694-AF61

"Specially Designed" Definition 0694-AF66

Amendment to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations: Hynix Semiconductor China Ltd., Hynix Semiconductor

(Wuxi) Ltd., and Boeing Tianjin Composites Co. Ltd. in the Peoples Republic of China 0694-AF71

Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person from the Entity List Based on Removal Request; and

Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes 0694-AF74

Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List 0694-AF77

Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations 0694-AF78

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

General Administration ( ADMIN ) RIN: 0605-AA28

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Title: Guidance for Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Financial Assistance)

Abstract: The Department of Commerce is removing its regulation implementing the Governmentwide common rule on drug

free workplace requirements for financial assistance, currently located within part 29 of title 15 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR), and issuing a new regulation to adopt the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance at 2 CFR

182. This regulatory action implements the OMB's initiative to streamline and consolidate into one title of the CFR all federal

regulations on drug free workplace requirements for financial assistance. These changes constitute an administrative

simplification that would make no substantive change in Department of Commerce policy or procedures for drug free workplace.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 2 CFR 182; 15 CFR 29 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 41 USC 701 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:
Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/25/2010 75 FR 29215 

Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Gary W. Johnson 

Senior Policy Specialist

Department of Commerce

General Administration

HCHB, Room 6054, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-1679 

FAX: 202 482-1844

E-Mail: gjohnso3@doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

General Administration ( ADMIN ) RIN: 0605-AA31

 View Related Documents

Title: Civil Monetary Penalties: Adjustment for Inflation

Abstract: Final rule is being issued to adjust each civil monetary penalty provided by law within the jurisdiction of the DOC.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 6 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Brenda Dolan 

Departmental Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Officer

Department of Commerce

General Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3258 

E-Mail: bdolan1@doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of the Census ( CENSUS ) RIN: 0607-AA50

 View Related Documents
Title: Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Mandatory Automated Export System Filing for all Shipments Requiring Shipper's

Export Declaration Information; Substantive Changes and Corrections

Abstract: The Census Bureau issues this rule to amend its regulations to reflect new export reporting requirements.

Specifically, the Census Bureau is requiring mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES)

or through AESDirect for all shipments of used self-propelled vehicles and temporary exports. The Census Bureau is also lifting

the moratorium on accepting new applicants for the postdeparture filing program and modifying the program. In addition to the

new export reporting requirements and the modifications to the postdeparture filing program, the final rule will make remedial

changes to the FTR to improve clarity and to correct errors.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 30 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 13 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/21/2011 76 FR 4002 

Final Rule 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Troy Casey Department of Commerce

Bureau of the Census

4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746

Suitland , MD 20746 

Phone: 301 763-1028 

E-Mail: troy.p.casey@census.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of the Census ( CENSUS ) RIN: 0607-AA51

 View Related Documents

Title: Resumption of the Population Estimates Challenge Program and Changes to the Program

Abstract: The Census Bureau is resuming the Population Estimates Challenge Program in 2012 for the 2011 estimates forward

and amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to rename the current Census program from Procedure for Challenging

of Certain Population and Income Estimates to Procedure for Requesting an Estimates Review and Update. The Census

Bureau also is updating references to the method by which population estimates are officially released to reflect widespread use

of the Internet for disseminating official demographic data. Finally, the Census Bureau is eliminating per capita income from the

Procedure for Requesting Population Estimates Review and Update because the Census Bureau no longer produces per capita

income estimates mandated by the General Revenue Sharing Act of 1972. The General Revenue Sharing program was

discontinued in 1980 for the States; and in 1986 for local governments.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 13 USC 181; 13 USC 4

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/10/2012 77 FR 47783 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/10/2012 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Troy Casey Department of Commerce

Bureau of the Census

4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746

Suitland , MD 20746 

Phone: 301 763-1028 

E-Mail: troy.p.casey@census.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Economic Development Administration ( EDA ) RIN: 0610-AA66

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Title: Revisions to EDA's Regulations

Abstract: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) updates the agency's regulations, which implement the Public

Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA). On February 1, 2011, EDA published a notice

requesting comments on improving the regulations. A 70-day public comment period followed from February 1, 2011 through

April 11, 2011, during which EDA received approximately 170 comments. In addition, EDA conducted an internal review of its

regulations. This NPRM addresses and incorporates public comments and agency staff suggestions to present an updated set of

proposed regulations that reflects the agency's current practices and policies in administering its economic development

assistance programs.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 13 CFR 300; 13 CFR 301; 13 CFR 302; 13 CFR 303; 13 CFR 304; 13 CFR 305; 13 CFR 306; 13 CFR 308; 13

CFR 310; 13 CFR 311; 13 CFR 314 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3121; 42 USC 3122; 42 USC 3211

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/07/2011 76 FR 76492 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/05/2012 

Final Rule 01/00/2013 

Additional Information: Included in Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Jamie Lipsey Department of Commerce

Economic Development Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-4687 

E-Mail: jlipsey@eda.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA93

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Title: Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System

Abstract: Pursuant to 15 CFR 360, the International Trade Administration is undertaking its five year review of the monitoring

and analysis system.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 360 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 13 USC 301(a); 13 USC 302

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Scott McBride Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-6292 

FAX: 202 482-4912

E-Mail: scott_mcbride@ita.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA51

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Title: Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

Abstract: On May 19, 1997 (62 FR 27296), the Department of Commerce (the Department) published final rules on inter alia

procedures for conducting antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings to conform the Department's existing regulations to

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). Although these regulations contain provisions on the conduct of sunset reviews,

the Department is planning to amend the regulations to provide more guidance on the procedures for conducting sunset

reviews. Specifically, the Department amends the procedural regulations for participation in, and conduct of, sunset reviews to

add two definitions to provide shorthand expressions for 120-day and 240-day sunset reviews; provides deadlines for certain

submissions; clarifies the information to be provided by parties participating in a sunset review; clarifies when the Department

will conduct a 120-day or a 240-day sunset review; and provides time limits for actions to be taken by the Department.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 19 USC 1303; 19 USC 1671 et seq; 19 USC 1673 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 03/20/1998 63 FR 13516 

Interim Final Rule Effective 03/20/1998 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: David Mason Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

Room 3627, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-5051 

FAX: 202 482-4912

E-Mail: david_mason@ita.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA66

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Title: Amendment to Certification of Factual Information to Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Proceedings

Abstract: The Department of Commerce (Department) amends 19 CFR 351.303(g), which governs the certification of factual

information submitted to the Department by a person or their representative during antidumping and countervailing duty

proceedings. The amendments are intended to strengthen the current imprecise certification requirements so that it is clear what

has been certified, by whom, and when, so that parties and their counsel are aware of the potential consequences of false

certifications.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 1202 note; 19 USC 1303 note; 19 USC 1671 et seq; 19 USC 3538; . . .

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/22/2004 69 FR 56738 

Interim Final Rule 02/10/2011 76 FR 7491 

Interim Final Rule; Supplemental 09/02/2011 76 FR 54697 

Interim Final Rule Effective 09/02/2011 

Final Action 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: David Mason Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

Room 3627, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-5051 

FAX: 202 482-4912

E-Mail: david_mason@ita.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA76

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Title: Canadian Softwood Lumber Import Licensing System

Abstract: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) publishes this interim final rule to implement a licensing system for

imports of softwood lumber from Canada. This licensing system is intended to enable Commerce to monitor the imports of

softwood lumber subject to the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA 2006 or Agreement).

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 362 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Terpstra 

Supervisory International Trade Compliance Analyst

Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3965 

FAX: 202 482-4001

E-Mail: james_terpstra@ita.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 
International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA77

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Title: Withdrawal of Regulation Governing Treatment of Tollers and Subcontractors in Antidumping Duty Determinations

Abstract: The International Trade Administration (ITA) takes this action to withdraw the provision at 19 CFR 351.401(h). ITA

takes this action to ensure that the Department of Commerce's (the Department) antidumping analysis focuses upon the party

setting the price of subject merchandise when the manufacture of such merchandise is subcontracted to another company. The

regulation has had the unintended effect of bestowing the status of foreign manufacturer or producer upon parties in the United

States that would have otherwise assumed the status of purchasers. If a party that customarily assumes the status of a

purchaser is bestowed the status of foreign manufacturer or producer, the proper application of the antidumping duty law would

be thwarted. This effect is contrary to the Department's intent in promulgating the regulation, and inconsistent with its statutory

mandate to provide relief to domestic industries suffering material injury from unfairly traded imports. The withdrawal of this rule

will allow the Department to avoid these effects and provide relief as intended under the statutory scheme.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1303; 19 USC 1671; 19 USC 3538; 5 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 03/28/2008 73 FR 16517 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 04/28/2008 

Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: David Mason Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

Room 3627, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-5051 

FAX: 202 482-4912

E-Mail: david_mason@ita.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA79

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Title: Withdrawal of Regulation Governing Targeted Dumping in Antidumping Duty Investigations

Abstract: The International Trade Administration withdraws its regulations governing the criteria for analyzing targeted dumping

allegations in antidumping investigations (19 CFR 351.414(f) and (g)).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 19 USC 1673

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 12/10/2008 73 FR 74930 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 01/09/2009 

Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Natasha Robinson Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-1643 

E-Mail: natasha.robinson@mail.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA86

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Title: Modification to Regulation Concerning the Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

Abstract: The Department of Commerce (the Department) modifies our regulations governing the revocation of antidumping

and countervailing duty orders, in whole or in part, and the termination of suspended antidumping and countervailing duty

investigations. The modification eliminates the provision for revocation of an antidumping or countervailing duty order with

respect to individual exporters or producers based on those individual exporters or producers having received antidumping

margins of zero for three consecutive years, or countervailing duty rates of zero for five consecutive years.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1303; 19 USC 1671; 19 USC 3538; 5 USC 310

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/21/2011 76 FR 15233 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Mark Ross Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-4794 

E-Mail: mark.ross@trade.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA87

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Title: Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain

Antidumping Duty Proceedings

Abstract: The Department of Commerce ("the Department") requests comments regarding the calculation of the weighted

average dumping margin and antidumping duty assessment rate in certain antidumping duty proceedings. Currently, in a review

of an antidumping duty order conducted under 19 C.F.R. 351.213 (administrative review), 351.214 (new shipper review),

351.215 (expedited antidumping review) (collectively "reviews"), the Department usually makes comparisons between

transaction-specific export prices and average normal values and does not offset any dumping that is found with the results of

comparisons for which the transaction-specific export price exceeds the average normal value. In addition, in the most recent

original antidumping duty investigation in which the Department calculated the weighted average margins of dumping using

transaction-to-transactions comparisons, the Department did not grant offsets for non-dumped comparisons. Several World

Trade Organization ("WTO") dispute settlement reports have found that the United States application of these methodologies

was inconsistent with our WTO obligations. In response to these reports, the Department proposes modification of its

methodologies, including changes to certain provisions of the Department's regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1303; 19 USC 1671; 19 USC 3538; 5 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/28/2010 75 FR 81533 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 02/01/2011 76 FR 5518 

Final Action 02/15/2012 77 FR 8101 

Final Action 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Rachael Nimmo Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

DC 20230

DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-0836 

E-Mail: rachael.nimmo@trade.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA88
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Title: Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations

Abstract: The Department of Commerce (the Department) modifies its regulation that states that provisional measures during

an antidumping or countervailing duty investigation usually take the form of a bonding requirement. The modification establishes

that the provisional measures during an antidumping or countervailing duty investigation will normally take the form of a cash

deposit.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1303; 19 USC 1671; 19 USC 3538; 5 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/26/2011 76 FR 23225 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mark Ross Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-4794 

E-Mail: mark.ross@trade.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA90

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Title: Withdrawal of Regulations Pertaining to Imports of Cotton Woven Fabric and Short Supply Procedures; Opportunity for

Public Comment

Abstract: Import Administration (IA) proposes to withdraw regulations pertaining to imports of cotton woven fabric and short

supply procedures. Both sets of regulations are obsolete.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 336; 19 CFR 357 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Section 4(b) of the Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act; Tax Relief and Health Care Act of

2006

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/03/2012 77 FR 5440 

NRPM Comment Period End 04/03/2012 

Final Action 05/25/2012 77 FR 31182 

Final Rule 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert Goodyear 

Director, Operations Support

Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-5194 

E-Mail: robert.goodyear@trade.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA91

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Title: Modification of Regulations Regarding the Definition of Factual Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual

Information

Abstract: This rule will modify the definition of factual information for the purposes of antidumping and countervailing duty

proceedings, and it will modify the time limits for submission of factual information in such proceedings.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 1202 note; 19 USC 1303 note; 19 USC 1671 et seq; 19 USC 3538

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/10/2012 77 FR 40534 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/24/2012 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Charles Vannatta 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-4036 
E-Mail: charles.vannatta@trade.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA92

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Title: Regulation Strengthening Accountability of Attorneys and Non-Attorney Representatives Appearing before the

Department

Abstract: The Department of Commerce (the Department) proposes to amend its regulations to add a subsection that

strengthens the accountability of attorneys and non-attorney representatives who appear in proceedings before the Import

Administration (IA). If this rule is implemented, the Department will continue its long-standing practice of permitting attorneys

and non-attorney representatives to appear before IA. The rule provides that both attorneys and non-attorney representatives

will be subject to disciplinary action for misconduct based upon good cause. The rule also will assist the Department in

maintaining the integrity of its proceedings by deterring misconduct by those who appear before it in antidumping duty (AD) and

countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/26/2012 77 FR 38017 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/10/2012 

Final Action 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Eric Greynolds 

Program Manager

Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-6071 

E-Mail: eric.greynolds@trade.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA59

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Title: Commercial Availability of Fabric and Yarn

Abstract: This rule implements certain provisions of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (the Act). Title I of the Act (the

African Growth and Opportunity Act or AGOA), title II of the Act (the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act or

CBTPA), and title XXXI of the Trade Act of 2002 (the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act or ATPDEA) provide

for quota- and duty-free treatment for qualifying apparel products from designated beneficiary countries. AGOA and CBTPA

authorize quota- and duty-free treatment for apparel articles that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise

assembled in one or more designated beneficiary countries from yarn or fabric that is not formed in the United States or a
beneficiary country, provided it has been determined that such yarn or fabric cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely manner. The President has delegated to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements (the Committee), which is chaired by the Department of Commerce, the authority to determine whether yarn or

fabric cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the AGOA, the ATPDEA,

and the CBTPA, and has authorized the Committee to extend quota- and duty-free treatment to apparel of such yarn or fabric.

The rule provides the procedure for interested parties to submit a request alleging that a yarn or fabric cannot be supplied by

the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner, the procedure for public comments, and relevant factors that

will be considered in the Committee's determination. The rule also outlines the factors to be considered by the Committee in

extending quota- and duty-free treatment.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 335 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: EO 13191; PL 106-200, sec 112(b)(5)(B); PL 106-200, sec 211; PL 107-210, sec 3103

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Janet Heinzen 

International Trade Specialist

Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

Office of Textiles and Apparel, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-4006 

E-Mail: janet_heinzen@ita.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

International Trade Administration ( ITA ) RIN: 0625-AA81

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Title: Foreign-Trade Zones in the United States

Abstract: The Foreign-Trade Zones Board (Board) revises its regulations issued pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of

1934, as amended (the Act). The revised regulations will improve the application and approval procedures for foreign-trade

zones and activity therein. The Board will institute new reporting requirements when zone participants begin using new foreign

components or finished products in zones, and it intends to clarify when Board approval is needed for new zone activity. The

revised regulations also provide the zone community with guidance on the "public utility" and "uniform treatment" provisions of

the Act. The regulations ensure that zone grantees apply uniform criteria in making decisions regarding use of the zone and will

set forth various rules to ensure that zone privileges are not abused for private profit. The Board also improves its regulations

regarding imposing fines for violations of the Act.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 400 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 19 USC 81a-u

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/30/2010 75 FR 82340 

Final Action 02/28/2012 77 FR 12112 

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Andrew McGilvray 

Executive Secretary

Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2862 

E-Mail: andrew.mcgilvray@mail.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB71

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Title: Address Harbor Seal Disturbance at Glacial Sites in Alaska

Abstract: NMFS is considering regulations to limit vessel disturbance to harbor seals and protect glacially-associated harbor

seal habitats in Alaska used for pupping, nursing, resting, and molting. The scope of these regulations encompasses the

activities of any person or vessel that may diminish the value of essential glacial habitats for harbor seals, result in the

unauthorized taking of harbor seals, or cause detrimental individual- or population-level impacts. NMFS requests information and

comments on whether 'and if so, what type of' conservation measures, regulations, or other measures would be appropriate to

protect harbor seals from the effects of vessel activity in glacial habitats. Any recommendations received in public comments will

be considered prior to any proposed rulemaking.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 02/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB87

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Title: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Survey Activities of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries

Science Center

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) is planning to submit an

application requesting authorization for the take of multiple marine mammal species incidental to survey activities conducted in

support of fisheries management, which would necessitate the promulgation of 5 year regulations. The SWFSC's activities

involve the use of trawl and longline gear, which have the potential to cause Level A harassment, serious injury, or mortality of

marine mammals.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Receipt 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC47

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Title: Generic Amendment 4 for to Fishery Management Plans in the Gulf of Mexico: Fixed Petroleum Platforms and Artificial

Reefs as Essential Fish Habitat
Abstract: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) is concerned about the effect that the Removal of

structures serving as artificial reef habitat may have on reef fish fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. An abundance of individuals of

managed reef fish species have come to associate with these structures over the past several decades. Fisheries, both

recreational and commercial, have come to utilize these platforms as sites to catch these fish and the habitat provided by these

structures may be necessary to support viable fish populations and associated fisheries. Artificial reefs are inhabited by a

number of federally managed species and may provide important habitat necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding or

growth to maturity. The purpose of this action is to consider the role of this habitat as essential fish habitat (EFH) in accordance

with the regulations at 50 CFR part 600 subpart J. This generic amendment is intended to modify seven of the Council's FMPs

through the modification of the Generic Essential Fish Habitat Amendment. These include FMPs for: Reef Fish Resources,

Coastal Migratory Pelagics, Shrimp, Stone Crab, Coral and Coral Reef Resources, Spiny Lobster, and Red Drum. Currently,

there are no oil and gas structures in any U.S. waters designated as EFH, and the Gulf Council has not previously identified

artificial structures as a separate habitat type for EFH identification purposes or included them in their definition of "hard

bottoms." In order for the National Marine Fisheries Service to approve the Gulf Council's proposal to designate oil and gas

structures as EFH, the Gulf Council must demonstrate, using the best available scientific information, the necessary linkage of

the habitat functions to major life history stages of species managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Act in accordance with the

EFH regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 UC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC52

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Title: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the HawaiiSouthern California Training and Testing Study Area

Abstract: In April 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received an application from the U.S. Navy for the

promulgation of regulations and subsequent issuance of two 5-year Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to take marine mammals

incidental to training and testing activities to be conducted in Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area, over

the course of five years. These activities are classified as military readiness activities. Pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), NMFS plans to propose regulations together with associated

Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to authorize Level A and Level B harassment takes and takes by mortality of marine mammals

incidental to Navy training and testing operations over a five-year period starting in 2014. NMFS is still developing the proposed

rule and has not yet reached any preliminary determinations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 218 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC53

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities Conducted

Within the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area

Abstract: In April 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received an application from the U.S. Navy for the

promulgation of regulations and subsequent issuance of two 5-year Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to take individuals of 45

species of marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities to be conducted in the Atlantic Training and Testing

Study Area, over the course of five years. These activities are classified as military readiness activities. Pursuant to Section

101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), NMFS plans to propose regulations

together with related Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to authorize Level A and Level B harassment takes and takes by mortality

of marine mammals incidental to Navy training and testing operations over a 5-year period commencing in 2014. NMFS is still

developing the proposed rule and has not yet reached any preliminary determinations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 218 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite

Notice 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC63

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Title: Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: A limited red snapper fishing season was established in 2012 through an emergency action under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) determined that

some directed harvest could be allowed without compromising the rebuilding of the red snapper stock to target levels, and they

saw the limited harvest as an opportunity to collect additional data on red snapper. Through Amendment 28, the Council intends

to establish a process that would allow this type of limited harvest for red snapper in 2013 and in the future, depending on the

projected mortalities (landings and discards) for the current fishing year and the amount of harvest from the previous year. The

proposed actions would benefit fishermen and fishing communities that utilize the red snapper portion of the snapper grouper

fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AS65

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Title: Fishery Management Plan for Regulating Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: The purpose of this fishery management plan (FMP) is to develop a regional permitting process for regulating and

promoting environmentally sound and economically sustainable aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic

zone. This FMP consists of ten actions, each with an associated range of management alternatives, which would facilitate the

permitting of an estimated 5 to 20 offshore aquaculture operations in the Gulf over the next 10 years, with an estimated annual

production of up to 64 million pounds. By establishing a regional permitting process for aquaculture, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council will be positioned to achieve their primary goal of increasing maximum sustainable yield and optimum

yield of federal fisheries in the Gulf by supplementing harvest of wild caught species with cultured product.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need: Demand for protein is increasing in the United States and commercial wild-capture fisheries will not likely

be adequate to meet this growing demand. Aquaculture is one method to meet current and future demands for seafood.

Supplementing the harvest of domestic fisheries with cultured product will help the U.S. meet consumers' growing demand for

seafood and may reduce the Nation's dependence on seafood imports. Currently, the U.S. imports over 80 percent of the

seafood consumed in the country, and the annual U.S. seafood trade deficit is at an all time high of over $9 billion.

Legal Basis: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Alternatives: The Council's Aquaculture FMP includes 10 actions, each with an associated range of alternatives. These

actions and alternatives are collectively intended to establish a regional permitting process for offshore aquaculture.

Management actions in the FMP include: (1) Aquaculture permit requirements, eligibility, and transferability; (2) duration

aquaculture permits are effective; (3) aquaculture application requirements, operational requirements, and restrictions; (4)

species allowed for aquaculture; (5) allowable aquaculture systems; (6) marine aquaculture siting requirements and conditions;

(7) restricted access zones for aquaculture facilities; (8) recordkeeping and reporting requirements; (9) biological reference

points and status determination criteria; and (10) framework procedures for modifying biological reference points and regulatory

measures.

Costs and Benefits: Environmental and social/economic costs and benefits are described in detail in the Council's

Aquaculture FMP. Potential benefits include: establishing a rigorous review process for reviewing and approving/denying

aquaculture permits; increasing optimum yield by supplementing the harvest of wild domestic fisheries with cultured products;

and reducing the nation's dependence on imported seafood. Anticipated costs include increased administration and oversight of

an aquaculture permitting process, and potential negative environmental impacts to wild marine resources. Approval of an

aquaculture permitting system may also benefit fishing communities by creating new jobs or impact fishing communities if

cultured products economically displace domestic seafood.

Risks: National offshore aquaculture legislation has also been previously proposed by the Administration. This action may

reduce the need for uniform national legislation and allow aquaculture regulations to vary by region.

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 06/04/2009 74 FR 26829 

NOA Comment Period End 08/03/2009 

NPRM 03/00/2013 

Final Action 07/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AT31

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Title: American Lobster Fishery; Fishing Effort Control Measures to Complement Interstate Lobster Management

Recommendations by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service plans to revise the Federal American lobster regulations for the Exclusive

Economic Zone (EEZ) associated with effort control measures as recommended for Federal implementation by the Atlantic

States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC) and as outlined in the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ISFMP) for American

Lobster. This action will evaluate effort control measures in certain Lobster Conservation Management Areas including: limits on

future access based on historic participation criteria; procedures to allow trap transfers among qualifiers and impose a trap

reduction or conservation tax on any trap transfers; and a trap reduction schedule to meet the goals of the ISFMP.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 697 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 5101 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 05/10/2005 70 FR 24495 

ANPRM Comment Period End 06/09/2005 

Notice of Public Meeting 05/03/2010 75 FR 23245 

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information URL: www.nero.noaa.gov/StateFedOff Public Comment

URL: www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/comments/index.html

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AU02

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Title: Reducing Disturbances to Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins from Human Interactions

Abstract: This action will protect the essential resting habitat of wild spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) in the main

Hawaiian Islands, and reduce the human activities that may cause 'take' as defined in the Marine Mammal Protection Act

(MMPA) and its implementing regulations, or that otherwise adversely affect the dolphins, by proposing time-area closures in

four bays on the island of Hawaii, and one on the island of Maui.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 12/12/2005 70 FR 73426 

ANPRM Comment Period End 01/11/2006 

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV12

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Title: High Seas Fishing Compliance Act; Amendment of Regulations

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Services proposes regulatory changes to improve the administration of the High Seas

Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA) program. The regulatory changes will include adjustments to permitting, reporting and

transshipping procedures; provisions for experimental or exploratory fisheries; specifications for vessel monitoring system

requirements; and the correction of obsolete references.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 5501

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Christopher Rogers 

Division Chief

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-9090 Extension: 117 

FAX: 301 713-9106

E-Mail: christopher.rogers@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV82

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Title: Marine Mammal Protection Act Permit Regulation Revisions

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is considering changes to its implementing regulations (50 CFR 216)

governing the issuance of permits for scientific research and enhancement activities under section 104 of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act and is soliciting public comment to better inform the process. NMFS intends to streamline and clarify general

permitting requirements and requirements for scientific research and enhancement permits, simplify procedures for transferring

marine mammal parts, possibly apply the General Authorization (GA) to research activities involving Level A harassment of nonendangered marine mammals, and implement a "permit application cycle" for application submission and processing of all

marine mammal permits. NMFS intends to write regulations for marine mammal photography permits and is considering

whether this activity should be covered by the GA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1374

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 09/13/2007 72 FR 52339 

ANPRM Comment Period Extended 10/15/2007 72 FR 58279 

ANPRM Comment Period End 11/13/2007 72 FR 52339 

ANPRM Comment Period End 12/13/2007 72 FR 58279 

NPRM 05/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Governmental

Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AW22

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 
E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV85

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Title: Regulatory Review and Update of National Marine Sanctuary Program Regulations

Abstract: This rulemaking makes several technical revisions to Office of National Marine Sanctuaries regulations, following a

comprehensive review and analysis of those rules. A few minor technical inconsistencies in wording throughout the regulations

were identified that have resulted in confusion and inconsistent application of the regulations amongst various national marine

sanctuaries in the system. The technical revisions will make the regulations internally consistent and will update language to

current standards consistent with modern regulation drafting guidelines.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1439

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John Armor 

Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Silver Spring , MD 20910-3281 

Phone: 301 713-7234 

FAX: 301 713-0404

E-Mail: john.armor@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW00

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Title: Modification to the Geographic Boundaries of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Management Subarea

Abstract: This regulatory amendment redefines the outer boundary of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish

Management Subarea from the entire 200-nm exclusive economic zone to an area within approximately 50 nm from shore. This

action makes the boundary conform to that of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, and provides pelagic

fishermen the opportunity to harvest bottomfish outside the bottomfish management area and monument. While bottomfish

permit holders rarely fish more than 50 nm from shore, commercial and recreational pelagic fishermen sometimes use troll and

handline gear beyond 50 nm, and they sometimes catch bottomfish management unit species. Existing regulations require these

fish to be discarded because the catch of these bottomfish species is limited to holders of bottomfish limited entry permits. A

reduction in the outer boundary of the bottomfish management area will allow the retention of a few bottomfish species by

pelagic fishermen who fish beyond the bottomfish zone.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW35

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Title: Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Amendment 16 to the Pelagics Fishery Management

Plan; Framework Process

Abstract: Amendment 16 would revise the management framework process to allow effective and timely implementation of

fishing effort and harvest requirements for pelagic fisheries.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Notice of Availability 12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW57

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Title: Capital Construction Fund; Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund Procedures

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service amends the Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund (FVCCF) Program

regulations to simplify and clarify them and to ease restrictions on reconstructions to promote fleet safety, reliability, and

efficiency.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 259 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 46 USC 1177

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Michael Sturtevant 

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program Leader

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rm. 13102, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2390 

FAX: 301 713-1306

E-Mail: michael.a.sturtevant@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW74

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Title: Changes to the Coastal Zone Management Act Program Change Procedures

Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration takes this action to implement changes to the Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA) program, and to change regulations and associated guidance.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 923 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1451-1465

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 05/20/2008 73 FR 29093 

ANPRM Comment Period End 08/18/2008 

NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Kerry Kehoe Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-3155 

E-Mail: kerry.kehoe@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW89

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Title: Take and Import of Marine Mammals: Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Operations of an Liquefied Natural Gas Port

Facility in Massachusetts Bay

Abstract: On February 28, 2008, NMFS received a request from Tetra Tech EC, on behalf of Northeast Gateway Energy

Bridge L.L.C. (Northeast Gateway) for an authorization to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to operation and

maintenance of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Massachusetts Bay. Since LNG Port operation and maintenance

activities have the potential to take marine mammals, a marine mammal take authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection

Act (MMPA) is warranted. NMFS has already issued a one-year incidental harassment authorization for this activity pursuant to

section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA, which does not require promulgation of regulations. However, since the LNG Port operation

and maintenance activities will be ongoing in the foreseeable future, NMFS proposes regulations pursuant to section

101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA to govern these incidental takes under a Letter of Authorization for up to five years. Under section

101(a)(5)(A), NMFS also must prescribe mitigation, monitoring, and reporting requirements in its regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Yes

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX63

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Title: Trade Monitoring Procedures for Fishery Products

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) revises procedures to monitor international trade in certain fishery

products to meet requirements of the Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, other

applicable statutes, and obligations that arise from U.S. participation in regional fishery management organizations. Specifically,

NMFS intends to integrate its trade monitoring programs within the Governmentwide International Trade Data System and to

require electronic information collection through the automated internet portal maintained by Customs and Border Protection.

This rulemaking will consolidate several existing trade permits and additional seafood commodities will be included under the

consolidated permit requirement. International Trade Permits will be issued electronically through the NOAA Fisheries Service

National Permitting System. A subsequent rulemaking will address the electronic submission of documents for import

transactions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1385; 16 USC 1826a; 16 USC 971a; 19 USC 1411

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 05/08/2009 74 FR 21615 

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Christopher Rogers 

Division Chief

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-9090 Extension: 117 

FAX: 301 713-9106

E-Mail: christopher.rogers@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX78

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Title: Revisions to Permit Regulations for Federal Fisheries Permits (FFP) and Federal Processor Permit (FPP) in Alaska

Abstract: The rule revises regulations and permit procedures for retention of an original Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP)

onboard, and return of original permit prior to surrender of a permit. The action allows fishing operations to meet FFP

requirements by carrying a valid, legible copy, rather than the original, of the FFP, and by relieving operators of the need to

submit an original if they surrender the FFP. The action has positive net benefits, principally by reducing the administrative

burden of permitting on industry. It does not impose adverse impacts on any small entities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679; 50 CFR 679.4; 50 CFR 680; 50 CFR 680.4 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of

Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Additional Information: Author: Patsy A. Bearden; Agency Contact: Robert Mecum

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY12

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Title: Amendment 3 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: The New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) are preparing, in cooperation with

NMFS, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to assess potential

effects on the human environment of alternative measures to address several issues regarding the Spiny Dogfish Fishery

Management Plan (FMP). Issues that may be addressed include: initiating a Research Set-Aside provision; specifying the spiny
dogfish quota and/or possession limits by sex; adding a recreational fishery to the FMP; identifying commercial quota allocation

alternatives; and establishing a limited access fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 08/05/2009 74 FR 30963 

Notice of Intent 08/05/2009 74 FR 39063 

Comment Period End 09/04/2009 

Notice of Intent 05/13/2010 75 FR 26920 

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information URL: www.nero.noaa.gov

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY24

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Title: Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; American Samoa Longline Limited Entry Permits

Abstract: NMFS takes this action to modify the requirements for participating in the American Samoa limited entry longline

fishery to reopen the application process to allow additional opportunities to apply for permits, consistent with the initial criteria,

and eliminate the minimum landing requirements which are required for permit retention. The action maintains opportunity for

substantial participation by indigenous islanders and other qualified participants in the fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Public Comment URL: www.regulation.gov

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY26

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Title: Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: The purpose of Amendment 14 is to consider catch shares in the Loligo and Illex fisheries and monitoring/mitigation

for river herring bycatch in mackerel, squid and butterfish (MSB) fisheries.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

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Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 06/09/2010 75 FR 32745 

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY36

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Title: Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Purse Seine Fishing with Fish Aggregation Devices

Abstract: The Western Pacific Council is amending the Pelagics Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) to (1) define fish aggregating

devices (FADs) as purposefully-deployed or instrumented floating objects; (2) require FADs to be registered; and (3) prohibit

purse seine fishing using FADs in the US EEZ of the western Pacific. The objective of this action is to appropriately balance the

needs and concerns of the western Pacific pelagic fishing fleets and associated fishing communities with the conservation of

tuna stocks in the western Pacific.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY46

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Title: Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Territorial Limits on Highly Migratory Species

Abstract: This rule would establish a mechanism for NMFS to authorize use, assignment, allocation, and management of catch

or effort limits of highly migratory fish stocks including bigeye tuna established by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries

Commission and applicable to U.S. territories. The mechanism would provide the optimum use of western pacific pelagic

management unit species allocated to the United States and its territories through arrangements between the territories and

U.S. vessels.The establishment of a mechanism for these arrangements provides the U.S. territories (with the approval/consent

of NMFS) the ability to assign a portion of their unused allocated catch limit to U.S. vessels in exchange for goods or services

as they determine to be sufficient to support responsible fisheries development activities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY47

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Title: Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan will consider: catch monitoring programs;

interactions with river herring; access by herring midwater trawl vessels in groundfish closed areas; and interactions with the

mackerel fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Supplemental Notice of Intent 12/28/2009 74 FR 68576 

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: State; Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Split From 0648-AW75

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY54

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Title: Designation of Critical Habitat for the North Atlantic Right Whale

Abstract: In June 1970, the northern right whale was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Conservation Act,

the precursor to the Endangered Species Act (ESA)(35 FR 8495; codified at 50 CFR 17.11). Subsequently, right whales were

listed as endangered under the ESA in 1973, and as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) the same year.

In 1994, NMFS designated critical habitat for the northern right whale, a single species thought at the time to include right

whales in both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific.In 2006, NMFS published a comprehensive right whale status review that

concluded that recent genetic data provided unequivocal support to distinguish three right whale lineages (including the southern

right whale) as separate phylogenetic species (Rosenbaum et al. 2000). Rosenbaum et al. (2000) concluded that the right whale

should be regarded as the following three separate species: (1) the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) ranging in

the North Atlantic Ocean; (2) the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica), ranging in the North Pacific Ocean; and (3) the

southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), historically ranging throughout the southern hemisphere's oceans. Based on these

findings, NMFS published a proposed and final determination listing right whales in the North Atlantic and North Pacific as

separate endangered species under the ESA (71 FR 77704, December 27, 2006; 73 FR 12024, March 6, 2008). Based on the

new listing determination, NMFS is required by the ESA to designate critical habitat separately for both the North Atlantic right

whale and the North Pacific right whale. In April 2008, a final critical habitat determination was published for the North Pacific

right whale (73 FR 19000, April 8, 2008). At this time, NMFS is preparing a proposal to designate critical habitat for the North

Atlantic right whale.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 226; 50 CFR 229 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 1531-1543

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need: Under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries is required to designate critical habitat

for newly listed species.

Legal Basis: Endangered Species Act

Alternatives: Because this rule is presently in the beginning stages of development, no alternatives have been formulated or

analyzed at this time.

Costs and Benefits: Because this rule is presently in the beginning stages of development, no analysis has been completed

at this time to assess costs and benefits.

Risks: Loss of critical habitat for a species listed as protected under the ESA and MMPA, as well as potential loss of right

whales due to habitat loss.

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY61

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Title: Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch in Atlantic Trawl Fisheries

Abstract: NMFS is initiating a rulemaking action to reduce injury and mortality to endangered and threatened sea turtles

resulting from incidental take, or bycatch, in trawl fisheries in the Atlantic waters. NMFS will likely address the size of the turtle

excluder device (TED) escape opening currently required in the summer flounder trawl fishery, the definition of a summer

flounder trawler, and the use of TEDs in this fishery; the use of TEDs in the croaker and weakfish flynet, whelk, Atlantic sea

scallop, and calico scallop trawl fisheries of the Atlantic Ocean; and new seasonal and temporal boundaries for TED

requirements. In addition, this rule will address the definition of the Gulf Area applicable to the shrimp trawl fishery in the

southeast Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of the rule is to aid in the protection and recovery of listed sea turtle

populations by reducing mortality in trawl fisheries through the use of TEDs.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 200 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: State; Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY76

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Title: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments and Corrections

Abstract: In a November 20, 2008 JMPR final rule (73 FR 70488) the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries published the

coordinates for certain zones in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). Since then, several buoys have been

moved or failed, and as such, NOAA is changing the boundary coordinates for these zones. In addition, several other items

were not included in the 2008 final regulations.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1431

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AT14; Related to 0648-

AT15; Related to 0648-AT16

Agency Contact: John Armor 

Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Silver Spring , MD 20910-3281 

Phone: 301 713-7234 

FAX: 301 713-0404

E-Mail: john.armor@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY81

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Title: Amendment to Recover the Administrative Costs of Processing Permit Applications

Abstract: This action amends the fishery management plans of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and revises

federal regulations at 50 CFR 679 to recover the administrative costs of processing applications for permits required under

those plans.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 1853; 16 USC 1854; 16 USC 3631 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; PL 108-447

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2013 

Final Rule 03/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA15

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Title: Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems

Abstract: NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service proposes to revise its Final Rule issued on

April 26, 2006, addressing the licensing of private land remote sensing space systems. The purpose of this revision is to modify

NOAA's requirements for the licensing, monitoring and compliance of operators of private land remote sensing space systems

under title II of the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992. These modifications are intended to address changes in remote

sensing technology and business practices since the issuance of the Final Rule. The revision is intended to facilitate the further

development of the U.S. commercial remote sensing industry, while preserving essential U.S. national security interests, foreign

policy and international obligations.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 960 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 5621 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alan D Robinson 

Program Coordinator for Commercial Remote Sensing

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1335 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-3387 Extension: 103 

FAX: 301 713-2032

E-Mail: alan.robinson@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA17
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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Future of the Atlantic Shark Fishery

Abstract: NMFS is considering adjusting the regulations governing the U.S. Atlantic shark fishery to address current fishery

issues and to identify specific shark fishery goals for the future. This action will discuss potential changes to the quota and/or

permit structure that are currently in place for the Atlantic shark fishery, and various catch share programs such as limited

access privilege programs, individual fishing quotas, and sectors for the Atlantic shark fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 09/20/2010 75 FR 57235 

ANPRM Comment Period End 01/14/2011 

NPRM 07/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA21

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Title: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Expansion

Abstract: The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) conducted scoping in association with the Management Plan

Review of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or Sanctuary). Among the actions identified by this

scoping was to expand the Sanctuary and apply regulations to the new areas. In order to accomplish this goal, ONMS is

developing a draft environmental impact statement to expand the network of protected areas within the FGBNMS by

incorporating selected reefs and banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico for their long-term protection and management. This

action would extend sanctuary regulations currently in place in the FGBNMS, as well as several new regulations to the

expanded areas.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1439

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John Armor 

Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Silver Spring , MD 20910-3281 

Phone: 301 713-7234 

FAX: 301 713-0404

E-Mail: john.armor@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA37

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Title: Regulatory Amendment to Implement a Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for International Pacific Halibut Commission Area 2C

and Area 3A

Abstract: These regulations implement a catch sharing plan for the commercial and guided (charter) sport fisheries for Pacific

halibut in waters of International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central

Gulf of Alaska). This regulatory amendment establishes: (1) a combined catch limit annually specified by the International Pacific

Halibut Commission (IPHC) that is allocated between the commercial and charter halibut fisheries using percentage allocations

proposed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council); (2) annual management measures for the charter halibut

fishery that are intended to maintain harvest to the charter allocation and specified annually by the IPHC using a nondiscretionary process proposed by the Council; and (3) the opportunity for commercial halibut individual fishing quota (IFQ)

holders to lease (transfer on an annual basis) halibut IFQ to charter halibut permit holders as Guided Angler Fish (GAF).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300; 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 773-773k

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/22/2011 76 FR 44156 

NRPM Comment Period End 09/06/2011 76 FR 44156 

Proposed Rule; ext. comments 09/07/2011 76 FR 55343 

Comment Period Extended 09/21/2011 76 FR 55343 

Second NPRM 02/00/2013 
Final Action 11/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA41

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Title: Implementation of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Resolution Establishing a Program for Transshipments

by Large-Scale Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Abstract: The rule would implement Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution C-08-02 that establishes a

program to monitor transshipments of tuna and tuna-like species by large-scale tuna longline fishing vessels and carrier vessels

in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This rule would impose the following requirements on large-scale (24 meters in length or greater)

longline vessels: (1) adhere to criteria for transshipping in port; (2) adhere to criteria for transshipping at sea; (3) whether at-sea

or in-port, contact an appropriate federal official (probably a NMFS official) and obtain prior approval before any transshipment;

and (4) submit a Transshipment Declaration Form after any transshipment. This rule would not be applicable to the

transshipment of fresh fish at sea and would not apply to the transshipment activities other than by large longline vessels.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mark Helvey 

Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4040 

FAX: 562 980-4047

E-Mail: mark.helvey@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA53

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Title: Amendment 22 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: The purpose of the amendment is to establish a long-term red snapper fishery management program in the South

Atlantic to optimize yield and rebuild the stock, while minimizing socioeconomic impacts. More specifically, these alternatives will

consider the elimination of harvest restrictions on red snapper as the stock increases in biomass.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 01/03/2011 76 FR 101 

Notice of Intent Comment Period End 02/14/2011 

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA59

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Title: Amendment 21 to the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: Amendment 21 examines measures to limit participation in the snapper grouper fishery including endorsements, trip

limits, and catch share programs.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA60

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Title: Amendment 6 to the Golden Crab Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic

Abstract: Golden Crab Amendment 6 examines alternatives for a catch share program to limit participation in the golden crab

fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 01/03/2011 76 FR 98 

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308
E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA61

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Title: Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs

Abstract: Amendment 31 amends the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program by revising the active

participation requirements for C share acquisition and use. It will allow C shares to be acquired by an individual who received an

initial allocation of C shares, or an individual who demonstrates participation in the BSAI rationalization crab fisheries during 3 of

the 5 season immediately preceding implementation of the program. It will also revise the rules governing active participation

requirements of C share holders. To receive an annual allocation of Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ), a C share holder must have

participated in at least one delivery in a fishery in the 3 seasons preceding the application for IFQ, or have received an initial

allocation of C shares and participated in 30 days of State of Alaska or Alaska Federal fisheries in the 3 seasons preceding the

application for IFQ. This amendment also revokes C shares from holders who do not meet at least one of the active

participation criteria; (1) participated in at least one delivery in one of the rationalized crab fisheries in the preceding 4 years or,

(2) was an initial recipient of C shares and participated in at least 30 days of fishing in state or federal fisheries. No quota share

will be revoked before 5 years from implementation of this amendment.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 680 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 01/00/2013 

NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA73

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Title: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the Knik Arm Crossing, Cook Inlet, Alaska

Abstract: NMFS has received a request from the Knik Arm Bridge Toll Authority, in coordination with the Department of

Transportation Federal Highways Administration, for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction of a bridge

across Knik Arm, named the Knik Arm Crossing, Alaska, over the course of five construction seasons: approximately spring
2013 through autumn 2017. Authorization for incidental takings may be granted if NMFS finds that the taking will have a

negligible impact on the species or stock(s), will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or

stock(s) for certain subsistence uses, and that the permissible methods of taking and requirements pertaining to the mitigation,

monitoring and reporting of such taking are set forth.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1371

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA82

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Title: Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs

Abstract: This action would modify the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program by establishing a process for

eligible fishery participants to request that NMFS exempt holders of regionally-designated individual fishing quota (IFQ) and

individual processor quota (IPQ) in the Bristol Bay red king crab, Bering Sea snow crab, Saint Matthew Island blue king crab,

Eastern Aleutian Islands golden king crab, Western Aleutian Islands red king crab, and Pribilof red and blue king crab fisheries

from regional delivery requirements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 680 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1862; PL 109-241; PL 109-479

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 12/00/2012 

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA84

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Title: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Restrictions on Fishing in Proximity to Data Buoys

Abstract: Pursuant to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, the Secretary of Commerce is

authorized to implement regulations to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Western and Central Pacific

Fisheries Convention (Convention), including the implementation of decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries

Commission (Commission). At its Sixth Regular Session, in December 2009, the Commission adopted a conservation and

management measure (CMM) to restrict fishing on and near data buoys in the Commission's area of competence, CMM 2009-

05 Conservation and Management Measure Prohibiting Fishing on Data Buoys. This rule would implement the following

provisions of CMM 2009-05: prohibit highly migratory species (HMS) fishing vessels of the United States, while on the high seas

in the Commission's area of competence, from fishing within one nautical mile of a data buoy and from interacting with a data

buoy through activities such as encircling a data buoy with fishing gear, tying up to or attaching the vessel or any fishing gear,

part or portion of the fishing vessel, to a data buoy or its mooring, or cutting a data buoy anchor line; prohibit HMS fishing

vessels of the United States from taking on board a data buoy while in the Commission's area of competence; and require HMS

fishing vessels of the United States that become entangled with data buoys while in the Commission's area of competence to

remove the entangled fishing gear with as little damage to the data buoy as possible. This rule would also correct outdated

cross references to other regulations that are in the existing 50 CFR part 300 subpart O.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 6901 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory Rules implementing the WCPFC Implementation Act must be effective as

soon as possible to satisfy the United States' international obligations. 05/15/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Dr. Charles Karnella 

Pacific Islands Area Office

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Suite 1110, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700

Honolulu , HI 96814-4700 

Phone: 808 973-2985 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: charles.karnella@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA93

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Title: Removal of Requirements for the Groundfish Retention Standard (GRS) Program in the BSAI

Abstract: This action would remove the minimum groundfish retention standards from the GRS program for the Amendment 80

sector. Specifically, this action would remove from 50 CFR 679.27(j) sections (1) through (4), which require the owners and

operators of Amendment 80 vessels and any other catcher/processor not listed in 50 CFR 679.4(1)(i) and Amendment 80

cooperatives using trawl gear in the BSAI to comply with the annual minimum groundfish retention standards. The action would

also require the Amendment 80 sector, on an annual basis, to report to the Council its groundfish retention performance. In

addition, while selecting a preferred alternative, the Council made it clear that a third party audit of the sector's annual

groundfish retention performance should be included in the annual Council report. The Council noted that the performance

standard and results from the third party audit could be included amongst the other information included in the annual

Amendment 80 cooperative report requirement noted in 50 CFR 679.5(s)(6)(iii). The rule is not intended to change observer

requirements for the Amendment 80 sector or eliminate the requirement to weigh all groundfish on a certified flow scale; these

and other requirements were established under the final rule to implement Amendment 80 and must remain in effect to ensure

proper catch accounting under the quota-based catch share program.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA98

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Title: Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National

Monument, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument

Abstract: NMFS proposes regulations to implement the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands

Marine National Monument, and Rose Atoll Marine National Monument. This action would codify certain provisions set forth in

Presidential Proclamations 8335, 8336, and 8337, issued on January 6, 2009, establishing the monuments. The Proclamations

specified certain provisions on governance of the monuments, including prohibitions on commercial fishing. NMFS would also

implement management recommendations from the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council relating to fishing activities

within the monuments.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665; 50 CFR 404 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 431 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Additional Information: This action replaces a previous action identified by 0648-AX64.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB00

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of a Liquefied

Natural Gas Deepwater Port in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: On February 1, 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received a complete application from Port

Dolphin Energy LLC (Port Dolphin) requesting authorization for the take of two marine mammal species incidental to

construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port off the Gulf coast of Florida over the course of five

years, which would necessitate the promulgation of five-year regulations. Port Dolphin plans to build the LNG Port off the

western coast of Florida, approximately 42 mi (68 km) from Port Manatee, Florida. Once built, Port Dolphin anticipates up to 46

shuttle regasification vessel unloadings per year during the first several years of operation. Noise produced during Port

installation and construction activities and Port operations have the potential to take marine mammals. Port Dolphin requests

authorization to take two cetacean species by Level B harassment only: Atlantic spotted dolphin and bottlenose dolphin. Injury

or mortality is unlikely during the proposed activities, and take by Level A harassment (including injury) or mortality is not

requested in Port Dolphin's application. MARAD and the USCG released a Final EIS for the proposed Port Dolphin LNG
Deepwater Port on July 9, 2009. NMFS was a cooperating agency in the preparation of the Draft and Final EISs. NMFS is still

developing the proposed rule and has not yet reached any preliminary determinations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 03/01/2011 76 FR 11205 

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB02

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Title: Implement the 2010 Shark Conservation Act Provisions and Other Regulations in the Atlantic Smoothhound Shark

Fishery

Abstract: This rule considers changes in the Atlantic shark fishery to comply with the 2010 Shark Conservation Act.

Additionally, the rule reexamines the overall smoothhound shark quota based upon updated catch data and will implement

measures, as needed, to comply with the Endangered Species Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB11

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Title: Fishing Vessel, Fishing Facility, and Individual Fishing Quota Lending Program Regulations

Abstract: This action will provide two new sections to subpart B of 50 CFR 253, the programmatic regulations for the Fisheries

Finance Program (FFP), to implement individual fishing quota (IFQ) loan programs for the Gulf of Mexico red snapper and

grouper-tilefish fisheries. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) requested IFQ loan programs for these

fisheries. IFQ lending is authorized under what was formerly known as title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, codified at 46 U.S.C.

53701, et seq. and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), at 16 U.S.C. 1853a(g). The FFP

collects loan principal, interest and fees in order to repay monies borrowed from the U.S. Treasury, and current IFQ lending

maintains a negative subsidy under the Federal Credit Reform Act. Additionally, FFP maintains fixed interest rates that are

comparable to those of private sector lenders; However, the FFP allows borrowers to prepay without penalty and may carry

longer repayment periods that are more advantageous to borrowers. This action provides guidance and policy required to

implement red snapper and grouper-tilefish IFQ lending. It does not change general FFP eligibility or lending criteria. FFP

applicants must continue to demonstrate that they have the required licenses or permits and that they will continue to comply

with all applicable fisheries management measures. The FFP performs due diligence investigations that check credit histories,

fisheries violations records, criminal background, among others, to insure borrowers use FFP loans to operate legally and in an

environmentally sound manner. FFP IFQ loans provide funding for the purchase and refinancing the purchase of IFQ. IFQ loans

are available to entry level fishermen and fishermen who fish from small vessels. Lending provides IFQ buyers and seller with a

means to enter and exit IFQ fisheries. FFP lending does not affect catch levels or the environmental effects of fishing.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 253 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1853 et seq; 46 USC 53701 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Gary C. Reisner 

Director, Office of Management and Budget

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2259 Extension: 139 

FAX: 301 713-1464

E-Mail: gary.reisner@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB17

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Title: Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Cost Recovery

Program

Abstract: This rulemaking would implement a Cost Recovery Program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization

Program (TRAT). In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) 16 U.S.C.

1853a MSA 303A(d)(2), the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to collect a fee to recover the actual costs directly related to

the management, data collection, and enforcement of any limited access privilege program (LAPP), up to 3% of the ex-vessel

value of the fish harvested under the LAPP. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) recommended and NMFS

approved Amendment 20 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) in 2010, which acknowledged the

MSA requirement for a Cost Recovery Program (Appendix E to the FMP). NMFS implemented most of the Trawl Rationalization

Program in January 2011 with notice that the design and implementation of a Cost Recovery Program would follow.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1853

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX98; Related to 0648-AY68

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB20

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Title: Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales
Abstract: NMFS may renew a requirement currently contained in vessel speed restrictions designed to reduce the likelihood of

vessel collisions with North Atlantic right whales. The regulations require speed restrictions of no more than 10 knots applying to

all vessels 65 ft (19.8 m) or greater in overall length in certain locations and at certain times of the year along the east coast of

the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The rule is currently set to expire December 9, 2013. NMFS seeks public comment on the proposed

rule.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 224 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB23

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Title: Highly Migratory Species Fishing Vessel Notification Requirements for Carrying Observers

Abstract: NMFS proposes modifications to Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) pre-trip

notification regulations codified at 660.712(f). The regulations currently require longline vessel operators to notify NMFS 24

hours prior to departing on a fishing trip. This notification requirement is in place to give NMFS time to place observers on

longline vessels. NMFS proposes to modify this requirement to a 72 hour notice in order to have adequate time for observer

placement. The rulemaking also proposes to modify the HMS FMP observer regulations codified at 660.719. Currently, only

longline vessel operators have a pre-trip notification requirement. NMFS proposes to require pre-trip notifications for all other

gear types covered by the HMS FMP. This would allow for adequate time to place observers on HMS vessels and help NMFS

attain observer coverage level goals. Adequate pre-trip notifications would also help vessel operators avoid the inconvenience

of having to remain in port for an extended period while waiting for an observer to arrive at the vessel. Pre-trip notifications

would be required for each gear upon annual notice by the agency, so only observed fisheries would be required to give pre-trip

notification to NMFS or its designated observer service provider each year.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mark Helvey 

Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4040 

FAX: 562 980-4047

E-Mail: mark.helvey@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB29

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures

Abstract: This rulemaking would evaluate the management measures for several shark species based on recent shark stock

assessments. The rulemaking could consider, among other things, a range of commercial and recreational management

measures in both directed and incidental shark fisheries including, but not limited to: quota levels, regional and seasonal quotas,

retention limits, gear modifications, and time/area closures. In addition, this rulemaking would implement a rebuilding plan for

scalloped hammerhead sharks, as NMFS recently determined that scalloped hammerhead sharks are overfished with

overfishing occurring (April 28, 2011, 76 FR 23794) based on a stock assessment adopted in 2011 for this species. Sandbar,

dusky, and blacknose sharks are currently being assessed with the final results expected to be released in mid-2011. Based on

the results of these assessments, NMFS may need to re-evaluate current management measures for these species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: NMFS must implement a plan to rebuild overfished stocks within 2 years of stock status determination in

accordance with 16 U.S.C.1854(e)(3)–(4) as implemented by 50 CFR 600.310(j)(2)(ii); scalloped hammerhead sharks were

determined to be overfished on 4/28/2011.

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Must implement plan to rebuild stocks within 2 years of stock status

determination. 04/23/2013 

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NPRM 12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Emily Menashes 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2234 

E-Mail: emily.menashes@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB30

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of Critical Habitat for Threatened Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon

and Puget Sound Steelhead

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service, are proposing critical habitat designations for lower Columbia River coho

salmon and Puget Sound steelhead, currently listed as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The areas under

consideration include watersheds in the lower Columbia River basin in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon, as well as

watersheds in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington. This rulemaking identifies the areas proposed for

designation and solicits comments regarding them as well as the supporting economic, biological, and policy analyses.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 226 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531-1544

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James H. Lecky 

Director, Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2332 

FAX: 301 427-2520

E-Mail: jim.lecky@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB37
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Title: Amendment and Updates to the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan

Abstract: Serious injury and mortality of the Western North Atlantic bottlenose dolphin stocks incidental to Category I and II

fisheries continue at levels potentially exceeding Potential Biological Removal (PBR) levels, requiring additional management

measures under the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP). This action amends the BDTRP to reduce serious injury

and mortality of bottlenose dolphins in the Virginia pound net fishery (Category II). The need for the action is to ensure the

BDTRP meets its MMPA mandated short- and long-term goals. NMFS examined a number of management measures, including

consensus recommendations from the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Team, designed to reduce the incidental mortality or

serious injury of bottlenose dolphins taken in the Virginia pound net fishery to below PBR.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 229.2; 50 CFR 229.35 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 U S C1361 et seq; 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory No deadline dates because this action is an amendment 

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Final Action 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Split From 0648-BA34

Agency Contact: Melissa Andersen 

Fishery Biologist, Management

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2322 Extension: 173 

FAX: 301 713-2521

E-Mail: melissa.andersen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB38

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Title: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Conducting Geological and Geophysical Exploration of Mineral and Energy

Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: On April 18, 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received an application from the U.S. Department

of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE), formerly Minerals

Management Service (MMS), for the promulgation of regulations and subsequent issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to

take marine mammals incidental to oil and gas industry sponsored seismic surveys for purposes of geological and geophysical

exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico from approximately 2012 through 2017. The requested

regulations would establish a framework for authorizing incidental take in future LOAs. These LOAs, if approved, would authorize

the take, by Level A (injury) and Level B (behavioral) harassment, of 21 species of cetaceans (20 odontocetes and 1 mysticete)

incidental to seismic surveys for purposes of geological and geophysical exploration on the OCS in the GOM. BOEMRE states

that underwater noise associated with sound sources (i.e., airguns, boomers, sparkers, and chirpers) may expose marine
mammals in the area to noise and pressure resulting in behavioral disturbance or temporary or permanent loss of hearing

sensitivity. NMFS published a revised notice of receipt in the Federal Register on June 14, 2011 (76 FR 34656).

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Yes

Agency Contact: James H. Lecky 

Director, Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2332 

FAX: 301 427-2520

E-Mail: jim.lecky@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB54

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Title: Implementation of the Shark Conservation Act of 2010

Abstract: This action will revise existing regulations for Shark Finning (50 CFR 600, Subpart N) as required by the Shark

Conservation Act of 2010. The rule will amend regulations prohibiting the possession, transfer, and landing of shark fins unless

they are naturally attached to the corresponding carcass, and the landing of shark carcasses without the corresponding fins

naturally attached.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alan Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 13362, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2334 

FAX: 301 713-0596

E-Mail: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB57

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Title: The 2013-2014 Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

Abstract: Every other year, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) makes recommendations for setting biennial

specifications (including the allowable harvest levels) for Pacific Coast groundfish, and recommends management measures for

commercial and recreational fisheries that are designed to keep fishery harvests within the specifications. The specifications and

management measures associated with this action would be in effect from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. Where

new scientific information indicates that an overfished species rebuilding is different than projected in previous rebuilding

analyses, the existing rebuilding plans may also be revised. In crafting management measures, the Council must work within

the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, particularly for protection and rebuilding

of overfished species, which means that allowable harvest levels of healthy species will only be achieved where such harvest

will not deter rebuilding of overfished and depleted stocks. Commercial management measures include landings limits, size

limits, gear restrictions, and time/area closures. Recreational management measures include bag limits, size limits, gear

restrictions, and time/area closures. NMFS is continuing the depth-based management program that it introduced in 2003, which

closes portions of the continental shelf to fishing for groundfish and to fishing for many non-groundfish species in fisheries that

take groundfish incidentally. These closures are intended to protect and rebuild overfished groundfish species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115
Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB58

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Title: Amendment 18B to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: Amendment 18B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

may: limit participation in the golden tilefish portion of the Snapper Grouper fishery; establish initial eligibility requirements for a

golden tilefish longline endorsement; establish an appeals process; allocate commercial golden tilefish quota among gear

groups; allow for transferability of golden tilefish endorsements; adjust the golden tilefish fishing year; modify the golden tilefish

fishing limits; and establish trip limits for fishermen who do not receive a golden tilefish longline endorsement.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB64

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Title: International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; High Seas Transshipment

Prohibitions

Abstract: Pursuant to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, the Secretary of Commerce is

authorized to implement regulations to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Western and Central Pacific

Fisheries Convention (Convention), including the implementation of decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries

Commission (Commission). At its Sixth Regular Session, in December 2009, the Commission adopted provisions for

transshipments of highly migratory species (HMS) fish in the Commission' s area of competence, including a provision that

requires Commission members to prohibit vessels (other than purse seine vessels) flying their flags from transshipping on the
high seas in the Convention Area, subject to certain considerations. This rulemaking implements the Commission's decision on

high seas transshipments.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 6901 et seq

Legal Deadline: Pursuant to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, the Secretary of

Commerce is authorized to implement the decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (Commission).

The Commission decision to be implemented through this rulemaking includes provisions that went into effect in 2010, which

requires an effective date for this rule as soon as possible to satisfy belated U.S. international obligations.

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Effective date of rule; See overall description of deadline section below 05/00/2012 

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ANPRM 02/15/2012 77 FR 8758 

NPRM 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BA85

Agency Contact: Dr. Charles Karnella 

Pacific Islands Area Office

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Suite 1110, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700

Honolulu , HI 96814-4700 

Phone: 808 973-2985 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: charles.karnella@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB69

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Title: Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan Amendment to Address Fleet Consolidation and Accumulation of

Excessive Fishing Privileges

Abstract: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will prepare, in cooperation with NMFS, an EIS in

accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to assess potential effects on the human environment of alternative

measures to address management and conservation measures for the Northeast multispecies fishery. This action is necessary

to provide analytical support for an amendment to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) examining

potential rules to reduce the likelihood that groundfish permit holders will acquire or control excessive shares of fishing

privileges in the fishery and that over-consolidation will occur within the fleet.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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Notice of Intent 12/21/2011 76 FR 79153 

NOI Correction 02/21/2012 77 FR 9899 

NOI Comment Period Reopened 03/12/2012 77 FR 14505 

NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Michael Ruccio Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9104 

E-Mail: michael.ruccio@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB76

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Title: Amendment 89 to the GOA FMP Area Closures for Chionoecetes Bairdi Crab Protection in Gulf of Alaska Groundfish

Fisheries

Abstract: This action, Amendment 89 to the GOA FMP Area Closures for Chionoecetes bairdi, will provide crab protection in

Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries. This action would close a portion of Marmot Bay, northeast of Kodiak Island, to the use of

pot and trawl gear (with the exception of pelagic gear used to target pollock) in groundfish fisheries year-round and require

additional observer coverage (100 percent for trawl vessels and 30 percent for pot vessels), in two areas east of Kodiak Island:

the Chiniak Gully and State of Alaska Statistical Area 525702. This action is necessary to protect stocks of Tanner crab near

Kodiak Islands from the effects of using non-pelagic trawl and pot gear used to target groundfish in Marmot Bay and to provide

improved estimates of the incidental catch of Tanner crab in two areas east of Kodiak Island by vessels using non-pelagic trawl

and pot gear and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.

The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the fisheries resources in the GOA in accordance with the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1540; 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 3631 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; PL 105-277; PL 106-31

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Proposed Rule 12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB78

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Title: Amendment to the Vessel Ownership Requirements of the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for Fixed-Gear Pacific

halibut and Sablefish Fisheries in and off of Alaska

Abstract: This action amends the vessel ownership requirements of the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed-gear

Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries in and off of Alaska. This action requires initial recipients of certain classes of quota share

to have held a minimum of 20 percent ownership interest in the vessel for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the

submission of an application to hire a master for the purposes of fishing an IFQ permit. This action also temporarily exempts

from the 12-month ownership requirement an initial recipient whose vessel has been totally lost, as by sinking or fire, or so

damaged that the vessel would require at least 60 days of shipyard time to be repaired. This action is necessary to maintain a

predominantly owner-operated fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 3631 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; PL 108-447

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB79
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Title: Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat; Implementing Changes to the Regulations

for Designating Critical Habitat

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (collectively referred

to as the "Services" or "we") propose to amend portions of title 50, part 424, of the Code of Federal Regulations, which

implements the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Part 424 clarifies, interprets, and implements portions of

the Act concerning the procedures and criteria used for adding species to the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and

Plants and designating and revising critical habitat. Specifically, we propose to amend portions of part 424 that clarify

procedures for designating and revising critical habitat. The proposed amendments would make minor edits to the scope and

purpose, add and remove some definitions, clarify the criteria for designating critical habitat, and clarify the instructions for

conducting the impacts analysis and considering exclusions. These proposed amendments are based on the Services' review of

the regulations and are intended to add clarity for the public, clarify expectations regarding critical habitat and provide for a

credible, predictable, and simplified critical-habitat-designation process. The proposed amendments would also address several

court decisions and adopt conclusions from a 2008 legal opinion by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Finally, the

proposed amendments are also part of the Services' response to Executive Order 13563 (January 18, 2011), which directs

agencies to review their existing regulations and, among other things, modify or streamline them in accordance with what has

been learned.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 424 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James H. Lecky 

Director, Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2332 

FAX: 301 427-2520

E-Mail: jim.lecky@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB80

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Title: Interagency Cooperation--Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended; Definition of Destruction or Adverse

Modification of Critical Habitat

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (collectively referred

to as "the Services" or "we") propose to amend title 50, part 402, of the Code of Federal Regulations, which implements the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Part 402 establishes the procedural regulations governing interagency

cooperation under section 7 of the Act. The Act requires Federal agencies, in consultation with and with the assistance of the

Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce, to insure that their actions are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of
endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat of such species. In 1986,

the Services established a definition for destruction or adverse modification (section 402.02) that was found to be invalid by the

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth (2001) and Ninth (2004) Circuits. We propose to amend part 402 to replace the invalidated

definition with one that is consistent with the Act, its legislative history, and circuit court opinions. Finally, the proposed

amendment is part of the Services' response to Executive Order 13563 (January 18, 2011) directing agencies to review their

existing regulations and, among other things, modify or streamline them in accordance with what has been learned.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB81

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Title: Interagency Cooperation -- Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended; Incidental Take Statements

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (collectively, "the Services"),

propose to amend the regulations governing consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended

(ESA), regarding incidental take statements. The purpose of the proposed changes is to address (1) the use of surrogates to

express the limit of exempted take, (2) when the take limit may not be an appropriate trigger for reinitiation of formal

consultation during the course of a Federal action, and (3) when deferral of an incidental take exemption is appropriate. These

proposed changes should clarify our regulations for affected Federal action agencies as well as the public.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 222 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James H. Lecky 

Director, Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2332 

FAX: 301 427-2520

E-Mail: jim.lecky@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB82

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Title: Draft Policy Regarding Implementation of Section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (collectively referred

to as the "Services" or "we") propose to announce a draft policy on exclusions from critical habitat under the ESA. This draft

policy provides our position on how we consider partnerships and conservation plans, habitat conservation plans, tribal lands,

military lands, and Federal lands in the exclusion process. This draft policy is meant to complement the proposed amendments

to our regulations regarding exclusions from critical habitat and is intended to clarify expectations regarding critical habitat and

provide for a credible, predictable, and simplified critical-habitat-exclusion process.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James H. Lecky 

Director, Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2332 

FAX: 301 427-2520

E-Mail: jim.lecky@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB86

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Title: Amendments to Implement the Internationally Agreed Requirements of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention

Act

Abstract: NMFS is amending regulations to implement internationally agreed requirements pursuant the Antarctic Marine Living

Resources Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 44A sec 2436). These amendments include increasing the time for advance notice of

fishing activities; clarifying requirements in the current regulations; updating reporting formats; reducing the time for advance

notice of imports of Dissostichus species; and enhancing and clarifying transshipment reporting requirements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 44A, sec 2436

Legal Deadline: None

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Proposed Rule 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Christopher Rogers 

Division Chief

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-9090 Extension: 117 

FAX: 301 713-9106

E-Mail: christopher.rogers@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB92

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Title: Revision of the National Standard 1 Guidelines

Abstract: National Standard 1 (NS1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) states that

conservation and management measures shall prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield

from each fishery. NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will seek initial public comment on potential revisions to

the NS1 guidelines at 50 CFR 600.310 through an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking. Based on comments received,

NMFS may then consider revising the guidelines through a proposed and final rulemaking. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 was signed into law on January 12, 2007, and amended the MSA

to include new requirements for annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) to end and prevent overfishing in

Federal fisheries. NMFS revised the guidelines for NS1 on January 16, 2009 (74 FR 3178) to provide guidance on how to

comply with the new ACL and AM requirements. Since 2007, NMFS and the Regional Fishery Management Councils have been
implementing the new ACL and AM requirements. Based on experience gained from implementing ACLs and AMs, NMFS has

developed new perspectives and identified issues regarding the application of the NS1 guidelines that may warrant them to be

revised to more fully meet the intended goal of preventing overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield

from each fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600.310 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; PL 94-265

Legal Deadline: None

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ANPRM 05/03/2012 77 FR 26238 

ANPR Comment Period Extended 07/03/2012 77 FR 39459 

NPRM 08/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AV60

Agency Contact: Debra Lambert Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2341 

E-Mail: deb.lambert@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB94

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Title: Amendment 94 to the Gulf of Alaska Fishery Management Plan for Alaska and Regulatory Amendments for Community

Quota Entities

Abstract: NMFS will amend the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP), and amend the Pacific

halibut (halibut) and sablefish regulations of Alaska. Amendment 94 to the FMP and the regulatory amendments would modify

the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the Fixed-Gear Commercial Fisheries for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in Waters

in and off Alaska (IFQ Program) and regulations for management of Community Quota Entities (CQEs) in the Gulf of Alaska

(GOA) by revising the vessel use caps applicable to quota share (QS) held by GOA CQEs.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300; 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 801

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC01

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Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Reconsideration of Allocation of Whiting (Raw 2)

Abstract: On February 21, 2012, Judge Henderson issued the remedy order in Pacific Dawn, LLC v. Bryson, No. C10-4829

TEH (N.D. Cal.). The Order remands the regulations addressing the initial allocation of whiting for the shorebased individual

fishing quota (IFQ) fishery and the at-sea mothership fishery of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program

(program) "for further consideration" consistent with the court's December 22, 2011 summary judgment ruling, the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), and all other governing law. Further, the Order requires that the

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implement revised regulations before the 2013 Pacific whiting fishing season begins

on April 1, 2013. This action would implement revised regulations, as appropriate, including a reallocation of whiting and

potentially some related species. This action may include a Paperwork Reduction Act package to clear application forms, and

any other necessary documentation.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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ANPRM 04/04/2012 77 FR 20337 

Proposed Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BC00

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC05

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Title: Corrections to Regulations Implementing Tilefish Amendment 1

Abstract: This rulemaking will make corrections and clarifications to the regulations that implemented the Tilefish Individual

Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. Changes include: (1) clarifying that the IFQ permit may be suspended if cost recovery fee is not

paid; (2) correcting regulations to reflect that permanent resident aliens are eligible to own IFQ allocation; (3) authorizing

collection of Taxpayer Identification Numbers from IFQ allocation holders to facilitate collection of cost recovery fees; and (4)

adding the date a trip landed to the information collected through the post-trip call in requirement.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AS25

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC08

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Title: Framework Adjustment 5 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: This action will expand the list of marine surveyors allowed to complete a fish hold volume certification for vessels

issued a Tier 1 or Tier 2 limited access mackerel permit. Currently only individuals credentialed as marine surveyors by the

Society of Marine Surveyors (SAMS) or the National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS) are allowed to complete fish hold

measurements for such vessels.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC09

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Title: Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: Amendment 7 to Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan addresses the management of

the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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Notice 04/23/2012 77 FR 24161 

Notice 06/08/2012 77 FR 34025 

NPRM 01/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Emily Menashes 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2234 

E-Mail: emily.menashes@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC12

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Title: Generic Amendment to Several Fishery Management Plans in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Regions to Modify

Federally-Permitted Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements

Abstract: The purpose of this generic amendment is to change the current reporting requirements for those individuals or

organizations that purchase species contained in fishery management plans managed by the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic

Fishery Management Councils. Changes are proposed to the method/frequency of dealer reporting and the species that must

be reported. To ensure landings of managed fish stocks are below annual catch limits, improvements are needed to the

accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness of data submitted by federally-permitted seafood dealers. This action will

aid in achieving the optimum yield from each fishery while reducing (1) undue socioeconomic harm to dealers and fishermen

and (2) administrative burdens to fishery agencies.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC15
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Title: International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Removal of Prohibition on

Purse Seine Fishing in High Seas Areas

Abstract: This rule would implement the decision made by the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly

Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Commission) at its Eighth Regular Session, in March 2012, not

to extend the closure of two specific areas of high seas to purse seine fishing as established under a conservation and

management measure adopted by the Commission in 2008 (CMM 2008-01). Because the Commission decided not to extend

the closure, the closure expired upon conclusion of the Commission's Eighth Regular Session. Pursuant to the Western and

Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to

implement regulations to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention on the Conservation and

Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention), including the

implementation of Commission decisions. Regulations closing the two specific areas of high seas to fishing by U.S. purse seine

vessels have been in effect since August 3, 2009 (RIN 0648-AX60). Those regulatory closures were initially due to expire on

December 31, 2011, consistent with CMM 2008-01. Pursuant to an intersessional Commission decision of December 20, 2011,

NMFS extended the high seas closures, along with other purse seine-related provisions, through December 31, 2012 (RIN

0648-BB73). That extension was made via an interim rule, which NMFS intends to follow with a final rule.This rule would

remove the prohibition on fishing in the two specific high seas areas for U.S. purse seine vessels and thereby implement the

Commissions decision not to further extend the high seas closures of CMM 2008-01.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 6901 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX60; Related to 0648-BB73

Agency Contact: Tom Graham Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700

Honolulu , HI 96814-4700 

Phone: 808 944-2219 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC18

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Title: U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System; Guidelines to Certify and Integrate Non-Federal Assets

Abstract: Program guidelines are being issued pursuant to NOAA's authority to certify and integrate non-federal assets into the

United States Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) under the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of

2009 (ICOOS Act). The ICOOS Act authorized the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) to develop and approve

certification criteria establishing eligibility for integration into the IOOS. These criteria assure the necessary policies, standards,

data, information, and services associated with IOOS are appropriately established, coordinated, overseen and enforced. The

program guidelines described in this action identify the process and requirements for certifying non-federal assets that meet the

IOOC approved criteria, as Regional Information Coordination Entities (RICEs), and development and implementation of these

are not expected to be controversial. When certified, a RICE is incorporated into the IOOS and for the purposes of determining

liability arising from the dissemination and use of observation data shall be considered part of NOAA, extending specific
protection from civil liability.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 33 USC 3601-3610

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: David Easter 

Regional Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1100 Wayne Ave, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-2451 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC19

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Title: Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 18; Revision of Essential Fish Habitat

Descriptions for Pacific Salmon

Abstract: Amendment 18 revises and updates Pacific Salmon EFH, originally described under Amendment 14 to the FMP (73

FR 60987). The PFMC has recently reviewed Pacific Salmon EFH and determined that, based on new information, EFH

descriptions require revision and updating.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 08/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Barry Thom 

Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Building 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 48115-0070

Seattle , WA 48115-0070 

Phone: 206 526-6150 

FAX: 206 526-6426

E-Mail: barry.thom@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC20

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Title: Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands:

Parrotfish Size Limits.

Abstract: At the December 2011 Council meeting, the Caribbean Fishery Management Council decided to amend the Fishery

Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to address size limits for parrotfish.

These proposed regulations would allow juvenile parrotfish to mature into reproductively active females, and have a chance to

spawn prior to harvest. Reproductively active females are a necessary component of a healthy, sustainable population.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC21

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Title: Amendment to Open a Portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area to the Harvest of Atlantic Surfclams and Ocean

Quahogs

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to open a portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area to the harvest

of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs, which has been closed since 1990 due to the presence of toxins known to cause

Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. The opening is based on a request from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the

recent adoption of testing protocol into the National Shellfish Sanitation Program at the October 2011 Interstate Shellfish

Sanitation Conference.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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NPRM 01/00/2013 

Final Action 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Jason Berthiaume Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9177 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC22

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Title: Comprehensive Ecosystem Based Amendment 3

Abstract: Actions in Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3 (CE-BA 3) address improvements in data collection

methods in the South Atlantic. Measures include improvements in data collection methods in commercial, for-hire, and

recreational fisheries.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC25

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Title: Amendment 42 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs

Abstract: NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 42 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian

Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP). Amendment 42 revises the economic data reports (EDR) for catcher vessels,

catcher/processors, shoreside processors, and stationary floating processors that are submitted annually by participants in the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program (CR Program). These revisions are proposed through a general

description in regulation of the collection of data, and a detailed description for data collected for approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This action is necessary to prevent redundancy,

increase consistent reporting across respondents, and reduce excessive costs associated with the data collection. This proposed

action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the FMP.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; PL 109-241; PL 109-479

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Final Action 05/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 
FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC26

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Title: Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Regulations on Introduced Species

Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is proposing to modify terms of designation and

regulations on the introduction of introduced species into the Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine

Sanctuaries (GFNMS and MBNMS, respectively).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1431 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX83; Related to 0648-

AT14; Related to 0648-AT15

Agency Contact: Meredith Walz Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-3125 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC27

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Title: Framework Adjustment to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan for 2013-2014 Annual Catch Limits

(ACLs) and Other Management Measures

Abstract: This framework adjustment to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, likely to be enumerated

Framework Adjustment 48, would set specifications (i.e., catch allowances and management measures designed to ensure

those allowances are not exceeded) for fishing year (FY) 2013, 2014, and possibly 2015. This action would also adopt total

allowable catches (TACs) for the U.S./Canada Management Area, consisting with the U.S./Canada Resource Sharing

Understanding. In addition, the framework adjustment may revise the status determination criteria for the Gulf of Maine and

Georges bank cod stocks and white hake. The action will likely include comprehensive modifications to the operations of sectors

in the Northeast, designed to improve efficiency, monitoring, and catch accounting. The New England Fishery Management

Council is expected to take final action on the measures to be included in the action in November 2012.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Michael Ruccio Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9104 

E-Mail: michael.ruccio@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC28

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Title: Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 17; Updating FMP Language and Adjusting

PFMC Schedule for Preseason Modification of Regulations

Abstract: This amendment updates or removes archaic language in the West coast salmon FMP that is inaccurate or obsolete.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

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NPRM 11/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Barry Thom 

Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS
Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Building 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 48115-0070

Seattle , WA 48115-0070 

Phone: 206 526-6150 

FAX: 206 526-6426

E-Mail: barry.thom@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC30

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Title: Resubmitted Action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the

South Atlantic Region

Abstract: The Resubmitted Amendment 18A Action Amendment contains one action that would allow black sea bass pot

endorsements to be transferred to an individual or entity that holds or simultaneously obtains a South Atlantic Unlimited

Snapper-Grouper Permit upon the effective date of the final rule implementing this proposed action, if approved by the

Secretary of Commerce.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BB56

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC31

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); North Atlantic Swordfish Management Measures

Abstract: This rule will implement new and modified commercial vessel permits to allow swordfish caught on rod and reel,

handline, harpoon, green-stick, or bandit gear to be retained commercially. The intent is to provide additional opportunities for

the United States to more fully utilize its swordfish quota allocation, using fishing gears with low bycatch and bycatch mortality
rates. The careful expansion of swordfish handgear fisheries is warranted to make progress toward fully harvesting the U.S.

swordfish allocation while minimizing bycatch.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600; 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC34

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Title: Amendment 43 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs and Amendment 103 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI

Abstract: Amendment 43 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs revises the

current rebuilding plan for Pribilof Islands blue king crab (PIBKC) and Amendment 103 to the Fishery Management Plan for

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area would implement groundfish fishing restrictions. A no-trawl

Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone (PIHCZ) was established in 1995 and the directed fishery for PIBKC has been closed

since 1999. A rebuilding plan was implemented in 2003; however, PIBKC remains overfished and the current rebuilding plan has

not achieved adequate progress toward rebuilding the stock by 2014. The proposed rule would close the PIHCZ to all Pacific

cod pot fishing in addition to the current trawl prohibition. This measure would help support PIBKC rebuilding and prevent

exceeding the overfishing limit of PIBKC by minimizing to the extent practical PIBKC bycatch in the groundfish fisheries.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC35

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Title: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and

Management Measures and FMP Amendment 21-1

Abstract: Every other year, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) makes recommendations to set biennial

allowable harvest levels for Pacific Coast groundfish, and recommends management measures for commercial and recreational

fisheries that are designed to achieve those harvest levels. This rule sets Overfishing Limits (OFLs), Acceptable Biological

Catches (ABCs), and Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) for the species managed under the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP. FMP

Amendment 21-1 corrects minor inconsistencies and errors in the FMP.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736
E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC37

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Title: Amendment 38 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: Amendment 38 consists of two management actions. The first action would revise post-season accountability

measures for shallow-water grouper species. Currently, the accountability measures include in-season closures, post-season

adjustments to the length of the recreational fishing season, and overage adjustments for overfished grouper stocks. This action

modifies the specific post-season accountability measure that reduces the length of the recreational season for all shallow-water

grouper in the year following a year in which the annual catch limit (ACL) for gag or red grouper is exceeded. The modified

accountability measure would reduce the recreational season only for the species that exceeded its ACL. The second action

would modify the reef fish framework procedure. The addition of accountability measures to the list of items that can be

changed through the standard framework procedure would allow for faster implementation of measures designed to maintain

harvest at or below the ACL. Additionally, more general language would be added to the framework to accommodate future

changes in naming of the Councils advisory committees and panels.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC38

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Title: Amendment 4 to the U.S. Caribbean Coral FMP: Seagrass Management

Abstract: NOAA Fisheries and the Caribbean Fishery Management Council propose Amendment 4 to address the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requirement to establish annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability

measures (AMs) for seagrass species in the Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plan

(Coral FMP). ACLs and AMs were not established for seagrass in the 2011 Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC39

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Title: Amendment 95 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska

Abstract: This action implements Amendment 95 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP).

This action modifies halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) management in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to 1) establish the GOA

halibut PSC limits in federal regulation; 2) reduce the GOA halibut PSC limits for the trawl, hook and line catcher/processor and

catcher vessel sectors, and the hook and line demersal shelf rockfish fishery in the Southeast Outside District; and 3) allow two

additional options for vessels to better maintain groundfish harvest while achieving the halibut PSC reduction of this action. This

action is necessary to reduce halibut bycatch in the GOA. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMP, and other applicable law.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC40

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Title: 2013 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Specifications and Management Measures

Abstract: These specifications are for the 2013 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish (MSB). Regulations

governing these fisheries require NMFS to publish specifications for the upcoming fishing year and to provide an opportunity for

public comment. The intent of this action is to fulfill this requirement and to promote the development and conservation of the

MSB resources.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Lindsey Feldman Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 675-2179 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC41

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Title: Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan of the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Abstract: Amendment 13 to the Snapper Grouper FMP (Regulatory Amendment 13) revises the acceptable biological catch

(ABC), annual catch limits (ACLs, including sector ACLs), and annual catch targets (ACTs) that were implemented by the

Comprehensive ACL Amendment. The ABCs, ACLs (including sector ACLs), and ACTs in the Comprehensive ACL Amendment

were computed using recreational catch estimates generated by the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS).

Following an independent review by the National Research Council and a mandate from Congress, NOAA Fisheries has

overhauled MRFSS. The Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) was developed to provide more accurate recreational

catch estimates by accounting for potential biases such as possible differences in catch rates at high-activity and low-activity

fishing sites, or the amount of fishing occurring at different parts of the day. MRIP methods have been used to recalculate

previous MRFSS estimates dating back to 2004, and will be the basis for all new estimates moving forward. Therefore,

Amendment 13 will update the ABC, ACLs (including sector ACLs), and ACTs for select snapper-grouper species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC44

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Title: Management Measures for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Abstract: At its annual meeting, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted Resolution C-12-09,

Conservation and Management Measure for Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This rule will implement that resolution

for U.S. commercial fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for 2012 and 2013 by preventing further commercial retention of bluefin

tuna after (1) the commercial catches of bluefin tuna by the international fleet reaches 10,000 metric tons; (2) the commercial

catch of bluefin tuna by the international fleet reaches 5,600 metric tons during the year 2012. Notwithstanding these

restrictions, the United States commercial fishery may take a catch of up to 500 metric tons of pacific bluefin tuna in 2012 and

2013. The pacific bluefin commercial catch limitations are not expected to result in a closure of the United States fishery

because catches from recent years have not reached the 500 metric ton limit. The last time the United States exceeded 500

metric tons was in 1998.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 951-961 et seq
Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Final Action 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mark Helvey 

Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4040 

FAX: 562 980-4047

E-Mail: mark.helvey@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC45

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Title: Designate Critical Habitat for the Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment

Abstract: On October 1, 2009, we received a petition from the Natural Resource Defense Council requesting that we list the

Hawaiian insular false killer whale as an endangered distinct population segment (DPS) under the ESA and designate critical

habitat concurrent with listing. On January 5, 2010, we determined that the petitioned action presented substantial scientific and

commercial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted, and we requested information to assist with a

status review to determine if the Hawaiian insular false killer whale warranted listing under the ESA (75 FR 316, Jan. 5, 2010).

Based on the status review report, we determined that the Hawaiian insular false killer whale met the DPS criteria and we

determined that the species warranted listing as endangered. On November 17, 2010, we published a proposed rule to list the

Hawaiian insular false killer whale as endangered (75 FR 70169). On May 22, 2012, we were sued by the Petitioner for failing to

make a final listing determination. We have reached a settlement agreement to make a final listing determination by December

11, 2012. Statutorily, a final critical habitat rule is due one year from a final listing rule. Therefore, we plan to publish a proposed

critical habitat rule six months following the final listing rule, or by June 11, 2013, and publish a final critical habitat rule by

December 11, 2013.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 226 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Proposed critical habitat rule for the Hawaiian insular false killer whale 06/11/2012 

Other Judicial Final rule to list the Hawaiian insular false killer whale DPS as

endangered 12/11/2012 

Other Statutory Final critical habitat rule for the Hawaiian insular false killer whale 12/11/2013 

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dwayne Meadows Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8467 

E-Mail: dwayne.meadows@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC46

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Precision Strike Weapon and Air-to-Surface Gunnery Training and Testing

Operations at Eglin Air Force Base, FL

Abstract: In December 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received an application from the U.S. Department

of the Air Force, Headquarters 96th Air Base Wing (U.S. Air Force), Eglin AFB requesting NMFS issue regulations and future

Letters of Authorization (LOAs) for the unintentional taking of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to Precision Strike

Weapon (PSW) and Air-to-Surface (AS) gunnery training and testing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Pursuant to Section

101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), NMFS plans to propose regulations

together with related Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to authorize Level A and Level B harassment takes of marine mammals

incidental to PSW and AS gunnery training and testing operations over a five-year period commencing in 2012.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC48

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Title: Amendment 19 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: The small-mesh multispecies fishery is composed of five stocks of three species of hakes (northern silver hake,

southern silver hake, northern red hake, southern red hake, and offshore hake), and the fishery is managed primarily through a

series of exemptions from the Northeast Multispecies FMP. Amendment 19 was developed by the New England Fishery

Management Council to modify some of the management measures currently governing this fishery. These modifications

include changing the incidental possession limit of silver and offshore hake; changing the possession limit of silver and offshore

hake, combined, in the southern stock area for vessels using larger mesh; adding a year-round red hake possession limit;

changing the post-season accountability measure that was implemented by the Secretarial Amendment; and other administrative

changes to make management and monitoring of the small-mesh multispecies fishery more effective.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John K. Bullard 

Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9287 

E-Mail: john.bullard@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC50

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Title: Proposed Rule; Regulatory Amendment to Implement an Exempted Fishery for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Off Cape Cod,

MA

Abstract: NMFS proposes to modify the regulations implementing the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP) to allow vessels to fish with gillnet and longline gear from June through December and with handline gear from June

through August in a portion of inshore Georges Bank (GB) each year, outside of the requirements of the NE multispecies

fishery. This action would allow vessels to harvest spiny dogfish and other non-groundfish species in a manner that is

consistent with the bycatch reduction objectives of the FMP.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: sec 303(b)(6) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Legal Deadline: None

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Proposed Rule 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Travis Ford Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9233 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC51

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Title: Framework Action to Set the Annual Catch Limit and Optionally the Annual Catch Target for the Gulf of Mexico Vermilion

Snapper Stock

Abstract: The current vermilion snapper annual catch limit (ACL) is 3.42 million pounds (mp). A 2011 stock assessment

indicates vermilion snapper are not overfished or undergoing overfishing. Based on the assessment, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) has recommended an acceptable biological catch

level much higher than the current ACL (>1 mp). This framework action evaluates different options for setting the ACL and

(optionally) an annual catch target consistent with the SSC's recommendation while minimizing the risk of overfishing. The

Council has requested a subsequent emergency rule that will increase the 2012 ACL to avoid a closure of the vermilion snapper

component of the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC54

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Sturgeon Research in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: On March 20, 2012, USFWS submitted a complete application to NMFS, requesting issuance of regulations and

subsequent LOAs governing the taking of marine mammals, by Level A harassment or mortality, incidental to specified sturgeon

research in inland waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This ongoing research, which involves the use of gillnets, has resulted in only

one incident of interaction with marine mammals in 26 years of survey efforts, resulting in death of two bottlenose dolphins from

entanglement and subsequent asphyxiation. Following that incident, USFWS has implemented avoidance measures designed in

collaboration with NMFS. Despite the rarity of marine mammal interactions, the potential remains for such events to occur.

USFWS requests authorization to take small numbers of bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins, pantropical spotted

dolphins, and striped dolphins by Level A harassment or mortality.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1371 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Jeannine Cody Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2289 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC58

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Title: Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: Shrimp Amendment 9 would streamline the process by which States request concurrent closures of Federal waters

to protect overwintering shrimp species. The amendment would also update the Bmsy proxy for pink shrimp.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Magnuson Stevens Act

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC60

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Title: Regulatory Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic

Region

Abstract: The regulatory amendment contains the following two actions: (1) Modify the current yellowtail snapper ABCs and

ACLs according to a new stock assessment. In addition, consider changes to the January 1 commercial start date and consider

establishing a commercial spawning season closure in order to promote beneficial biological effects to the yellowtail snapper

population by protecting fish during spawning periods. Actions are intended to also promote beneficial socioeconomic effects to

fishermen and fishing communities that utilize the yellowtail portion of the snapper grouper fishery by increasing the probability

of a year-round fishery and minimizing the probability of closures during peak harvest times. (2) Modify the existing commercial

AM for gag grouper in order to reduce adverse socioeconomic effects to fishermen and fishing communities that utilize the

shallow water grouper portion of the snapper grouper fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
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Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC62

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Title: Modification to the Hired Skipper Regulations for Management of the Individual Fishing Quota Program for the FixedGear Commercial Fisheries for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in Waters of Alaska

Abstract: NMFS proposes to amend the hired master regulations of the Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ Program) for

the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area

(BSAI) and the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The IFQ Program allows initial recipients of catcher vessel halibut and sablefish quota

share (QS) to hire a vessel master to harvest individual fishing quota (IFQ) derived from the QS. When a hired master fishes an

initial recipients IFQ, the initial recipient is exempt from being onboard the vessel. If approved, this action would remove the

owner-onboard exemption to hire a master to harvest IFQ derived from QS that an initial recipient received by transfer after

February 12, 2010. Between February 12, 2010 and the effective date of this action, initial recipient QS transferred into a QS

block of the same category would retain the hired master privilege. After the effective date of this action, no hired master

privilege would be retained on initial recipient QS consolidated with QS of the same category. This action is necessary to

maintain a predominantly owner-operated fishery. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, the Fishery Management Plan for

Groundfish of the BSAI, the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA, and other applicable laws.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679; 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 USC 1801); The Halibut Act (sec 773(c))

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Final Action 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region
Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC64

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Title: Framework Action to set the 2013 Gag Recreational Fishing Season & Bag Limit & Modify the February-March ShallowWater Grouper Closed Season

Abstract: Gulf of Mexico gag is overfished and the stock currently in a rebuilding plan. The rebuilding plan is scheduled to

increase the recreational annual catch target from 1.031 to 1.287 million pounds in 2013. The current recreational gag season is

July 1 to October 31 and was designed to limit the harvest to the 2012 recreational annual catch target of 1.031 million pounds

while providing the longest possible recreational season. One purpose of this framework action is to establish a 2013 gag

recreational fishing season consistent with 1.287 million pound annual catch target, but to modify the season opening to provide

greater socioeconomic benefits to the recreational community. Moving the season to a time when there is greater fishing effort

will reduce the number of days available to fish. To counteract this, this framework action also considers setting a one fish bag

limit for gag rather than 2 fish. The current recreational shallow-water grouper closed season of February 1 through March 31

was developed partly to protect gag spawning aggregations. However, because a separate recreational gag season has been

developed as part of the gag rebuilding plan and other shallow-water grouper stocks are considered healthy, the utility of the

shallow-water grouper closure has been questioned. Therefore, a second purpose of this framework action is to evaluate the

shallow-water grouper recreational closure to see if it should be modified or eliminated. The underlying need for this action is

established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which requires NOAA Fisheries Service and

regional fishery management councils to prevent overfishing, and achieve, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from

federally managed fish stocks.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC68

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Title: Designation of New Population of Spring Run Chinook Salmon in the San Joaquin River

Abstract: The proposed action has two components: (1) it designates a new experimental population of Central Valley springrun Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in portions of the

San Joaquin River, and includes take exemptions under section 4(d) of the ESA; and (2) it exempts take under section 4(d) of

the ESA for Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (spring-run) for particular activities outside the experimental population's

geographic range and outside of the current evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) designated boundary of the species in the San

Joaquin River tributaries and in the Southern Delta. These provisions implement condition for de minimis effects on specific third

parties as defined in PL 111-11.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223.301 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1539

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial Spring run to be introduced to San Joaquin River by this date 12/21/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC69

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Replacement of the Elliott Bay Seawall in

Seattle, Washington

Abstract: In July 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received an application from the Seattle Department of

Transportation (SDOT), on behalf of the City of Seattle, for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction

associated with the replacement of the Elliott Bay Seawall in Seattle, Washington, over the course of five years. Pursuant to

Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), NMFS plans to propose

regulations together with associated Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to authorize Level B harassment takes of marine mammals

incidental to pile driving operations over a five-year period starting in 2013. NMFS is still developing the proposed rule and has

not yet reached any preliminary determinations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1371(a)(5)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AU01

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Title: Resource Agency Hearings and Alternatives Development Procedures in Hydropower Licenses

Abstract: The Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, and Commerce are jointly revising the procedures they established in

November 2005 for expedited trial-type hearings required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). The hearings are conducted

to resolve disputed issues of material fact with respect to conditions or prescriptions that one or more of the Departments

develop for inclusion in a hydropower license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the Federal

Power Act (FPA). The three Departments are also revising the procedures they established in November 2005 for the

consideration of alternative conditions and prescriptions submitted by any party to a license proceeding, pursuant to EPAct.

Three substantially similar rules are being promulgated - one for each agency - with a common preamble. The rules and

preamble reflect changes to the Department's November 2005 interim final rules in response to public comments and the

Department's own experience in implementing the interim final rules. This rule is required by statute (EPAct) and, thus,

consideration of alternatives is neither proper nor warranted.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 221 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 791(a); 16 USC 797(e); 16 USC 811

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 11/17/2005 70 FR 69804 

2nd Interim Final Rule 01/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0596-AC42; Related to 1094-AA51 Related Agencies: Joint: OHA; Joint: USDA

Agency Contact: Melanie Harris 

Marine Habitat Resource Specialist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS, Office of Habitat Conservation, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-4300 Extension: 154 

FAX: 301 713-4305

E-Mail: melanie.harris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV53

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Title: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Environmental Review

Procedure

Abstract: Section 107 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) (Pub. L.

109-479) requires NOAA Fisheries to revise and update agency procedures for complying with the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) in context of fishery management actions. It further requires that NOAA Fisheries consult with the Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils), and involve the public in the

development of the revised procedures. The MSRA provides that the resulting procedures will be the sole environmental impact

assessment procedure for fishery management actions, and that they must conform to the timelines for review and approval of

fishery management plans and plan amendments. They must also integrate applicable environmental analytical procedures,

including the timeframes for public input, with the procedure for the preparation and dissemination of fishery management plans,

plan amendments and other actions taken or approved pursuant to this Act in order to provide for timely, clear and concise

analysis that is useful to decision makers and the public, reduce extraneous paperwork, and effectively involve the public.This

rule revises and updates the NMFS procedures for complying with NEPA in the context of fishery management actions

developed pursuant to MSRA.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 700 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory Propose revised procedures under MMPA 01/16/2008 

Other Statutory Submission of final rule 01/11/2009 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/14/2008 73 FR 27998 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/13/2008 

Final Action 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Steve Leathery Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2239 

E-Mail: steve.leathery@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV81

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Title: Confidentiality of Information

Abstract: This rule revises 50 CFR part 600 subpart E to conform to changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This rule

prescribes access requirements for confidential information for Marine Fisheries Commission employees, State employees who

are responsible for fishery management plan enforcement, to persons submitting confidential information in support of homeland

and national security activities, and verifies catch under a limited access program. The rule also prescribes regulations for

disclosure of observer data.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/23/2012 77 FR 30496 

Comment Period Extended 06/16/2012 77 FR 35349 

Correction 07/26/2012 77 FR 43803 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Gary C. Reisner 

Director, Office of Management and Budget

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2259 Extension: 139 

FAX: 301 713-1464

E-Mail: gary.reisner@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW38

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Title: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act Disaster

Assistance Programs

Abstract: In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), as amended, and the
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (IFA), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will govern the application for and

determination of commercial fishery failures as a basis for acquiring potential disaster assistance. The regulations will establish

definitions and characteristics of commercial fishery failures; serious disruptions affecting future production; and harm incurred

by fishermen, fishery resource disasters, requirements for initiating a review by NMFS, and the administrative process it will

follow in processing such applications. The intended effect of these procedures and requirements is to clarify the fishery disaster

assistance provisions of the MSA and the IFA through rulemaking and thereby facilitate the processing of requests.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1861; 16 USC 4107

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/15/2009 74 FR 2467 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 02/06/2009 74 FR 6257 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/17/2009 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/20/2009 

Final Action 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State; Local; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alan Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 13362, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2334 

FAX: 301 713-0596

E-Mail: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW62

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Title: Scientific and Statistical Committees; Peer Review; National Standard Guidelines

Abstract: The purpose of this action is to update National Standard 2 guidelines regarding scientific information, in light of

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) provisions. Specifically, it is to: provide guidance for

Secretarial/Council-established peer review processes pursuant to section 302(g)(1)(E) of the reauthorized MSA; clarify the

relationship between the scientific and statistical committees (SSCs) of the Regional Fishery Management Councils and peer

review processes established under section 302(g)(1)(E) of the MSA; and resolve inconsistencies between the Secretary's

responsibilities under existing NS2 Guidelines and SSC responsibilities under MSA section 302(g)(B).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600.315 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 09/18/2008 73 FR 54132 

NPRM 12/11/2009 74 FR 65724 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Edward Cyr 

Director, Office of Science and Technology

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East West Hwy, Room 12450, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8123 

E-Mail: ned.cyr@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX83

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Title: Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Regulations on Introduced Species

Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revises its regulations on the introduction of

introduced species into the Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries (GFNMS and MBNMS,

respectively). This action is being taken in response to a letter received by the Governor of California on December 23, 2008.

The Governor certified that the terms of designation to regulate introduced species in these sanctuaries was unacceptable in

state waters of the sanctuaries. The Governor's letter specifically asked NOAA to modify its regulations to exempt all statepermitted aquaculture activities throughout the two sanctuaries and research involving the introduction of introduced species into

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary only. Both of the criteria for exemption in the MBNMS needed to be satisfied in order

to fulfill the Governor's objection for MBNMS. This action is being taken in response to the action of the governor of California.

NOAA has limited ability to proceed otherwise.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922.132; 15 CFR 922.82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1434; 16 USC 1439

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/01/2009 74 FR 50740 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/16/2009 

Final Rule 05/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AT14; Related to 0648-AT15

Agency Contact: John Armor 

Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Silver Spring , MD 20910-3281 

Phone: 301 713-7234 

FAX: 301 713-0404

E-Mail: john.armor@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY41

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Title: Addendum IV to the Weakfish Interstate Management Plan--Bycatch Trip Limit

Abstract: NMFS proposes regulations that would modify management restrictions in the Federal weakfish fishery in a manner

consistent with the Commission's Weakfish Management Board's (Board) approved Addendum IV to Amendment 4 to the

ISFMP for Weakfish. In short, the proposed change would decrease the incidental catch allowance for weakfish in the EEZ in

non-directed fisheries using smaller mesh sizes, from 150 pounds to no more than 100 pounds per day or trip, whichever is

longer in duration. In addition, it would impose a one fish possession limit on recreational fishers.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 697 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 5101

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/12/2010 75 FR 26703 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/11/2010 

NPRM Comment Period Re-opened 06/16/2010 75 FR 34092 

Comment Period End 06/30/2010 

Final Action 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alan Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 13362, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2334 

FAX: 301 713-0596

E-Mail: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY63

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas

Facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea

Abstract: In November 2009, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received an application from BP Exploration

(Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) for the promulgation of regulations and subsequent issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to take

individuals of six species of marine mammals incidental to operation of offshore oil and gas facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea,

Alaska, over the course of five years. The likely or possible impacts of the planned offshore oil and gas developments at

BPXA's facility on marine mammals involve both non-acoustic and acoustic effects. Potential non-acoustic effects could result

from the physical presence of personnel, structures and equipment, construction or maintenance activities, and the occurrence

of oil spills. Petroleum development and associated activities in marine waters introduce sound into the environment, produced

by island construction, maintenance, and drilling, as well as vehicles operating on the ice, vessels, aircraft, generators,

production machinery, gas flaring, and camp operations. BPXA requests authorization to take six marine mammal species by

harassment and also requests lethal takes of one pinniped species.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Receipt 03/17/2010 75 FR 12734 

Comment Period End 04/16/2010 

NPRM 07/06/2011 76 FR 39706 

NRPM Comment Period End 08/05/2011 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY96

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Title: 4(d) Protective Regulations for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Sturgeon

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has determined that the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment

(GOM DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) is at risk of becoming endangered in the foreseeable future

throughout all or a significant portion of its range. This action establishes protective regulations for the GOM DPS of Atlantic

sturgeon under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In the case of threatened species, section 4(d) of the ESA

requires that the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) determine whether and to what extent to extend the statutory 9(a) "take"

prohibitions, and directs the agency to issue regulations it considers necessary and advisable for the conservation of the

species. The 4(d) protective regulations may prohibit, with respect to threatened species, some or all of the acts which Section
9(a) of the ESA prohibits with respect to endangered species. In the case of the GOM DPS, NMFS will apply all of the Section

9 prohibitions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 1531-1543

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/10/2011 76 FR 34023 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Comment Period End 08/09/2011 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Yes

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Lisa Manning 

Ecologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-1401 

FAX: 301 427-2523

E-Mail: lisa.manning@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA24

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Title: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Expansion

Abstract: NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) revises the regulations for the Fagatele Bay National Marine

Sanctuary (FBNMS). The revisions will modify the restrictions for the FGNMS and add new regulations to manage several

additional geographic areas that are being added to the area of the sanctuary.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1433; 16 USC 1434; 16 USC 1436

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:
Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/25/2012 77 FR 3646 

Final Action 07/26/2012 77 FR 43941 

Final Rule 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helene Scalliet Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-7281 

E-Mail: Helene.Scalliet@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA30

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Title: False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan

Abstract: NMFS is undertaking rulemaking to implement a False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan (FKWTRP). The FKWTRP

is based on consensus recommendations submitted by the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team (FKWTRT). This action is

necessary because current serious injury and mortality rates of the Hawaii Pelagic stock of false killer whales incidental to the

Category I Hawaii-based deep-set (tuna target) longline fishery and Category II Hawaii-based shallow-set (swordfish target)

fishery are above the stock's potential biological removal (PBR) level, and therefore inconsistent with the short-term goal of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Additionally, serious injury and mortality rates of the Hawaii Insular stock and Palmyra

Atoll stocks of false killer whales incidental to the Hawaii-based deep-set longline fishery are above insignificant levels

approaching a zero mortality and serious injury rate, and therefore inconsistent with the long-term goal of the MMPA. The

FKWTRP is intended to meet the statutory mandates and requirements of the MMPA through both regulatory and nonregulatory measures, and research and data collection priorities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 229; 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/18/2011 76 FR 42082 

NPRM Comment Period Ends 10/17/2011 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA36

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Title: National Appeals Office Rules of Procedure

Abstract: Establishes rules of procedure for a National Appeals Office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. The rules of procedure are intended to establish fair processes for filing,

reviewing and deciding administrative appeals.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 906 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/08/2012 77 FR 33980 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/09/2012 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Eileen Jones 

Chief, National Appeals Office

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 9552, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2259 Extension: 155 

FAX: 301 713-1306

E-Mail: eileen.jones@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA43

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Title: Revision to the Maximum Retainable Amounts of Groundfish in the Arrowtooth Flounder Fishery in the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands Management Area

Abstract: NMFS will revise the maximum retainable amounts (MRAs) of groundfish using arrowtooth flounder as a basis

species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. This action will increase the MRAs from 0 percent to 20

percent for pollock, Pacific cod, Atka mackerel, Alaska plaice, yellowfin sole, other flatfish, rock sole, flathead sole, and squid;

from 0 percent to 7 percent for Greenland turbot; from 0 percent to 1 percent for sablefish; from 0 percent to 2 percent for

shortraker and rougheye rockfish (combined); from 0 percent to 5 percent for aggregated rockfish; and from 0 percent to 3

percent for other species. These species and species groups are defined in the footnotes to Table 11 to Part 679-BSAI

Retainable Percentages. The intended effect of this action is to reduce regulatory discards of otherwise marketable groundfish in

the arrowtooth flounder fishery. NMFS also will revise Table 11 to identify Kamchatka flounder as a basis species, consistent

with the annual harvest specifications, and revisions to trawl fishery categories for prohibited species catch management and

groundfish fishing seasons to continue management of Kamchatka flounder identical to arrowtooth flounder. This action is

intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, and other applicable law.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq.; PL 109-479; PL 94-265

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/14/2012 77 FR 56798 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/15/2012 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA64

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring Systems

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will require replacement of currently required Mobile Transmitting Unit

(MTU) VMS units with Enhanced Mobile Transmitting Unit (E-MTU) VMS units in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)

fisheries, implement a declaration system that requires vessels to declare target fishery and gear type(s) possessed on board,

and require that a qualified marine electrician install all E-MTU VMS units. This rulemaking removes dated MTU VMS units from

service in Atlantic HMS fisheries, makes Atlantic HMS VMS requirements consistent with other VMS monitored Atlantic

fisheries, provides the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Law Enforcement (NMFS) with enhanced

communication with HMS vessels at sea, and could increase the level of safety at sea for HMS fishery participants. This rule

affects all HMS pelagic longline (PLL), bottom longline (BLL), and shark gillnet fishermen who are currently required to have

VMS onboard their vessels.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/21/2011 76 FR 36071 

NPRM Correction 06/29/2011 76 FR 38107 

Notice of Additional Public Meetings 07/01/2011 76 FR 38598 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/01/2011 

Final Rule 12/02/2011 76 FR 75492 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA75

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Electronic Dealer Reporting Requirements

Abstract: This rulemaking requires all federally-permitted Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) dealers to report

commercially-caught HMS (i.e., Atlantic sharks, tunas, and swordfish) to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) through

an electronic reporting system. In addition, this rulemaking clarifies that a dealer is only authorized to buy commercially-caught

HMS if the dealer reports have been submitted to NMFS in a timely manner. Any delinquent reports need to be submitted and

accepted before a dealer can buy commercially-caught HMS. Finally, this rulemaking requires that all commercially harvested

HMS caught by federally-permitted fishermen be offloaded to federally-permitted and certified HMS dealers, who must report

the associated catch to NMFS. These measures are necessary to ensure timely and accurate reporting, which is critical for

quota monitoring and management of HMS.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/28/2011 76 FR 37750 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/12/2011 

Final Rule 08/08/2012 77 FR 47303 

Correction 01/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA78

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Title: Interim Policy Interpreting the Phrase 'Significant Portion of its Range' in the Endangered Species Act's Definitions

Abstract: This policy interprets the phrase "significant portion of its range" in the Endangered Species Act's definitions of

"endangered species" and "threatened species." The phrase is ambiguous and is not defined in the ESA, and its interpretation

and application have been subject to litigation. The FWS's current interpretation, which NMFS did not adopt, has been rejected

by the court. FWS, therefore, proposes an alternative interpretation. Because both agencies implement the ESA, we are doing

this jointly so that we will have the same guidance.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 424.02 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/07/2012 77 FR 6138 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/08/2012 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related Agencies: Joint : FWS

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA81

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Title: Revision of Hawaiian Monk Seal Critical Habitat

Abstract: On July 9, 2008, NMFS received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, Kahea, and the Ocean

Conservancy to revise the Hawaiian monk seal critical habitat designation by adding the following areas in the main Hawaiian

Islands (MHI): key beach areas, sand spits and islets, including all beach crest vegetation to its deepest extent inland, lagoon

waters, inner reef waters, and ocean waters out to a depth of 200 m. In addition, the Petitioners requested that designated

critical habitat in the NWHI be extended to include Sand Island at Midway, as well as ocean waters out to a depth of 500

meters. On October 3, 2008, NMFS announced in the 90-day finding that the petition presented substantial scientific information

indicating that a revision to the current critical habitat designation may be warranted. On June 12, 2009, in the 12-month finding,

NMFS announced that a revision to critical habitat is warranted, on account of new information available regarding habitat use

by the Hawaiian monk seal, and announced our intention to proceed towards a proposed rule. This rule describes the critical

habitat designation, including supporting information on Hawaiian monk seal biology, distribution, and habitat use, and the

methods used to develop the proposed revision to Hawaiian monk seal critical habitat.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 226 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/02/2011 76 FR 32026 

Notice of Public Meetings 07/14/2011 76 FR 41446 

Other 06/25/2012 77 FR 37867 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: State; Local; Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX23

Agency Contact: Dwayne Meadows Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8467 

E-Mail: dwayne.meadows@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA85

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Title: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Requirements for Transshipping and Bunkering,

Notification of Entry and Exit into High Seas Special Management Area, and Discards

Abstract: Pursuant to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, the Secretary of Commerce is

authorized to implement regulations to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Western and Central Pacific

Fisheries Convention (Convention), including the implementation of decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries

Commission (Commission). At its Sixth Regular Session, in December 2009, the Commission adopted provisions for

transshipments of highly migratory species (HMS) fish in the Commission's area of competence and of HMS fish caught in the

Commission's area of competence but transshipped elsewhere, as well as provisions regarding bunkering and other support

activities with certain vessels and provisions regarding the reporting of discards from purse seine fishing vessels. At its Seventh

Regular Session, in December 2010, the Commission adopted provisions for a high seas special management area. This rule

would implement these decisions adopted by the Commission by establishing the following requirements: reporting requirements

for transshipments of HMS fish in the Commission's area of competence and of fish caught in the Commission's area of
competence but transshipped elsewhere; requirements to provide prior notice of transshipments on the high seas; requirements

to provide notice of emergency transshipments that would otherwise be prohibited; requirements for observer coverage for

transshipments at sea; prohibitions on transshipments and bunkering and other support activities with certain foreign-flagged

vessels; requirements to provide notice before entering and exiting a high seas special management area; reporting

requirements for discards of catch from purse seine vessels; and requirements regarding net sharing between purse seine

vessels.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 6901 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory Rules implementing the WCPFC Implementation Act must be effective as

soon as possible to satisfy the United States' international obligations. 05/13/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/15/2012 77 FR 8759 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/16/2012 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BB64

Agency Contact: Dr. Charles Karnella 

Pacific Islands Area Office

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Suite 1110, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700

Honolulu , HI 96814-4700 

Phone: 808 973-2985 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: charles.karnella@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA89

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Title: High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act; Identification and Certification Procedures to Address Shark

Conservation

Abstract: NMFS is amending identification and certification procedures under the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium

Protection Act to help achieve shark conservation in international fisheries. NMFS must identify nations whose fishing vessels

have engaged in high seas fisheries targeting or incidentally catching sharks not subject to a regulatory program for the

conservation of sharks comparable to that of the United States, taking into account different conditions, as required under the

Shark Conservation Act (Pub. L. 111-348). NMFS would subsequently certify whether identified nations have adopted regulatory

programs governing the conservation of sharks that are comparable to U.S. programs, taking into account different conditions,

and established management plans for sharks. The absence of sufficient steps may lead to prohibitions on the importation of

certain fisheries products into the United States and other measures. NMFS is also amending the regulatory definition of "illegal,

unreported, and unregulated fishing" under the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act. The procedures for

identification and certification would entail a multilateral approach of consultations and negotiations with other nations to achieve

shark conservation. This action is not expected to have adverse economic impacts, and any such impacts would be well below

the economic threshold of impact pursuant to Executive Order 12866. In addition, there are no novel legal or policy issues
associated with this action since identification and certification procedures have already been established in regulations (50 CFR

Part 300). However, this action is significant under the meaning of Executive Order 12866 because it could lead to trade

restrictive measures applied against foreign nations.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1826d-1826k

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory The rule needs to be published by December 4, 2011, due to the 30-

day delay in effectiveness. 01/04/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need: These regulatory amendments are required to implement the international provisions of the Shark

Conservation Act to identify and certify nations whose vessels are engaged in shark finning and/or fishing for sharks in a

manner that is not consistent with international management efforts. Additionally, this rule would revise the definition of Illegal,

Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in response to comments on a prior rulemaking (0648-AV51) that set out the

regulatory definition of IUU fishing.

Legal Basis: Shark Conservation Act (Pub. L. 111-348) and 16 U.S.C. 1826d-1826k.

Alternatives: This action is categorically excluded from analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act because the

proposed action is the promulgation of regulations of an administrative, financial, legal, technical, or procedural nature and the

environmental effects of which are too broad, speculative, or conjectural to lend themselves to meaningful analysis and for

which any potential cumulative effects are negligible. Consequently, no alternatives were analyzed.

Costs and Benefits: This action is not expected to have adverse economic impacts, and any such impacts would be well

below the economic threshold of impact pursuant to Executive Order 12866. Potential benefits, if any, would be indirect and

accrue to internationally managed fisheries by strengthening Regional Fishery Management Organizations and by restricting

U.S. market access through prohibiting illegally harvested fishery products.

Risks: There are no novel legal or policy issues associated with this action since identification and certification procedures

have already been established in regulations (50 CFR part 300). However, this action is significant under the meaning of

Executive Order 12866 because it could lead to trade restrictive measures applied against foreign nations.

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/10/2012 77 FR 40553 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/09/2012 

Final Action 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Christopher Rogers 

Division Chief

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-9090 Extension: 117 

FAX: 301 713-9106

E-Mail: christopher.rogers@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB04

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of a Nonessential Experimental Population for Middle Columbia River

Steelhead above the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project in the Deschutes River

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), propose to designate Middle Columbia River steelhead

reintroduced into the upper Deschutes River basin in central Oregon, as a nonessential experimental population (NEP) under
section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This NEP designation would expire 12 years after returning steelhead adults

are placed into the Upper Deschutes.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533(d); 16 USC 1539(j)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/18/2011 76 FR 28715 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Barry Thom 

Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Building 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 48115-0070

Seattle , WA 48115-0070 

Phone: 206 526-6150 

FAX: 206 526-6426

E-Mail: barry.thom@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB06

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Title: To Establish a Voluntary Fishing Capacity Reduction Program in the Longline Catcher Processor Subsector of the Bering

Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area Non-Pollock Groundfish Fishery

Abstract: This action establishes a second fishing capacity reduction program in the longline catcher processor subsector of

the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands non-pollock groundfish fishery. The maximum reduction cost is $2,700,000, funded by a loan to

be repaid by landing fees for those participants remaining in the fishery. The program makes payments for relinquishing all

Federal fishing licenses and permits. Participating fishing vessels can never again fish anywhere in the world and must remain

U.S. flagged. Reducing capacity will increase post-reduction harvesters' productivity, financially stabilize the fishery, and help

conserve and manage non-pollock groundfish.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1279; 46 USC 1279; PL 108-199; PL 108-447

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/30/2012 77 FR 44572 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Gary C. Reisner 

Director, Office of Management and Budget

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2259 Extension: 139 

FAX: 301 713-1464

E-Mail: gary.reisner@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB14

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed

Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar

Abstract: On August 17, 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received a renewal of an application from the

U.S. Navy requesting the unintentional taking of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to deploying the Surveillance

Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) Low Frequency Active (LFA) sonar system for military readiness activities. The Navy

would operate a maximum of four SURTASS LFA sonar ship systems in certain areas of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian

Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. Pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C.

1361 et seq.), NMFS will issue regulations together with related Letters of Authorization (LOAs) authorizing Level A and Level B

harassment takes of marine mammals incidental to employment of the SURTASS LFA sonar system for training, testing and

routine military operations over a five-year period commencing in August 2012. This is NMFS' third MMPA rule making for

SURTASS LFA sonar (under the MMPA, such regulations are effective for a maximum of 5 years). The current regulations for

SURTASS LFA sonar expire on August 15, 2012. The Navy has prepared a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement (DSEIS)/Supplemental Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (SOEIS) for the employment of SURTASS LFA

sonar, which also supports NMFS' rulemaking under the MMPA. NMFS was a cooperating agency in the preparation of the

DSEIS.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 218 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/06/2012 77 FR 842 

NPRM Extension 02/09/2012 77 FR 6771 

Final Action 12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB16

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Columbia River Crossing Project,

Washington and Oregon

Abstract: On November 22, 2010, NMFS received a complete application from Columbia River Crossing (CRC) - a joint project

of the Oregon and Washington State Departments of Transportation, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation

- requesting authorization for take of three species of marine mammal incidental to construction and demolition activities in the

Columbia River and North Portland Harbor, Washington and Oregon. Portions of the project are anticipated to potentially last

until March 2021; CRC has requested regulations to be effective for the period of five years from approximately July 2013

through June 2018. Marine mammals would be exposed to various operations, including pile driving, demolition of existing

structures, and the presence of construction-related vessels. Because the specified activities have the potential to take marine

mammals present within the action area, CRC requests authorization to take, by Level B harassment only, Steller sea lions,

California sea lions, and harbor seals. Injury or mortality is unlikely during the proposed activities, and take by Level A

harassment (including injury) or mortality is not requested in CRC's application. CRC released a Draft EIS for the proposed

project on May 2, 2008, and released a final EIS in 2011. NMFS was not a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS,

and will prepare a separate Environmental Assessment on the issuance of Letters of Authorization.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/19/2012 77 FR 23548 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/21/2012 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB41

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Title: 12-Month Finding on Petitions to Remove the Eastern Distinct Population Segment of the Steller Sea Lion from the

Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Rule to De-List

Abstract: We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review of the eastern DPS of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias

jubatus) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on the findings from the status review and consideration of the

factors affecting this species, we have concluded the eastern DPS, as currently identified, meets the definition of a DPS under

the ESA. Based on consideration of information presented in the status review, an assessment of the factors in section 4 (a)(1)

of the ESA, and efforts being made to protect the species, we have determined that this DPS is not in danger of extinction or

likely to become endangered throughout all or a significant portion of its range in the foreseeable future. Thus, it no longer

meets the definition of threatened under the ESA. It has met the objective, measurable recovery criteria established for this

DPS in the 2008 Recovery Plan. We conclude that the eastern DPS of Steller sea lion should be removed from the Federal List

of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife because (reason given as per 50 CFR 424.11) it has met the recovery criteria

established in the Recovery Plan (NMFS 2008a); that is, it has recovered. Thus, we find that the action requested by the

petitioners in the two petitions, that this species be de-listed, is warranted. Accordingly, we will remove the eastern DPS of

Steller sea lion from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. At this time, we do not propose to modify the current

designation of critical habitat for the Steller sea lion until we have an opportunity to evaluate potential effects of such

modification on the western DPS of Steller sea lion.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223; 50 CFR 227; 50 CFR 424 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Statutory Final 08/31/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/18/2012 77 FR 23209 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/18/2012 77 FR 23209 

Final Rule 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB42

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Title: Alaska Groundfish Observer Program Restructuring

Abstract: These regulations implement Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering

Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and Amendment 76 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA),

(collectively referred to as "the FMPs"). Amendments 86 and 76 add a restructured service delivery model (the funding and

deployment mechanisms for observer coverage) to the existing North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Observer Program)

and amend existing observer coverage requirements for vessels and processing plants at 50 CFR 679.50. The new service

delivery model allows NMFS to determine when and where to deploy observers according to management and conservation

needs, with funds provided through a system of fees based on the retained value of groundfish and halibut in fisheries covered

by the new model.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 03/14/2012 77 FR 15019 

Notice 04/17/2012 77 FR 22753 

NPRM 04/18/2012 77 FR 23326 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/14/2012 77 FR 15019 

Hearing 05/21/2012 77 FR 29961 

Second NPRM Comment Period End 06/18/2012 77 FR 23326 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB59

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Title: Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning

Abstract: This temporary rule extends a closure of Federal waters. The FDA has determined that oceanographic conditions

and alga sampling data suggest that the northern section of the Temporary Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) Closure Area

remain closed to the harvest of bivalve molluscan shellfish, with the exception of sea scallop abductor muscles harvested and

shucked at sea, and that the southern area remain closed to the harvest of whole or roe-on scallops. The regulations contained

in the temporary rule, emergency action, first published in 2005, and have been subsequently extended several times at the

request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). NMFS is publishing the regulatory text associated with this closure in

this temporary emergency rule in order to ensure that current regulations accurately reflect the codified text that has been

modified and extended numerous times, so that the public is aware of the regulations being extended.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Emergency Rule 11/22/2011 76 FR 72125 

Emergency Rule Extension 2012 12/00/2012 

Additional Information: This is a recurring action done annually. This RIN should remain open until the Agency has determined

the emergency conditions no longer exist.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 0648-AT48

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB62

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Title: Framework Adjustment 47 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: Framework Adjustment 47 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FW 47) would set specifications

for fishing years (FY) 2012 through 2014. FY 2012 specifications for 12 stocks last assessed in 2008 would be those previously

specified in FW 44 and FW 45. No specifications for these stocks would be made for FY 2013-FY 2014. For stocks recently

assessed, or assessed with an index-based assessment, specifications would be set for FY 2012-FY 2014. FW 47 would also

adopt total allowable catches (TACs) for the U.S./Canada Management Area, consistent with the U.S./Canada Resource Sharing

Understanding. In addition, FW 47 would revise the status determination criteria for the three winter flounder stocks and Gulf of

Maine cod. FW 47 would also modify management measures for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic winter flounder as well as

modify accountability measures for five stocks. FW 47 would modify restrictions on yellowtail flounder catch by the scallop

fishery in the Georges Bank (GB) access areas, modify the administration of the scallop fishery yellowtail flounder catch limits,

and create a mechanism to re-estimate the expected GB yellowtail flounder catch by scallop vessels mid fishing year.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule 03/27/2012 77 FR 18176 

Final Action 05/02/2012 77 FR 26104 

Interim Final Rule 06/25/2012 77 FR 37816 

Final Action 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB70

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Title: Implement a Reorganization of 50 CFR 622 Regulations for the Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the

South Atlantic

Abstract: Current federal regulations directly applicable to the Southeast Region are located in 50 CFR parts 622 and 640. The

purpose of this rulemaking is to reorganize and combine parts 640 and 622 into one location, part 622, and to reorganize the

regulations in a manner better suited to serve as a reference to the public and NOAA Fisheries Service personnel.50 CFR part

640 contains regulations for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. 50 CFR part 622 contains

regulations for the Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic. The Southeast Region's part 622 regulations

were last reorganized on September 11, 1996 (61 FR 47821). The regulations in part 640 have never been comprehensively

reorganized.The current organization of parts 640 and 622 is primarily by fishery management measure, for example, size limits,

bag limits, and closures. The purpose of this rulemaking is to reorganize these regulations by fishery, for example, the Gulf of

Mexico Reef Fish Fishery or the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery. This new arrangement will present information in a

more cohesive, less complex, and more specific manner to allow for greater ease of reference for the public and NOAA

Fisheries Service personnel. The action is strictly administrative in nature and is non-controversial.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 01/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB72

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Title: Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Amendment 34: Commercial Reef Fish Permit Requirements and Crew Size on Dual-Permitted

Vessels

Abstract: The purpose for this amendment is to modify or eliminate income qualification requirements for the renewal of

commercial permits and to address maximum crew size regulations for dual-permitted vessels when fishing commercially in

order to consider the safety issues associated with spearfishing under the maximum crew size rule. The need for this

amendment is derived from National Standards 8 and 10. Standard 8 states that, "Conservation and management measures

shall, consistent with the conservation requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (including the prevention of overfishing and

rebuilding of overfished stocks), take into account the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities in order to: (1)

Provide for the sustained participation of such communities." Standard 10 states that, "Conservation and management

measures shall, to the extent practicable, promote the safety of human life at sea. Fishing is an inherently dangerous occupation

where not all hazardous situations can be foreseen or avoided. The standard directs Councils to reduce that risk in crafting their

management measures, so long as they can meet the other national standards and the legal and practical requirements of

conservation and management."

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 07/10/2012 77 FR 40561 

NPRM 07/18/2012 77 FR 42251 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308
E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB73

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Title: International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Restrictions for Bigeye

Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna in Purse Seine Fisheries for 2012

Abstract: This rule extends the effectiveness of regulations at 50 CFR Part 300 Subpart O pursuant to a decision made by the

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (Commission) in December 2011 to extend the effectiveness of a

Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) originally adopted in December 2008. The provisions of CMM 2008-01,

"Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean," were

scheduled to expire December 31, 2011. The CMM is intended to reduce or otherwise control the fishing mortality rates on

bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO). Pursuant to the Western and Central Pacific

Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to implement regulations to carry out the

obligations of the United States under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention (Convention), including the

implementation of Commission decisions. NMFS has issued regulations to implement the following provisions of the CMM: (1)

limits on fishing effort in purse seine fisheries; (2) periods during which purse seine fishing may not be done on schools in

association with fish aggregating devices; (3) areas of high seas closed to purse seine fishing; (4) requirements to retain tuna

onboard purse seine vessels up to the first point of landing or transshipment; and (5) requirements to carry observers on purse

seine vessels. The existing regulations were effective until December 31, 2011. This rule extends the effective date of the

regulations in accordance with the recent Commission decision.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 6901 et seq

Legal Deadline: Pursuant to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, the Secretary of

Commerce is authorized to implement the decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (Commission).

The Commission decisions to be implemented through this rulemaking require an effective date of January 1, 2012.

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Effective date of interim rule: see overall description of deadline section

below. 01/01/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 12/30/2011 76 FR 82180 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX60; Related to 0648-AX59

Agency Contact: Dr. Charles Karnella 

Pacific Islands Area Office

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Suite 1110, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700

Honolulu , HI 96814-4700 

Phone: 808 973-2985 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: charles.karnella@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB77

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Title: Revising and Updating the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ Off Alaska

Abstract: This action has three components. Amendment 10 changes the FMP to provide authority for NMFS to recover the

administrative costs of processing applications for any future permits that may required under this FMP, except for exempted

fishing permits and prohibited species donation permits. Amendment 12 comprehensively revises the FMP to facilitate State of

Alaska salmon management in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Pacific Salmon Treaty, and other applicable

federal law. Amendment 12 (1) modifies the FMP's management area to exclude the three traditional net fishing areas and the

sport fishery from the West Area; (2) maintains the prohibition on commercial fishing in the West Area; (3) maintains the FMP in

the East Area and reaffirm that management of the salmon fisheries in the East Area is delegated to the State of Alaska; and

(4) revises and updates a number of FMP provisions bring it into compliance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other

applicable federal, state, and international law. Implementing Amendment 12 requires revising federal regulations to update

specific regulations to reflect the revised FMP and remove obsolete regulations. This action also updates the FMP's essential

fish habitat information.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 3631 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; PL 108-447

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 04/02/2012 77 FR 19605 

NPRM 04/11/2012 77 FR 21716 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/29/2012 77 FR 21716 

Second NPRM Comment Period End 06/02/2012 77 FR 19605 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB89

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Title: Interim Fishing Year 2012 Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod Annual Catch Limits and Recreational Management Measures

Abstract: This action implements fishing year 2012 interim catch and recreational management measures for Gulf of Maine

cod. This action uses flexibility in the Magnuson-Stevens Act to reduce but not immediately end overfishing based on General

Counsel interpretation of section 304(e)(6) of the Act. The interim measures are designed to reduce overfishing on the Gulf of
Maine cod stock while the New England Council revises the stock's rebuilding plan and develops measures to end overfishing

on the stock in fishing year 2013.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Emergency measures must be developed and implemented by NMFS for

an effective date of May 1, 2012 05/01/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 04/03/2012 77 FR 19944 

Interim Final Rule 05/01/2012 77 FR 25623 

Interim Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB90

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Title: 2012 Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish Annual Catch Limits and Annual Catch Targets for the Commercial and

Recreational Sectors; and In-Season Accountability Measures for the Recreational Sector

Abstract: At their February 2012 meeting, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) requested NOAA

Fisheries Service implement an interim rule under procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The Gulf of Mexico gray triggerfish

stock was determined to be overfished and undergoing overfishing based on the results of the 2011 update stock assessment.

In addition, the assessment indicated the stock was not recovering at a level consistent with the stock rebuilding plan. The

Council is currently developing Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of

Mexico to address these issues. However, management measures proposed in this amendment will not be ready for

implementation in the near future. The interim rule sets the commercial and recreational annual catch limits and annual catch

targets to reduce overfishing and would establish an in-season accountability measure to close the recreational sector when the

annual catch target is projected to be caught.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 05/14/2012 77 FR 28308 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB97

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Title: Amendment 35 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan Addressing Changes to the Greater Amberjack Rebuilding

Plan and Adjustments to the Stock Annual Catch Limit in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: The purpose of this amendment is to adjust the greater amberjack rebuilding plan in response to results from the

2011 Update Assessment and subsequent Scientific and Statistical Committee review and recommendations for acceptable

biological catch (ABC). Following review of the 2011 Update Assessment the Scientific and Statistical Committee recommended

an ABC of 1,780,000 pounds whole weight (ww). The need for this amendment is that the current Stock ACL (equivalent to the

total allowable catch (TAC)) of 1,871,000 pounds ww established in Amendment 30A exceeds the ABC recommendation. Further

rationale for the need of this amendment is based on a section 600.310(g)(3) of the National Standard 1 annual catch limit

(ACL) and accountability measure (AM) guidelines (NS1) which states, "If catch exceeds the ACL for a given stock or stock

complex more than once in the last four years, the system of ACLs and AMs should be re-evaluated, and modified if necessary,

to improve its performance and effectiveness." The greater amberjack Stock ACL has been exceeded twice in the last three

years; therefore, this document includes a range of draft alternatives for adjusting the Stock ACL (equivalent to TAC), as well as

subsequent recreational and commercial management measures to improve effectiveness of the Stock ACL and benefits to the

greater amberjack stock in the Gulf of Mexico.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Availability 07/03/2012 77 FR 39460 

NPRM 07/19/2012 77 FR 42476 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB99

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Title: Framework Adjustment 6 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: This framework adjustment clarifies the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Council) risk policy, which is

used by the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) in conjunction with acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rules. The

risk policy ensures that the Council's preferred tolerance for risk of overfishing (40 percent or lower) is addressed in the ABC

development and recommendation process. The regulations that implement the Council's risk policy went into effect on October

31, 2011, as part of the Council's Omnibus Amendment to implement annual catch limits and accountability measures. One

component of the risk policy states that, "If an overfishing limit (OFL) cannot be determined from the stock assessment, or if a

proxy is not provided by the SSC during the ABC recommendation process, ABC levels may not be increased until such time

that an OFL has been identified." This was designed to prevent catch levels from being increased when there are no criteria

available to determine if overfishing will occur in the upcoming fishing year. Following one of the first applications of the risk

policy for the 2012 fishing year (2012 butterfish specifications), the Council found that there are limited circumstances in which

the SSC may have the scientific justification for recommending that the ABC be increased for stocks without an OFL without

resulting in an unacceptably high risk of overfishing. This framework alters the risk policy by outlining the specific circumstances

under which the SSC may recommend an ABC increase in the absence of an OFL.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/28/2012 77 FR 38566 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Aja Szumylo Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9195 

E-Mail: aja.szumylo@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC03

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Title: Regulatory Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery in the South Atlantic

Abstract: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) intends to implement the Annual Catch

Limit (ACL) increases based on the new golden tilefish stock assessment. The assessment, conducted in 2011 with data

through 2010, concluded golden tilefish are not overfished and overfishing is not occurring. Actions in Snapper Grouper

Regulatory Amendment 12 would: Modify the Optimum Yield (OY) and Annual Catch Limit (ACL) for golden tilefish in the South

Atlantic; and Revise recreational Accountability Measures (AMs) for golden tilefish in the South Atlantic.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/20/2012 77 FR 42688 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/20/2012 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC04

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Title: Temporary Rule for Emergency Action to Close the Delmarva Scallop Access Area

Abstract: Closing Delmarva will prevent high levels of fishing effort in this area, which could reduce long-term scallop biomass

and yield from Delmarva, and could compromise the overall success of the scallop area rotational management program. The

emergency action would reallocate 2012 Delmarva trips to Closed Area I Access Area to ensure equity in trip allocations and to

minimize economic impacts of closing Delmarva.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule; Emergency Action 05/14/2012 77 FR 28311 

Final Action - Extension 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC06

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Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Correcting Amendment to Fishery

Management Measures

Abstract: A previously published rule setting the biennial specification and management measures for the Pacific coast

groundfish fishery contained some errors that, while minor, may nonetheless confuse the public. This action provides technical

edits to mistakes that resulted from trawl rationalization program actions and two Rockfish Conservation Area corrections, both

of which are transposed numbers.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action - Correcting Amendment 12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX24; Related to 0648-AY94

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC10

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Title: Mandatory Use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in Skimmer Trawls, Pusher-Head Trawls, and Wing Nets (Butterfly

Trawls)

Abstract: NMFS is proposing to withdraw the alternative tow time restriction at 50 CFR 223.206(d)(2)(ii)(A)(3), and require all

skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and wing nets (butterfly trawls) rigged for fishing to use turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in

their nets.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/10/2012 77 FR 27411 

Proposed Rule Correction 05/18/2012 77 FR 29586 

Miami Public Hearing 06/22/2012 77 FR 37647 

Port Orange Public Hearing 06/27/2012 77 FR 38266 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC14

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Title: International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit in

Longline Fishery for 2012

Abstract: This rule implements the decision made by the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly

Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Commission) at its Eighth Regular Session, in March 2012, to

extend until February 28, 2013, the longline bigeye tuna catch limits adopted as part of a conservation and management

measure by the Commission in 2008. If not extended, the Commissions longline bigeye tuna catch limits would have expired in

March 2012. The objective of this aspect of the Commissions decision is to reduce the fishing mortality rate from longline fishing

on bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Pursuant to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention

Implementation Act, 16 U.S.C. 6901, et seq., the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to implement regulations to carry out the

obligations of the United States under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in

the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention), including the implementation of Commission decisions. This rule satisfies

the international obligations of the United States by establishing a 2012 bigeye tuna catch limit in the western and central

Pacific Ocean applicable to U.S. longline vessels other than those associated with fisheries in American Samoa, the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 6901

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 08/27/2012 77 FR 51709 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX59

Agency Contact: Tom Graham Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700

Honolulu , HI 96814-4700 

Phone: 808 944-2219 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC24

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Title: Revisions to the Regulations for Impact Analyses of Critical Habitat

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (collectively referred

to as the Services or we), propose to revise our regulations pertaining to impact analyses conducted for designations of critical

habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These changes are being proposed as directed by the

President's February 28, 2012, memorandum, which directed us to take prompt steps to revise our regulations to provide that

the economic analysis be completed and made available for public comment at the time of publication of a proposed rule to

designate critical habitat.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 424 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/24/2012 77 FR 51503 

Final Action 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related Agencies: Joint : FWS

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack 

Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-1401 Extension: 180 

FAX: 301 427-2523

E-Mail: marta.nammack@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC29

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Title: Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Announcing OMB Approval of Information Collection

Abstract: 50 CFR 660 includes a collection of information associated with recordkeeping and reporting requirements

regulations at 50 CFR 660.202(b) and 50 CFR 660.408(n). At the time of publishing the final rule creating section 660, OMB

had not yet approved NMFS PRA submission on the collection of information. This final rule announces that OMB approved this

collection of information on April 25, 2001 under OMB control number 048-0433. This approval is renewed every three years;

the most recent renewal was requested in 2011 (76 FR 329, January 4, 2011) and approved by OMB on July 8, 2011.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 902; 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 44 USC 3501 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite
Final Action 12/00/2012 

Final Action Effective 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AI18

Agency Contact: Barry Thom 

Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Building 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 48115-0070

Seattle , WA 48115-0070 

Phone: 206 526-6150 

FAX: 206 526-6426

E-Mail: barry.thom@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC33

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Title: Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Emergency Action to Provide a Partial Exemption From Accountability Measures to the

Atlantic Scallop Fishery

Abstract: This action, requested by the New England Fishery Management Council, exempts the Atlantic sea scallop fishery

from any accountability measure specified by the fishery management plan for catch of Georges Bank yellowtail flounder

exceeding the revised sub-annual catch limit (ACL) of 156.9 mt up to the initial sub-ACL level of 307.5 mt. The emergency rule

is needed to respond to an unanticipated situation. The scallop Georges Bank yellowtail flounder sub-ACL was adjusted

downward based on a projection of catch which indicated the scallop fleet would take much less than 307.5 mt. This revision

process is outlined in regulation and may be performed at any time in the fishing year; however, such an adjustment is typically

contemplated late in the fishing year when a large amount of yellowtail flounder catch in the scallop fishery data is available.

The revision occurred earlier in the fishing year than anticipated by the scallop fleet in an effort to provide an immediate, greater

harvest opportunity to the groundfish fishery. This revision modified the scallop sub-ACL by 49 percent and as a result, scallop

fishing practices may require substantive change to ensure the sub-ACL is not exceeded. If accountability is maintained at the

adjusted, lower sub-ACL there is a higher likelihood that a Georges Bank yellowtail flounder overage by the scallop fleet could

occur resulting in accountability measures with substantial implications for the upcoming 2013 scallop fishing year. By exempting

the scallop fleet from accountability measures at the lower, revised 156.9 mt sub-ACL but maintaining accountability at the

307.5 mt level initially set for the fishing year, there remains a need for the scallop fleet to mitigate yellowtail flounder catch but

to do so within the context of the initial level established for the fishing year. There is also accountability at the fishery level that

remains unchanged by this action.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/01/2012 77 FR 59883 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/31/2012 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Michael Ruccio Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9104 

E-Mail: michael.ruccio@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC57

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Title: Interim Final Rule for 2012 Butterfish Specifications

Abstract: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met on September 14, 2012, in response to public

comments that the current 2012 acceptable biological catch (ABC) for butterfish (3,622 mt) is too conservative, and that the

butterfish mortality cap on the longfin squid fishery derived from this ABC may close the longfin squid fishery. There has been

anecdotal evidence of unusually high longfin squid abundance this fishing year, and the Council is concerned that closing the

longfin squid fishery early would result in economic harm due to forgone harvest. The Council requested that its Scientific and

Statistical Committee (SSC) reconsider its 2012 butterfish ABC recommendation in light of its higher (8,400 mt) butterfish ABC

recommendation for 2013. The SSC revised their 2012 butterfish ABC recommendation to 4,200 mt and noted that the

additional mortality at the end of the 2012 fishing year should not result in overfishing of the butterfish resource. Accordingly, the

Council recommended an increase of the butterfish ABC to 4,200 mt for the remainder of the 2012 fishing year, a decrease of

the butterfish quota to 872 mt, and an increase of the butterfish mortality cap to 3,165 mt. NMFS will implement this action

through an interim final rule, with publication as soon as possible.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BB28

Agency Contact: Aja Szumylo Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9195 

E-Mail: aja.szumylo@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC59

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Title: Emergency Rule for a Temporary Action to Adjust the Commercial ACL for Yellowtail Snapper in the South Atlantic

Snapper-Grouper Fishery.

Abstract: This temporary rule for an emergency action would adjust the commercial ACL for yellowtail snapper according to a

new stock assessment recently completed by the State of Florida. This rule would allow snapper-grouper fishermen in the South

Atlantic to continue to harvest yellowtail snapper until the new ACL has been met.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Magnuson Stevens Act

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC61

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Title: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures;

Inseason Adjustments.

Abstract: This November 2012 final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast

groundfish fisheries. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), is

intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; 16 USC 7001 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC65

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Title: Emergency Rule to set the 2012 Annual Catch Limit for the Gulf of Mexico Vermilion Snapper Stock

Abstract: The current vermilion snapper annual catch limit (ACL) is 3.42 million pounds (mp). A 2011 stock assessment

indicates vermilion snapper are not overfished or undergoing overfishing. Based on the assessment, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) has recommended an acceptable biological catch

level much higher than the current ACL (>1 mp). The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) requested NOAA

Fisheries Service to promulgate an emergency rule to increase the vermilion snapper ACL. Landing projections for 2012

indicate the current ACL may be caught before the end of the 2012 fishing year (December 31). If the ACL is met, accountability

measures would close vermilion snapper fishing for the remainder of the 2012 fishing year. Therefore, the Council asked for an

emergency rule to increase the ACL to 4.19 mp. This new limit is consistent with the management advice from the Council's

SSC.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action - Emergency Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BC51

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC67

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Title: Emergency Rule to Close the Elephant Trunk Scallop Area

Abstract: At the request of the New England Fishery Management Council (Council), NMFS would implement this emergency

action to close the Elephant Trunk scallop access area (ETA). The purpose of this action is to close the ETA to scallop fishing

as soon as possible, to prevent vessels from fishing in the area, as it could negatively impact scallop recruitment and reduce

long-term biomass and yield from the area. This Federal Register document will reference the Environmental Assessment that

NMFS has drafted regarding this exemption.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John K. Bullard 

Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9287 

E-Mail: john.bullard@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC70

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Title: Control Date for the Small Mesh Multispecies Fishery

Abstract: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is currently developing an amendment to the Northeast

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This action is intended to implement a limited access program and potentially limit

excessive control in the small-mesh multispecies fishery. This advanced notice of proposed rulemaking would establish a

"control date" for the small-mesh multispecies fishery. The control date is intended to inform the public that acquisition of fishing

privileges in the small-mesh multispecies fishery may be affected, restricted, or even nullified by measures that may be

developed by the Councils in the future. This notification also gives the public notice that interested participants should locate

and preserve records that substantiate and verify their ownership or control of small-mesh multispecies records, as well as

small-mesh multispecies landings history in Federal waters.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPR - Control Date 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John K. Bullard 

Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9287 

E-Mail: john.bullard@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW01

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Title: Measures to Limit Fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Abstract: This amendment will modify the Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), the

Precious Corals FMP, the Crustaceans FMP, and the Pelagics FMP by implementing regulatory measures that affect the

authorized fisheries managed under those plans. The modification will bring federal fishery regulations under the MagnusonStevens Act into compliance with the non-discretionary provisions contained in Proclamation No. 8031, which created the

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, and further clarify discretionary fishing regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW22

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Title: Marine Mammal Protection Act Stranding Regulation Revisions

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is considering changes to its implementing regulations (50 CFR 216)

governing the taking of stranded marine mammals under section 109(h), section 112(c), and title IV of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act and is soliciting public comment to better inform the process. NMFS intends to clarify the requirements and

procedures for responding to stranded marine mammals and for determining the disposition of rehabilitated marine mammals,

which includes the procedures for the placement of non-releasable animals and for authorizing the retention of releasable

rehabilitated marine mammals for scientific research, enhancement, or public display. This action will be analyzed under the

National Environmental Policy Act with an Environmental Assessment.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1379; 16 USC 1382; 16 USC 1421

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 01/31/2008 73 FR 5786 

ANPRM 01/31/2008 73 FR 5786 

ANPRM Comment Period Extended 03/28/2008 73 FR 16617 

NPRM 12/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Governmental

Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Split From 0648-AV82 Related Agencies: Common: DOC

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY87

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Title: Emergency Rule to Close a Portion of Federal Waters in the Gulf of Mexico in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil

Spill

Abstract: An oil spill occurred on April 23, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 50 miles off of the Louisiana coast. NOAA

estimates that oil leaking from the incident site may be as much as 5,000 barrels a day or more. Several agencies are

responding to the oil spill and conducting clean-up activities in the vicinity. To prevent interference with safety personnel, an

emergency rule is necessary to close the Federal Waters to all fishing activities near the incident site and the oil slick. Under

MSA 305(c), this emergency rule will remain in effect until the circumstances that created the emergency no longer exist.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

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Action Date FR Cite

Next Action Undetermined 

1st Interim Final Rule Effective 05/03/2010 

1st Emergency Rule 05/06/2010 

2nd Emergency Rule 05/12/2010 

2nd Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/17/2010 

1st Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 06/11/2010 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY90

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Title: Emergency Action to Close Portions of Federal Waters in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing Activities in Response to the

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Abstract: On April 20, 2010, an incident involving a deepwater drilling platform occurred approximately 51 miles southeast of

Venice, Louisiana. Due to the inherent dangers associated with this emergency situation, for both the public and the response

personnel, NMFS is promulgating emergency regulations to restrict fishing activities in portions of the exclusive economic zone

(EEZ) affected by the oil spill. NMFS anticipates a potential need to adjust the spatial and temporal boundaries of the closed

area as conditions change to the extent of the oil pollution. Alternatives evaluated in the environmental assessment include a

(1) no action alternative to allow status quo fishing activities in the EEZ, and (2) an alternative to restrict fishing activities in

portions of the EEZ affected by the oil spill.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Next Action Undetermined 

Temporary Rule; Emergency Action 1 05/14/2010 

Temporary Rule; Emergency Action 2 08/18/2010 

Temporary Rule; Emergency Action 3 12/01/2010 

Temporary Rule; Emergency Action 4 12/08/2010 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AY87

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA50

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Title: Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: The purpose of Amendment 6 to the Monkfish FMP is to consider developing a catch share management program

for this fishery. This would very likely also involve the development of a referendum for such a program, as required under the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS 11/30/2010 75 FR 74005 

NPRM 01/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA74

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Title: Revision of the National Standard 10 Guidelines

Abstract: The action would revise the National Standard 10 (NS10) guidelines at 50 CFR 600.355. National Standard 10

states: "Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, promote the safety of human life at sea."

NMFS published guidelines for NS10 in 1998 (63 FR 24212; May 1, 1998). Major changes in fisheries management that change

the way fishing operations are conducted, including catch share programs, could impact the safety of fishermen, and those

impacts should be assessed during the management process. NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service will seek initial public

comment on potential adjustments to the guidelines through an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600.355 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; PL 94-265

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

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ANPRM 04/21/2011 76 FR 22342 

NPRM 12/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Debra Lambert Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2341 

E-Mail: deb.lambert@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB40

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Title: Changes to Vessel Replacement and Upgrade Provisions for Fishing Vessels Issued Northeast Limited Access Federal

Fishery Permits

Abstract: NMFS, in consultation with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the New England and Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Councils, is considering changes to the current system of regulations that limit the potential size of a

replacement fishing vessel. The intent of this action is to solicit public comment at an early stage in the process on potential

changes to the current system that are intended to reduce the complexity and burden on the fishing industry. Any eventual

regulatory changes would be developed as an omnibus amendment to the FMPs of both Councils.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 10/05/2011 76 FR 61661 

NPRM 01/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC17

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Title: Development of Island-Specific Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) in the Caribbean: Transition from Species-Specific

FMPs to Island-Specific FMPs

Abstract: NOAA Fisheries and the Caribbean Fishery Management Council will develop island-specific FMPs to account for

differences among the U.S. Caribbean Islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with respect to culture, markets, gear,

and seafood preferences. The development of these customized FMPs will recognize the unique attributes of each of the U.S.

Caribbean Islands.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq
Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV04

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Title: Revisions to the Turtle Excluder Device Requirements

Abstract: With this action, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces that it is considering technical changes to

the requirements for turtle excluder devices (TEDs), and to solicit public comment. Specifically, NMFS would modify the size of

the TED escape opening currently required in the summer flounder fishery; require the use of TEDs in the whelk, calico scallop,

and Mid-Atlantic scallop trawl fisheries; require the use of TEDs in flynets; and move the current northern boundary of the

Summer Flounder Fishery-Sea Turtle Protection Area off Cape Charles, Virginia, to a point farther north.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 223 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 02/15/2007 72 FR 7382 

ANPRM Comment Period End 03/19/2007 

Final Action - ANPRM Comment Period Extended 03/19/2007 72 FR 12749 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: State; Federal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV33

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Title: Amending Regulations for the Pacific Halibut, Sablefish, and Pollock Fisheries Conducted Under the Western Alaska

Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program

Abstract: NMFS amends its regulations governing fisheries managed under the Western Alaska Community Development

Quota (CDQ) Program. These revisions are needed to comply with certain changes made to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) in 2006. Changes include revising regulations associated with

recordkeeping, vessel licensing, catch retention requirements, and fisheries observer requirements to ensure that they are no

more restrictive than the regulations in effect for comparable non-CDQ fisheries managed under individual fishing quotas or

cooperative allocations. In addition, NMFS removes CDQ Program regulations that now are inconsistent with the MagnusonStevens Act, including regulations associated with the CDQ allocation process, transfer of groundfish CDQ and halibut

prohibited species quota, and the oversight of CDQ groups' expenditures.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679; 50 CFR 680 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; 16 USC 3631 et seq; PL 108-447

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/13/2010 75 FR 39892 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/12/2010 

Final Rule 02/08/2012 77 FR 6492 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV76
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Title: Collection and Use of Tax Identification Numbers From Holders of and Applicants for National Marine Fisheries Service

Permits

Abstract: Pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Debt Collection Act), the National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS) proposes to require that each existing holder of and future applicant for a permit, license, endorsement,

authorization, transfer or like instrument issued by the agency provide a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) (business,

employer identification number or individual's social security number) and Date of Incorporation or Date of Birth, as appropriate.

Under the Debt Collection Act, NMFS is required to collect the TIN to report on and collect any delinquent non-tax debt owed to

the Federal Government. NMFS plans to use Date of Incorporation or Date of Birth information for administrative aspects of

permitting procedures with appropriate confidentiality safeguards pursuant to the Privacy Act. The rule will specify: (a) the

particular uses that may be made of the reported TIN; (b) the effects, if any, of not providing the required information; (c) how

the information will be used to ascertain if the permit holder or applicant owes delinquent non-tax debt to the Government

pursuant to the Debt Collection Act; (d) the effects on the permit holder or applicant when such delinquent debts are owed; and

(e) the agency's intended communications with the permit holder or applicant regarding the relationship of such delinquent debts

to its permitting process and the need to resolve such debts as a basis for completing permit issuance or renewal. The rule will

amend existing agency permit regulations and contain all appropriate modified and new collections-of-information pursuant to

the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216; 50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 229; 50 CFR 300; 50 CFR 600; 50 CFR 648; 50 CFR 660; 50 CFR 679; 50

CFR 680; 50 CFR 697 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 31 USC 7701; 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 04/03/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Merge with 0648-AV08

Agency Contact: Alan Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 13362, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2334 

FAX: 301 713-0596

E-Mail: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AV88

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Title: Research-Only Area in the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Abstract: This rulemaking establishes a research-only area in the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary based on the

recommendations of the sanctuary advisory council. An area that is available primarily for research in the Sanctuary will provide

scientists with a control area useful for the comparison of natural processes with human-induced change in the sanctuary.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1434; 16 USC 1439

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/14/2010 75 FR 55692 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/13/2010 

Final Rule 10/14/2011 76 FR 63824 

Notice of effective date 12/14/2011 76 FR 77670 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: George Sedberry Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411

Savannah , GA 31411 

Phone: 912 598-2439 

E-Mail: george.sedberry@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW83

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Title: Amendment 4 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Caribbean Amendment

Abstract: This rule re-evaluates the management measures for commercial highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries operating

in the U.S. Caribbean. This rulemaking considers, among other things, changes to existing vessel permitting requirements,

dealer permitting requirements, catch reporting, authorized gear, and quotas. This rulemaking is necessary to improve

permitting of and data collection from vessels operating in the U.S. Caribbean.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 05/27/2008 73 FR 30381 

Notice of Availability 07/14/2008 73 FR 40301 

NPRM 03/16/2012 77 FR 15701 
NPRM Comment Period End 06/14/2012 

Final Action 10/02/2012 77 FR 59842 

Final Action Effective 01/02/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AW93

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Title: Allowable Modifications to the Turtle Excluder Device Requirements

Abstract: NMFS revises the Turtle Excluder Device (TED) requirements to allow new materials and modifications to existing

approved TED designs. Specifically, allowable modifications include the use of flat bar, box pipe, and oval pipe for use in

currently-approved TED grids; an increase in mesh size on escape flaps from 1-5/8 inches to 2 inches; the use of the Boone

single straight cut and triangular escape openings; specifications on the use of TED grid brace bars; and the use of the Chauvin

Shrimp Kicker to improve shrimp retention.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/02/2010 75 FR 53925 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/18/2010 

NPRM 03/16/2012 77 FR 15701 

Final Action 05/21/2012 77 FR 29905 

Final Action 08/13/2012 77 FR 48106 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX05

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Title: Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fishery Management Plan approves measures including:

A tiered limited access program for the Atlantic mackerel fishery; an open access incidental catch permit for mackerel; an

update to essential fish habitat designations for all life stages of mackerel, longfin squid, Illex squid, and butterfish; and the

establishment of a recreational allocation for mackerel.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 08/11/2008 73 FR 46590 

Notice of Availability 07/06/2011 76 FR 39374 

NPRM 08/01/2011 76 FR 45742 

Notice of Availability Comment Period End 09/06/2011 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/15/2011 

Final Action 11/07/2011 76 FR 68642 

Final Rule Effective 12/01/2011 76 FR 74724 

Final Rule Effective 12/07/2011 

Final Action - Correction 02/13/2012 77 FR 7544 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX06

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Title: Revision of Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service announces a rule to revise leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) critical

habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The leatherback is currently listed as endangered throughout

its range, and critical habitat consists of Sandy Point Beach and adjacent waters, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This rule revises

critical habitat to include waters along the U.S. West Coast.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 226 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Required by Settlement Agreement 12/04/2009 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/05/2010 75 FR 319 

Notice of Public Hearings 02/01/2010 75 FR 5015 

NPRM Comment Period Extension 02/19/2010 75 FR 7434 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/08/2010 75 FR 319 

NPRM Comment Period Extension End 04/23/2010 75 FR 7434 

Final Action 01/26/2012 77 FR 4170 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Governmental

Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sara McNulty 

Ecologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2322 Extension: 125 

FAX: 301 713-4060

E-Mail: sara.mcnulty@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX11

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport Range Complex Extension

Mission Activities

Abstract: On May 15, 2008, NMFS received an application from the Navy requesting an authorization for the take of marine

mammal species/stocks incidental to the proposed research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) activities within the

NAVSEA NUWC Keyport Range Complex Extension over the course of 5 years. The Navy proposes to extend the Keyport

Range Complex Extension operating areas, which is composed of Keyport Range Site, Dabob Bay Range Complex (DBRC)

Site, and Quinault Underwater Tracking Range (QUTR) Site, outside existing range boundaries. This proposed extension would

allow the Navy to support existing and future range activities including evolving manned and unmanned vehicle program needs

in multiple marine environments. With the proposed extension of the Keyport and QUTR range sites, the range sites could

support more activities, which include increases in the numbers of tests and days of testing. No additional operational tempo is

proposed for the DBRC Site. Existing and proposed additional range activities include testing, training, and evaluation of system

capabilities such as guidance, control, and sensor accuracy of manned and unmanned vehicles in multiple marine environments

(e.g., differing depths, salinity levels, temperatures, sea states, etc.).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361

Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/07/2009 74 FR 32264 

Final Action 04/11/2011 76 FR 20257 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX27

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Title: Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Consolidation of

Regulations

Abstract: The Office of Protected Resources of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to redesignate

regulations governing the small take of marine mammals, incidental to conducting specified activities (other than commercial

fishing) in the marine environment. In recent years, NMFS has promulgated an increasing volume of activity-specific incidental

take regulations, and it expects this trend to continue. Therefore, there will be a need for additional subparts to accommodate

future incidental take regulations. In order to create more space for additional incidental take regulations in a logically organized

manner, NMFS is transferring regulations in subparts I, J, K, N, O, R, S, and U of part 216 to a new part 217, and transferring

regulations in subparts P, Q, V, and X of part 216 to a new part 218. This will open the rest of subpart 216 for additional

regulations unrelated to incidental take under MMPA section 101(a)(5)(A) and (D), and create a dedicated subpart for incidental

take regulations. However, we anticipate that even part 217 will not be sufficient to contain all future regulations for specified

activities that incidentally take marine mammals. Therefore, NMFS also expects to use part 218 for new regulations for specified

activities related to military ranges and part 219 in the near future for specified activities related to offshore oil exploration. The

purpose of this action is to make the regulations better organized and easier for the public to use.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216; 50 CFR 217; 50 CFR 218 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 04/03/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX36

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Title: Marine Mammal Protection Act; Petition to Ban Importation of Commercial Fish or Fish Products Caught with Commercial

Fishing Technology that Has Marine Mammal Bycatch

Abstract: NMFS announces receipt of a petition for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act. The Center for

Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network, non-governmental organizations, have petitioned the U.S.

Department of Commerce and other relevant Departments to initiate rulemaking to ban importation of commercial fish or

products from fish that have been caught with commercial fishing technology that results in incidental mortality or serious injury

of marine mammals in excess of United States standards.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Petition for Rulemaking 12/15/2008 73 FR 75988 

Comment Period End 01/29/2009 

Comment Period Reopened 02/04/2009 74 FR 6010 

Comment Period End 03/23/2009 

Merged With AY15 04/12/2012 

Additional Information: This action has been combined with the rule at RIN 0648-AY15, and is not longer active.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AY15

Agency Contact: Christopher Rogers 

Division Chief

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-9090 Extension: 117 

FAX: 301 713-9106

E-Mail: christopher.rogers@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX47

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Title: Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs Arbitration

Regulations

Abstract: This action implements Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King

and Tanner Crabs to make minor modifications to the arbitration system used to settle price and other disputes among

harvesters and processors in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands crab rationalization program.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 680 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1862; PL 109-241; PL 109-479

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 07/25/2011 76 FR 44297 

NPRM 08/10/2011 76 FR 49423 

Notice of Availability Comment Period End 09/23/2011 

Final Action 11/04/2011 76 FR 68358 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX79

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Title: Changes to National Marine Sanctuary Regulations on Overflights

Abstract: This rule amends the regulations of the Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, Gulf of the Farallones, and Olympic Coast

national marine sanctuaries to clarify the intent of the regulations governing overflights (to prohibit the harassment of marine

mammals or seabirds by flying motorized aircraft below certain altitudes within the boundaries of the listed sanctuaries, subject

to civil penalties) and to meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for placement on FAA aeronautical charts.

Including a reference to the sanctuary overflight regulations on aeronautical charts will provide appropriate notice to pilots and

ensure the protection of resources under NOAA's stewardship.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1436; 16 USC 1439

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/08/2010 75 FR 76319 

Comment Period Extended 01/04/2011 76 FR 294 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/07/2011 

Final Rule 01/26/2012 77 FR 3919 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John Armor 

Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Silver Spring , MD 20910-3281 

Phone: 301 713-7234 

FAX: 301 713-0404

E-Mail: john.armor@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX85

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery

Abstract: This action adjusts regulations governing the U.S. Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery to enable more thorough

utilization of the available U.S. quota, while continuing efforts to end BFT overfishing, rebuild the BFT stock by 2019, and

minimize bycatch and bycatch mortality to the extent practicable. The U.S. BFT quota is derived from the recommendations of

the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and implemented under the authority of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. For the past several

years, the U.S. Atlantic BFT fishery has not fully harvested the available quota, particularly the BFT commercial subquotas. This

action follows consideration of public comment collected via an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on several issues

regarding Atlantic highly migratory species fisheries, and contains measures raised during the 2009 BFT quota specifications

rulemaking and at recent meetings of the Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801; 16 USC 971

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 06/01/2009 74 FR 26174 

NPRM 11/04/2009 74 FR 57128 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/21/2009 

Comment Period Extended 12/24/2009 74 FR 68414 

Comment Period End 03/31/2010 

Final Action 11/30/2011 76 FR 74003 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alan Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 13362, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2334 

FAX: 301 713-0596

E-Mail: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX91

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Title: Revoke Inactive Quota Share and Annual Individual Fishing Quota from a Holder of Quota Share Under the Pacific

Halibut and Sablefish Fixed Gear Individual Fishing Quota Program

Abstract: This action amends existing commercial fishing regulations for the fixed-gear Pacific Halibut and sablefish individual

fishing quota program at 50 CFR 679. The amendment revokes inactive quota share unless the quota share permit holder

affirmatively notices NMFS in writing within 60 days of the agency's preliminary determination of inactivity that they choose to

(a) retain the inactive IFQ quota share, (b) activate the quota share through transfer or by fishing, or (c) appeal the preliminary

determination. Quota share that is not activated through this process and is revoked would be proportionally distributed to the

quota share pool. This regulatory revision is based on the recommendations of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in

June 2006 and again in February 2009. Amending the regulations will improve the efficiency of the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish

IFQ program and augment operational flexibility of participating fisherman.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300; 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 773

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/23/2010 75 FR 51741 

Final Action 05/18/2012 77 FR 29556 

Final Action Effective 06/18/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AU85; Related to 0648-AV64

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AX97

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Title: Revisions to eLandings Regulations

Abstract: NMFS implemented an interagency electronic reporting system with a data entry component, eLandings, for reporting

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab in March 2005 and groundfish in December 2008. Using the eLandings web-based

application, processors report production, landings, and discard/disposition data. NMFS finds it necessary to make some

improvements to the eLandings regulations. This rule adds a requirement for a stationary floating processor (SFP) to enter atsea operation type, port, and crab regional designation under specific conditions. In addition, this rule corrects time limits for

submitting some data, adds a new definition, and revises some tables to part 679 to support eLandings and to correct errors.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679.2; 50 CFR 679.5 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1862 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/11/2011 76 FR 7788 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/14/2011 

Final Action 07/11/2011 76 FR 40628 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY06
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Title: Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Rebuilding Plan

Abstract: This action would adopt a rebuilding plan for the Klamath River fall Chinook salmon (KRFC) stock, which failed to

meet conservation objectives specified in the Fishery Management Plan for the three year period 2004-2006.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1854

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 04/13/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alan Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 13362, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2334 

FAX: 301 713-0596

E-Mail: alan.risenhoover@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY18

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Title: Consolidation of Tables and Figures Related to Implementing Amendment 89 to the Fishery Management Plan for the

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service amends its regulations to combine data in certain tables and figures related to

the areas closed to nonpelagic trawling that was implemented by Amendment 89 to the Fishery Management Plan for

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. This rule places all of the descriptive information for

certain habitat conservation and research areas in one place, i.e., combines the figure with the map of the area and the table

with the exact coordinates of the same area. Under this action, Figure 16 is combined with the coordinates provided in Table 42

for the Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area. Figure 17 is combined with Tables 43 and 45 for the Northern Bering Sea

Research Area and St. Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area. Figure 21 is combined with Table 44 for the Nunivak Island,

Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area. Table 46 does not have a comparable figure and therefore is

redesignated as Table 42. Tables 43, 44, and 45 are removed. This action makes the figures and associated tables less

cumbersome to use by combining them. This combination of data places all of the descriptive information for certain habitat

conservation and research areas in one place.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 04/04/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY22

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Title: Generic Amendment for Annual Catch Limits

Abstract: The generic amendment modifies five of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Fishery Management

Plans (FMPs). These include FMPs for Reef Fish Resources, Shrimp, Stone Crab, Coral and Coral Reef Resources, and Red

Drum. NMFS and the Council developed these Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) in co-operation with the Scientific and Statistical

Committee and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. NMFS, in collaboration with the Council, also developed a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate alternatives and actions for the ACLs. Some examples of these actions include:

establishing sector specific ACLs, selecting levels of risk associated with species yields, considering removal or withdrawal of

species from FMPs, and delegating species or species assemblages to state regulators.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 08/04/2009 74 FR 47206 

Notice of Availability 09/26/2011 76 FR 59373 

NPRM 10/25/2011 76 FR 66021 

Final Rule 12/29/2011 76 FR 82044 

Final Action - Final Rule Correction 04/20/2012 77 FR 23632 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY35

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Title: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Regulations

Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration amends the regulations for the Flower Garden Banks National

Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or sanctuary) to improve vessel and user safety, protect sanctuary resources from user impacts,

and clarify vessel pollution discharge language, and make other technical changes and corrections.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1434; 16 USC 1439

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/22/2010 75 FR 65256 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/20/2011 

Final Action 04/27/2012 77 FR 25060 

Final Action Effective 05/29/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John Armor 

Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Silver Spring , MD 20910-3281 

Phone: 301 713-7234 

FAX: 301 713-0404

E-Mail: john.armor@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY49
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Title: Endangered Species Act Listing of Nine Distinct Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Endangered or

Threatened

Abstract: NMFS and USFWS have determined that the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is composed of nine distinct

population segments (DPSs) that qualify as "species" for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act

(ESA), two as threatened and seven as endangered. This action also constitutes the 12-month findings on two petitions to: (1)

reclassify loggerhead turtles in the North Pacific Ocean as a DPS with endangered status and designate critical habitat; and (2)

reclassify loggerhead turtles in the Northwest Atlantic as a DPS with endangered status and designate critical habitat. Critical

habitat for the two loggerhead sea turtle DPSs occurring within the United States will be designated in a subsequent Federal

Register notice.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531-1543; 16 USC 1361

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/16/2010 75 FR 12598 

First NPRM Comment Period Extension 06/02/2010 75 FR 30769 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/13/2010 

NPRM Comment Period Extension End 09/13/2010 

Second NPRM Comment Period Extension 03/22/2011 76 FR 15932 

NPRM Second Comment Period End 04/11/2011 

Final Rule 09/22/2011 76 FR 58868 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY53

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Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Allocations in the Gulf of Alaska; Amendment 83

Abstract: This rulemaking establishes Pacific cod allocations in the Gulf of Alaska among the jig, trawl, hook-and-line and pot

sectors. This action also limits access to the parallel fishery for Federal fishery participants. This action is necessary to reduce

uncertainty and contribute to stability across the sectors, while providing consideration of fishing communities and entry-level

opportunities for the jig sector.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 06/28/2011 76 FR 37763 

NPRM 07/26/2011 76 FR 44700 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/2011 

Final Rule 12/01/2011 76 FR 74670 

Final Rule Correction 12/29/2011 76 FR 81872 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY55

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Title: Amendment 2 to the FMP for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Amendment 5 to

the Reef Fish FMP of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Abstract: This rule implements Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico

and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and

the U.S. Virgin Islands (Amendments 2 and 5), prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). This final

rule: Establishes annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for queen conch and for all reef fish units or

sub-units that are classified as undergoing overfishing (i.e., snapper, grouper and parrotfish); allocates ACLs among island

management areas; revises the composition of the snapper and grouper complexes; prohibits fishing for and possession of

three parrotfish species; establishes recreational bag limits for snappers, groupers, and parrotfishes; and establishes framework

procedures for the queen conch and reef fish fishery management plans. Amendments 2 and 5 also revise management

reference points and status determination criteria. The intended effect of the rule is to prevent overfishing of queen conch and

reef fish species while maintaining catch levels consistent with achieving optimum yield (OY).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 09/26/2011 76 FR 59375 

NPRM 10/27/2011 76 FR 66675 

Final Action 12/30/2011 76 FR 82404 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AW15; Previously Reported as

0648-AX82

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY56

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Title: Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 32

Abstract: The main purpose of this amendment is to provide potential alternatives to end overfishing of gag, create a

rebuilding plan for the gag stock that will restore the stock to its maximum sustainable yield level, and to minimize to the extent

practicable discards and discard mortality. The amendment also examines adjustments to red grouper annual catch limits and

annual catch targets and determines whether management changes in the red grouper fishery are needed. The accountability

measures adopted in Amendment 30B will also be reviewed for potential revisions. In addition to the typical management tools

used to rebuild an overfished stock, such as bag limits, size limits, and closed seasons, this amendment examines various

ways to meet the Council's goals including time and area closures, consideration of gear types in the commercial fishery, and in

the recreational fishery a keep the first fish regardless of size and a fish tag program. Other data collection and accountability

measures that will be explored in this document include recreational sector separation of the for-hire and private fishery, vessel

monitoring system, telephone or Web-based reporting system, electronic logbooks, as well as grouper endorsements pending

separation in the for-hire recreational sector.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent to Prepare EIS 02/02/2010 75 FR 5282 

Notice of Availability 10/27/2011 76 FR 66672 

1st Proposed Rule 11/02/2011 76 FR 67676 

2nd Proposed Rule 01/12/2012 77 FR 1910 

2nd Proposed Rule Comment Period End 01/27/2012 
1st Final Rule 02/10/2012 77 FR 6988 

Final Action 04/06/2012 77 FR 20775 

Final Action 07/31/2012 77 FR 45270 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY62

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Title: Designating Critical Habitat for the Endangered Black Abalone

Abstract: Under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) shall designate

critical habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered. This rulemaking designates critical habitat for the endangered

black abalone. Once critical habitat is designated, Federal agencies are required to comply with section 7 of the ESA to ensure

activities they carry out, authorize, or fund do not destroy or adversely affect this designated critical habitat. An economic

analysis report, biological report, and ESA section 4(b)(2) analysis report prepared in support of this rulemaking will be available

for public review and comment.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 226 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531-1543

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial As per Settlement Agreement with Center for Biological Diversity 09/20/2010 

Other Judicial Required by Settlement Agreement With Center for Biological Diversity 07/18/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/28/2010 75 FR 59900 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/29/2010 

Final Action 10/27/2011 76 FR 66806 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Yes

Agency Contact: Melissa Neuman 

Fish Biologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Suite 4200, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802
Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4115 

FAX: 562 980-4027

E-Mail: melissa.neuman@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY64

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Training Operations at Eglin Air

Force Base, Florida

Abstract: NMFS, upon application from the U.S. Department of the Air Force, Headquarters 96th Air Base Wing (U.S. Air

Force), Eglin Air Force Base (Eglin AFB) is issuing regulations to govern the taking of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, by Level B

harassment, incidental to Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School (NEODS) training operations at Eglin AFB, Florida, for a

5-year period. The U.S. Air Force activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the Marine Mammal

Protection Act (MMPA), as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2004 (NDAA). These regulations, which allow

for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and

specified time frames, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse

impact on marine mammal species and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such

taking. NMFS issued annual Incidental harassment Authorizations (IHAs) pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA for

similar specified activities in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. No activities have occurred to date under those IHA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory 16 USC 1361 et seq 10/01/2010 

Other Statutory 16 USC 1361 et seq 03/01/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/01/2010 75 FR 60694 

Comment Period End 11/01/2010 

Final Action 03/22/2012 77 FR 16718 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Howard Goldstein 

Fisheries Biologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2289 Extension: 172 

FAX: 301 427-2521

E-Mail: howard.goldstein@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY65
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Title: Amendment to Limit Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Fixed Gear Catcher Processors Fishing for Pacific Cod in

State of Alaska Parallel Waters

Abstract: NMFS issues regulations to limit access of Federally permitted pot and hook-and-line catcher/processors (C/Ps) to

the Pacific cod fishery in Alaska State waters within 3 nautical miles of shore adjacent to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

management area (BSAI). The affected fishery is commonly known as the "parallel" fishery. The parallel fishery is managed by

the State of Alaska concurrent with the Federal pot and hook-and-line fishery for Pacific cod in the BSAI. This rule limits access

by Federally permitted vessels to the parallel fishery for Pacific cod in three ways. First, it requires an owner of a Federally

permitted pot or hook-and-line C/P vessel used to catch Pacific cod in the State of Alaska parallel fishery to be issued the same

endorsements on his or her Federal fisheries permit (FFP) or license limitation program (LLP) license as currently are required

for catching Pacific cod in the Federal waters of the BSAI. Second, it provides that the owner of a pot or hook-and-line C/P

vessel who surrenders an FFP will not be reissued a new FFP for that vessel within the 3-year term of the permit. Third, it

requires an operator of any Federally permitted pot or hook-and-line C/P vessel used to catch Pacific cod in the parallel fishery

to comply with the same seasonal closures of Pacific cod that apply in the Federal fishery. These three measures are necessary

to limit some C/Ps from catching a greater amount of Pacific cod in the parallel fishery than has been allocated to their sector

from the BSAI total allowable catch. Maintaining Pacific cod catch amounts within BSAI sector allocations also will reduce the

potential for shortened Pacific cod seasons for C/Ps in the Federal fishery. These three measures will improve the effectiveness

of NMFS' catch accounting and monitoring requirements on vessels participating in the parallel fishery. This action is intended

to promote the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Management Area, the Magnuson– Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and other applicable laws.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/11/2011 76 FR 13331 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/11/2011 

Final Action 11/29/2011 76 FR 73513 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY72

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Title: Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic

Abstract: The 2006 Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) included
a number of changes to improve conservation of managed fishery resources. Included in these changes are requirements that

the Regional Councils must establish both a mechanism for specifying annual catch limits (ACLs) at a level such that

overfishing does not occur in the fishery, and accountability measures (AMs) to correct if overages occur. Accountability

measures are management controls to prevent the ACLs from being exceeded and to correct by either in-season or post-season

measures if they do occur. The Spiny Lobster fishery is jointly managed by the Gulf and South Atlantic Councils. Amendment 10

to the FMP sets ACLs and AMs, reviews current regulations, and implements reasonable and prudent measures from the

Biological Opinion.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 03/12/2010 75 FR 11843 

Notice of Intent Comment Period End 04/12/2010 

Notice of Availability 09/02/2011 76 FR 54727 

NPRM 09/23/2011 76 FR 59102 

Final Action 12/02/2011 76 FR 75488 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY73

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Title: Comprehensive Annual Catch Limits Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of

the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: This amendment establishes Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Accountability Measures (AMs) for species not

undergoing overfishing, including management measures to reduce the probability that catches will exceed the stocks' ACLs

pursuant to reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act)

requirements. Actions include removal of species from the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Unit;

designating some Snapper Grouper species as ecosystem component species; considering multi-species groupings for

specifying ACLs, ACTs, and AMs; specifying allocations among the commercial, recreational, and for-hire sectors for species not

undergoing overfishing; and modifying management measures to limit total mortality to the ACL.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 10/20/2011 76 FR 65153 

NPRM 12/01/2011 76 FR 74757 

Amended Proposed Rule 12/30/2011 76 FR 82664 

Final Rule 03/16/2012 77 FR 15916 

Final Rule Effective 04/16/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY74

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Title: Amendment 20A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: Amendment 20A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

consists of regulatory actions that focus on modifications to the wreckfish individual transferable quota (ITQ) program. The

proposed actions would: (1) Define and revert inactive wreckfish shares; (2) redistribute reverted shares to active shareholders;

(3) define a cap on the number of shares one entity may own; and (4) establish an appeals process for share redistribution.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 01/12/2012 77 FR 1908 
NPRM 03/30/2012 77 FR 19165 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/30/2012 

Final Action 09/26/2012 77 FR 59129 

Final Action Effective 10/26/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-AY95

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Title: Amendment to Correct and Clarify Amendment 16 and Subsequent Frameworks of the Northeast Multispecies Fisheries

Management Plan

Abstract: This action corrects and clarifies the final rule implementing Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Management Plan, as well as subsequent groundfish actions. These corrections are administrative in nature and are intended to

correct inaccurate references and other inadvertent errors and to clarify specific regulations to maintain consistency with the

intent of Amendment 16 and subsequent actions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/02/2011 76 FR 24444 

Interim Final Rule 07/19/2011 76 FR 42577 

Interim Final Rule Effective 07/19/2011 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 08/18/2011 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117
E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA13

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Title: Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Fishery

Abstract: NMFS establishes regulations to implement a fishing capacity reduction (buyback) program and an industry fee

system to repay a $23,476,500 loan for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Fishery (Reduction Fishery). The fee system

involves future landings of the Reduction Fishery. This action's intent is to permanently reduce the most fishing capacity at the

least cost and establish the fee system.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 46 USC 53701 et seq; PL 108-447; PL 109-447; PL 110-161

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/23/2011 76 FR 29707 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/22/2011 

Final Action 10/06/2011 76 FR 61985 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Gary C. Reisner 

Director, Office of Management and Budget

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2259 Extension: 139 

FAX: 301 713-1464

E-Mail: gary.reisner@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA18

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Title: Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management

Area

Abstract: This regulation amends the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Amendment 80 Program to modify the criteria for

forming and participating in a harvesting cooperative, and the method for calculating a minimum groundfish retention standard

applicable to cooperatives. This action is necessary to encourage greater participation in harvesting cooperatives, provide for

more precise total allowable catch management, and facilitate compliance with the groundfish retention standard. This action is

intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Fishery

Management Plans, and other applicable law.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 07/28/2011 76 FR 45219 

NPRM 08/10/2011 76 FR 49417 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/2011 

Final Action 11/04/2011 76 FR 45219 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert D. Mecum 

Deputy Acting Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 420, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7249

E-Mail: robert.mecum@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA20

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Title: Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Regulations Revisions

Abstract: Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA) has conducted a review of the management plan and regulations for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

(OCNMS or sanctuary), located off the outer coast of the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington. As a result of the

review, NOAA determined that it was necessary to revise the sanctuary's management plan and implementing regulations.

NOAA is revising the OCNMS regulations to: Prohibit wastewater discharges from cruise ships; clarify the language referring to

consideration of the objectives of the governing bodies of Indian tribes when issuing permits; correct the size of the sanctuary

based on new area estimates (without revising the sanctuary's actual boundaries); update of definitions; and update information

such as office location. NOAA also makes additional changes to the grammar and wording of several sections of the regulations

to ensure clarity and consistency with the NMSA and other sanctuaries in the National Marine Sanctuary System.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1434(e)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/14/2011 76 FR 2611 

NPRM Comment Period Extension 02/04/2011 76 FR 6368 

Comment Period End 03/15/2011 

NPRM Comment Period Extension End 03/25/2011 

Final Action 11/01/2011 76 FR 67348 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John Armor 

Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Silver Spring , MD 20910-3281 

Phone: 301 713-7234 

FAX: 301 713-0404

E-Mail: john.armor@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA22

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Title: Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: This rule implements measures that were approved in Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery

Management Plan (FMP). The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) developed Amendment 3 to bring the FMP

into compliance with the annual catch limit (ACL) and accountability measure (AM) requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This rule establishes the mechanisms for specifying an

ACL and AMs and sets the total allowable landings (TAL) for red crab for the 2011–2013 fishing years (FY). NMFS disapproved

two proposed measures in Amendment 3. This final rule implements additional management measures to promote efficiency in

the red crab fishery.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648.260 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need: This action is required to bring the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP into compliance with the

reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act by Incorporating an annual catch limit (ACL) and

accountability measures (AMs).

Legal Basis: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as reauthorized.

Alternatives: None

Costs and Benefits: TBD

Risks: TBD

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 06/22/2011 76 FR 36511 

NPRM 07/06/2011 76 FR 39369 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/05/2011 

Notice of Availability Comment Period End 08/22/2011 

Final Action 09/29/2011 76 FR 60379 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA23

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Title: Omnibus Amendment to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Plans to Implement Annual Catch Limits and

Accountability Measures

Abstract: This comprehensive omnibus amendment modifies all Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council fishery

management plans to contain Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Accountability Measures (AMs) in compliance with the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 and revised National Standard 1

guidance. Amendment was approved by NMFS on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce on August 12, 2011.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management

Reauthorization Act of 2006 01/01/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 05/23/2011 76 FR 29717 

NPRM 06/17/2011 76 FR 35578 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/18/2011 

Notice of Availability Comment Period End 07/22/2011 

Final Action 09/29/2011 76 FR 60606 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA27

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Title: Framework Adjustment 45 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) developed Framework Adjustment 45 to the Northeast

Multispecies FMP to implement measures to update status determination criteria for pollock; revise the rebuilding program for

Georges Bank yellowtail flounder; revise annual catch limits for several stocks; implement additional sectors, including statesponsored permit banks; modify a scallop exemption area; revise monitoring requirements; and implement a spawning closure

area in the Gulf of Maine. These measures are expected to continue efforts to rebuild overfished stocks, minimize costs to

industry, and increase the economic efficiency of vessel operations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/03/2011 76 FR 11858 

Proposed Rule Comment Period End 03/18/2011 

Final Action 04/25/2011 76 FR 23042 

Temporary Final Rule 06/15/2011 76 FR 34903 

FY Overage Adjustments and ACE Carry Over 09/13/2011 76 FR 56322 

Final Action 10/06/2011 76 FR 61995 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA31

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Title: Revised Aleutian Islands Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Groundfish Fisheries

Abstract: The rule revises the Atka mackerel and Pacific cod fisheries management in the Aleutian Islands subarea to ensure

the Alaska groundfish fisheries are not likely to cause jeopardy of extinction or adverse modification or destruction of designated

critical habitat for the endangered western distinct population segment of Steller sea lions. Fishery closures, harvest restrictions,

and season dates are revised with this action. The rule also includes a 3 nautical mile closure to groundfish fishing around

Kanaga Island/Ship Rock rookery.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 12/13/2010 75 FR 77535 

Final Action - Correction 12/29/2010 75 FR 81921 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extended 01/12/2011 76 FR 2027 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA34

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Title: Amendment to Regulations Under the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan

Abstract: Serious injury and mortality of the Western North Atlantic bottlenose dolphin stocks incidental to Category I and II

fisheries continue at levels potentially exceeding Potential Biological Removal (PBR) levels, requiring additional management

measures under the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP). Therefore, the this action amends the BDTRP to

reduce serious injury and mortality of bottlenose dolphins in the Virginia pound net fishery (Category II) and mid-Atlantic gillnet

fishery (Category I) in North Carolina, specifically, the spiny dogfish fishery. The need for this action is to ensure the BDTRP

meets its MMPA mandated short and long-term goals. NMFS will examine a number of management measures, including

consensus recommendations from the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Team, designed to reduce the incidental mortality or

serious injury of bottlenose dolphins taken in both the Virginia pound net fishery and spiny dogfish fishery in North Carolina to

below PBR, as well as other updates supporting the objectives of the BDTRP.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 229.2; 50 CFR 229.35 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/12/2012 77 FR 21946 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/14/2012 

Final Action 07/31/2012 77 FR 45268 

Final Action Effective 08/30/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: State; Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Yes

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Kristy Long 

Fisheries Biologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 13738, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2322 

FAX: 301 427-2522

E-Mail: kristy.long@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA35

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Title: Amendment 2 of the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species

Abstract: This action implements the preferred alternative under Amendment 2 of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's

(Council) Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP). Amendment 2

revises part of the HMS FMP to ensure that it is consistent with new guidelines to meet the objectives of MSA National Standard

1 in order to more effectively prevent overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks, or stocks that may become overfished. The rule

changes the list of Management Unit Species codified in the HMS FMP final rule and modifies the process the Council uses to

adopt numerical estimates of maximum sustainable yield, optimal yield, and status determination criteria. Adoption of updated

numerical estimates would be submitted as recommendations for NMFS to provide the opportunity for Secretarial review.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 03/14/2011 76 FR 13592 

NPRM 04/29/2011 76 FR 23962 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/31/2011 

Final Action 09/13/2011 76 FR 56327 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mark Helvey 
Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4040 

FAX: 562 980-4047

E-Mail: mark.helvey@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA38

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Species, Designation of Critical Habitat for Southern Distinct Population Segment of

Eulachon

Abstract: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for the southern

Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus), pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered

Species Act (ESA). We have designated 16 specific areas as critical habitat within the states of California, Oregon, and

Washington. The designated areas are a combination of freshwater creeks and rivers and their associated estuaries comprising

approximately 539 km (335 mi) of habitat. The tribal lands of four Indian tribes are excluded from designation after evaluating

the impacts of designation and benefits of exclusion associated with tribal land ownership and management by the tribes.

However, no areas were excluded from designation based on economic impacts.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/05/2011 76 FR 515 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/07/2011 

Final Action 10/20/2011 76 FR 65324 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information URL: www.nwr.noaa.gov/

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack 

Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-1401 Extension: 180 

FAX: 301 427-2523

E-Mail: marta.nammack@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA40
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Title: Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Partial Release of

Groundfish Quota for the Start of the 2011 Fishery

Abstract: The trawl rationalization program creates an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the shore-based trawl fleet;

and cooperative (coop) programs for the at-sea trawl fleet in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Implementation of the 2011-

2012 harvest specifications which would distribute portions of the 2011 harvest for a number of groundfish stocks among the

trawl fishery participants has been delayed. This emergency rulemaking allows issuance of quota pounds based on the lower of

either the existing 2010 harvest level or the proposed 2011 harvest level. This allows quota pounds to be issued without risk of

exceeding the ultimate annual harvest level; any additional quota allowed by the final 2011 harvest levels will be issued at the

time of the 2011-2012 harvest specifications final rule. The rule also lowers the harvest level of one of the groundfish species,

based on the most recent science, in order to avoid excess harvest before the final harvest levels are in place. The delay of the

2011 harvest specifications was unanticipated, and therefore NMFS will be using its emergency authority to implement this rule.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Emergency Rule 12/30/2010 75 FR 82296 

Comment Period End 01/31/2011 

Agency Determination 07/19/2011 76 FR 42588 

Final Action 07/19/2011 76 FR 42588 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AY68; Related to 0648-BA01

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA45

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Title: Modification of Regulations Governing the Retention of Incidentally-Caught Highly Migratory Species in Atlantic Trawl

Fisheries

Abstract: This rule modifies the regulations governing Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) to address the retention of

incidentally-caught North Atlantic swordfish in squid trawl fisheries, and the retention of incidentally-caught species in the

smoothhound shark complex (which includes smooth dogfish and Florida smoothhound (genus Mustelus)) in all Atlantic trawl

fisheries. Trawl gear is not authorized in Atlantic HMS fisheries, but an allowance for the retention of incidentally-caught

swordfish in trawl gears has been established to reduce regulatory discards. This rule modifies the allowance for incidentallycaught HMS in trawl gears to reduce regulatory dead discards, to the extent practicable, by converting discards into landings,
improve fishery data collection, provide additional opportunities for the U.S. swordfish quota to be caught, and accommodate

traditional fishing methods (i.e., trawls) that incidentally capture North Atlantic swordfish and smoothhound shark species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/18/2011 76 FR 14884 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/17/2011 

Final Action 08/10/2011 76 FR 49368 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA46

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Title: Framework Adjustment 7 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: Framework Adjustment 7 to the Monkfish FMP adjusts the annual catch target (ACT) for the Northern Fishery

Management Area (NFMA) to be consistent with the most recent scientific advice regarding the acceptable biological catch

(ABC) for monkfish. The New England Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) has

recommended a revision to the ABC, based on the recent stock assessment (SARC 50), that is lower that the ACT for the

NFMA proposed in Amendment 5 to the Monkfish FMP. Specifically, the SSC recommended a revised NFMA ABC of 7,592 mt,

which is 29 percent lower than the NFMA ACT of 10,750 mt proposed in Amendment 5. Conversely, the recalculated ABC for

the Southern Fishery Management Area (SFMA) is 850 mt higher than the Council's recommended ACT for that area. Thus, no

change is proposed for the SFMA. Framework 7 also species a new day-at-sea (DAS) allocation and trip limits for the NFMA

commensurate with the new ACT (as necessary), and adopts revised biomass reference points based on the recommendations

of SARC 50 and the SSC.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/05/2011 76 FR 47533 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/06/2011 

Final Action 10/26/2011 76 FR 66192 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA47

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Title: Amendment 17A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: The purpose of this emergency action is to delay implementation of a large area closure in order to allow the South

Atlantic Fishery Management Council time to consider the results of a new stock assessment for South Atlantic red snapper.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Emergency Rule 12/09/2010 75 FR 76890 

Emergency action, correction notice 12/20/2010 75 FR 79309 

Comment Period End 01/03/2011 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA49

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Title: Fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean; Pelagic Fisheries; Vessel Identification Requirements

Abstract: This rule allows vessels that fish for highly migratory species (HMS) on the high seas off the U.S. West Coast to be

marked with the vessel's International Telecommunication Union Radio Call Sign (IRCS). The revisions also provide that if an

IRCS has not been assigned to the vessel, the marking may consist of the vessel's Federal, state, or tribal official number,

preceded by the characters "USA." The intent of the action is to bring the existing vessel identification requirements at 50 CFR

660.704 [general HMS fisheries regulations under a fishery management plan] and 300.173 [regulations governing fishing under

the U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty] into conformity with the binding vessel identification requirements adopted by the Western

and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), and which were imposed in early 2010 on U.S. fishing vessels fishing in

the Convention Area under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention (75 FR 3335, January 21, 2010). This action

allows U.S. HMS fishing vessels in the Eastern Pacific that also fish in the WCPFC Convention Area to comply with a consistent

vessel marking and identification scheme and avoid the burden of switching vessel markings when crossing between ocean

areas. Vessels could opt to continue using their current vessel identification (the only vessels likely to make this choice are

those that do not fish in the WCPFC Convention Area).

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300.173; 50 CFR 660.704 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 2431 et seq; 16 USC 7001 et seq; 31 USC 9701 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/05/2011 76 FR 18706 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/05/2011 

Final Action 11/29/2011 76 FR 73517 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Heidi Hermsmeyer 

IATTC Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4036 

FAX: 562 980-4047

E-Mail: heidi.hermsmeyer@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA52
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Title: Amendment 24 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: The purpose of the amendment is to implement a rebuilding plan for red grouper in the South Atlantic that would

specify annual catch targets and annual catch limits by sector. NMFS notified the Council of the stock status on June 9, 2010;

the Magnuson-Stevens Act specifies that measures must be implemented within two years of notification.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 01/03/2011 76 FR 99 

Notice of Intent Comment Period End 02/14/2011 

NPRM 03/30/2012 77 FR 19169 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/30/2012 

Final Action 06/11/2012 77 FR 34254 

Final Action Effective 07/11/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA55

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Title: Fisheries off West Coast States; Amendment 16 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: This rule implements Amendment 16 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan (Pacific Fishery Management

Council) to comply with new National Standard 1 Guidelines establishing new requirements to end and prevent overfishing

through the use of annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1851

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 09/19/2011 76 FR 57945 

NPRM 10/24/2011 76 FR 65673 

Final Action 12/29/2011 76 FR 81851 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Barry Thom 

Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Building 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 48115-0070

Seattle , WA 48115-0070 

Phone: 206 526-6150 

FAX: 206 526-6426

E-Mail: barry.thom@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA56

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Title: Federal American Lobster Area 1 Trap Fishery Limited Access Program

Abstract: This rule, from NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region, and the accompanying EA analyze alternatives associated with a

limited access program for the American lobster trap fishery in Area 1, within the Gulf of Maine. The action is prompted by the

recommendations of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in Addendum XV to Amendment 3 of the Interstate

Fisheries Management Plan for American Lobster. Addendum XV recommends that access to the Area 1 lobster trap fishery be

restricted to limit the expansion of effort in the lobster trap fishery and rebuild lobster stocks to recommended levels. An ANPR

published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2009, informed the public that NOAA Fisheries is considering taking action in

response to the Commission's recommendations and that publication date could be used as a control date for use in

determining future eligibility for the Area 1 lobster trap fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 697 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 5101 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/18/2011 76 FR 71501 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/03/2012 

Final Action 06/01/2012 77 FR 32420 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX40

Agency Contact: Bob Ross 

Supervisory Fish Management Specialist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01921

Gloucester , MA 01921 

Phone: 978 281-9234 

E-Mail: bob.ross@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA62

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Title: Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for the U.S. Caribbean for Fisheries Not Undergoing Overfishing

Abstract: This rule implements Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico

and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Reef Fish FMP), Amendment 5 to the FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the

U.S. Virgin Islands (Spiny Lobster FMP), Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the

U.S. Virgin Islands (Queen Conch FMP), and Amendment 3 to the FMP for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and

Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates FMP). In

combination, the amendments represent the 2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management

Council (Council). This final rule will: Establish annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for reef fish, spiny

lobster, and aquarium trade species which are not determined to be undergoing overfishing; allocate ACLs among island

management areas; establish recreational bag limits for reef fish and spiny lobster; remove eight conch species from the Queen

Conch FMP; and establish framework procedures for the Spiny Lobster and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and

Invertebrates FMPs. The 2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment will also revise management reference points and status

determination criteria for selected reef fish, spiny lobster, and aquarium trade species. The intended effect of the rule is to

prevent overfishing of reef fish, spiny lobster, and aquarium trade species while maintaining catch levels consistent with

achieving optimum yield (OY).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory Magnuson-Stevens Act 12/31/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 01/27/2011 76 FR 4868 

NPRM 11/07/2011 76 FR 68711 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/22/2011 

Final Action 12/30/2011 76 FR 82414 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA66

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Title: Implement Recommendations Adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

Abstract: These regulations, issued under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended, (Act) implement decisions of the

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). At its 82nd Meeting in July 2011, the IATTC adopted a number of

resolutions, some of which require rulemaking to implement domestically in the United States. This rule implements three of

these decisions: the Resolution on Tuna Conservation 2011-2013 (C-11-01); the Resolution Prohibiting Fishing on Data Buoys

(C-11-03); and the Resolution Prohibiting the Retention of Oceanic Whitetip Sharks (C-11-10). This action is necessary for the

United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 951-961; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 07/07/2011 76 FR 39808 

ANPRM Comment Period End 07/27/2011 

NPRM 09/30/2011 76 FR 60790 

Final Action 11/04/2011 76 FR 68332 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: Yes

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Heidi Hermsmeyer 

IATTC Coordinator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4036 

FAX: 562 980-4047

E-Mail: heidi.hermsmeyer@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA67

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: U.S. Navy Training; U.S. Navy Training in the Southern California Range

Complex; and U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Active Training

Abstract: In January 2009, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS issued three 5-year final

regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to Navy training and associated activities conducted

in the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC), the Southern California Range Complex (SOCAL Range Complex), and the Atlantic Fleet

Active Sonar Training (AFAST) Study Area. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of "Letters of Authorization" (LOAs)

for the incidental take of marine mammals during the specified activities and described timeframes, prescribe the permissible

methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and

their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. The specified activities in these

rules are strictly quantified by amounts of individual sound sources that will be used over the course of the 5-year rules, and the

rules indicate that marine mammal take may only be authorized in an LOA incidental to the source types and amounts

described. Specifically, no language was initially included expressly allowing for deviation from those precise levels of source

use if the total number of takes remain within the analyzed and authorized limits. Since the issuance of the 2009 rules, the

Navy realized that their evolving training programs, which are linked to real world events, necessitate greater flexibility in the

types and amounts of sound sources that they use. In response to this need, when the Navy requested incidental take

authorizations for other areas (e.g., the Mariana Islands and the Northwest Training Range Complexes), NMFS included

language explicitly allowing for greater flexibility. NMFS has, through this interim final rule, amended the HRC, SOCAL Range

Complex, and AFAST regulations to explicitly allow for greater flexibility in the types and amount of sound sources that they use.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 02/08/2011 76 FR 6699 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James H. Lecky 

Director, Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2332 

FAX: 301 427-2520

E-Mail: jim.lecky@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA68

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Title: Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: This rule implements Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The

rule implements parts of Amendment 13 to the CPS FMP, which is intended to ensure the FMP is consistent with advisory

guidelines published in Federal regulations. Amendment 13 revises the framework process currently in place to set and adjust

fishery specifications and management measures and modifies this framework to include the specification new reference points

such as annual catch limit (ACL).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 06/08/2011 76 FR 33189 

NPRM 06/28/2011 76 FR 37761 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/28/2011 

Final Action 11/14/2011 76 FR 70362 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mark Helvey 

Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4040 

FAX: 562 980-4047

E-Mail: mark.helvey@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA69

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Implementing International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Recommendations on Sharks

Abstract: This action implements two recommendations adopted at the 2010 annual meeting of the International Commission

for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Recommendation 10-07 prohibits the retention, transshipping, landing, storing,

or selling of oceanic whitetip sharks. Recommendation 10-08 prohibits the retention, transshipping, landing, storing, or selling of

hammerhead sharks in the family Sphyrnidae, except for Sphyrnidae tiburo, taken in the Convention area in association with

ICCAT fisheries.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:
Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/29/2011 76 FR 23935 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/31/2011 

Final Action 08/29/2011 76 FR 53652 

Final Action Effective 09/28/2011 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA71

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Title: Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (Scallop FMP) was developed by the New

England Fishery Management Council (Council) to implement annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) to

come into compliance with new requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).

Amendment 15 to the Scallop FMP includes measures that will make management of the scallop fishery more effective

including: Modification of the overfishing definition for scallops; an increase in the possession limit for limited access general

category (LAGC) vessels; an allowance for carryover of individual fishing quota (IFQ) for LAGC vessels; a provision to enable

LAGC vessel owners to permanently transfer IFQ separate from the vessel's LAGC permit; revision of the essential fish habitat

closures under the Scallop FMP; and several changes to the scallop research set aside program.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 03/24/2011 76 FR 16595 

NPRM 04/11/2011 76 FR 19929 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/26/2011 

Final Rule 07/21/2011 76 FR 43746 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Peter Christopher Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9288 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA72

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Title: Framework Adjustment 22 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: Framework 22 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP (Framework 22) sets management measures for the scallop fishery

for the 2011-2013 fishing years (FYs), including the annual catch limits (ACL) and annual catch targets for the limited access

and limited access general category fleets based on the ACL framework proposed in Amendment 15 to the FMP. In addition,

Framework 22 revises the scallop access area schedules for FYs 2011-2013, sets the scallop days-at-sea (DAS) allocations

and sea scallop access area trip allocations, and sets measures to minimize impacts of incidental take of sea turtles in the MidAtlantic total allowable catches (TACs) for the Northern Gulf of Maine management area, observer set-aside, and incidental

landings (target TAC).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/29/2011 76 FR 23940 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/31/2011 

Final Action 07/21/2011 76 FR 43774 

Final Action Effective 08/01/2011 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BB05

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA76

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Title: List of Fisheries for 2012
Abstract: This action publishes the annual List of Fisheries (LOF), as required by section 118 of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act (MMPA). The LOF for 2012 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine

mammals. The National Marine Fisheries Service must categorize each commercial fishery on the LOF into one of three

categories under the MMPA based upon the levels of mortality and serious injury of marine mammals that occurs within each

fishery. The categorization of a fishery in the LOF determines whether participants in that fishery are subject to certain

provisions of the MMPA, such as registration, observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 229 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/28/2011 76 FR 37716 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/28/2011 

Final Rule 11/29/2011 76 FR 73912 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA77

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Title: Revised Implementing Regulations for Requirements to Publish Textual Descriptions of Boundaries of Critical Habitat

Abstract: We (FWS and NMFS; also collectively referred to as the Services) revise the implementing regulations contained

within title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, sections 17.94(b), 226.101, 424.12(c), 424.16(b) and (c)(ii), and 424.18(a),

as they relate to publishing textual descriptions of proposed and final critical habitat boundaries in the Federal Register. In the

interest of efficiency, saving taxpayer monies, and making the process of designating critical habitat more user-friendly for

affected parties, the public as a whole, and the Services, we maintain the publication of maps of proposed and final critical

habitat designations, but make optional the inclusion of any textual description of the boundaries of the designation in the

Federal Register. Although the boundaries of critical habitat as mapped or otherwise described in the Regulation Promulgation

section of a future rulemaking that is published in the Federal Register will be the official delineation of the designation, we will

provide the public with easier to use and more accessible tools that represent the Services' interpretation of which areas are

covered by the designation. These tools will be available on the Internet and at the applicable FWS or NMFS office.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 226; 50 CFR 424 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/17/2011 76 FR 28405 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/18/2011 

Final Action 05/01/2012 77 FR 25611 

Final Action Effective 05/31/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack 

Office of Protected Resources

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-1401 Extension: 180 

FAX: 301 427-2523

E-Mail: marta.nammack@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA80

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Title: Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Economic Data Reporting Program

Abstract: NMFS implements the Chinook Salmon Economic Data Program to evaluate the effectiveness of Chinook salmon

bycatch management measures for the Bering Sea pollock fishery that were implemented under Amendment 91 to the Fishery

Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP). The rule is intended to

promote the goals and objectives of the FMP, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other

applicable law. To collect the data, NMFS requires submission of each of the following three reports/surveys. These will be in a

fillable electronic format available on the NMFS AKR website. Representatives of AFA catcher/processor and mothership

sectors, inshore cooperatives, the inshore open access fishery, and CDQ groups will be responsible to submit the Chinook

EDR. The Reports/Surveys are: Chinook Salmon PSC Allocation Compensated Transfer Report (CTR); Vessel Fuel Survey; and

the Vessel Master Survey. In addition to these reports/surveys, NMFS will collect new information concerning vessel

movements on the fishing grounds and more general data on pollock allocations and transfers through revisions of requirements

to the existing IPA Annual Report.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 1851; 16 USC 3631 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/18/2011 76 FR 42099 
NPRM Comment Period End 08/17/2011 

Final Action 02/03/2012 77 FR 5389 

Final Action - Correction 03/09/2012 77 FR 14304 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA87

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Title: Modification of Swordfish Retention Limits for the West Coast Deep-Set Tuna Longline Fishery under Authority of the

Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species

Abstract: This action implements the Pacific Fishery Management Council's recommendation to modify HMS FMP regulations

pertaining to possession and landing limits for swordfish captured in the deep-set tuna longline fishery, contingent on hook type

and observer presence. If using J-hooks (tuna hooks) the trip limit is ten swordfish. If using circle hooks the trip limit is 25

swordfish. If carrying an observer there is no limit. Regulations prohibiting shallow-set longline to target swordfish remain in

place. The previous trip limit was 10, regardless of hook type or observer presence.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/20/2011 76 FR 65155 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/21/2011 

Final Action 03/19/2012 77 FR 15973 

Final Action Effective 04/18/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mark Helvey 

Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach , CA 90802 

Phone: 562 980-4040 

FAX: 562 980-4047
E-Mail: mark.helvey@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA90

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic 2011 Commercial Swordfish Quotas

Abstract: This rule modifies the 2011 fishing season quotas for North and South Atlantic swordfish based on recent updated

landings information. This rule also implements recommendations from the 2010 annual meeting of the International

Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This rule may also include other minor regulatory clarifications. This

rule is necessary to ensure that current swordfish quotas account for underharvests from the 2010 fishing year, consistent with

regulations at 50 CFR 635 and ICCAT recommendations that establish the U.S. North and South Atlantic swordfish allocations.

This action is not significant under the meaning of E.O. 12866 since it is below the economic threshold of impact, and has no

novel or legal policy issues associated with it.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/23/2011 76 FR 36892 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/25/2011 

Final Action 09/12/2011 76 FR 56120 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Emily Menashes 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-2234 

E-Mail: emily.menashes@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA94

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Title: 2011 Gulf of Mexico Gag Recreational and Commercial Management Measures

Abstract: This temporary rule extends the effective date of interim measures to reduce overfishing of gag in the Gulf of Mexico

(Gulf) implemented by a temporary rule published by NMFS on June 2, 2011. This temporary rule extends the interim measures

implemented to reduce overfishing of gag in the Gulf by reducing the commercial quota for gag and, thus, the combined

commercial quota for shallow-water grouper species (SWG), establishing a 2-month recreational season for gag, and

suspending red grouper multi-use allocation in the Gulf grouper and tilefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) program, as

recommended by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). The intended effect of this rule is to reduce

overfishing of the gag resource in the Gulf.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Interim Rule 04/21/2011 76 FR 22345 

Interim Final Rule 06/02/2011 76 FR 31874 

Emergency Rule Extension 11/08/2011 76 FR 69136 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BA02

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BA97

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Title: Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Fishery Management Plan GOA 88

Abstract: These regulations implement Amendment 88 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska

(GOA FMP). Amendment 88 is the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program). These regulations allocate

exclusive harvest privileges to a specific group of license limitation program license holders who used trawl gear to target

Pacific ocean perch, pelagic shelf rockfish, and northern rockfish during particular qualifying years. The Rockfish Program retains

the conservation, management, safety, and economic gains realized under the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program

(Pilot Program) and resolves identified issues in the management and viability of the rockfish fisheries. This action is necessary

to replace particular Pilot Program regulations that are scheduled to expire at the end of 2011. This action is intended to

promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the GOA FMP, and

other applicable law.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 07/28/2011 76 FR 45217 

NPRM 08/19/2011 76 FR 52148 

NPRM Commend Period End 09/19/2011 

Final Rule 12/27/2011 76 FR 81248 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB01

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Title: Modifications Marine Mammal Protection Regulations Governing U.S. Navy Training to Allow for Multi-Year Letters of

Authorizations

Abstract: Pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

National Marine Fisheries Service issued 5-year regulations governing the taking of marine mammals incidental to training

activities conducted by the U.S. Navy on multiple training complexes. These existing regulations allow for the issuance of

annual letters of authorization (LOAs) that authorize the take of multiple species of marine mammal incidental to the Navy's

specified activities. In this proposed modification to these final rules, we would increase flexibility by allowing for the issuance of

multi-year LOAs. For rules in which the permissible types of training activities are strictly defined, we would increase flexibility

by inserting language that will allow for authorization of take incidental to the previously identified activities or similar activities,

provided that the implementation of these changes in LOAs does not result in exceeding the incidental take analyzed and

identified in the final rules. This action will result in greater administrative efficiencies for both NMFS and the Navy, and is not

considered significant.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 218 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 04/04/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. Michael Payne 

Fishery Biologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7235 

FAX: 301 713-2521

E-Mail: michael.payne@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB03

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: U.S. Navy Training in the Virginia Capes Range Complex and Jacksonville

Range Complex

Abstract: On April 3, 2008, NMFS received an application from the Navy requesting an authorization for the take of 15

species/stocks of cetacean incidental to the proposed mission activities in the NSWC PCD study area over the course of 5

years. These mission activities are classified as military readiness activities. The purpose of the proposed mission activities is to

enhance NSWC PCD's capability and capacity to meet littoral and expeditionary warfare requirements by providing Research,

Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and in service engineering for expeditionary maneuver warfare, operations in

extreme environments, mine warfare, maritime operations, and coastal operations. The Navy states that these training activities

may cause various impacts to marine mammal species in the NSWC PCD study area. The Navy requested authorization to take

individuals of these cetacean species by Level B Harassment. Further, the Navy requested authorization to take 1 individual

each of bottlenose, Atlantic spotted, and pantropical spotted dolphins per year by injury, as a result of the proposed mission

activities. These rules quantify the specific amounts of training activities involving underwater detonations that will occur over the

course of the 5-year rules, and indicate that marine mammal take may only be authorized in an LOA incidental to the types and

amounts of training activities and explosives described. No language was included expressly allowing for deviation from those

precise levels of training activities and amounts of explosives even if the total number of takes remain within the analyzed and

authorized limits. Since the issuance of these rules, the Navy realized that their evolving training programs, which are linked to

real world events, necessitate greater flexibility in the types and amounts of training events and explosives that they conduct

and use. In response to this need, NMFS has, through this interim final rule, amended the VACAPES and JAX regulations to

explicitly allow for greater flexibility in the types and amount of training activities that they conduct and explosives that they use.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 05/26/2011 76 FR 30552 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 
E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB05

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Title: Emergency Action to Close the Nantucket Lightship Access Area under the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management

Plan

Abstract: At the request of the New England Fishery Management Council, this emergency action closes the Nantucket

Lightship scallop access area for the 2011 fishing year (FY). The purpose of this action is to close the NLS prior to the access

area's opening on June 15, 2011, to prevent vessels from fishing in access areas that were not proposed to be open in FY 2011

under Framework Adjustment 22 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 06/01/2011 76 FR 31491 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB07

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Title: Repeal of the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: This action repeals the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) and

removes its implementing regulations, as requested by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). The stone

crab fishery takes place primarily in state waters (off the coast of Florida) and Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Commission (FWC) is extending its management into Federal waters. Repealing the Federal regulations would eliminate

duplication of management efforts, reduce costs, and align with the President's Executive Order 13563, "Improving Regulation

and Regulatory Review," to ensure Federal regulations are more effective and less burdensome in achieving regulatory

objectives. The intended effect of this action is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of managing the stone crab fishery in

the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 654 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/20/2011 76 FR 43250 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/19/2011 

Final Action 09/23/2011 76 FR 59064 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB08

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Title: Implement Framework Adjustment 46 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: This rule partially approves Framework Adjustment (FW) 46 to the NE Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP), which increases the haddock incidental catch cap allocated to the Atlantic midwater trawl herring fishery to 1 percent of

the Georges Bank (GB) haddock Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) and to 1 percent of the Gulf of Maine (GOM) haddock

ABC, thereby, adjusting final fishing year (FY) 2011 specifications for the other fishery components of these ABCs. In addition,

this action modifies the method for estimating haddock catch in the herring fishery and the relevant accountability measures

(AMs) such that, upon attainment of the cap, the midwater trawl herring fleet may not catch or land herring in excess of the

incidental catch limit (2,000 lb (907.2 kg)) in or from the appropriate haddock stock area. In addition, in this action NMFS

disapproves measures in FW 46 that would have required open access herring vessels using midwater trawl gear to report total

kept catch, and notify the Office of Law Enforcement, prior to landing. NMFS also disapproves a measure to require all

midwater trawl vessels to report gear used on each trip into the Gulf of Maine or Georges Bank. FW 46 was developed by the

New England Fishery Management Council (Council) to address the haddock incidental catch cap in the Atlantic herring fishery

to allow the herring fishery to achieve optimum yield, by establishing a better opportunity to fully harvest the available herring

quota, while providing incentives for the midwater trawl fishery to minimize haddock catch and, ensuring that haddock catch is

adequately controlled and monitored.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/19/2011 76 FR 42663 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/03/2011 

Final Action 09/15/2011 76 FR 56985 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Melissa Vasquez 

Fishery Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9166 

E-Mail: melissa.vasquez@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB09

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Title: Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest Estimates 2011-2013

Abstract: Pursuant to the regulations governing the subsistence taking of northern fur seals, NMFS publishes the annual fur

seal subsistence harvests on St. George and St. Paul Islands (the Pribilof Islands) for 2008 to 2010, and the annual estimates

for the fur seal subsistence needs for 2011 through 2013. Alaska Natives on St. Paul harvested 328, 341, and 357 fur seals

from 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively, and 170, 113, and 78 fur seals on St. George Island during the same period. NMFS

estimates the annual subsistence needs are 1,645-2,000 seals on St. Paul and 300-500 seals on St. George.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1151 et seq; 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Final Action must be published prior to June 23, 2011. 06/23/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/29/2011 76 FR 45499 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/29/2011 

Final Action 02/09/2012 77 FR 6682 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 
Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB10

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Title: Regulatory Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic

Region

Abstract: The purpose of the amendment is to modify regulations pertaining to the deepwater species in order to reduce the

socio-economic effects expected from the regulations in amendment 17B to the Snapper-Grouper FMP while maintaining or

increasing the biological protection to speckled hind and warsaw grouper in the South Atlantic.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/20/2011 76 FR 78879 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/19/2012 

Final Action 05/10/2012 77 FR 27374 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB12

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Title: Increase the Commercial and Recreational Quotas for Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: This emergency rule increases the recreational quota for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) reef fish fishery for

the 2011 fishing season and suspend the October 1 closure date, as requested by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council). At its May 2011 meeting, the Council's Science and Statistical Committee (SSC) recommended that the red

snapper total allowable catch (TAC) be increased by 345,000 lb (156,489 kg). At its June 2011 meeting, the Council requested

that NMFS publish an emergency rule to assign the entire 345,000 lb (156,489 kg) of additional TAC to the recreational sector

and suspend the October 1 closure date of the recreational fishing season. If NMFS determines, after reviewing the data, that

the recreational red snapper quota was not reached by the July 19, 2011, projected closure date, NMFS will publish a

subsequent rule in the Federal Register to reopen red snapper harvest for a limited time period during the 2011 fishing season.

The intent of this rulemaking is to achieve the optimum yield for the fishery, thus enhancing social and economic benefits to the

fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 1355(c); 16 USC 1851(a)(1); 5 USC 553(b)(B); 5 USC 601 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 08/12/2011 76 FR 50143 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BA54

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB13

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Title: Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Program Improvement

and Enhancement

Abstract: This action implements revisions to the Pacific coast groundfish trawl rationalization program (program), a catch

share program, and includes regulations that affect all commercial sectors (limited entry trawl, limited entry fixed gear, and open

access) managed under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action includes regulatory

amendments to further implement Amendments 20 and 21 to the FMP and an FMP amendment to further revise Amendment

21 (called Amendment 21-1). This action includes, but is not limited to: Revisions to the Pacific halibut trawl bycatch mortality

limit; clarification that Amendment 21 supersedes limited entry/open access allocations for certain groundfish species; revisions

to the observer coverage requirement while a vessel is in port and before the offload is complete; revisions to the electronic fish

ticket reporting requirements; revisions to the first receiver site license requirement; further clarification on moving between

limited entry and open access fisheries; a process for end-of-the-year vessel account reconciliation;and an exemption from

processing at sea for qualified participants in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 08/15/2011 76 FR 50449 

NPRM 09/02/2011 76 FR 54888 

NRPM Comment Period End 10/14/2011 

Final Action 12/01/2011 76 FR 74725 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AY68; Related to 0648-AX98

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB15

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Title: Supplement Amendment 26 and Amendment 29 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) of the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: Amendment 26 to the Reef Fish fishery management plan (FMP) established the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper

Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. This amendment contains provisions to allow public participation after five years of the

program. As of January 1, 2012, all U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens are eligible to participate in the Gulf Red

Snapper IFQ program. Amendment 29 to the Reef Fish FMP established the Gulf of Mexico Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program.

Under the revised Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) of 2007, regulations require any participant in IFQ programs to be U.S.

citizens. Previously, information verifying U.S. citizenship is not collected on Federal Reef Fish permit applications. The intended

effect of this action is to establish the requirements and procedures for collecting information necessary to identify participants in

order to monitor, enforce, and review the IFQ program as specified in Amendments 26 and Amendment 29 to the Reef Fish

FMP. This action establishes the requirement that any U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien applying for participation or

person previously issued an IFQ online account by NOAA Fisheries Service's Southeast Region must provide such information

on an IFQ online account application to obtain an IFQ online account.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/17/2011 76 FR 50979 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/16/2011 

Final Action 11/04/2011 76 FR 68339 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AS67; Related to 0648-AX39

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB18

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Title: Amendment 97 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Management Area

Abstract: Amendment 97 to the BSAI FMP will allow owners of an original qualifying Amendment 80 trawl catcher/processor

vessels not listed under the American Fisheries Act to replace a vessel with another vessel for any purpose. Only one

replacement vessel may be used at any given time (one-for-one replacement). This action limits the size of a replacement

vessel, not to exceed an LOA of 295 feet (89.9 m). A replacement vessel that replaces an Amendment 80 vessel eligible to

direct fish for flatfish in the GOA will continue to be allowed to directed fish in the GOA flatfish fishery. A replacement vessel

cannot enter an Amendment 80 fishery without quota share (QS) being assigned to that vessel or the associated permit.

Persons holding QS permit associated with a vessel that is permanently ineligible to re-enter US fisheries is eligible to replace

the vessel associated with its QS permit. Any vessel replaced under this program may be used to replace other 80 vessels.

Vessels not assigned to the Amendment 80 fishery would have a sideboard limit of zero in the BSAI and GOA groundfish

fisheries. Vessels must be classed and loadlined or meet the requirements of ACSA to be used to replace other the

Amendment 80 vessels.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 03/06/2012 77 FR 13253 

NPRM 04/04/2012 77 FR 20339 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/04/2012 

Final Action 10/01/2012 77 FR 59852 

Final Action Effective 10/31/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB22

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Title: Regulatory Amendment to the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to Increase the Total Allowable Catch

for Red Grouper

Abstract: This rule implements the management actions described in a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management

Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

(Council). This rule increases the 2011 commercial quota for red grouper, and thereby increases the 2011 commercial quota for

shallow water grouper (SWG), sets the commercial quota for red grouper and SWG from 2012 to 2015 and subsequent fishing

years, and increases the red grouper recreational bag limit from two to four fish within the current four-fish grouper aggregate

bag limit. The increase in the recreational bag limit will allow the recreational sector to more effectively harvest the increase in

the recreational allocation established in the regulatory amendment. The intended effect of this rule is to help prevent overfishing

of red grouper while achieving optimum yield (OY) by increasing the red grouper harvest consistent with the findings of the

recent 2010 re-run of the stock assessment for this species using updated information.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/21/2011 76 FR 58455 

Final Action 11/02/2011 76 FR 67618 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AY56

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308
E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB24

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Title: Amendment 93 to Implement Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery

Abstract: This action limits Chinook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) and increases monitoring in the Gulf of Alaska

(GOA) pollock fishery. A 25,000 lb Chinook salmon PSC annual limit is apportioned between the GOA Central and Western

Regulatory Areas, with a 18,316 lb Chinook salmon PSC limit in the Central Regulatory Area and a 6,684 lb Chinook salmon

PSC limit in the Western Regulatory Area. If the PSC limit is reached in a regulatory area that pollock fishery would be close. To

provide better information on the quantity and source of salmon incidentally caught in the pollock fishery, this action also would

increases observer coverage on vessels less than sixty feet in length overall and require full of salmon.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 118 Stat 110; 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 3631 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; PL 108-199

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 11/23/2011 76 FR 72384 

NPRM 12/14/2011 76 FR 77757 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/30/2012 

Final Rule 07/20/2012 77 FR 42629 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB25

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Title: Technical Amendment; Updates to Titles of Officials, Office Names, and References in 50 CFR 300 and 50 CFR 600

Abstract: This rule provides multiple updates to make part 300, which pertains to international fisheries, to be consistent with

part 600, which pertains to domestic fisheries. Other updates in office names, references to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and a

fax number are also included.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300; 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 09/26/2011 76 FR 59304 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Christopher Rogers 

Division Chief

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-9090 Extension: 117 

FAX: 301 713-9106

E-Mail: christopher.rogers@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB26

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Title: Implementation of Comprehensive Ecosystem Based Amendment 2

Abstract: This Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 specifies the annual catch limit (ACL) for octocorals in the

South Atlantic region. The South Atlantic Council is modifying the fishery management unit (FMU) for octocorals under the

Fishery Management Plan for Coral, Coral Reefs, Live/Hardbottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region (Coral FMP) to specify

that octocorals are included in the exclusive economic zone off of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. As a result of

reducing the management unit for octocorals, the South Atlantic Council is also considering an action to set the ACL at zero.

CE-BA 2 amends the Snapper Grouper FMP and FMP for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Atlantic and Gulf of

Mexico to require that harvest (with the use of all non-prohibited fishing gear) and possession of snapper grouper and coastal

migratory pelagic managed species in South Carolina SMZs be limited to the recreational bag limit. An action to modify sea

turtle and smalltooth sawfish release gear requirements for the snapper grouper fishery is also included in CE-BA 2. This action

amends the Council FMPs as needed to designate new or modify existing EFH and EFH-HAPCs.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:
Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 09/26/2011 76 FR 59371 

NPRM 11/08/2011 76 FR 69230 

Final Rule 12/30/2011 76 FR 82183 

Final Rule Correction 01/30/2012 77 FR 4495 

Final Action Effective 01/30/2012 

Final Action; Correction 05/18/2012 77 FR 29555 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB27

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Title: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2012

Specifications and Management Measures and FMP Amendment 16-5

Abstract: This action implements a revised version of Amendment 16-5. It takes the form of a Secretarial Amendment to the

FMP pursuant to section 304(c) of the MSA. A Secretarial Amendment is necessary because the Council at its June 2011

meeting chose not to resubmit Amendment 16-5 and instead allowed NMFS to take action to develop and adopt the

amendment. While a Secretarial Amendment is rare, the substance of this Amendment is routine. NMFS makes only minor

changes to the original Amendment 16-5 that was submitted by the Council to NMFS; these changes are consistent with the

rebuilding plans, flatfish reference points, and catch levels established in the 2011 final rule. (75 FR 27508, May 11, 2011). The

specifications and management measures forwarded by this action are in effect from January 1, 2012, through December 31,

2012.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 09/09/2011 76 FR 55865 

NPRM 09/27/2011 76 FR 59634 

Final Rule 12/13/2011 76 FR 77415 

Final Action 05/15/2012 77 FR 28497 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No
Related RINs: Merge with 0648-BC13

Agency Contact: Sarah Joy McAvinchey 

Fishery Biologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-4323 

FAX: 206 526-6736

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB28

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Title: 2012 Specifications and Management Measures for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management

Plan

Abstract: This action establishes specifications and management measures for the 2012 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel,

squid, and butterfish (MSB). This is the first year that the specifications are being recommended for Atlantic mackerel and

butterfish under the provisions of the Council's Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measure (ACL/AM) Omnibus Amendment,

for which a proposed rule was published on June 17, 2011 (76 FR 35578). Illex squid and Loligo squid are exempt from these

requirements because they have a life cycle of less than 1 year. This is also the first year that the Council adopted a 3-year

recommendation for specifications for both squid species, subject to annual review. Compared to 2011 quotas, the Illex quota is

decreased by 2%, the Loligo quota is increased by 13%, the mackerel quota is decreased by 28%, the butterfish quota is

increased by 117%, and the butterfish mortality cap is increased by 70%.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648.25 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/26/2011 76 FR 66268 

Final Rule 03/21/2012 77 FR 16472 

Final Action 08/27/2012 77 FR 51858 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Aja Szumylo Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9195 

E-Mail: aja.szumylo@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB32

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Title: Emergency Rule to Increase the 2011 Catch Limits for the Northeast Skate Complex

Abstract: The temporary emergency rule increases the skate complex acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual catch limit

(ACL), annual catch target (ACT), and annual total allowable landings (TALs) consistent with best available scientific information,

and the procedures contained in the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan. The Council requested the

emergency action after receiving a new recommendation for ABC from the Scientific and Statistical Committee in June 2011.

The action is needed to extend the fishing season for the directed skate fisheries, and help avoid the economic impacts of a

potential fishery closure before the end of the fishing year.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/30/2011 76 FR 53872 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/14/2011 

Temporary Rule 10/28/2011 76 FR 66856 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB33

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Title: Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and

Atlantic Region

Abstract: This rule implements Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources

in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and South Atlantic

Fishery Management Councils (Councils). This rule removes species from the FMP; modifies the framework procedures;

establishes two migratory groups for cobia; and establishes annual catch limits (ACLs), annual catch targets (ACTs), and

accountability measures (AMs) for king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia. In addition, Amendment 18 sets allocations for

Atlantic migratory group cobia and establishes control rules for king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia. The intent of this

rule is to specify ACLs for species not undergoing overfishing while maintaining sustainable catch levels.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 09/29/2011 76 FR 60444 

NPRM 10/24/2011 76 FR 65662 

Final Action 12/29/2011 76 FR 82058 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB34

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Title: Amendment 17 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: This action implements Amendment 17 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan by relieving state

fishery management agencies operating NOAA-sponsored permit banks from the current requirement to either form or join an

approved groundfish sector in order to transfer groundfish annual catch entitlement to other sectors. This is an administrative

change that only affects the procedures such NOAA-sponsored, state-operated permit banks must follow in order to operate.

This action reduces the administrative complexities for states operating NOAA-sponsored permit banks, and promotes the

effective and efficient operation of such permit banks.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Availability 12/12/2011 76 FR 77200 

NPRM 12/22/2011 76 FR 79612 

Final Rule 03/23/2012 77 FR 16942 

Final Action 05/07/2012 77 FR 26704 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB35

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Title: Rule to Create an Exempted Fishery for the Southern New England Skate Bait Fishery

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is exempting the targeted skate bait fishery in Southern New England

from the requirement of using groundfish days-at-sea and/or being on a declared groundfish sector trip from July through

October.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/27/2012 77 FR 25117 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/14/2012 

Final Action 06/29/2012 77 FR 38738 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB36

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2012 Atlantic Shark Quota Specifications

Abstract: This rule establishes the opening dates and adjusts quotas for the 2012 fishing season for the Atlantic commercial

shark fisheries. Quotas were adjusted based on over- and/or underharvests experienced during the 2010 and 2011 Atlantic

commercial shark fishing seasons. In addition, NMFS is using previously-implemented adaptive management measures to

provide, to the extent practicable, fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in all regions and areas to determine the

opening dates. These actions are expected to provide fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in the northwestern

Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/31/2011 76 FR 67121 

Final Action 01/24/2012 77 FR 3393 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB39

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Title: Secretarial Amendment to Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan to Establish ACLs and AMs for the Small

Mesh Fishery

Abstract: This action is required to bring the small mesh fisheries, a subset of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management

Plan, into compliance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and establish annual catch limits and accountability measures before the

end of the 2011 fishing year. The New England Fishery Management Council is developing Amendment 19, but it is not yet

completed, so the Secretary takes this action in the meantime.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 09/19/2011 76 FR 57944 

NPRM 12/23/2011 76 FR 80318 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/21/2012 

Final Action 03/30/2012 77 FR 19138 

Final Action Effective 04/30/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB43

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Title: Rule to Delay the Effective Date of Atlantic Smoothhound Management Measures

Abstract: NMFS is delaying the effective date of smoothhound management measures implemented in the Final Rule for

Amendment 3 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP)(June 1, 2010). This

action is necessary to ensure recent legislation, namely the 2010 Shark Conservation Act, is fully considered and to allow time

for a section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to be completed. NMFS expects that the smoothhound

management measures will become effective upon the effective date of the rule implementing the Shark Conservation Act

smooth dogfish measures or following completion of the section 7 Biological Opinion, whichever is later.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 11/10/2011 76 FR 70064 

Final Action Effective 12/12/2011 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Merge with 0648-AW65
Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB44

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Title: Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic

Abstract: The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement analyzes the impacts of a range of alternatives for two potential

management actions for the spiny lobster fishery, including establishment of trap line marking requirements and closed areas to

protect Acropora coral species. These actions were originally included in Amendment 10 to the FMP; however, the Councils

chose to take no action at that time to allow for additional stakeholder input.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 640 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent 09/19/2011 76 FR 57957 

Notice of Availability 04/27/2012 77 FR 25116 

NPRM 05/15/2012 77 FR 28560 

Final Action 07/27/2012 77 FR 44168 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB45

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Title: Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Changes to American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Areas
Abstract: This rule modifies certain boundaries of the large fishing vessel prohibited area around Tutuila, the Manua Islands,

and Rose Atoll in American Samoa to align with the boundaries of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument. This rule

simplifies enforcement and administration of the management areas.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed rule 04/20/2012 77 FR 23654 

Final rule 06/11/2012 77 FR 34260 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AS25

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB47

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Title: Inseason Adjustments to Biennial Groundfish Management Measures

Abstract: This rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the commercial Pacific Coast groundfish

fisheries. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended

to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 10/31/2011 76 FR 67092 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX24; Related to 0648-AY94

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB48

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Title: Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Revised Swordfish Trip Limits in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery

Abstract: NMFS publishes this rule to revise the limits on the number of swordfish that fishermen may possess or land during

any given Hawaii-based deep-set longline-fishing trip north of the Equator. This rule also revises the definition of deep-set

longline fishing to be consistent with the swordfish retention limits. The rule intends to reduce regulatory discards and optimize

the yield of swordfish.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/11/2012 77 FR 34331 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/02/2012 

Final Rule 07/26/2012 77 FR 43721 

Final Rule Effective 08/27/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941
E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB49

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Title: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program

Abstract: This rule implements the National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program to: (1) eliminate

duplicative permitting and registration requirements for holders of Main Hawaiian Islands Non-commercial Bottomfish Permits;

(2) provide that states that exempt minors under the age of 17 from the state license or registration requirements will be eligible

for Exempted State designation; (3) allow for the designation of the U.S. Virgin Islands as an Exempted State under the

qualifying regional survey option of the rule; and (4) clarify and update various provisions of the rule that are necessary to

assure that the intent of the rule is accurately reflected in its language and that clarify provisions of the rule that have been

misunderstood.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1881

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/06/2012 77 FR 5751 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/06/2012 

Final Action 07/18/2012 77 FR 42189 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AW10

Agency Contact: Edward Cyr 

Director, Office of Science and Technology

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East West Hwy, Room 12450, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8123 

E-Mail: ned.cyr@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB50

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Title: Adjustment to 2012 Atlantic Herring Specifications

Abstract: This action reduces the 2012 annual catch limits (ACLs) for the Atlantic herring (herring) fishery to account for catch

overages in 2010 and to prevent overfishing.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Adjustments to 2012 Atlantic herring specifications 01/01/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/22/2011 76 FR 79610 

Final Action 02/24/2012 77 FR 10978 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AY14

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB51

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Title: Framework Adjustment 23 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: The purpose of Framework 23 is to address four specific issues identified by the public and the Council to improve

the overall effectiveness of the Scallop FMP. The need is to develop measures to minimize impacts on sea turtles through the

requirement of a turtle deflector dredge; improve the effectiveness of the accountability measures adopted under Scallop

Amendment 15 for the yellowtail flounder sub annual catch limit; consider specific changes to the general category Northern

Gulf of Maine management program to address potential inconsistencies, and to consider modifications to the vessel monitoring

system to improve fleet operations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite
Proposed Rule 01/03/2012 77 FR 52 

Final Action 04/06/2012 77 FR 20728 

Final Action Effective 05/07/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB52

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Title: Removal of Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Regulations

Abstract: On September 15, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in the case of Oceana,

Inc. v. Locke (Civil Action No. 08-318). That ruling vacated the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus

Amendment and remanded to the National Marine Fisheries Service. To comply with that ruling, the National Marine Fisheries

Service is taking this action to remove regulations implemented by the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus

Amendment final rule (January 28, 2008, 73 FR 4736).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial SBRM Amendment was vacated by ruling in Oceana, Inc. v. Locke, Civil

Action No. 08-318 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 12/29/2011 76 FR 81844 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AV70

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 
FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB53

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: U.S. Navy Training in 12 Range Complexes and U.S. Air Force Space Vehicle

and Test Flight Activities in California

Abstract: Between January 2009 and May 2011, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS issued twelve

5-year final regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to Navy training and associated

activities. Additionally, in February 2009, pursuant to the MMPA, NMFS issued 5-year regulations to govern the unintentional

taking of marine mammals incidental to U.S. Air Force (USAF) space vehicle and test flight activities from Vandenberg Air Force

Base (VAFB). These regulations require the issuance of annual "Letters of Authorization" (LOAs). Since the issuance of the

rules, the Navy realized that their evolving training programs, which are linked to real world events, necessitate greater flexibility

in the types and amounts of sound sources that they use. NMFS now amends the regulations for the affected Navy training

ranges to provide for additional flexibility and allow for LOAs with longer periods of validity. Similarly, NMFS now amends the

regulations issued to VAFB in February 2009, to allow for greater flexibility regarding the types and amounts of missile and

rocket launches that the USAF conducts.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 216; 50 CFR 218 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/15/2011 76 FR 70695 

NRPM Comment Period End 12/15/2011 

Final Action 02/01/2012 77 FR 4917 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. Michael Payne 

Fishery Biologist

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802

Juneau , AK 99802 

Phone: 907 586-7235 

FAX: 301 713-2521

E-Mail: michael.payne@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB55

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Title: OMB Approval of Collection of Information Action in Amendment 15B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper

Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Abstract: This final rule announces OMB approval and the effectiveness of four collection of information requirements

contained Amendment 15B to the Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic Region.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 11/04/2011 76 FR 68310 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 0648-AW12

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB56

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Title: Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: Amendment 18A is intended to optimize fishing opportunities for black sea bass fishermen in the South Atlantic and

improve data reporting for the for-hire sector of the snapper-grouper fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Availability 01/31/2012 77 FR 4754 

NPRM 03/23/2012 77 FR 16991 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/23/2012 

Final Action 06/01/2012 77 FR 32408 

Final Action Effective 07/01/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB60

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Title: Set a Control Date for the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program

Abstract: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) voted at their October 2011 meeting to establish a

control date of January 1, 2012, for the Red Snapper IFQ Program. The control date enables the Council to inform current and

potential participants that it is considering creating additional restrictions limiting participation, including a "use it or lose it"

provision. It announces that anyone entering the program after the control date will not be assured of future access should a

management regime that limits participation in the program be prepared and implemented.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Action Date FR Cite

Final Action - Control Date 11/30/2011 76 FR 74038 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB61

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Title: Framework Action to Revise the List of Allowable Bycatch Reduction Devices for the Southeastern Shrimp Fisheries and

Relax an Effort Restriction for the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery

Abstract: In accordance with the framework procedures for adjusting management measures of the Fishery Management Plan

for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf FMP) and the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South

Atlantic Region (South Atlantic FMP), this rule certifies two new bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) for use in the Gulf of Mexico

(Gulf) and South Atlantic shrimp fisheries, and revises a harvesting restriction for shrimp vessels fishing in Federal waters of the

Gulf. Both BRDs represent modifications to the Composite Panel BRD, which is provisionally certified through May 24, 2012.

This rule incorporates these BRDs into the list of allowable BRDs, and provides technical specifications for the construction and

subsequent legal enforcement of these BRDs. Additionally, this rule reduces the shrimp effort threshold for the Gulf shrimp

fishery. The intended effect of this final rule is to improve bycatch reduction efforts in the Gulf and South Atlantic shrimp

fisheries, provide greater flexibility to the industry, reduce the social and economic impacts to fishing communities, and meet the

requirements of National Standard 9 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens

Act).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/09/2012 77 FR 1045 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/08/2012 

Final Action 04/11/2012 77 FR 21679 

Final Action Effective 05/11/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB65

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Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; January 2012 Inseason

Adjustments to Fishery Management Measures

Abstract: On May 11, 2011, NMFS published a rule to implement the 2011-2012 West Coast groundfish harvest specifications

and management measures (76 FR 27508). This action takes routine and frequent management action to modify harvest
specifications and management measures to meet the mandates outlined by the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 12/21/2011 76 FR 79122 

Additional Information: Actions recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council at their November 2-7, 2011

meeting.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX24; Related to 0648-AY94

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB66

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Title: Gulf of Maine Haddock Recreational Accountability Measures

Abstract: During fishing year 2010, catch of Gulf of Maine haddock by recreational anglers exceeded the portion of the Gulf of

Maine haddock annual catch limit specified for private recreational anglers and charter/party vessels by 72.3 metric tons (22

percent). Based on existing regulations, this action implements a 9-fish daily possession limit, and increases the minimum fish

size from 18 inches to 19 inches for haddock caught by recreational anglers within the Gulf of Maine.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 12/30/2011 76 FR 82197 

Final Action 04/20/2012 77 FR 23633 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State; Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AW72; Related to 0648-AY29

Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul 

Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9200 

FAX: 978 281-9117

E-Mail: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB67

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Title: Regulatory Amendment to Modify Monitoring and Enforcement Requirements in the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Freezer

Longline Fleet

Abstract: NMFS modifies its regulations at 50 CFR part 679 governing equipment and operational requirements that apply to

freezer longliners (catcher/processors) that fish for Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI).

These regulatory amendments address the need for enhanced catch accounting, monitoring, and enforcement created by the

formation of a voluntary cooperative by this fleet in 2010, and are necessary to improve the precision of the accounting for

allocated quota species. The regulations require vessel operators to select between the following two monitoring options: (1)

carry two observers so that all catch can be sampled, or (2) carry one observer and use a motion-compensated scale to weigh

Pacific cod before it is processed. The monitoring option selected must be used any time the vessel is operating in either the

BSAI or Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. Vessel operators that notify NMFS that they will not be fishing for Pacific cod in the

BSAI at any time during a particular year would not be required to select one of the monitoring options and would continue to

follow existing observer coverage and catch reporting requirements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule 06/15/2012 77 FR 35925 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/16/2012 

Final Rule 09/26/2012 77 FR 59053 

Final Rule Effective 10/26/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB68

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Title: 2012 Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan

Abstract: Each year, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) reviews and receives public comment on its Pacific

Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (Plan) to determine whether revisions are needed to achieve management objectives for any of the

West Coast halibut fisheries. Washington treaty tribes that fish for halibut hold a directed commercial fishery and a ceremonial

and subsistence fishery off the Washington coast. Non-treaty fishers operating off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and

California participate in one of three separate commercial fisheries, and/or in one or more of the six separate recreational

fisheries for halibut. For 2012 and beyond, the Council has recommended minor changes to the portion of the Plan covering the

sport fisheries for the Washington South Coast Area, the Columbia River subarea and the Oregon Central Coast Subarea. The

changes to Washington South coast subarea include a slight modification in the opening day, the changes to the Columbia

River subarea include an adjustment to the state contributions to the subarea allocation, and finally the changes to the Oregon

Central Coast subarea include revisions to the allocation to the nearshore portion of this subarea and an adjustment to how

quota may be moved inseason between the spring, summer, and nearshore fisheries within this subarea. These recommended

changes to the Plan are implemented through the annual regulations. The annual regulations also include the 2012 halibut

quota for the West Coast fisheries as recommended by the International Pacific Halibut Commission.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 773 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory Proposed Rule 12/31/2011 

NPRM Statutory Final Rule 03/01/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/03/2012 77 FR 5473 

Final Action 03/22/2012 77 FR 16740 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115
Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB74

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Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Coastal Commercial Fireworks Displays at

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA

Abstract: NMFS has received a request from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) for authorization to take

marine mammals incidental to permitting professional fireworks displays within the MBNMS in California waters, over the course

of 5 years. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), these regulations will govern that take.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 08/03/2011 76 FR 46753 

NPRM 04/03/2012 77 FR 19976 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/03/2012 

Final Rule 05/29/2012 77 FR 31537 

Final Rule Effective 06/28/2012 

Additional Information: NMFS issued a Notice of Receipt of Application for Letter of Authorization related to this rule under a

separate RIN, 0648-XA571, at 76 FR 46753 (08/03/2011).

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Helen Golde Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Sanctuaries Division, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 427-8400 

E-Mail: helen.golde@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB75

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); North and South Atlantic swordfish quotas and other measures

Abstract: This rule implements the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Recommendation

11-02, which establishes member Contracting Parties North and South Atlantic swordfish quotas, quota transfers, and a

cleithrum-caudal keel (CK) minimum size measurement, which is equivalent to the existing lower jaw-fork length (LJFL)

measurement. This rule also implements other minor management measures and administrative clarifications, as necessary.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/01/2012 77 FR 25669 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/05/2012 

Final Action 07/31/2012 77 FR 45273 

Final Action Effective 08/30/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB83

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Title: 2012-2013 Specifications for the Northeast Skate Complex

Abstract: This action specifies for the Northeast Skate Complex fishery an annual catch limit (ACL), annual catch target, total

allowable landings, and possession limits for the 2012-2013 fishing years. It also makes minor modifications to overfishing

definitions and fishery monitoring. These measures are based upon the recommendations of the New England Fishery

Management Council, reflecting the best available scientific information on the status of the skate stocks. Recent increases in

the biomass of winter and little skates support increases in catch limits and quotas. The ACL (50,435 mt) represents a 23-

percent increase from 2010 levels (41,080 mt). The measures are largely consistent with the skate catch levels implemented by

Secretarial emergency action during the 2011 fishing year. Maintaining the catch limits at these higher levels is expected to

continue positive economic impacts for the fishery, while simultaneously meeting the conservation objectives of the Northeast

Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/22/2012 77 FR 10643 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/23/2012 

Final Action 04/27/2012 77 FR 25097 

Final Action Effective 05/01/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB84

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Title: Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Revised Limits on Sea Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery

Abstract: NMFS revises the annual number of allowable incidental interactions that may occur between the Hawaii-based

shallow-set pelagic longline fishery and leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles. The intent of this action is to implement the

terms and condition of the current biological opinion on this fishery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/11/2012 77 FR 34334 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/11/2012 

Final Action 10/04/2012 77 FR 60637 

Final Action Effective 11/05/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu , HI 96814 

Phone: 808 944-2207 

FAX: 808 973-2941

E-Mail: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB85

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Title: 2012 Tribal Fishery for Pacific Whiting

Abstract: NMFS issues this rule for the 2012 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

Management Plan (FMP), the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and the

Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. This rule establishes a tribal allocation of 17.5 percent of the U.S. total allowable catch (TAC) for

2012. The regulations also establish a process for reapportionment of unused tribal allocation of Pacific whiting to the non-tribal

fisheries.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/22/2012 77 FR 10466 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/23/2012 

Final Action 05/15/2012 77 FR 28497 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB88

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Title: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures;

Inseason Adjustments

Abstract: This rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. These

actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to allow fisheries

to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.
Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 03/01/2012 77 FR 12503 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX24; Related to 0648-AY94

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB91

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Title: Regulatory Amendment to Revise Fall Recreational Closed Season and Set Annual Catch Limit for Red Snapper

Abstract: The actions in this amendment revise the fixed recreational red snapper closed season of October 1 - December 31,

and set the 2012 and 2013 annual catch limit (ACL) for the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. The previous regulations

limit the ability to achieve optimum yield for the recreational sector due to restrictive season timing and fixed closure dates

which limit the ability to reopen the recreational season through normal rulemaking. This regulation gives the National Marine

Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) more flexibility to manage the red

snapper recreational fishing season. Providing management mechanisms with more flexibility would increase the likelihood of

achieving optimum yield and, in turn, benefit the social and economic environments while reducing the burden on the

administrative environment. Results from the red snapper update assessment in 2009 and the recent update indicate that the red

snapper stock is no longer undergoing overfishing and that annual catch limits can be increased. Management measures

considered in this amendment adjust the red snapper annual catch limit for 2012 and for 2013. Increases in 2013 would be

contingent on the annual catch limit in 2012 not being exceeded.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/12/2012 77 FR 21955 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/27/2012 

Final Action 05/30/2012 77 FR 31734 

Final Action Effective 06/29/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB93

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Title: Supplemental Rule - Specification of a Revised Commercial Quota for Greater Amberjack in the Comprehensive Annual

Catch Limit Amendment for the South Atlantic Region

Abstract: The supplemental rule amends a rule for the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment, which contains

Amendment 25 to the Snapper-Grouper FMP. The notice of availability for the Comprehensive ACL Amendment published on

October 20, 2011 (76 FR 651153), with a comment period ending December 19, 2011. The proposed rule for the

Comprehensive ACL Amendment published on December 1, 2011 (76 FR 74757), with a comment period ending December 19,

2011. NOAA Fisheries Service approved the Comprehensive ACL Amendment on January 18, 2012. The final rule is currently

under review and is expected to publish in March 2012. In the proposed rule that published on December 1, 2011 (76 FR

74757), the revised commercial quota for greater amberjack that was referenced in 50 CFR 622.49 (b)(11)(i)(A) was

inadvertently not revised in the commercial quota section in 622.42 (e)(3). Therefore, the subject supplemental proposed rule

specifies the revised commercial quota for greater amberjack of 769,388 pounds gutted weight, as described in the

Comprehensive ACL Amendment.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/20/2012 77 FR 23652 

Final Rule 07/18/2012 77 FR 42192 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AY73

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB95

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Title: Establish a Control Date for the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan

Abstract: The control date enables the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils to inform the industry

that it is considering future action that may limit the accumulation of excessive control or ownership of fishing privileges, qualify

landings history for an allocation-based management program, or specify eligibility criteria to participate in any referendum

associated with the development of an individual fishery quota in the monkfish fishery. It announces that any future

accumulation of fishing privilege interests in the monkfish fishery may be affected, restricted, or even nullified if the Councils

develop measures that would limit or revise future access to the fishery. This notification also gives the public notice that

interested participants should locate and preserve records that substantiate and verify their ownership or control of monkfish

permits and other fishing privileges, as well as monkfish landings history in Federal waters.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Final Action - ANPR Control Date 05/09/2012 77 FR 27175 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB96

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Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Silky Shark Management Measures

Abstract: This action implements Recommendation 11-08, which was adopted at the 2011 annual meeting of the International

Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), consistent with both the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and

Management Act and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. Recommendation 11-08 prohibits the retention, transshipping, or

landing of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in association with ICCAT fisheries.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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NPRM 06/22/2012 77 FR 37647 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/23/2012 

Final Action 10/04/2012 77 FR 60632 

Final Action Effective 11/05/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BB98

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Title: Temporary Rule for an Emergency Action to Delay the Start Date of the Commercial Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass

in the South Atlantic

Abstract: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) has requested emergency action to delay

the start date of the commercial fishing season for black sea bass in the South Atlantic until July 1, 2012, in order to allow

provisions in Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

(Amendment 18A) to become effective before the fishing season opens. Amendment 18A contains management measures that,

if approved by the Secretary of Commerce, are expected to help mitigate negative social, economic, and biological impacts of a

derby fishery for black sea bass.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Final Action 05/14/2012 77 FR 28305 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC00

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Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Reconsideration of Allocation of Whiting - Delay of Relevant

Regulations (Raw 1)

Abstract: This action delays several portions of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl Rationalization Program regulations

until National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) can implement any necessary new regulations in response to a court order. This

action allows NMFS to delay: 1) the transfer of quota shares or individual bycatch quota between accounts; and 2) the ability to

change mothership catcher vessel endorsement and associated catch history from one limited entry trawl permit to another.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 7001 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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ANPRM 04/04/2012 77 FR 20337 

NPRM 05/21/2012 77 FR 29955 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/29/2012 

Final Action 08/01/2012 77 FR 45508 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BC01

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC02

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Title: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures;

Inseason Adjustments

Abstract: This rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. These

actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to allow fisheries

to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Final Action 04/17/2012 77 FR 22679 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX24; Related to 0648-AY94

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC07
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Title: 2012 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Harvest Measures

Abstract: This rulemaking implements management measures to achieve recreational harvest limits for the 2012 summer

flounder, scup, and black sea bass recreational fisheries. Recreational management measures include recreational possession

limits, minimum fish sizes, and seasonal closures.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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NPRM 04/30/2012 77 FR 25394 

Final Action 05/23/2012 77 FR 30427 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Daniel Morris 

Acting Northeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester , MA 01930 

Phone: 978 281-9311 

E-Mail: daniel.morris@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC11

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Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Final Rule; April 2012 Inseason

Adjustments to Fishery Management Measures

Abstract: On May 11, 2011, NMFS published a final rule to implement the 2011-2012 West Coast groundfish harvest

specifications and management measures (76 FR 27508) and on September 27, 2011 NMFS published a proposed rule to

implement final 2012 specifications for overfished species and assessed flatfish species pursuant to Secretarial Amendment 1 to

the Groundfish FMP (76 FR 59634). This action takes routine and frequent management action to modify harvest specifications

and management measures to meet the mandates outlined by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

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Final Action 04/25/2012 77 FR 24634 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC16

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Title: Implement 2011 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Trade Recommendation and Modify

Harmonized Tariff Codes

Abstract: This rule implements the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Recommendation

11-19, which lifts import restrictions on Atlantic bigeye tuna from Bolivia and Georgia. This rulemaking would also modify the

harmonized tariff codes for highly migratory species covered under the International Trade Permit in 50 CFR 300 subpart M. The

Harmonized System is an international product nomenclature system developed by the World Customs Organization. It is

updated every five years, and the most recent update occurred in 2012, with subsequent modifications to the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States. Thus, the tariff codes for highly migratory species must be changed accordingly.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 635; 50 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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NPRM 06/26/2012 77 FR 38030 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/26/2012 

Final Action 08/29/2012 77 FR 52259 

Final Action Effective 09/28/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Margo Schulze-Haugen 
Supervisory Fish Management Officer

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Silver Spring , MD 20910 

Phone: 301 713-0234 

FAX: 301 713-1917

E-Mail: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC23

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Title: Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Correction

Abstract: This document contains clarifications to the final rule that implemented Amendment 88 to the Fishery Management

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; published on December 27, 2011. This correction is intended to clarify that

participants in the Entry Level Fishery may qualify for quota share (QS) under the Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish

Program only in proportion to the number of years that a person made rockfish legal landings to an entry level processor in

2007, 2008, or 2009. This clarification adds the phrase to an entry level processor to regulation in two instances: (1) in the

language describing the distribution of rockfish QS to entry level trawl applicants, and (2) to the calculation procedure which

assigns one Rockfish Landing Unit to an LLP license for each year a rockfish legal landing of any rockfish primary species was

made during the season dates for the entry level trawl fishery in 2007, 2008, or 2009. This clarification is administrative in nature

and does not change the distribution of rockfish QS to entry level trawl participants.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Correction 06/26/2012 77 FR 38013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0648-BA97

Agency Contact: James Balsiger 

Administrator, Alaska Region

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau , AK 99801 

Phone: 907 586-7221 

FAX: 907 586-7465

E-Mail: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC32

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Title: Temporary Rule Through Emergency Action to Allow Harvest of Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Region in 2012

Abstract: In a letter dated June 19, 2012, the Council requested NOAA Fisheries Service to allow harvest and possession of

red snapper in 2012 through emergency regulations. At their June 11-15, 2012, meeting, the Council reviewed new information

in the form of red snapper rebuilding projections, 2012 acceptable biological catch levels, and 2012 discard mortality levels.

After accounting for the 2012 discard mortalities, the Council determined that directed harvest could be allowed without

compromising the rebuilding of the stock to target levels. The Council decided to send the request for emergency regulation by

a 12 to 1 vote. As outlined in the letter, the Councils request is centered around the following items: (1) Red snapper annual

catch limit (ACL) of 13,067 fish; (2) recreational ACL of 9,399 fish; (3) commercial ACL of 3,668 fish or 20,818 pounds gutted

weight; (4) for the recreational sector, three-day weekend openings of which the number of weekends would be determined by

the agency and the opening dates would be subject to modification based on weather conditions; (5) for the commercial sector,

seven-day mini-season increments subject to the remaining quota; (6) open the seasons as soon as possible; (7) recreational

bag limit of one fish per person per day with no size limit; and (8) commercial 50-pound trip limit with no size limit.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 08/28/2012 77 FR 51939 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

Southeast Regional Administrator

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

St. Petersburg , FL 33701 

Phone: 727 824-5305 

FAX: 727 824-5308

E-Mail: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) RIN: 0648-BC36

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Title: Final Rule; Inseason Adjustments to Biennial Groundfish Management Measures, September 1, 2012

Abstract: This final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. This

action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), is intended to allow fisheries to

access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

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Risks:

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Final Action 08/12/2012 77 FR 47322 

Final Action Effective 09/01/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Frank Lockhart 

Program Analyst

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle , WA 98115 

Phone: 206 526-6142 

FAX: 206 526-6736

E-Mail: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC32

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Title: Revision of Fees for Application for Registration and for Registration

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office is taking this action to revise existing fees to recover the estimated

average cost of processing applications for registration to practice before the Office, as well as for the process of registering

practitioners to practice before the Office.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.21(a)(1); 37 CFR 1.21(a)(2) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)(D); 35 USC 41(d)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

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Alternatives:

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NPRM 12/00/2012 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Covey 

Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and Director for Enrollment and Discipline

Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-4097 

FAX: 571 273-0074

E-Mail: william.covey@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC35

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Title: Changes to Rules of Practice Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), is taking this

action to revise the Trademark Rules of Practice (37 CFR Part 2) to set forth requirements for service of notices of opposition to

applications for trademark registration and of petitions to cancel trademark registrations. The purpose of these service rules is to

codify and clarify current practice. This action would also codify and revise certain rules by which parties in opposition,

cancellation, and concurrent use proceedings (inter partes proceedings) before the TTAB can make of record, by means of

notice of reliance, various types of materials as evidence. Further, this action will revise and clarify rules specifying what

materials are automatically of record as evidence in inter partes and therefore need not be made of record by any party to a

proceeding.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.101; 37 CFR 2.111; 37 CFR 2.122 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123; 35 USC 2

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/2013 

Final Rule 07/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Gerard F. Rogers 

Chief Administrative Trademark Judge

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

Alexandria , VA 22313-1451 

Phone: 571 272-4299 

FAX: 571 273-4299

E-Mail: gerard.rogers@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC40

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Title: Sound Marks

Abstract: The Office amends 37 CFR (Part 2) to set forth the requirements for applying to register a sound mark.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123; 35 USC 2

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2013 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/2013 

Final Rule 10/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Cynthia C. Lynch 

Administrator for Trademark Examination Policy

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

Alexandria , VA 22313-1451 

Phone: 571 272-8742 

FAX: 571 273-8742

E-Mail: cynthia.lynch@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC41

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Title: Revival of Abandoned Application and Reinstatement of Abandoned Application

Abstract: The Office amends 37 CFR (part 2) to revise the requirements for reviving a trademark application and to set forth

the requirements for reinstating abandoned applications.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.66 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123; 37 USC 2

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Cynthia C. Lynch 

Administrator for Trademark Examination Policy

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

Alexandria , VA 22313-1451 

Phone: 571 272-8742 

FAX: 571 273-8742

E-Mail: cynthia.lynch@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC45

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Title: Changes to Streamline the Electronic Priority Document Exchange Program

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) proposes to revise the rule of practice to streamline the

priority document exchange process by providing as a default that the filing of a subsequent application with a foreign or

international intellectual property office that claims priority to a U.S. application will be considered an authorization for the Office

to provide access to the U.S. application to participating intellectual property offices. The changes would reduce request failures.

Applicants who do not want the filing of a subsequent application with a foreign or international intellectual property office that

claims priority to a U.S. application to be considered an authorization for the Office to provide access to the U.S. application to

participating intellectual property offices may opt out by filing a notice to that effect with the Office.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2013 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/2013 

Final Rule 07/00/2013 

Final Rule Effective 09/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313
Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC57

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Title: Changes to Implement the Thirty-Month Docketing Delay Track (Track III) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control

Procedures

Abstract: The Office proposes to amend the rules of practice to implement the Track III proposal to provide applicants with the

option to request a delay in docketing the application for examination by filing a request for delay in payment of the search fee,

the examination fee, the claims fees and the surcharge (if appropriate) for a maximum period not to exceed thirty months. It

also proposes that the procedure under Track III be limited to 20,000 applications per year and only be available until May 31,

2016, and an applicant be able to request in a Track III application an interview as a matter of right before the first Office action

on the merits if a search report is timely filed or requested.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/2013 

Final Rule 04/00/2013 

Final Rule Effective 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC52; Related to 0651-AC62 Related Agencies: Common: PTO

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC79

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Title: Changes to Implement the Disclosure of Sequence Listings Using XML

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking public comments on the international effort to revise the

standard for the presentation of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences and the consequent changes to the United States rules

of practice. The standard is being revised to require the use of extensible mark-up language (XML) format, to update the

standard, and to more closely align requirements of the standard with those of public sequence database providers. Comments

may be offered on any aspect of this effort.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.821; 37 CFR 1.822; 37 CFR 1.824; 37 CFR 1.825 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of

Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2013 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/2013 

Final Rule 09/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC81

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Title: Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and Trademark Office

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) proposes to replace the current Patent and

Trademark Office Code of Professional Responsibility, which is based on the Model Code of Professional Responsibility of the

American Bar Association (ABA), with new USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, which are largely based on the Model Rules

of Professional Conduct of the ABA. The Office also proposes to revise the existing rules governing the conduct of disciplinary

investigations.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1; 37 CFR 2; 34 CFR 7; 37 CFR 10; 37 CFR 11; 37 CFR 41 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the

Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC (2)(b)(2)(D); 5 USC 32

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 

NPRM 10/18/2012 77 FR 64189 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/17/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AB55

Agency Contact: William Covey 

Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and Director for Enrollment and Discipline

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-4097 

FAX: 571 273-0074

E-Mail: william.covey@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC27

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Title: Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to establish an increased

minimum font size for use on papers submitted to the Office for a patent application, patent, reissue application, reexamination,

or supplemental examination proceeding. This change will improve the legibility and reproducibility of documents in the Office's

files of patent applications, patents, reissue applications, and reexamination and supplemental examination proceedings.

Additionally, the rules for submission of assignments are revised to permit electronic submission in portable document format

(pdf) and further clarifications.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1; 37 CFR 2; 37 CFR 3 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/06/2008 73 FR 45662 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/06/2008 

Final Rule 03/00/2013 

Final Rule Effective 05/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC54

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Title: Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) takes this action in accordance with the Leahy-Smith

American Invents Act to set and adjust certain patent fee amounts to provide the Office with a sufficient amount of aggregate

revenue to recover its aggregate cost of patent operations. This action also helps the Office implement a sustainable funding

model, reduce the current patent application backlog, decrease patent pendency, improve patent quality, and upgrade the

Office's patent business information technology capability and infrastructure.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.16; 37 CFR 1.16(a-e); 37 CFR 1.17; 37 CFR 1.17(a); 37 CFR 1.17e(l-m); 37 CFR 1.18; 37 CFR 1.20;

37 CFR 1.492(a); 37 CFR 1.492; 37 CFR 1.492(c); 37 CFR 1.492(d-t); 37 CFR 41.20; 37 CFR 1.26; 37 CFR 42.15 (To search

for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 119; 35 USC 120; 35 USC 132(b); 35 USC 376; 35 USC 41; PL 109-383; PL 110-116; PL 110-137;

PL 110-149; PL 110-161; PL 110-5; PL 110-92; PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/06/2012 77 FR 55028 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/05/2012 

Final Rule 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC44; Related to 0651-

AC62; Related to 0651-AC42; Related to 0651-AC65; Related

to 0651-AC68; Related to 0651-AC69; Related to 0651-

AC71; Related to 0651-AC72; Related to 0651-AC73

Agency Contact: Gilda Lee 

Economist

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-8698 

E-Mail: gilda.lee@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC58

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Title: Revision of the Materiality to Patentability Standard for the Duty to Disclose Information in Patent Applications

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) will revise the standard for materiality for the duty to disclose

information to the Office in light of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) in

Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 593 F.3d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (en banc). This change will harmonize the
standard for the duty to disclose information to the Office in patent applications and reexamination proceedings with the

standard for materiality for purposes of an inequitable conduct analysis conducted by the courts. This harmonization of the

materiality standard should reduce the incentives to submit information disclosure statements containing marginally relevant

information to the Office.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.555; 37 CFR 1.56 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/21/2011 76 FR 43631 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/19/2011 

Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Final Rule Effective 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC77

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Title: Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Abstract: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act amends the patent laws pertaining to the conditions of patentability to convert

the United States patent system from a "first to invent" system to a "first inventor to file" system, treat United States patents and

United States patent application publications as prior art as of their earliest effective United States, foreign, or international filing

date, and eliminate the requirement that a prior public use or sale be "in this country" to be a prior art activity. The Leahy-Smith

America Invents Act also repeals the provisions pertaining to statutory invention registrations. The current rules of practice in

patent cases have a number of provisions based on the conditions of patentability of a "first to invent" patent system. The United

States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) will amend the rules of practice in patent cases to adapt to the changes to the

conditions of patentability in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, and to eliminate the provisions pertaining to statutory

invention registrations.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.104; 37 CFR 1.109; 37 CFR 1.110; 37 CFR 1.130; 37 CFR 1.131; 37 CFR 1.321; 37 CFR 1.53; 37

CFR 1.55; 37 CFR 1.71; 37 CFR 1.77; 37 CFR 1.78; 37 CFR 1.9 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 35 USC 102; 35 USC 103; 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/26/2012 77 FR 43742 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/05/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/11/2012 77 FR 61735 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/05/2012 

Final Rule 01/00/2013 

Final Rule Effective 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC78

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Title: Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) proposes to amend the rules of practice in patent cases to

implement the micro entity provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Certain patent fees set or adjusted under the fee

setting authority in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act are reduced by 75 percent for micro entities. The Office proposes

changes to the rules of practice to set out the procedures pertaining to claiming micro entity status, paying patent fees as a

micro entity, notification of loss of micro entity status, and correction of payments of patent fees paid erroneously in the micro

entity amount.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.29 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 35 USC 123; 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/30/2012 77 FR 31806 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/30/2012 

Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Final Rule Effective 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AB55

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Title: Changes to Representation of Others Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Abstract: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) amends its regulations to update the procedures regarding ethical

obligations of registered practitioners. The office also replaces the current USPTO Code of Professional Responsibility, which is

based on the Model Code of Professional Responsibility of the American Bar Association, with USPTO Rules of Professional

Conduct, which are based largely on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1; 37 CFR 2; 37 CFR 10; 37 CFR 11 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)(D); 5 USC 500(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/12/2003 68 FR 66648 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/12/2004 

Notice 03/03/2004 69 FR 9986 

Notice Comment Period End 06/11/2004 

Final Rule--Part I 06/24/2004 69 FR 35428 

Supplemental NPRM (Disciplinary) 02/28/2007 72 FR 9196 

NPRM Comment Period End (Disciplinary) 05/29/2007 

Final Rule (Disciplinary) 08/14/2008 73 FR 47650 

Final Rule Effective (Disciplinary) 09/15/2008 

Final Rule; Correction (Disciplinary) 10/09/2008 73 FR 59513 

Final Rule (Annual Fee) 11/17/2008 73 FR 67750 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AB38

Agency Contact: William Covey 

Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and Director for Enrollment and Discipline

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-4097 

FAX: 571 273-0074

E-Mail: william.covey@uspto.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC19

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Title: Changes to Implement Electronic Patent Publication

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to implement electronic

patent publication. The electronic patent publication process would permit the Office to issue patents and reexamination

certificates, publish statutory invention registrations more quickly,and reduce the pendency of the application or reexamination

proceeding by about two weeks. The electronic patent publication process would also increase the accessibility of patents and

reexamination certificates. A copy of the patent including the cover sheet and the reexamination certificate(s), if applicable,

would be electronically available upon the issuance. The patentees, the requesters and any member of the public would be able

to view and print a copy of the patent including the cover sheet in color, the reexamination certificate(s), and statutory invention

registrations through the Patent Application Image Retrieval (PAIR) system. The Office would no longer provide a ribbon copy of

the letters patent, paper copy of a reexamination certificate(s), paper copy of a statutory invention registration or paper copy of

a certificate of correction to the patentee or the requester. The Office proposes to amend the rules to provide that patentees

may request paper bound copies of a patent including the cover sheet for a fee.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 03/20/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC39

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Title: Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments

Abstract: The Office amends 37 CFR (part 2) to conform to the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of

2010.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123; 35 USC 2

Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 06/24/2010 75 FR 35973 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 08/23/2010 

Final Rule 11/08/2011 76 FR 69132 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Cynthia C. Lynch 

Administrator for Trademark Examination Policy

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

Alexandria , VA 22313-1451 

Phone: 571 272-8742 

FAX: 571 273-8742

E-Mail: cynthia.lynch@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC42

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Title: Interim Increase on Patent Fees

Abstract: Pursuant to the enactment of the America Invents Act, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is

instituting an interim increase on certain patent fees to fund the requirements for putting the USPTO on a sustainable path to

fund agency operations, reduce patent inventory and pendency, and invest in information technology.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.16; 37 CFR 1.17; 37 CFR 1.18; 37 CFR 1.20; 37 CFR 1.492; 37 CFR 41.20 (To search for a specific

CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 110-137; PL 110-149; PL 110-161; PL 110-5; PL 110-92; 35 USC 376; 35 USC 132(b); 35 USC 120; 35

USC 119; 35 USC 41; PL 109-383; PL 110-116

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory 10 days after enactment of the America Invents Act. 10/00/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 04/02/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC43; Merge with 0651-AC62

Agency Contact: Gilda Lee 

Economist

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-8698 

E-Mail: gilda.lee@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC44

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Title: Adjustment of USPTO Fees for Fiscal Year 2012

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) takes this action to adjust certain patent fee amounts for

fiscal year 2012 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The patent statute

provides for the annual CPI-U adjustment of patent fees set by statute to recover the higher costs associated with doing

business.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1,18; 37 CFR 1.16; 37 CFR 1.17; 37 CFR 1.20; 37 CFR 1.492; 37 CFR 41.20 (To search for a specific

CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 119; PL 109-383; PL 110-116; PL 110-137; PL 110-149; PL 110-161; PL 110-5; PL 110-92; 35

USC 376; 35 USC 120; 35 USC 41; 35 USC 132(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/27/2011 76 FR 37296 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/27/2011 

Withdrawn 11/25/2011 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC42; Related to 0651-AC43

Agency Contact: Gilda Lee 

Economist

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-8698 

E-Mail: gilda.lee@uspto.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC47

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Title: Changes to Information Disclosure Statement Practice Regarding Timeliness Statement and Submission of Copies

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) revises information disclosure statement practice to provide

applicants an additional opportunity to file an information disclosure statement (IDS) without needing to file a fee before the

close of prosecution, or a request for continued examination (RCE) after the close of prosecution. In place of filing the fee or

RCE, applicants will be able to submit a statement identifying that the IDS contains only information that was cited in a

communication from the Office in another U.S. nonprovisional application. The Office is also revising IDS practice to eliminate

the copy requirement for published U.S. nonprovisional applications and Office communications issued in published U.S.

nonprovisional applications that are listed in an IDS. The changes in this notice reduce some of the burden related to the citation

of Office actions and related information in an application. While this is a first step in improving IDS practice, the Office

appreciates that there are further steps that could be taken to reduce the burden of IDS practice for both applicants and the

Office. Therefore, the Office invites public comment on any aspect of IDS practice that can be improved.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/03/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC48

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Title: Changes to Implement Optional Pre-Appeal Brief Procedures for Patent Applications

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented the pre-appeal brief conference pilot

program, in which applicants have an option to request that a panel of experienced examining staff conducts a detailed review

of the rejections of record before the actual filing of an appeal brief if applicant feels that the examiner's rejections are clearly

not proper and are without basis. The USPTO proposes to make permanent the pre-appeal brief conference pilot program, and

to provide an additional optional procedure in which an applicant may present oral arguments to a panel of experienced

examining staff before the pre-appeal brief conference is conducted by filing a request and a specified fee. The optional preappeal brief procedures may eliminate the need to file an appeal brief or a request for continued examination (RCE), and

reduce the pendency from notice of appeal to final decision by resolving some or all of the issues. The USPTO proposes to

revise the rules of practice to provide for the fee to implement the optional procedure for pre-appeal brief conference and oral

presentation of arguments.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/03/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC49

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Title: Requirement for More Than One Specimen per Class and for Additional Information and Exhibits

Abstract: The Office amends 37 CFR (parts 2 and 7) to require the submission of as many specimens as may be necessary,

and any additional information and exhibits that may be reasonably necessary, for the proper examination of an application

under 15 USC 1051, an amendment to allege use under 37 CFR 2.76, a statement of use under 37 CFR 2.88, an affidavit or

declaration of use or excusable nonuse under 37 CFR 2.161 or 7.37, and an amendment of a registration under 37 CFR

2.173(b)(3).

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.161; 37 CFR 2.173; 37 CFR 2.56; 37 CFR 7.37 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of

Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123; 35 USC 2

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/12/2011 76 FR 40839 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/09/2011 76 FR 55841 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/12/2011 

NPRM Extended Comment Period End 09/23/2011 76 FR 55841 
Final Rule 05/22/2012 77 FR 30197 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Cynthia C. Lynch 

Administrator for Trademark Examination Policy

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

Alexandria , VA 22313-1451 

Phone: 571 272-8742 

FAX: 571 273-8742

E-Mail: cynthia.lynch@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC53

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Title: Changes to Examination Fees and Implementation of Alternatives to the Request for Continued Examination

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) proposes to amend the rules of practice to adjust the

request for continued examination fee. The current request for continued examination fee is not set at an amount that recovers

the Office's costs of the processing and examination provided when a request for continued examination is filed in an

application. The Office proposes to adjust the request for continued examination fee such that it more accurately reflects the

Office's costs when a request for continued examination is filed in an application. In addition, the Office proposes to revise the

rules of practice to implement a procedure under which an applicant may obtain consideration of an amendment or evidence

filed after a final Office action or a notice of appeal by paying a specified fee. The Office also proposes to revise the rules of

practice to provide a procedure under which an applicant may obtain consideration of an information disclosure statement filed

after payment of the issue fee by filing a petition to withdraw the application from issue including the petition fee, a certified

statement, and a specified fee. The procedures will reduce the number of situations where applicant would need to file a

request for continued examination.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2); 35 USC 41(d)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 03/20/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC55

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Title: CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) takes this action to adjust certain patent fee amounts for

fiscal year 2013 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The patent statute

provides for the annual CPI-U adjustment of patent fees set by statute to recover the higher costs associated with doing

business.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.16; 37 CFR 1.17; 37 CFR 1.18; 37 CFR 1.20; 37 CFR 1.492; 37 CFR 41.20 (To search for a specific

CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 119; 35 USC 120; 35 USC 132(b); 35 USC 376; 35 USC 41; PL 109-383; PL 110-116; PL 110-137;

PL 110-149; PL 110-161; PL 110-5; PL 110-92

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/14/2012 77 FR 28331 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/13/2012 

Final Rule 09/05/2012 77 FR 54360 

Final Rule Effective 10/05/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC43; Related to 0651-AC44

Agency Contact: Gilda Lee 

Economist

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-8698 

E-Mail: gilda.lee@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC56

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Title: Revision of Patent Term Extension and Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information Disclosure Statements

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) revises the patent term adjustment and extension provisions

of the rules of practice in patent cases. The patent term adjustment provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999

(AIPA) and the patent term extension provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) each provide for patent term

extension or adjustment if the issuance of the patent was delayed due to appellate review by the Board of Patent Appeals and

Interferences (BPAI) or by a Federal court and the patent was issued pursuant to or under a decision in the review reversing an

adverse determination of patentability. The Office changes the rules of practice to indicate that in most circumstances an

examiner reopening prosecution of the application after a notice of appeal has been filed will be considered a decision in the

review reversing an adverse determination of patentability for purposes of patent term adjustment or extension purposes.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b); 35 USC 154(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/06/2011 76 FR 18990 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/06/2011 76 FR 18990 

Final Rule 12/01/2011 76 FR 74700 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC61

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Title: Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request

Abstract: The Office revises its rules of practice governing inter partes reexamination to implement a transition provision of the

recently enacted Leahy-Smith America Invents Act that has revised the standard for granting a request for inter partes

reexamination. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act replaces inter partes reexamination by a new inter partes review process

effective one year after the date of enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, and provides that any request for inter

partes reexamination filed after the enactment will not be granted unless the information presented in the request establishes

that there is a reasonable likelihood that the requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the

request. This rule replaces the prior standard for granting a request for inter partes reexamination that required that a substantial

new question of patentability (SNQ) affecting any claim of the patent concerned be raised by the request. The Office also

revises the rules governing inter partes reexamination to reflect the termination of inter partes reexamination effective one year

from the passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, which is provided for in the Act.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.913; 37 CFR 1.915; 37 CFR 1.923; 37 CFR 1.927; 37 CFR 1.931 (To search for a specific CFR, visit

the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Deadline date unknown - enactment of Leahy-Smith Invents Act 08/31/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 09/23/2011 76 FR 59055 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC62

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Title: Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control

Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Abstract: On April 4, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a final rule that revised the rules

of practice in patent cases to implement a procedure under which applicants may request prioritized examination at the time of

filing of an application upon payment of appropriate fees and compliance with certain requirements (Track I final rule). The

prioritized examination procedure is the first track (Track I) of a 3-Track examination process designed to provide applicants

with greater control over when their utility and plant applications are examined and to promote greater efficiency in the patent

examination process. The Office subsequently published a final rule on April 29, 2011, indicating that the effective date of the

Track I final rule was delayed until further notice due to funding limitations. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act includes

provisions for prioritized examination that emulate the requirements of the Office's Track I final rule, with revised fee amounts

for prioritized examination (including a small entity discount) and a provision that addresses the funding limitations that required

a delay in the implementation of the Track I final rule. This final rule implements the prioritized examination provisions of section

11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 09/23/2011 76 FR 59050 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC52

Agency Contact: Eugenia Jones 

Senior Legal Advisor
Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7727 

FAX: 571 273-7727

E-Mail: eugenia.jones@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC63

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Title: Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) revises the patent term adjustment provisions of the rules of

practice in patent cases. The patent term adjustment provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA) provide

for patent term adjustment if, inter alia, the issuance of the patent was delayed due to appellate review by the Board of Patent

Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) or by a Federal court and the patent was issued under a decision in the review reversing an

adverse determination of patentability. The Office is changing the rules of practice to indicate that the period of appellate review

under the patent term adjustment provisions of the AIPA begins when jurisdiction over the application passes to the BPAI, rather

than the date on which a notice of appeal to the BPAI is filed.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 154(b); 35 USC 2(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/28/2011 76 FR 81432 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/27/2012 

Final Rule 08/16/2012 77 FR 49354 

Final Rule Effective 09/17/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Split From 0651-AC56

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC64

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Title: Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other than by the Electronic Filing System

Abstract: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides a new additional fee for applications not filed electronically. This final
rule revises the rules of practice to include the fee for applications not filed electronically, as a convenient reference for patent

applicants.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.16; 37 CFR 1.445 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 125 Stat 319; PL 112 29

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 11/15/2011 76 FR 70651 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC65

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Title: Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued Examination

Abstract: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act includes provisions for prioritized examination of patent applications. The

United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) implemented the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act prioritized examination

provision following the prioritized examination track (Track I) of the proposed 3-Track examination process in a previous final

rule. The Office is now implementing prioritized examination for applications after the filing of a request for continued

examination.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.102 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 112 29; 125 Stat 283; 125 Stat 319

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 12/19/2011 76 FR 78566 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC66

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Title: Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Abstract: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act expands the scope of information that any party may cite in a patent file, to

include written statements made by a patent owner before a Federal court or the United States Patent and Trademark Office

(Office) regarding the scope of any claim of the patent, and it provides for how such information may be considered in ex parte

reexamination, inter partes review, and post grant review. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act also provides for an estoppel

that may attach with respect to ex parte reexamination based on an inter partes review or post grant review proceeding. The

Office is revising the rules of practice to implement these post-patent provisions, as well as other miscellaneous provisions of the

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.501; 37 CFR 1.510; 37 CFR 1.515; 37 CFR 1.520; 37 CFR 1.552 (To search for a specific CFR, visit

the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 125 Stat 319; 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112 29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/05/2012 77 FR 442 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/05/2012 

Final Rule 08/06/2012 77 FR 46615 

Final Rule Effective 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 
Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC67

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Title: Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) changes the rules of patent practice to implement the

preissuance submissions by third parties provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. This provision provides a

mechanism for third parties to contribute to the quality of issued patents by submitting to the Office, for consideration and

inclusion in the record of patent applications, any patents, published patent applications, or other printed publications of

potential relevance to the examination of the applications. A preissuance submission may be made in any non-provisional utility,

design, and plant application, as well as in any continuing or reissue application. A third-party preissuance submission must

include a concise description of the asserted relevance of each document submitted and be submitted within a certain

statutorily specified time period. The third party must submit a fee as prescribed by the Director and a statement that the

submission complies with all of the statutory requirements. The third-party preissuance submission provision of the LeahySmith America Invents Act is effective on September 16, 2012, and applies to any application filed before, on, or after

September 16, 2012.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.17; 37 CFR 1.290(new); 37 CFR 1.291; 37 CFR 1.292; 37 CFR 1.99 (To search for a specific CFR,

visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112 29, 125 Stat 283, 319

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/05/2012 77 FR 448 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/05/2012 

Final Rule 07/17/2012 77 FR 42150 

Final Rule Effective 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC68

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Title: Changes to Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) changes existing rules of practice to implement the

inventor's oath or declaration provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The Office revises and clarifies the rules of

practice relating to the inventor's oath or declaration, including reissue oaths or declarations, assignments containing oath or

declaration statements from inventors, and oaths or declarations signed by parties other than the inventors. In order to better

facilitate processing of patent applications, the Office further revises the rules of practice for power of attorney and prosecution

of an application by an assignee.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.1, 1.4; 37 CFR 1.136; 37 CFR 1.14, 1.16; 37 CFR 1.153; 37 CFR 1.154; 37 CFR 1.162; 37 CFR

1.163; 37 CFR 1.17, 1.27; 37 CFR 1.171; 37 CFR 1.175; 37 CFR 1.211; 37 CFR 1.215; 37 CFR 1.311; 37 CFR 1.32, 1.33; 37

CFR 1.371; 37 CFR 1.41, 1.42; 37 CFR 1.43, 1.45; 37 CFR 1.46, 1.47; 37 CFR 1.48, 1.51; 37 CFR 1.492; 37 CFR 1.495; 37

CFR 1.497; 37 CFR 1.53, 1.55; 37 CFR 1.63, 1.64; 37 CFR 1.67, 1.69; 37 CFR 1.76, 1.77; 37 CFR 3.71; 37 CFR 3.73; 37 CFR

1.51 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 125 Stat 319; 35 USC 2(b)(20); PL 112 29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/06/2012 77 FR 982 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/06/2012 

Final Rule 08/14/2012 77 FR 48776 

Final Rule Effective 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC69

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Title: Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and to Revise

Reexamination Fees

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases to

implement the supplemental examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The supplemental

examination provisions permit a patent owner to request supplemental examination of a patent by the Office to consider,

reconsider, or correct information believed to be relevant to the patent. The Office is also adjusting the fee for filing a request for

ex parte reexamination and setting a fee for petitions filed in reexamination proceedings to more accurately reflect the cost of

these processes.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1.20, 1.26; 37 CFR 1.550; 37 CFR 1.601; 37 CFR 1.605; 37 CFR 1.610; 37 CFR 1.615; 37 CFR 1.620;

37 CFR 1.625; 37 CFR 1.937 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 125 Stat 319; 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112 29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/25/2012 77 FR 3666 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/26/2012 

Final Rule 08/14/2012 77 FR 48828 

Final Rule Effective 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulaney Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313

Alexandria , VA 22313 

Phone: 571 272-7728 

E-Mail: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC70

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Title: Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal

Board Decisions

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) amends the rules of practice to add new parts 42 and 90 to

implement the inter partes, post grant, and covered business method review of patents and derivation provisions of the LeahySmith America Invents Act (LSAIA). The review provisions permit a third party to request review of a patent by the Office. The

derivation provisions permit a patent applicant to file a petition seeking to institute a derivation proceeding with another party's

application or patent.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 42; 37 CFR 90 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 284; 125 Stat 289; 125 Stat 290; 125 Stat 299-313; 125 Stat 329-331 (2011); 35 USC 135; 35 USC

2(b)(2); 35 USC 21; 35 USC 23; 35 USC 311-319; 35 USC 321-329; 35 USC 41; 35 USC 6; PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/09/2012 77 FR 6879 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/09/2012 

Final Rule 08/14/2012 77 FR 48612 

Final Rule Effective 09/16/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information

URL: www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/bpai.jsp Public Comment URL: patent_trial_rules@uspto.gov

Agency Contact: Michael Tierney 

Lead Administrative Patent Judge

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450

Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-9797 

FAX: 571 273-0053

E-Mail: michael.tierney@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC71

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Title: Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review Proceedings

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is revising the rules of practice to implement the

provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) that create the new inter partes review proceeding, post-grant review

proceeding, and transitional post-grant review proceeding for covered business method patents, to be conducted before the

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board). These provisions of the AIA will take effect on September 16, 2012, one year after the

date of enactment.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 42 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 284; 125 Stat 299-313; 125 Stat 329-331; 31 USC 311-319; 35 USC 2(b)(2); 35 USC 21; 35 USC

23; 35 USC 329-331; 35 USC 41; 35 USC 6; PL 112-29 sections 6, 18

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/10/2012 77 FR 7041 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/10/2012 

Final Rule 08/14/2012 77 FR 48680 

Final Rule Effective 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information

URL: www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/bpai.jsp Public Comment URL: inter partes_review@uspto.gov

Related RINs: Merge with 0651-AC72; Merge with 0651-AC73

Agency Contact: Michael Tierney 

Lead Administrative Patent Judge

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office
600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450

Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-9797 

FAX: 571 273-0053

E-Mail: michael.tierney@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC72

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Title: Rules of Practice for Changes to Implement Post-Grant Review Proceedings

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) amends the rules of practice to implement the post grant

review of patents of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (LSAIA). The review provisions permit a third party to request review

of a patent by the Office.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 42.200-224 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 125 Stat 311; 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/10/2012 77 FR 7060 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/10/2012 

Merged With 0651-AC71 08/14/2012 77 FR 48680 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information

URL: www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/bpai.jsp Public Comment URL: post_grant_review@uspto.gov

Related RINs: Merge with 0651-AC71

Agency Contact: Michael Tierney 

Lead Administrative Patent Judge

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450

Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-9797 

FAX: 571 273-0053

E-Mail: michael.tierney@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC73

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Title: Changes to Implement Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) amends the rules of practice to implement the covered
business method review of patents of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (LSAIA). The review provision permits a third party

to request review of a patent by the Office.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 41.300-304 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 283; 125 Stat 329; 35 USC 2(b)(2); PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (20110 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/10/2012 77 FR 7080 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/10/2012 

Merged With 0651-AC71 08/14/2012 77 FR 48680 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information

URL: www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/bpai.jsp Public Comment URL: TPCBMP@uspto.gov

Related RINs: Merge with 0651-AC71; Merge with 0651-AC75

Agency Contact: Michael Tierney 

Lead Administrative Patent Judge

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450

Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-9797 

FAX: 571 273-0053

E-Mail: michael.tierney@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC74

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Title: Changes to Implement Derivation Proceedings

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) amends the rules of practice to implement the derivation

provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (LSAIA). The derivation provisions permit a patent applicant to file a petition

seeking to institute a derivation proceeding with another party's application or patent.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 42 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 284; 125 Stat 289-90 (2011); 35 USC 135; 35 USC 2(b)(2); 35 USC 21; 35 USC 23; 35 USC 41; 35

USC 6; PL 112-29, sec 3(i)

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/10/2012 77 FR 7028 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/10/2012 

Final Rule 09/11/2012 77 FR 56068 

Final Rule Effective 03/16/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information URL: www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation.jsp Public Comment URL: derivation@uspto.gov

Agency Contact: Michael Tierney 

Lead Administrative Patent Judge

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450

Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-9797 

FAX: 571 273-0053

E-Mail: michael.tierney@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC75

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Title: Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents--Definition for Technological Invention

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) implements the provision of the Leahy-Smith America

Invents Act that requires the Office to issue regulations for determining whether a patent is for a technological invention in a

transitional post-grant review proceeding for covered business method patents.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 42.301 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 125 Stat 284; 125 Stat 329-331 (2011); 35 USC 2(b)(2); 35 USC 21; 35 USC 23; 35 USC 321-329; 35 USC

41; 35 USC 6; PL 112-29

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) 09/16/2011 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/10/2012 77 FR 7095 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/10/2012 

Final Rule 08/14/2012 77 FR 48734 
Final Rule Effective 09/16/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information

URL: www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/bpai.jsp Public Comment URL: TPCBMP_Definition@uspto.gov

Related RINs: Merge with 0651-AC73

Agency Contact: Michael Tierney 

Lead Administrative Patent Judge

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450

Alexandria, , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-9797 

FAX: 571 273-0053

E-Mail: michael.tierney@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC76

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Title: Implementation of Statute of Limitations Provisions for Office Disciplinary Proceedings

Abstract: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) requires that disciplinary proceedings be commenced not later than the

earlier of the date that is 10 years after the date on which the misconduct forming the basis of the proceeding occurred, or one

year from the date on which the misconduct forming the basis of the proceeding was made known to an officer or employee of

the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO), as prescribed in the regulations governing disciplinary

proceedings. The Office initiates disciplinary proceedings via three types of disciplinary complaints: complaints predicated on the

receipt of a probable cause determination from the Committee on Discipline; complaints seeking reciprocal discipline; and

complaints seeking interim suspension based on a serious crime conviction. This notice proposes that the one-year statute of

limitations commences, with respect to complaints predicated on the receipt of a probable cause determination from the

Committee on Discipline, the date on which the Director, Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED Director) receives from the

practitioner a complete, written response to a request for information and evidence; with respect to complaints based on

reciprocal discipline, the date on which the OED Director receives a certified copy of the record or order regarding the

practitioner being publicly censured, publicly reprimanded, subjected to probation, disbarred, suspended, or disciplinarily

disqualified; and, with respect to complaints for interim suspension based on a serious crime conviction, the date on which the

OED Director receives a certified copy of the record, docket entry, or judgment demonstrating that the practitioner has been

convicted of a serious crime.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 11 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2); 35 USC 32

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/05/2012 77 FR 457 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/05/2012 

Final Rule 07/31/2012 77 FR 45247 

Final Rule Effective 08/30/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Covey 

Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and Director for Enrollment and Discipline

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Alexandria , VA 22313-1450 

Phone: 571 272-4097 

FAX: 571 273-0074

E-Mail: william.covey@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) RIN: 0651-AC80

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Title: International Trademark Classification Changes

Abstract: The Office is amending 37 CFR (part 6) to incorporate classification changes and modifications that became effective

January 1, 2012, as listed in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

(10th ed., 2012).

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 37 CFR 6.1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1112; 15 USC 1123; 35 USC 2

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Direct Final Rule 08/09/2012 77 FR 47528 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

RIN Information URL: cynthia.lynch@uspto.gov

Agency Contact: Cynthia C. Lynch 

Administrator for Trademark Examination Policy

Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

Alexandria , VA 22313-1451 

Phone: 571 272-8742 

FAX: 571 273-8742

E-Mail: cynthia.lynch@uspto.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) RIN: 0660-AA26

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Title: Relocation of and Spectrum Sharing by Federal Government Stations--Technical Panel and Dispute Resolution Board

Abstract: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) proposes to adopt regulations governing the

Technical Panel and dispute resolution boards established by Congress to facilitate the relocation of, and spectrum-sharing

with, U.S. Government stations in spectrum bands reallocated from federal use to non-federal use or to shared use. This action

is necessary to ensure the timely relocation of federal entities' spectrum-related operations and, where applicable, the timely

implementation of arrangements for the sharing of radio frequencies.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 47 CFR 301 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 923(g)-(i), 928

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 08/20/2012 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/17/2012 77 FR 41956 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/01/2012 

Final Action 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Milton Brown 

Deputy Chief Counsel

Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

14th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-1816 

FAX: 202 501-8013

E-Mail: mbrown@ntia.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) RIN: 0660-AA21

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Title: Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management

Abstract: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby makes certain changes to its

regulations relating to revisions to and the public availability of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio

Frequency Management (NTIA Manual). Specifically, NTIA updates the version of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures

for Federal Radio Frequency Management with which Federal agencies must comply when requesting use of the radio

frequency spectrum.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 47 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 47 USC 901 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 02/11/2010 75 FR 6818 

Additional Information: NOTE - This Final Rule inadvertently published under RIN 0660-AA10.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Mitchell 

Office of Spectrum Management

Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-8124 

E-Mail: wmitchell@ntia.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) RIN: 0660-AA22

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Title: Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management

Abstract: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) makes certain changes to its regulations,

which relate to the public availability of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management

(NTIA Manual). Specifically, NTIA updates the version of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio

Frequency Management with which federal agencies must comply when requesting use of the radio frequency spectrum.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 47 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 47 USC 901 et seq; EO 12046

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 09/09/2010 75 FR 54790 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Mitchell 

Office of Spectrum Management

Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-8124 

E-Mail: wmitchell@ntia.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) RIN: 0660-AA23

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Title: Removal of Regulations that Implement and Administer a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes

Abstract: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issues this rule to remove its regulations to

implement and administer the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program (Coupon Program). The regulations implemented

provisions of section 3005 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (the Act), as subsequently amended.

The final coupons were issued on August 12, 2009, and expired on November 9, 2009. NTIA is removing its regulations

because the Coupon Program is closed and the regulations are now obsolete.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 47 CFR 301 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 109-171; PL 111-4

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 09/27/2010 75 FR 59100 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Milton Brown 

Deputy Chief Counsel

Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

14th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-1816 

FAX: 202 501-8013

E-Mail: mbrown@ntia.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) RIN: 0660-AA24

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Title: Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management

Abstract: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby makes certain changes to its

regulations, which relate to the public availability of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency

Management (NTIA Manual). Specifically, NTIA updates the version of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal

Radio Frequency Management with which federal agencies must comply when requesting use of the radio frequency spectrum.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 47 USC 901; EO 12046

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 04/05/2011 76 FR 18652 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Mitchell 

Office of Spectrum Management

Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-8124 

E-Mail: wmitchell@ntia.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) RIN: 0660-AA25

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Title: Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management

Abstract: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby makes certain changes to its

regulations, which relate to the public availability of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency

Management (NTIA Manual). Specifically, NTIA updates the version of the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal

Radio Frequency Management with which federal agencies must comply when requesting use of the radio frequency spectrum.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 47 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 47 USC 901; EO 12046

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 09/15/2011 76 FR 56984 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Mitchell 

Office of Spectrum Management

Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-8124 

E-Mail: wmitchell@ntia.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA ) RIN: 0691-AA76

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Title: BE-120, Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intangible Assets with Foreign Persons

Abstract: The BE-120 Benchmark Survey is intended to cover the universe of selected services transactions and transactions

in intangible assets with foreign persons. Transactions for several service types that previously were combined will be collected

separately.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801.10 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101-3108

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/12/2011 76 FR 50158 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/11/2011 

Final Action 12/06/2011 76 FR 76029 

Final Action Effective 01/05/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Christopher Emond 

Chief Special Surveys Branch

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Economic Analysis

1441 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20005

Washington , DC 20005 

Phone: 202 606-9826 

E-Mail: christopher.emond@bea.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA ) RIN: 0691-AA79

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Title: BE-150, Quarterly Survey of Payment Card and Bank Card Transactions Related to International Travel

Abstract: This rule amends the regulations of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (BEA) to add new

entities that are required to report information on the BE-150, Quarterly Survey of Cross- Border Credit, Debit, and Charge Card
Transactions, to change the survey title, and to collect data in greater detail. Specifically, this rule expands the covered entities

to include companies that operate debit networks based on a personal identification number (PIN). PIN-based debit network

companies will be required to report on cross-border transactions between U.S. cardholders traveling abroad and foreign

businesses and foreign cardholders traveling in the United States and U.S. businesses. This change improves the identification

of cross-border travel transactions. This rule also changes the survey title from Quarterly Survey of Cross-Border Credit, Debit,

and Charge Card Transactions to Quarterly Survey of Payment Card and Bank Card Transactions Related to International

Travel to reflect this change to the regulations. In addition, this rule makes certain changes to the BE-150 form to collect data in

greater detail. The revised BE-150 survey will be conducted on a quarterly basis beginning with the first quarter of 2012.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801.9 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101-3108

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/28/2011 76 FR 66872 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/27/2011 

Final Action 02/24/2012 77 FR 10958 

Final Action Effective 03/26/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Christopher Emond 

Chief Special Surveys Branch

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Economic Analysis

1441 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20005

Washington , DC 20005 

Phone: 202 606-9826 

E-Mail: christopher.emond@bea.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA ) RIN: 0691-AA80

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Title: BE-12 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

Abstract: This action amends 15 CFR 806.17 to provide for the conduct of the BE-12 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct

Investment in the United States--2012, as required by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 806.17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/21/2011 76 FR 58420 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/20/2011 76 FR 58420 

Final Action 12/21/2011 76 FR 79054 

Final Action Effective 01/20/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: David H. Galler 

Chief, Direct Investment Division

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Economic Analysis

1441 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

Washington , DC 20005 

Phone: 202 606-9835 

FAX: 202 606-5319

E-Mail: david.galler@bea.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA ) RIN: 0691-AA81

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Title: International Services Surveys and Direct Investment Surveys Reporting

Abstract: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) proposes to revise its rules to establish general guidelines for reporting on

international trade in services and direct investment surveys provided for by the International Investment and Trade in Services

Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 to 3108), and the National Trade Data Bank provisions of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness

Act of 1988 (15 USC 4908) (collectively, the "Acts"). Currently, surveys issued under these acts are promulgated annually

through individual rulemaking actions. However, these surveys are not rulemaking actions, but rather requests pursuant to a

statute for information from the public. Accordingly, this rule will modify the guidelines to allow such surveys to be issued

through notices rather than as more formal rulemakings. The purpose of this rule is to provide a more general framework for

collection of data on these surveys that are required or authorized by the statutes. The effect of this rule is to simplify and

generalize existing regulations governing the procurement of information on international trade in services and direct investment

under the Acts.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801; 15 CFR 806; 15 CFR 807 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 15 USC 4908; 22 USC 3101-3108; EO 11961

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/06/2012 77 FR 772 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/06/2012 

Final Action 04/24/2012 77 FR 24373 

Final Action Effective 05/24/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: David H. Galler 

Chief, Direct Investment Division

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Economic Analysis

1441 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

Washington , DC 20005 

Phone: 202 606-9835 

FAX: 202 606-5319

E-Mail: david.galler@bea.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) RIN: 0693-AB60

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Title: Redelegations of Authority Resulting from the America COMPETES Act

Abstract: This rule amends regulations found at 15 CFR parts 1150-1170 and the regulations found at 37 CFR parts 401, 404

and 501, reflecting the repeal of the Technology Administration and the resulting redelegations of authority.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 272; 37 CFR 404; 37 CFR 501; 15 CFR 273; 37 CFR 401; 15 CFR 1150; 15 CFR 1160; 15 CFR 1170

(To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 110-69

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Melissa Lieberman 

Deputy Chief Counsel for NIST

Department of Commerce

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Mail Stop 1052, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1052

Gaithersburg , MD 20899-1052 

Phone: 301 975-4783 

E-Mail: melissa.lieberman@nist.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) RIN: 0693-AB61

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Title: Amendments to the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Regulations

Abstract: The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce,
amends the regulations found at 15 CFR part 285 pertaining to the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

(NVLAP) to change the description of how NVLAP establishes laboratory accreditation programs (LAPs). The amendment is

needed to clarify the original intent of this section and to improve the readability and understanding of the agency's regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 285 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 272 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/29/2011 76 FR 17367 

Final Action 12/20/2011 76 FR 78814 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Melissa Lieberman 

Deputy Chief Counsel for NIST

Department of Commerce

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Mail Stop 1052, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1052

Gaithersburg , MD 20899-1052 

Phone: 301 975-4783 

E-Mail: melissa.lieberman@nist.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AD89

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Title: Automated Export System and Shippers Export Declaration--Requirement to Show Paragraphs in Export Control

Classification Numbers

Abstract: The Export Administration Regulations currently require that the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) be

entered for certain exports from the United States. The lists of items in some ECCNs are further broken down by paragraphs

that describe the items covered by that ECCN with greater precision. In some instances, the export license requirements,

availability of license exceptions and license application review policy are affected by that paragraph designation. The Bureau of

Industry and Security (BIS) is considering requiring that paragraph designations be included in the ECCN field on the

Automated Export System. Requiring this information would, in some transactions, allow BIS to determine more quickly the

accuracy of a claimed use of authority to ship without a license or pursuant to a license exception. In addition, this information

would enable BIS to target its end use checks of exports more effectively because it could select items of the greatest

significance without extensive follow up information from the exporter. By taking advantage of the additional information, BIS

could make more effective use of its limited enforcement resources.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 758 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13222; 50 USC 1701 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AE43

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Title: Revision of Commerce Control List Based on Application of Modern Technologies to Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Activities

Abstract: This rule revises the Commerce Control List to apply crime control license requirements to certain devices, software

and technology based on the roles that those items play in crime control and law enforcement activities. Many of the changes in

this rule are based in part on public comments to a notice of inquiry published by the Bureau of Industry and Security ("Request

for Public Comment on Crime Control License Requirements in the Export Administration Regulations").

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 30 USC

185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5;

EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 106-387; PL 107-56

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AE42

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst
Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AE80

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Title: Addition of Non-Material Changes That May be Made to Export Licenses; and Addition of Non-Material Changes

Requiring Prior BIS Notification and Approval

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising the

section of the EAR that specifies what changes may be made to BIS export and reexport licenses. First, under an existing

paragraph of this section, this rule expands the scope of non-material changes that are specified under this paragraph (i.e.,

non-material changes exporters and reexporters may self-determine are non-material provided the changes are within the

scope of specified parameters). Second, under a new paragraph in this section, this rule adds a new sub-set of changes that

may be made to an export or reexport license, provided the exporter or reexporter notifies BIS and BIS approves the change in

writing as a non-material change to the export or reexport license. Third, under another new paragraph in this section, this rule

adds provisions to clarify any changes not specified in this section are treated by BIS with a presumption of being material

changes to export and reexport licenses. Lastly, this rule makes conforming changes to other parts of the EAR to conform with

the revisions made to this section of the EAR.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 750; 15 CFR 758 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AE81

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Title: Revisions to Defense Priorities and Allocations System Regulations

Abstract: This rule adds certain standards and procedures for assigning priority ratings to purchase orders or contracts and for

allocating materials, services and facilities to promote the national defense.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 2538; 42 USC 5195 et seq; 50 USC 2061 et seq; 50 USC 468; 50 USC 82; EO 12656; EO 12742;

EO 12919; EO 13603

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory Sec 4 of the Defense Production Reauthorization Act of 2009, PL 111-

67 06/20/2010 

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/07/2010 75 FR 32122 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/07/2010 

Second NPRM 05/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF37

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer

Abstract: On December 9, 2010 (75 FR 76664), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an advance notice of

proposed rulemaking entitled Commerce Control List: Revising Descriptions of Items and Foreign Availability as part of the

Presidents Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative. The December 9, 2010 notice sought, among other things, public comments

on how descriptions of items controlled on the Commerce Control List (CCL) could be made clearer. This proposed rule would

implement changes identified by BIS and the public that would make the CCL clearer. Although these revisions originated with

the ECR initiative, this proposed rule is entirely consistent in spirit and substance with Executive Order 13563, under which

agencies are to conduct retrospective analyses of their regulations to identify and remedy any unnecessary compliance burden

caused by rules that are unduly complex, outmoded, inconsistent, or overlapping. In Executive Order 13563, the President

directed each agency to review its existing significant regulations, and consider how best to promote retrospective analysis of

rules that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal

them in accordance with what has been learned.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774; 15 CFR 734; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 772 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; EO 12938; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF47

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Firearms and Related Articles the President Determines

No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category I (Firearms,

Close Assault Weapons, and Combat Shotguns) of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled under the

Commerce Control List (CCL) in new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 0A601, 0B601, 0D601, and 0E601. In

addition, this rule makes certain changes to ECCNs 0A984, 0A986, 0A987, and 2B018. This rule also addresses license

exception availability for items controlled by the five new ECCNs that would be created and for the ECCNs that would be

changed.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF48

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Guns and Armament and Related Articles the President

Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category II (Guns and

Armament) of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled under the Commerce Control List (CCL) in new

Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 0A602, 0B602, 0D602, and 0E602.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355
E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF49

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Ammunition and Ordnance the President Determines No

Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category III

(Ammunition/Ordnance) of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled under the Commerce Control List (CCL)

in new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 0A603, 0B603, 0D603, and 0E603. This rule also addresses license

exception availability for items controlled by the five new ECCNs that would be created.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF52

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Title: Export Administration Regulations Revision: Dissemination, Detection, and Protection Equipment and Related Articles the

President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML

Abstract: This rule would amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to create five new 600 series Export Control

Classification Numbers (ECCNs) in Commerce Control List (CCL) Category 1 that would control dissemination, detection and

protection equipment, and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under United States Munitions

List (USML) Category XIV in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This rule is part of the Administration's Export

Control Reform Initiative announced by the President in 2009.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC

185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF56

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Title: EAR Revision: Items Related to Launch Vehicles, Missiles, Rockets, and Military Explosive Devices That the President

Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule would add four new 600 series Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) in Commerce Control List

(CCL) Category 0 (ECCNs 0A604, 0B604, 0D604, and 0E604) and four new 600 series ECCNs in CCL Category 9 (ECCNs

9A604, 9B604, 9D604, and 9E604) that would clarify the EAR controls that apply to certain items the President determines no

longer warrant control under the USML that are related to launch vehicles, missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, and

other military explosive devices in USML Category IV. In addition, this rule would amend ECCNs 9B115, 9B116, 9D104, 9E002,

9E101, and 9E102 to make conforming changes based on both the addition of new 600 series ECCNs 9A604, 9B604, 9D604,

and 9E604 to CCL Category 9, in this rule, and the amendments to the list of defense articles controlled by USML Category IV

that are contained in a rule from the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, which would be published in

conjunction with this rule from BIS.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 6004; 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC

3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 30 USC185(u); 42

USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF59

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Title: Time Limit for Completion of Voluntary Self Disclosures and Revised Service of Process Procedures

Abstract: This rule would impose a 180 day time limit from the date of the initial notification for submitting the comprehensive

narrative account of violations when voluntarily disclosing Export Administration Regulations violation to the Office of Export

Enforcement. This rule also would authorize use of delivery services other than registered or certified mail for service of

charging letters in administrative enforcement proceedings. BIS is proposing these changes it needs to be able to resolve

administrative enforcement matters in a timely manner and because it needs to be able to provide notice of administrative

charging letters efficiently.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 764; 15 CFR 766 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/07/2012 77 FR 66777 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/07/2013 

Final Rule 07/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF60

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Title: Amendment to Licensing Requirements for Exports to Canada of Shotguns, Shotgun Shells and Optical Sighting Devices

Under the Export Administration Regulations

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security amends the licensing requirements in the Export Administration Regulations for

items controlled under Export Control Classification Numbers 0A984, 0A986 and 0A987 to Canada. This amendment supports

the Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative to streamline licensing requirements for exports to allies and partners

consistent with U.S. multilateral obligations and subject to appropriate monitoring measures.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 758 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC

1701 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF64

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the
President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML

Abstract: This rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category XI (Military

Electronics) of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled on the Commerce Control List (CCL). These articles

would be controlled under four new ECCNs -- 3A611, 3B611, 3D611, and 3E611. The rule also describes how certain cryogenic

and superconductive equipment that the President determines no longer warrant control under several categories of the USML

would be controlled on to the CCL under four new ECCNs -- 3A620, 3B620, 3D620, and 3E620. This rule also describes how

certain radar and laser altimeters and related software and technology would be controlled under ECCNs 7A106, 7D106 and

7E106. This rule is one in a planned series of proposed rules describing how various types of articles the President determines,

as part of the Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative, no longer warrant USML control, would be controlled on the CCL

and by the EAR. This rule is being published in conjunction with a rule from the Department of State, Directorate of Defense

Trade Controls, which would amend the list of articles controlled by USML Category XI.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF67

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Title: Clarification of the Definition of a Routed Export Transaction

Abstract: This rule clarifies the parties' responsibilities under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in a 'routed export

transaction.' It also details when and how a U.S. principle party in interest (USPPI) may delegate its responsibilities to determine

license requirements and apply for a license to the foreign principal party in interest (FPPI). Additionally, it clarifies the parties'

responsibilities under the EAR in a 'routed export transaction' when the USPPI maintains its responsibility for license

requirements determination and licensing. These changes will resolve perceived difference with the definition of 'routed export

transactions' in the Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), will decrease exporter confusion when determining

whether to classify their transaction as a 'routed export transaction' and clarify what the respective rights and responsibilities of

each party are under the EAR.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 758; 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 750 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1701 et seq; 15 USC app 2401 et seq; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert Monjay 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Stop 2099B, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3451 

E-Mail: robert.monjay@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF70

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Unverified List (UVL)

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BIS) proposes to strengthen the Unverified List (UVL) by adding it to the Export

Administration Regulations (EAR) and limiting the availability of license exceptions in transactions involving listed parties when

BIS is unable to conduct end-use checks, including where foreign government action or inaction prevents such checks from

proceeding, or where BIS is unable to verify the existence or authenticity of a foreign transaction party. This ensures that

transactions of controlled items remain verifiable; a core element of BIS's enhanced compliance initiative to meet the Export

Control Reform goal of higher fences.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 756 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sharron.cook@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF75

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Title: Revisions to the EAR: Control of Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical, and Guidance and Control Equipment the President

Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML

Abstract: This proposed rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category XII

(Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment) of the United States Munitions List (USML) of the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) would be controlled under the Commerce Control List (CCL). This is one in a

planned series of proposed rules describing how various types of articles the President determines, as part of the

Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative, no longer warrant USML control, would be controlled on the CCL and by the

EAR. This proposed rule is being published in conjunction with a proposed rule of the Department of State, Directorate of

Defense Trade Controls, which would amend the list of articles controlled by USML Category XII.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 734; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 743; 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR,

visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c, 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq;

22 USC 6004; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s), 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50

USC app 5; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13020; EO 13026;

EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed rule 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Steven Emme Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 
Phone: 202 482-5491 

E-Mail: steven.emme@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AD58

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Title: Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2004 and 2005 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations

(EAR) to implement the understandings reached at the 2004 Goteborg and 2005 Oslo Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary

Meetings.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO

12058; EO 12851; EO 1293; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 106-387; PL 107-56; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AE89

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Title: Encryption Export Controls

Abstract: On June 25, 2010, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final encryption rule in the Federal

Register that requested comments from the public (75 FR 36482). This rule incorporates many of the recommendations received

from the public, as well as corrections to errors that BIS found. Many of the comments were recommendations for future

changes to the encryption controls or to License Exception ENC. These recommendations will be addressed in a future rule.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR,

visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 
Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 15 USC 1824; 22 USC 287; 22 USC 3201; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC 7201; 22 USC 7210; 30

USC 185; 42 USC 2139; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701; 50 USC 2401; 50 USC 5; EO 12058; EO 12938; EO

13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule Effective 06/25/2010 75 FR 36482 

Final Rule Correction 07/27/2010 75 FR 43819 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sharron.cook@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF19

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Title: Revisions to Authorization Validated End-User Provisions: Requirement for Notice of Export, Reexport or Transfer (Incountry) and Clarification Regarding Removal of Conditions

Abstract: In this rule, BIS amends the EAR Section 748.15 by adding a notification requirement for exporters and reexporters

shipping under Authorization VEU. BIS also amends the EAR Section 750.7 by clarifying when conditions on Authorizations are

removed.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 750 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/17/2012 77 FR 22689 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF36

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Title: Control of Aircraft and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States

Munitions List

Abstract: This rule adds aircraft parts, components, accessories, attachments, related commodities, related software, and

related technology to the Commerce Control List. This rule is part of the Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative

announced by the President in 2009.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/07/2011 76 FR 68675 

NPRM Commend Period End 12/22/2011 

Final Rule 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17; Merge with 0694-AF65

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 
Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF39

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Title: Control of Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic Equipment, and Related Articles That the President Determines No

Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to create four new 600 series Export Control

Classification Numbers (ECCNs) in Commerce Control List (CCL) Category 8 that control submersible vessels, oceanographic

equipment, and related articles that the President has determined no longer warrant control under United States Munitions List

(USML) Categories VI or XX in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This rule is part of the Administration's

Export Control Reform Initiative announced by the President in 2009.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/23/2011 76 FR 80291 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/06/2012 

Final Rule 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17; Related to 0694-

AF36; Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF41

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Title: Control of Gas Turbine Engines and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the
United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to create five new 600 series Export Control

Classification Numbers (ECCNs) in Commerce Control List (CCL) Category 9 that control military gas turbine engines and

related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under United States Munitions List (USML) Categories

VI, VII, or VIII in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This rule is part of the Administration's Export Control

Reform Initiative announced by the President in 2009.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule 12/06/2011 76 FR 76072 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/20/2012 

Final Rule 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17; Merge with 0694-AF65

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF42

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Title: Control of Surface Vessels and Related Articles the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United

States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to create five new 600 series Export Control

Classification Numbers (ECCNs) in Commerce Control List (CCL) Category 8 that control surface vessels of war and related

articles that the President has determined no longer warrant control under United States Munitions List (USML) Category VI in

the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This rule is part of the Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative

announced by the President in 2009.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC
7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 5; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222;

PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/23/2011 76 FR 80282 

NPRM comment period ends 02/06/2012 

Final Rule 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF51

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Title: Export Administration Regulations Revisions: Auxiliary and Miscellaneous Items No Longer Warranting Control Under the

United States Munitions List; Items on the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List

Abstract: This rule describes how auxiliary and miscellaneous military equipment and related articles the President determines

no longer warrant control under Category XIII of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled by the Bureau of

Industry and Security (BIS) under the Commerce Control List (CCL) in new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs)

0A617, 0B617, 0C617, 0D617, and 0E617. This rule would also control in these ECCNs items that are within the scope of

Wassenaar Munitions List Category (WAML) 17 and that would not be listed on the USML or in other ECCNs.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 772 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701; 50 USC 2401

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/18/2012 77 FR 29564 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/02/2012 

Final Action 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF53

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Title: Export Administration Regulations Revisions: Control of Energetic Materials and Related Articles That the President

Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to create four new 600 series Export Control

Classification Numbers (ECCNs) in Commerce Control List (CCL) Category 1 that control energetic materials and related articles

that the President determines no longer warrant control under United States Munitions List (USML) Category V in the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This rule is part of the Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative

announced by the President in 2009.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule 05/02/2012 77 FR 25932 

Final Rule 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17
Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF54

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Military Training Equipment and Related Items the

President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List

Abstract: This rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category IX (Military

Training Equipment and Training) of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled under the Commerce Control

List (CCL). These articles consist primarily of low level military training equipment, parts for more sensitive military training

equipment (the more sensitive equipment itself would remain on the USML), test, inspection, and production and related

software and technology.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/13/2012 77 FR 35310 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/30/2012 

Final Rule 07/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF58
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Title: Revision to the Export Administration Regulations: Control of Protective Personnel Equipment and Related Items the

President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the USML

Abstract: This rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category X (Protective

Personnel Equipment and Shelters) of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled under the Commerce

Control List (CCL) in new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 1A613, 1B613, 1D613, and 1E613. In conjunction with

establishment of these new ECCNs, this rule would control military helmets (currently controlled under ECCNs 0A018 and

0A988) and body armor (currently controlled under ECCN 1A005) under new ECCN 1A613. This rule also would remove

machetes from ECCN 0A988.This rule is one in a planned series of rules describing how various types of articles the President

determines, as part of the Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative, no longer warrant USML control, would be controlled

on the CCL and by the EAR. This rule is being published in conjunction with a rule of the Department of State, Directorate of

Defense Trade Controls, which would amend the list of articles controlled by USML Category X.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC

1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/07/2012 77 FR 33668 

Final Action 07/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17

Agency Contact: Steven Emme Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-5491 

E-Mail: steven.emme@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF62

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Title: Editorial Corrections to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations

Abstract: This rule corrects reference and typographical errors in the Commerce Control List (CCL) in the Export

Administration Regulations (EAR). The corrections are primarily editorial in nature and do not affect license requirements. A

technical standard in ECCN 3A991 is revised.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC

287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a;

50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 13026; EO 13222
Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert Monjay 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Stop 2099B, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3451 

E-Mail: robert.monjay@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF63

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Title: Editorial Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations

Abstract: This final rule corrects reference and typographical errors in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The

corrections are editorial in nature and do not affect license requirements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730; 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 734; 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 743; 15 CFR 744; 15

CFR 748; 15 CFR 752; 15 CFR 754; 15 CFR 756; 15 CFR 758; 15 CFR 760; 15 CFR 762; 15 CFR 764; 15 CFR 772 (To

search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 11912; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12851; EO 12854; EO 12918; EO 12938;

EO 12947; EO 12981; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224; EO 13338

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert Monjay 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Stop 2099B, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3451 

E-Mail: robert.monjay@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF65

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Retrospective Regulatory

Review

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce, is currently engaged in the Export Control

Reform Initiative (ECR), which will fundamentally reform the U.S. export control system. This effort would control under the

Export Administration Regulations (EAR) items that are determined by the President to no longer warrant control under the

Department of State's International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), once congressional notification requirements and

corresponding amendments to the ITAR and the EAR are completed. The Departments of Commerce and State have published

and plan to publish numerous rules changing the jurisdictional status of specific items. This rule addresses issues faced by

Government and industry in the transition period during which this reform will be implemented and complements the Export

Control Transition Plan, a proposed policy statement and request for comments issued by the Department of State's Directorate

of Defense Trade Controls. On January 18, 2011, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13563, affirming general

principles of regulation and directing government agencies to conduct retrospective reviews of existing regulations. Although the

Export Control Reform Initiative did not originate with Executive Order 13563, it is entirely consistent in spirit and substance.

Among other things, the President emphasized that regulations must be accessible and easy to understand. This rule proposes

revisions to license exceptions for Government uses and temporary exports that streamline and update unduly complex or

outmoded provisions in addition to broadening certain provisions to implement Export Control Reform.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 734; 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 743; 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 750; 15 CFR 758; 15

CFR 762; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 2151 note; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22

USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s) 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701

et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO

13222; EO 13224; EO 13338

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed rule 06/21/2012 77 FR 37524 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/06/2012 

Final rule 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17; Merge with 0694-

AF66; Merge with 0694-AF41; Merge with 0694-AF36

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess 

Director, Regulatory Policy Division
Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: hhess@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF69

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding ten persons to the Entity List. The persons

who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or

foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List under the country of the Peoples

Republic of China (China). The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country)

to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that availability of

license exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF73

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Title: Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: List of Items Classified Under Export Control Classification 0Y521

Series

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to make
items subject to the EAR and to impose on those items a license requirement for export and reexport to all destinations, except

Canada. Specifically, this rule classifies specified Biosensor Systems, Collective Protection Systems, Short-Wave and MidWave Infrared Camera Lens, Single Element Photomultiplier, Transistors, and Underwater Acoustic Sensors under Export

Control Classification Number (ECCN) 0A521 on the Commerce Control List (CCL). The commodities are controlled for regional

stability (RS) Column 1 reasons. The only license exception available for these commodities is License Exception GOV. BIS

established the ECCN 0Y521 series in a final rule published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2012 (77 FR 22191) to be used

for items that warrant control on the CCL but are not yet identified in an existing ECCN.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 185u; 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; ...

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF76

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Title: Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2012 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting and Other AGRelated Clarifications to the EAR

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations

(EAR) to implement the understandings reached at the June 2012 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:
Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 05/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF80

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding ten persons to the Entity List and revising

one existing entry. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting

contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List

under two destinations. The ten entries added to the Entity List consist of two entries in Pakistan and eight entries in the United

Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). This rule is also revising one existing entry in the U.A.E. to clarify the scope of the entry by providing an

additional alias and alternate address for this listed person. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports,

reexports, and transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and

Security (BIS) and that availability of license exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF68

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Title: Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components

Abstract: As part of the Presidents Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative, this Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANPR) requests comments on the feasibility of positively identifying specially designed components on the Commerce Control

List (CCL) so as to decrease the use of the term, which appears extensively throughout the CCL, and thereby facilitate

enhanced public compliance with the Export Administration Regulations. Specifically, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

is evaluating whether it is feasible to create exhaustive lists of the specially designed components referred to in certain Export

Control Classification Numbers on the CCL that currently use specially designed catch-all paragraphs, and seeks public input to

assist in this evaluation. If BIS ultimately determines that such lists might be beneficial, it intends to submit these findings to the

appropriate multilateral export control regimes in the normal course of list proposal changes. The request for comments in this

ANPR is part of Commerce's retrospective plan under EO 13563 completed in August 2011.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et

seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 06/19/2012 77 FR 36419 

ANPRM Comment Period End 09/17/2012 

NPRM 03/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF66

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AE97
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Title: Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign

Policy Interests of the United States

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding persons to the Entity List (Supplement No.

4 to Part 744) on the basis of Section 744.11 of the EAR. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined

by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. The Entity

List provides notice to the public that certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) to parties identified on the Entity List

require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that availability of license exceptions in such transactions

is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 7210; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 10/31/2011 76 FR 67059 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF17

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Title: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant

Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)

Abstract: In August 2009, President Obama directed a fundamental review of the U.S. Export control system be conducted.

This review included a fundamental review of the two primary control lists of the U.S. Export control system (i.e., the Commerce

Control List (CCL) and the United States Munitions List (USML)). In December 2010, the Departments of Commerce and State

each published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting public comments on creating more "positive"

and clear control lists and recommendations for how items listed on the two control lists could be tiered based on criteria

developed during the Export Control Reform (ECR) initiative. An integral part of creating a "positive" USML requires a proper

control structure be put into place under the EAR to appropriately control the less significant items moved from the USML to the

CCL, which is the subject of this proposed rule. This rule outlines the control structure developed under the ECR initiative to

ensure appropriate controls are in place for these less significant items moved from the USML to the CCL.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 743; 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 774; 15 CFR 730; 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 738; 15

CFR 742; 15 CFR 746; 15 CFR 756; 15 CFR 762; 15 CFR 770; 15 CFR 772 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of

Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 2151 note; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22

USC 6004; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212;

43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 11912; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12851;

EO 12854; EO 12918; EO 12918; EO 12947; EO 12981; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224; EO 13338

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/15/2011 76 FR 41958 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/13/2011 

Proposed Rule 12/06/2011 76 FR 76085 

Final Rule 04/13/2012 77 FR 22191 

Merged With RIN 0694-AF65 08/24/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Merge with 0694-AF09; Merge with 0694-AF65

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF26

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Title: Amendment to Validated End-User Authorizations: Applied Materials (China), Boeing Tianjin Composites Co., CSMC

Technologies, Lam Research Corp., and SMIC in the PRC; and GE India Industrial in India

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise

the existing authorization for Boeing Tianjin Composites Co. Ltd., Lam Research Corporation, and Semiconductor Manufacturing

International Corporation in the People's Republic of China, and for GE India in India.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 748 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 03/24/2012 77 FR 10953 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF27

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Title: Addition of the New State of the Republic of South Sudan to the Export Administration Regulations

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security amends the Export Administration Regulations to add controls for

exports and reexports of dual-use items to the new and independent Republic of South Sudan. This action is pursuant to

President Obama's pledge that the United States would formally recognize the new Republic of South Sudan as a sovereign

and independent state in July 2011.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 740 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action Effective 07/09/2011 

Final Rule 07/13/2011 76 FR 41046 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355
E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF29

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Title: Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Clarification of Provisions that Implemented Sanctions against

Syria

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify the status

of the comprehensive U.S. sanctions against Syria implemented under the EAR. Specifically, BIS is amending parts 736 and

746 of the EAR, which set forth the primary provisions that implement the comprehensive U.S. sanctions against Syria under

the EAR pursuant to the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003. This rule also includes

conforming changes to the EAR.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 746; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR,

visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; EO 13026; EO 13222; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42

USC 2139a; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 12/12/2011 76 FR 77115 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF30

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Title: Adding Reference to a Provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA) and Statement of the Licensing Policy for

Transactions Involving Persons Sanctioned Under the ISA

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to add a

reference to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA), as amended, to section 744.19. section 744.19 states BIS's licensing policy

for export and reexport transactions that involve persons sanctioned pursuant to statutes enumerated in this section.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 746 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: EO 13222; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 12058

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 02/03/2012 77 FR 5387 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF31

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Title: Export and Reexport Controls to Rwanda and United Nations Sanctions Under the Export Administration Regulations

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to

implement United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1823 (2008), which, among other things, terminated sanctions

against providing "arms and related materiel" to Rwanda imposed by the United Nations Security Council beginning in 1994

pursuant to UNSCR resolution 918. Specifically, BIS amends the EAR by removing references to Rwanda in the context of a

United Nations embargo from applicable parts of the EAR. This rule includes conforming changes in the EAR related to the

termination of the United Nations embargo on "arms and related materiel" against Rwanda. Further, BIS amends Part 746 of

the EAR to require a license to export or reexport certain items to countries subject to United Nations Security Council arms

embargoes.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 774; 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 746 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 07/23/2012 77 FR 42973 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF32

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Title: Amendment to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations: National Semiconductor Corporation and Semiconductor

Manufacturing International Corporation in the People's Republic of China

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to

remove National Semiconductor Corporation (National Semiconductor) and its three approved facilities from the list of "Validated

end-users" and "Eligible destinations" in the People's Republic of China (PRC) due to a material change in the corporation.

Also, in this rule, BIS removes one facility - the Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Chengdu) Corporation, Assembly

and Testing (AT2) Facility (SMIC AT2 facility) - from the list of "Eligible destinations" for Semiconductor Manufacturing

International Corporation (SMIC). These amendments are not the result of prohibited activities by National Semiconductor or

SMIC, or any of the facilities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 748 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13026; EO 13222; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42

USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; PL 108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 11/09/2011 76 FR 69609 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF33

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Title: Exports and Reexports to the Principality of Liechtenstein

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security amends certain requirements in the Export Administration

Regulations that apply to Liechtenstein to align the license requirements and licensing policy under the EAR for Liechtenstein

with those for Switzerland.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 748 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 2401 et seq; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 11/14/2011 76 FR 70337 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF38

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Title: Export and Reexport License Requirements for Certain Microwave and Millimeter Wave Electronic Components

Abstract: This rule imposes a license requirement on exports and reexports to all destinations other than Canada of two types

of microwave and millimeter wave electronic components. The two components are packaged high electron mobility transistors

and packaged microwave monolithic integrated circuits power amplifiers. BIS is taking this step to control exports and reexports

of these components, which have uses in military radar systems, in anticipation of a planned United States Government

proposal to expand the Dual-Use List published by the Wassenaar Arrangement to cover fully these components.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; PL 108-119, sec 1503

Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 01/09/2012 77 FR 1017 

Correction 01/24/2012 77 FR 3386 

Final Rule Effective 01/24/2012 77 FR 3386 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF40

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding sixteen persons under twenty-three entries

to the Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to part 744) on the basis of section 744.11 of the EAR. The persons who are added to the

Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests

of the United States. In addition, this rule amends the EAR to implement modifications to the Entity List on the basis of the

annual review of the Entity List conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC), which the ERC conducts to determine if

any entities on the Entity List should be removed or modified. This rule implements the results of the annual review for entities

located in Canada. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) to

entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security and that availability of license

exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 11/21/2011 76 FR 71867 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF43

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign

Policy Interests of the United States

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding four persons to the Entity List. The persons

who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or

foreign policy interests of the United States. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports, reexports, and

transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security and that

availability of license exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 04/18/2012 77 FR 23114 

Final Rule Correcting Amendment 05/14/2012 77 FR 28250 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF44

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Title: Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations to Reflect Extension of Emergency First

Declared under Executive Order 12938

Abstract: In Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994 (59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp, p. 950), the President declared

a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy

of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and the means of delivering such

weapons. That emergency has been continued in effect through successive annual presidential notices. The authority for parts

730, 734, 736, 742, 744 and 745 of the EAR (15 CFR parts 730, 734, 736, 742, 744 and 745) rests in part on EO 12938, as

amended, and on the successive annual notices continuing the emergency. The authority conveyed by the most recent such

notice, notice of November 4, 2010, 75 FR 68673 (November 8, 2010), will expire in November. A notice extending such

authority for another year has been submitted to the President and BIS expects that he will sign it. This rule will update the

authority citation paragraphs of the affected parts of the EAR to include the citation to that new notice once it is published in the

Federal Register.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730; 15 CFR 734; 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 745 (To search for a specific CFR,

visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 2151 note; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22

USC 6004; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354;

50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 11912; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12851; EO 12854; EO

12918; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 12981; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224; EO 13338

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 12/09/2011 76 FR 76892 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF45

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Title: Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2011 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting and Other AGRelated Clarifications to the EAR

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this rule to implement the understandings reached at the

June 2011 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG). Specifically, this rule amends the Commerce Control List (CCL) entries

in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that control human and zoonotic pathogens and "toxins" and genetic elements
and genetically modified organisms to reflect changes to the AG "List of Biological Agents for Export Control" that were made

based on the understandings adopted at the June 2011 AG plenary meeting. In addition, this rule amends the CCL entries in

the EAR that control chemical manufacturing facilities and equipment, and equipment capable of use in handling biological

materials to reflect the June 2011 AG plenary changes to the "Control List of Dual-Use Chemical Manufacturing Facilities and

Equipment and Related Technology and Software" and the "Control List of Dual-Use Biological Equipment and Related

Technology and Software," respectively.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 185(u)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 07/02/2012 77 FR 39162 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher 

Export Administration Specialist

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF46

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Title: Addition of Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding two persons to the Entity List. The persons

who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or

foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List under the following destination:

United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). This rule also amends the Entity List on the basis of the annual review of the Entity List

conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC) for entities located in Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. The ERC

conducts the annual review to determine if any entities on the Entity List should be removed or modified. This rule removes two

persons located in Singapore and two persons located in Taiwan on the basis of the annual review, along with revising one

person located in Malaysia to add an alternate address. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports,

reexports, and transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and

Security and that availability of license exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 12/16/2011 76 FR 78146 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF50

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Title: Wassenaar Arrangement 2011 Plenary Agreements Implementation: Commerce Control List, Definitions, New

Participating State (Mexico) and Reports

Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) maintains, as part of the agency's Export Administration Regulations

(EAR), the Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies items subject to Department of Commerce export controls. This rule

revises the CCL to implement changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

(Wassenaar List) maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for

Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangement, or WA) at the December 2011 WA

Plenary Meeting (the Plenary). The Wassenaar Arrangement advocates implementation of effective export controls on strategic

items with the objective of improving regional and international security and stability. To harmonize the CCL with the changes

made to the Wassenaar List at the Plenary, this rule amends entries on the CCL that are controlled for national security

reasons in Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 parts I & II, 6, 7, 8, and 9, revises reporting requirements, and adds, removes and amends

definitions in the EAR. This rule raises the Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) parameter for high performance computers. This

rule also raises the APP eligibility level for deemed exports in License Exception APP. This rule also revises CCL and

definitions of terms used in the EAR to implement the agreements of the WA to the WA List that pertain to low light level (LLL)

items that were agreed upon in December 2007 through 2011 at the Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Meetings. Mexico is

added as the 41st Participating State in the list of WA members in the EAR.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 734; 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 743; 15 CFR 746; 15 CFR 752; 15 CFR 772; 15

CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC 7201;

22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1345; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701; 50 USC 2401; 50

USC 5; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12854; EO 12918; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; 30 USC 185(u)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 07/02/2012 77 FR 39353 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sharron.cook@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF55

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Title: Updated Statements of Legal Authority to Reflect Continuation of Emergency Declared in Executive Orders 12947 and

13224

Abstract: This rule updates the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) legal authority citations for the Export Administration

Regulations (EAR) to replace citations to the President's Notice of January 13, 2011, Continuation of the National Emergency

with Respect to Terrorists who Threaten to disrupt the Middle East Peace Process, with citations to the President's Notice of

January 12, 2012 to cite the notice of September 21, 2011 and adds a citation to the President's notice of September 21, 2011,

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, Or Support Terrorism,

which are the most recent such annual Presidential notices on those subjects. BIS is making these changes to keep the CFR's

legal authority citations for the EAR current.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730; 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 2151 note; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22

USC 6004; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354;

50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; EO 11912; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12851; EO 12854; EO

12918; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 12981; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224; EO 13338

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 02/22/2012 77 FR 10357 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF57

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding two persons to the Entity List. The persons

who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or

foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List under the country of France. This

rule also amends the Entity List on the basis of the annual review of the Entity List conducted by the End-User Review

Committee (ERC). The ERC conducts the annual review to determine if any entries on the Entity List should be removed or

modified. This rule implements the results of the annual review of persons listed under Armenia, Germany, Iran, Lebanon,

South Korea, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). On the basis of the annual review of the Entity List, this rule

removes two entities from the Entity List, including removing a third entity to consolidate that entity with an existing entity as an

additional alias; amends seventeen entries currently on the Entity List to provide alternate addresses and/or aliases; and lastly

adds four persons to the Entity List on the basis of the annual review and section 744.11 of the EAR. The ERC has also

completed the annual review of the Entity List for the following eight countries: Belarus, Egypt, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Norway,

Russia, and the United Kingdom (U.K.), but no changes are being made to the Entity List for these countries as a result of their

respective annual reviews. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country)

to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that availability of

license exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 04/25/2012 77 FR 24587 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF61

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding sixteen persons under eighteen entries to

the Entity List. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting

contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List

under the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). The Entity List provides notice to the public

that certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that availability of license exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 04/27/2012 77 FR 25055 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF66

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Title: "Specially Designed" Definition

Abstract: As part of the Presidents Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative, this rule, and a separate rule from the Department

of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, being published in conjunction with this document, sets forth, as much as

possible, a common definition of the term specially designed for use in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The term specially designed is used widely in the Commerce Control List (CCL)

and would play an important role in the 600 series that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has proposed to create to

control less sensitive defense articles transferred from the United States Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Control List

(CCL). The revisions in this rule are part of Commerce's retrospective plan under EO 13563 completed in August 2011.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 6004; 22 USC

7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s) 30 USC185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 1701 et seq;

50 USC 2401 et seq; 50 USC 5; 50 USC app 5; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/19/2012 77 FR 36409 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/03/2012 

Merged With RIN 0694-AF65 08/24/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 0694-AF17; Related to 0694-

AF68; Merge with 0694-AF65

Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3371 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF71

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Title: Amendment to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations: Hynix Semiconductor China Ltd., Hynix Semiconductor (Wuxi)

Ltd., and Boeing Tianjin Composites Co. Ltd. in the Peoples Republic of China

Abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise

the existing Authorization Validated End-User (VEU) listings for three VEUs in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).

Specifically, BIS amends the EAR to change the names of existing VEUs Hynix Semiconductor China Ltd. and Hynix

Semiconductor (Wuxi) Ltd. and their respective Eligible destinations in the PRC. Also, BIS amends the list of eligible items (by

ECCN) that may be exported, reexported and transferred (in-country) to the approved facility of VEU Boeing Tianjin Composites

Co. Ltd. (BTC) in the PRC.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 748 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; EO 13026; EO 13222

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 07/09/2012 77 FR 40258 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sheila Quarterman 

Export Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2092, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF74

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person from the Entity List Based on Removal Request; and

Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding six persons under eight entries to the

Entity List. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to

the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List under Iran

and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). In addition, this rule removes one person from the Entity List, as the result of a request

for removal submitted by the person, a review of information provided in the removal request in accordance with the EAR, and

further review conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC). Lastly, this rule amends the Entity List on the basis of the

annual review conducted by the ERC. The ERC conducts annual reviews to determine if any entries on the Entity List should be

removed or modified. This rule reflects the results of the annual review of entities located in Belarus, Canada, the Peoples

Republic of China (China), Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South

Africa, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. On the basis of the annual review, this rule removes fourteen entries, adds three

entries, and amends thirty-six other entries. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports, reexports, and

transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and

that availability of license exceptions in such transactions is limited.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 09/19/2012 77 FR 58006 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Robert Monjay 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Stop 2099B, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3451 

E-Mail: robert.monjay@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF77

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Title: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding certain persons to the Entity List. The

persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national

security or foreign policy interests of the United States.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app

2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 10/09/2012 77 FR 61249 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert Monjay 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Stop 2099B, Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-3451 

E-Mail: robert.monjay@bis.doc.gov

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) RIN: 0694-AF78

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Title: Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations

Abstract: This rule updates authority citation paragraphs in the Export Administration Regulations to include citations to the
most recent Presidential notices extending the emergencies declared under Executive Order 13222, Emergency Regarding

Export Control Regulations and Executive Order 13338, National Emergency With Respect to the Actions of the Government of

Syria.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730; 15 CFR 734; 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 744; 15

CFR 746; 15 CFR 747; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 750; 15 CFR 752; 15 CFR 754; 15 CFR 756; 15 CFR 758; 15 CFR 760; 15 CFR

762; 15 CFR 764; 15 CFR 766; 15 CFR 768; 15 CFR 770; 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 774 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the

Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 15 USC 1824a; 22 USC 2151 note; 22 USC 287c; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 22

USC 6004; 22 USC 7201 et seq; 22 USC 7210; 30 USC 185(s); 30 USC 185(u); 42 USC 2139a; 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354;

50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC app 5; EO 11912; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12851; EO

12854; EO 12918; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 12981; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224; EO 13338; PL

108-11

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Direct Final Rule 09/14/2012 77 FR 56766 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: William Arvin 

Policy Analyst

Department of Commerce

Bureau of Industry and Security

HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Washington , DC 20230 

Phone: 202 482-2440 

FAX: 202 482-3355

E-Mail: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov