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rock in or from the EEZ; removal of

allowable octocoral or prohibited coral

from aquacultured live rock in or from

the EEZ; and possession of prohibited

coral not attached to aquacultured live

rock or allowable octocoral, while

aquacultured live rock is in possession.

See the note included in the definition

of ‘‘Allowable octocoral’’ for

clarification of the distinction between

allowable octocoral and live rock.

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50 CFR Part 658

[Docket No. 951013251–5303–02; I.D.

091295B]

RIN 0648–AH72

Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico;

Amendment 8

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to

implement Amendment 8 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Shrimp

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).

Amendment 8 and this final rule

establish a revised FMP framework

rulemaking procedure for establishing

or modifying certain management

measures applicable to the fishery for

royal red shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico

exclusive economic zone. The intended

effect of this measure is to allow more

timely implementation of management

measures.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael E. Justen, 813–570–5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico is

managed under the FMP. The FMP was

prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council and is

implemented through regulations at 50

CFR part 658 under the authority of the

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (Magnuson Act).

Explanation of the revised framework

rulemaking procedure and the

background and rationale for the

procedure are contained in the preamble

of the proposed rule to implement

Amendment 8 (60 FR 54663, October

25, 1995) and are not repeated here. No

comments were received on the

proposed rule, and it is published as a

final rule without change.

Approval of Amendment 8

On December 15, 1995, the Director,

Southeast Region, NMFS (Regional

Director), approved Amendment 8.

Classification

The Regional Director determined that

Amendment 8 is necessary for the

conservation and management of the

shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico

and that it is consistent with the

Magnuson Act and other applicable

laws.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

The Assistant General Counsel for

Legislation and Regulation of the

Department of Commerce certified to

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the

Small Business Administration that this

rule would not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. The reasons

for this certification were published in

the preamble to the proposed rule (60

FR 54663, October 25, 1995) and are not

repeated here. As a result, a regulatory

flexibility analysis was not prepared.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 658

Fisheries, Fishing, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: December 20, 1995.

Nancy Foster,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 50 CFR part 658 is amended

as follows:

PART 658—SHRIMP FISHERY OF THE

GULF OF MEXICO

1. The authority citation for part 658

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

2. A new § 658.29 is added to read as

follows:

§ 658.29 Adjustment of management

measures.

In accordance with the procedures

and limitations of the Fishery

Management Plan for the Shrimp

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, the

Regional Director may establish or

modify the maximum sustainable yield,

optimum yield, and total allowable

catch for royal red shrimp.

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