[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Commerce Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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Part IV



Department of Commerce



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                                           



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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

April 1999 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Executive Order 12866 entitled ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, 
the Department of Commerce, in April and October 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 October 1999 
agenda. The purpose of the agenda is to provide information to the 
public on regulations currently under review, being proposed, or issued 
by the Department. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and 
views by interested members of the public.

    The Department's April 1999 regulatory agenda includes 
regulatory activities that are expected to be conducted during the 
period April 1, 1999, through March 31, 2000.

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 Michael A. Levitt, Assistant General Counsel for 
Legislation and Regulation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: 202-482-0846.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to 
publish an agenda of those regulations that are under consideration 
pursuant to this order. By memorandum of January 8, 1999, the Office of 
Management and Budget issued guidelines and procedures for the 
preparation and publication of the April 1999 Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 
U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires agencies to publish, in April and October 
of each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda which contains a brief 
description of the subject area of any rule which is likely to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
The agenda also identifies those entries that have been selected for 
periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Explanation of Information Contained in the Agenda

    Within the Department, the Office of the Secretary and various 
operating units may issue regulations. Operating units, such as the 
Bureau of Export Administration, the International Trade 
Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), and the Patent and Trademark Office, issue the greatest 
share of the Department'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 the NMFS programs, a 
section on ``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.) (Act) governs the management of fisheries 
within the Exclusive Economic Zone (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 which 
require conservation and management measures. Regulations 
implementing these FMPs regulate domestic fishing and foreign 
fishing where permitted. Foreign fishing can be conducted in a 
fishery for 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.

    The DOC April 1999 regulatory agenda follows.

Dated: February 19, 1999.

Kathryn R. Lunney,

Deputy General Counsel.

                                  Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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361          Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and Activities Receiving     0690-AA28
            or Benefiting From Federal Financial Assistance.......................................
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                                   Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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362          Standards of Ethical Conduct--Department of Commerce Supplemental Regulations........    0690-AA23
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                                Bureau of Economic Analysis--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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363          Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services      0691-AA35
            Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons--1999......................................
364          Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad--1999..............................    0691-AA36
365          Change in Reporting Requirements for BE-577, Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter        0691-AA37
            With Foreign Affiliate................................................................
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                                 Bureau of Economic Analysis--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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366          Change in Reporting Requirements for BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct              0691-AA32
            Investment in the United States.......................................................
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                                    Bureau of the Census--Proposed Rule Stage
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367          Amendment to the Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations: Provisions for Filing            0607-AA19
            Shippers Export Data Electronically Using the Automated Export System (AES)...........
368          Changes to the Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations (FTSR) To Clarify the Definition    0607-AA20
            of Exporter...........................................................................
369          Special Services and Studies by the Bureau of the Census; General....................    0607-AA24
370          Furnishing Personal Census Data From Census of Population Schedules; General             0607-AA25
            Requirements..........................................................................
371          Furnishing Personal Census Data From Census of Population Schedules: General             0607-AA26
            Requirements..........................................................................
372          Special Services and Studies by the Bureau of the Census; Fee Structure for Age          0607-AA27
            Search and Citizenship Information....................................................
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                                     Bureau of the Census--Final Rule Stage
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373          Reporting Value on Shipper's Export Declaration for Inland Freight and Insurance         0607-AA29
            Charges...............................................................................
374          Reporting the Value of Repairs and Replacement Parts on the Shipper's Export             0607-AA30
            Declaration...........................................................................
375          Notation of the Shipper's Export Declaration Filing Exemption Statement on Manifest      0607-AA31
            Documents.............................................................................
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                              Economic Development Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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376          Regulations To Implement the Economic Development Administration Reform Act of 1998..    0610-AA56
377          Civil Rights Guidelines..............................................................    0610-AA59
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                             Economic Development Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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378          Trade Act--Adjustment Assistance for Communities.....................................    0610-AA57
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                                   General Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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379          Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy...............................    0605-AA14
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                                    General Administration--Final Rule Stage
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380          Uniform Administrative Requirement for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of        0605-AA09
            Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofits and Commercial Organizations........
381          Solicitation Provisions and Contract Causes: Women-Owned Small Business Sources......    0605-AA13
382          Agency-Level Protest Procedures--Level Above the Contracting Officer.................    0605-AA15
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                                    General Administration--Completed Actions
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383          Uniform Audit Requirements...........................................................    0605-AA12
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                              International Trade Administration--Final Rule Stage
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384          Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and                  0625-AA51
            Countervailing Duty Orders............................................................
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                              International Trade Administration--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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385          Export Trade Certificates of Review (15 CFR 325).....................................    0625-AA52
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                              International Trade Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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386          Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties............................................    0625-AA45
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                              Bureau of Export Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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387          Implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention........................................    0694-AB06
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                                Bureau of Export Administration--Final Rule Stage
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388          Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Additions to the Entity List.....    0694-AB60
389          Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention; Revisions to the Export               0694-AB67
            Administration Regulations............................................................
390          Clarification of Reporting Requirements Under the Wassenaar Arrangement..............    0694-AB72
391          India and Pakistan Sanctions.........................................................    0694-AB73
392          Revisions to the Commerce Control List: Changes in Missile Technology Controls.......    0694-AB75
393          Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; Commerce          0694-AB77
            Control List..........................................................................
394          Exports and Reexports of Explosive Materials; Revision of Foreign Policy Controls....    0694-AB79
395          Encryption Items.....................................................................    0694-AB80
396          Editorial Clarification and Revision to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)..    0694-AB81
397          Removal of Commercial Communications Satellites and Related Items From the Department    0694-AB84
            of Commerce's Commerce Control List for Transfer to the Department of State's U.S.
            Munitions List........................................................................
398          Revisions to the Commerce Control List; Medical Products Containing Biological Agents    0694-AB85
399          Revisions to the Commerce Control List Based on Wassenaar Arrangement Review.........    0694-AB86
400          Exports and Reexports of Explosive Detection Systems; Expansion of Foreign Policy        0694-AB87
            Controls..............................................................................
401          Revisions of Export Clearance Requirements...........................................    0694-AB88
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402          Revision of Foreign Boycott Provisions of Export Administration Regulations..........    0694-AA11
403          Transfer of Dual-Use Items From U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List.....    0694-AA52
404          Clarification of Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) ``Catch-All''          0694-AB10
            Provision and Validated License Requirements..........................................
405          Administration of State Log Exports Ban..............................................    0694-AB25
406          Libya: Expansion of Foreign Policy Controls..........................................    0694-AB28
407          Change the Commerce Control List To Revise Controls on Communication Intercepting        0694-AB41
            Devices (Export Commerce Control Number ECCN 5A980)...................................
408          Licensing of, and Expansion of National Security and Foreign Policy Controls on,         0694-AB47
            Recoverable Encryption Software.......................................................
409          Clarification of License Exception GFT (Humanitarian Donations)......................    0694-AB49
410          Revisions to EAR as a Result of the Addition of Brazil and Ukraine to the Nuclear        0694-AB50
            Suppliers Group.......................................................................
411          Revisions to Commerce Control List: Addition of Technology and Software Controls for     0694-AB53
            Certain Crime Control Commodities.....................................................
412          Exports of Technology and Software; Release of Technology or Source Code to Foreign      0694-AB59
            Nationals in the United States........................................................
413          De Minimis Exclusion for Technology and Software.....................................    0694-AB62
414          Exports of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials:                0694-AB68
            Implementation of Firearms Convention.................................................
415          Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Country Groups D:1 and E:2;          0694-AB76
            License Exception TMP.................................................................
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                               Bureau of Export Administration--Completed Actions
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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416          Transfer of Certain Remote Sensing Satellites From the U.S. Munitions List to the CCL    0694-AB09

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417          Revisions to the EAR: Exports and Reexports to Specially Designated Terrorists and       0694-AB63
            Foreign Terrorist Organizations.......................................................
418          Establishment of 24-Month Validity Period for Certain Reexport Authorizations and        0694-AB74
            Revocation of Other Authorizations....................................................
419          Exports of High Performance Computers; Revisions.....................................    0694-AB78
420          Export of High Performance Computers to the Peoples Republic of China................    0694-AB82
421          Expansion of License Exception CIV Eligibility for Microprocessors Controlled by ECCN    0694-AB83
            3A001.................................................................................
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                        National Institute of Standards & Technology--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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422          Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities.................................    0693-AB49
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                         National Institute of Standards & Technology--Final Rule Stage
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423          Implementation of the Fastener Quality Act...........................................    0693-AB47
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                         National Institute of Standards & Technology--Long-Term Actions
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424          National Type Evaluation Program.....................................................    0693-AB45
425          NIST Traceable Reference Materials Program...........................................    0693-AB46
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                         National Institute of Standards & Technology--Completed Actions
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426          Amendments to Advanced Technology Program Regulations................................    0693-AB48
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                      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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427          Regulatory Amendment To Implement Permit, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Requirements      0648-AE01
            for Processing Vessels Over 125 Feet and Their Catcher Vessels: Pacific Coast
            Groundfish............................................................................
428          Fishery Management Plan for Tilefish.................................................    0648-AF87
429          Regulatory Amendment To Impose Restrictions on Fishing Black Rockfish Off Oregon.....    0648-AG81
430          Regulatory Amendment for Managing Pelagic Fisheries by U.S. Vessels Beyond EEZ           0648-AG85
            Throughout Pacific....................................................................
431          Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico      0648-AG87
            and the U.S. Virgin Islands...........................................................
432          Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef-Associated Plants and     0648-AG88
            Invertebrates for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.............................
433          Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Bluefish.....................    0648-AH63
434          Amendment to the Observer Program....................................................    0648-AI69
435          Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Herring Fishery.............................    0648-AI78

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436          Fishery Data Reporting for Western Pacific Fisheries.................................    0648-AJ08
437          Amendment 10 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP Regarding Salmon Bycatch in             0648-AJ22
            Groundfish Trawl......................................................................
438          Regulatory Amendment To Establish a Program for the Collection and Use of Fees in the    0648-AJ52
            Individual Fishing Quota Program......................................................
439          Implementation of Pacific Insular Area Fishing Agreement Provisions of the Magnuson-     0648-AJ60
            Stevens Act...........................................................................
440          Proposed Rule To Implement Procedures for Issuance of Permits Under Section 204(d) of    0648-AJ70
            the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act..........................
441          Fisheries Obligation Guarantee Program--Statutory Amendments To Establish ``Central      0648-AJ77
            Title and Lien Registry for Limited Access Permits''..................................
442          Regulatory Amendment To Change Membership Requirements for the Regional Fishery          0648-AJ82
            Management Councils...................................................................
443          Rulemaking To Establish the North Pacific Loan Program...............................    0648-AK07
444          Adjustment of Management Program for Pelagic Species Fisheries in the Western Pacific    0648-AK11
445          Regulatory Amendment To Specify Minimal Vessel Ownership Requirements for the Hired      0648-AK20
            Skipper Provision in the IFQ Fisheries................................................
446          Adjustment of the Management Program for Precious Corals Fisheries in the Western        0648-AK23
            Pacific...............................................................................
447          Regulatory Amendment To Implement Observer Requirements for Processing Vessels Over      0648-AK26
            125 Feet: Pacific Coast Groundfish....................................................
448          Amendment to Portions of Individual Fishing Quota Program Regulations................    0648-AK50
449          Modification of Harvest Guideline System for Hawaiian Lobster Fishery................    0648-AK61
450          Regulatory Amendment To Establish Application Period for License Limitation Program..    0648-AK69
451          Amendment 54 to FMP for Groundfish Fishery of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area       0648-AK70
            and Amendment 54 to FMP for Groundfish of Gulf of Alaska..............................
452          Amendment 52 to FMP for Groundfish Fishery of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area       0648-AK73
            and Amendment 52 to FMP for Groundfish of Gulf of Alaska..............................
453          Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska To      0648-AK74
            Close an Area.........................................................................
454          Fishing Capacity Reduction Program...................................................    0648-AK76
455          Rule To Implement a Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery............    0648-AK79
456          Rule To Implement Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic            0648-AK80
            Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries.............................................
457          Regulatory Amendment To Initiate Control for the Harvest of Bottomfish in the            0648-AK82
            Exclusive Economic Zone Around the Main Hawaiian Islands..............................
458          Amendment 13 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan........................................    0648-AK83
459          Revise Exempted Fishing Regulations To Specify Compensatory Fishing Under Exempted       0648-AK84
            Fishing...............................................................................
460          Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic             0648-AK89
            Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic....................................
461          Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf      0648-AK96
            of Mexico.............................................................................
462          Amend the Bluefin Statistical Document To Allow for the Attachment of Re-export          0648-AL02
            Certificates..........................................................................
463          Regulatory Amendment To Change the Limited Entry, Sablefish Fishery Season Structure     0648-AL12
            Fixed Gear............................................................................
464          Regulatory Amendment To Establish a Sitka Sound Halibut Management Plan..............    0648-AL18
465          Amendment 48 to the BSAI FMP and Amendment 48 to the GOA FMP - Streamline Annual         0648-AL19
            Specification Process.................................................................
466          Regulatory Amendment To Revise the Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for 1999.    0648-AL23
467          Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery...    0648-AL27
468          Management of U.S. Purse Seine Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean..................    0648-AL28
469          Amendment 57 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish in the BSAI Prohibiting       0648-AL30
            Directed Fishing for Pollock With Bottom Trawl Gear...................................
470          Amendment 9 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP To Address New Sustainable Fisheries       0648-AL31
            Act Requirements, and Other Management Measures.......................................
471          Regulatory Amendment To Prohibit Fishing by Vessels Over 50 Feet Within 50 Nautical      0648-AL41
            Miles of American Samoa...............................................................
472          Comprehensive Amendment Addressing Sustainable Fishery Act Definitions and Other         0648-AL42
            Required Provisions in Fishery Management Plans of the South Atlantic Region..........
473          Proposed Guidelines for Defining Serious Injury; Request for Comments................    0648-AL44
474          Implementation of Amendment 8 to the Northern Anchovy Fishery Management Plan........    0648-AL48
475          Regulatory Amendment To Allow ``Stocking'' of Multiple Limited Entry Permits in the      0648-AL50
            Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries....................................................
476          Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan........................................    0648-AL51
477          Amend 12 Summer Flounder, Scup & Black Sea Bass Fisheries FMP; Amend 8 to FMP for        0648-AL56
            Atlantic Mackerel, Squid & Butterfish; and Amend 12 to FMP for Atlantic Surf Clam and
            Ocean Quahog Fisheries................................................................
478          Amendment 16B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf     0648-AL57
            of Mexico.............................................................................

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479          Regulatory Amendment To Allocate Certain Groundfish Species Between the Trawl and        0648-AL62
            Fixed Gear Commercial Groundfish Fisheries............................................
480          Regulatory Amendment To Fund Purchase of Limited Entry Trawl Permits To Reduce Excess    0648-AL66
            Capacity in Pacific Coast Groundfish Fleet............................................
481          Adjustment of Management Program: Crustacean Fisheries in the Western Pacific........    0648-AL67
482          Regulatory Amendment To Establish Program for Collection and Use of Fees in Community    0648-AL71
            Development Quota Program.............................................................
483          Framework To Implement Annual Management Measures for Northeast Multispecies Fishery     0648-AL72
            Management Plan.......................................................................
484          Recreational Measures for 1999 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries...    0648-AL75
485          Amendment Addressing Sustainable Fisheries Act Requirements Regarding Overfishing,       0648-AL81
            Bycatch, Fishing Communities, and other Provisions for Fishery Management Plan for the
            Gulf of Mexico........................................................................
486          Comprehensive Amendment Addressing Sustainable Fisheries Act Requirements Regarding      0648-AL86
            Overfishing, Bycatch, Fishing Communities and provisions for Fishery Management Plans
            for the Caribbean.....................................................................
487          Regulatory Amendment to the Alaska Groundfish Regulations Pertaining to Scales           0648-AL88
            Performance Criteria..................................................................
488          Crab Community Development Quota Reserves............................................    0648-AL92
489          Regulatory Amendment To Adjust the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper TAC and Associated         0648-AL94
            Management Measures Under the Framework Procedure of the FMP for the Reef Fish
            Resources of the Gulf of Mexico.......................................................
490          Amendments to the Alaska Groundfish and Crab FMPs for the License Limitation Program.    0648-AL95
491          Regulatory Amendment To Reinstate 6000 Pound Trip Limit of Halibut in Area Northeast     0648-AL97
            of the Bering Sea.....................................................................
492          Definition of Overfishing for Salmon Fisheries off Alaska............................    0648-AL98
493          American Fisheries Act--FMP Amendment--PR/FR To Implement AFA Measures for 2000-2004.    0648-AL99
494          Amendment to Individual Fishing Quota Survivorship Provision.........................    0648-AM00
495          Regulatory Amendment To Establish Total Allowable Catch Limits for the Atlantic and      0648-AM01
            Gulf Groups of King and Spanish Mackerel for the 1999-2000 Fishing Year...............
496          Regulatory Amendment To Adjust the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper TAC and Associated         0648-AM04
            Management Measures for 2000 Under the Framework......................................
497          Fishery Management Plan Amendment To Revise CDQ Regulations..........................    0648-AM07
498          Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region...    0648-AM15
499          Fleet Capacity Limits for U.S. Purse Seine Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean......    0648-AM22
500          Adjustment of Management Program; Crustacean Fisheries of the Hawaiian Islands.......    0648-AM26
501          Effects of Spotter Aircraft Assistance in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (BFT) Fishery........    0648-AM27
502          List of Fisheries for 2000...........................................................    0648-AM28
503          Fishery Management Plan Amendment to Rebuild C. Bairdi Stocks........................    0648-AM29
504          Enhanced Measures To Mitigate Seabird Bycatch in the Alaska Hook-and-Line Fisheries..    0648-AM30
505          Steller Sea Lion Conservation Measures for the BSAI and GOA Pollock Fisheries........    0648-AM32
506          PR/FR Vessel Monitoring System for Aleutian Island Atka Mackerel Fishery.............    0648-AM34
507          Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Regulatory Amendment.......................................    0648-AM36
508          Revise BSAI Bycatch Management Program for Chinook Salmon............................    0648-AM38
509          Alaska Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment To Revise Improved Retention/        0648-AM39
            Improved Utilization Program (IR/IU)..................................................
510          Scallop License Limitation Program...................................................    0648-AM42
511          Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for 2000....................................    0648-AM43
512          Regulatory Amendment To Change the Regulations Implementing the North Pacific            0648-AM44
            Observer Program......................................................................
513          Recreational Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries for    0648-AM46
            Fishing Year 2000.....................................................................
514          Quotas for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery for Fishing Year 2000.......................    0648-AM47
515          Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries for           0648-AM48
            Fishing Year 2000.....................................................................
516          Initial Specifications for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries for    0648-AM49
            Fishing Year 2000.....................................................................
517          Fishing Quotas for Fishing Year 2000 for Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog             0648-AM50
            Fisheries.............................................................................
518          FMP Amendment to Require Full Retention of Demersal Shelf Rockfish...................    0648-AM51
519          Sea Turtle Monitoring and Conservation Measures for Nonshrimp Fisheries..............    0648-AE54
520          Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Tuna Purse Seine Vessel Observer Expenses....    0648-AG35
521          Proposed Rule To Provide Regulations for Permits for Capture, Transport, Import and      0648-AH26
            Export of Protected Species for Public Display, and for Maintaining a Captive Marine
            Mammal Inventory......................................................................
522          Proposed Rule Governing the Issuance of Permits for Marine Mammal Photography........    0648-AH31
523          Amend Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals...............    0648-AH83
524          Implementation of 1997 MMPA Amendments Affecting Yellowfin Tuna Purse Seine Fishing      0648-AI85
            in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.......................................................
525          Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Rule Governing Take of West Coast            0648-AK94
            Steelhead.............................................................................
526          Determination of Critical Habitat for Johnson's Seagrass.............................    0648-AL82

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527          Draft Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts in Making Listing Decisions......    0648-AL91
528          Rulemaking for the Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation     0648-AM09
            of Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms in the U.S. Beaufort Sea............................
529          Redesignation of Critical Habitat for Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook..............    0648-AM41
530          Revision of Federal Consistency Regulations Under the Coastal Zone Management Act....    0648-AD83
531          Revision of Overflight Regulations...................................................    0648-AI91
532          Operations of Motorized Personal Watercraft in the Gulf of the Farallones National       0648-AK01
            Marine Sanctuary......................................................................
533          Interagency Consultation for the National Marine Sanctuary Program...................    0648-AL06
534          Policies and Procedures Regarding Program Evaluation and Competitive Funding             0648-AL45
            Requirements Within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research....................
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                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
535          Implement Regulations Under ACFCMA To Provide for Coordinated Management of the          0648-AH41
            American Lobster Resource Throughout Its Range, End Overfishing, and Rebuild the
            American Lobster Stock................................................................
536          Regulatory Amendment To Extend California Gillnet Regulations to the EEZ.............    0648-AJ21
537          Interim Final Rule To Consolidate the Rules for Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of     0648-AJ28
            Mexico and South Atlantic and Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico With 50 CFR 622
538          Guidelines for the Description, Identification, Conservation, and Enhancement of         0648-AJ30
            Essential Fish Habitat................................................................
539          Implementation of a Fishery Management Plan for Monkfish.............................    0648-AJ44
540          Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species........................    0648-AJ67
541          Final Definition of the Zero Mortality Rate Goal.....................................    0648-AJ84
542          Endangered and Threatened Species: Take of Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern           0648-AJ91
            California Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) Coho Salmon....................
543          Proposed Rule on Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Power Plant Operations at           0648-AK00
            Seabrook, New Hampshire...............................................................
544          Implementation of Amendment 5 to the Fishing Management Plan for the Bottomfish and      0648-AK21
            Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region...........................
545          Additional Measures of Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp         0648-AK29
            Fishery of the South Atlantic--Procedures for Testing and Certification of Bycatch
            Reduction Devices (BRDS)..............................................................
546          Amendment 16A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf     0648-AK31
            of Mexico.............................................................................
547          Regulatory Amendment for a Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Testing and Certification      0648-AK32
            Protocol Under Amendment 9 to the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico....
548          Proposed Highly Migratory Species Process............................................    0648-AK40
549          Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Threatened Status and Designated Critical    0648-AK52
            Habitat for West Coast Sockeye Salmon.................................................
550          Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Endangered Status and Designated Critical    0648-AK53
            Habitat for Coastwide Chum Salmon.....................................................
551          VMS Pilot Program for Atlantic Swordfish.............................................    0648-AK90
552          Fishery Disaster Relief..............................................................    0648-AL13
553          Regulatory Amendment to the Halibut Community Development Quota Program - Definition     0648-AL21
            of Management Measures................................................................
554          Vessel Permit Consistency Amendment..................................................    0648-AL36
555          Atlantic Sturgeon EEZ Regulations....................................................    0648-AL38
556          BSAI/GOA/KTC/Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendments 55/55/8/5 Essential        0648-AL40
            Fish Habitat Definitions..............................................................
557          Comprehensive Amendment Addressing Essential Fish Habitat in Fishery Management Plans    0648-AL43
            of the South Atlantic Region..........................................................
558          Implementation of Amendments to Four Western Pacific Fishery Management Plans To         0648-AL49
            Address New Requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
            Act...................................................................................
559          Amendment 11 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.................    0648-AL52
560          1999-2000 Management Measures for Commercial, Recreational, and Treaty Indian Salmon     0648-AL64
            Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California........................
561          Regulatory Amendment To Implement a Limited Access Program That Requires Species         0648-AL65
            Endorsements To Participate in Fisheries Targeting Certain Groundfish Species.........

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562          Regulatory Amendment To Allow Limited Entry Trawlers To Retain Groundfish Taken in       0648-AL68
            Excess of Cumulative Trip Limits......................................................
563          Regulatory Amendment To Allocate Lingcod and Bocaccio Rockfish Between Commercial and    0648-AL69
            Recreational Groundfish Fisheries.....................................................
564          Fishery Management Plan for Calico Scallop Fishery in the South Atlantic Region......    0648-AL78
565          Regulatory Amendment To Establish Total Allowable Catch Limits for the Atlantic and      0648-AL80
            Gulf of Mexico Groups of King and Spanish Mackerel for the 1998-99 Fishing Year.......
566          FMP Amendment for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries of the BSAI and          0648-AL89
            Scallop Fisheries off Alaska..........................................................
567          Amendment To Require a Specific Vessel Name be Included on a License for a Vessel....    0648-AL96
568          Framework Adjustment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Northeast Multispecies    0648-AM10
            Fishery (FMP) To Provide Consistency Between the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan
            and the FMP...........................................................................
569          Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP).....................    0648-AM13
570          2000 Harvest Guidelines for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Fishery........    0648-AM16
571          Addendum to Fishery Management Plan for Highly Migratory Species (HMSFMP)............    0648-AM17
572          Fishing Participation in 1999 in Non-Salmon Fishery..................................    0648-AM18
573          Regulatory Amendment To Allocate a Portion of the 1999 Optimum Yield Specification       0648-AM19
            for Pacific Whiting to Washington Coastal Tribal Fisheries............................
574          Northern Anchovy Fishing; Quotas for the 1999 and 2000 Fishing Year (Annual              0648-AM20
            Specifications).......................................................................
575          Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Announcement of the 2000 Groundfish Fishery            0648-AM21
            Specifications and Management Measures................................................
576          Framework Adjustment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Northeast Multispecies       0648-AM24
            Fishery To Allow Controlled Access to the Georges Bank Groundfish Closed Areas by
            Scallop Vessels.......................................................................
577          Framework Adjustment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Sea Scallops To     0648-AM25
            Allow Controlled Access to the Georges Bank Groundfish Closed Areas by Scallop Vessels
578          Emergency Rule for Steller Sea Lion Conservation Measures for BSAI and GOA Pollock       0648-AM33
            Fisheries During Second Half of 1999..................................................
579          Performance Standards for Tuna Vessel Operators......................................    0648-AD03
580          Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Dolphin Mortality Limits During Purse Seine      0648-AF07
            Sets on Marine Mammals in the Eastern Tropical Pacific................................
581          Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; ``Dolphin-Safe'' Tuna Labeling...............    0648-AF08
582          Designated Critical Habitat; Pacific Steelhead.......................................    0648-AG49
583          Designated Critical Habitat; Central California Coast and Southern Oregon/Northern       0648-AG56
            California Coast Coho Salmon..........................................................
584          Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Proposed Rule Prohibiting U.S. Citizens From     0648-AH04
            Encircling Marine Mammals During Tuna Fishing Operations..............................
585          Final Rule To Establish Guidelines for Nonlethally Deterring Marine Mammals From         0648-AH19
            Endangering Personal Safety or Damaging Public or Private Property....................
586          General Authorization for Scientific Research Involving Level B Harassment...........    0648-AH20
587          North Atlantic Right Whale Protection; Interim Final Rule............................    0648-AH47
588          Final Policies for Safe Harbor and Candidate Conservation Agreements.................    0648-AJ54
589          Endangered and Threatened Species; Status of Chinook Salmon in Washington, Idaho,        0648-AK02
            Oregon and California.................................................................
590          North Atlantic Right Whale Protection................................................    0648-AK41
591          Definition of Harm Under the ESA.....................................................    0648-AK55
592          Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements................................    0648-AK66
593          Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan........................................    0648-AL70
594          Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary................................................    0648-AE41
595          Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary--Addition of Definition for Seabirds.........    0648-AL09
596          Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Satellite Systems................................    0648-AC64
597          NOAA Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act...............    0648-AL58
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                       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
598          General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries--Standard Definitions......................    0648-AG46
599          Regulatory Amendment To Require Electronic Submission by Alaska Groundfish Processors    0648-AI66
            of Weekly Production Reports and Check In/Out Reports.................................

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600          Regulatory Amendment To Revise the Product Recovery Rate Codes for Certain Alaska        0648-AI87
            Groundfish Products...................................................................
601          Regulatory Amendment To Implement Bycatch Reduction Measures.........................    0648-AJ47
602          Implementation of Data Collection and Reporting Requirements to the Fishery              0648-AJ75
            Management Plan for the American Lobster Fishery......................................
603          Regulatory Amendment To Develop a C. Bairdi Vessel Incentive Program.................    0648-AK08
604          Regulatory Amendment To Allocate Pacific Halibut to the Halibut Subsistence Fishery..    0648-AK16
605          Regulatory Amendment To Allocate Pacific Halibut to the Charter Boat Fleet...........    0648-AK17
606          Observer Funding Policy..............................................................    0648-AL08
607          ANPR for Control Date for Recreational-for-Hire Sectors in Gulf of Mexico (GOM)          0648-AM03
            Coastal Migratory Pelagics and Reef Fish Fisheries....................................
608          Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of        0648-AM23
            Mexico................................................................................
609          Revisions to the License Limitation Program for the Commercial Crab Fisheries of the     0648-AM31
            BSAI..................................................................................
610          Alaska Groundfish License Limitation Program Amendments..............................    0648-AM40
611          Proposed Rule To Require Certain Fish From Mexico To Retain Heads and Tails Intact in    0648-AF32
            Order To Protect the Endangered Totoaba...............................................
612          Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Fisheries-Related Research....................    0648-AF50
613          Direct Take of Threatened Salmon by Native Americans.................................    0648-AG15
614          Proposed Rule To Authorize Lethal Takings of Marine Mammals by State Authorities.....    0648-AG79
615          Final Rule To Amend Marine Mammal Regulations To Authorize Incidental Takings of         0648-AG80
            Marine Mammals by Harassment as Authorized by Public Law 103-238......................
616          Section 4(d) of ESA Protective Regulations for Johnson Seagrass, a Threatened Species    0648-AL59
617          Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary--Minor Boundary Revision......................    0648-AL07
618          Regional Marine Research Program.....................................................    0648-AF20
619          National Undersea Research Program Funding Regulations...............................    0648-AH90
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                       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
620          Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Billfish.....................    0648-AF88
621          Financial Disclosure of Fishery Management Council Nominees, Members, and Executive      0648-AG16
            Directors.............................................................................
622          Amendment 39 to the FMP for Groundfish Fishery of BSAI, Amendment 41 to the FMP for      0648-AH65
            Groundfish of the GOA and Amendment 5 to the FMP for Commercial King & Tanner Crab
            Fisheries of the BSAI.................................................................
623          Regulatory Amendment To Adjust the Annual Total Allowable Catch for Royal Red Shrimp     0648-AI39
            in the Gulf of Mexico.................................................................
624          Proposed Rule To Implement Vessel Identification and Reporting Requirements under the    0648-AI99
            High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995..............................................
625          Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery......    0648-AJ33
626          BSAI/GOA Amendments 56/56 Overfishing Definitions for Groundfish.....................    0648-AJ50
627          Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Regulatory Adjustments......................................    0648-AJ66
628          Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Measures To Manage the Drift Gillnet Section of       0648-AJ68
            the Atlantic Swordfish Fishery........................................................
629          Appointment of Members to the Regional Fishery Management Councils...................    0648-AJ95
630          Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the        0648-AK05
            South Atlantic........................................................................
631          Regulatory Amendment To Implement Rolling Closures During the Sablefish Fishery in       0648-AK10
            the Gulf of Alaska....................................................................
632          FMP Amendments for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and     0648-AK12
            for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska..............................................
633          Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation.........................    0648-AK34
634          Options for 1997 Rulemaking for Banning the Sale of Undersized Atlantic Swordfish....    0648-AK39
635          Regulatory Amendment to Fishery Management Plan for Golden Crab Fishery of Southern      0648-AK43
            Atlantic States.......................................................................
636          Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of     0648-AK48
            Mexico................................................................................
637          List of Gear and Fisheries Under Jurisdiction of Each Fishery Management Council or      0648-AK49
            the Secretary of Commerce for Highly Migratory Species................................
638          Atlantic Billfish Size Limits and Tournament Notification Requirements...............    0648-AK88
639          Emergency Interim Rule To Reduce Daily Bag Limit for Red Snapper in the Gulf of          0648-AK97
            Mexico Exclusive Economic Zone........................................................
640          Establish 10 SMZs in Federal Waters Off SC and Prohibit Use of Powerheads in the Ft.     0648-AL00
            Pierce, FL, Offshore SMZ in the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region..

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641          Interim Rule To Certify Three Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs) Under Amendment 9 to      0648-AL14
            the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico..............
642          Interim Rule To Require Shrimp Trawl Vessel Observers, Logbooks, and Monitoring          0648-AL15
            Systems in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Gulf of Mexico..........................
643          Amendment 59 to the BSAI FMP, Amendment 57 to the GOA FMP, and Amendment 9 to the        0648-AL20
            BSAI KTC FMP - Moratorium Extension...................................................
644          Amendment 45 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands      0648-AL22
            Area..................................................................................
645          Regulatory Amendment To Implement Stand-Down Requirement for Catcher Vessels             0648-AL26
            Transiting Between Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska.................
646          Regulatory Amendment To Implement Atka Mackerel Fishing Restrictions in the BSAI for     0648-AL29
            Steller Sea Lion Conservation Purposes................................................
647          Amdt. 11 to Northeast Multispecies FMP; Amdt. 9 to Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP; Amdt. 1     0648-AL32
            to Monkfish FMP; and Amdt. 1 to Atlantic Salmon FMP; Components of Atlantic Herring
            FMP...................................................................................
648          Vessel Tracking System Power Down Exemption Rule.....................................    0648-AL35
649          Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and             0648-AL54
            Butterfish (FMP)......................................................................
650          Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahogs     0648-AL55
            (FMP).................................................................................
651          Emergency Interim Rule To Release the Remaining 1998 Recreational and Commercial         0648-AL61
            Quota Reserves for Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper.........................................
652          1999 Harvest Guideline for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Fishery.........    0648-AL63
653          Final Specifications for 1999 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries....    0648-AL74
654          1999 Initial Specifications for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries...    0648-AL76
655          1999 Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries................    0648-AL77
656          Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 1999 Quotas and Effort Controls.............................    0648-AL79
657          Comprehensive Amendment Addressing Essential Fish Habitat in Fishery Management Plans    0648-AL84
            of the South Atlantic Region..........................................................
658          Comprehensive Amendment Addressing Sustainable Fisheries Act Definitions and Other       0648-AL85
            Required Provisions in Fishery Management Plans of the South Atlantic Region..........
659          Pacific Coast Groundfish; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking......................    0648-AL87
660          Atlantic Billfish Size Limit and Tournament Notification.............................    0648-AM02
661          Emergency Interim Rule To Establish Additional Observer Coverage for 20 Catcher          0648-AM06
            Processors and Inseason Authority To Manage Non-Pollock Harvest.......................
662          Emergency Rule To Implement Reasonable and/or Prudent Measures To Protect the            0648-AM08
            Critical Habitat of the Steller Sea Lion..............................................
663          Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan........................................    0648-AM11
664          FR: Groundfish Annual Specifications and Management Measures for 1999................    0648-AM12
665          Framework 26 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan...................    0648-AM14
666          Pacific Halibut Fisheries, Catch Sharing Plan........................................    0648-AM35
667          Interim Final Rule for Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery..................................    0648-AK68
668          Civil Procedures.....................................................................    0648-AF96
669          Take of Marine Mammals by the U.S. Navy Incidental to Military Activities in the         0648-AG55
            South Atlantic of the United States...................................................
670          Shrimp Vessel Registration Requirement...............................................    0648-AH87
671          Designated Critical Habitat; Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtle..........................    0648-AH88
672          Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Take Reduction     0648-AI84
            Plan Regulations and Emergency Regulations............................................
673          Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Activities at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA...    0648-AK42
674          List of Fisheries for 1999...........................................................    0648-AK95
675          Prohibiting Anchoring by Vessels 50 Meters or Greater in Length on Tortugas Bank         0648-AK45
            Within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.....................................
676          Administrative Changes to Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.................    0648-AK62
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                  National Telecommunications and Information Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
677          Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses..................    0660-AA11
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                                   Patent and Trademark Office--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
678          Official Insignia of Native American Tribes: Statutorily Required Study..............    0651-AB02
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                                Patent and Trademark Office--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
679          Changes To Implement the Patent Business Goals.......................................    0651-AA98
680          Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Rules Changes....................................    0651-AB00
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                                  Patent and Trademark Office--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
681          Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 2000...........................    0651-AB01
682          Consideration of Interlocutory Rulings at Final Hearing in Interference Processings..    0651-AB03
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                                 Patent and Trademark Office--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
683          Patent Application Electronic Submission Rules.......................................    0651-AA50
684          Changes To Implement 18-Month Publication of Patent Applications.....................    0651-AA75
685          Rules of Practice in Patent Cases; Reexamination Proceedings.........................    0651-AA79
686          Requirements for Registration To Practice Before the PTO in Patent Cases.............    0651-AA93
687          Technical Requirements for Registration To Practice Before the PTO in Patent Cases...    0651-AA95
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                                 Patent and Trademark Office--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
688          Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules......................    0651-AA87
689          Limitations in Patent Claims.........................................................    0651-AA91
690          Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 1999...........................    0651-AA96
691          Changes To Implement the Standard Format for Patent Applications.....................    0651-AA99
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                                  Technology Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
692          Promotion of Private Sector Industrial Technology Partnerships.......................    0692-AA13
693          Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under      0692-AA14
            Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements..............................
694          Acquisition and Protection of Foreign Rights in Inventions...........................    0692-AA15
695          Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions.............................................    0692-AA17
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Office of the Secretary (OS)



_______________________________________________________________________




361. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND 
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING OR BENEFITING FROM FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  PL 92-318, sec 901 and 902

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 8a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce plans to join with the Department 
of Justice and other agencies in a Governmentwide common rule to 
enforce title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The rule will 
provide guidelines for enforcing nondiscrimination on the basis of sex 
in education programs and activities receiving or benefiting from 
Federal financial assistance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kimberly Walton, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 
Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, Room 6010, Washington, 
DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-5691

RIN: 0690-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Long-Term Actions


Office of the Secretary (OS)



_______________________________________________________________________




362. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTAL 
REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lucy Chang
Phone: 202 482-8041

RIN: 0690-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




363. BENCHMARK SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN U.S. 
FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS AND UNAFFILIATED FOREIGN PERSONS--1999

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 3101 to 3108 Intl Investment & Trade in Svcs 
Survey Act

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 801

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 801.11 to provide 
for the conduct of the BE-80, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services 
Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated 
Foreign Persons--1999, as required in the International Investment and 
Trade in Services Survey Act, 22 USC 3101 to 3108 (see especially 
section 4(b) of the Act). The existing rule covers a similar survey for 
1994, which has been completed and which the new survey will update.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99
Final Action                    10/00/99
Final Action Effective          11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: R. David Belli, Chief, International Investment 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BE-50), 
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 606-9800
Fax: 202 606-5318
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0691-AA35
_______________________________________________________________________




364. BENCHMARK SURVEY OF U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT ABROAD--1999

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 3101 to 3108 Intl Investment and Trade Svcs 
Survey Act

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 806

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend existing 15 CFR 806.16 to provide for 
the conduct of the BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 
Abroad--1999, as required in the International Investment and Trade in 
Services Survey Act, 22 USC 3101 to 3108 (see especially section 4(b) 
of the Act). The existing rule covers a similar survey for 1994 which 
has been completed and which the new survey will update.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: R. David Belli, Chief, International Investment 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BE-50), 
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 606-9800

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Fax: 202 606-5318
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0691-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________




365.  CHANGE IN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BE-577, DIRECT 
TRANSACTIONS OF U.S. REPORTER WITH FOREIGN AFFILIATE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 3101 to 3108

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 806

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 806.14 to bring 
reporting on the BE-577, Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter With 
Foreign Affiliate, into conformity with the proposed BE-10, Benchmark 
Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad - 1999.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: R. David Belli, Chief, International Investment 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 606-9800
Fax: 202 606-5318
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0691-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




366. CHANGE IN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BE-15, ANNUAL SURVEY OF 
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 806

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/04/99                    64 FR 10387
Final Action Effective          04/05/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: R. David Belli
Phone: 202 606-9800
Fax: 202 606-5318
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0691-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of the Census (CENSUS)



_______________________________________________________________________




367. AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICAL REGULATIONS: PROVISIONS 
FOR FILING SHIPPERS EXPORT DATA ELECTRONICALLY USING THE AUTOMATED 
EXPORT SYSTEM (AES)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  13 USC 301 to 307

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 30.60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Census Bureau is amending the Foreign Trade Statistics 
Regulations (FTSR) to incorporate provisions and requirements for the 
electronic reporting of export data via the Automated Export System 
(AES) and to conform changes and requirements with U.S. Customs Service 
regulations implementing and supporting operation of the AES. The AES 
will provide the trade community with a single automated system through 
which they can provide the export information required by the U.S. 
Government.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/12/99                     64 FR 7412
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/99
Final Action                    10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Frank Korpusik, Regulations Staff, Foreign Trade 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, FB-3, Room 
3148, Washington, DC 20233
Phone: 301 457-2238
Fax: 301 457-3765

RIN: 0607-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________




368. CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICAL REGULATIONS (FTSR) TO 
CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF EXPORTER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  13 USC 301 to 307

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 30.4; 15 CFR 30.7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Census Bureau proposes to amend the FTSR definition of 
exporter for purposes of clarifying responsibility to report trade 
information. The FTSR also will be amended to reinforce the requirement 
for filing a power of attorney when an agent acts for an exporter 
specifying the essential provisions to be included with additional 
requirements if the exporter does not have a permanent U.S. residence.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/06/98                    63 FR 41979
NPRM Comment Period End         10/05/98
Second NPRM                     04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Korpusik, Regulations Staff, Foreign Trade 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, FB3, Room 3148, 
Washington, DC 20233

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Phone: 301 457-2238
Fax: 301 457-3765

RIN: 0607-AA20
_______________________________________________________________________




369. SPECIAL SERVICES AND STUDIES BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS; GENERAL

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1526; 13 USC 8

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 50.1(d)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Chapter 1, part 50.1(d) should be amended to read as follows: 
If a search is unsuccessful and additional information for a further 
search is requested by the Bureau, such information must be received 
within 90 days of the request or the case will be considered closed. 
Additional information received after 90 days must be accompanied by a 
new fee and will be considered a new request.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley M. Domzalski, Assistant Chief (Services), 
National Processing Center, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the 
Census, 1201 East 10th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47132
Phone: 812 218-3579
Fax: 812 218-3293

RIN: 0607-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________




370. FURNISHING PERSONAL CENSUS DATA FROM CENSUS OF POPULATION 
SCHEDULES; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  13 USC 8

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 80.1(c)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Chapter 1, part 80.1(c): Change the address from Pittsburg, 
Kansas 66762 to Jeffersonville, Indiana 47131.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley M. Domzalski, Assistant Chief (Services), 
National Processing Center, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the 
Census, 1201 East 10th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47132
Phone: 812 218-3579
Fax: 812 218-3293

RIN: 0607-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________




371. FURNISHING PERSONAL CENSUS DATA FROM CENSUS OF POPULATION 
SCHEDULES: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  13 USC 8

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 80.1(g)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Chapter 1, part 80.1(g): The language may be clarified by 
changing it to read: Census information will not be furnished to 
another person unless the person to whom the information relates 
authorizes such release in the space provided on the Form BC-600.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley M. Domzalski, Assistant Chief (Services), 
National Processing Center, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the 
Census, 1201 East 10th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47132
Phone: 812 218-3579
Fax: 812 218-3293

RIN: 0607-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________




372. SPECIAL SERVICES AND STUDIES BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS; FEE 
STRUCTURE FOR AGE SEARCH AND CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1526; 13 USC 8

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 50.5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Chapter 1, part 50.5: the note following the chart of the fee 
structure can be eliminated since we have not had a fee increase since 
February 1993.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley M. Domzalski, Assistant Chief (Services), 
National Processing Center, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the 
Census, 1201 East 10th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47132
Phone: 812 218-3579
Fax: 812 218-3293

RIN: 0607-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


Bureau of the Census (CENSUS)



_______________________________________________________________________




373. REPORTING VALUE ON SHIPPER'S EXPORT DECLARATION FOR INLAND FREIGHT 
AND INSURANCE CHARGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  13 USC 301 and 302

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 30.7(q)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of the Census is amending the Foreign Trade 
Statistics Regulations to clarify the provisions for reporting the 
value of merchandise on the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) when the 
inland and freight and insurance charges are not known. Current 
provisions define the value to be reported on the SED as the value at 
the U.S. port of export including inland freight and insurance charges. 
In situations where inland freight and

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insurance charges are not known the Census Bureau will require that the 
exporter add 3 percent of the value of the commodity to the value to 
determine the total value to be reported on the SED.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Frank Korpusik, Regulations Staff, Foreign Trade 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, FB-3, Room 
3148, Washington, DC 20233
Phone: 301 457-2238
Fax: 301 457-3765

RIN: 0607-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




374. REPORTING THE VALUE OF REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ON THE 
SHIPPER'S EXPORT DECLARATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  13 USC 301 and 302

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 30.30(c)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of the Census is amending the Foreign Trade 
Statistics Regulations to clarify provisions for reporting the value of 
exports that were previously imported for repairs or alterations, and 
the value of replacement parts. This amendment will clarify provisions 
for reporting the cost of repairs and/or alterations and reporting the 
value of replacement parts on the Shipper's Export Declaration.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Frank Korpusik, Regulations Staff, Foreign Trade 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, FB-3, Room 
3148, Washington, DC 20233
Phone: 301 457-2238
Fax: 301 457-3765

RIN: 0607-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________




375. NOTATION OF THE SHIPPER'S EXPORT DECLARATION FILING EXEMPTION 
STATEMENT ON MANIFEST DOCUMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  13 USC 301 and 302

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 30.50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of the Census is amending the Foreign Trade 
Statistics Regulations (FTSR) to clarify provisions for notating the 
Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) filing exemption statement on the 
bill of lading, air waybill, or other loading document for carrier use, 
in all cases, when an SED is not required to be filed. This amendment 
will require the exporter to reference the specific FTSR section, 
explaining the exemption criteria, whenever an SED is not required to 
be filed with the statement ``No SED Required, FTSR 30.XX'' on the 
manifest document.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Frank Korpusik, Regulations Staff, Foreign Trade 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, FB-3, Room 
3148, Washington, DC 20233
Phone: 301 457-2238
Fax: 301 457-3765

RIN: 0607-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


Economic Development Administration (EDA)



_______________________________________________________________________




376. REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
REFORM ACT OF 1998

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3121 et seq

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 300 to 318

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, February 11, 1999.

Abstract: EDA will implement the requirements of the Economic 
Development Administration Reform Act of 1998 establishing criteria and 
procedures for the award of grants under the legislation, a 
comprehensive revision of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/03/99                     64 FR 5348
Interim Final Rule Effective    02/11/99
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/05/99
Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Edward M. Levin, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-4687
Fax: 202 482-5671
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0610-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________




377. CIVIL RIGHTS GUIDELINES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2000d et seq; 42 USC 3123; 29 USC 794; 42 USC 
6101

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Economic Development Administration is revising its civil 
rights guidelines. In accordance with Department of Justice regulations 
(28 CFR 42.404), all agencies with title VI responsibilities (title VI 
of the Civil

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Rights Act of 1964, as amended) must have civil rights guidelines. EDA 
developed its original guidelines in April 1979. Since that time, minor 
revisions were made and now EDA is updating and streamlining its 
guidelines to provide current civil rights requirements for its 
programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank J. Monteferrante, Director, Compliance Review 
Division, Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, 
Room H-7816, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-5575

RIN: 0610-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


Economic Development Administration (EDA)



_______________________________________________________________________




378. TRADE ACT--ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 315

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Due to Removal of 
Presidential Initiative         02/05/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Edward M. Levin
Phone: 202 482-4687
Fax: 202 482-5671

RIN: 0610-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


General Administration (ADMIN)



_______________________________________________________________________




379.  PUBLIC INFORMATION, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 5 USC 552 to 553; 44 USC 3101; 44 USC 
3717; Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1950

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 4; 15 CFR 4a; 15 CFR 4b

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce plans to amend the regulations 
pertaining to the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and 
declassification and public availability of national security 
information. The proposed rule contains new provisions implementing the 
Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendment of 1996, reflects the 
principles established by the President and Attorney General in the 
FOIA Policy Memoranda of October 4, 1993, incorporates updated cost 
figures to be used in charging fees, and streamlines and clarifies the 
present regulations at 15 CFR parts 4, 4a and 4b.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andy McCready, Attorney Advisor, Department of 
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-8044

RIN: 0605-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


General Administration (ADMIN)



_______________________________________________________________________




380. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS AND 
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 29, 1993, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Agreements, with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other 
Non-Profit Organizations'' was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 
62992). In the published revised circular, OMB specified as ``required 
action'' that Federal agencies responsible for awarding and 
administering grants and other agreements to recipients described 
therein, shall adopt the language of the Circular unless other 
provisions are required by Federal Statute or exceptions or deviations 
are approved by OMB. This interim final rule adopts the provisions of 
the Circular and its language to the maximum extent feasible with minor 
language changes made to make the language apply specifically to the 
DOC and its operating units.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/04/98                    63 FR 47155
Interim Final Rule Effective    10/01/98

[[Page 21065]]

Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/03/98
Final Action                    10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan L. Sutherland, Acting Director, Office of 
Executive Assistance Management, Department of Commerce, Office of 
Administration, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230
Phone: 202 482-4115

RIN: 0605-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________




381.  SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CAUSES: WOMEN-OWNED 
SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  41 USC 4186

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1352

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce is removing a section of the 
Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) pertaining to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contract clause ``Small, Small 
Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan.'' The 
FAR contains requirements for where the clause ``Small, Small 
Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan'' is 
required in solicitations and contracts. Since the CAR is intended to 
supplement and implement the FAR without paraphrasing or duplicating 
FAR language, the Department is removing the section of the CAR which 
duplicates the FAR requirement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. The agency has not yet determined whether there 
is a paperwork burden associated with this action.

Agency Contact: Lisa Jandovitz, Director, Policy, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Commerce, Room 6422, Office of Acquisition 
Management, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-0202
Fax: 202 482-1711

RIN: 0605-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________




382.  AGENCY-LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES--LEVEL ABOVE THE 
CONTRACTING OFFICER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  EO 12372; EO 12979

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1333.100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce amends the Commerce Acquisition 
Regulation (CAR) to include its final rules of Agency Protest 
Procedures-Level Above the Contracting Officer. The Department of 
Commerce has an urgent need to publish its final rule stating the 
policy governing protest at the level above the contracting officer. 
These rules are currently being used by all Department of Commerce 
contracting activities. Accordingly, they provide uniform policy and 
procedures governing the filing and disposition of all pre-award and 
post-award agency protests of contracting actions at the level above 
the contractor officer emphasized that the current rules and procedures 
pertaining to ordinary agency protest filed directly with the 
contracting officer remain in effect. These provisions include 
establishment of the protest decision authority for all Agency protests 
filed at level above the contracting officer, the election of forum, 
the procedures for filing such protest, the minimal filing contents for 
a valid protest of this type, procedures for the protest disposition, 
the effects of protest filing on contract awards, and potential 
remedies available for resolution of these protests.
These rules have been designed to create an additional avenue for 
resolving third-party grievances in connection with the acquisition 
process and to avoid resolving these types of disputes through formal 
judicial processes. To this extent, they implement the requirements of 
Executive Order No. 12979 and the Federal Acquisition Regulations 
(FAR), part 33, section 103.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Sectors Affected:  All

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. The agency has not yet determined whether there 
is a paperwork burden associated with this action.

Agency Contact: Lisa Jandovitz, Director, Policy, Department of 
Commerce, Room 6422, Office of Acquisition Management, 14th Street & 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-0202
Fax: 202 482-1711

RIN: 0605-AA15

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_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


General Administration (ADMIN)



_______________________________________________________________________




383.  UNIFORM AUDIT REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 29a; 15 CFR 29b

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule removed part 29a, ``Audit Requirements for State 
and Local Governments,'' and part 29b, ``Audit Requirements for 
Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Organizations'' 
from title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The two CFR parts 
were obsolete because uniform audit requirements for non-Federal 
entities that administer Federal awards are contained in the 
Department's regulations codified at 15 CFR part 14, ``Uniform 
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institution 
of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit, and Commercial 
Organizations,'' and part 24, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/06/98                    63 FR 53564
Final Action Effective          10/06/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan L. Sutherland, Acting Director, Office of 
Executive Assistance Management, Department of Commerce, 14th Street & 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-4115

RIN: 0605-AA12
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


International Trade Administration (ITA)



_______________________________________________________________________




384. PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEWS OF ANTIDUMPING 
AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  19 CFR 351

Legal Deadline: None

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 proposes to amend 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; provide deadlines for certain 
submissions; clarify the information to be provided by parties 
participating in a sunset review; clarify when the Department will 
conduct a 120-day or a 240-day sunset review, and provide time limits 
for actions to be taken by the Department.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/20/98                    63 FR 13516
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stacy Ettinger, Attorney, Department of Commerce, 
International Trade Administration, Room 3828, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-4618

RIN: 0625-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Long-Term Actions


International Trade Administration (ITA)



_______________________________________________________________________




385. EXPORT TRADE CERTIFICATES OF REVIEW (15 CFR 325)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 325

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. Morton Schnabel
Phone: 202 482-5131
Fax: 202 482-1790

RIN: 0625-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


International Trade Administration (ITA)



_______________________________________________________________________




386. ANTIDUMPING DUTIES; COUNTERVAILING DUTIES

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  19 CFR 351; 19 CFR 353; 19 CFR 355

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/25/98                    63 FR 65348

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 21067]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert LaRussa
Phone: 202 482-1780

RIN: 0625-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)



_______________________________________________________________________




387. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 12924; 
Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration is developing regulations 
and procedures that specify industry obligations under the Chemical 
Weapons Convention.
This rule will also set forth the acts which constitute a violation 
under the Chemical Weapons Convention and the penalties for violators.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/23/94                    59 FR 66291
ANPRM Comment Period End        01/23/95
NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB06
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)



_______________________________________________________________________




388. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; ADDITIONS TO 
THE ENTITY LIST

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 10 USC 7429; 50 USC 
1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 
app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; EO 12924; Notice of August 
13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 744

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) provide that the 
Bureau of Export Administration may inform exporters, individually or 
through amendment to the EAR, that a license is required for exports or 
reexports to certain entities. The EAR contains a list of such 
entities. This rule adds entities to the Entity List, and requires a 
license for all exports and reexports of all items subject to the EAR.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Addition to Entity List         05/16/97                    62 FR 26922
Addition to Entity List         06/30/97                    62 FR 35334
Addition to Entity List         06/30/97                    62 FR 35335
Revision to Entity List         10/01/97                    62 FR 51369
Addition to Entity List Russian 
Entities                        07/29/98                    63 FR 40363
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB60
_______________________________________________________________________




389. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION; REVISIONS TO THE 
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) 
that affect exports and reexports subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Commerce Department by amending the Export Administration Regulations. 
Specifically, this rule modifies an existing License Exception to 
permit the export of technology to foreign nationals during inspections 
of chemical facilities in the U.S. pursuant to the CWC and to permit 
the export or reexport of equipment for use in inspections in countries 
party to the CWC, adds licensing requirements for certain chemicals 
listed in the CWC, adds a requirement for an End-Use Certificate for 
exports of certain chemicals to those countries that are not a party to 
the CWC, and adds a notification and annual report requirement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230

[[Page 21068]]

Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB67
_______________________________________________________________________




390. CLARIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE WASSENAAR 
ARRANGEMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration 
(BXA) published an interim final rule (63 FR 4252) implementing the 
Wassenaar Arrangement list of dual-use items and reporting requirements 
under the Wassenaar Arrangement. This rule provides clarification on 
the reporting requirements under the Wassenaar Arrangement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule - 
Clarification of Reporting 
Requirements Under Wassenaar 
Arr.                            10/14/98                    63 FR 55017
Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________




391. INDIA AND PAKISTAN SANCTIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On June 18, 1998, the Administration announced additional 
details of the sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan in response to 
their recent detonation of nuclear devices. The President had 
previously determined and reported to Congress, under the authority of 
section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act, that the Indian and 
Pakistani activities had violated the Act and sanctions were required.
Under the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of 
Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is revising the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) to expand the license requirements and 
set forth licensing policy for exports and reexports of most items 
controlled for nuclear nonproliferation and missile technology to India 
and Pakistan. Under the provisions of the Export Administration Act 
(EAA), BXA is revising the EAR to expand the license requirements and 
set forth licensing policy for exports and reexports of high 
performance computers to India and Pakistan. In addition, Indian and 
Pakistani government entities involved in nuclear or missile activities 
will be added to the Entity List. Additional military and private 
entities located in India and Pakistan will be added to the Entity List 
in the near future.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule - India and 
Pakistan Sanctions and Other 
Measures                        11/19/98                    63 FR 64322
Interim Final Rule - Correction 
to India and Pakistan Sanctions 
and Other Measures              11/27/98                    63 FR 65352
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________




392. REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST: CHANGES IN MISSILE 
TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsigni

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) maintains the 
Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies those items subject to 
Department of Commerce export controls. This rule amends the CCL by 
revising a number of items subject to control for missile technology 
reasons. These changes to the CCL are the result of the Missile 
Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Technical Experts Meeting in November 
1997. The changes made by this rule are intended to conform the list of 
missile technology-related items controlled by the United States to the 
list agreed to and adopted by the countries participating in the MTCR.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB75
_______________________________________________________________________




393. REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION 
REGULATIONS; COMMERCE CONTROL LIST

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

[[Page 21069]]

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 744

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration 
(BXA) published an interim final rule (63 FR 2452) that implemented the 
Wassenaar Arrangement list of dual-use items and reporting requirements 
under the Wassenaar Arrangement. The interim final rule revised the 
Commerce Control List by making revisions to implement the Wassenaar 
Arrangement. This rule amends the Commerce Control List by making 
revisions and clarifications and, in some cases, inserts material 
inadvertently omitted from the January 15 interim.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB77
_______________________________________________________________________




394. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS; REVISION OF FOREIGN 
POLICY CONTROLS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by 
imposing a new licensing requirement on the export and reexport of 
explosive material (not elsewhere controlled on the Commerce Control 
List), and products incorporating those materials as described by 
Export Control Classification Number 1C998 to Iran, Sudan, and Syria 
for antiterrorism reasons. License applications to Iran and Sudan will 
be subject to a general policy of denial in accordance with the 
comprehensive U.S. embargoes to those countries. License applications 
to Syria will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with a policy of 
denial to military end-uses and end-users.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________




395.  ENCRYPTION ITEMS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(e); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 
for exports and reexports of encryption commodities and software to 
U.S.-subsidized insurance companies, health and medical end-users, on-
line merchants, and foreign commercial firms. This rule implements the 
Administration's initiative to update its encryption policy and will 
streamline U.S. encryption policy and will streamline U.S. encryption 
export and reexport controls.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/31/98                    63 FR 72156
Interim Final Rule Correction   01/21/99                     64 FR 3213
Final Action                    07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2446
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB80
_______________________________________________________________________




396.  EDITORIAL CLARIFICATION AND REVISION TO THE EXPORT 
ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS (EAR)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 
50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; EO 12924; Notice of 
August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administrations Regulations (EAR) 
by making certain editorial corrections and revisions and in some 
cases, inserts material inadvertently omitted from earlier regulatory 
revisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Ruggiero, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2446
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB81
_______________________________________________________________________




397.  REMOVAL OF COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES AND 
RELATED ITEMS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S COMMERCE CONTROL LIST 
FOR TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S U.S. MUNITIONS LIST

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 74301(e); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924; 
Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, March 15, 1999.

[[Page 21070]]

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is amending the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing commercial 
communications satellites and related items, including satellite fuel, 
ground support equipment, test equipment, payload adapter or interface 
hardware, replacement parts, and non-embedded solid propellant orbit 
transfer engines, from the Commerce Control List (CCL) and transferring 
these items to the United States Munitions List (USML).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB84
_______________________________________________________________________




398.  REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST; MEDICAL PRODUCTS 
CONTAINING BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 74301(e); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924; 
Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule amends the Commerce Control List (CCL) of the 
Export Administration Regulations to implement an October 1998 
Australia Group agreement to amend controls on toxic gas monitoring 
systems and dedicated detectors. This final rule also amends the CCL to 
authorize, without a license, exports of medical products containing 
biological agents that are developed, packaged and sold for medical 
treatment. This rule will result in a decreased licensing burden on 
U.S. industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB85
_______________________________________________________________________




399.  REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST BASED ON WASSENAAR 
ARRANGEMENT REVIEW

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration maintains the Commerce 
Control List, which identifies those items subject to Department of 
Commerce export controls. This final rule revises certain entries 
controlled for national security reasons to conform with changes in the 
Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies 
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). The Wassenaar Arrangement 
controls strategic items with the objective of improving regional and 
international security and stability.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB86
_______________________________________________________________________




400.  EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS; 
EXPANSION OF FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration is amending the Export 
Administration Regulations by expanding the current scope of control of 
explosive detection systems controlled by Export Control Classification 
Number (ECCN) 2A993 to include all types of systems that detect the 
presence of explosives or explosive residue. In addition, this rule 
establishes a new licensing requirement on the export and reexport of 
software designed or modified for the development, production, or use 
of explosive detection systems to Iran, Sudan, and Syria for 
antiterrorism reasons.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB87
_______________________________________________________________________




401.  REVISIONS OF EXPORT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

[[Page 21071]]

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by 
clarifying and updating the procedures to the export clearance 
requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB88
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Long-Term Actions


Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)



_______________________________________________________________________




402. REVISION OF FOREIGN BOYCOTT PROVISIONS OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION 
REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 760

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/26/89                    54 FR 39415
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/89
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dexter M. Price
Phone: 202 482-5914
Fax: 202 482-0913

RIN: 0694-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________




403. TRANSFER OF DUAL-USE ITEMS FROM U.S. MUNITIONS LIST TO THE COMMERCE 
CONTROL LIST

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 799.1

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transfer of Communications 
Satellites                      10/23/92                    57 FR 48312
Navigation and Avionics         06/23/93                    58 FR 34211
Final Rule: Transfer of 
Commercial Communication 
Satellites                      09/08/93                    58 FR 47322
Transfer of Items From the USMI 
to the CCL; Imposition of 
Certain Foreign Policy Controls 10/26/93                    58 FR 57549
Satellite Fuel                  09/29/97                    62 FR 50865
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0694-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________




404. CLARIFICATION OF ENHANCED PROLIFERATION CONTROL INITIATIVE (EPCI) 
``CATCH-ALL'' PROVISION AND VALIDATED LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB10
_______________________________________________________________________




405. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOG EXPORTS BAN

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           06/07/95                    60 FR 30030
ANPRM Comment Period End        07/07/95
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Bernard Kritzer
Phone: 202 482-0894
Fax: 202 482-0751

RIN: 0694-AB25
_______________________________________________________________________




406. LIBYA: EXPANSION OF FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB28
_______________________________________________________________________




407. CHANGE THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST TO REVISE CONTROLS ON 
COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES (EXPORT COMMERCE CONTROL NUMBER ECCN 
5A980)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0694-AB41
_______________________________________________________________________




408. LICENSING OF, AND EXPANSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY 
CONTROLS ON, RECOVERABLE ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

[[Page 21072]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Licensing of Key Escrow 
Encryption Equipment and 
Software                        12/13/96                    61 FR 65460
Encryption Items Transferred 
From the USMC to the CCL        12/30/96                    61 FR 68572
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB47
_______________________________________________________________________




409. CLARIFICATION OF LICENSE EXCEPTION GFT (HUMANITARIAN DONATIONS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 740

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB49
_______________________________________________________________________




410. REVISIONS TO EAR AS A RESULT OF THE ADDITION OF BRAZIL AND UKRAINE 
TO THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB50
_______________________________________________________________________




411. REVISIONS TO COMMERCE CONTROL LIST: ADDITION OF TECHNOLOGY AND 
SOFTWARE CONTROLS FOR CERTAIN CRIME CONTROL COMMODITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  14 CFR 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB53
_______________________________________________________________________




412. EXPORTS OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE; RELEASE OF TECHNOLOGY OR SOURCE 
CODE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB59
_______________________________________________________________________




413. DE MINIMIS EXCLUSION FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 799

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB62
_______________________________________________________________________




414. EXPORTS OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER RELATED 
MATERIALS: IMPLEMENTATION OF FIREARMS CONVENTION

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB68
_______________________________________________________________________




415. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; COUNTRY GROUPS 
D:1 AND E:2; LICENSE EXCEPTION TMP

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB76

[[Page 21073]]

_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)



_______________________________________________________________________




416. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES FROM THE U.S. 
MUNITIONS LIST TO THE CCL

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/25/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0694-AB09
_______________________________________________________________________




417. REVISIONS TO THE EAR: EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS TO SPECIALLY DESIGNATED 
TERRORISTS AND FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 799

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/08/99                     64 FR 1120

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB63
_______________________________________________________________________




418. ESTABLISHMENT OF 24-MONTH VALIDITY PERIOD FOR CERTAIN REEXPORT 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND REVOCATION OF OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/16/98                    63 FR 49425

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB74
_______________________________________________________________________




419. EXPORTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS; REVISIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/12/98                    63 FR 63141

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB78
_______________________________________________________________________




420.  EXPORT OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS TO THE PEOPLES 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is amending the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising the requirements 
for exports to the People's Republic of China. This rule requires that 
exports of high performance computers, regardless of value to the 
People's Republic of China under License Exception CTP, be supported by 
a PRC End-User Certificate. The PRC End-User Certificate must be 
obtained by the exporter prior to export. In addition, this rule 
removes the $5000 End-User Certification exemption for license 
applications for exports of high performance computers to the People's 
Republic of China.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/14/99                     64 FR 2429

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB82
_______________________________________________________________________




421.  EXPANSION OF LICENSE EXCEPTION CIV ELIGIBILITY FOR 
MICROPROCESSORS CONTROLLED BY ECCN 3A001

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Consistent with technological changes, this interim rule 
adjusts the License Exception CIV eligibility level for microprocessors 
controlled by ECCN 3A001 from a composite theoretical performance (CTP) 
of equal to or less than 500 million theoretical operations per second 
(MTOPS) to a CTP of equal to or less than 1200 MTOPS. License Exception 
CIV is available for exports and reexports to civil end-users for civil 
end-uses in Country Group D:1.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/29/98                    63 FR 71580
Final Action Effective          01/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355

RIN: 0694-AB83

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)



_______________________________________________________________________




422.  GUIDANCE ON FEDERAL CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 272 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 287

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 
and the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119 require the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to coordinate 
Federal, State, and local conformity assessment activities with private 
sector conformity assessment activities. NIST is issuing guidance to 
outline Federal agencies' responsibility for evaluating the efficacy 
and efficiency of their conformity assessment activities. Agencies are 
also responsible for coordinating their conformity assessment 
activities with those of other Government agencies at all levels and 
with those of the private sector to make more productive use of the 
increasingly limited Federal resources available for the conduct of 
conformity assessment activities and to reduce unnecessary duplication.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Belinda Collins, Director, Office of Standards 
Services, Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & 
Technology, Room 282, Building 820, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone: 301 975-4000

RIN: 0693-AB49
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)



_______________________________________________________________________




423. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FASTENER QUALITY ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 104-113; PL 101-592, sec 13; PL 105-234

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 280

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Fastener Quality Act (P.L. 101-592, as amended by P.L. 
104-113 and P.L. 105-234) requires that certain fasteners sold in 
commerce conform to the standards and specifications to which they are 
represented to be manufactured and have been inspected, tested, and 
certified. The final rule implementing the Fastener Quality Act (FQA) 
became effective on November 25, 1996, and was to apply to fasteners 
manufactured on or after May 27, 1997, the ``implementation date.'' On 
April 18, 1997, NIST announced a one-year extension of the 
implementation date, because there was an insufficient number of 
laboratories accredited to perform the volume of inspection and testing 
required by the FQA and regulations. During the one-year extension, 
NIST published for public comment proposed amendments to the rule 
implementing the FQA. On April 14, 1998, based on the public comments 
received, NIST published amendments to the 1996 final rule, effective 
May 14, 1998, with an implementation date of July 26, 1998. On June 30, 
1998, NIST again determined that there would not be a sufficient number 
of laboratories accredited to perform the volume of inspection and 
testing required by the FQA, and extended the implementation date of 
the FQA until October 25, 1998. On August 24, 1998, P.L. 105-234 
amended the FQA to exempt certain aircraft fasteners. The law also 
requires the Department of Commerce to submit a study on the FQA to 
Congress. P.L. 105-234 also delayed implementation of the FQA until the 
later of June 1, 1999, or 120 days after the Secretary of Commerce 
submits the required report.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      06/30/98                    63 FR 35507
Final Rule                      09/28/98                    63 FR 51525
Study                           04/00/99
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Subhan G. Malghan, FQA Manager, Technology Services, 
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, 
Building 820, Room 306, Gaithersburg, MD 20894
Phone: 301 995-5120

RIN: 0693-AB47
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Long-Term Actions


National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)



_______________________________________________________________________




424. NATIONAL TYPE EVALUATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tina Butcher
Phone: 301 975-2196

RIN: 0693-AB45
_______________________________________________________________________




425. NIST TRACEABLE REFERENCE MATERIALS PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas E. Gills
Phone: 301 975-2016

RIN: 0693-AB46

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)



_______________________________________________________________________




426. AMENDMENTS TO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 295

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/20/98                    63 FR 64411
Final Action Effective          11/20/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Barbara Lambis
Phone: 301 975-4447

RIN: 0693-AB48
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)



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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE


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427. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT PERMIT, REPORTING, AND 
RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING VESSELS OVER 125 FEET AND 
THEIR CATCHER VESSELS: PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations would implement a comprehensive data collection 
and regulatory program for all processing vessels longer than 125 feet 
and for all harvesting vessels that deliver their catch to those 
vessels in the groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and 
California. This program would consist of: (1) a requirement for a 
mandatory Federal permit; (2) recordkeeping and reporting requirements; 
and (3) a definition for ``fishing trip'' for processing vessels over 
125 feet in length for the purpose of applying trip landing and 
frequency limits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/19/92                    57 FR 54552
Comment Period End              12/21/92
NPRM                            11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AE01
_______________________________________________________________________




428. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR TILEFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This FMP would manage tilefish (Lopholatilus 
chamaeleonticeps) in the EEZ along the Atlantic Coast north of the 
Virginia/North Carolina border to rebuild the stock.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9300
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AF87
_______________________________________________________________________




429. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON FISHING BLACK 
ROCKFISH OFF OREGON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory action would impose trip limits and time/area 
closures on black rockfish fishing off the coast of Oregon in order to 
preserve declining stocks of black rockfish. Restrictions on harvest 
and areas fished would adversely affect fishermen in the short term, 
but these measures are designed to protect black rockfish and encourage 
the rebuilding of stocks in the long term. These measures will be 
developed by the State of Oregon and complement measures in state 
waters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG81
_______________________________________________________________________




430. REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR MANAGING PELAGIC FISHERIES BY U.S. VESSELS 
BEYOND EEZ THROUGHOUT PACIFIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would extend permit, reporting, and

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observer placement requirements on longline vessels of the U.S. that 
are fishing stocks in the management unit for the Fishery Management 
Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region beyond the 
exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean. The rule is necessary for 
comprehensive monitoring of all vessels fishing common stocks and 
possibly affecting the status of the shared stocks, other fishery 
interests, or protected resources so that the need for conservation and 
management measures can be determined.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90804-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG85
_______________________________________________________________________




431. AMENDMENT 3 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF FISH 
FISHERY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of the end of the 
comment period.

Abstract: Amendment 3 would restrict the use of gillnets, fish traps, 
and other gear in the exclusive economic zone of the Caribbean.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG87
_______________________________________________________________________




432. AMENDMENT 1 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CORALS AND REEF-
ASSOCIATED PLANTS AND INVERTEBRATES FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN 
ISLANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of the end of the NPRM 
comment period.

Abstract: Amendment 1 would establish marine conservation districts to 
conserve representative reef areas and fishery habitat in the exclusive 
economic zone of the Caribbean.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG88
_______________________________________________________________________




433. AMENDMENT 1 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC BLUEFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This amendment would revise the management of the fishery and 
include measures which will be specified annually for commercial quotas 
and recreational possession limits for Atlantic Bluefish in the U.S. 
EEZ.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AH63
_______________________________________________________________________




434. AMENDMENT TO THE OBSERVER PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amendments to FMP Amendment 47 to the Groundfish of the BSAI 
and FMP Amendment 47 to the Gulf of Alaska Groundfish to implement an 
observer program, replacing the interim Observer Program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AI69
_______________________________________________________________________




435. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE ATLANTIC HERRING FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

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Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This fishery management plan would supersede the preliminary 
management plan and regulate fishing activity in the EEZ.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AI78
_______________________________________________________________________




436. FISHERY DATA REPORTING FOR WESTERN PACIFIC FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This action will ensure collection and availability of data 
on catch, effort, and economic values needed to develop, implement, 
evaluate, and modify fisheries management measures for Western Pacific 
fisheries under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act. The regulations will require fishery participants to 
report to NMFS if existing State/Territory/Commonwealth data systems 
are not providing data when, where, and in the format needed for 
management decisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AJ08
_______________________________________________________________________




437. AMENDMENT 10 TO THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FMP REGARDING SALMON 
BYCATCH IN GROUNDFISH TRAWL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations implementing Amendment 10 to the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish FMP would require retention, landing, and reporting of 
salmon caught in whiting and other groundfish trawl fisheries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AJ22
_______________________________________________________________________




438. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR THE COLLECTION AND 
USE OF FEES IN THE INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would establish a program for the 
collection and use, including the procedures, of fees in the Individual 
Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. The collection of fees would recover the 
costs of managing and enforcing IFQ program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AJ52
_______________________________________________________________________




439. IMPLEMENTATION OF PACIFIC INSULAR AREA FISHING AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 
OF THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.

Abstract: This rule would implement provisions of the Sustainable 
Fisheries Act that authorizes the Secretary of State to negotiate 
Pacific Insular Areas Fishing Agreements (PIAFAs) under which foreign 
vessels could have access to portions of the U.S. exclusive economic 
zone around insular ``States'' such as Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or around U.S. 
Possessions in the Pacific. Fees paid to the U.S. for such access would 
revert to the government of the insular area around which the fishing 
occurred. PIAFAs could only be entered into with the agreement of the 
Governor of the relevant insular area. Conservation plans, which must 
be prepared in consultation with the Western Pacific Fishery Management 
Council and must be consistent with relevant fishery management plans, 
would specify such things as allowable levels of fishing and activities 
for which funds collected would be spent. Foreign fishing permits would 
specify conditions and

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restrictions governing foreign vessel activities. The rule would revise 
the foreign fishing regulations at 50 CFR part 600 to allow fishing 
under a PIAFA and might also establish terms and conditions common to 
fishing under PIAFAs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AJ60
_______________________________________________________________________




440. PROPOSED RULE TO IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMITS UNDER 
SECTION 204(D) OF THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND 
MANAGEMENT ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1824

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600F

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: The Sustainable Fisheries Act amended the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) to, among other 
things, provide for the issuance of transshipment permits under the 
newly established section 204(d) of the MSFCMA. This action will 
specify procedures to be used to issue permits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AJ70
_______________________________________________________________________




441. FISHERIES OBLIGATION GUARANTEE PROGRAM--STATUTORY AMENDMENTS TO 
ESTABLISH ``CENTRAL TITLE AND LIEN REGISTRY FOR LIMITED ACCESS PERMITS''

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  46 USC 1271 to 1279

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 253; 50 CFR 600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for 
Comments regarding establishment of a central title and lien registry 
as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/07/97                    62 FR 24897
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/05/97
NPRM                            12/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles L. Cooper, Program Leader, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2396
Fax: 301 589-2686

RIN: 0648-AJ77
_______________________________________________________________________




442. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO CHANGE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations governing the operation and membership of the 
Regional Fishery Management Councils will be revised based on 
provisions in the Sustainable Fisheries Conservation and Management 
Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AJ82
_______________________________________________________________________




443. RULEMAKING TO ESTABLISH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOAN PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This rulemaking would establish a North Pacific Loan Program 
which would provide financing for loans to fishermen who fish from 
small vessels or entry level fishermen fishing IFQ fisheries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK07


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444. ADJUSTMENT OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR PELAGIC SPECIES FISHERIES IN 
THE WESTERN PACIFIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory action would modify the management program 
for the fisheries for swordfish, tuna, and associated species in the 
western Pacific region. Possible changes include measures to prevent or 
mitigate the take of seabirds or turtles in the longline fishery and to 
address bycatch of sharks.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AK11
_______________________________________________________________________




445. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO SPECIFY MINIMAL VESSEL OWNERSHIP 
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HIRED SKIPPER PROVISION IN THE IFQ FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final requirements to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM 
comment period.

Abstract: Specify minimal vessel ownership requirements for the hired 
skipper provision in the IFQ fisheries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK20
_______________________________________________________________________




446. ADJUSTMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR PRECIOUS CORALS FISHERIES 
IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulation would modify the management program for the 
fisheries for precious corals in the western Pacific region. In 
response to new information on changes that may occur in the fishery, 
possible changes to the management program include the establishment of 
or adjustments to fishing seasons, permit requirements, quotas, 
closures, area limitations, gear and coral size restrictions, etc.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AK23
_______________________________________________________________________




447. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT OBSERVER REQUIREMENTS FOR 
PROCESSING VESSELS OVER 125 FEET: PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations would require processing vessels 125 feet and 
longer to carry fishery observers approved by NMFS for the purpose of 
monitoring catch and gathering data.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AK26
_______________________________________________________________________




448. AMENDMENT TO PORTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA PROGRAM 
REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to amend portions of the regulations 
implementing the Individual Fishing Quota Program for the Pacific 
halibut and sablefish fixed gear fisheries in and off of Alaska.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802

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Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK50
_______________________________________________________________________




449. MODIFICATION OF HARVEST GUIDELINE SYSTEM FOR HAWAIIAN LOBSTER 
FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulation will establish permanent bank-specific 
harvest guidelines for Hecker Island, Gardner Pinnacle, Mero Reef, and 
all other remaining Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster grounds 
contained during the 1999 fishing year and subsequent years.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AK61
_______________________________________________________________________




450. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH APPLICATION PERIOD FOR LICENSE 
LIMITATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of the end of NPRM 
comment period.

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to establish application period under 
the License Limitation Program (LLP). This regulatory amendment would 
establish the procedures for submitting applications to the agency for 
the LLP, would clarify what type of information would be necessary for 
a completed application, procedures for the transfer of licenses once 
those licenses were issued, and the policy for interim use licenses 
when an application has been denied and appealed. This action is 
necessary for further clarification for the exact policy and procedures 
of the application process for the LLP, and those particulars were not 
included in the original action that established the overall concept of 
the LLP.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK69
_______________________________________________________________________




451. AMENDMENT 54 TO FMP FOR GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF BERING SEA AND 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA AND AMENDMENT 54 TO FMP FOR GROUNDFISH OF GULF OF 
ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of the end of NPRM 
comment period.

Abstract: These FMP amendments would change sablefish use limits from 
percentages to quota share units; add a leasing provision to allow 
initial recipients of quota shares to lease 10% of their individual 
fishing quota pooled across all areas, with an option to restrict this 
allowance to the Bering Sea; and modify plan language to allow an 
individual who holds an initial allocation of quota share to hire a 
skipper to fish individual IFQ on a collectively owned vessel.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK70
_______________________________________________________________________




452. AMENDMENT 52 TO FMP FOR GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF BERING SEA AND 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA AND AMENDMENT 52 TO FMP FOR GROUNDFISH OF GULF OF 
ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: These FMP amendments would establish a vessel registration 
program for critical fisheries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK73
_______________________________________________________________________




453. AMENDMENT 59 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GROUNDFISH IN THE 
GULF OF ALASKA TO CLOSE AN AREA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

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Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations must be published within 30 days of end of NPRM 
comment period.

Abstract: Amendment 59 for GOA would create a groundfish refuge by 
closing a small area off Cape Edgecumbe to commercial fishing for 
groundfish and halibut. The closure would protect a unique habitat and 
protect rockfish and lingcod during critical phase of their life cycle.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK74
_______________________________________________________________________




454. FISHING CAPACITY REDUCTION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1861(b) to 1861(e)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 253

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: To establish a fishing capacity reduction program, commonly 
called a buyback, as required by the Sustainable Fisheries Act to 
address the problem of excess fishing capacity in most fisheries. This 
will involve paying fishermen to either surrender their fishing permits 
or both surrender their permits and scrap their fishing vessels.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael L. Grable, Chief, Financial Services Division, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 Eaast-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2390
Fax: 301 713-1939

RIN: 0648-AK76
_______________________________________________________________________




455. RULE TO IMPLEMENT A FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SPINY DOGFISH 
FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Fishery Management Plan will include management measures 
for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-0135

RIN: 0648-AK79
_______________________________________________________________________




456. RULE TO IMPLEMENT AMENDMENT 9 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 
THE ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SQUID, AND BUTTERFISH FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amendment 9 would implement controlled entry for the Atlantic 
Mackerel Fishery. Amendment 9 may include real-time monitoring for 
squids and controlled entry for the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AK80
_______________________________________________________________________




457. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO INITIATE CONTROL FOR THE HARVEST OF 
BOTTOMFISH IN THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulation will implement an amendment to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the 
Western Pacific Region. It will initiate control of the harvest of 
bottomfish in the exclusive economic zone around the main Hawaiian 
Islands to ensure rebuilding of some stocks and maintenance of other 
healthy stocks. Possible measures include area closures, harvest 
limits, size limits, and season closures. These measures will 
complement action by the State of Hawaii to limit fishing in State 
waters to prevent overfishing and rebuild stocks.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AK82


_______________________________________________________________________



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458. AMENDMENT 13 TO THE PACIFIC COAST SALMON PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations implementing Amendment 13 to the Pacific Coast 
Salmon Plan would change the management of Oregon coastal natural (OCN) 
coho salmon to use the most recent estimates of spawning escapements 
abundance and anticipated marine survival to ensure the protection and 
timely rebuilding of the stock consistent with the Oregon Coastal 
Salmon Initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/04/99                    64 FR 10439
NPRM Comment Period End         04/05/99
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AK83
_______________________________________________________________________




459. REVISE EXEMPTED FISHING REGULATIONS TO SPECIFY COMPENSATORY FISHING 
UNDER EXEMPTED FISHING

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would revise current exempted fishing regulations 
to specifically authorize the use of an exempted fishing permit as the 
method of allowing the compensation of private vessels for their 
conduct of resource assessment. Specific methodology for vessel 
compensation would be developed on a fishery-by-fishery basis. The rule 
would also make other minor changes in the regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AK84
_______________________________________________________________________




460. AMENDMENT 9 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE COASTAL 
MIGRATORY PELAGIC RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of the end of the NPRM 
comment period.

Abstract: Amendment 9 proposes more than 14 management options. For 
Gulf group king mackerel, actions are proposed to (1) change the start 
of the fishing year, (2) prohibit the sale of fish caught under the bag 
limit, (3) revise the allocation of TAC between the commercial and 
recreational sectors, and (4) increase the minimum size limit from 20 
inches to 24 or 26 inches fork length. Also, for the eastern zone (off 
Florida), (5) revise the allocation of the commercial quota between the 
Florida east (North) and west coast (South/West Area) subzones. For the 
Florida west coast subzone, (6) subdivide the commercial hook-and-line 
quota into two separate quotas for proposed northern and southern 
subzones; and for the commercial run-around gillnet fishery, (7) 
restrict/ reduce/phase-out the number of vessels holding gillnet 
endorsements to fish under the quota, (8) restrict the area of 
operation to southwest Florida, and (9) restrict the transfer of 
gillnet endorsements to vessels owned by the endorsement holder or his/
her family members. For the western zone (Texas through Alabama), (10) 
subdivide the commercial quota on a seasonal or areal basis, and (11) 
establish a trip limit (harvest/possession/landing limit) for 
commercial vessels. For both Gulf and Atlantic groups of king mackerel, 
(12) allow the sale of cut-off (damaged) fish taken and possessed 
within the established trip limits. Finally, for Gulf group Spanish 
mackerel, (13) establish a purse seine allocation and (14) vessel trip 
limits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK89
_______________________________________________________________________




461. AMENDMENT 17 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF FISH 
RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Amendment 17 would address expiration of the commercial reef 
fish permit moratorium (December 31, 2000). Measures may be implemented 
prior to the moratorium expiration date, and would apply to all species 
in the FMP management unit, except red snapper. Management options 
include: extending the current moratorium for an additional 3 years, or 
replacing the current provisions with a system of various classes of 
transferable vessel licenses or endorsements, similar to that approved 
for red snapper under Amendment 15.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

[[Page 21083]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK96
_______________________________________________________________________




462. AMEND THE BLUEFIN STATISTICAL DOCUMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE ATTACHMENT 
OF RE-EXPORT CERTIFICATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic 
Tuna (ICCAT) recommends that ICCAT Bluefin Tuna Re-export Certificates 
be validated by government organizations that are accredited by a 
contracting party's government to validate the ICCAT Bluefin 
Statistical Document.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AL02
_______________________________________________________________________




463. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LIMITED ENTRY, SABLEFISH FISHERY 
SEASON STRUCTURE FIXED GEAR

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations would implement a framework to allow the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council to designate each year whether the limited 
entry, fixed gear, regular sablefish fishery would consist of a single 
opening, or of three separate openings. If the regular fishery is set 
at three separate openings, a participant would have to choose to 
participate in just one of the three openings.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0700
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL12
_______________________________________________________________________




464. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH A SITKA SOUND HALIBUT MANAGEMENT 
PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would create a local area halibut 
management plan for Sitka Sound. This management plan will include 
specified boundaries by latitude and longitude. Halibut longliners and 
halibut charter vessels would be prohibited from harvesting halibut in 
some areas of the Sitka Sound Halibut Management Area during specified 
times of the year. In addition, the amount of halibut on board a 
halibut longliner may be restricted during specified times of the year. 
Halibut catch in the Sitka Sound Management Area would be monitored for 
growth rate.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL18
_______________________________________________________________________




465. AMENDMENT 48 TO THE BSAI FMP AND AMENDMENT 48 TO THE GOA FMP - 
STREAMLINE ANNUAL SPECIFICATION PROCESS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 773 et seq; 16 USC 3631 et 
seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would improve the annual process of setting total 
allowable catch for Alaska groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands and Gulf of Alaska.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL19


_______________________________________________________________________



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466. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REVISE THE RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS FOR 1999

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would include the following issues 
suggested by NMFS Management, Enforcement, the U.S. Coast Guard, and 
the fishing industry: revise language for surrendering fisheries or 
processor permit; document ``pumping'' of fish; combine Steller sea 
lion tables; create revised figures for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
Management Area; remove Improved Retention/Improved Utilization columns 
in catcher vessel logbook; develop code and recording procedure for 
experimental fisheries; develop a new discard category for adulterated 
fish and for research fish; develop secondary product code level that 
defines condition of end product (i.e., frozen blocks, grades of 
surimi); add CDQ delivery number to logbooks; and develop combined 
NMFS/IPHC catcher vessel and catcher/processor logbooks for fixed gear.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL23
_______________________________________________________________________




467. AMENDMENT 12 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE NORTHEAST 
MULTISPECIES FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amendment 12 to the NE Multispecies FMP proposes to define 
silver hake (whiting) red hake and offshore hake as small mesh 
multispecies. Revised overfishing definitions for whiting, red hake, 
and offshore hake are also proposed. In addition to the new overfishing 
definitions, this action would implement: 1) moratorium permit 
qualifications to fish for whiting, red hake, ocean pout and offshore 
hake; 2) possession limits and minimum mesh sizes; 3) an allowance for 
transfer of fish at sea; 4) additional framework measures for future 
management possibilities; and 5) a monitoring mechanism for continued 
response to changing conditions in the fishery.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9300

RIN: 0648-AL27
_______________________________________________________________________




468. MANAGEMENT OF U.S. PURSE SEINE FISHERY IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 955 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would establish authority and procedures for the 
Southwest Regional Administrator, NMFS, to implement measures to carry 
out management recommendations of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission and approved by the Department of State as provided in the 
Tuna Conventions Act of 1950. Actions could include closure of the 
purse seine fishery for yellowfin tuna, closure of the purse seine 
fishery for tuna associated with floating objects, prohibiting the use 
of tender vessels used to service fish-aggregating devices, and 
prohibiting the transfer-at-sea of purse seine-caught tuna in the 
Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AL28
_______________________________________________________________________




469. AMENDMENT 57 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GROUNDFISH IN THE 
BSAI PROHIBITING DIRECTED FISHING FOR POLLOCK WITH BOTTOM TRAWL GEAR

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This FMP amendment would prohibit directed fishing for 
pollock with bottom trawl gear in the BSAI. This amendment would also 
reduce the trawl prohibited species catch limits for halibut, king 
crab, and tanner crab in the BSAI to account for the projected PSC 
bycatch savings associated with a ban on bottom trawl gear for pollock.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region,

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Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL30
_______________________________________________________________________




470. AMENDMENT 9 TO THE NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FMP TO ADDRESS NEW 
SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES ACT REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER MANAGEMENT MEASURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, October 11, 1998.
(See Additional Information)

Abstract: Amendment 9 to the FMP was developed by the New England 
Fishery Management Council primarily to address the new requirements of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Act, as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act. 
To meet these requirements, this proposed rule adds Atlantic halibut to 
the Northeast Multispecies FMP, implement measures to rebuild halibut 
and stocks of winter flounder, and implement new or revised overfishing 
definitions and revised specifications of optimum yield for 12 
groundfish species. In summary, this rule proposed a one-fish halibut 
possession limit of 36 inches or greater, an increase of one inch in 
the minimum size of winter flounder; postponement of the Vessel 
Monitoring System requirement beyond May 1, 1999; a modification of the 
framework process to allow for aquaculture projects and changes to the 
overfishing definitions; and a prohibition of baush-sweep trawl gear 
when fishing for multispecies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/23/99                    64 FR 13952
NPRM Comment Period End         05/03/99
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: LEGAL DEADLINE CONT: Under 16 USC 1853 note, 
each Regional Fishery Management Council must submit to NMFS amendments 
to its fishery management plans and any associated proposed regulations 
bringing them into compliance with the Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 
104-297). Final regulations to be published within 30 days of NPRM 
comment period.

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, One 
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AL31
_______________________________________________________________________




471. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT FISHING BY VESSELS OVER 50 FEET 
WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF AMERICAN SAMOA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory action would prohibit fishing by vessels over 
50 feet within 30 nautical miles of American Samoa.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AL41
_______________________________________________________________________




472. COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ACT 
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER REQUIRED PROVISIONS IN FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS OF 
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The comprehensive Sustainable Fishery Act (SFA) amendment 
will amend existing fishery management plans (FMPs) for shrimp, red 
drum, snapper-grouper, coastal migratory pelagics, coral, coral reefs, 
and live/hard bottom resources, spiny lobster, and golden crab to 
ensure (1) they are in conformance with SFA section 102 definitions, 
(2) that bycatch provisions are in conformance with SFA section 108 
provisions, (3) they address fishery impact statements that describe 
the likely effects of management measures on fishing communities, (4) 
they address overfishing provisions specifying objective and measurable 
criteria for identifying whether a fishery is overfished, and (5) they 
propose measures to rebuild overfished stocks in fisheries of the South 
Atlantic Region.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AL42
_______________________________________________________________________




473. PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR DEFINING SERIOUS INJURY; REQUEST FOR 
COMMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for assessing and 
reducing the level of serious injury and mortality that occurs 
incidental to commercial fishing operations. NMFS is issuing proposed 
guidelines for determining what constitutes a serious injury to a

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marine mammal. If finalized, NMFS will use these guidelines in 
assessing fisheries beginning in 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cathy Eisele, Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2322
Fax: 301 713-0376

RIN: 0648-AL44
_______________________________________________________________________




474. IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENT 8 TO THE NORTHERN ANCHOVY FISHERY 
MANAGEMENT PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, October 11, 1998. Final, Statutory.
See ``Additional Information''

Abstract: This action would amend the Northern Anchovy Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) to comply with new requirements of the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act. The amendment would rename the FMP, add 
several species (Pacific mackerel, jack mackerel, and Pacific sardine) 
to the management unit, establish procedures for annual specification 
of harvest limits for managed species, and implement limited entry for 
fishing for small coastal pelagic species of fish in the management 
area. The amendment provides definitions and criteria to determine if 
any stocks are overfished and if rebuilding plans are needed. An annual 
review of the fisheries is conducted to make this determination.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: Legal Deadline: Under 16 USC 1853 note, each 
Regional Fishery Management Council must submit to NMFS amendments to 
its fishery management plans and any associated proposed regulations 
bringing them into compliance with the Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 
104-297). Final regulations to be published within 30 days of NPRM 
comment period.

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AL48
_______________________________________________________________________




475. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ALLOW ``STOCKING'' OF MULTIPLE LIMITED 
ENTRY PERMITS IN THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations would link groundfish cumulative trip limits to 
limited entry permits instead of to vessels. This linkage would allow 
limited entry permit holders to associate more than one limited entry 
permit with a vessel without having to combine those permits. A vessel 
attached to multiple limited entry permits would be able to pursue 
multiple cumulative trip limits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL50
_______________________________________________________________________




476. AMENDMENT 14 TO THE PACIFIC COAST SALMON PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, October 11, 1998. Final, Statutory.
See ``Additional Information''

Abstract: Amendment 14 would provide a change in the management of 
salmon fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (3 to 200 miles 
offshore) off Washington, Oregon, and California, which are managed by 
the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC, Council) and NMFS under 
the Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon 
Fisheries off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon and California (FMP) as 
revised and updated in 1996 for implementation in 1997. The Amendment 
will revise in FMP to bring it into compliance with the recently 
amended Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
primary changes relate to issues of optimum yield, overfishing, 
essential fish habitat, and bycatch specifications. Editorial and 
organizational changes to improve and update the FMP and its 
environmental impact statement, in addition to refinements harvest 
allocation standards among the recreational fisheries north of Cape 
Falcon, are also part of amendment effort.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: Legal Deadline: Under 16 USC 1853 note, each 
Regional Fishery Management Council must submit to NMFS amendments to 
its fishery management plans and any associated proposed regulations 
bringing them into compliance with the Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 
104-297). Final regulations to be published

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within 30 days of NPRM comment period.

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL51
_______________________________________________________________________




477. AMEND 12 SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP & BLACK SEA BASS FISHERIES FMP; 
AMEND 8 TO FMP FOR ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SQUID & BUTTERFISH; AND AMEND 12 
TO FMP FOR ATLANTIC SURF CLAM AND OCEAN QUAHOG FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of NPRM comment period 
end.

Abstract: The proposed rule to implement the three Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP) amendments would implement framework provisions for amending 
management measures for these fisheries, restrict the size of domestic 
harvesting vessels permitted in the Atlantic mackerel fishery without 
restricting the size of processing vessels, and implement an operator 
permit requirement for the surf clam and ocean quahog fisheries. These 
amendments are intended to meet the requirements of the Sustainable 
Fisheries Act of October 1996.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL56
_______________________________________________________________________




478. AMENDMENT 16B TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF FISH 
RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the Gulf of 
Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council).

Abstract: Amendment 16B would: (1) establish a ``slot limit'' of 14 
inches (minimum) and 22 inches (maximum) fork length for the commercial 
and recreational harvest of lesser amberjack and banded rudderfish; (2) 
establish a 5-fish aggregate bag limit; (3) remove queen triggerfish 
from the FMP and thus allow more conservative management measures in 
Florida state waters to extend into the EEZ; (4) eliminate the 
distinction in the FMP between reef fish species in the management unit 
and those in the fishery but not in the management unit with the intent 
of excluding sand perch and dwarf sand perch from the 20-fish aggregate 
bag limit; (5) implement minimum size limits on cubera snapper (12 
inches, total length (TL)), dog snapper (12 inches, TL), mahogany 
snapper (12 inches, TL), schoolmaster (12 inches, TL), mutton snapper 
(16 inches, TL), scamp (20 inches, TL), gray triggerfish (12 inches, 
TL), and hogfish (12 inches, fork length); (6) establish a 5-fish bag 
limit for hogfish and exclude hogfish from the 20-fish aggregate reef 
fish bag limit; and (7) establish a recreational bag limit of 1 
speckled hind and 1 warsaw grouper per vessel. Setting bag limits for 
speckled hind and warsaw grouper would prohibit the sale of these 
species by the recreational sector because the FMP and existing 
regulations prohibit sale of reef fish subject to bag limits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL57
_______________________________________________________________________




479. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATE CERTAIN GROUNDFISH SPECIES BETWEEN 
THE TRAWL AND FIXED GEAR COMMERCIAL GROUNDFISH FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations would set allocations of certain groundfish 
species (primarily rockfish) between the trawl and fixed gear 
commercial fisheries for Pacific Coast groundfish.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0700
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL62
_______________________________________________________________________




480. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO FUND PURCHASE OF LIMITED ENTRY TRAWL 
PERMITS TO REDUCE EXCESS CAPACITY IN PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FLEET

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulations would authorize Federal purchase of Pacific Coast

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groundfish limited entry trawl permits, under section 312(b) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, ``Fishing 
Capacity Reduction Program.'' Federal purchase of trawl permits would 
be considered a ``loan'' to the trawl fleet, which would be repaid by 
that fleet through a tax on groundfish landings by limited entry trawl 
vessels. The goal of this program would be to match effort within the 
fishery more closely with available resources.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0700
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL66
_______________________________________________________________________




481. ADJUSTMENT OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: CRUSTACEAN FISHERIES IN THE 
WESTERN PACIFIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory action would include the waters off the U.S. 
Island Possessions in the Pacific within Permit Area 3 (Guam and 
American Samoa).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AL67
_______________________________________________________________________




482. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM FOR COLLECTION AND USE OF 
FEES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would establish a program for the 
collection and use, including the procedures, of fees in the Community 
Development Quota Program. The collection of fees would recover the 
costs of managing and enforcing the CDQ program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL71
_______________________________________________________________________




483. FRAMEWORK TO IMPLEMENT ANNUAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR NORTHEAST 
MULTISPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation would implement annual management measures 
for the Northeast Multispecies fishery for the fishing year beginning 
May 1, 1999.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/29/99                    64 FR 14846
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/99
Final Action                    05/00/99
Final Action Effective          06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AL72
_______________________________________________________________________




484. RECREATIONAL MEASURES FOR 1999 SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP, AND BLACK SEA 
BASS FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This action would establish the possession limit, size limit, 
and other management measures for the recreational fisheries for 1999.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/99
Final Action                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL75


_______________________________________________________________________



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485. AMENDMENT ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES ACT REQUIREMENTS 
REGARDING OVERFISHING, BYCATCH, FISHING COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER 
PROVISIONS FOR FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: The generic Sustainable Fishery Act (SFA) Amendment, prepared 
by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, will amend existing 
fishery management plans (FMPs) for Gulf coral and coral reef 
resources, coastal migratory pelagics, red drum, reef fish, shrimp, 
spiny lobster, and stone crab to ensure (1) they are in conformance 
with SFA section 102 definitions, (2) that bycatch provisions are in 
conformance with SFA section 108 provisions, (3) they address fishery 
impact statements that describe the likely effects of management 
measures on fishing communities, (4) they address overfishing 
provisions specifying objective and measurable criteria for identifying 
whether a fishery is overfished, and (5) they propose measures to 
rebuild overfished stocks in fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL81
_______________________________________________________________________




486. COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES ACT 
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OVERFISHING, BYCATCH, FISHING COMMUNITIES AND 
PROVISIONS FOR FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR THE CARIBBEAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, October 11, 1998.
See Additional Information.

Abstract: The comprehensive amendment will amend the Caribbean Fishery 
Management Council's existing fishery management plans for queen conch, 
coral resources, spiny lobster, and reef fish to address the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act requirements regarding section 102 
definitions, bycatch provisions, fishery impact statements, effects on 
fishing communities, and preventing overfishing and rebuilding 
overfished stocks.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: Under 16 USC 1853 note, each Regional Fishery 
Management Council must submit to NMFS amendments to its fishery 
management plans and any associated proposed regulations bringing them 
into compliance with the Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 104-297). 
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of NPRM comment 
period.

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL86
_______________________________________________________________________




487.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO THE ALASKA GROUNDFISH REGULATIONS 
PERTAINING TO SCALES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: At the suggestion of the industry and NMFS observer program, 
this regulatory amendment would modify the technical requirements for 
the at-sea scales program, clarify the meaning of some terms, revise 
observer sampling station specifications, and allow flexibility in 
designing sampling stations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL88
_______________________________________________________________________




488.  CRAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA RESERVES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to specify crab community development 
quota reserves by calendar year.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL92
_______________________________________________________________________




489.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ADJUST THE GULF OF MEXICO RED 
SNAPPER TAC AND ASSOCIATED MANAGEMENT MEASURES UNDER THE FRAMEWORK 
PROCEDURE OF THE FMP FOR THE REEF FISH RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: For 1999, this action would: Maintain the red snapper TAC at 
status quo - 9.12 million pounds, with 4.47 million pounds allocated to 
the recreational fishery and 4.65 million pounds allocated to the 
commercial fishery; set the recreational daily bag limit for red 
snapper at 4 fish for recreational fishermen, and set a bag limit of 
zero fish for the captain and crew of for-hire vessels; set the opening 
date of the recreational red snapper fishing season at March 1; reduce 
the minimum size limit for red snapper from 15 inches total length (TL) 
to 14 inches TL for both commercial and recreational fisheries; and 
change the opening criteria for the second commercial red snapper 
fishing season from the first 15 days of each month, beginning 
September 1, to the first 10 days of each month, beginning September 1, 
until the second-season suballocation is met or the season closes on 
December 31.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL94
_______________________________________________________________________




490.  AMENDMENTS TO THE ALASKA GROUNDFISH AND CRAB FMPS FOR THE 
LICENSE LIMITATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amend the Alaska License Limitation Program by adding a 
participation requirement to qualify for a license in the Bering Sea 
crab fisheries and limit processing on catcher vessels.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL95
_______________________________________________________________________




491.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REINSTATE 6000 POUND TRIP LIMIT OF 
HALIBUT IN AREA NORTHEAST OF THE BERING SEA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would reinstate a 6000 pound 
halibut trip limit in the halibut management area northeast of the 
Bering Sea.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL97
_______________________________________________________________________




492.  DEFINITION OF OVERFISHING FOR SALMON FISHERIES OFF ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amend the Fishery Management Plan for salmon fisheries in the 
EEZ off Alaska to define overfishing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL98


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493.  AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT--FMP AMENDMENT--PR/FR TO IMPLEMENT 
AFA MEASURES FOR 2000-2004

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 105-277

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 2000.

Abstract: Fishery Management Plan amendment to comply with the 
requirements of the American Fisheries Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL99
_______________________________________________________________________




494.  AMENDMENT TO INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA SURVIVORSHIP 
PROVISION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to the Individual Fishing Quota to 
revise the survivorship provision about a surviving spouse.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM00
_______________________________________________________________________




495.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH 
LIMITS FOR THE ATLANTIC AND GULF GROUPS OF KING AND SPANISH MACKEREL FOR 
THE 1999-2000 FISHING YEAR

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment prepared under the framework 
rulemaking procedure of the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal 
Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 
(FMP), would amend the regulations implementing the FMP to establish 
the total allowable catch limits and associated measures (e.g., trip 
and bag limits) for Atlantic and Gulf groups of King and Spanish 
mackerel for the 1999-2000 fishing year.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AM01
_______________________________________________________________________




496.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ADJUST THE GULF OF MEXICO RED 
SNAPPER TAC AND ASSOCIATED MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR 2000 UNDER THE 
FRAMEWORK

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This action would amend the regulations implementing the FMP 
to establish management measures for the 2000 fishing season, in 
accordance with the FMP's framework procedure for setting annual total 
allowable catch limits and associated measures. The FMP regulates 
commercial and recreational fishing in the exclusive economic zone of 
the Gulf of Mexico and was developed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council and approved/implemented by the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS). Annual management changes are proposed by the 
council; NMFS publishes a proposed rule to obtain public comment on 
these proposals for consideration in approving/disapproving/partially 
approving them. Approved measures are implemented by final rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AM04


_______________________________________________________________________



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497.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO REVISE CDQ 
REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Revisions to the CDQ regulations that would include: overage/
underage provisions, pooling, and removing species from CDQ; revise 
observer coverage requirements shoreside; crab CDQ regulations change 
to allow start in September crab management year instead of calendar 
year; change start date for CDQ trawl fisheries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM07
_______________________________________________________________________




498.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PELAGIC SARGASSUM HABITAT OF 
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and associated rule would: 
(1) define the management unit for pelagic Sargassum; (2) specify 
optimum yield as zero harvest; (3) define overfishing levels; (4) 
identify essential fish habitat for pelagic Sargassum; (5) identify 
essential fish habitat-areas of special concern for pelagic Sargassum; 
(6) prohibit all harvest and possession of Sargassum from the South 
Atlantic EEZ south of the latitude line representing the North 
Carolina/South Carolina border; (7) limit the harvest to 50,000 pounds 
wet weight in the area bounded by the North Carolina/Virginia border, 
the North Carolina/South Carolina border, and the longitude line 100 
miles (or greater) seaward from the North Carolina shoreline until 
January 1, 2001; (8) prohibit the harvest and possession of pelagic 
Sargassum after January 1, 2001; and (9) describe research and data 
needs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AM15
_______________________________________________________________________




499.  FLEET CAPACITY LIMITS FOR U.S. PURSE SEINE FISHERY IN THE 
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would implement purse seine fleet capacity limits 
for the U.S. purse seine fleet in the eastern tropical Pacific for 
1999, consistent with management recommendations of the Inter-American 
Tropical Tuna Commission and approved by the Department of State as 
provided in the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950. This action would limit 
the active purse seine fleet to a total of 8,969 metric tons carrying 
capacity.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AM22
_______________________________________________________________________




500.  ADJUSTMENT OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; CRUSTACEAN FISHERIES OF 
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This action would facilitate and enable adjustments to 
management measures for the crustacean fisheries in the Northwestern 
and main Hawaiian Islands. Possible regulatory changes could include 
modification of closed areas, gear restrictions, seasons, notification/
reporting requirements, etc.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AM26
_______________________________________________________________________




501.  EFFECTS OF SPOTTER AIRCRAFT ASSISTANCE IN ATLANTIC BLUEFIN 
TUNA (BFT) FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

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Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 et seq; 16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 635

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes measures to manage the use of spotter aircraft 
to assist in the fishery for BFT.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2347
Fax: 301 713-0596

RIN: 0648-AM27
_______________________________________________________________________




502.  LIST OF FISHERIES FOR 2000

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, December 31, 1999.

Abstract: The list of fisheries, published pursuant to section 118 of 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act, classifies all U.S. commercial 
fisheries into one of three categories based on the level of incidental 
serious injuries and mortalities to marine mammals. Participants in 
fisheries placed in Category I, II, or III are subject to different 
regulatory requirements under 50 CFR 229.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cathy Eisele, Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-2322
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AM28
_______________________________________________________________________




503.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO REBUILD C. BAIRDI 
STOCKS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
One year from approval of overfishing definitions.

Abstract: This amendment to the FMP for the Commercial King and Tanner 
Crab Fisheries in the BSAI would define a rebuilding plan for C. 
bairdi.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM29
_______________________________________________________________________




504.  ENHANCED MEASURES TO MITIGATE SEABIRD BYCATCH IN THE 
ALASKA HOOK-AND-LINE FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would enhance measures designed to 
mitigate seabird bycatch in the longline fisheries off Alaska.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM30
_______________________________________________________________________




505.  STELLER SEA LION CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR THE BSAI AND 
GOA POLLOCK FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: PR/FR to implement Steller Sea Lion conservation measures for 
the BSAI and GOA Pollock Fisheries; TAC allocation system for inside/
outside critical habitat and E/W 170, overage/underage rollover 
provisions, revise trip limit regulations for W/C GOA, additional 
pollock exclusion zones and reductions inside critical habitat A 
seasons catch.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM32


_______________________________________________________________________



[[Page 21094]]

506.  PR/FR VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ALEUTIAN ISLAND ATKA 
MACKEREL FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This action would implement the vessel monitoring system 
requirements for Aleutian Island Atka Mackerel to monitor fishery 
activity inside and outside Steller Sea Lion critical habitat areas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM34
_______________________________________________________________________




507.  GULF OF ALASKA GROUNDFISH REGULATORY AMENDMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to reduce maximum retainable bycatch 
percentages in order to reduce industry incentives for target 
operations on Gulf of Alaska shortrake/rougheye rockfish when the 
fishery is closed to directed fishing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM36
_______________________________________________________________________




508.  REVISE BSAI BYCATCH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR CHINOOK SALMON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This Fishery Management Plan amendment would revise the BSAI 
bycatch management program for chinook salmon.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM38
_______________________________________________________________________




509.  ALASKA GROUNDFISH FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO 
REVISE IMPROVED RETENTION/IMPROVED UTILIZATION PROGRAM (IR/IU)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Revise regulations implementing IR/IU.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM39
_______________________________________________________________________




510.  SCALLOP LICENSE LIMITATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This Fishery Management Plan (FMP) amendment to the FMP for 
scallop fisheries off Alaska would implement a license limitation 
program for scallop fisheries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

[[Page 21095]]

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM42
_______________________________________________________________________




511.  RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 2000

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would revise the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements for the year 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM43
_______________________________________________________________________




512.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE REGULATIONS 
IMPLEMENTING THE NORTH PACIFIC OBSERVER PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This would change the regulations implementing the North 
Pacific Observer program, including authority to place NMFS personnel 
onboard fish or processing vessels, revised requirements for shoreside 
accomodations for observers, and revisions to observe coverage levels.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM44
_______________________________________________________________________




513.  RECREATIONAL MEASURES FOR THE SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP, AND 
BLACK SEA BASS FISHERIES FOR FISHING YEAR 2000

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would establish the possession limit, size limit, 
and other management measures for the recreational fisheries for 
fishing year 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM46
_______________________________________________________________________




514.  QUOTAS FOR THE ATLANTIC BLUEFISH FISHERY FOR FISHING YEAR 
2000

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would establish the quotas for Atlantic Bluefish 
in the exclusive economic zone for fishing year 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM47
_______________________________________________________________________




515.  SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP, AND BLACK 
SEA BASS FISHERIES FOR FISHING YEAR 2000

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would establish the allowed commercial catch 
limits as well as other management measures for these fisheries for 
2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast

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Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM48
_______________________________________________________________________




516.  INITIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SQUID, 
AND BUTTERFISH FISHERIES FOR FISHING YEAR 2000

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would specify the initial annual amounts of the 
initial optimum yield as well as the amounts for allowable biological 
catch, domestic annual harvest, domestic annual processing, joint 
venture processing, and total allowable levels of foreign fishing for 
these species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM49
_______________________________________________________________________




517.  FISHING QUOTAS FOR FISHING YEAR 2000 FOR ATLANTIC SURF 
CLAM AND OCEAN QUAHOG FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would establish allowable harvests of surf clams 
and ocean quahogs from the exclusive economic zone for fishing year 
2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM50
_______________________________________________________________________




518.  FMP AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE FULL RETENTION OF DEMERSAL SHELF 
ROCKFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This FMP amendment is to require full retention of demersal 
shelf rockfish to provide State of Alaska fishery managers an enhanced 
estimate of bycatch rates.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM51
_______________________________________________________________________




519. SEA TURTLE MONITORING AND CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR NONSHRIMP 
FISHERIES

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 217; 50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to protect sea turtles through the 
implementation of sea turtle conservation measures on nonshrimp 
fisheries. Bottom trawlers in the mid-Atlantic take sea turtles when 
not using turtle excluder devices (TEDs) and may jeopardize the 
continued existence of endangered sea turtles. NMFS proposes to require 
TEDs in all bottom trawlers operating from Texas through Delaware. 
Other non-shrimp fisheries using tow lines, gill nets, or other gear 
probably take significant numbers of sea turtles. In order to better 
quantify that level of take, NMFS proposes to require observers in all 
fisheries suspected of taking turtles in all U.S. waters.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/10/92                    57 FR 30709
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/08/92
NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Therese Conant, Endangered Species Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 
East-West Highway, SSMC1, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401

RIN: 0648-AE54
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520. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS: TUNA PURSE SEINE VESSEL 
OBSERVER EXPENSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to amend its regulations governing the 
reimbursement of tuna vessel owners for the cost of carrying NMFS 
observers (50 CFR 216.24(f)(4)). The regulations require that a U.S.-
flag tuna purse seine vessel holding a certificate of inclusion under 
the general permit issued to the American Tunaboat Association carry an 
observer when assigned by the Director, Southwest Region, NMFS. The 
regulations currently require that NMFS reimburse vessel operators for 
all costs associated with carrying the observers.

[[Page 21097]]

The proposed rule change would require that ``the vessel owner shall 
incur all reasonable costs directly related to the quartering and 
maintaining of such observers on board such vessels.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213
Phone: 301 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG35
_______________________________________________________________________




521. PROPOSED RULE TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR PERMITS FOR CAPTURE, 
TRANSPORT, IMPORT AND EXPORT OF PROTECTED SPECIES FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY, 
AND FOR MAINTAINING A CAPTIVE MARINE MAMMAL INVENTORY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1372 (c)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would revise and simplify criteria and 
procedures specific to permits for taking, transporting, importing, and 
exporting protected species for public display and provide convenient 
formats for reporting marine mammal captive holdings and transports as 
required by amendments made in 1994 to the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ann Hochman, Permits Analyst, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2289

RIN: 0648-AH26
_______________________________________________________________________




522. PROPOSED RULE GOVERNING THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR MARINE MAMMAL 
PHOTOGRAPHY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1372 (c)(6)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will provide for the issuance of permits to take 
marine mammals by only level B harassment for the purpose of 
educational or commercial photography.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Trevor Spradlin, Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2289

RIN: 0648-AH31
_______________________________________________________________________




523. AMEND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE 
MAMMALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1371 (a)(6)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule implements certain changes in the 
prohibitions on importing or exporting marine mammals or marine mammal 
parts and products that occurred with the enactment of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. 104-238). This action 
prohibits the export of marine mammals or marine mammal products for 
purposes other than public display, scientific research, or enhancing 
the survival of a species or stock and establishes three new categories 
of exceptions to the prohibition on importing marine mammal parts and 
products. This is a noncontroversial action that is not significant as 
it will have only minor effects on a small number of people, most of 
whom will benefit by the new exceptions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Tom McIntyre, Biologist, Office of Protected Resources, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2289

RIN: 0648-AH83
_______________________________________________________________________




524. IMPLEMENTATION OF 1997 MMPA AMENDMENTS AFFECTING YELLOWFIN TUNA 
PURSE SEINE FISHING IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would implement the 1997 amendments to the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regarding regulation of the US yellowfin 
tuna fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and the regulation 
of yellowfin tuna into the United States from other nations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Legislation amending the MMPA regarding the 
yellowfin tuna fishery will require implementation of regulations 3 
months after the effective date of the legislation.

[[Page 21098]]

Agency Contact: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, Regional Administrator, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AI85
_______________________________________________________________________




525. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: PROPOSED RULE GOVERNING TAKE OF 
WEST COAST STEELHEAD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulation will propose section 9(a) prohibitions for 
endangered species, with certain exceptions for certain benign and 
beneficial actions for threatened species of west coast steelhead.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kellie Carter, Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AK94
_______________________________________________________________________




526. DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR JOHNSON'S SEAGRASS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
The Endangered Species Act requires the designation of critical 
habitat, if any is designated, within one year of listing a species as 
threatened or endangered.

Abstract: The Endangered Species Act requires that critical habitat for 
a threatened or endangered species be designated within one year of 
listing that species under the Act. NMFS will determine if it will 
designate critical habitat for Johnson's seagrass, and if so, will 
designate it.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Endangered Species Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC-3, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AL82
_______________________________________________________________________




527.  DRAFT POLICY FOR EVALUATION OF CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN 
MAKING LISTING DECISIONS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A policy to evaluate conservation efforts in making listing 
decisions under the Endangered Species Act. Policy identifies 
considerations to be used in determining whether conservation plans and 
agreements, management plans or other efforts provide sufficient 
protections to preclude or remove the need to list a species under the 
ESA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Margaret Lorenz, ESA Policy Coordinator, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AL91
_______________________________________________________________________




528.  RULEMAKING FOR THE TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO 
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS IN THE U.S. 
BEAUFORT SEA

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS has received an application from an oil exploration and 
development company for an authorization to take marine mammals 
incidental to oil development in the U.S. Beaufort Sea. This 
authorization can be granted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
provided the taking of marine mammals is incidental, is having no more 
than a negligible impact on small numbers of marine mammals and is not 
having an unmitigable adverse impact on Arctic subsistence needs. If 
authorization is granted, monitoring and reporting all takings will be 
required.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           02/01/99                     64 FR 9965
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/31/99
NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-2055
Fax: 301 713-4060
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AM09


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[[Page 21099]]

529.  REDESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR SNAKE RIVER SPRING/
SUMMER CHINOOK

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On December 28, 1993, the National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) designated all river reaches presently or historically 
accessible to listed Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon (except 
river reaches above impassable natural falls, and Dworshak and Hells 
Canyon Dams) as critical habitat. On January 6, 1997, NMFS received a 
petition to revise critical habitat for Snake River spring/summer 
chinook salmon in Napias Creek, Idaho. On January 30, 1998, NMFS denied 
the petition based on information submitted in the petition and NMFS' 
own analysis. However, new information has since been submitted and 
NMFS is now proposing to redesignate critical habitat to exclude areas 
above Napias Creek Falls.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kellie Carter, Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AM41
_______________________________________________________________________



NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY/OFFICE OF COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT


                    ________________________________



530. REVISION OF FEDERAL CONSISTENCY REGULATIONS UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE 
MANAGEMENT ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1451 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 930

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will revise the Federal consistency 
regulations to streamline and clarify procedural requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Karl Gleaves, Asst. General Counsel for Ocean Services, 
Office of General Counsel, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East-West Highway, 6th Floor, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2967

RIN: 0648-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________




531. REVISION OF OVERFLIGHT REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are being revised to clarify that they are 
for resource protection purposes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Moore, Sanctuaries and Resources Division, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/ORM 2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-3145

RIN: 0648-AI91
_______________________________________________________________________




532. OPERATIONS OF MOTORIZED PERSONAL WATERCRAFT IN THE GULF OF THE 
FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 
Sanctuaries and Reserves Division is considering prohibiting the 
operation of motorized personal watercraft in the marshland areas of 
the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Stephanie R. Thornton, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserve 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/ORM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-3155

RIN: 0648-AK01
_______________________________________________________________________




533. INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1434(d)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NOAA plans to issue regulations to implement the Federal-
agency requirements of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephanie Campbell, Attorney-Adviser, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East-
West Highway, Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2967
Fax: 301 713-4408

RIN: 0648-AL06

[[Page 21100]]

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OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR


                    ________________________________



534. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING PROGRAM EVALUATION AND 
COMPETITIVE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND 
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 313; 15 USC 2901 et seq; 33 USC 883e; 33 USC 
1121 et seq; 49 USC 44720

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 919 (New)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) proposes 
regulations on its policies and procedures for program evaluation, the 
solicitation, review, and approval of proposals, and conflict of 
interest. These proposed regulations will provide the basic principles, 
objectives, and procedural framework for the evaluation of OAR 
programs, standardize the procedures for generating, evaluating, and 
selecting proposals sponsored within OAR that are subject to open 
competition, and establish procedures for identifying and handling 
conflicts of interest.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Eugene S. Fritz, Department of Commerce, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, Program Development and Coordination, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-0460
Fax: 301 713-0158
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AL45
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)



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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE


                    ________________________________



535. IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS UNDER ACFCMA TO PROVIDE FOR COORDINATED 
MANAGEMENT OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER RESOURCE THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE, END 
OVERFISHING, AND REBUILD THE AMERICAN LOBSTER STOCK

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1851 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 697

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.

Abstract: Action proposes measures in Federal waters to complement 
regulations in Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan 
for American lobster under the authority of the Atlantic Coastal 
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act. Action proposes to transfer 
existing measures currently identified in the American Lobster Fishery 
Management Plan developed by the New England Fishery Management Council 
under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. In addition, this 
action proposes to address the Sustainable Fisheries Act requirements 
to end overfishing of American lobster by all methods of harvest in the 
EEZ.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/15/99                     64 FR 2708
NPRM Comment Period End         02/10/99
Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: The measures previously contained in Amendment 
7 are contained in this action. Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management 
Plan for American Lobster will contain measures for the vessel permit 
consistency amendment (0648-AL36).

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AH41
_______________________________________________________________________




536. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO EXTEND CALIFORNIA GILLNET REGULATIONS TO 
THE EEZ

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Potential extension to Federal waters of California 
regulations closing certain areas to use of set (gill) nets.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 48115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AJ21
_______________________________________________________________________




537. INTERIM FINAL RULE TO CONSOLIDATE THE RULES FOR SPINY LOBSTER 
FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC AND STONE CRAB FISHERY 
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH 50 CFR 622

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

[[Page 21101]]

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: NMFS had proposed to withdraw the Fishery Management Plans 
for Spiny Lobster and Stone Crab (FMPs). The regulations implementing 
these FMPs were not included in the consolidated regulations for 
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic at 50 CFR part 
622. Recently, NMFS withdrew the proposed rules that would have 
withdrawn the FMPs. This final rule will incorporate the rules 
implementing these FMPs in the consolidated regulations without 
substantive change.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 9721 
Executive Center Drive, N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301
Fax: 727 570-5300

RIN: 0648-AJ28
_______________________________________________________________________




538. GUIDELINES FOR THE DESCRIPTION, IDENTIFICATION, CONSERVATION, AND 
ENHANCEMENT OF ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, April 11, 1997.

Abstract: Guidelines to assist Fishery Management Councils in the 
description and identification of essential fish habitat (EFH), 
including adverse impacts on EFH, and in the consideration of actions 
to conserve and enhance EFH, in fishery management plans.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/08/96                    61 FR 57843
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/09/96
ANPRM                           01/09/97                     62 FR 1306
ANPRM Comment Period End        02/12/97
NPRM                            04/23/97                    62 FR 19723
NPRM Comment Period End         07/08/97
Interim Final Rule              12/19/97                    62 FR 66531
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James P. Burgess, Director, Office of Habitat 
Conservation, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910-3282
Phone: 301 713-2325
Fax: 301 713-1043
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AJ30
_______________________________________________________________________




539. IMPLEMENTATION OF A FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR MONKFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Action to implement management measures for monkfish in the 
EEZ.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/16/99                     64 FR 7601
NPRM Comment Period End         03/26/99
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AJ44
_______________________________________________________________________




540. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 et seq; 16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will implement a new Fishery Management Plan for 
Atlantic tunas, sharks, and swordfish; Amendment 1 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Billfish; and requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/20/99                     64 FR 3154
NPRM Comment Period End         03/04/99
Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AJ67
_______________________________________________________________________




541. FINAL DEFINITION OF THE ZERO MORTALITY RATE GOAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Legal Deadline: None
NMFS must initiate a report to Congress on fisheries progress towards 
the Zero Mortality Rate Goal by April 30, 1997.

Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended in 1994, 
requires that commercial fisheries reduce incidental serious injury and 
mortality of marine mammals to insignificant levels approaching a zero 
mortality and serious injury rate by April 30, 2001. This interim final 
rule provides the regulatory definition of the

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Zero Mortality Rate Goal as part of the new management regime for the 
unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing 
operators.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/15/95                    60 FR 31666
NPRM Comment Period End         09/14/95
Interim Final Rule              06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cathy Eisele, Fishery Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-
West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2322
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AJ84
_______________________________________________________________________




542. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: TAKE OF THREATENED SOUTHERN 
OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST EVOLUTIONARILY SIGNIFICANT UNIT (ESU) 
COHO SALMON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq to 16 USC 1543 et seq subpart B 
Sec 227.12; 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On May 6, 1997, NMFS listed the Southern Oregon/Northern 
California Coast ESU of coho salmon as threatened. NMFS is now issuing 
protective regulations under section 4(d) of the ESA which will apply 
section 9(a) prohibitions to all activities within this ESU unless: in 
compliance with section 10 or other exemptions under the ESA; in 
accordance with a timely application for a permit for scientific 
purposes to enhance propagation or survival of the species; or within 
carefully circumscribed harvest hatchery, research and monitoring, or 
habitat restoration activity exceptions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/18/97                    62 FR 38479
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Kellie Carter, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AJ91
_______________________________________________________________________




543. PROPOSED RULE ON TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO POWER PLANT 
OPERATIONS AT SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS has received an application under the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act for the taking of seals incidental to power plant 
operations from North Atlantic Energy Corporation over the next five 
year period. In order to authorize the taking, NMFS must determine that 
the mortality of several species of seals will not be more than 
negligible.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/24/97                    62 FR 39799
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/25/97
NPRM                            08/25/98                    63 FR 45213
NPRM Comment Period End         10/09/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2055
Fax: 301 713-0376

RIN: 0648-AK00
_______________________________________________________________________




544. IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENT 5 TO THE FISHING MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 
THE BOTTOMFISH AND SEAMOUNT GROUNDFISH FISHERIES OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC 
REGION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amendment 5 would establish a permanent limited access 
program for the Mau Zone Bottomfish fishery in the Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands. The intent of this action is to conserve and to 
support the long-term productivity of the bottomfish stocks by 
preventing the potential for excessive harvest capacity and to improve 
the low economic returns in the fishery.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/06/99                      64 FR 823
NPRM Comment Period End         02/22/99
Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AK21
_______________________________________________________________________




545. ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF AMENDMENT 2 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 
FOR THE SHRIMP FISHERY OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC--PROCEDURES FOR TESTING AND 
CERTIFICATION OF BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICES (BRDS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.

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Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: All measures of Amendment 2 were approved by the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on February 24, 1997. Under Amendment 
2, BRDs certified by the NMFS are required to be used in all penaeid 
shrimp trawls in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South 
Atlantic (EEZ off North Carolina to Florida inclusive). The final rule 
to implement Amendment 2, effective April 21, 1997, certified three 
BRDs for such use (73 FR 18536). Amendment 2 specifies that a testing 
protocol would be developed so that additional BRDs could be tested and 
implemented, if they meet the bycatch reduction criterion for Spanish 
mackerel and weakfish (must reduce bycatch by 40 percent in number of 
weakfish and Spanish mackerel). The testing protocol was not completed 
when the proposed rule to implement Amendment 2 was published but was 
published with the final rule. This action would implement that part of 
Amendment 2 allowing testing of new BRDs and would specify that a 
person who proposes a BRD for certification must test such BRD and 
submit the results to the Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, 
NMFS, in accordance with the ``Bycatch Reduction Device Testing 
Protocol Manual'' which contains the testing protocol and the specific 
reporting requirements for the test results.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/03/98                    63 FR 30174
NPRM Comment Period End         07/06/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK29
_______________________________________________________________________




546. AMENDMENT 16A TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF FISH 
RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amendment 16A would: (1) prohibit the use of fish traps south 
of 25 degree north latitude (near Cape Sable, FL) on February 7, 2001; 
(2) prohibit the possession of reef fish exhibiting the condition of 
trap rash on board a reef fish vessel that is fishing spiny lobster or 
stone crab traps without a valid fish trap endorsement; (3) specify 
that NMFS establish a system design, implementation schedule, and 
protocol for a vessel monitoring system for the fish trap fishery. The 
system design, including costs and implementation schedule, would have 
to be approved by the Council prior to implementation through 
additional proposed and final rules; (4) provide a 1-month fish trap 
inspection/compliance/education period; and (5) require fish trap 
vessels to submit trip initiation and trip termination reports.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK31
_______________________________________________________________________




547. REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR A BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICE (BRD) TESTING 
AND CERTIFICATION PROTOCOL UNDER AMENDMENT 9 TO THE FMP FOR THE SHRIMP 
FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amendment 9: Requires the use of BRDs certified by the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in most shrimp trawls used in 
the exclusive economic zone of the Gulf of Mexico shoreward of the 100-
fathom depth contour west of Cape San Blas, Florida; sets the bycatch 
reduction criterion for the certification of BRDs (BRDs must reduce the 
bycatch mortality of juvenile red snapper by at least 44 percent from a 
prescribed baseline level); and establishes an FMP framework procedure 
for modifying the bycatch reduction criterion, for establishing and 
modifying the BRD testing protocol and its specifications, and for 
certifying and decertifying BRDs. Amendment 9 is intended to 
significantly reduce the shrimp fishery bycatch of red snapper (and 
other finfish) to allow rebuilding of this valuable, overfished 
species. The subject action would amend the final rule to implement 
Amendment 9 to establish, consistent with the FMP's framework 
procedure, a BRD testing and certification protocol to be used by NMFS 
for certifying new or modified BRDs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive No., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK32


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548. PROPOSED HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES PROCESS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 971 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to revise the administrative procedures it 
follows to prepare and issue highly migratory species (HMS) management 
plans (FMPs), FMP amendments and implementing regulations for the 
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea in response to recent 
amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/18/97                    62 FR 48990
NPRM Comment Period End         10/15/97
Final Action                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AK40
_______________________________________________________________________




549. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: PROPOSED THREATENED STATUS AND 
DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT FOR WEST COAST SOCKEYE SALMON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226; 50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.

Abstract: NMFS has completed a comprehensive review of west coast 
sockeye salmon in Washington, Oregon and California and has identified 
6 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) within this range. NMFS is 
now fashioning a proposed rule to list one ESU as threatened under the 
Endangered Species Act. NMFS is also proposing critical habitat which 
will encompass the species current freshwater and estuarine range.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/10/98                    63 FR 11750
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/98                    63 FR 30455
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kellie Carter, Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AK52
_______________________________________________________________________




550. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: PROPOSED ENDANGERED STATUS AND 
DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT FOR COASTWIDE CHUM SALMON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226; 50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, March 10, 1999.

Abstract: NMFS has completed a comprehensive status review for chum 
salmon populations in Washington, Oregon and California and has 
identified evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) within the range. 
NMFS is now issuing a proposed rule to list appropriate ESUs under the 
Endangered Species Act. NMFS is also proposing critical habitat for 
ESUs proposed for listing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/10/98                    63 FR 11773
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/98                    63 FR 30455
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kellie Carter, Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AK53
_______________________________________________________________________




551. VMS PILOT PROGRAM FOR ATLANTIC SWORDFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to implement a vessel monitoring system (VMS) 
pilot program for Atlantic swordfish in 1998. Vessels with a standard-C 
VMS unit on board will be issued a special permit to retain on board 
swordfish greater than the incidental catch limit after the directed 
fishery has been closed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334
Fax: 301 713-0596

RIN: 0648-AK90
_______________________________________________________________________




552. FISHERY DISASTER RELIEF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NOAA plans to issue an interpretative rule on disaster 
assistance under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Michael L. Grable, Chief, Financial Services Division, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2390
Fax: 301 713-1939

RIN: 0648-AL13
_______________________________________________________________________




553. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO THE HALIBUT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA 
PROGRAM - DEFINITION OF MANAGEMENT MEASURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would define management measures 
for the halibut CDQ fisheries after 1998 and remove regulations in the 
multispecies groundfish CDQ regulations that expire on December 31, 
1998. These regulatory amendments are necessary to integrate the three 
CDQ fisheries that are being managed separately in 1998 (fixed gear 
halibut and sablefish, pollock, and the multispecies groundfish) into 
one CDQ program starting in 1999.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL21
_______________________________________________________________________




554. VESSEL PERMIT CONSISTENCY AMENDMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Amendment to achieve consistency among Northeast Region 
Fishery Management Plans regarding fishing vessel permits transfer, 
replacement, and upgrade provisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/13/98                    63 FR 63436
NPRM Comment Period End         12/28/98
Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL36
_______________________________________________________________________




555. ATLANTIC STURGEON EEZ REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 5101 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 697

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS is issuing protective regulations for Atlantic Sturgeon 
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) under the Atlantic Coastal 
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act. These regulations would prohibit 
the harvest and possession of Atlantic Sturgeon in the EEZ.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Thomas Meyer, Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
Intergovernmental/Recreational Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 8484 Georgia Avenue, 
Suite 425, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 427-2014
Fax: 301 427-2313

RIN: 0648-AL38
_______________________________________________________________________




556. BSAI/GOA/KTC/SCALLOP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN (FMP) AMENDMENTS 55/
55/8/5 ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT DEFINITIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final Regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM Comment 
Period

Abstract: This action would amend each FMP to include definitions of 
essential fish habitat for each managed species or species complex 
included within the FMP. For the Alaska Region, these amendments are 
not considered controversial and are expected to be supported by the 
fishing community. A significant majority of oral and written comments 
received thus far has supported the amendments and suggest the 
inclusion of additional species within the definition. None of the EFH 
amendments contain regulatory measures with which the fishing and non-
fishing communities must comply. If the EFH amendments are approved, 
Federal action agencies must consult with NMFS if a Federal Action may 
adversely affect EFH.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/22/98                    63 FR 56601
NPRM Comment Period End         12/21/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL40


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557. COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT ADDRESSING ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT IN 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The comprehensive habitat amendment will identify essential 
fish habitat (EFH) for the shrimp, red drum, snapper-grouper, coastal 
migratory pelagics, coral, coral reefs, and live/hard bottom resources, 
spiny lobster, golden crab, sargassum, and calico scallop fisheries of 
the South Atlantic Region. EFH-habitat areas of particular concern will 
be identified and regulations designed to reduce or eliminate the 
impact of fisheries on EFH will be presented.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/99
Final Action Effective          06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334
Fax: 301 713-0596

RIN: 0648-AL43
_______________________________________________________________________




558. IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENTS TO FOUR WESTERN PACIFIC FISHERY 
MANAGEMENT PLANS TO ADDRESS NEW REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS 
FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, October 11, 1998. Final, Statutory.
See ``Additional Information''

Abstract: This action will ensure that the definitions in all the 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Plans (four) conform with the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act definitions; the 
FMPs address bycatch and bycatch mortality issues; the FMPs describe 
the likely effects of management measures on fishing communities 
affected by the FMPs; the FMPs include measurable criteria to determine 
whether a fishery is overfished; the FMPs identify commercial, 
recreational, and charter fishing activity in each sector, and identify 
pertinent data associated with the fishing activity in each sector; and 
the FMPs identify essential fish habitat/areas of particular concern 
for management unit species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/05/98                    63 FR 58758
NPRM Comment Period End         01/04/99
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: Legal Deadline: Under 16 USC 1853 note, each 
Regional Fishery Management Council must submit to NMFS amendments to 
its fishery management plans and any associated proposed regulations 
bringing them into compliance with the Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 
104-297). Final regulations to be published within 30 days of NPRM 
comment period.

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AL49
_______________________________________________________________________




559. AMENDMENT 11 TO THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY MANAGEMENT 
PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, October 11, 1998. Final, Statutory.
See ``Additional Information''

Abstract: Draft Amendment 11 proposes to redefine ``overfishing,'' 
``overfished,'' ``optimum yield,'' and other terms; and would revise 
the procedures for setting annual harvest levels. The amendment would 
describe and identify essential fish habitat and establish procedures 
for implementing regulations to minimize adverse effects of fishing on 
such habitat. The amendment would also identify procedures for 
implementing regulations to reduce bycatch and to establish permits for 
fishing for or processing groundfish should the Council determine that 
additional permit requirements would be beneficial. The amendment would 
also authorize reserving a portion of the acceptable biological catch 
for use in scientific research.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/10/99                     64 FR 6597
NPRM Comment Period End         03/29/99
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: Under 16 USC 1853 note, each Regional Fishery 
Management Council must submit to NMFS amendments to its fishery 
management plans and any associated proposed regulations bringing them 
into compliance with the Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 104-297). 
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of NPRM comment 
period.

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C157000, Bldg 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL52
_______________________________________________________________________




560. 1999-2000 MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COMMERCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND 
TREATY INDIAN SALMON FISHERIES OFF THE COASTS OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND 
CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

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CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Annual management measures for the 1999-2000 fishing year 
would specify allowable ocean harvest levels (including quotas), 
allocations, management boundaries and zones, minimum size limits, gear 
definitions, seasons, selective fisheries, and in-season notice 
procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL64
_______________________________________________________________________




561. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT A LIMITED ACCESS PROGRAM THAT 
REQUIRES SPECIES ENDORSEMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FISHERIES TARGETING 
CERTAIN GROUNDFISH SPECIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of interim 
final rule comment period.

Abstract: Regulations would implement species-specific permit 
endorsement requirements for commercial groundfish fisheries. Limited 
entry permit holders would be either allowed to or prohibited from 
landing those species, based on historic dependence on those species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL65
_______________________________________________________________________




562. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ALLOW LIMITED ENTRY TRAWLERS TO RETAIN 
GROUNDFISH TAKEN IN EXCESS OF CUMULATIVE TRIP LIMITS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of interim 
final rule comment period.

Abstract: Regulations would allow limited entry groundfish trawlers to 
retain groundfish taken in excess of cumulative trip limits. Groundfish 
in excess of trip limits, ``overage,'' would be sold to designated 
processors, at no profit to the fisher. Proceeds from the sale of 
groundfish overages would be placed in a fund managed by the Pacific 
States Marine Fisheries Commission. This fund will be used to conduct 
research on Pacific coast groundfish stocks.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0700
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL68
_______________________________________________________________________




563. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATE LINGCOD AND BOCACCIO ROCKFISH 
BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL GROUNDFISH FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of interim 
final rule comment period.

Abstract: Regulations would set allocations of lingcod and bocaccio 
rockfish between the commercial and recreational fisheries for Pacific 
Coast groundfish.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL69
_______________________________________________________________________




564. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CALICO SCALLOP FISHERY IN THE SOUTH 
ATLANTIC REGION

Priority:  Economically Significant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: The FMP could include the following measures: (1) Definitions 
of management unit, MSY, OY, and overfishing, (2) requiring a vessel 
permit to harvest or possess calico scallops in or from the South 
Atlantic EEZ, (3) establishment of Essential Fish Habitat for Calico 
Scallops, (4) prohibit harvest of calico scallops in the area bounded 
to the West by 80 degrees W. Longitude, to the North by 28 degrees 30' 
N. Latitude, to the South by 27

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degrees 30' N. Latitude, and to the East by the 100 fathom depth 
contour, and (5) require use of transponders by calico scallop vessels.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL78
_______________________________________________________________________




565. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH LIMITS FOR 
THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO GROUPS OF KING AND SPANISH MACKEREL FOR 
THE 1998-99 FISHING YEAR

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This regulatory amendment prepared under the framework 
rulemaking procedure of the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal 
Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 
(FMP), would amend the regulations implementing the FMP to establish 
the total allowable catch limits and associated measures (e.g., trip 
and bag limits) for Atlantic and Gulf groups of King and Spanish 
mackerel for the 1998-1999 fishing year.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL80
_______________________________________________________________________




566.  FMP AMENDMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL KING AND TANNER CRAB 
FISHERIES OF THE BSAI AND SCALLOP FISHERIES OFF ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Regulations to be published within 30 days of the end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This action would amend the Fishery Management Plans for 
Scallop and Commercial King and Tanner Crabs in the BSAI to comply with 
the Sustainable Fisheries Act overfishing definition requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/24/98                    63 FR 66112
NPRM Comment Period End         02/01/99
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL89
_______________________________________________________________________




567.  AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE A SPECIFIC VESSEL NAME BE INCLUDED ON 
A LICENSE FOR A VESSEL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to require a specific vessel name be 
issued under the license limitation program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL96
_______________________________________________________________________




568.  FRAMEWORK ADJUSTMENT 28 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 
THE NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FISHERY (FMP) TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN 
THE HARBOR PORPOISE TAKE REDUCTION PLAN AND THE FMP

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Framework Adjustment 28 would implement management measures 
to provide for consistency between the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction 
Plan recently implemented by NMFS under the MMPA and the FMP.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/00/99
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM10


_______________________________________________________________________



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569.  AMENDMENT 1 TO THE ATLANTIC SALMON FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 
(FMP)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1851 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This rule would establish a framework process to add or 
adjust Atlantic salmon aquaculture management measures, if necessary, 
to meet the goals and objectives of the Atlantic Salmon Fishery 
Management Plan.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/05/99                     64 FR 5754
NPRM Comment Period End         03/22/99
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM13
_______________________________________________________________________




570.  2000 HARVEST GUIDELINES FOR THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS LOBSTER FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action announces the 2000 harvest guidelines for the 
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands crustacean fishery. The guidelines are 
calculated according to the formula in the Fishery Management Plan for 
the Crustacean Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AM16
_______________________________________________________________________




571.  ADDENDUM TO FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY 
SPECIES (HMSFMP)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 et seq; 16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285; 50 CFR 630; 50 CFR 635; 50 CFR 644; 50 CFR 
678

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to implement an addendum to the draft HMS FMP, 
specifically to set Atlantic bluefin tuna (EFT) quotas and effort 
controls and to close off certain areas to pelagic longline gear.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2334
Fax: 301 713-0596

RIN: 0648-AM17
_______________________________________________________________________




572.  FISHING PARTICIPATION IN 1999 IN NON-SALMON FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Anyone participating in any non-salmon fishery in the North 
Pacific EEZ during 1999 will not be assured of participation credit for 
future access under a limited access regime.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           01/19/99                     64 FR 2870
ANPRM Comment Period End        02/18/99
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM18
_______________________________________________________________________




573.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THE 1999 
OPTIMUM YIELD SPECIFICATION FOR PACIFIC WHITING TO WASHINGTON COASTAL 
TRIBAL FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This rule would allocate a portion of the 1999 optimum yield 
specification (formerly called ``harvest guideline'') for Pacific 
whiting to Washington coastal tribal fisheries. This rule is intended 
to accommodate the Washington coastal treaty tribes rights to Pacific 
whiting and to provide equitable allocation of the whiting resource and 
thereby promote the goals and objectives of the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/08/99                     64 FR 1341
NPRM Comment Period End         02/08/99
Final Action                    04/00/99

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
Washington 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AM19
_______________________________________________________________________




574.  NORTHERN ANCHOVY FISHING; QUOTAS FOR THE 1999 AND 2000 
FISHING YEAR (ANNUAL SPECIFICATIONS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule would implement harvest quotas for the 
northern anchovy fishery for the 1999-2000 season. These specifications 
would include quotas for the reduction and non-reduction fisheries and 
a total allowable level of foreign fishing. These harvest quotas are 
issued in accordance with procedures for annual specifications under 
the Northern Anchovy Fishery Management Plan as recommended by the 
Pacific Fishery Management Council.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90804-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AM20
_______________________________________________________________________




575.  PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY; ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2000 
GROUNDFISH FISHERY SPECIFICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will announce the 2000 fishery specifications and 
management measures for groundfish taken in the exclusive economic zone 
and state waters off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California. 
The specifications will include the levels of the acceptable biological 
catch and optimum yields, including the distribution between domestic 
and foreign fishing operations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0700
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AM21
_______________________________________________________________________




576.  FRAMEWORK ADJUSTMENT TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 
THE NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FISHERY TO ALLOW CONTROLLED ACCESS TO THE 
GEORGES BANK GROUNDFISH CLOSED AREAS BY SCALLOP VESSELS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1851 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This Framework Adjustment would exempt scallop vessels from 
certain areas of the Georges Bank closure areas. Groundfish bycatch 
will be taken into account when considering the areas to be opened.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM24
_______________________________________________________________________




577.  FRAMEWORK ADJUSTMENT TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 
THE ATLANTIC SEA SCALLOPS TO ALLOW CONTROLLED ACCESS TO THE GEORGES BANK 
GROUNDFISH CLOSED AREAS BY SCALLOP VESSELS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1851 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This framework action would implement management measure to 
allow scallop vessels into certain areas of the Georges Bank closure 
areas. This action would ensure that sea scallop conservation is not 
compromised, while taking into consideration both multispecies bycatch 
and habitat concerns.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM25


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578.  EMERGENCY RULE FOR STELLER SEA LION CONSERVATION MEASURES 
FOR BSAI AND GOA POLLOCK FISHERIES DURING SECOND HALF OF 1999

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This emergency rule will implement reasonable and prudent 
alternatives to avoid the likelihood that the pollock fisheries off 
Alaska will jeopardize the continued existence of the western 
population of Steller Sea Lions or adversely modify their critical 
habitat.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/99
Final Action Effective          08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM33
_______________________________________________________________________




579. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR TUNA VESSEL OPERATORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NOAA has established a system of performance standards for 
operators of U.S.-flag tuna purse seine fishing vessels that catch 
yellowfin tuna associated with marine mammals in the eastern tropical 
Pacific Ocean.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/01/89                    54 FR 46086
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/89
Interim Final Rule              05/17/90                    55 FR 20458
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      09/03/90
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William Hogarth, Regional Administrator, Southwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213
Phone: 562 980-4018

RIN: 0648-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________




580. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS; DOLPHIN MORTALITY LIMITS 
DURING PURSE SEINE SETS ON MARINE MAMMALS IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL 
PACIFIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim final rule will amend the current performance 
standards in the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations to 
ensure that U.S. vessels can be legally prevented from making sets on 
tuna associated with dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean 
once the vessel's dolphin mortality limit is reached. This rule also 
implements portions of the International Dolphin Conservation Act of 
1992.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/19/93                    58 FR 29127
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, Regional Administrator, Southwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213
Phone: 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF07
_______________________________________________________________________




581. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS; ``DOLPHIN-SAFE'' TUNA 
LABELING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216; 50 CFR 247

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will finalize the interim final rule implementing 
the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. The interim final 
rule: (1) identified fish and fish products subject to importation 
requirements mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended 
by the DPCIA; (2) specified the use and contents of a new NOAA form 
required to import into the United States certain fish and fish 
products potentially harvested with methods injurious to marine 
mammals; (3) required importers of certain fish and fish products 
harvested by nations that engage in high seas large-scale driftnet 
fishing to provide certification by a responsible government official 
of the harvesting nation that the items to be imported were not 
harvested with large-scale driftnets in certain areas of the high seas; 
and (4) regulated the use of labels suggesting that tuna products are 
``dolphin safe.'' This rule also implements portions of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/19/91                    56 FR 47418
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4018

RIN: 0648-AF08
_______________________________________________________________________




582. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; PACIFIC STEELHEAD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

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Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, February 16, 1995. Final, Statutory, 
August 18, 1998.
Endangered Species Act section 4(b)(3)(D)(ii). If steelhead are listed 
under the ESA by 8/9/97, then critical habitat designation will be due 
8/9/98.

Abstract: This rule will propose critical habitat for 9 stocks of 
Pacific Steelhead as follows: 5 stocks listed under Endangered Species 
Act on 8/18/97 2 stocks listed on 3/18/98, and 2 stocks proposed for 
listing on 3/10/98. (62 FR 43937, 63 FR 13347, 63 FR 11798 
respectively)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Lisa Lierheimer, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR3, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AG49
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583. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND SOUTHERN 
OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST COHO SALMON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 31, 1997.
Critical habitat designation for central California coast coho salmon 
is due one year after the listing, or 10/31/97. Critical habitat 
designation for Southern Oregon/Northern (cont)

Abstract: NMFS proposed to designate critical habitat for two 
Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus 
kisutch) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. Critical 
habitat for the Central California Coast ESU encompasses accessible 
reaches of all rivers (including estuarine areas and tributaries) 
between Punta Gorda and the San Lorenzo River (inclusive) in 
California. Also included are two rivers entering San Francisco Bay: 
Mill Valley Creek and Corte Madera Creek. Critical habitat for the 
Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast ESU encompasses accessible 
reaches of all rivers (including estuarine areas and tributaries) 
between the Mattole River in California and the Elk River in Oregon, 
inclusive.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/10/98                    63 FR 23710
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: LEGAL DEADLINE CONT: California coast coho 
salmon is due one year after the listing, or 5/6/98.

Agency Contact: Kellie Carter, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR3, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AG56
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584. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS: PROPOSED RULE PROHIBITING 
U.S. CITIZENS FROM ENCIRCLING MARINE MAMMALS DURING TUNA FISHING 
OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory, March 1, 1994.

Abstract: This rule proposes implementation of section 307 (a)(2) of 
the International Dolphin Conservation Act, which makes it unlawful for 
any person or vessel that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States, intentionally to set a purse seine net or to encircle any 
marine mammal during any tuna fishing operation, with certain 
exceptions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/12/94                    59 FR 51552
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/94
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William Hogarth, Regional Administrator, Southwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213
Phone: 562 980-4018

RIN: 0648-AH04
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585. FINAL RULE TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR NONLETHALLY DETERRING MARINE 
MAMMALS FROM ENDANGERING PERSONAL SAFETY OR DAMAGING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE 
PROPERTY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq The Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 1, 1995.

Abstract: On April 30, 1994, the President signed Pub. L. 103-238, the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994. One part of this law 
implemented a new section 101(a)(4) to authorize the nonlethal 
harassment takings by citizens of the United States to deter marine 
mammals from: (1) Damaging commercial fishing gear or catch; (2) 
damaging private property; (3) endangering public safety; or (4) 
damaging public property. The amendments require a list of guidelines 
for use in safely deterring marine mammals and provide for prohibiting 
certain deterrent measures that may have a significant adverse impact 
on marine mammals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/05/95                    60 FR 22345
NPRM Comment Period End         07/05/95
Final Action                    10/00/99
Final Action Effective          11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226
Phone: 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AH19
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586. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INVOLVING LEVEL B 
HARASSMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments and the private sector.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1151 et seq Fur Seal Act; 16 USC 1631 et seq 
Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, August 30, 1994.

Abstract: This final rule is required by the 1994 amendments to the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act. These regulations establish a general 
authorization for bona fide scientific research on non-endangered and 
non-threatened marine mammals that may result in harassment with only 
the potential to disturb. Inclusion under the general authorization is 
achieved by letter of intent to the National Marine Fisheries Service 
and a letter of confirmation from the Service.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/03/94                    59 FR 50372
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/17/94
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Ruth Johnson, Marine Resources Management Specialist, 
Office of Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910-3226
Phone: 301 713-2289

RIN: 0648-AH20
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587. NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION; INTERIM FINAL RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 742 et seq; 16 USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 1531 et 
seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 217

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, February 7, 1997.
This deadline is motivated by the Strahan v. Linnon litigation.

Abstract: Disturbance has been identified in the Final Recovery Plan 
for the Northern Right Whale (Recovery Plan) as among the principal 
human-induced factors impeding right whale recovery. Accordingly, as 
recommended in the Recovery Plan, NMFS is establishing a minimum 
approach distance to northern right whales in an attempt to reduce the 
current level of disturbance and potential for vessel interaction and 
injury. Specifically, this interim final rule will prohibit approaches 
within 500 yards (460m) of a right whale, whether by vessel, aircraft 
or other means. The rule will require right whale avoidance measures if 
a vessel or aircraft is within the restricted area. Generally, vessels 
are required to immediately depart from the whale. Exceptions are 
provided for emergency situations, where certain authorizations are 
provided, for aircraft operations (unless the aircraft is conducting 
whale watch activities), for certain right whale disentanglement/rescue 
efforts and investigations, and for a vessel restricted in its ability 
to maneuver and unable to comply with the right whale avoidance 
measures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/27/94                    59 FR 66513
ANPRM Comment Period End        02/27/95
NPRM                            08/07/96                    61 FR 41116
NPRM Comment Period End         11/07/96
Interim Final Rule              02/13/97                     62 FR 6729
Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Margot Bohan, Marine Mammal Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AH47
_______________________________________________________________________




588. FINAL POLICIES FOR SAFE HARBOR AND CANDIDATE CONSERVATION 
AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 222

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Fish and 
Wildlife Service jointly proposed these policies to allow non-Federal 
landowners to obtain ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) enhancement of survival 
permits associated with a Safe Harbor or CSC Agreement. They would be 
between the Services and non-Federal landowners to provide a net 
conservation benefit to endangered species. After terms of the 
Agreement are completed, the enrolled lands could be returned to the 
baseline or agreed upon conditions through incidental taking authorized 
in the permit. These enhancement permits will provide non-Federal 
landowners, who take voluntary conservation activities agreed to in the 
agreements, assurances that future land use will not be restricted as a 
result of their conservation efforts. The enhancement of survival 
permits would authorize the incidental taking in performing management 
actions to achieve the net conservation benefit as well as incidental 
take authorized to return the land to target conditions upon the 
completion of all the management actions. Participating landowners will 
derive regulatory certainty, because the ESA will not prohibit them 
from returning their land to original or agreed upon conditions once 
the Agreement is fulfilled. The Agreements encourage beneficial land-
use, which helps imperiled species. The FWS has its own permit 
regulations and has made a similar request under E.O. 12866; the 
request number is RIN 108-AD95.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/12/97                    62 FR 32189
NPRM Comment Period End         08/11/97
Final Action                    05/00/99
Final Action Effective          06/00/99

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Margaret Lorenz, ESA Policy Coordinator, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376

RIN: 0648-AJ54
_______________________________________________________________________




589. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; STATUS OF CHINOOK SALMON IN 
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 226; 50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, February 26, 1998. Final, Statutory, 
March 9, 1999.

Abstract: NMFS has completed a comprehensive status review of west 
coast chinook salmon populations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and 
California. NMFS has identified 15 Evolutionarily Significant Units 
(ESUs) of chinook within this range. Seven ESUs are proposed for 
listing and critical habitat is proposed for designation for the ESUs 
proposed for listing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/09/98                    63 FR 11482
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/98                    63 FR 30455
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: This rule was formerly under RIN 0648-AK65.

Agency Contact: Lisa Lierheimer, Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AK02
_______________________________________________________________________




590. NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, July 15, 1997.
Court mandated deadline.

Abstract: NMFS issued an interim final rule implementing a take 
reduction plan to reduce serious injury and mortality to large whale 
species on July 22, 1997 (62 FR 3915). Fisheries covered by the plan 
are the multispecies groundfish gillnet fisheries in the Gulf of Maine; 
the Gulf of Maine lobster fisheries; the mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet 
fisheries; and the shark driftnet fishery.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/22/97                     62 FR 3915
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Greg Silber, Fisheries Biologist, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AK41
_______________________________________________________________________




591. DEFINITION OF HARM UNDER THE ESA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule defines the term ``harm'' which is 
contained in the Endangered Species Act. The purpose of this rulemaking 
is to help resolve uncertainty concerning the type of harm that may 
result in a take of a listed species under the ESA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/01/98                    63 FR 24148
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chris Mobley, Salmon Coordinator, Office of Protected 
Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AK55
_______________________________________________________________________




592. SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION; SHRIMP TRAWLING REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 223

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The interim final rule allows the use of Soft Turtle Excluder 
Devices (TEDs) in the Southeastern and Gulf of Mexico Shrimp fishery.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/13/98                    63 FR 17948
Final Action                    10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Therese Conant, Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AK66
_______________________________________________________________________




593. PACIFIC OFFSHORE CETACEAN TAKE REDUCTION PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim final rule would allow vessel operators 
participating in

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the California/Oregon drift gillnet fishery for thresher shark and 
swordfish to use longer lines to attach pingers to the nets.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/22/99                     64 FR 3431
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth, Regional Administrator, 
Southwest Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AL70
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NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY/OFFICE OF COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT


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594. THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations will protect the ecological, historical, 
recreational, and esthetic resources of the waters surrounding Thunder 
Bay if the area is designated as a national marine sanctuary.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/23/97                    62 FR 33768
NPRM Comment Period End         09/22/97
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephanie R. Thornton, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserve 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/ORM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-3155

RIN: 0648-AE41
_______________________________________________________________________




595. OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY--ADDITION OF DEFINITION FOR 
SEABIRDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NOAA plans to issue regulations to add a definition of the 
term ``seabirds'' for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. The 
term ``seabird'' is used in that sanctuary's regulatory prohibitions. 
The regulations will define seabird to mean a member of any avian 
species that spends part or all of its life cycle (e.g., feeding) in or 
over the sanctuary, including shorebirds, waterfowl, and birds of prey.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/25/98                    63 FR 45191
NPRM Comment Period End         09/24/98
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephanie Thornton, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/ORM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910
Phone: 301 713-3155

RIN: 0648-AL09
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OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR


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596. LICENSING OF PRIVATE REMOTE-SENSING SATELLITE SYSTEMS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 5601 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 960.1 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final regulations would update the 1987 regulations to 
reflect the intervening events and information gathered through the 
public process, as well as the experience gained during recent 
licensing procedures. The intent of the regulations is to help promote 
the development of the commercial remote-sensing industry by keeping 
Government oversight to the minimum necessary to ensure protection of 
U.S. national security and foreign policy interests and by making that 
role predictable and transparent to the affected applicants and 
licensees. An underlying premise is that the long-term national 
security and foreign policy interests of the United States are best 
served by helping the U.S. industry to lead this emerging market.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/04/95                    60 FR 62054
Notice of Public Meeting        05/14/96                    61 FR 24480
NPRM                            11/03/97                    62 FR 59317
Notice of Public Meeting        03/05/98                    63 FR 10785
NPRM Comment Period End         04/02/98                    62 FR 65384
Final Action                    09/00/99
Final Action Effective          10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Charles Wooldridge, Licensing Coordinator, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA/
NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-2024
Fax: 301 713-2032

RIN: 0648-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




597. NOAA PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 
ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NOAA plans to issue proposed revised environmental review 
procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The 
proposed revisions will update the Agency's procedures published in 
1984, based on changing Agency direction, laws, and public concerns. 
The revisions reflect new initiatives and mandates for NOAA, 
particularly involving the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Endangered Species 
Act, and Marine Mammal Protection Act. The revisions provide 
information on preparing NEPA documents and streamlining of

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NEPA and other analyses or documents within NOAA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/28/98                    63 FR 57664
NPRM Comment Period End         12/14/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan Fruchter, Acting NEPA Coordinator, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Room 5805, 
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-5916

RIN: 0648-AL58
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Long-Term Actions


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)



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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE


                    ________________________________



598. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR DOMESTIC FISHERIES--STANDARD DEFINITIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer
Phone: 301 427-2014
Fax: 301 427-2313

RIN: 0648-AG46
_______________________________________________________________________




599. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION BY ALASKA 
GROUNDFISH PROCESSORS OF WEEKLY PRODUCTION REPORTS AND CHECK IN/OUT 
REPORTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AI66
_______________________________________________________________________




600. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REVISE THE PRODUCT RECOVERY RATE CODES FOR 
CERTAIN ALASKA GROUNDFISH PRODUCTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AI87
_______________________________________________________________________




601. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT BYCATCH REDUCTION MEASURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AJ47
_______________________________________________________________________




602. IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE AMERICAN LOBSTER FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 649

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AJ75
_______________________________________________________________________




603. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO DEVELOP A C. BAIRDI VESSEL INCENTIVE 
PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK08


_______________________________________________________________________



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604. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATE PACIFIC HALIBUT TO THE HALIBUT 
SUBSISTENCE FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 300

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK16
_______________________________________________________________________




605. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATE PACIFIC HALIBUT TO THE CHARTER 
BOAT FLEET

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 300

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK17
_______________________________________________________________________




606. OBSERVER FUNDING POLICY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AL08
_______________________________________________________________________




607.  ANPR FOR CONTROL DATE FOR RECREATIONAL-FOR-HIRE SECTORS IN 
GULF OF MEXICO (GOM) COASTAL MIGRATORY PELAGICS AND REEF FISH FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This ANPR announces that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council (Council) is considering whether there is a need to 
impose additional management measures limiting entry into the 
recreational-for-hire (i.e., charter vessel and headboat fisheries for 
reef fish and coastal migratory pelagic fish in the exclusive economic 
zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico and, if there is a need, what 
management measures should be imposed. If the Council determines that 
there is a need to impose additional management measures, it may 
initiate a rulemaking to do so. Possible measures include the 
establishment of a limited entry program to control participation or 
effort in the recreational-for-hire fisheries for reef fish and coastal 
migratory pelagics. If a limited entry program is established, the 
Council is considering November 18, 1998, as a possible control date. 
Consideration of a control date is intended to discourage new entry 
into the fisheries based on economic speculation during the Council's 
deliberation on the issues.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/18/98                    63 FR 64031
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/18/98
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AM03
_______________________________________________________________________




608.  AMENDMENT 10 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SHRIMP 
FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Amendment 10 would extend the BRD requirement from Cape San 
Blas, Florida to the border with the South Atlantic Council in South 
Florida.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Regional Administrator, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33202-2432
Phone: 727 570-5301
Fax: 717 570-5300

RIN: 0648-AM23
_______________________________________________________________________




609.  REVISIONS TO THE LICENSE LIMITATION PROGRAM FOR THE 
COMMERCIAL CRAB FISHERIES OF THE BSAI

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: This amendment to the FMP for Commercial King and Tanner Crab 
Fisheries in the BSAI would establish recent participation requirements 
for qualification under the License Limitation Program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

[[Page 21118]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM31
_______________________________________________________________________




610.  ALASKA GROUNDFISH LICENSE LIMITATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
Final regulations to be published within 30 days of end of NPRM comment 
period.

Abstract: Alaska groundfish License Limitation Program amendments to 
establish species endorsement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM40
_______________________________________________________________________




611. PROPOSED RULE TO REQUIRE CERTAIN FISH FROM MEXICO TO RETAIN HEADS 
AND TAILS INTACT IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENDANGERED TOTOABA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead
Phone: 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AF32
_______________________________________________________________________




612. TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO FISHERIES-RELATED RESEARCH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 228; 50 CFR 216

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/09/91                    56 FR 64234
ANPRM Comment Period End        01/08/92
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth Hollingshead
Phone: 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________




613. DIRECT TAKE OF THREATENED SALMON BY NATIVE AMERICANS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227.21

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Lisa Lierheimer
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AG15
_______________________________________________________________________




614. PROPOSED RULE TO AUTHORIZE LETHAL TAKINGS OF MARINE MAMMALS BY 
STATE AUTHORITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead
Phone: 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AG79
_______________________________________________________________________




615. FINAL RULE TO AMEND MARINE MAMMAL REGULATIONS TO AUTHORIZE 
INCIDENTAL TAKINGS OF MARINE MAMMALS BY HARASSMENT AS AUTHORIZED BY 
PUBLIC LAW 103-238

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/31/95                    60 FR 28379
NPRM Comment Period End         10/16/95                    60 FR 35891
Interim Final Rule              04/10/96                    61 FR 15884
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead
Phone: 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AG80
_______________________________________________________________________




616. SECTION 4(D) OF ESA PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS FOR JOHNSON SEAGRASS, A 
THREATENED SPECIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AL59

[[Page 21119]]

_______________________________________________________________________



NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY/OFFICE OF COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT


                    ________________________________



617. MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY--MINOR BOUNDARY REVISION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephanie Thornton
Phone: 301 713-3155

RIN: 0648-AL07
_______________________________________________________________________



OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR


                    ________________________________



618. REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Don Scavia
Phone: 301 713-3338

RIN: 0648-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________




619. NATIONAL UNDERSEA RESEARCH PROGRAM FUNDING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  None

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Henry Frey
Phone: 301 713-2448

RIN: 0648-AH90
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




620. AMENDMENT 1 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC BILLFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 644

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 0648-AJ67       01/29/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-7334

RIN: 0648-AF88
_______________________________________________________________________




621. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL NOMINEES, 
MEMBERS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/19/98                    63 FR 64182
Final Action Effective          02/17/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG16
_______________________________________________________________________




622. AMENDMENT 39 TO THE FMP FOR GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF BSAI, AMENDMENT 
41 TO THE FMP FOR GROUNDFISH OF THE GOA AND AMENDMENT 5 TO THE FMP FOR 
COMMERCIAL KING & TANNER CRAB FISHERIES OF THE BSAI

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/01/98                    63 FR 52642
Final Action Effective          01/01/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AH65
_______________________________________________________________________




623. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ADJUST THE ANNUAL TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH FOR 
ROYAL RED SHRIMP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Gulf Council 
Decision To Combine With Gulf 
SFA                             01/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AI39
_______________________________________________________________________




624. PROPOSED RULE TO IMPLEMENT VESSEL IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE ACT OF 1995

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 300

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/04/99                    64 FR 00013
Final Action Effective          02/03/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334
Fax: 301 713-0596

RIN: 0648-AI99
_______________________________________________________________________




625. AMENDMENT 7 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE ATLANTIC SEA 
SCALLOP FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

[[Page 21120]]

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/29/99                    64 FR 14835
Final Action Effective          04/28/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AJ33
_______________________________________________________________________




626. BSAI/GOA AMENDMENTS 56/56 OVERFISHING DEFINITIONS FOR GROUNDFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/08/99                    64 FR 10952

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AJ50
_______________________________________________________________________




627. ATLANTIC TUNA FISHERIES; REGULATORY ADJUSTMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 0648-AJ67       01/29/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AJ66
_______________________________________________________________________




628. ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES; MEASURES TO MANAGE THE DRIFT 
GILLNET SECTION OF THE ATLANTIC SWORDFISH FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/27/99                     64 FR 4055
Final Action Effective          02/25/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AJ68
_______________________________________________________________________




629. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/29/99                     64 FR 4599

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AJ95
_______________________________________________________________________




630. AMENDMENT 9 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SNAPPER-GROUPER 
FISHERY OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/25/99                     64 FR 3624
Final Action Effective          02/24/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK05
_______________________________________________________________________




631. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT ROLLING CLOSURES DURING THE 
SABLEFISH FISHERY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       02/03/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK10
_______________________________________________________________________




632. FMP AMENDMENTS FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF THE BERING SEA AND 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND FOR THE GROUNDFISH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/25/99                     64 FR 3653
Final Action Effective          01/20/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AK12
_______________________________________________________________________




633. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; REGULATIONS CONSOLIDATION

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 217; 50 CFR 220; 50 CFR 221; 50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 
223;

[[Page 21121]]

50 CFR 225; 50 CFR 226; 50 CFR 227; 50 CFR 402; 50 CFR 424; 50 CFR 648; 
50 CFR 679; 50 CFR 697

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/23/99                    64 FR 14052

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Therese Conant
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376

RIN: 0648-AK34
_______________________________________________________________________




634. OPTIONS FOR 1997 RULEMAKING FOR BANNING THE SALE OF UNDERSIZED 
ATLANTIC SWORDFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/16/99                    64 FR 12903
Final Action Effective          06/14/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AK39
_______________________________________________________________________




635. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GOLDEN CRAB 
FISHERY OF SOUTHERN ATLANTIC STATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/28/98                    63 FR 57589
Final Action Effective          10/28/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK43
_______________________________________________________________________




636. AMENDMENT 6 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE STONE CRAB 
FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/20/98                    63 FR 44595
Final Action Effective          08/20/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK48
_______________________________________________________________________




637. LIST OF GEAR AND FISHERIES UNDER JURISDICTION OF EACH FISHERY 
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL OR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY 
SPECIES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 600; 50 CFR 622; 50 CFR 630; 50 CFR 644; 50 CFR 
648; 50 CFR 649; 50 CFR 654; 50 CFR 660; 50 CFR 678; 50 CFR 679; 15 CFR 
902

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/27/99                     64 FR 4030
Final Action Effective          02/26/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AK49
_______________________________________________________________________




638. ATLANTIC BILLFISH SIZE LIMITS AND TOURNAMENT NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 644

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 0648-AJ67       02/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334
Fax: 301 713-0596

RIN: 0648-AK88
_______________________________________________________________________




639. EMERGENCY INTERIM RULE TO REDUCE DAILY BAG LIMIT FOR RED SNAPPER IN 
THE GULF OF MEXICO EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/31/98                    63 FR 72200
Final Action Effective          01/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AK97
_______________________________________________________________________




640. ESTABLISH 10 SMZS IN FEDERAL WATERS OFF SC AND PROHIBIT USE OF 
POWERHEADS IN THE FT. PIERCE, FL, OFFSHORE SMZ IN THE SNAPPER-GROUPER 
FISHERY OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/30/98                    63 FR 71793
Final Action Effective          01/29/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL00
_______________________________________________________________________




641. INTERIM RULE TO CERTIFY THREE BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICES (BRDS) 
UNDER AMENDMENT 9 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SHRIMP FISHERY 
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/14/98                    63 FR 27499
Final Action Effective          05/14/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

[[Page 21122]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL14
_______________________________________________________________________




642. INTERIM RULE TO REQUIRE SHRIMP TRAWL VESSEL OBSERVERS, LOGBOOKS, 
AND MONITORING SYSTEMS IN THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE GULF OF 
MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/14/98                    63 FR 27485
Final Action Effective          05/14/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL15
_______________________________________________________________________




643. AMENDMENT 59 TO THE BSAI FMP, AMENDMENT 57 TO THE GOA FMP, AND 
AMENDMENT 9 TO THE BSAI KTC FMP - MORATORIUM EXTENSION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/19/99                     64 FR 3651
Final Action Effective          01/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL20
_______________________________________________________________________




644. AMENDMENT 45 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE BERING SEA AND 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/26/99                     64 FR 3877
Final Action Effective          01/21/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL22
_______________________________________________________________________




645. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT STAND-DOWN REQUIREMENT FOR 
CATCHER VESSELS TRANSITING BETWEEN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND 
GULF OF ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/11/98                    63 FR 48641
Final Action Effective          09/08/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL26
_______________________________________________________________________




646. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT ATKA MACKEREL FISHING 
RESTRICTIONS IN THE BSAI FOR STELLER SEA LION CONSERVATION PURPOSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/22/99                     64 FR 3446
Final Action Effective          01/20/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AL29
_______________________________________________________________________




647. AMDT. 11 TO NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FMP; AMDT. 9 TO ATLANTIC SEA 
SCALLOP FMP; AMDT. 1 TO MONKFISH FMP; AND AMDT. 1 TO ATLANTIC SALMON 
FMP; COMPONENTS OF ATLANTIC HERRING FMP

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Amdt. 1 to Atlantic 
Salmon FMP is RIN 0648-AM13     02/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AL32
_______________________________________________________________________




648. VESSEL TRACKING SYSTEM POWER DOWN EXEMPTION RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/30/98                    63 FR 58328
Final Action Effective          11/30/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AL35
_______________________________________________________________________




649. AMENDMENT 8 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC MACKEREL, 
SQUID, AND BUTTERFISH (FMP)

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 0648-AL56       02/04/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL54


_______________________________________________________________________



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650. AMENDMENT 12 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC SURF CLAM 
AND OCEAN QUAHOGS (FMP)

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 0648-AL56       02/04/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL55
_______________________________________________________________________




651. EMERGENCY INTERIM RULE TO RELEASE THE REMAINING 1998 RECREATIONAL 
AND COMMERCIAL QUOTA RESERVES FOR GULF OF MEXICO RED SNAPPER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/31/98                    63 FR 72200
Final Action Effective          01/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer
Phone: 727 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AL61
_______________________________________________________________________




652. 1999 HARVEST GUIDELINE FOR THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 
LOBSTER FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/11/99                    64 FR 12092
Final Action Effective          07/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. William T. Hogarth
Phone: 562 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AL63
_______________________________________________________________________




653. FINAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR 1999 SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP, AND BLACK SEA 
BASS FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/31/98                    63 FR 72203

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL74
_______________________________________________________________________




654. 1999 INITIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SQUID, AND 
BUTTERFISH FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/08/99                     64 FR 1139
Final Action Effective          01/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL76
_______________________________________________________________________




655. 1999 FISHING QUOTAS FOR ATLANTIC SURF CLAM AND OCEAN QUAHOG 
FISHERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/30/98                    63 FR 71794
Final Action Effective          01/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers
Phone: 978 281-9200
Fax: 978 281-9135

RIN: 0648-AL77
_______________________________________________________________________




656. ATLANTIC TUNA FISHERIES; 1999 QUOTAS AND EFFORT CONTROLS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 0648-AM17       01/29/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Matlock
Phone: 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AL79
_______________________________________________________________________




657. COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT ADDRESSING ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT IN 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Duplicate of RIN 
0648-AL43                       02/01/99

RIN: 0648-AL84
_______________________________________________________________________




658. COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES ACT 
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER REQUIRED PROVISIONS IN FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS OF 
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Duplicate of RIN 
0648-AL42                       02/01/99

RIN: 0648-AL85
_______________________________________________________________________




659. PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH; ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/06/98                    63 FR 53636
Final Action Effective          11/05/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Stelle
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AL87
_______________________________________________________________________




660.  ATLANTIC BILLFISH SIZE LIMIT AND TOURNAMENT NOTIFICATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 644

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: By the interim final rule published in the Federal Register 
on March 24, 1998, NMFS increased the minimum size limits for Atlantic 
blue marlin (BUM) and Atlantic white marlin (WHM), respectively, and 
required operators of Atlantic billfish sport fishing tournaments to 
notify NMFS at least 4 weeks prior to tournament commencement. On 
September 29, 1998, NMFS extended the period of the interim rule for an 
additional 180 days and amended it to increase the minimum size limit 
for Atlantic BUM to 99 inches lower jaw-fork length (LJFL)(251 cm), to 
establish a recreational bag limit of one Atlantic BUM or WHM per 
vessel per trip and to grant the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
NOAA (AA) authority to adjust the bag limit, including adjusting it to 
zero. The current action amends the interim rule to remove the 
provision allowing the AA to adjust the bag limit.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/13/98                    63 FR 63421

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713-7334

RIN: 0648-AM02
_______________________________________________________________________




661.  EMERGENCY INTERIM RULE TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL OBSERVER 
COVERAGE FOR 20 CATCHER PROCESSORS AND INSEASON AUTHORITY TO MANAGE NON-
POLLOCK HARVEST

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The American Fisheries Act specifies the manner in which the 
BSAI pollock fishery must be managed, as well as measures to limit 
activity of pollock vessels in non-pollock fisheries. These harvest 
limitations will be established for 1999 as part of the 1999 groundfish 
specification process authorized under regulations at 50 CFR 679.20. 
NMFS must implement additional observer coverage and inseason 
management authority necessary to monitor and manage these harvest 
limitations at the start of the 1999 fishing season.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/22/99                     64 FR 3435
Final Action Effective          01/20/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM06
_______________________________________________________________________




662.  EMERGENCY RULE TO IMPLEMENT REASONABLE AND/OR PRUDENT 
MEASURES TO PROTECT THE CRITICAL HABITAT OF THE STELLER SEA LION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 773 et seq; 16 USC 1801 et seq; 16 USC 3631 et 
seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 679

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Revision to 1999 Interim harvest specifications. Technical 
amendment to steller sea lion no-trawl zones.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/22/99                     64 FR 3437
Final Action Effective          01/20/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM08
_______________________________________________________________________




663.  PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHERIES; CATCH SHARING PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 773c

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Adjustment of Area 2A Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for 
1999.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/19/99                    64 FR 13519
Final Action Effective          03/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AM11
_______________________________________________________________________




664.  FR: GROUNDFISH ANNUAL SPECIFICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 
MEASURES FOR 1999

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 660

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS announces the 1999 fishery specifications and management

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measures for groundfish, with the exception of whiting, taken in the 
U.S. exclusive economic zone and state waters off the coasts of 
Washington, Oregon and California, as authorized by the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The specifications include 
the levels of the acceptable biological catch and optimum yields (OYs), 
including the distribution between domestic and foreign fishing 
operations. The commercial OYs (formerly called ``harvest guidelines,'' 
or quotas) are allocated between the limited entry and open access 
fisheries. The management measures for 1999 are designed to keep 
landings within the OYs for those species for which there are OYs, and 
to achieve the goals and objectives of the FMP and its implementing 
regulations. The intended effect of these actions is to establish 
allowable harvest levels of Pacific Coast groundfish and to implement 
management measures designed to achieve but not exceed those harvest 
levels, while extending fishing and processing opportunities as long as 
possible during the year. NMFS also announces partial disapproval of a 
particular open access monthly cumulative limit for Sebastes complex 
species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/08/99                     64 FR 1316

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Regional Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070
Phone: 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AM12
_______________________________________________________________________




665.  FRAMEWORK 26 TO THE NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FISHERY 
MANAGEMENT PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Framework Adjustment 26 implements management measures that 
expand the April Gulf of Maine (GOM) closure area and adds an inshore 
GOM closure area and an offshore Georges Bank closure area for the 
month of February.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/15/99                     64 FR 2601
Final Action Effective          01/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jon Rittgers, Acting Regional Administrator, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AM14
_______________________________________________________________________




666.  PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHERIES, CATCH SHARING PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 773 to 773K

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The action publishes the regulations for the Pacific halibut 
fishing in 1999 approved by the International Pacific Halibut 
Commission and announces revisions to the catch sharing plan for 
regulatory 2A.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/19/99                    64 FR 13519
Final Action Effective          03/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AM35
_______________________________________________________________________




667. INTERIM FINAL RULE FOR ATLANTIC SEA SCALLOP FISHERY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule - (Eff. Date 
Extended to 3/26/99 on 9/28/98, 
63 FR 51862)                    03/31/98                    63 FR 15324

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Andrew A. Rosenberg
Phone: 978 281-9300

RIN: 0648-AK68
_______________________________________________________________________




668. CIVIL PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 904

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Obviated by 
Statutory and Subsequent 
Regulatory Amendment            02/03/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hugh Schratwieser
Phone: 301 427-2202

RIN: 0648-AF96
_______________________________________________________________________




669. TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS BY THE U.S. NAVY INCIDENTAL TO MILITARY 
ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC OF THE UNITED STATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/01/98                    63 FR 66070
Final Action Effective          05/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth Hollingshead
Phone: 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AG55


_______________________________________________________________________



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670. SHRIMP VESSEL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Longer an ESA 
Requirement                     02/03/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Therese Conant
Phone: 301 713-1401

RIN: 0648-AH87
_______________________________________________________________________




671. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; GREEN AND HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/02/98                    63 FR 46693
Final Action Effective          10/02/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Barbara Schroeder
Phone: 301 713-1401
Fax: 301 713-0376

RIN: 0648-AH88
_______________________________________________________________________




672. TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO COMMERCIAL FISHING 
OPERATIONS; TAKE REDUCTION PLAN REGULATIONS AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/02/98                    63 FR 66464

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vicki Cornish
Phone: 301 713-2322
Fax: 301 713-0376
Donna Wieting
Phone: 301 713-2322
Fax: 301 713-0376

RIN: 0648-AI84
_______________________________________________________________________




673. TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO ACTIVITIES AT VANDENBERG AIR 
FORCE BASE, CA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/01/99                     64 FR 9925
Final Action Effective          03/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth Hollingshead
Phone: 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AK42
_______________________________________________________________________




674. LIST OF FISHERIES FOR 1999

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/24/99                     64 FR 9067

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cathy Eisele
Phone: 301 713-2322
Fax: 301 713-0376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0648-AK95
_______________________________________________________________________




675. PROHIBITING ANCHORING BY VESSELS 50 METERS OR GREATER IN LENGTH ON 
TORTUGAS BANK WITHIN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/17/98                    63 FR 43870
Final Action Effective          08/19/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Billy Causey
Phone: 305 743-2437

RIN: 0648-AK45
_______________________________________________________________________




676. ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO COASTAL NONPOINT POLLUTION CONTROL 
PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/21/98                    63 FR 56146
Final Action Effective          10/21/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph A. Uravilch
Phone: 301 713-3155

RIN: 0648-AK62
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




677. IMPROVEMENT OF TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET NAMES AND ADDRESSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1512; 47 USC 902(b)(2)(H); 47 USC 
902(b)(2)(I); 47 USC 904(c)(1)

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Consistent with the President's Electronic Commerce Directive 
of July 1, 1997, this proposed rule sets forth ways to improve 
technical management of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). It 
describes the process by which the Federal Government will transfer 
management of the Internet DNS to a private, not-for-profit corporation 
and proposes a method for introducing competition in the administration 
and addition of new Internet top-level domains. It further proposes the 
introduction of competition into the domain name registration business 
and

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recommends guidelines under which domain name business and registration 
would operate. Further information available at http://www.doc.gov.
Instead of a final rule, a statement of policy was published in the 
Federal Register. (See 63 FR 31741, June 10, 1998.) The statement of 
policy announced that the Department of Commerce would subsequently 
seek public input on how best to make the .us domain space more 
attractive to commercial users. On August 4, 1998, a request for public 
comments regarding the .us domain name was published in the Federal 
Register. (See 63 FR 41547, August 4, 1998.) Comments were due 
September 3, 1998.
Another notice was published in the Federal Register on August 27, 
1998, to extend the comment period to October 5, 1998. The agency will 
submit a Federal Register notice in February 1999 which will announce a 
public meeting to explore the future administration and management of 
the .us domain name space. The public meeting will be held in March 
1999.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice: Request for Comment on 
Registration and Administration 
of Internet Domain              07/02/97                    62 FR 35896
NPRM                            02/20/98                     63 FR 8826
NPRM Comment Period End         03/23/98
Notice: Policy Statement        06/10/98                    63 FR 31741
Notice: Request for Public 
Comment                         08/04/98                    63 FR 41547
Notice: Extension of Comment 
Period to 10/05/98              08/27/98                    63 FR 45800
Notice: Public Meeting          02/10/99                     64 FR 6633
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: J. Beckwith Burr, Associate Administrator, Office of 
International Affairs, Department of Commerce, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Room 4701, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-1304
Fax: 202 482-1865
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0660-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                              Prerule Stage


Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)



_______________________________________________________________________




678.  OFFICIAL INSIGNIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES: STATUTORILY 
REQUIRED STUDY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 105-330, sec 302

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, September 30, 1999.
Statutory deadline is for report to Congress.

Abstract: PL 105-330 requires that the Patent and Trademark Office 
study a variety of issues surrounding trademark protection for the 
official insignia of federally and/or State-recognized American Indian 
tribes. The new law requires that the Commissioner of Patents and 
Trademarks complete the study and submit a report not later than 
September 30, 1999.
The report, including the findings and conclusions, must be submitted 
to the chairmen of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Request for Comments            12/29/98                    63 FR 71619
Public Hearings - April to July 04/00/99
Second Request for Comments     04/00/99
Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Eleanor Meltzer, Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Suite 902, 2121 Crystal Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 703 306-2960
Fax: 703 305-8885
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0651-AB02
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)



_______________________________________________________________________




679. CHANGES TO IMPLEMENT THE PATENT BUSINESS GOALS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1; 37 CFR 3; 37 CFR 5; 37 CFR 10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has established 
business goals for the organizations reporting to the Assistant 
Commissioner for Patents (Patent Business Goals). The Patent Business 
Goals have been established in response to the Vice President's 
designation of the PTO as an agency that has a high impact on the 
public, and they are designed to make the PTO a more businesslike 
agency. The focus of the Patent Business Goals is to increase the level 
of service to the public by raising the efficiency and effectiveness of 
the PTO's business processes. The PTO is considering a number of 
changes to the rules of

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practice and procedure to support the Patent Business Goals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/05/98                    63 FR 53497
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/04/98
NPRM                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hiram H. Bernstein, Senior Legal Advisor, Department of 
Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Box DAC, Assistant Commissioner 
for Patents, Washington, DC 20231
Phone: 703 305-9285
Fax: 703 308-6916

RIN: 0651-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________




680. TRADEMARK LAW TREATY IMPLEMENTATION RULES CHANGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1123; 35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 2.6; 37 CFR 2.20 to 2.21; 37 CFR 2.31 to 2.35; 37 
CFR 2.37 to 2.39; 37 CFR 2.45; 37 CFR 2.51 to 2.59; 37 CFR 2.66; 37 CFR 
2.71 to 2.72; 37 CFR 2.76; 37 CFR 2.86; 37 CFR 2.88 to 2.89; 37 CFR 
2.160 to 2.168; 37 CFR 2.181 to 2.186; 37 CFR 3.1 to 3.16; 37 CFR 3.24 
to 3.25; ...

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, March 1, 1999. Final, Statutory, 
October 30, 1999.
Rules implement statutory changes that become effective October 30, 
1999.

Abstract: The purpose of the rules change is to implement the Trademark 
Law Treaty (TLT) and the Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act, Pub. 
L. 105-330, 112 Stat. 3064 (15 U.S.C. 1051), and to otherwise simplify 
and clarify procedures for registering trademarks and for maintaining 
and renewing trademark registrations. The purpose of TLT is to make the 
procedural requirements of the different international trademark 
offices more consistent by limiting the requirements that each country 
can set for trademark applications, trademark application filing dates, 
renewal applications, recording assignments, changing names and 
addresses, powers of attorney, and signatures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mary Hannon, Staff Attorney, Department of Commerce, 
Patent and Trademark Office, 2900 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-
3513
Phone: 703 308-8900
Fax: 703 308-9395
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0651-AB00
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage


Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)



_______________________________________________________________________




681. REVISION OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  35 USC 41; 15 USC 1115; 35 USC 6; 35 USC 376; 15 USC 
1051; 15 USC 1113; 15 USC 1123; PL 105-358

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.16 to 1.21; 37 CFR 1.26; 37 CFR 1.445; 37 CFR 
1.482; 37 CFR 1.492; 37 CFR 2.6

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 1, 1999.

Abstract: This rulemaking revises certain patent and trademark fees to 
reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) consistent with 
the Patent and Trademark Authorization Act (PL 105-358).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/99
Final Action Effective          10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Matthew Lee, Systems Analyst, Department of Commerce, 
Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231
Phone: 703 305-8051

RIN: 0651-AB01
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682.  CONSIDERATION OF INTERLOCUTORY RULINGS AT FINAL HEARING IN 
INTERFERENCE PROCESSINGS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6(a); 35 USC 135(a)

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.655(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Patent and Trademark Office is amending its interference 
rules to clarify the standard under which the Board of Patent Appeals 
and Interferences considers interlocutory decisions entered by a single 
administrative patent judge at the time of the final hearing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Fred E. McKelvey, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, 
Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Box Interference, 
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231
Phone: 703 308-9797
Fax: 703 305-0942
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0651-AB03

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683. PATENT APPLICATION ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION RULES

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1; 37 CFR 2

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/30/92                    57 FR 56537
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/01/93


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Peter Fowler
Phone: 703 305-8600

RIN: 0651-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________




684. CHANGES TO IMPLEMENT 18-MONTH PUBLICATION OF PATENT APPLICATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Public Hearing and 
Request for Public Comments     12/12/94                    59 FR 63966
NPRM                            08/15/95                    60 FR 42352
NPRM Comment Period End         09/19/95
Procedures for Amending Patent Applications  Final Rule 08/19/96 (61 FR 
42790)  Final Rule Effective 09/23/96


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert W. Bahr
Phone: 703 305-8850
Fax: 703 305-8825

RIN: 0651-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________




685. RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES; REEXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.901 to 1.907; 37 CFR 1.909; 37 CFR 1.911; 37 
CFR 1.913; 37 CFR 1.915; 37 CFR 1.917; 37 CFR 1.919; 37 CFR 1.921; 37 
CFR 1.923

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/11/95                    60 FR 41035
NPRM Comment Period End         09/22/95


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gerald A. Dost
Phone: 703 305-9282
Fax: 703 305-8825

RIN: 0651-AA79
_______________________________________________________________________




686. REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE PTO IN PATENT 
CASES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.21; 37 CFR 10.7; 37 CFR 10.11

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/30/96                    61 FR 51072
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/06/96


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Karen L. Bovard
Phone: 703 306-4097

RIN: 0651-AA93
_______________________________________________________________________




687. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE PTO 
IN PATENT CASES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 10.7

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Karen L. Bovard
Phone: 703 306-4097

RIN: 0651-AA95
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions


Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)



_______________________________________________________________________




688. MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES TO TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD RULES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 2.76; 37 CFR 2.85; 37 CFR 2.87; 37 CFR 2.101; 37 
CFR 2.102; 37 CFR 2.111; 37 CFR 2.119; 37 CFR 2.120; 37 CFR 2.121; 37 
CFR 2.123; 37 CFR 2.125; 37 CFR 2.127; 37 CFR 2.134; 37 CFR 2.146; 37 
CFR 3.141

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/09/98                    63 FR 48081
Final Action Effective          10/09/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Sams
Phone: 703 308-9300
Fax: 703 308-9333

RIN: 0651-AA87
_______________________________________________________________________




689. LIMITATIONS IN PATENT CLAIMS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.75

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/28/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth Corsello
Phone: 202 305-9041
Fax: 703 305-9373
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0651-AA91


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690. REVISION OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.16 to 1.21; 37 CFR 1.26; 37 CFR 1.445; 37 CFR 
1.482; 37 CFR 1.492; 37 CFR 2.6

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/08/98                    63 FR 67578

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Matthew Lee
Phone: 703 305-8051

RIN: 0651-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________




691. CHANGES TO IMPLEMENT THE STANDARD FORMAT FOR PATENT APPLICATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1; 37 CFR 5; 37 CFR 10

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert W. Bahr
Phone: 703 305-9285
Fax: 703 308-6906

RIN: 0651-AA99
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Long-Term Actions


Technology Administration (TA)



_______________________________________________________________________




692. PROMOTION OF PRIVATE SECTOR INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 1160 subpart A

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                            To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Mark Bohannon
Phone: 202 482-1984

RIN: 0692-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________




693. RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL 
BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 401

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/14/95                    60 FR 41811
Comment Period End              09/13/95
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Jon Paugh
Phone: 202 482-2100

RIN: 0692-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________




694. ACQUISITION AND PROTECTION OF FOREIGN RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 101; 37 CFR 501

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/07/96                    61 FR 40997
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John H. Raubitschek
Phone: 202 482-8010
Fax: 202 482-0523

RIN: 0692-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________




695. LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED INVENTIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 404

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John H. Raubitschek
Phone: 202 482-8010
Fax: 202 482-0523

RIN: 0692-AA17
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