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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 671

[I.D. 021494A]

 

King and Tanner Crab Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an amendment to a fishery management 
plan; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice that the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 2 to the Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries 
of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) for Secretarial review and is 
requesting comments from the public. Copies of the amendment may be 
obtained from the Council (see ADDRESSES).

DATES: Comments on the FMP amendment should be submitted on or before 
April 25, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the FMP amendment should be submitted to Ronald 
J. Berg, Chief, Fisheries Management Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, Alaska 99802 (Attn: Lori Gravel), or delivered 
to the Federal Building, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska.
    Copies of Amendment 2 and the environmental assessment (EA) and 
economic analysis prepared for the amendment are available from the 
North Pacific Fishery Management Council, P.O. Box 103136, Anchorage, 
AK 99510 (907-271-2809).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim J. Spitler, Fisheries Management 
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, at 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson Act) requires that each Regional Fishery 
Management Council submit any FMP or FMP amendment it prepares to the 
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) for review and approval, disapproval, 
or partial disapproval. The Magnuson Act also requires that the 
Secretary, upon receiving an FMP or amendment, immediately publish a 
notice that the FMP or amendment is available for public review and 
comment. The Secretary will consider the public comments received 
during the comment period in determining whether to approve the FMP or 
amendment.
    Amendment 2 would establish the Norton Sound Section of the 
Northern District of the king crab fishery as a superexclusive 
registration area. The operator of any vessel registered and 
participating in this fishery would not be able to register that vessel 
and participate in other BSAI king crab fisheries. A proposed rule has 
been submitted that would remove existing regulations, which supersede 
State of Alaska regulations that established Norton Sound as a 
superexclusive registration area in the exclusive economic zone of the 
BSAI.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 671

    Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: February 15, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director of Office of Fisheries, Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3932 Filed 2-16-94; 5:12 pm]
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