United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2002_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8187aea D09002ee1c8187c05 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS issues final regulations to implement the following American Fisheries Act (AFA)-related amendments: Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab, and Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska. These four amendments incorporate the provisions of the AFA into the fishery management plans (FMPs) and their implementing regulations. The management measures include: measures that allocate the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) pollock among the sectors of the pollock processing industry and restrict who may fish for and process pollock within each industry sector; measures that govern the formation and operation of fishery cooperatives in the BSAI pollock fishery; harvesting and processing limits known as sideboards to protect the participants in other fisheries from spillover effects resulting from the rationalization of the BSAI pollock fishery; measures that establish catch weighing and monitoring requirements for vessels and processors that participate in the BSAI pollock fishery; and extension of the inshore/offshore regime for pollock and Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) through December 31, 2004. These amendments and management measures are necessary to implement the AFA and are intended to do so in a manner consistent with the environmental and socioeconomic objectives of AFA, the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and other applicable laws. 67 FR 79692 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-12-30/02-31700 02-31700 fr30de02-9 RIN 0648-AN55 3510-22-S Docket No. 011128283-2291-02 I.D. 111401B https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-12-30/02-31700 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-30/html/02-31700.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-30/pdf/02-31700.pdf 48 p. 79692 79739 67 FR 79692 Title 50 Part 679 50 CFR Part 679 RIN 0648-AN55 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendments 61/61/13/8 to Implement Major Provisions of the American Fisheries Act; Federal Register Vol. 67, Issue RULE 02-31700 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2003-01-29 Docket No. 011128283-2291-02 I.D. 111401B 3510-22-S 02-31700 Final rule.

NMFS issues final regulations to implement the following American Fisheries Act (AFA)-related amendments: Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab, and Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska. These four amendments incorporate the provisions of the AFA into the fishery management plans (FMPs) and their implementing regulations. The management measures include: measures that allocate the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) pollock among the sectors of the pollock processing industry and restrict who may fish for and process pollock within each industry sector; measures that govern the formation and operation of fishery cooperatives in the BSAI pollock fishery; harvesting and processing limits known as sideboards to protect the participants in other fisheries from spillover effects resulting from the rationalization of the BSAI pollock fishery; measures that establish catch weighing and monitoring requirements for vessels and processors that participate in the BSAI pollock fishery; and extension of the inshore/offshore regime for pollock and Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) through December 31, 2004. These amendments and management measures are necessary to implement the AFA and are intended to do so in a manner consistent with the environmental and socioeconomic objectives of AFA, the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and other applicable laws.

This regulation becomes effective on January 29, 2003 through December 31, 2007, except for amendments to Sec. Sec. 679.28(c)(3), 679.28(c)(4)(iii), 679.28(g), 679.61(b), 679.61(d)(1)(iv), 679.61(d)(1)(v), 679.61(d)(2), 679.61(e)(2)(v), and 679.63(c)(2), which will become effective after Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) approval and issuance of control numbers have been received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and a Federal Register document has been published to make them effective. Kent Lind, 907-586-7228 or email: kent.lind@noaa.gov. Fishery conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone American Fisheries Act; implementation, kent.lind@noaa.gov lori.gravel@noaa.gov http://www.fakr.noaa.gov http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/appeals www.fakr.noaa.gov Vol. 67, no. 250 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2002-12-30 continuing daily deposited born digital 331 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-12-30 P0b002ee1809e1143 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr30de02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-12-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-30/pdf/FR-2002-12-30.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-30/xml/FR-2002-12-30.xml fdlp 79513 79832 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2002-12-30 machine generated eng FR FR-2002-12-30 67 250