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 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81845b3 D09002ee1c818463b 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 a final rule to implement Amendment 69 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutians Area (FMP). This final rule will allow an American Fisheries Act (AFA) inshore cooperative to contract with a non-member vessel to harvest a portion of the cooperative's pollock allocation. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) developed Amendment 69 to provide greater flexibility to inshore catcher vessel cooperatives to arrange for the harvest of their pollock allocation, and to address potential emergency situations, such as vessel breakdowns, that would prevent a cooperative from harvesting its entire allocation. This action is designed to be consistent with the environmental and socioeconomic objectives of the AFA, the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMP, and other applicable laws. 68 FR 6833 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-11/03-3379 03-3379 fr11fe03-12 RIN 0648-AP71 3510-22-S Docket No. 020724175-3022-02 I.D. 062602E https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-11/03-3379 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-11/html/03-3379.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-11/pdf/03-3379.pdf 5 p. 6833 6837 68 FR 6833 Title 50 Part 679 50 CFR Part 679 RIN 0648-AP71 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 69 to Revise American Fisheries Act Inshore Cooperative Requirements; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-3379 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2003-03-13 Docket No. 020724175-3022-02 I.D. 062602E 3510-22-S 03-3379 Final rule.

NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 69 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutians Area (FMP). This final rule will allow an American Fisheries Act (AFA) inshore cooperative to contract with a non-member vessel to harvest a portion of the cooperative's pollock allocation. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) developed Amendment 69 to provide greater flexibility to inshore catcher vessel cooperatives to arrange for the harvest of their pollock allocation, and to address potential emergency situations, such as vessel breakdowns, that would prevent a cooperative from harvesting its entire allocation. This action is designed to be consistent with the environmental and socioeconomic objectives of the AFA, the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMP, and other applicable laws.

This regulation becomes effective on March 13, 2003, except for Sec. 679.62(c), which will become effective after Paperwork Reduction Act approval has been received from the Office of Management and Budget and a Federal Register notice has been published to make it effective. Kent Lind, 907-586-7650, or kent.lind@noaa.gov. Fishery conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone Pollock, kent.lind@noaa.gov Vol. 68, no. 28 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-02-11 continuing daily deposited born digital 259 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-11 P0b002ee1809bc26e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr11fe03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-11/pdf/FR-2003-02-11.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-11/xml/FR-2003-02-11.xml fdlp 6815 7062 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-02-11 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-02-11 68 28