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 2006_register executive 2010-09-22 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80fb516 D09002ee1c80fb59d 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 a groundfish retention standard (GRS) program in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island management area (BSAI) for trawl catcher/processor vessels (C/Ps) that are 125 ft (38.1 m) length overall (LOA) or greater and that are not listed American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/processors referred to throughout this rule as non-AFA trawl C/Ps. This action is necessary to reduce bycatch and improve utilization of groundfish harvested by these non- AFA trawl C/Ps. This action is intended to promote the management objectives of the Improved Retention/Improved Utilization (IRIU) program, the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP), and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). 71 FR 17362 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-04-06/06-3265 06-3265 fr06ap06-12 RIN 0648-AT04 3510-22-S Docket No. 050607152-6070-02 I.D. 052605B https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-04-06/06-3265 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-04-06/html/06-3265.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-04-06/pdf/06-3265.pdf 22 p. 17362 17383 71 FR 17362 Title 50 Part 679 50 CFR Part 679 RIN 0648-AT04 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Retention Standard; Federal Register Vol. 71, Issue RULE 06-3265 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2008-01-20 Docket No. 050607152-6070-02 I.D. 052605B 3510-22-S 06-3265 Final rule.

NMFS issues a final rule to implement a groundfish retention standard (GRS) program in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island management area (BSAI) for trawl catcher/processor vessels (C/Ps) that are 125 ft (38.1 m) length overall (LOA) or greater and that are not listed American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/processors referred to throughout this rule as non-AFA trawl C/Ps. This action is necessary to reduce bycatch and improve utilization of groundfish harvested by these non- AFA trawl C/Ps. This action is intended to promote the management objectives of the Improved Retention/Improved Utilization (IRIU) program, the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP), and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Effective on January 20, 2008. Jason Anderson at jason.anderson@noaa.gov or Jeff Hartman at jeff.hartman@noaa.gov. Either person may be contacted at (907) 586-7228. Fishery conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish, David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov jason.anderson@noaa.gov jeff.hartman@noaa.gov http://www.fakr.noaa.gov www.fakr.noaa.gov Vol. 71, no. 66 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2006-04-06 continuing daily deposited born digital 365 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-04-06 P0b002ee180942559 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr06ap06 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-04-06 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-04-06/pdf/FR-2006-04-06.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-04-06/xml/FR-2006-04-06.xml fdlp 17335 17689 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-06 FR-2006-04-06 machine generated eng FR FR-2006-04-06 71 66