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 2008_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8084e99 D09002ee1c8084f43 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 announces the approval of Amendment 72 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Amendment 72 amends the FMP to state that the Council will annually review information on the discard of shallow-water flatfish in Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. After review of this annual information, the Council may recommend revisions to retention and utilization requirements if the discard rate for shallow-water flatfish falls above or below a specified threshold. This action is necessary to support the Council's initiatives to monitor and reduce bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resource in the Gulf of Alaska in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 73 FR 50888 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-08-29/E8-20162 E8-20162 fr29au08-9 RIN 0648-AR72 3510-22-S https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-08-29/E8-20162 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-08-29/html/E8-20162.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-08-29/pdf/E8-20162.pdf 1 p. 50888 50888 73 FR 50888 Title 50 Part 679 50 CFR Part 679 RIN 0648-AR72 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Improved Retention/Improved Utilization; Federal Register Vol. 73, Issue RULE E8-20162 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2008-08-25 3510-22-S E8-20162 Final rule: agency decision.

NMFS announces the approval of Amendment 72 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Amendment 72 amends the FMP to state that the Council will annually review information on the discard of shallow-water flatfish in Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. After review of this annual information, the Council may recommend revisions to retention and utilization requirements if the discard rate for shallow-water flatfish falls above or below a specified threshold. This action is necessary to support the Council's initiatives to monitor and reduce bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resource in the Gulf of Alaska in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

This agency decision is effective on August 25, 2008. Jeff Hartman, 907-586-7442. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Improved Retention/Improved Utilization, http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ Vol. 73, no. 169 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2008-08-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 348 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-08-29 P0b002ee18099eef2 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29au08 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-08-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-08-29/pdf/FR-2008-08-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-08-29/xml/FR-2008-08-29.xml fdlp 50871 51208 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-05 FR-2008-08-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2008-08-29 73 169