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 2012_register executive 2012-02-08 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fd8a09 D09002ee1c7fd8a85 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 regulations that govern fisheries managed under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. These revisions are needed to comply with certain changes made to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act) in 2006. Changes include revising regulations associated with recordkeeping, vessel licensing, catch retention requirements, and fisheries observer requirements to ensure that they are no more restrictive than the regulations in effect for comparable non-CDQ fisheries managed under individual fishing quotas or cooperative allocations. In addition, NMFS removes CDQ Program regulations that now are inconsistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including regulations associated with the CDQ allocation process, the transfer of groundfish CDQ and halibut prohibited species quota, and the oversight of CDQ groups' expenditures. 77 FR 6492 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08/2012-2751 2012-2751 fr08fe12-12 RIN 0648-AV33 3510-22-P Docket No. 070718367-2061-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08/2012-2751 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/html/2012-2751.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/pdf/2012-2751.pdf Alaska Fisheries Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 12 p. 6492 6503 77 FR 6492 Title 50 Part 679 50 CFR Part 679 Title 50 Part 680 50 CFR Part 680 RIN 0648-AV33 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Community Development Quota Program; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-2751 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2012-03-09 Docket No. 070718367-2061-02 3510-22-P 2012-2751 Final rule.

NMFS issues regulations that govern fisheries managed under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. These revisions are needed to comply with certain changes made to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act) in 2006. Changes include revising regulations associated with recordkeeping, vessel licensing, catch retention requirements, and fisheries observer requirements to ensure that they are no more restrictive than the regulations in effect for comparable non-CDQ fisheries managed under individual fishing quotas or cooperative allocations. In addition, NMFS removes CDQ Program regulations that now are inconsistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including regulations associated with the CDQ allocation process, the transfer of groundfish CDQ and halibut prohibited species quota, and the oversight of CDQ groups' expenditures.

Effective: March 9, 2012. Obren Davis, 907-586-7228. Alaska Fisheries Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Community Development Quota Program , OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov http://www.regulations.gov www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov Vol. 77, no. 26 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-02-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 210 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08 P0b002ee181e2c251 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08fe12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/pdf/FR-2012-02-08.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/xml/FR-2012-02-08.xml fdlp 6463 6662 DGPO 2012-02-08 2024-06-03 FR-2012-02-08 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-02-08 77 26