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 2012-12-13 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7fc14ca D09002ee1c7fc154c 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 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP) to NMFS for review. If approved, Amendment 41 would amend the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program (CR program) by establishing a process for eligible harvesters, processors, and affected communities to request an exemption from regional delivery requirements. Federal regulations require that crab harvested with regionally designated individual fishing quota (IFQ) be landed within the designated region; likewise, crab purchased with regionally designated individual processing quota (IPQ) must be processed within the designated region. Natural and man- made situations can disrupt fishing and processing activity making regional delivery requirements untenable in some seasons. Amendment 41 is necessary to prevent disruption to the CR Program fisheries, while providing for the sustained participation of the communities intended to benefit from the regional delivery requirements. This proposed action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMP, and other applicable laws. 77 FR 74161 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-13/2012-30099 2012-30099 fr13de12-16 RIN 0648-BA82 3510-22-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-13/2012-30099 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-13/html/2012-30099.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-13/pdf/2012-30099.pdf 3 p. 74161 74163 77 FR 74161 Title 50 Part 680 50 CFR Part 680 RIN 0648-BA82 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue PRORULE 2012-30099 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2013-02-11 3510-22-P 2012-30099 Notice of availability of fishery management plan amendment; request for comments.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP) to NMFS for review. If approved, Amendment 41 would amend the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program (CR program) by establishing a process for eligible harvesters, processors, and affected communities to request an exemption from regional delivery requirements. Federal regulations require that crab harvested with regionally designated individual fishing quota (IFQ) be landed within the designated region; likewise, crab purchased with regionally designated individual processing quota (IPQ) must be processed within the designated region. Natural and man- made situations can disrupt fishing and processing activity making regional delivery requirements untenable in some seasons. Amendment 41 is necessary to prevent disruption to the CR Program fisheries, while providing for the sustained participation of the communities intended to benefit from the regional delivery requirements. This proposed action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMP, and other applicable laws.

Comments on the amendment must be received on or before February 11, 2013. Gretchen Harrington, 907-586-7228. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources , http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries.htm http://www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Vol. 77, no. 240 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-12-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 247 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-13 P0b002ee18395874c 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13de12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-13/pdf/FR-2012-12-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-13/xml/FR-2012-12-13.xml fdlp 74103 74339 DGPO 2012-12-13 2024-06-03 FR-2012-12-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-12-13 77 240