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 2016_register executive 2016-07-28 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f5488b D09002ee1c7f54940 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, in consultation with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), announces its intent to expand the scope of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a new bycatch management program for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The bycatch management program for the GOA trawl groundfish fisheries would provide participants with incentives to effectively manage and reduce Chinook salmon and Pacific halibut bycatch and promote increased utilization of groundfish harvested in the GOA. NMFS previously published a notice of intent to prepare an EIS for the new bycatch management program on July 14, 2015. In June 2016, NMFS and the Council decided to reopen the comment period on the notice of intent to prepare an EIS because the Council and NMFS expanded scope of the EIS. NMFS will accept written comments from the public to identify issues of concern and assist the Council in determining the appropriate range of management alternatives for the EIS. 81 FR 49614 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-28/2016-17879 2016-17879 fr28jy16-17 RIN 0648-XD64 3510-22-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-28/2016-17879 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-28/html/2016-17879.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-28/pdf/2016-17879.pdf 4 p. 49614 49617 81 FR 49614 Title 50 Part 679 50 CFR Part 679 RIN 0648-XD64 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska; Reopening of Comment Period; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue PRORULE 2016-17879 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2015-07-14 2016-09-26 3510-22-P 2016-17879 Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement; reopening of public comment period.

NMFS, in consultation with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), announces its intent to expand the scope of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a new bycatch management program for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The bycatch management program for the GOA trawl groundfish fisheries would provide participants with incentives to effectively manage and reduce Chinook salmon and Pacific halibut bycatch and promote increased utilization of groundfish harvested in the GOA. NMFS previously published a notice of intent to prepare an EIS for the new bycatch management program on July 14, 2015. In June 2016, NMFS and the Council decided to reopen the comment period on the notice of intent to prepare an EIS because the Council and NMFS expanded scope of the EIS. NMFS will accept written comments from the public to identify issues of concern and assist the Council in determining the appropriate range of management alternatives for the EIS.

The comment period for the notice of intent published on July 14, 2015 (80 FR 40988) is reopened. Written comments will be accepted through September 26, 2016. Rachel Baker, (907) 586-7228 or email rachel.baker@noaa.gov. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Groundfish Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska; Reopening of Comment Period , rachel.baker@noaa.gov http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov http://www.npfmc.org/ http://www.npfmc.org/goa-trawl-bycatch-management/ www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail Vol. 81, no. 145 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-07-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 347 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-28 P0b002ee19068d608 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28jy16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-28/pdf/FR-2016-07-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-28/xml/FR-2016-07-28.xml fdlp 49517 49854 DGPO 2016-07-28 2024-06-01 FR-2016-07-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-07-28 81 145