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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AW06 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Amendment 89 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea; Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Measures 
Abstract: This regulatory amendment would implement Amendment 89 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. The regulations would prohibit nonpelagic trawling in certain areas of the Bering Sea subarea to protect bottom habitat and certain nearshore bottom habitat areas that provide subsistence resources. The amendment also would provide for a Northern Bering Sea research area where the effects of nonpelagic trawling may be studied. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/07/2008  73 FR 12357   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/21/2008    
Final Action  07/25/2008  73 FR 43362   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
James Balisger
Regional Administrator
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802
Phone:907 586-7221
Fax:907 586-7249
Email: james.balsiger@noaa.gov