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DOC/NOAA

RIN: 0648-AW40

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Revise Maximum Retainable Amounts (MRA) of Groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska Arrowtooth Flounder Fishery
Abstract: This regulatory amendment would revise the maximum retainable amounts (MRAs) of groundfish using arrowtooth flounder as a basis species in the Gulf of Alaska. MRAs for deep-water flatfish, rex sole, flathead sole, shallow-water flatfish, Atka mackerel, and skates would be increased from 0 percent to 20 percent; the MRA for aggregated rockfish would be increased from 0 percent to 5 percent; and the MRA for sablefish would be increased from 0 percent to 1 percent for sablefish. This action would reduce regulatory discards of otherwise marketable groundfish in the arrowtooth flounder fishery.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
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  11/00/2008     NPRM Comment Period End  12/00/2008     Final Action  02/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: James Balsiger Regional Administrator, Alaska Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801 Phone:907 586-7221 Email: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov