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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AW88 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Individual Processing Quota Issuance Correction Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources 
Abstract: This action is a correcting amendment to regulations at 50 CFR 680.42(j)(3) necessary to correct discrepancies provided in a rule that was published on March 2, 2005 (70 FR 10173). With this correction, NMFS seeks to ensure that the March 2, 2005 final rule conforms to the statutory requirements and intent of the Crab Rationalization Program (Program) authorized by section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The March 2, 2005 final rule implemented regulations that establish the maximum amount of individual processing quota (IPQ) that may be issued in the Bristol Bay red king fishery, and the Bering Sea snow fishery. However, NMFS recently discovered that these regulations are not consistent with the statutory requirements of the Program. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 680   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  05/27/2008  73 FR 30319   
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 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