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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-AW92 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: ●Halibut Charter Vessel Moratorium | |
Abstract: This action would implement a moratorium on the entry of additional charter vessels into the guided sport fishery for Pacific halibut in waters of International Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska). If approved, this moratorium would limit the number of charter vessels that may participate in the guided sport fishery for halibut in these areas. The National Marine Fisheries Service would issue a moratorium permit to a licensed charter vessel fishing business owner based on his or her past participation in the charter vessel fishery for halibut and to a Community Quota Entity representing specific rural communities. All moratorium permit holders would be subject to limits on the number of permits they could hold and on the number of charter vessel anglers who could catch and retain halibut on the permitted charter vessel. This action is proposed to achieve the halibut fishery management goals of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. The intended effect is to curtail growth of fishing capacity in the guided sport fishery for halibut. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300 | |
Legal Authority: 16 USC 773 to 773k |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
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 |