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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY28 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Remove Certain Reporting Requirements Under the Crab Rationalization Program 
Abstract: This rule would remove requirements under the Crab Rationalization (CR) Program in 50 CFR part 680. The requirements are removed for an operator of a catcher/processor to weigh processed crab when it is removed from the vessel and to report that weight to NMFS on an offload report. Currently, NMFS requires crab to be weighed onboard the catcher/processor before they are processed, and this weight is reported to NMFS. In the three years since implementation of the CR Program, NMFS has determined that the additional requirements to weigh processed crab when they are removed from the vessel and report that weight to NMFS are no longer necessary. Advancements in at sea reporting (eLandings), and the reliability of the at-sea motion-compensated hopper scales provide adequate information for NMFS to monitor and enforce proper reporting of crab catch. 
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 679.61    50 CFR 680   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/10/2010  75 FR 48298   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/25/2010    
Final Rule  09/16/2010  75 FR 56485   
Additional Information: The original RIN submission for a final rule AY28 is being split into two proposed rules. This rule originally removed the requirement for American Fisheries Act (AFA) cooperatives participating in the directed pollock fishery in the Bering Sea to prepare and submit a preliminary annual report. This part of the rule is withdrawn, awaiting further Council action. A new RIN be will obtained for that new action. The original final rule also removed the Crab Rationalization Program requirements for catcher/processors to weigh all offloaded crab on a state-approved scale that produced a printed record and to report this information at the time of offload to NMFS on a catcher/processor offload report. This part of the rule will proceed as a proposed rule and will continue review with GCAK using the AY28 RIN number.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
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