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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA11 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 
Abstract: If approved, Amendment 37 would amend the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program by establishing a process for quota share holders, processor quota share holders, and the municipalities of Adak and Atka to agree to and notify NMFS when Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery deliveries should be exempt from the West regional designation. Under the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program, golden king crab harvested with individual fishing quota (IFQ) with a West regional designation must be delivered to a processor with West-designated individual processor quota (IPQ) in the West region of the Aleutian Islands. Federal regulations require that a portion of crab taken in this fishery be delivered and processed in the West region; however, a reliable shoreside processing capacity may not be available each season. Amendment 37 is necessary to prevent disruption to the Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery and to protect the interest of communities. This action would allow fishermen to deliver crab harvested with West designated IFQ to processors outside the West region and allow processors with West designated IPQ to process that crab outside the West region when specific parties agree to waive regional delivery requirements. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, and other applicable law. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
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
Notice of Availability  02/01/2011  76 FR 5556   
NPRM  02/15/2011  76 FR 8700   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/01/2011    
Final Action  06/00/2011    
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