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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA93 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Removal of Regulatory Requirements for the Groundfish Retention Standard (GRS) Program in the BSAI 
Abstract: This alternative would remove the minimum groundfish retention standards from the GRS program for the Amendment 80 sector. Specifically, this alternative would remove from 50 CFR 679.27(j) sections (1) through (4) which requires the owners and operators of Amendment 80 vessels and any other catcher/processor not listed in 50 CFR 679.4(1)(i) and Amendment 80 cooperatives using trawl gear in the BSAI to comply with the annual minimum groundfish retention standards. The alternative would also require the Amendment 80 sector, on an annual basis, to report to the Council its groundfish retention performance. In addition, while selecting a preferred alternative, the Council has made it clear that a third party audit of the sector 's annual groundfish retention performance should be included in the annual Council report. The Council noted that the performance standard and results from the third party audit could be included amongst the other information included in the annual Amendment 80 cooperative report requirement noted in 50 CFR 679.5(s)(6)(iii). The proposed alternative is not intended to change observer requirements for the Amendment 80 sector or eliminate the requirement to weigh all groundfish on a certified flow scale; these and other requirements were established under the final rule to implement Amendment 80 and must remain in effect to ensure proper catch accounting under the quota-based catch share program. 
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 679   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2011    
Final Rule  11/00/2011    
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