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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA96 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Interpretive Rule for Charter Halibut Limited Access Program Regulations in Alaska 
Abstract: This interpretive rule clarifies regulations that apply to vessels operating in the guided sport (charter) fishery for halibut in International Pacific Halibut Commission Management Area 2C (Southeast Alaska) and Area 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska). Under regulations implementing the charter halibut limited access program, all vessel operators in Area 2C and Area 3A with charter vessel anglers on board catching and retaining halibut must have a valid charter halibut permit that was issued by NMFS on board the vessel. This interpretive rule clarifies that charter halibut limited access program regulations require a vessel operator to have a charter halibut permit on board at all times when the charter vessel guide on board the vessel is being compensated to provide sport fishing assistance to anglers catching and retaining halibut. A charter vessel guide is not required to have a CHP on board a vessel during a recreational halibut fishing trip on which he or she is not being compensated to provide sport fishing assistance to the anglers on board. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 773   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
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