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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BB42 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Alaska Groundfish Observer Program Restructuring 
Abstract: These regulations implement Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and Amendment 76 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), (collectively referred to as "the FMPs"). Amendments 86 and 76 add a restructured service delivery model (the funding and deployment mechanisms for observer coverage) to the existing North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Observer Program) and amend existing observer coverage requirements for vessels and processing plants at 50 CFR 679.50. The new service delivery model allows NMFS to determine when and where to deploy observers according to management and conservation needs, with funds provided through a system of fees based on the retained value of groundfish and halibut in fisheries covered by the new model. 
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 679   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Availability  03/14/2012  77 FR 15019   
Notice  04/17/2012  77 FR 22753   
NPRM  04/18/2012  77 FR 23326   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/14/2012  77 FR 15019   
Hearing  05/21/2012  77 FR 29961   
Second NPRM Comment Period End  06/18/2012  77 FR 23326   
Final Action  12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  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