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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA61 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 
Abstract: Amendment 31 amends the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program by revising the active participation requirements for C share acquisition and use. It would allow C shares to be acquired by an individual who received an initial allocation of C shares, or an individual who demonstrates participation in the BSAI rationalization crab fisheries during 3 of the 5 seasons immediately preceding implementation of the program. It will also revise the rules governing active participation requirements of C share holders. To receive an annual allocation of IFQ, a C share holder must have participated in at least one delivery in a fishery in the 3 seasons preceding the application for IFQ, or have received an initial allocation of C shares and participated in 30 days of State of Alaska or Alaska Federal fisheries in the 3 seasons preceding the application for IFQ. This amendment also revokes C shares from holders who do not meet at least one of the active participation criteria: (1) The holder participated in at least one delivery in one of the rationalized crab fisheries in the preceding 4 years or (2) was an initial recipient of C shares and participated in at least 30 days of fishing in State or Federal fisheries. No QS will be revoked before 5 years from implementation of this amendment. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed 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
NPRM  12/00/2011    
Notice of Availability  12/00/2011    
Final Action  02/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
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