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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BB24 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: ●Amendment 93 To Implement Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery 
Abstract: This action would limit Chinook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) and increase monitoring in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) pollock fishery. A 25,000 lb Chinook salmon PSC annual limit would be apportioned between the GOA Central and Western Regulatory Areas, with a 18,316 lb Chinook salmon PSC limit in the Central Regulatory Area and a 6,684 lb Chinook salmon PSC limit in the Western Regulatory Area. If the PSC limit is reached in a regulatory area, that pollock fishery would be closed. To provide better information on the quantity and source of salmon incidentally caught in the pollock fishery, this action also would increase observer coverage on vessels less than 60 feet in length overall and require full retention of salmon. 
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 3631 et seq    16 USC 773 et seq    16 USC 1801 et seq    PL 108-199    118 Stat 110   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2011    
Final Rule  08/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
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