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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BC73 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: ●BSAI Amendment 99 to Modify the Maximum Length Overall for Longline Catcher/Processors Targeting Groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
Abstract: Amendment 99 would modify current limits on the overall length of Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands longline catcher/processor vessels. The proposed action would establish a process for holders of Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands longline catcher/processor license limitation program licenses endorsed for Pacific cod, to use a newly built or existing vessel greater in length overall than the limits specified under the restrictions of the license limitation program license and the American Fisheries Act. This action is necessary to promote safety-at-sea, by requiring newly built vessels to meet modern vessel safety standards, and to facilitate increased retention and utilization of groundfish catch by these vessels by allowing sector participants to use longer vessels that can accommodate increased processing and hold capabilities. 
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  08/00/2013 
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