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RIN: 0648-BD98

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: Amendment 100 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI Management Area and Amendment 91 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to add Grenadiers to the Ecosystem Component Category
Abstract: Amendments 100 and 91 amended the Groundfish Fishery Management Plans to add grenadiers to the ecosystem component category. Grenadiers are caught incidentally in the groundfish fisheries and adding them to the Fishery Management Plans recognizes their role in the ecosystem. The National Marine Fisheries Service also implemented regulations for federally-permitted groundfish fishermen to improve reporting of grenadiers, limit retention, and prevent directed fishing for grenadiers. This action was necessary to limit the groundfish fisheries impact on grenadiers.
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: 15 CFR 679
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice of Availability	05/05/2014	79 FR 25558
NPRM	05/14/2014	79 FR 27557
Final Action	03/05/2015	80 FR 11897
Final Action Effective	04/06/2015	80 FR 11897
Next Action Undetermined	07/00/2015

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