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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BF11 | Publication ID: Fall 2015 |
Title: ●Process for Divestiture of Excess Quota Shares(Section 610 Review) | |
Abstract: In January 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service implemented the groundfish trawl rationalization program (a catch share program) for the Pacific coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery. The program was implemented through Amendments 20 and 21 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan and the corresponding implementing regulations. Amendment 20 established the trawl rationalization program, which includes an Individual Fishing Quota program for limited entry trawl participants, and Amendment 21 established fixed allocations for limited entry trawl participants, with limits on how much quota each participant can accumulate. Under current regulations, quota share owners must divest quota shareholdings that exceed individual accumulation limits by November 30, 2015. This proposed action would make minor procedural modifications to the program regulations to clarify how divestiture of excess quota share could occur. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review | |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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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: William Stelle Jr. Regional Administrator, West Coast Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 7600 Sand Point Way Northeast, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115 Phone:206 526-6150 Email: will.stelle@noaa.gov |