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RIN: 0648-BH45

Publication ID: Spring 2018

Title: ●Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan
Abstract: This action is NMFS' annual rulemaking regarding Pacific halibut fishing on the U.S. West Coast (known as regulatory Area 2A), implementing the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (Plan). The Plan governs the allocation to the domestic fisheries of the annual Pacific halibut total allowable catch for the U.S. West Coast, set in previous years by the International Pacific Halibut Commission and approved by the Secretary of State. The United States and Canadian Commissioners could not reach consensus on specific catch limit recommendations for 2018; therefore, the total allowable catch is being implemented through a separate rulemaking. The existing Plan has been in place since 1995 and describes allocation of the total allowable catch between Washington treaty tribes that fish for Pacific halibut, directed and incidental commercial fisheries, and sport fisheries in each of the three West Coast States. This action would approve changes to the Plan for Area 2A and also implement sport fishery allocations and management measures.
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
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 773 to 773k 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/30/2018	83 FR 4175
NPRM Comment Period End	03/01/2018
Final Action	05/00/2018

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: No
Related RINs: Related to 0648-BH71
Agency Contact: Barry Thom Regional Administrator, West Coast Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232 Phone:503 231-6266 Email: barry.thom@noaa.gov