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RIN: 0648-BH91

Publication ID: Spring 2019

Title: Regulatory Amendment to Align the Management Measures for the Possession of Pacific Halibut Taken by Guided and Unguided Recreational Anglers on Charter Fishing Vessels
Abstract: This rulemaking would implement the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's recent recommendation to change the daily bag and possession limits, size restrictions, and carcass retention requirements for Pacific halibut retained by anglers who fish from guided (charter) fishing vessels that operate in the waters of International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C and 3A. These Regulatory areas are located within U.S. waters off Alaska. Currently, sport fishing activities for halibut in Areas 2C and 3A are subject to different regulations, depending on whether those activities are guided or unguided. However, for cases where a mix of guided and unguided angling occurs on the same vessel on the same fishing trip, this proposed action would change the bag and possession limits, size restrictions, and carcass retention requirements of halibut retained from unguided fishing to be the same as halibut retained from guided fishing. The proposed action is intended to aid the enforcement and ensure the proper accounting of halibut retained under sport fishing regulations in Areas 2C and 3A.
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
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 to 773k

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/12/2019	84 FR 3403
NPRM Comment Period End	03/14/2019
Final Action	07/00/2019

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	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