Fishery Management Plan Amendments
Amendments to Fishery Management Plans
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Arctic
Proposed Amendments | Notice of Availability and/or Proposed Rule | Analysis | Decision Information |
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Amendment 1 | 77 FR 47356, August 08, 2012. Notice of availability of EFH amendments: Groundfish BSAI Amendment 98, Groundfish GOA Amendment 90, BSAI Crab Amendment 40, Scallop Amendment 15, and Arctic Amendment 1. Comment period through October 9, 2012. | Final EA | Approved: 10/31/2012 |
74 FR 27498, June 10, 2009. Proposed rule to implement the Fishery Management Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area and Amendment 29 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Public comment period through July 27, 2009. 74 FR 24757, May 26, 2009. Notice of availability of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area and Amendment 29 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Public comment period through July 27, 2009. |
Secretarial Review Draft EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved: 08/17/09 |
BSAI Crab
Proposed Amendments | Notice of Availability and/or Proposed Rule | Analysis | Decision Information |
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Amendment 41 | 78 FR 6279, February 1, 2013. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 41 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through March 1, 2013. 77 FR 74161, December 13, 2012. Notice of availability of Amendment 41 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through February 11, 2013. |
Draft RIR/IRFA | |
Amendment 40 | 77 FR 47356, August 08, 2012. Notice of availability of EFH amendments: Groundfish BSAI Amendment 98, Groundfish GOA Amendment 90, BSAI Crab Amendment 40, Scallop Amendment 15, and Arctic Amendment 1. Comment period through October 9, 2012. | Final EA | Approved: 10/31/2012 |
Amendments 38-39 |
76 FR 25295, May 4, 2011. Notice of availability of Amendments 38 and 39 to the Fishery Management Plan for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs to specify annual catch limits and accountability measures for each crab stock. Comment period through July 5, 2011. |
Final EA | Approved: 8/2/11 |
Amendment 37 |
76 FR 8700, February 15, 2011. Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through April 1, 2011. 76 FR 5556, February 1, 2011. Notice of availability of Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs and the Crab Rationalization Program. Comment period through April 4, 2011. |
Approved: 04/25/11 | |
Amendment 34 |
76 FR 17088, March 28, 2011. Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through April 27, 2011. 76 FR 5854, March 14, 2011. Notice of availability of proposed Amendment 34. Comment period through May 13, 2011. |
Approved: 06/3/11 | |
Amendment 33 | 74 FR 26183, June 1, 2009. Notice of availability of Amendment 33 to the FMP for the BSAI King and Tanner Crabs to reduce the amount of fees collected under the Crab Rationalization Program. Comment period through July 31, 2009. | Categorical Exclusion | Approved: 09/10/09 |
Amendment 30 |
76 FR 49423, August 10, 2011. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 30 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through September 9, 2011. 76 FR 44297, July 25, 2011. Notice of availability of Amendment 30 to amend the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs and the Crab Rationalization Program to modify procedures for producing and submitting documents that are required under the arbitration system. Comment period through September 23, 2011. |
RIR/FRFA | Approved: 11/4/11 |
Amendment 29 | 74 FR 24757, May 26, 2009. Notice of availability of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area and Amendment 29 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Public comment period through July 27, 2009. | Secretarial Review Draft EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved: 08/17/09 |
Amendment 28 |
73 FR 75661, December 12, 2008. Proposed regulation to implement Amendment 28 to amend the BSAI Crab Rationalization Program to allow post–delivery transfers of all types of individual fishing quota and individual processing quota to cover overages. Comment period through January 26, 2009. 73 FR 71598, November 25, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 28 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through January 24, 2009. (Date is incorrect in FR notice) |
Secretarial Review Draft RIR/IRFA | Approval: 02/23/09, and Final Rule |
Amendment 27 |
73 FR 54346, September 19, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 27 to the FMP for the BSAI King and Tanner Crab Fishery. Comment period through November 3, 2008. 73 FR 52806, September 11, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 27 to the FMP for the BSAI King and Tanner Crab Fishery. Comment period through November 10, 2008. |
RIR/IRFA | Approved: 05/28/09 |
Amendment 26 |
73 FR 16830, March 31, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 26. Comment period through May 15, 2008. 73 FR 15118, March 21, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 26. Comment period through May 20, 2008. |
RIR/IRFA | Approved: 07/21/08 |
Amendment 25 |
73 FR 8838, February 15, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 25. Comment period through March 17, 2008. 72 FR 5255, February 5, 2007. Proposed Rule for Amendment 25. Comment period through April 6, 2007. |
RIR | Approved: 04/12/07 |
Amendment 24 |
73 FR 14766, March 19, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 24. Comment period through May 19, 2008 |
Final EA | Approved: 06/06/08 |
Amendment 23 |
72 FR 65539, November 21, 2007. Proposed rule to revise the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area boundary - Amendment 88. Comment period through January 7, 2008. 72 FR 63871, November 13, 2007. Notice of Availability of Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area Revision. Comment period through January 14, 2008. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA For Proposed Amendments | Approved: 02/04/08 |
Amendments 16 and 12 |
71 FR 14470, March 22, 2006. Proposed rule to implement Amendments 78 and 65 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), Amendments 73 and 65 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), Amendments 16 and 12 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs, Amendments 7 and 9 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska, and Amendments 7 and 8 to the FMP for Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Alaska. These amendments, if approved, would revise the FMPs by identifying and describing essential fish habitat (EFH), designating habitat areas of particular concern (HAPCs), and including measures to minimize to the extent practicable adverse effects on EFH. Comment period through May 8, 2006. |
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) in Alaska and EA/RIR/RFA for Habitat Areas of Particular Concern | Approved: 05/03/06 |
Amendment 14 | 68 FR 58501, September 29, 2000. Notice of Availability of Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the BSAI King and Tanner Crabs | EA | Approved: 12/28/00 |
Amendment 7 | 63 FR 66112, December 1, 1998. Notice of Availability of Amendment 7 to the FMP for the King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the BSAI | EA | Approved: 03/03/99 |
BSAI Groundfish
Proposed Amendments | Notice of Availability and/or Proposed Rule | Analysis | Decision Information |
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Amendment 98 | 77 FR 47356, August 08, 2012. Notice of availability of EFH amendments: Groundfish BSAI Amendment 98, Groundfish GOA Amendment 90, BSAI Crab Amendment 40, Scallop Amendment 15, and Arctic Amendment 1. Comment period through October 9, 2012. | Final EA | Approved: 10/31/2012 |
77 FR 59852, October 1, 2012. Final regulations to implement Amendment 97 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI to allow the owner of a trawl catcher/processor vessel authorized to participate in the Amendment 80 catch share program to replace that vessel with a vessel that meets certain requirements. 77 FR 20339, April 4, 2012. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 97 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI. Comment period through 5 p.m. Alaska local time May 4, 2012. 77 FR 13253, March 6, 2012. Notice of availability of Amendment 97 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI. Comment period through May 7, 2012. |
NMFS Letter re: application of sideboards when an AFA vessel is fishing on behalf of a CDQ group, July 2011 |
Approved: 02/17/12 | |
Amendments 95 and 96 |
75 FR 41424, July 16, 2010. Proposed regulations to implement Amendments 95 and 96 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 87 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through August 30, 2010. 75 FR 38454, July 2, 2010. Notice of availability for Amendments 95 and 96 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI - as well as Amendment 87 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through August 31, 2010. |
Draft RIR, Final EA for Amendments 96 and 87, Final EA for Amendment 95 | Approved: 09/22/10 |
Amendment 94 |
75 FR 41123, July 15, 2010. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 94 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI. Comment period through August 30, 2010. 75 FR 37371, June 29, 2010. Notice of availability for Amendment 94 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI to require the use of modified nonpelagic trawl gear to directed fishing for flatfish and would change the boundaries of the Northern Bering Sea Research Area to establish the Modified Gear Trawl Zone and to expand the Saint Matthew Island Habitat Conservation Area. Comment period through August 30, 2010. |
EA/RIR/FRFA, September 2010 Draft for Secretarial Review - EA/RIR/IRFA for Proposed Amendment 94, April 2010 |
Approved: 09/17/10 |
Amendment 93 |
76 FR 68354, November 4, 2011. Final regulations to implement Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI. Effective on December 5, 2011, except for the provisions at CFR 679.91(h)(3)(ii) and (iii), which are effective November 4, 2011. 76 FR 49417, August 10, 2011. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI. Comment period through September 9, 2011. 76 FR 45219, July 28, 2011. Notice of availability of Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI to amend the BSAI Amendment 80 Program to modify the criteria for forming and participating in a harvesting cooperative. Comment period through September 26, 2011 |
RIR/EA/FRFA | Approved: 10/27/11 |
Amendment 92 |
73 FR 79773, December 30, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through February 13, 2009. 73 FR 75659, December 12, 2008. Notice of availability of Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plans for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to remove trawl gear endorsements on licenses issued under LLP in specific management areas. Comment period through February 10, 2009. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved: 03/16/09 |
Amendment 91 |
75 FR 53026, August 30, 2010. Final regulations to implement management measures for Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery - Amendment 91 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI. Effective September 29, 2010. 75 FR 14016, March 23, 2010: Proposed rule to implement Amendment 91 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) to manage Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. Comments must be received by May 7, 2010. 75 FR 7228, February 18, 2010. Notice of availability of Amendment 91 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI Management Area to manage Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. Comment period through April 19, 2010. |
EIS/RIR and IRFA | Approved, 05/19/10 |
Amendment 90 |
74 FR 254, January 5, 2009. Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 78 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to allow unlimited post–delivery transfers of cooperative quota. Comment period through February 17, 2009. 73 FR 76605, December 17, 2008. Notice of availability of Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 78 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to allow unlimited post–delivery transfers of cooperative quota. Comment period through February 17, 2009. |
RIR/FRFA | Approved: 03/24/09 |
Amendment 89 | 73 FR 12357, March 7, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 89 to establish Bering Sea habitat conservation measures and establishing the Northern Bering Sea Research Area. Comment period through April 21, 2008. 73 FR 10415, February 27, 2008. Notice of Availability of proposed Amendment 89 to establish Bering Sea habitat conservation measures and establishing the Northern Bering Sea Research Area. Comment period through April 28, 2008. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA Final EA/RIR/IRFA |
Approved 05/19/08 |
Amendment 88 |
72 FR 65539, November 21, 2007. Proposed rule to revise the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area boundary - Amendment 88. Comment period through January 7, 2008. 72 FR 63871, November 13, 2007. Notice of Availability of Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area Revision. Comment period through January 14, 2008. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA For Proposed Amendments | Approved: 02/04/08 |
Amendment 86 |
77 FR 22753, April 17, 2012. Notice of public hearings to be held in April and May, 2012. 77 FR 15019, March 14, 2012. Notice of availability of Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and Amendment 76 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). If approved, Amendments 86 and 76 would add a funding and deployment system for observer coverage to the existing North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program and amend existing observer coverage requirements for vessels and processing plants. Comment period through May 14, 2012. |
EA/RIR/IRFA | Final Rule, 11/21/12 Approved: 06/07/12 |
Amendment 85 |
72 FR 5654, February 7, 2007. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 85. Comment period through March 26, 2007. 71 FR 70943, December 7, 2006. Notice of Availability of Amendment 85. Comment period through February 5, 2007. |
Partially Approved: 03/7/07 Final rule to implement Amendment 85, 9/4/07 Correction, 10/24/07 Correction, 05/13/08 |
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Amendment 84 |
72 FR 19454, April 18, 2007. Proposed rule for Amendment 84 - salmon bycatch. Comment period through June 4, 2007. 72 FR 14069, March 26, 2007. Notice of Availability of Amendment 84 - salmon bycatch. Comment period through May 25, 2007. |
EA/RIR/FRFA | Approved 6/22/07 |
Amendment 80 |
72 FR 30052, May 30, 2007 - Proposed Rule to implement Amendment 80 - non-pollock trawl groundfish species and harvesting cooperatives. Comment period through June 29, 2007. 72 FR 21198, April 30, 2007 - Notice of Availability of Amendment 80 - non-pollock trawl groundfish species and harvesting cooperatives. Comment period through June 29, 2007. |
EA/RIR/FRFA | Approved 07/26/07 |
Amendment 73 | 73 FR 53816, September 17, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 73 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 77 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA to remove dark rockfish from both fishery management plans. Comment period through November 17, 2008. | EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved 12/15/08 |
Amendment 62 | 74 FR 14950, April 2, 2009. Notice of availability of Amendment 62/62 to revise the BSAI FMP description of the Catcher Vessel Operational Area and remove the obsolete sunset date for inshore/offshore sector allocations of pollock and Pacific cod in the GOA. Comment period through June 1, 2009. | EA/RIR | Approved 07/01/09 |
GOA Groundfish
Proposed Amendments | Notice of Availability and/or Proposed Rule | Analysis | Decision Information |
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Amendment 93 |
77 FR 42629, July 20, 2012. Final rule to implement Amendment 93 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA. The regulations apply exclusively to the directed pollock trawl fisheries in the Central and Western Reporting Areas of the GOA. Effective August 25, 2012, except for: 50 CFR 679.21(h)(2) will be effective January 1, 2013, and 50 CFR 679.21(h)(3) will be effective August 25, 2012, until November 1, 2012 76 FR 77757, December 14, 2011. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 93 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Comment period through January 30, 2012. 76 FR 72384, November 23, 2011. Notice of availability of Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA. Amendment 93, if approved, would establish separate prohibited species catch limits in the Central and Western Regulatory Areas of the GOA for Chinook salmon. Comment period through January 23, 2012. |
Final EA/RIR/IRFA and FONSI | |
Amendment 90 | 77 FR 47356, August 08, 2012. Notice of availability of EFH amendments: Groundfish BSAI Amendment 98, Groundfish GOA Amendment 90, BSAI Crab Amendment 40, Scallop Amendment 15, and Arctic Amendment 1. Comment period through October 9, 2012. | Final EA | Approved: 10/31/2012 |
Amendment 88 |
77 FR 38013, June 26, 2012. Correction to 76 FR 81248, December 27, 2011. 77 FR 2478, January 18, 2012. Correction to 76 FR 81248, December 27, 2011. 76 FR 81248, December 27, 2011. Regulations to implement Amendment 88. Effective December 27, 2011. 76 FR 52148, August 19, 2011. Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 88. Comment period through September 19, 2011. 76 FR 45217, July 28, 2011. Notice of availability for Amendment 88 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to establish the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program. Comment period through September 26, 2011. |
EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved: 11/7/11 |
Amendment 87 |
75 FR 41424, July 16, 2010. Proposed regulations to implement Amendments 95 and 96 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 87 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through August 30, 2010. 75 FR 38454, July 2, 2010. Notice of availability for Amendments 95 and 96 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI - as well as Amendment 87 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through August 31, 2010. |
Draft RIR, Final EA | Approved: 09/22/10 |
Amendment 86 |
FR 43118, July 23, 2010. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 86 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA to add a Pacific cod endorsement on licenses issued under the License Limitation Program in specific management areas if those licenses have been used on vessels that met minimum recent landing requirements using non-trawl gear, commonly known as fixed gear. Comment period through September 7, 2010. 75 FR 38452, July 2, 2010. Notice of availability for Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to add a Pacific cod endorsement on licenses issued under the license limitation program. Comment period through August 31, 2010. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved: 09/29/10 |
Amendment 85 |
74 FR 22507, May 13, 2009. Correction of an error in the regulatory text of a proposed rule published on April 6, 2009 (74 FR 15420) and an extension of the proposed rule’s comment period by 30 days (from May 21, 2009 to June 22, 2009). The proposed rule would implement Amendment 85 to the FMP Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through June 22, 2009. 74 FR 15420, April 6, 2009. Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 85 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to remove a restriction that prohibits certain catcher/processors from participation in directed groundfish fisheries in the BSAI in July. Comment period through May 21, 2009. 74 FR 12300, March 24, 2009. Notice of availability of Amendment 85 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to remove a restriction that prohibits certain catcher/processors from participating in directed groundfish fisheries in the BSAI in July. Comment period through May 26, 2009. |
Draft for Secretarial Review RIR/IRFA | Approved: 06/18/09 |
Amendment 83 |
76 FR 74670, December 1, 2011. Final rule for Amendment 83 76 FR 44700, July 26, 2011. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 83. Comment period through September 9, 2011. 76 FR 37763, June 28, 2011. Notice of availability of Amendment 83 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to establish Pacific cod allocations in the Central and Western GOA regulatory areas. Comment period through August 29, 2011. |
EA/RIR/FRFA | Approved: 9/22/11 |
Amendment 82 |
73 FR 79773, December 30, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through February 13, 2009. 73 FR 75659, December 12, 2008. Notice of availability of Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plans for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to remove trawl gear endorsements on licenses issued under LLP in specific management areas. Comment period through February 10, 2009. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved: 03/16/09 |
Amendment 79 | 73 FR 30875, May 29, 2008. Notice of Availability of proposed Amendment 79 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Comment period through July 28, 2008. | Draft EA | Approved 08/20/08 |
Amendment 78 |
74 FR 254, January 5, 2009. Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 78 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to allow unlimited post–delivery transfers of cooperative quota. Comment period through February 17, 2009. 73 FR 76605, December 17, 2008. Notice of availability of Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 78 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to allow unlimited post–delivery transfers of cooperative quota. Comment period through February 17, 2009. |
RIR/FRFA | Approved: 03/24/09 |
Amendment 76 | 77 FR 15019, March 14, 2012. Notice of availability of Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and Amendment 76 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). If approved, Amendments 86 and 76 would add a funding and deployment system for observer coverage to the existing North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program and amend existing observer coverage requirements for vessels and processing plants. Comment period through May 14, 2012. | EA/RIR/IRFA | Final Rule, 11/21/12 Approved: 06/07/12 |
Amendment 77 | 73 FR 53816, September 17, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 73 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 77 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA to remove dark rockfish from both fishery management plans. Comment period through November 17, 2008. | EA/RIR/IRFA | Approved 12/15/08 |
Amendment 72 | 73 FR 30598, May 28, 2008. Notice of Availability of proposed Amendment 72 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Comment period through July 28, 2008. | Categorical Exclusion | Approved 08/25/08 |
Amendment 67 |
71 FR 64218, November 1, 2006. Proposed rule for Amendment 67 to modify the IFQ program. Comment period through December 18, 2006. 71 FR 58372, October 3, 2006. Notice of Availability of Amendment 67 to modify the IFQ program. Comment period through December 4, 2006. |
Draft RIR/IRFA | Approved 1/3/07 |
Amendment 62 | 74 FR 14950, April 2, 2009. Notice of availability of Amendment 62/62 to revise the BSAI FMP description of the Catcher Vessel Operational Area and remove the obsolete sunset date for inshore/offshore sector allocations of pollock and Pacific cod in the GOA. Comment period through June 1, 2009. | EA/RIR | Approved 07/01/09 |
Salmon
Proposed Amendments | Notice of Availability and/or Proposed Rule | Analysis | Decision Information |
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Amendments 10, 11 and 12 |
77 FR 75570, December 21, 2012. Regulations to implement Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off the Coast of Alaska. Amendment 12 comprehensively revises and updates the FMP to reflect the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's salmon management policy and to comply with Federal law. 77 FR 21716, April 11, 2012. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 12. 77 FR 19605, April 2, 2012. Notice of availability for Amendments 10, 11, and 12. |
Final EA/RIR | Amendment 12 Approved: 06/29/12 |
Amendment 9 |
72 FR 65539, November 21, 2007. Proposed rule to revise the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area boundary - Amendment 88. Comment period through January 7, 2008. 72 FR 63871, November 13, 2007. Notice of Availability of Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area Revision. Comment period through January 14, 2008. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA For Proposed Amendments | Approved: 02/04/08 |
Amendments 7 and 8 (58 MB) |
71 FR 14470, March 22, 2006. Proposed rule to implement Amendments 78 and 65 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), Amendments 73 and 65 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), Amendments 16 and 12 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs, Amendments 7 and 9 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska, and Amendments 7 and 8 to the FMP for Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Alaska. These amendments, if approved, would revise the FMPs by identifying and describing essential fish habitat (EFH), designating habitat areas of particular concern (HAPCs), and including measures to minimize to the extent practicable adverse effects on EFH. Comment period through May 8, 2006. |
Final EIS for EFH in Alaska and EA/RIR/RFA for Habitat Areas of Particular Concern | Approved: 05/03/06 |
Amendment 6 | 66 FR 51001, October 5, 2001. Notice of availability of Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Alaska | EA | Approved: 1/2/2002 |
Scallop
Proposed Amendments | Notice of Availability and/or Proposed Rule | Analysis | Decision Information |
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Amendment 15 | 77 FR 47356, August 08, 2012. Notice of availability of EFH amendments: Groundfish BSAI Amendment 98, Groundfish GOA Amendment 90, BSAI Crab Amendment 40, Scallop Amendment 15, and Arctic Amendment 1. Comment period through October 9, 2012. | Final EA | Approved: 10/31/2012 |
Amendment 13 | 76 FR 40674, July 11, 2011. Notice of availability of Amendment 13 to the FMP for the Scallop fishery off Alaska. Comment period through September 9, 2011. | EA | Approved: 9/30/11 |
Amendment 12 |
72 FR 65539, November 21, 2007. Proposed rule to revise the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area boundary - Amendment 88. Comment period through January 7, 2008. 72 FR 63871, November 13, 2007. Notice of availability of Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area Revision. Comment period through January 14, 2008. |
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA For Proposed Amendments | Approved: 02/04/08 |