Regulatory Impact Review for a Regulatory Amendment to the Federal Regulations Implementing the Pacific Halibut Fisheries Off Alaska Community Quota Entity Individual Fishing Quota Fish Up in Area 3A

This Regulatory Impact Review evaluates the benefits and costs of a proposed regulatory amendment. The proposed amendment would allow Community Quota Entities (CQEs) in Area 3A to fish D class halibut individual fishing quota (IFQ) on C or D class vessels. Section 1 provides an introduction and a brief history of the action. Section 2 provides the methodology for the analysis, a brief description of the IFQ and CQE Programs, and the analysis of impacts. Section 2.10 provides an analysis of the status quo impacts, and Section 2.11 provides an analysis of the impacts of the action alternatives.