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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

Analysis of management measures to allow eligible Community Quota Entity (CQE) community residents in Area 3A to fish halibut IFQ derived from CQE-held D class quota share on C or D class vessels in Area 3A.
June 01, 2020 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Final EA/RIR for Proposed Amendment 118 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Federal regulations implementing the sablefish and Pacific halibut fisheries off Alaska

Analysis of management measures to authorize the retention of legal-size halibut in pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, provided the operator holds sufficient halibut IFQ or CDQ for that IFQ regulatory area.
October 02, 2019 - NEPA ,
Alaska

Final Secretarial Review Regulatory Impact Review for a Proposed Regulatory Amendment to Modify the Medical and Beneficiary Transfer Provisions in the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program

Analysis of management measures that would modify the medical and beneficiary transfer provisions of the Pacific halibut and sablefish IFQ Program.
September 17, 2019 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Regulatory Impact Review for Proposed Regulatory Amendment Halibut Deck Sorting Monitoring Requirements for Trawl Catcher/Processors Operating in Non-Pollock Groundfish Fisheries off Alaska

Analysis of a regulatory amendment to allow halibut to be sorted on the deck of trawl catcher/processors (CPs) and motherships when operating in non-pollock groundfish fisheries off Alaska.
June 01, 2019 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Regulatory Impact Review for Regulatory Amendment - Halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Leasing by Community Development Quota (CDQ) Groups

Analysis of a regulatory amendment to allow Community Development Quota groups to lease Area 4B, 4C, and 4D halibut Individual Fishing Quota from quota shareholders in times of low halibut catch limits in Area 4B and Area 4CDE.
April 01, 2018 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Final Draft EA/RIR for 2018 Pacific halibut catch limits and associated management measures in IPHC Regulatory Areas: Area 2C (Southeast Alaska), Area 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska), Area 3B (Western Gulf of Alaska), and Aleutian Islands of Western Alaska)

Final Draft Environmental Assessment/ Regulatory Impact Review (EA/RIR) for 2018 Pacific halibut catch limits and associated management measures in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Regulatory Areas.
March 15, 2018 - NEPA ,
Alaska

Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Amendment 111 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Revise Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits

This document analyzes proposed management measures to reduce Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries.
January 01, 2016 - NEPA ,
Alaska

RIR/IRFA Regulatory Amendment to the Halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) and Sablefish IFQ Program to Prohibit Use of Hired Skippers for Future Transfers of Quota Shares

Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis of a Regulatory Amendment to Prohibit Use of Hired Skippers for Future Transfers of Halibut or Sablefish Catcher Vessel Quota Shares after a February 12, 2010.
June 27, 2014 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

RIR/IRFA for Amendment to Regulations that Implement the Halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program, Allow IFQ Derived from Category D QS to be Fished On Category C Vessels in Area 4B

Analysis of an action to amend the halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) regulations under the authority of the NOAA Fisheries Service.
January 04, 2014 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Biological Assessment of the Effects of the Federal Fisheries, State Parallel Groundfish Fisheries and Pacific Halibut Fisheries on the Southwest Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter and Its Designated Critical Habitat

Informal consultation with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service to evaluate the effects of four Alaska fisheries on the southwest distinct population segment of the northern sea otter.
June 01, 2013 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska