Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Halibut Deck Sorting Monitoring Requirements for Trawl Catcher/Processors Operating in Non-Pollock Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska
other · halibut · Published 2020-01-28 · Effective 2020-01-28 · 85 FR 4905
Document
Document number
2020-00712
Federal Register citation
85 FR 4905
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; lift of stay; date of effectiveness for collection- of-information requirements.
Category
other
Species
halibut
Publication date
2020-01-28
Effective date
2020-01-28
NOAA docket
200113-0012
Abstract
NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements, which were contained in regulations to implement catch handling and monitoring requirements to allow Pacific halibut (halibut) bycatch to be sorted on the deck of trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) and motherships participating in the non-pollock groundfish fisheries off Alaska, in a final rule published on October 15, 2019. The intent of this rule is to inform the public of the effectiveness of the collection-of-information requirements associated with the catch handling and monitoring requirements included in the October 15, 2019, final rule.