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EA/RIR for Emergency Rule to implement harvesting and processing restrictions and fishery cooperative measures required under the AFA; FONSI determination 01-14-00; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 01-18-00; 65 FR 4520, EA/RIR dated January 7, 2000
EA/RIR for Amendments 61/61/13/8 to implement Amendments and permit requirements for vessels, processors, and cooperatives wishing to participate in the BSAI pollock fishery under the AFA, 65 FR 380; FONSI determination 12-23-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 12-27-99; EA/RIR dated December 6, 1999
EA/RIR for the Emergency Rule,64 FR 3435, to to establish additional observer coverage requirements for 20 catcher/processor vessels identified in the AFA. NMFS also is establishing inseason authority to manage the nonpollock harvest limitations required under the AFA for these 20 vessels, December 1, 1998
EA of the Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations to ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. and Union Oil Company to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Seismic Operations in Northwestern Cook Inlet, Alaska, March 30, 2007
Notice of reopening of the time period for submitting information for the status review of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales. Comment period through May 30, 2006. 71 FR 25150, April 28, 2006
Notice of request for information regarding NMFS' status review of the Cook Inlet beluga whale to determine if this group of beluga whales should be listed as an endangered or threatened species. Comment period through April 24, 2006. Date published: March 24, 2006
Notice of Availability of Draft EIS for Issuing Annual Quotas to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales for the Years 2008 through 2012. Comment period through October 12, 2007. Notice dated August 3, 2007
Draft EIS for Issuing Annual Quotas to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales for the Years 2008 through 2012. Public comment period through October 12, 2007. EIS dated July 2, 2007
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), in order to assess the impacts of issuing annual quotas for the subsistence harvest of bowhead whales by Alaska Natives from 2008 through 2017, October 18, 2006
Notice of Availability of Issuing Annual Quotas to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales for 2003 - 2007. February 23, 2003
Final EA of Issuing Annual Quotas to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales for 2003 - 2007. February 23, 2003
Notice of Availability of a Draft EA of issuing a bowhead whale subsistence quota to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission December 9, 2002
RIR/IRFA for Two Proposed Regulatory Amendments Affecting the Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries off Alaska to Allow: 1. The use of longline pot gear in the fixed gear sablefish fishery in the Bering Sea during the month of June. 2. Military reservists and National Guardsmen to temporarily transfer Individual Fishing
Quota, January 14, 2008
CDQ Regulation of Harvest EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory amendment to revise harvest regulations for the halibut, sablefish, and pollock CDQ fisheries in accordance with the MSA, as amended by the Coast Guard Act of 2006, May 1, 2007
Draft for Secretarial Review RIR/FRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Simplify Administrative Requirements
Related to Quota Transfers, Eligible Vessels, and Alternative Fishing Plans
Under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program, February 4, 2005
CE from Requirements to Prepare an EA for a Proposed Rule to Simplify Administrative Requirements Related to Quota Transfers, Eligible Vessels, and Alternative Fishing Plans under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program, November 4, 2004
RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Simplify Administrative Requirements
Related to Quota Transfers, Eligible Vessels, and Alternative Fishing Plans
Under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program October 28, 2004
EA/RIR/FRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Modify the Management of 'Other Species' Community Development Quota in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, November 1, 2003
CE from Requirements to Prepare an EA for alternatives to revise regulations governing the administration and oversight of the CDQ Program, February 13, 2002
EA of BSAI Amendment 66: The regulatory amendment defining directed fishing for pollock CDQ implements the intent of the AFA that only pollock caught while directed fishing for pollock CDQ accrue against the pollock CDQ allocation. FONSI Determination dated 02-07-01; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 02-26-01; EA dated December 18, 2000
EA /RIR for an Emergency Interim Rule to Implement CDQ Program Requirements of the AFA; FONSI determination 01-22-99; Coordinator letter dated 01-28-99; EA dated January 6, 1999
EA/RIR/FRFA on BSAI Amendment 45 pollock CDQ reauthorization; FONSI determination dated 11-04-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 11-10-98; EA dated December 1, 1998
EA/RIR on the retention of undersized halibut in the Area 4E Community Development Quota Halibut fishery; FONSI determination 04-16-98; NEPA coordinator letter dated 04-22-98; EA/RIR dated April 14, 1998
EA of BSA/GOA/KTC Amendments 39/41/5 License Limitation Program and Community Development Quota expansion; FONSI determination 09-19-97; EA dated September 9, 1997
EA/RIR/FRFA Addition of the City of Akutan to the List of Communities Eligible to Participate in the CDQ Programs and the Recission of the CDQ Regulations that Allow Scale Weight to be Used for Estimating Total Weight in the Pollock CDQ Fisheries, June 1, 1996
Regulatory Impact Review for a proposed Regulatory Amendment to the Crab Rationalization Program to
Implement the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 and the
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, December 3, 2007
Secretarial Review Draft RIR/FEA/IRFA for proposed Amendment 21 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, February 1, 2006
EA for Amendment 17 to the FMP for the King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the BSAI - A Rebuilding Plan for the Pribilof Islands Blue King Crab Stock, November 1, 2003
Categorical Exclusion: Proposed Rule to Amend Eligibility Criteria for BSAI King and Tanner Crab Fisheries, March 18, 2003
EA of Amendments 55/55/8/5 to the BSA/GOA/KTC/Scallop FMPs to protect and conserve Essential Fish Habitat; FONSI determination 01-20-99, EA dated January 20, 1999
EA/RIR/FRFA for BSAI Amendment 40 - Management of Snow Crab (C.opilio) Bycatch Limits in the BSAI an Amendment to the FMP for the BSAI Groundfish Fishery; FONSI determination 10/15/97; EA dated October 2, 1997
Draft for Secretarial Review EA/RIR/IRFA for an Amendment to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) (#89), and Regulatory Amendments for Bering Sea Habitat Conservation,
February 27, 2008
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA For Proposed Amendments to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) (Amendment 88), BSAI Crab FMP (Amendment 23), Scallop FMP (Amendment 12) and the Salmon FMP (Amendment 9) and Regulatory Amendments to revise the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area, May 1, 2007
Draft EA/RIR/RFA for Amendments 65/65/12/7/8 to the BSAI Groundfish FMP (#65), GOA Groundfish FMP (#65), BSAI Crab FMP (#12), Scallop FMP (#7), and the Salmon FMP (#8) and regulatory amendments to provide Habitat Areas of Particular Concern, October 1, 2005
Record of Decision: Final Environmental Impact Statement for Essential Fish Habitat Identification and Conservation in Alaska, August 8, 2005
Notice of Availability of Final EIS for the EFH Identification and Conservation. Comment period through June 6, 2005; 70 FR 24037, May 6, 2005
Notice of Intent to prepare an SEIS on the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) components of the FMPs for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI, Groundfish of the GOA, BSAI King and Tanner Crabs, Scallop Fishery, and Salmon Fisheries. Comment period through July 21, 2001. 66 FR 30396, June 6, 2001
EA/RIR/IRFA of GOA Amendment 59 to prevent anchoring and fishing in the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve; Cape Edgecombe Pinnacle Closure, FONSI determination 08-09-00; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 08-11-00, EA dated May 1, 2000
EA/RIR/FRFA of BSAI Amendment 57 pollock bottom trawl prohibition, 65 FR 31105; FONSI determination 03-08-00; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 03-13-00; EA dated March 1, 2000
EA of Amendments 55/55/8/5 to the BSA/GOA/KTC/Scallop FMPs to protect and conserve Essential Fish Habitat; FONSI determination 01-20-99, EA dated January 20, 1999
Notice of receipt of an application for an EFP from Mr. John Gauvin of Gauvin and Associates, LLC. to develop and test a salmon excluder device for the eastern Bering Sea pollock fishery. March 12, 2008
Draft EA for Issuing an EFP for the Purpose of Testing a Salmon Excluder Device in the Eastern Bering Sea Pollock Fishery, February 4, 2008
EA for the Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit for Using Commercial Pollock Fishing
Vessels for Acoustic Surveys within Portions of Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas in the Aleutian Islands Subarea November 2, 2006
Draft EA for the Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit for Feasibility Testing of Using Commercial Pollock Fishing Vessels for Acoustic Surveys within Portions of Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat Areas in the Aleutian Islands Subarea.
January 1, 2006
Notice of Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 00-01 to Groundfish Forum, Inc., and the At-sea Processors Association to test the effectiveness of a halibut excluder device for Pacific cod; EA dated August 2000; FONSI determination 09-07-00; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 09-14-00; 65 FR 55223, September 13, 2000
EA for Exempted Fishing Permit 99-04 to test artificial bait fabricated from Alaska pollock offal; FONSI determination 09-01-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 09-10-99; EA dated July 1, 1999
EA of Exempted Fishing Permit 99-03 to access existing and proposed methods of species composition sampling; submitted by the Groundfish Forum, Inc.; FONSI determination 08-06-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 08-10-99; EA dated June 28, 1999
EA for Exempted Fishing Permit 99-02 - Washington Sea Grant Program to test effectiveness of seabird avoidance measures used on catcher/processor vessels using hook-and-line gear to fish for Pacific cod in the BSAI; FONSI determination 05-27-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 05-28-99; EA dated May 1, 1999
EA for Experimental Fishing Permit 98-1 to test a halibut excluder device installed on trawl gear used to fish for deep water flatfish in the Gulf of Alaska; FONSI determination dated 08-13-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 08-17-98; EA dated July 23, 1998
EA of Experimental Fishing Permit 97-01 to test the effects of an open-top trawl configuration on species and size composition of catch in trawls targeting yellowfin sole; FONSI Determination 06-03-97; EA dated May 21, 1997
Notice of Intent (70 FR 76780) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze the environmental impacts of administering grants and issuing permits associated with research on Steller sea lions and northern fur seals. Publication of this notice begins the official scoping process. Public comment period through February 13, 2006. Notice published December 28, 2005
Final EIS - Setting the Annual Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals on the Pribilof Islands, May 1, 2005
Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS for the Pribilof Islands Annual Subsistance Harvest of Northern Fur Seals to determine and publish the Take Ranges, September 3, 2004
Secretarial Review Draft EA/RIR/IRFA for Modifying existing Chinook salmon savings area Proposed Amendment 84 to the FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI. February 17, 2007
Final EA/RIR/IRFA: Groundfish Retention Standard Program for the non-AFA Trawl Catcher Processing Sector Under Amendment 79 to the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, December 1, 2005
FONSI for the EA/RIR/FRFA to modify the Maximum Retainable Amounts (MRA) of pollock harvested in the BSAI by all non-AFA Vessels, May 13, 2004
EA/RIR/FRFA for an Amendment to the Regulations Implementing the FMP for Groundfish in the BSAI Enforcement Interval Change for Pollock Maximum Retainable Amounts (MRA), March 1, 2004
EA/RIR of BSAI/GOA Amendments 36/39: Forage fish protection; FONSI determination 02-06-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 02-13-98; EA/RIR dated January 1, 1998
EA/RIR/FRFA for BSAI Amendment 40 - Management of Snow Crab (C.opilio) Bycatch Limits in the BSAI an Amendment to the FMP for the BSAI Groundfish Fishery; FONSI determination 10/15/97; EA dated October 2, 1997
EA of BSAI Amendment 49 Improved Retention/Improved Utilization; FONSI Determination 11-04-97; EA dated September 3, 1997
EA of BSAI Amendment 41: Bairdi Prohibited Species Caps; FONSI Determination 03-03-97; EA dated February 19, 1997
EA/RIR/IRFA for Proposed Amendment 85 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Management Area Allocation of Pacific Cod Among Sectors and Apportionment of Sector Allocations Between BSAI Subareas January 17, 2007
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA For Proposed Amendment 69 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska
to modify the Total Allowable Catch Calculation for the "Other Species" Complex, September 3, 2005
EA/RIR for Amendment 82 to the BSAI Groundfish FMP EA/RIR for Amendment 82 to the BSAI Groundfish FMP and regulatory amendments to allow the allocation of future Aleutian Islands pollock harvest to the Aleut Corporation as required by Public Law 108-199, January 1, 2005
EA/RIR/IRFA for Amendments 48/48 for the Process by Which Annual Harvest Specifications Are Established for Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Implemented Under the Authority of the Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and GOA, September 1, 2004
Final EA/RIR/IRFA for full retention of demersal shelf rockfish in longline fisheries in the southeast outside district; FONSI dated November 2004, EA/RIR/IRFA dated September 1, 2004
Draft for Secretarial Review EA/RIR/IRFA for Amendments 48/48 for the Process by Which Annual Harvest Specifications Are Established for Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Implemented Under the Authority of the Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, June 1, 2004
EA/RIR/IRFA for a Proposed GOA and BSAI Amendments to make changes to the management of the Aleutian Islands pollock fishery and make a proposed exemption of Pacific Cod vessels using pot gear from two haulout protection areas in the GOA, March 1, 2003
EA of BSAI/GOA FMP Amendments 56/56: overfishing definition; FONSI determination 01-27-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 02-03-99, EA dated January 21, 1999
EA of a Stand Down Requirement: FONSI determination dated 09-01-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 09-03-98; EA dated August 1, 1998
EA/RIR of BSAI Amendment 53: Shortraker/rougheye rockfish allocation in the Aleutian Islands subarea between vessels using trawl and non-trawl gear; FONSI determination dated 06-29-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 07-02-98; EA/RIR dated June 1, 1998
EA/RIR of GOA Amendment 46: Pelagic shelf rockfish; remove blue and black rockfish; FONSI determination 02-03-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 02-09-98; EA/RIR dated January 1, 1998
EA of BSA Amendment 34 to authorize the allocation of TAC of Atka mackerel in the E. AI/BS district subarea to jig gear; FONSI Determination 12-11-97; EA dated November 1, 1997
EA of GOA Amendment 49: Improved retention/improved utilization; FONSI Determination 10-30-97; EA dated October 1, 1997
EA/FRFA for the Harvest Specifications for the Years 2005-2006 Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Implemented Under the Authority of the BSAI and GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plans, FONSI dated February 2005. ER/FRFA dated February 17, 2005
EA/RIR/IRFA for Amendments 48/48 for the Process by Which Annual Harvest Specifications Are Established for
Alaska Groundfish Fisheries
Implemented Under the Authority of the
Fishery Management Plans
for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and GOA, September 1, 2004
Draft for Secretarial Review EA/RIR/IRFA for Amendments 48/48 for the Process by Which Annual Harvest Specifications Are Established for Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Implemented Under the Authority of the Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, June 1, 2004
FONSI for the EA/FRFA for the 2004 Alaska groundfish Harvest Specifications, January 1, 2004
January Draft EA/IRFA for a Revision to the GOA Skate Harvest Specifications for 2004. Four versions of the 2004 harvest specification EA (along with associated Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act) have been prepared. The September and October versions (listed below) also contain EA, IRFA, and RIR analyses of an amendment to the GOA FMP (Amendment 63) to move skates from the "other species" category to the "target species" category. Draft EA/IRFA dated January 1, 2004
September Draft EA/IRFA and Errata Sheet(updated 10/05/03) for the 2004 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications and EA/RIR/IRFA for GOA FMP Amendment 63 to move skates from the "other species" category to the "target species" category. Evaluates OFL and ABC recommendations from September 2003 GOA and BSAI plan team meetings; September 1, 2003
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA and Errata Sheet for Amendment 48/48 for amending the process by which annual Harvest Specifications are established for Alaska groundfish fisheries implemented under the FMPs for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and Groundfish of the GOA, September 1, 2003
EA/FRFA for 2003 TAC Alaska groundfish fisheries implemented under the authority of the FMPs for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and Groundfish of the GOA, January 1, 2003
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA For Amending the Process by which annual harvest specifications are established for Alaska groundfish gisheries implemented under the authority of the FMPs for the groundfish fisheries of the BSAI and GOA, September 1, 2002
Public Law 106-554 excepting 2001 TAC EA, 66 FR 7276: Emergency Interim Rule to implement Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures and 2001 Harvest Specifications, January 22, 2001
EA for the 2000 Interim and Final TAC Specifications Alaska Groundfish Fisheries implemented under the authority of the FMP for groundfish of the GOA and BSAI; FONSI determination 12-23-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 12-27-99; EA dated December 23, 1999
EA for a Regulatory Amendment to Reapportion the TAC of Atka Mackerel and Reduce Fishery Effects on Steller Sea Lions; Change in Atka Mackerel Interim Specifications; FONSI determination 01-15-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 01-19-99; EA dated January 1, 1999
Notice of Availability of the SEIS for Groundfish TAC Specifications and Prohibited Species Catch Limits Under the Authority of the Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, 63 FR 71285, December 24, 1998
EA for the 1999 Groundfish TAC Specifications implemented under the authority of the FMP for the groundfish of the BSAI and GOA; FONSI determination dated 12-24-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 12-24-98; EA dated December 24, 1998
EA for the 1998 Groundfish TAC Specifications under the FMPs for groundfish of the BSAI and of the GOA; FONSI determination 03-03-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 03-09-98; EA dated March 2, 1998
Final EA/RIR/FRFA for Amendment 80 to the
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, July 20, 2007
Secretarial Review Draft Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/ Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Amendment 80 to the
FMP for Groundfish of the BSAI Allocation of Non-Pollock Groundfish
and Development of a Cooperative Program
for the H&G Trawl Catcher Processor Sector. Errata posted: May 3,2007. IRFA dated: April 16, 2007
Repeal of the Vessel Incentive Program - (Modified 10/30/06) Draft for Public Review, Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, October 23, 2006
EA of BSAI Amendment 66: The regulatory amendment defining directed fishing for pollock CDQ implements the intent of the AFA that only pollock caught while directed fishing for pollock CDQ accrue against the pollock CDQ allocation. FONSI Determination dated 02-07-01; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 02-26-01; EA dated December 18, 2000
EA of BSA/GOA/KTC Amendments 39/41/5: License Limitation Program and Community Development Quota (CDQ) expansion; FONSI Determination 09-19-97; EA dated September 9, 1997
Draft for Secretarial Review EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to
Implement Guideline Harvest Level Measures in the Halibut Charter Fisheries in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Area 2C, November 27, 2007
RIR/IRFA for Two Proposed Regulatory Amendments Affecting the Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries off Alaska to Allow: 1. The use of longline pot gear in the fixed gear sablefish fishery in the Bering Sea during the month of June. 2. Military reservists and National Guardsmen to temporarily transfer Individual Fishing
Quota, January 14, 2008
RIR/FRFA for Regulations that Implement the Halibut IFQ Program, January 8, 2008
Proposed rule to implement GOA Amendment 66, revising the definition of an eligible quota share holder to allow eligible communities in the GOA to establish non-profit entities to purchase and hold halibut and sablefish quota share for lease to, and use by, community residents as defined by specific elements of the proposed action. 68 FR 59564, October 16, 2003
Notice of Intent to Prepare and EIS to analyze the environmental impacts on endangered Northern Right Whales. Comment period through January 31, 2006. October 17, 2005
Draft for Secretarial Review RIR/IRFA for a regulatory amendment to alter rules governing the housing of BSAI and GOA groundfish observers, June 1, 2003
FRFA to amend regulations for observer at-sea electronic communication equipment requirements for vessels and shoreside processors in the North Pacific groundfish fisheries, March 1, 2003
Final rule to allow processors to use the offal from Pacific salmon and Pacific halibut intended for the Prohibited Species Donation program for commercial products including fish meal, fish oil, and bone meal, 69 FR 52609, August 27, 2004
Notice of receipt of an application for an EFP from Mr. John Gauvin of Gauvin and Associates, LLC. to develop and test a salmon excluder device for the eastern Bering Sea pollock fishery. March 12, 2008
Draft EA for Issuing an EFP for the Purpose of Testing a Salmon Excluder Device in the Eastern Bering Sea Pollock Fishery, February 4, 2008
EA for Scallop FMP Amendment 6 to revised the overfishing definition and add information on bycatch data collection; FONSI determination 03-03-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 03-08-99; EA dated February 10, 1999
EA of Amendments 55/55/8/5 to the BSA/GOA/KTC/Scallop FMPs to protect and conserve Essential Fish Habitat; FONSI determination 01-20-99, EA dated January 20, 1999
EA/RIR of Scallop FMP Amendment 3 to delegate authority to the State of Alaska to manage the scallop fishery of Alaska; FONSI determination 06-30-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 07-02-98; EA/RIR dated June 1, 1998
EA/RIR of a regulatory amendment to change the scallop fishing season dates in the Yakutat and Prince William Sound registration areas; FONSI Determination 12-18-97; EA/RIR dated December 1, 1997
Draft for Public Review EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Revise Regulations for Seabird Avoidance Measures in the Hook-and-line Fisheries off Alaska To Reduce the Incidental Take
of the Short-tailed Albatross And Other Seabird Species, April 22, 2008
Council Review Draft EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Revise Regulations for Seabird Avoidance Measures in the Hook-and-line Fisheries off Alaska to Reduce the Incidental Catch of the Short-tailed Albatross and Other Seabird Species. May 1, 2007
Public Review Draft EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Revise Regulations for Seabird Avoidance Measures in the Hook-and-line Fisheries off Alaska to Reduce the Incidental Catch of the Short-tailed Albatross and Other Seabird Species. Public comment period on proposed rule through October 19, 2007. EA/RIR/IRFA dated May 1, 2007
Draft EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Revise Regulations for Seabird Avoidance Measures in the Hook-and-line Fisheries off Alaska to Reduce the Incidental Catch of the Short-tailed Albatross and Other Seabird Species. December 1, 2006
Section 7 Consultation - Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Setting Process for the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries to the Endangered Short-tailed Albatross and Threatened Steller's Eider, September 1, 2003
Section 7 Consultation - Programmatic Biological Opinion on the effects of the Fishery Management Plans for the GOA and BSAI groundfish fisheries on the endangered short-tailed albatross and threatened Steller's eider, September 1, 2003
Section 7 Consultation - Biological Opinion for 1999-2000 hook-and-line groundfish fisheries of the GOA and BSAI, March 19, 1999; USFWS Letter to NMFS, January 10, 2001: Extension of 1999-2000 Biological Opinion. Biological Opinion dated March 19, 1999
EA/RIR/FRFA for a regulatory amendment to implement requirements for seabird bycatch avoidance devices in the hook-and-line Pacific halibut fishery off Alaska. FONSI determination 02-20-98; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 02-27-98; EA/RIR/FRFA dated January 26, 1998
EA /RIR/FRFA for a regulatory amendment to implement requirements for seabird bycatch avoidance devices in the hook-and-line groundfish fisheries off Alaska; FONSI Determination 04-18-97; EA dated April 4, 1997
Notice of Intent (70 FR 76780) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze the environmental impacts of administering grants and issuing permits associated with research on Steller sea lions and northern fur seals. Publication of this notice begins the official scoping process. Public comment period through February 13, 2006. Notice published December 28, 2005
EA/RIR for an Amendment to Regulations Implementing the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Changes to Gulf of Alaska Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures; FONSI, December 2004; EA/RIR dated October 1, 2004
FRFA for a proposed amendment to regulations implementing the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Proposed Steller sea lion amendments to exempt pacific cod vessels using pot bear vrom two haulout protection areas in the Gulf of Alaska. March 1, 2003
EA/RIR/IRFA for a Proposed BSAI and GOA Groundfish Amendment - changes to the management of the Aleutian Islands pollock fishery, and proposed exemption of Pacific cod vessels using pot gear from two haulout protection areas in the GOA, March 1, 2003
EA/RIR/IRFA for a proposed amendment to the regulations implementing the FMPs for the groundfish fisheries of the BSAI and the GOA: Proposed changes to the management of the Aleutian Islands pollock fishery and proposed exemption of Pacific Cod vessels using pot gear from two haulout protection areas in the GOA, March 1, 2003
Categorical Exclusion: corrections to the final rule implementing Steller sea lion Protection Measures for BSAI and GOA fisheries February 18, 2003
FRFA for an amendment to provide a two-week trawl closure near Unimak Pass to facilitate an experiment investigating the effects of commercial fishing on local abundance of Pacific cod implemented under the BSAI Groundfish FMP, February 1, 2003
EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Permit an Investigation of the Effect of Commercial Fishing on Walleye Pollock Distribution and Abundance in Localized Areas Off the East Side of Kodiak Island, June 1, 2002
Notice of Intent to prepare a SEIS to modify management measures governing the groundfish fishery to protect the endangered Steller sea lion, 66 FR 26828, May 15, 2001
ESA Section 7 Consultation - Biological Opinion for Listed Species in the BSAI Groundfish FMP and the GOA Groundfish FMP - Authorization of BSAI and GOA 2001 groundfish fisheries, November 30, 2000
EA/RIR of an Emergency Rule to implement Reasonable and Prudent Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures in the pollock fisheries of the BSAI and the GOA. FONSI determination 01-11-00; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 01-13-00; EA/RIR dated January 1, 2000
ESA Section 7 Consultation - Biological Opinion: Authorization of GOA and BSAI groundfish fisheries based on TAC specifications for 2000; Authorization of both BSAI and GOA groundfish fisheries based on statutes, regulations, and management measures to implement the American Fisheries Act of 1998, December 22, 1999
Final EA for the Extension of an Emergency Rule to Implement Reasonable and Prudent Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures in the Pollock Fisheries of the BSAI and GOA; FONSI determination 07-16-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 07-16-99; EA dated June 28, 1999
EA/RIR for an Emergency Rule to Implement Reasonable and Prudent Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures in the Pollock Fisheries of the BSAI and GOA; FONSI determination 01-14-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 01-19-99; EA dated January 1, 1999
EA for a Regulatory Amendment to Reapportion the TAC of Atka Mackerel and Reduce Fishery Effects on Steller Sea Lions; Change in Atka Mackerel Interim Specifications; FONSI determination 01-15-99; NEPA Coordinator letter dated 01-19-99; EA dated
January 1, 1999
