Environment

Agency Information Collection Activities; Amendment 80 Program

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The law outlines procedures for collecting information from entities involved in Alaska's Amendment 80 Program. It requires applications for fishing quotas and permits, and invites public comments to minimize reporting burdens. This affects individuals and businesses engaged in non-pollock trawl groundfish fisheries in Alaska.

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Key Changes

  • Collection of information through applications for fishing quotas and permits
  • Public comment period to minimize reporting burden
  • Extension of information collection for Amendment 80 Program

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Individuals and business entities engaged in the Amendment 80 Program must submit applications for A80 quota share to NMFS

Individuals or business entities applying for Amendment 80 quota share
reporting
high

A80 quota shareholders must submit applications to transfer A80 quota share to other eligible parties

A80 quota shareholders
reporting
high

A80 quota shareholders must submit applications for A80 limited access fishery permits

A80 quota shareholders
licensing
high

A80 cooperatives must submit applications to apply for and transfer cooperative quota

A80 cooperatives and non-AFA trawl catcher/processor sector entities
reporting
medium

Cooperatives and Community Development Quota groups must submit applications to exchange community quota for one eligible flatfish species with community quota of a different eligible flatfish species through the eFISH system

Cooperatives and Community Development Quota groups
reporting

Affected Parties

Individuals in non-pollock trawl fisheriesBusinesses in non-pollock trawl fisheries

Tags

fishing,information_collection,Alaska
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