The License Limitation Program (LLP)
restricts access to the commercial groundfish fisheries, commercial
crab fisheries and commercial scallop fisheries in the Exclusive
Economic Zone off Alaska except for certain areas where alternative
programs exist. The intended effect of the LLP is to limit the
number of participants and reduce fishing capacity in fisheries off
Alaska. Amendment 83 would limit the amount of Western and Central
Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Pacific cod that each sector is authorized to
harvest. This action would reduce competition among sectors and
would support stability in the Pacific cod fishery. This rule would
also limit access to the Federal Pacific cod TAC fisheries
prosecuted in State waters, commonly known as the parallel fishery,
adjacent to the Western and Central GOA. This action is intended to
promote community participation and would provide incentives for
new entrants in the jig sector. This is a resubmission without
change, with the final rule.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management as amended in 2006
Program Change. This action
describes new management measures to limit access to the Federal
Pacific cod fisheries prosecuted in Alaska State waters, commonly
known as the parallel fishery, adjacent to the Western and Central
GOA. This action is intended to promote community participation and
would provide incentives for new entrants in the jig sector. From
the changes per the three information collections below: Program
change: Increase of three respondents (unduplicated), seven
responses, 143 hours, $8. Adjustments: Increases of one respondent
(unduplicated), 26 responses, 920 hours, decrease in costs of $106.
Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License
an increase of 23 respondents, 24 instead of 1 after annualization,
an increase of 7 responses, 8 instead of 1 an increase of 140 hr
burden, 160 instead of 20 hr an increase of $3,500 personnel costs,
$4,000 instead of $500 a decrease of $121 miscellaneous costs, $8
instead of $129 Letter of authorization an increase of 3
respondents and responses, 24 instead of 21 an increase of 3 hr
burden, 24 hr instead of 21 hr an increase of $75 personnel costs,
$600 instead of $525 an increase of $1 miscellaneous costs, $12
instead of $11 CQE Annual Report an increase of 23 respondents and
responses, 24 instead of 1 an increase of 952 hr burden, 960 hr
instead of 8 an increase of $23,800 personnel costs, $24,000
instead of $200 an increase of $22 miscellaneous costs, $23 instead
of $1
$17,200
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907
586-7008
No
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