Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility Analysis/MSA Analysis for Amendment 36 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan : Limited Entry Fixed Gear Actions

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. West Coast Region

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Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility Analysis/MSA Analysis for Amendment 36 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan : Limited Entry Fixed Gear Actions

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2026

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United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. West Coast Region
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NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; WCR (West Coast Region)
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This Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis/Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Analysis document analyzes management measures that would apply to vessels registered to limited entry fixed gear (LEFG) endorsed permits and LEFG permit owners in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. This action is a follow up to the LEFG tier sablefish program review that was completed in 2021. However, aspects of this action would be extended to all LEFG participants (including those not endorsed for sablefish tiers). The measures under consideration include: adding flexibility to gear endorsements, removing the base permit designation of LEFG permits, requiring reporting of permit prices when a permit is sold, removing the start and end times of the primary tier season in regulations, and developing a cost recovery program for the LEFG tier fishery.
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- NEPA ID: EAXX-006-48-1WC-1747770864
- United States. National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969
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https://doi.org/10.25923/y43m-6723
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Environmental Assessment
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