5 Alaska Admin. Code § 39.998

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 5 AAC 39.998 - Petition policy for Category 2 management measures in a Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands king or Tanner crab fishery

The Board of Fisheries recognizes that in rare instances, circumstances may require regulatory changes outside the process described in 5 AAC 96.625(b) - (d). Notwithstanding 5 AAC 96.625(f), a petition for a regulatory change may be submitted under this section and 5 AAC 96.625(a) for a Category 2 management measure in a Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands king or Tanner crab fishery described in the federal Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands dated January 24, 1989. It is the policy of the Board of Fisheries that a petition submitted under this section will be denied and not scheduled for hearing unless the petition

(1) addresses a Category 2 management measure and is filed within 30 days from the date that the board adopted that Category 2 management measure;

(2) presents an issue that is not solely allocative; and

(3) presents new legal, biological, or management information that indicates the regulation may not be consistent with the federal FMP.

5 AAC 39.998

Eff. 6/2/95, Register 134

Copies of the federal Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands dated January 24, 1989 are available from the Office of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council at 605 West Fourth Avenue, Room 306, Anchorage, Alaska, or by writing to the council at P.O. Box 103136, Anchorage, Alaska 99510-3136.

Authority:AS 16.05.251