{"abstract":"The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP) to NMFS for review. If approved, Amendment 31 would amend the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program (CR Program) within the FMP to: Temporarily expand the eligibility requirements for individuals wishing to acquire C share Quota Share (QS) by transfer; establish minimum participation requirements for C share QS holders to be eligible to receive an annual allocation of Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ); establish minimum participation requirements for C share QS holders to be eligible to retain their C share QS and establish an administrative process for revocation of an individual's C share QS, if he or she fails to satisfy the minimum participation requirements; establish a regulatory mechanism to ensure that three percent of the total allowable catch (TAC) for each CR Program crab fishery is allocated as IFQ to holders of C share QS; and remove the prohibition on leasing C share IFQ. Amendment 31 is necessary to ensure that individuals who hold C shares are active in the CR Program fisheries and to ensure that application deadlines provide adequate time to resolve disputes. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMP, and other applicable law.","action":"Notice of availability of fishery management plan amendment; request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/12/15/2014-29217.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":680,"title":50}],"citation":"79 FR 74058","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2015-02-13","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments on the amendment must be submitted on or before February 13, 2015.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-29217","effective_on":null,"end_page":74062,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/12/15/2014-29217.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/15/2014-29217/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-allocating-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-king","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-29217?publication_date=2014-12-15","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-12-15/2014-29217/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":136,"last_updated":"2026-08-26 10:15:07 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-15/pdf/2014-29217.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-29217.pdf?1418392233","publication_date":"2014-12-15","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/12/15/2014-29217.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-BA61":{"issue":"201504","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BA61/amendment-31-to-the-fishery-management-plan-for-the-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-king-and-tanner-","title":"Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201504&RIN=0648-BA61&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-BA61"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Appendix3","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0020"},{"title":"Appendix2","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0019"},{"title":"Appendix1","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0018"},{"title":"Appendix1_RIR","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0017"},{"title":"Chapter8","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0016"},{"title":"Chapter7","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0015"},{"title":"Chapter6","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0014"},{"title":"Chapter5","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0013"},{"title":"Chapter4","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0012"},{"title":"Chapter3","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265-0011"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BA61/amendment-31-to-the-fishery-management-plan-for-the-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-king-and-tanner-","title":"Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265","supporting_documents_count":19,"docket_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2010-0265","regulation_id_number":"0648-BA61","title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2015-02-14T05:00:44Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":74058,"subtype":null,"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources","toc_doc":"Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources","toc_subject":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:","topics":[],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":79}