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@MISC{Mecum08responsibleofficial,
author = {Robert Mecum and Jane Dicosimo},
title = {Responsible Official Information Contact},
year = {2008}
}
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Abstract
This Regulatory Impact Review evaluates the costs and benefits of a regulatory amendment to change the criteria for rural residents to participate in the subsistence halibut program (50 CFR 300.65(g)), in conformance with the requirements of Presidential Executive Order 12866. Current regulations prohibit some rural residents from legally participating in the program, because they live in locations that are “too rural ” to have met minimum population thresholds to be deemed eligible. This action would open additional subsistence halibut fishing opportunities for as many as 9,400 rural residents of Alaska, which meets the North Pacific Council’s original intent. As many as 600 residents may harvest as much as 105,000 lb of Pacific halibut under the preferred alternative, based on activity levels of eligible participants. This action would not open eligibility to urban residents, nor would it open non-subsistence areas to subsistence fishing. This action would not remove the current list of eligible rural places, but would add clarifying text and maps to the regulations, as necessary. (This page intentionally blank) Subsistence Halibut Rural Definition ii June 2008Executive Summary The proposed action reviewed herein would revise the regulations managing the subsistence Pacific
Keyphrases
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