Regulatory Impact Review/Environmental Assessment/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island Management Area and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska

This Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) was prepared to meet the requirements of Presidential Executive Order 12866 for an evaluation of the benefits and costs, and of the significance, of a proposed Federal regulatory action. The proposed action is Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island Management Area (BSAI FMP) and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA FMP). Analysts have also drafted an environmental assessment (EA) and initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, respectively.