Final Amendment 85 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to Exempt Catcher/Processors Participating in the GOA Rockfish Program from the July Stand Downs in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Regulatory Impact Review/ Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

This document contains a Regulatory Impact Review and a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Amendment 85 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska analyzing an action to exempt some or all catcher/processors that participate in the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program from the early July stand down period that prevents their participation in directed Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries during those dates. The analyses in this document address the requirements of Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 2010 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) AKR (Alaska Region) Library Public Domain 1861