Categorical Exclusion for the Proposed Rule Amending Regulations to Revoke Inactive Halibut and Sablefish Quota Share

NAO 216-6, Environmental Review Procedures, requires all proposed agency actions to be reviewed with respect to potential impacts on the human environment. This memorandum summarizes the determination that a proposed rule amending the regulations to revoke inactive quota share (QS) from the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Fixed-Gear Commercial Fishery (IFQ Program), qualifies to be categorically excluded from further National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review.