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delivered shoreside in 1992, and provides a fair share to the 

 U S. at-sea processing sector. Under the final rule, at-sea 

 processing will be prohibited and the 30,000-int reserve will be 

 made available for deliveries only to shoreside processors, on 

 the date when 112,000 mt is projected to have been taken in the 

 open fishery. If the harvest guideline has not been taken by 

 September 1, the Regional Director will assess the amount of 

 whiting reserve not expected to be used by shoreside processors 

 during the remainder of the year and make any unneeded whiting 

 available for at-sea processing. 



Sincerely, ^ 



Nancy /Foster, Ph.D. 

 Acting Assistant Administrator 

 for Fisheries 



