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The Council, following review of report, supporting data, public 

 comment and other relevant information, may recommend management 

 measures to the NMFS Regional Director accompanied by relevant 

 background data, information and public comment. The 

 recommendation will explain the urgency in implementation of the 

 measure(s), if any, and reasons therefore. 



The NMFS Regional Director will review the Council's 

 recommendation, supporting rationale, public comments and other 

 relevant information, and, if it is approved, will undertake the 

 appropriate method of implementation. Rejection of the 

 recommendation will be explained in writing. 



The procedures specified in this chapter do not affect the 

 authority of the Secretary to take emergency regulatory action as 

 provided in Section 305(e) of the MFCMA if an emergency exists 

 involving any groundfish resource, or to take such other regulatory 

 action as may be necessary to discharge the Secretary's 

 responsibilities under Section 305(g) of the MFCMA. 



If conditions warrant, the Council may designate a management 

 measure developed and recommended to address social and economic 

 issues as a "routine" management measure provided that the criteria 

 and procedures in Section 6.2.1. are followed. 



Quotas, including allocations, implemented though this framework 

 will be set annually and may be modified in season only to reflect 

 technical corrections of ABC. (In contrast, quotas may be imposed 

 at any time or year for resource conservation reasons under the 

 points of concern mechanism.) 



6.2.3.1 Allocation 



In addition to the requirements described in Section 6.2.3, the 

 Council will consider the following factors when intending to 

 recommend direct allocation of the resource. 



a. present participation in and dependence on the fishery, 

 including alternative fisheries; 



b. historical fishing practices in, and historical dependence on, 

 the fishery; 



c. the economics of the fishery; 



d. any consensus harvest sharing agreement or negotiated 

 settlement between the affected participants in the fishery; 



e. potential biological yield of any spices or spices complex 

 affected by the allocation; 



f . consistency with the MFCMA national standards; 



g. consistency with the goals and objectives of this FMP. 



The modification of a direct allocation cannot be designated as 

 "routine" unless the specific criteria for the modification have 

 been established in the regulations . 



