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whether the appraiser meets the
requirements of § 100.200.
§ 100.203 What must the tribe or individual
Indian submit to the Secretary for a
verification of the appraiser’s
qualifications?
The tribe or individual Indian must
submit the following with the appraisal
or valuation:
(a) A copy of the appraiser’s current
Certified General Appraiser license;
(b) A copy of the appraiser’s
qualifications statement;
(c) The appraiser’s self-certification
that the appraiser meets the criteria in
§ 100.200; and
(d) If the property contains natural
resource elements that contribute to the
value of the property, such as timber or
minerals, a list of the appraiser’s
additional qualifications for the specific
type of property being valued in the
appraisal report.
§ 100.204 When must the tribe or
individual Indian submit a package for
Secretarial verification of appraiser
qualifications?
The tribe or individual Indian must
submit the package of appraiser
qualifications to the Secretary with the
appraisal or valuation.
Subpart C—Appraisals and Valuations;
Departmental Review and Waivers
§ 100.300 Must I submit an appraisal or
valuation to the Department?
Appraisals and valuations of Indian
property must be submitted to us if
relied upon or required for transactions
requiring Secretarial approval under
titles 25 and 43 of the CFR (other than
those under the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act).
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§ 100.301 Will the Department review and
approve my appraisal or valuation?
(a) The Department will not review
the appraisal or valuation of Indian
property and the appraisal or valuation
will be considered final as long as:
(1) The submission acknowledges the
intent of the Indian tribe or individual
Indian to waive Departmental review
and approval;
(2) The appraisal or valuation was
completed by a qualified appraiser
meeting the requirements of this part;
and
(3) No owner of any interest in the
Indian property objects to use of the
appraisal or valuation without
Departmental review and approval.
(b) The Department must review and
approve the appraisal or valuation if:
(1) Any of the criteria in paragraph (a)
of this section are not met; or
(2) The appraisal or valuation was
submitted for:
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(i) Purchase at probate under 43 CFR
part 30;
(ii) The Land Buy-Back Program for
Tribal Nations;
(iii) An acquisition by the United
States to which the Uniform Appraisal
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
applies; or
(iv) Specific legislation requiring the
Department to review and approve an
appraisal or valuation.
§ 100.302 May I request Departmental
review of an appraisal even if a qualified
appraiser completed the appraisal or
valuation?
If you do not specifically request
waiver of Departmental review and
approval under § 100.300(a)(1), the
Department will review the appraisal or
valuation.
§ 100.303 What happens if the Indian tribe
or individual Indian does not agree with the
appraisal or valuation prepared by their
qualified appraiser?
If the Indian tribe or individual Indian
does not agree with the appraisal or
valuation prepared by their qualified
appraiser, the Indian tribe or individual
Indian should not submit the appraisal
or valuation under this part.
§ 100.304 Is the Department liable if it
approves a transaction for Indian property
based on an appraisal or valuation prepared
by a qualified appraiser?
The Department is not liable for any
deficient or inaccurate appraisal or
valuation provided by the tribe or
individual Indian that it did not review
or approve, even if the Department
approved a transaction for Indian
property (including but not limited to a
lease, grant, sale, or purchase) based on
the appraisal or valuation.
Dated: June 20, 2017.
James E. Cason,
Associate Deputy Secretary.
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50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 151117999–6370–01]
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Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries;
Inseason Actions #1 Through #4
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons;
request for comments.
NMFS announces four
inseason actions in the ocean salmon
fisheries. These inseason actions
modified the commercial salmon
fisheries in the area from Cape Falcon,
OR, to Point Arena, CA.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Actions. Comments will be accepted
through July 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2016–0007,
by any one of the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20160007, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Barry A. Thom, Regional
Administrator, West Coast Region,
NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
Seattle, WA 98115–6349.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
In the 2016 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (81
FR 26157, May 2, 2016), NMFS
announced the commercial and
recreational fisheries in the area from
the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./
Mexico border, beginning May 1, 2016,
and 2017 salmon fisheries opening
earlier than May 1, 2017. NMFS is
authorized to implement inseason
management actions to modify fishing
seasons and quotas as necessary to
provide fishing opportunity while
meeting management objectives for the
affected species (50 CFR 660.409).
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Inseason actions in the salmon fishery
may be taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR
660.409(a)—Fixed inseason
management provisions) or upon
consultation with the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and the
appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)—Flexible inseason
management provisions). The state
management agencies that participated
in the consultations described in this
document were: California Department
of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW).
Management of the salmon fisheries is
generally divided into two geographic
areas: North of Cape Falcon (U.S./
Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR) and
south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon, OR,
to the U.S./Mexico border). The
inseason actions reported in this
document affected fisheries south of
Cape Falcon. Within the south of Cape
Falcon area, the Klamath Management
Zone (KMZ) extends from Humbug
Mountain, OR, to Humboldt South Jetty,
CA, and is divided at the Oregon/
California border into the Oregon KMZ
to the north and California KMZ to the
south. All times mentioned refer to
Pacific daylight time.
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Inseason Action #1
Description of action: Inseason action
#1 modified the commercial salmon
fishery from Cape Falcon, OR, to
Humbug Mountain, OR, previously
scheduled to open March 15, 2017, to
remain closed through April 14, 2017.
Effective dates: Inseason action #1
took effect on March 15, 2017, and
remained in effect until superseded by
inseason action #4 on April 15, 2017.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of this action was
to conserve fishery impacts on the
Klamath River fall Chinook stock
(KRFC). The Council’s Salmon
Technical Team (STT) presented stock
abundance forecasts for 2017. On the
basis of these forecasts, the Regional
Administrator (RA) determined that
fisheries south of Cape Falcon, OR, will
be constrained in 2017 to comply with
the harvest control rule for KRFC,
specified in the Pacific Coast Salmon
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Inseason actions to modify quotas and/
or fishing seasons are authorized by 50
CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #1
occurred on March 12, 2017.
Participants in this consultation were
staff from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and
Council staff.
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Description of action: Inseason action
#2 modified the commercial salmon
fishery from Humbug Mountain, OR, to
the Oregon/California Border (Oregon
KMZ), previously scheduled to open
March 15, 2017, to remain closed
through April 30, 2017.
Effective dates: Inseason action #2
took effect on March 15, 2017, and
remained in effect through April 30,
2017.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of this action was
to conserve fishery impacts on the
KRFC. The STT presented stock
abundance forecasts for 2017. On the
basis of these forecasts, the RA
determined that fisheries south of Cape
Falcon, OR, will be constrained in 2017
to comply with the harvest control rule
for KRFC, specified in the FMP.
Inseason actions to modify quotas and/
or fishing seasons are authorized by 50
CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #2
occurred on March 12, 2017.
Participants in this consultation were
staff from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and
Council staff.
Inseason Action #3
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Description of action: Inseason action
#3 cancelled the commercial salmon
fishery from Horse Mountain, CA, to
Point Arena, CA (Fort Bragg
management area), previously
scheduled to open April 16–30, 2017.
Effective dates: Inseason action #3
took effect on April 16, 2017, and
remained in effect through April 30,
2017.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of this action was
to conserve fishery impacts on the
KRFC. The STT presented stock
abundance forecasts for 2017. On the
basis of these forecasts, the RA
determined that fisheries south of Cape
Falcon, OR, will be constrained in 2017
to comply with the harvest control rule
for KRFC, specified in the FMP.
Inseason actions to modify quotas and/
or fishing seasons are authorized by 50
CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #3
occurred on March 12, 2017.
Participants in this consultation were
staff from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and
Council staff.
Inseason Action #4
Description of action: Inseason action
#4 modified the commercial salmon
fishery from Cape Falcon, OR, to
Humbug Mountain, OR. Under inseason
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action #1, above, this fishery, which was
previously scheduled to open March 15,
2017, was closed through April 14,
2017. Under inseason action #4, the
management area was divided at
Florence South Jetty, OR, into two
management areas; the fishery from
Florence South Jetty, OR, to Humbug
Mountain, OR, which remained closed
through April 30, 2017; and the fishery
from Cape Falcon, OR, to Florence
South Jetty, OR, which opened April 15
through April 30, 2017, with the same
landing requirements and gear
restrictions as announced in the 2016
management measures (81 FR 26157,
May 2, 2016).
Effective dates: Inseason action #4
superseded inseason action #1 on April
15, 2017, and remained in effect through
April 30, 2017.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of this action was
to manage fishery impacts on KRFC
while allowing access to more abundant
stocks. On the basis of salmon
abundance forecasts, the RA determined
that fisheries south of Cape Falcon, OR,
will be constrained in 2017 to comply
with the harvest control rule for KRFC,
specified in the FMP. Inseason actions
to modify quotas and/or fishing seasons
are authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i); inseason actions to
modify boundaries, including landing
boundaries, and establish closed areas
are authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(v).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #4
occurred on April 10, 2017. Participants
in this consultation were staff from
NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and Council
staff.
All other restrictions and regulations
remained in effect as announced for the
2016 ocean salmon fisheries and 2017
salmon fisheries opening prior to May 1,
2017 (81 FR 26157, May 2, 2016) and as
modified by prior inseason actions.
The RA determined that the best
available information indicated that
Chinook salmon abundance forecasts
and expected fishery effort supported
the above inseason actions
recommended by the states of Oregon
and California. The states manage the
fisheries in state waters adjacent to the
areas of the U.S. exclusive economic
zone in accordance with these Federal
actions. As provided by the inseason
notice procedures of 50 CFR 660.411,
actual notice of the described regulatory
actions was given, prior to the time the
action was effective, by telephone
hotline numbers 206–526–6667 and
800–662–9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard
Notice to Mariners broadcasts on
Channel 16 VHF–FM and 2182 kHz.
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The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for this notification to be
issued without affording prior notice
and opportunity for public comment
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because such
notification would be impracticable. As
previously noted, actual notice of the
regulatory actions was provided to
fishers through telephone hotline and
radio notification. These actions comply
with the requirements of the annual
management measures for ocean salmon
fisheries (81 FR 26157, May 25, 2016),
the FMP, and regulations implementing
the FMP, 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411.
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Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment was impracticable because
NMFS and the state agencies had
insufficient time to provide for prior
notice and the opportunity for public
comment between the time Chinook
salmon catch and effort projections were
developed and fisheries impacts were
calculated, and the time the fishery
modifications had to be implemented in
order to ensure that fisheries are
managed based on the best available
scientific information, ensuring that
conservation objectives and Endangered
Species Act consultation standards are
not exceeded. The AA also finds good
cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under 5 U.S.C.
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553(d)(3), as a delay in effectiveness of
these actions would allow fishing at
levels inconsistent with the goals of the
FMP and the current management
measures.
These actions are authorized by 50
CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are
exempt from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 21, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 151117999-6370-01]
RIN 0648-XF355
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #1 Through #4
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces four inseason actions in the ocean salmon
fisheries. These inseason actions modified the commercial salmon
fisheries in the area from Cape Falcon, OR, to Point Arena, CA.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in
this document under the heading Inseason Actions. Comments will be
accepted through July 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2016-0007,
by any one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2016-0007, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Barry A. Thom, Regional Administrator, West Coast
Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115-6349.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206-526-4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In the 2016 annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries
(81 FR 26157, May 2, 2016), NMFS announced the commercial and
recreational fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to the
U.S./Mexico border, beginning May 1, 2016, and 2017 salmon fisheries
opening earlier than May 1, 2017. NMFS is authorized to implement
inseason management actions to modify fishing seasons and quotas as
necessary to provide fishing opportunity while meeting management
objectives for the affected species (50 CFR 660.409).
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Inseason actions in the salmon fishery may be taken directly by NMFS
(50 CFR 660.409(a)--Fixed inseason management provisions) or upon
consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and
the appropriate State Directors (50 CFR 660.409(b)--Flexible inseason
management provisions). The state management agencies that participated
in the consultations described in this document were: California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW).
Management of the salmon fisheries is generally divided into two
geographic areas: North of Cape Falcon (U.S./Canada border to Cape
Falcon, OR) and south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon, OR, to the U.S./
Mexico border). The inseason actions reported in this document affected
fisheries south of Cape Falcon. Within the south of Cape Falcon area,
the Klamath Management Zone (KMZ) extends from Humbug Mountain, OR, to
Humboldt South Jetty, CA, and is divided at the Oregon/California
border into the Oregon KMZ to the north and California KMZ to the
south. All times mentioned refer to Pacific daylight time.
Inseason Actions
Inseason Action #1
Description of action: Inseason action #1 modified the commercial
salmon fishery from Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR, previously
scheduled to open March 15, 2017, to remain closed through April 14,
2017.
Effective dates: Inseason action #1 took effect on March 15, 2017,
and remained in effect until superseded by inseason action #4 on April
15, 2017.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of this action
was to conserve fishery impacts on the Klamath River fall Chinook stock
(KRFC). The Council's Salmon Technical Team (STT) presented stock
abundance forecasts for 2017. On the basis of these forecasts, the
Regional Administrator (RA) determined that fisheries south of Cape
Falcon, OR, will be constrained in 2017 to comply with the harvest
control rule for KRFC, specified in the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). Inseason actions to modify quotas and/or fishing
seasons are authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#1 occurred on March 12, 2017. Participants in this consultation were
staff from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and Council staff.
Inseason Action #2
Description of action: Inseason action #2 modified the commercial
salmon fishery from Humbug Mountain, OR, to the Oregon/California
Border (Oregon KMZ), previously scheduled to open March 15, 2017, to
remain closed through April 30, 2017.
Effective dates: Inseason action #2 took effect on March 15, 2017,
and remained in effect through April 30, 2017.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of this action
was to conserve fishery impacts on the KRFC. The STT presented stock
abundance forecasts for 2017. On the basis of these forecasts, the RA
determined that fisheries south of Cape Falcon, OR, will be constrained
in 2017 to comply with the harvest control rule for KRFC, specified in
the FMP. Inseason actions to modify quotas and/or fishing seasons are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#2 occurred on March 12, 2017. Participants in this consultation were
staff from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and Council staff.
Inseason Action #3
Description of action: Inseason action #3 cancelled the commercial
salmon fishery from Horse Mountain, CA, to Point Arena, CA (Fort Bragg
management area), previously scheduled to open April 16-30, 2017.
Effective dates: Inseason action #3 took effect on April 16, 2017,
and remained in effect through April 30, 2017.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of this action
was to conserve fishery impacts on the KRFC. The STT presented stock
abundance forecasts for 2017. On the basis of these forecasts, the RA
determined that fisheries south of Cape Falcon, OR, will be constrained
in 2017 to comply with the harvest control rule for KRFC, specified in
the FMP. Inseason actions to modify quotas and/or fishing seasons are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#3 occurred on March 12, 2017. Participants in this consultation were
staff from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and Council staff.
Inseason Action #4
Description of action: Inseason action #4 modified the commercial
salmon fishery from Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR. Under
inseason action #1, above, this fishery, which was previously scheduled
to open March 15, 2017, was closed through April 14, 2017. Under
inseason action #4, the management area was divided at Florence South
Jetty, OR, into two management areas; the fishery from Florence South
Jetty, OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR, which remained closed through April
30, 2017; and the fishery from Cape Falcon, OR, to Florence South
Jetty, OR, which opened April 15 through April 30, 2017, with the same
landing requirements and gear restrictions as announced in the 2016
management measures (81 FR 26157, May 2, 2016).
Effective dates: Inseason action #4 superseded inseason action #1
on April 15, 2017, and remained in effect through April 30, 2017.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of this action
was to manage fishery impacts on KRFC while allowing access to more
abundant stocks. On the basis of salmon abundance forecasts, the RA
determined that fisheries south of Cape Falcon, OR, will be constrained
in 2017 to comply with the harvest control rule for KRFC, specified in
the FMP. Inseason actions to modify quotas and/or fishing seasons are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i); inseason actions to modify
boundaries, including landing boundaries, and establish closed areas
are authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(v).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#4 occurred on April 10, 2017. Participants in this consultation were
staff from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW, and Council staff.
All other restrictions and regulations remained in effect as
announced for the 2016 ocean salmon fisheries and 2017 salmon fisheries
opening prior to May 1, 2017 (81 FR 26157, May 2, 2016) and as modified
by prior inseason actions.
The RA determined that the best available information indicated
that Chinook salmon abundance forecasts and expected fishery effort
supported the above inseason actions recommended by the states of
Oregon and California. The states manage the fisheries in state waters
adjacent to the areas of the U.S. exclusive economic zone in accordance
with these Federal actions. As provided by the inseason notice
procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual notice of the described regulatory
actions was given, prior to the time the action was effective, by
telephone hotline numbers 206-526-6667 and 800-662-9825, and by U.S.
Coast Guard Notice to Mariners broadcasts on Channel 16 VHF-FM and 2182
kHz.
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Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that
good cause exists for this notification to be issued without affording
prior notice and opportunity for public comment under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) because such notification would be impracticable. As
previously noted, actual notice of the regulatory actions was provided
to fishers through telephone hotline and radio notification. These
actions comply with the requirements of the annual management measures
for ocean salmon fisheries (81 FR 26157, May 25, 2016), the FMP, and
regulations implementing the FMP, 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411. Prior
notice and opportunity for public comment was impracticable because
NMFS and the state agencies had insufficient time to provide for prior
notice and the opportunity for public comment between the time Chinook
salmon catch and effort projections were developed and fisheries
impacts were calculated, and the time the fishery modifications had to
be implemented in order to ensure that fisheries are managed based on
the best available scientific information, ensuring that conservation
objectives and Endangered Species Act consultation standards are not
exceeded. The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), as a delay in
effectiveness of these actions would allow fishing at levels
inconsistent with the goals of the FMP and the current management
measures.
These actions are authorized by 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 21, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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