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Comments will be accepted through
December 5, 2005.
This action is required by 50 CFR
622.43(a) and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Dated: November 15, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05–22901 Filed 11–15–05; 2:16 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 050426117-5117-01; I.D.
110905D]
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in
the Western Pacific; West Coast
Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #9
- Adjustment of the Recreational
Fishery from Leadbetter Point,
Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of
fishing seasons; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces a regulatory
modification in the recreational fishery
from Leadbetter Point, WA, to Cape
Falcon, OR (Columbia River Subarea).
Effective Friday, September 9, 2005, the
daily bag limit for the Columbia River
Subarea was modified as follows: ‘‘All
salmon, except no Chinook retention,
two fish per day, all retained coho must
have a healed adipose fin clip.’’ All
other restrictions remain in effect as
announced for 2005 ocean salmon
fisheries, and by previous inseason
actions. This action was necessary to
conform to the 2005 management goals,
and the intended effect is to allow the
fishery to operate within the seasons
and quotas specified in the 2005 annual
management measures.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours local time
(l.t.), Friday, September 9, 2005, until
either the overall Chinook quota or coho
quota is taken, or 2359 hours l.t.,
September 30, 2005, whichever is
earlier; after which the fishery will
remain closed until opened through an
additional inseason action for the west
coast salmon fisheries, which will be
published in the Federal Register, or
until the effective date of the next
scheduled open period announced in
the 2005 annual management measures.
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Comments on this action
must be mailed to D. Robert Lohn,
Regional Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point
Way N.E., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–
0070; or faxed to 206-526-6376; or Rod
McInnis, Regional Administrator,
Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802–4132; or faxed to 562–
980–4018. Comments can also be
submitted via e-mail at the
2005salmonIA9.nwr@noaa.gov address,
or through the internet at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments,
and include [050426117–5117–01 and/
or I.D. 110905D] in the subject line of
the message. Information relevant to this
document is available for public review
during business hours at the Office of
the Regional Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS.
ADDRESSES:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Wright, 206–526–6140.
The
NMFS Regional Administrator (RA) has
adjusted the recreational fishery from
Leadbetter Point, WA, to Cape Falcon,
OR (Columbia River Subarea), with one
regulatory modification. On September
7, 2005, the Regional Administrator
determined that the Chinook catch was
near the overall Chinook quota and that
the Columbia River Subarea Chinook
guideline had been achieved. Therefore,
effective Friday, September 9, 2005, the
daily bag limit for the Columbia River
Subarea was modified as follows: ‘‘All
salmon, except no Chinook retention,
two fish per day, all retained coho must
have a healed adipose fin clip.’’
All other restrictions remain in effect
as announced for 2005 ocean salmon
fisheries, and by previous inseason
actions. This action was necessary to
conform to the 2005 management goals,
and the intended effect is to allow the
fishery to operate within the seasons
and quotas specified in the 2005 annual
management measures. An inseason
conference call was scheduled on
Tuesday, September 13, 2005, to
evaluate the status of the catch from the
U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon,
Oregon, and make any inseason actions
if warranted. Modification of the species
that may be caught and landed during
specific seasons and the establishment
or modification of limited retention
regulations is authorized by regulations
at 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii). Modification
in recreational bag limits and
recreational fishing days per calendar
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week is authorized by regulations at 50
CFR 660.409 (b)(1)(iii).
In the 2005 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (70
FR 23054, May 4, 2005), NMFS
announced the recreational fisheries:
the area from the U.S.-Canada Border to
Cape Alava, WA (Neah Bay Subarea)
opened July 1 through the earlier of
September 18 or a 12,667 marked coho
subarea quota with a subarea guideline
of 4,300 Chinook; the area from Cape
Alava to Queets River, WA (La Push
Subarea) opened July 1 through the
earlier of September 18 or a 3,067
marked coho subarea quota with a
subarea guideline of 1,900 Chinook; the
area from Queets River to Leadbetter
Point, WA (Westport Subarea) opened
June 26 through the earlier of September
18 or a 45,066 marked coho subarea
quota with a subarea guideline of 28,750
Chinook; the area from Leadbetter Point,
WA to Cape Falcon, OR (Columbia River
Subarea) opened July 3 through the
earlier of September 30 or a 60,900marked coho subarea quota with a
subarea guideline of 8,200 Chinook. The
Neah Bay and La Push Subareas were
opened Tuesday through Saturday, and
the Westport and Columbia River
Subareas were opened Sunday through
Thursday. All subareas had a provision
specifying that there may be a
conference call no later than July 27 to
consider opening seven days per week.
All subareas were restricted to a
Chinook minimum size limit of 24
inches (61.0 cm) total length. In
addition, all of the subarea bag limits
were for all salmon, two fish per day, no
more than one of which may be a
Chinook, with all retained coho
required to have a healed adipose fin
clip.
The recreational fisheries in the area
from Cape Alava, WA, to Cape Falcon,
OR (La Push, Westport, and Columbia
River Subareas), were modified by
Inseason Action #5 (70 FR 47727,
August 15, 2005), effective Friday, July
29, 2005, to be open seven days per
week, with a modified daily bag limit as
follows: ‘‘All salmon, two fish per day,
and all retained coho must have a
healed adipose fin clip.’’ All other
restrictions remain in effect as
announced for 2005 Ocean Salmon
Fisheries.
The recreational fishery from the U.S.Canada Border to Cape Alava, WA
(Neah Bay Subarea), was modified by
Inseason Action #6 (70 FR 52035,
September 1, 2005), effective Tuesday,
August 16, 2005, to a have a daily bag
limit as follows: ‘‘All salmon, two fish
per day, and all retained coho must
have a healed adipose fin clip.’’ All
other restrictions remain in effect as
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announced for 2005 Ocean Salmon
Fisheries.
The recreational fishery from the U.S.Canada Border to Cape Alava, WA
(Neah Bay Subarea), was modified by
Inseason Action #8 (70 FR 55303,
September 21, 2005), effective Tuesday,
August 30, 2005, to be open seven days
per week. All other restrictions remain
in effect as announced for 2005 ocean
salmon fisheries, and by previous
inseason actions.
On September 7, 2005, the RA
consulted with representatives of the
Pacific Fishery Management Council,
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife by conference call.
Information related to catch to date, the
Chinook and coho catch rates, and effort
data indicated that the Chinook catch
was near the overall Chinook quota and
that the Columbia River Subarea
Chinook guideline had been achieved.
As a result, on September 7, 2005, the
states recommended, and the RA
concurred, that effective Friday,
September 9, 2005, the daily bag limit
for the Columbia River Subarea was
modified as follows: ‘‘All salmon,
except no Chinook retention, two fish
per day, all retained coho must have a
healed adipose fin clip.’’ All other
restrictions remain in effect as
announced for 2005 ocean salmon
fisheries, and by previous inseason
actions.
The RA determined that the best
available information indicated that the
catch and effort data, and projections,
supported the above inseason action
recommended by the states. The states
manage the fisheries in state waters
adjacent to the areas of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone in accordance
with this Federal action. As provided by
the inseason action procedures of 50
CFR 660.411, actual notice to fishers of
the already described regulatory action
was given, prior to the date the action
was effective, by telephone hotline
number 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.
This action does not apply to other
fisheries that may be operating in other
areas.
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 action was provided to
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fishers through telephone hotline and
radio notification. This action complies
with the requirements of the annual
management measures for ocean salmon
fisheries (70 FR 23054, May 4, 2005),
the West Coast Salmon Plan, and
regulations implementing the West
Coast Salmon Plan 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 the
fishery catch and effort data were
collected to determine the extent of the
fisheries, and the time the fishery
modifications had to be implemented in
order to allow fishers access to the
available fish at the time the fish were
available. The AA also finds good cause
to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under U.S.C.
553(d)(3), as a delay in effectiveness of
these actions would unnecessarily limit
fishers appropriately controlled access
to available fish during the scheduled
fishing season.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409 and 660.411 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 14, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05–22858 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am]
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Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 040429134–4135–01; I.D.
110905F]
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in
the Western Pacific; West Coast
Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action
#11—Adjustment of the Commercial
Salmon Fishery from the OregonCalifornia Border to Humboldt South
Jetty, California
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Closure; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
commercial salmon fishery in the area
from the Oregon-California Border to
Humboldt South Jetty, CA, was
modified to close at midnight on Friday,
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September 16, 2005. This action was
necessary to conform to the 2005
management goals, and the intended
effect is to allow the fishery to operate
within the seasons and quotas specified
in the 2005 annual management
measures.
Closure effective 2359 hours
local time (l.t.), September 16, 2005,
after which the fishery will remain
closed until opened through an
additional inseason action for the west
coast salmon fisheries, which will be
published in the Federal Register, or
until the effective date of the next
scheduled open period announced in
the 2005 annual management measures.
Comments will be accepted through
December 5, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this action
must be mailed to D. Robert Lohn,
Regional Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point
Way N.E., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–
0070; or faxed to 206–526–6376; or Rod
McInnis, Regional Administrator,
Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802–4132; or faxed to 562–
980–4018. Comments can also be
submitted via e-mail at the
2005salmonIA11.nwr@noaa.gov
address, or through the internet at the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www/regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments,
and include [050426117–5117–01 and/
or I.D. 110905F] in the subject line of
the message. Information relevant to this
document is available for public review
during business hours at the Office of
the Regional Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Wright, 206–526–6140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NMFS Regional Administrator closed
the commercial salmon fishery in the
area from the Oregon-California Border
to Humboldt South Jetty, CA, effective
at midnight on Friday, September 16,
2005. On September 16, the Regional
Administrator determined that available
catch and effort data indicated that the
quota of 6,000 Chinook salmon would
be reached by midnight.
Automatic season closures based on
quotas are authorized by regulations at
50 CFR 660.409(a)(1).
In the 2005 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (70
FR 23054, May 4, 2005), NMFS
announced the commercial fishery in
the area from the Oregon-California
Border to Humboldt South Jetty, CA
(California Klamath Management Zone),
would open September 3 through the
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 050426117-5117-01; I.D. 110905D]
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West
Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action 9 - Adjustment of the
Recreational Fishery from Leadbetter Point, Washington, to Cape Falcon,
Oregon
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of fishing seasons; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a regulatory modification in the recreational
fishery from Leadbetter Point, WA, to Cape Falcon, OR (Columbia River
Subarea). Effective Friday, September 9, 2005, the daily bag limit for
the Columbia River Subarea was modified as follows: ``All salmon,
except no Chinook retention, two fish per day, all retained coho must
have a healed adipose fin clip.'' All other restrictions remain in
effect as announced for 2005 ocean salmon fisheries, and by previous
inseason actions. This action was necessary to conform to the 2005
management goals, and the intended effect is to allow the fishery to
operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2005 annual
management measures.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours local time (l.t.), Friday, September 9,
2005, until either the overall Chinook quota or coho quota is taken, or
2359 hours l.t., September 30, 2005, whichever is earlier; after which
the fishery will remain closed until opened through an additional
inseason action for the west coast salmon fisheries, which will be
published in the Federal Register, or until the effective date of the
next scheduled open period announced in the 2005 annual management
measures.
Comments will be accepted through December 5, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this action must be mailed to D. Robert Lohn,
Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point
Way N.E., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070; or faxed to 206-526-6376; or
Rod McInnis, Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4132; or faxed to 562-
980-4018. Comments can also be submitted via e-mail at the
2005salmonIA9.nwr@noaa.gov address, or through the internet at the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments, and include [050426117-5117-01
and/or I.D. 110905D] in the subject line of the message. Information
relevant to this document is available for public review during
business hours at the Office of the Regional Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Wright, 206-526-6140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NMFS Regional Administrator (RA) has
adjusted the recreational fishery from Leadbetter Point, WA, to Cape
Falcon, OR (Columbia River Subarea), with one regulatory modification.
On September 7, 2005, the Regional Administrator determined that the
Chinook catch was near the overall Chinook quota and that the Columbia
River Subarea Chinook guideline had been achieved. Therefore, effective
Friday, September 9, 2005, the daily bag limit for the Columbia River
Subarea was modified as follows: ``All salmon, except no Chinook
retention, two fish per day, all retained coho must have a healed
adipose fin clip.''
All other restrictions remain in effect as announced for 2005 ocean
salmon fisheries, and by previous inseason actions. This action was
necessary to conform to the 2005 management goals, and the intended
effect is to allow the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas
specified in the 2005 annual management measures. An inseason
conference call was scheduled on Tuesday, September 13, 2005, to
evaluate the status of the catch from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape
Falcon, Oregon, and make any inseason actions if warranted.
Modification of the species that may be caught and landed during
specific seasons and the establishment or modification of limited
retention regulations is authorized by regulations at 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii). Modification in recreational bag limits and
recreational fishing days per calendar week is authorized by
regulations at 50 CFR 660.409 (b)(1)(iii).
In the 2005 annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries
(70 FR 23054, May 4, 2005), NMFS announced the recreational fisheries:
the area from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Alava, WA (Neah Bay
Subarea) opened July 1 through the earlier of September 18 or a 12,667
marked coho subarea quota with a subarea guideline of 4,300 Chinook;
the area from Cape Alava to Queets River, WA (La Push Subarea) opened
July 1 through the earlier of September 18 or a 3,067 marked coho
subarea quota with a subarea guideline of 1,900 Chinook; the area from
Queets River to Leadbetter Point, WA (Westport Subarea) opened June 26
through the earlier of September 18 or a 45,066 marked coho subarea
quota with a subarea guideline of 28,750 Chinook; the area from
Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR (Columbia River Subarea) opened
July 3 through the earlier of September 30 or a 60,900-marked coho
subarea quota with a subarea guideline of 8,200 Chinook. The Neah Bay
and La Push Subareas were opened Tuesday through Saturday, and the
Westport and Columbia River Subareas were opened Sunday through
Thursday. All subareas had a provision specifying that there may be a
conference call no later than July 27 to consider opening seven days
per week. All subareas were restricted to a Chinook minimum size limit
of 24 inches (61.0 cm) total length. In addition, all of the subarea
bag limits were for all salmon, two fish per day, no more than one of
which may be a Chinook, with all retained coho required to have a
healed adipose fin clip.
The recreational fisheries in the area from Cape Alava, WA, to Cape
Falcon, OR (La Push, Westport, and Columbia River Subareas), were
modified by Inseason Action 5 (70 FR 47727, August 15, 2005),
effective Friday, July 29, 2005, to be open seven days per week, with a
modified daily bag limit as follows: ``All salmon, two fish per day,
and all retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip.'' All other
restrictions remain in effect as announced for 2005 Ocean Salmon
Fisheries.
The recreational fishery from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Alava,
WA (Neah Bay Subarea), was modified by Inseason Action 6 (70
FR 52035, September 1, 2005), effective Tuesday, August 16, 2005, to a
have a daily bag limit as follows: ``All salmon, two fish per day, and
all retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip.'' All other
restrictions remain in effect as
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announced for 2005 Ocean Salmon Fisheries.
The recreational fishery from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Alava,
WA (Neah Bay Subarea), was modified by Inseason Action 8 (70
FR 55303, September 21, 2005), effective Tuesday, August 30, 2005, to
be open seven days per week. All other restrictions remain in effect as
announced for 2005 ocean salmon fisheries, and by previous inseason
actions.
On September 7, 2005, the RA consulted with representatives of the
Pacific Fishery Management Council, Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife by conference
call. Information related to catch to date, the Chinook and coho catch
rates, and effort data indicated that the Chinook catch was near the
overall Chinook quota and that the Columbia River Subarea Chinook
guideline had been achieved. As a result, on September 7, 2005, the
states recommended, and the RA concurred, that effective Friday,
September 9, 2005, the daily bag limit for the Columbia River Subarea
was modified as follows: ``All salmon, except no Chinook retention, two
fish per day, all retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip.''
All other restrictions remain in effect as announced for 2005 ocean
salmon fisheries, and by previous inseason actions.
The RA determined that the best available information indicated
that the catch and effort data, and projections, supported the above
inseason action recommended by the states. The states manage the
fisheries in state waters adjacent to the areas of the U.S. exclusive
economic zone in accordance with this Federal action. As provided by
the inseason action procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual notice to
fishers of the already described regulatory action was given, prior to
the date the action was effective, by telephone hotline number 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.
This action does not apply to other fisheries that may be operating
in other areas.
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 action was provided
to fishers through telephone hotline and radio notification. This
action complies with the requirements of the annual management measures
for ocean salmon fisheries (70 FR 23054, May 4, 2005), the West Coast
Salmon Plan, and regulations implementing the West Coast Salmon Plan 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 the fishery catch and effort data were
collected to determine the extent of the fisheries, and the time the
fishery modifications had to be implemented in order to allow fishers
access to the available fish at the time the fish were available. The
AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness
required under U.S.C. 553(d)(3), as a delay in effectiveness of these
actions would unnecessarily limit fishers appropriately controlled
access to available fish during the scheduled fishing season.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and is
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 14, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-22858 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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