Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures; Correction, 15045-15046 [06-2929]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2006 / Rules and Regulations § 52.120 Identification of plan. * * * * * (c) * * * (129) The following amended rule was submitted on September 12, 2005, by the Governor’s designee. (i) Incorporation by reference. (A) Pinal County Air Quality Control District. (1) Rule 2–8–300, adopted on June 29, 1993 and amended on May 18, 2005. * * * * * [FR Doc. 06–2912 Filed 3–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 010319075-1217-02; I.D. 032206A] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish Fishery; Quota Harvested for Part-time Category National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; part-time permit category closure. AGENCY: NMFS announces that the percentage of the tilefish annual total allowable landings (TAL) available to the Part-time permit category for the 2006 fishing year has been harvested. Commercial vessels fishing under the Part-time tilefish category may not harvest tilefish from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit for the remainder of the 2006 fishing year (through October 31, 2006). Regulations governing the tilefish fishery require publication of this notification to advise the public of this closure. DATES: Effective 0001 hrs local time, March 27, 2006 , through 2400 hrs local time, October 31, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian R. Hooker, Fishery Policy Analyst, at (978) 281–9220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the tilefish fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require annual specification of a TAL for federally permitted tilefish vessels harvesting tilefish from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit. The Golden Tilefish Management Unit is defined as an area of the Atlantic Ocean from the latitude of the VA and NC border (36°33.36′ N. cchase on PROD1PC60 with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:13 Mar 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 lat.), extending eastward from the shore to the outer boundary of the exclusive economic zone, and northward to the U.S.-Canada border. After 5 percent of the TAL is deducted to reflect landings by vessels issued an open-access Incidental permit category, and after up to 3 percent of the TAL is set aside for research purposes, should research TAL be set aside, the remaining TAL is distributed among three tilefish limited access permit categories: Full-time tier 1 category (66 percent), Full-time tier 2 category (15 percent), and the Part-time category (19 percent). The TAL for tilefish for the 2006 fishing year was set at 1.995 million lb (905,172 kg) and then adjusted downward by 5 percent to 1,895,250 lb (859,671 kg) to account for incidental catch. There was no research set-aside for the 2006 fishing year. Thus, the Parttime permit category quota for the 2006 fishing year, which is equal to 19 percent of the TAL, is 360,098 lb (163,338 kg). Notification of the 2006 Part-time permit category quota for the 2006 fishing year was made via letters sent to all permit holders on November 10, 2005, and January 12, 2006, and was published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2006 (71 FR 1982). The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) monitors the commercial tilefish quota for each fishing year using dealer reports, vessel catch reports, and other available information to determine when the quota for each limited access permit category is projected to have been harvested. NMFS is required to publish notification in the Federal Register notifying commercial vessels and dealer permit holders that, effective upon a specific date, the tilefish TAL for the specific limited access category has been harvested and no commercial quota is available for harvesting tilefish by that category for the remainder of the fishing year, from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit. The Regional Administrator has determined, based upon dealer reports and other available information, that the 2006 tilefish TAL for the Part-time category has been harvested. Therefore, effective 0001 hrs local time, March 27, 2006, further landings of tilefish harvested from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit by tilefish vessels holding Part-time category Federal fisheries permits are prohibited through October 31, 2006. The 2007 fishing year for commercial tilefish harvest will open on November 1, 2006. Federally permitted dealers are also advised that, effective March 27, 2006, they may not purchase tilefish from Part-time category federally permitted PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 15045 tilefish vessels who land tilefish harvested from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit for the remainder of the 2006 fishing year (through October 31, 2006). Classification This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. March 22, 2006. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services. [FR Doc. 06–2927 Filed 3–22–06; 1:07 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 051014263-6028-03; I.D. 120805A] RIN 0648–AU00 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures; Correction National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; correction. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On February 17, 2006, a final rule was published in the Federal Register implementing revisions to the 2006 commercial and recreational groundfish fishery management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. (exclusive economic zone) EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. This final rule contained an error in the amendatory language for instruction 2. DATES: Effective March 1, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Goen (Northwest Region, NMFS), phone: 206-526-4646; fax: 206–526– 6736 and; e-mail: jamie.goen@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 17, 2006, (71 FR 8489) a final rule was published that implemented revisions to the 2006 commercial and recreational groundfish fishery management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. This final rule contained an error in the amendatory language for instruction 2. E:\FR\FM\27MRR1.SGM 27MRR1 15046 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2006 / Rules and Regulations Correction In FR Doc. 06-1451, in the issue of Friday, February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8489) beginning on page 8496, in column 3, amendatory instruction 2 and the regulatory text to paragraph (c)(1)(i) introductory text is corrected to read as follows: I 2. In § 660.370 paragraph (c)(1)(i) introductory text is revised, and paragraphs (c)(1)(iii), (c)(1)(iv) and (i) are removed to read as follows: § 660.370 Specifications and management measures. * * * * (c) * * * (1) * * * (i) Trip landing and frequency limits, size limits, all gear. Trip landing and frequency limits have been designated cchase on PROD1PC60 with RULES * VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:13 Mar 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 as routine for the following species or species groups: widow rockfish, canary rockfish, yellowtail rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, yelloweye rockfish, black rockfish, blue rockfish, splitnose rockfish, chilipepper rockfish, bocaccio, cowcod, minor nearshore rockfish or shallow and deeper minor nearshore rockfish, shelf or minor shelf rockfish, and minor slope rockfish; DTS complex which is composed of Dover sole, sablefish, shortspine thornyheads, and longspine thornyheads; petrale sole, rex sole, arrowtooth flounder, Pacific sanddabs, and the flatfish complex, which is composed of those species plus any other flatfish species listed at § 660.302; Pacific whiting; lingcod; Pacific cod; spiny dogfish; and ‘‘other fish’’ as a complex consisting of all groundfish species listed at § 660.302 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 and not otherwise listed as a distinct species or species group. Size limits have been designated as routine for sablefish and lingcod. Trip landing and frequency limits and size limits for species with those limits designated as routine may be imposed or adjusted on a biennial or more frequent basis for the purpose of keeping landings within the harvest levels announced by NMFS, and for the other purposes given in paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of this section. * * * * * Dated: March 22, 2006. James W. Balsiger, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 06–2929 Filed 3–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S E:\FR\FM\27MRR1.SGM 27MRR1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15045-15046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2929]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 051014263-6028-03; I.D. 120805A]
RIN 0648-AU00


Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States 
and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
Specifications and Management Measures; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On February 17, 2006, a final rule was published in the 
Federal Register implementing revisions to the 2006 commercial and 
recreational groundfish fishery management measures for groundfish 
taken in the U.S. (exclusive economic zone) EEZ off the coasts of 
Washington, Oregon, and California. This final rule contained an error 
in the amendatory language for instruction 2.

DATES: Effective March 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Goen (Northwest Region, NMFS), 
phone: 206-526-4646; fax: 206-526-6736 and; e-mail: 
jamie.goen@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 17, 2006, (71 FR 8489) a final 
rule was published that implemented revisions to the 2006 commercial 
and recreational groundfish fishery management measures for groundfish 
taken in the U.S. EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and 
California. This final rule contained an error in the amendatory 
language for instruction 2.

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Correction

    In FR Doc. 06-1451, in the issue of Friday, February 17, 2006 (71 
FR 8489) beginning on page 8496, in column 3, amendatory instruction 2 
and the regulatory text to paragraph (c)(1)(i) introductory text is 
corrected to read as follows:

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2. In Sec.  660.370 paragraph (c)(1)(i) introductory text is revised, 
and paragraphs (c)(1)(iii), (c)(1)(iv) and (i) are removed to read as 
follows:


Sec.  660.370  Specifications and management measures.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Trip landing and frequency limits, size limits, all gear. Trip 
landing and frequency limits have been designated as routine for the 
following species or species groups: widow rockfish, canary rockfish, 
yellowtail rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, yelloweye rockfish, black 
rockfish, blue rockfish, splitnose rockfish, chilipepper rockfish, 
bocaccio, cowcod, minor nearshore rockfish or shallow and deeper minor 
nearshore rockfish, shelf or minor shelf rockfish, and minor slope 
rockfish; DTS complex which is composed of Dover sole, sablefish, 
shortspine thornyheads, and longspine thornyheads; petrale sole, rex 
sole, arrowtooth flounder, Pacific sanddabs, and the flatfish complex, 
which is composed of those species plus any other flatfish species 
listed at Sec.  660.302; Pacific whiting; lingcod; Pacific cod; spiny 
dogfish; and ``other fish'' as a complex consisting of all groundfish 
species listed at Sec.  660.302 and not otherwise listed as a distinct 
species or species group. Size limits have been designated as routine 
for sablefish and lingcod. Trip landing and frequency limits and size 
limits for species with those limits designated as routine may be 
imposed or adjusted on a biennial or more frequent basis for the 
purpose of keeping landings within the harvest levels announced by 
NMFS, and for the other purposes given in paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(A) and 
(B) of this section.
* * * * *

    Dated: March 22, 2006.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 06-2929 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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