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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 60109004–6164–02; I.D.
010406E]
RIN 0648-AT76
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries;
Annual Specifications
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to
implement the annual harvest guideline
for Pacific sardine in the U.S. exclusive
economic zone off the Pacific coast for
the fishing season of January 1, 2006,
through December 31, 2006. This
harvest guideline has been calculated
according to the regulations
implementing the Coastal Pelagic
Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) and establishes allowable harvest
levels for Pacific sardine off the Pacific
coast.
DATES: Effective August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the report
Assessment of Pacific Sardine Stock for
U.S. Management in 2006 and the
Environmental Assessment/Regulatory
Impact Review may be obtained from
Rodney R. McInnis, Regional
Administrator, Southwest Region,
NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua B. Lindsay, Southwest Region,
NMFS, 562–980–4034, e-mail:
joshua.lindsay@noaa.gov.
The CPS
FMP, which was implemented by
publication of the final rule in the
Federal Register on December 15, 1999
(64 FR 69888), divides management unit
species into two categories: actively
managed and monitored. Harvest
guidelines for actively managed species
(Pacific sardine and Pacific mackerel)
are based on formulas applied to current
biomass estimates. Biomass estimates
are not calculated for species that are
only monitored (jack mackerel, northern
anchovy, and market squid).
At a public meeting each year, the
biomass for each actively managed
species is reviewed by the Pacific
Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) CPS Management Team
(Team). The biomass, harvest guideline,
and status of the fisheries are then
reviewed at a public meeting of the
Council’s CPS Advisory Subpanel
(Subpanel). This information is also
reviewed by the Council’s Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC). The
Council reviews the reports from the
Team, Subpanel, and SSC, provides
time for public comment, and then
makes its recommendation to NMFS.
The annual harvest guideline and
season structure are published by NMFS
in the Federal Register as soon as
practicable before the beginning of the
appropriate fishing season. The Pacific
sardine season begins on January 1 and
ends on December 31 of each year.
Public meetings of the Team and
Subpanel were held at NMFS Southwest
Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA
on October 5 and 6, 2005 (70 FR 55335,
September 21, 2005). The Council
reviewed the report at its November
meeting in San Diego, CA, and listened
to comments from its advisory bodies
and the public. The Council then
adopted the 2006 harvest guideline for
Pacific sardine. Based on a biomass
estimate of 1,061,391 metric tons (mt),
the harvest guideline for Pacific sardine
for January 1, 2006, through December
31, 2006, is 118,937 mt.
The size of the sardine population
was estimated using an integrated stock
assessment model called Age-structured
Assessment Program (ASAP). ASAP is a
flexible forward-simulation that allows
for the efficient and reliable estimation
of a large number of parameters. ASAP
uses fishery dependent and fishery
independent data to obtain annual
estimates of sardine abundance, yearclass strength, and age-specific fishing
mortality. The ASAP model allows one
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to account for the expansion of the
Pacific sardine stock northward to
include waters off the northwest Pacific
coast and for the incorporation of data
from the Mexican sardine fishery.
Information on the fishery and the stock
assessment are found in the report
Assessment of Pacific Sardine Stock for
U.S. Management in 2006 (see
ADDRESSES).
The formula in the FMP uses the
following factors to
determine the harvest guideline:
1. The biomass of sardines age one
and above. For 2006,
this estimate is 1,061,391 mt.
2. The cutoff. This is the biomass
level below which no
commercial fishery is allowed. The
FMP established this level at 150,000
mt.
3. The portion of the sardine biomass
that is in U.S. waters. For 2006, this
estimate is 87 percent. It is based on the
average larval distribution obtained
from scientific cruises and the
distribution of the resource obtained
from logbooks of aerial fish-spotters.
4. The harvest fraction. This is the
percentage of the biomass above 150,000
mt that may be harvested. The fraction
varies from 5 to 15 percent, depending
on current ocean temperatures. The
higher fraction is used for warmer ocean
temperatures, which favor production of
Pacific sardine, and the lower fraction is
used for cooler temperatures. Based on
the last three seasons of sea surface
temperatures at Scripps Pier, California,
a fraction of 15 percent was used for
2006.
Based on the estimated biomass of
1,061,391 mt and the formula in the
FMP, a harvest guideline of 118,937 mt
was determined for the fishery
beginning January 1, 2006.
The recently established Amendment
11 to the CPS FMP changed the
framework for the annual
apportionment of the Pacific sardine
harvest guideline along the U.S. Pacific
coast and set up a new long-term
allocation scheme. Based on this new
long-term allocation scheme, 35 percent
of the harvest guideline is released
coastwide on January 1; 40 percent of
the harvest guideline, plus any portion
not harvested from the initial 35 percent
is released coastwide on July 1; and on
September 15 the remaining 25 percent,
plus any portion not harvested from the
earlier releases is then available for
harvest.
If the total harvest guideline or these
apportionment levels for Pacific sardine
are reached at any time, the Pacific
sardine fishery shall be closed until
either it re-opens per the allocation
scheme or the beginning of the next
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fishing season. The Regional
Administrator shall announce in the
Federal Register the date of the closure
of the directed fishery for Pacific
sardine.
Normally, an incidental landing
allowance of sardine in landings of
other CPS is set at the beginning of the
fishing season. The incidental
allowance would become effective if the
harvest guideline is reached and the
fishery closed. A landing allowance of
sardine up to 45 percent by weight of
any landing of CPS is authorized by the
FMP. An incidental allowance prevents
fishermen from being cited for a
violation when sardine occur in schools
of other CPS, and it minimizes bycatch
of sardine if sardine are inadvertently
caught while fishing for other CPS.
Sardine landed with other species also
requires sorting at the processing plant,
which adds to processing costs. Mixed
species in the same load may damage
smaller fish.
Classification
These specifications are issued under
the authority of, and NMFS has
preliminarily determined that it is in
accordance with, the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, the FMP, and the regulations
implementing the FMP.
This final rule is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration during
the proposed rule stage that this action
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the
certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here.
No comments were received regarding
this certification. As a result, a
regulatory flexibility analysis was not
required and none was prepared.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 28, 2006.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Operations, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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[Docket No. 060420106–6163–02; I.D.
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RIN 0648–AU44
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab
Fishery Resources; Crab Economic
Data Reports
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to
implement revision of the annual
economic data reports (EDRs)
submission deadline from May 1 to June
28. This action is necessary to provide
adequate time for crab harvesters and
processors participating in the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab
Rationalization Program (CR Program) to
submit accurate and complete data on
an EDR for the previous fishing year.
This action is intended to promote the
goals and objectives of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act).
Effective on July 5, 2006.
Copies of the Regulatory
Impact Review/Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (RIR/FRFA)
prepared for this action are available
from: NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802, Attn: Ellen
Walsh, Records Officer, and on the
Alaska Region, NMFS, website at https://
www.fakr.noaa.gov or by calling the
Alaska Region, NMFS, at 907–586–7228.
Written comments regarding the
burden-hour estimates or other aspects
of the collection-of-information
requirements contained in this final rule
may be submitted to NMFS, Alaska
Region at the above address, and by
email to DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov,
or fax to 202–395–7285.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patsy A. Bearden, 907–586–7008 or email at patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
Background
The CR Program includes a
comprehensive economic data
collection requirement to help the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 60109004-6164-02; I.D. 010406E]
RIN 0648-AT76
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species
Fisheries; Annual Specifications
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to implement the annual harvest
guideline for Pacific sardine in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off
the Pacific coast for the fishing season of January 1, 2006, through
December 31, 2006. This harvest guideline has been calculated according
to the regulations implementing the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS)
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and establishes allowable harvest levels
for Pacific sardine off the Pacific coast.
DATES: Effective August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the report Assessment of Pacific Sardine Stock for
U.S. Management in 2006 and the Environmental Assessment/Regulatory
Impact Review may be obtained from Rodney R. McInnis, Regional
Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua B. Lindsay, Southwest Region,
NMFS, 562-980-4034, e-mail: joshua.lindsay@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPS FMP, which was implemented by
publication of the final rule in the Federal Register on December 15,
1999 (64 FR 69888), divides management unit species into two
categories: actively managed and monitored. Harvest guidelines for
actively managed species (Pacific sardine and Pacific mackerel) are
based on formulas applied to current biomass estimates. Biomass
estimates are not calculated for species that are only monitored (jack
mackerel, northern anchovy, and market squid).
At a public meeting each year, the biomass for each actively
managed species is reviewed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council's
(Council) CPS Management Team (Team). The biomass, harvest guideline,
and status of the fisheries are then reviewed at a public meeting of
the Council's CPS Advisory Subpanel (Subpanel). This information is
also reviewed by the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC). The Council reviews the reports from the Team, Subpanel, and
SSC, provides time for public comment, and then makes its
recommendation to NMFS. The annual harvest guideline and season
structure are published by NMFS in the Federal Register as soon as
practicable before the beginning of the appropriate fishing season. The
Pacific sardine season begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of
each year.
Public meetings of the Team and Subpanel were held at NMFS
Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA on October 5 and 6,
2005 (70 FR 55335, September 21, 2005). The Council reviewed the report
at its November meeting in San Diego, CA, and listened to comments from
its advisory bodies and the public. The Council then adopted the 2006
harvest guideline for Pacific sardine. Based on a biomass estimate of
1,061,391 metric tons (mt), the harvest guideline for Pacific sardine
for January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006, is 118,937 mt.
The size of the sardine population was estimated using an
integrated stock assessment model called Age-structured Assessment
Program (ASAP). ASAP is a flexible forward-simulation that allows for
the efficient and reliable estimation of a large number of parameters.
ASAP uses fishery dependent and fishery independent data to obtain
annual estimates of sardine abundance, year-class strength, and age-
specific fishing mortality. The ASAP model allows one
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to account for the expansion of the Pacific sardine stock northward to
include waters off the northwest Pacific coast and for the
incorporation of data from the Mexican sardine fishery. Information on
the fishery and the stock assessment are found in the report Assessment
of Pacific Sardine Stock for U.S. Management in 2006 (see ADDRESSES).
The formula in the FMP uses the following factors to
determine the harvest guideline:
1. The biomass of sardines age one and above. For 2006,
this estimate is 1,061,391 mt.
2. The cutoff. This is the biomass level below which no
commercial fishery is allowed. The FMP established this level at
150,000 mt.
3. The portion of the sardine biomass that is in U.S. waters. For
2006, this estimate is 87 percent. It is based on the average larval
distribution obtained from scientific cruises and the distribution of
the resource obtained from logbooks of aerial fish-spotters.
4. The harvest fraction. This is the percentage of the biomass
above 150,000 mt that may be harvested. The fraction varies from 5 to
15 percent, depending on current ocean temperatures. The higher
fraction is used for warmer ocean temperatures, which favor production
of Pacific sardine, and the lower fraction is used for cooler
temperatures. Based on the last three seasons of sea surface
temperatures at Scripps Pier, California, a fraction of 15 percent was
used for 2006.
Based on the estimated biomass of 1,061,391 mt and the formula in
the FMP, a harvest guideline of 118,937 mt was determined for the
fishery beginning January 1, 2006.
The recently established Amendment 11 to the CPS FMP changed the
framework for the annual apportionment of the Pacific sardine harvest
guideline along the U.S. Pacific coast and set up a new long-term
allocation scheme. Based on this new long-term allocation scheme, 35
percent of the harvest guideline is released coastwide on January 1; 40
percent of the harvest guideline, plus any portion not harvested from
the initial 35 percent is released coastwide on July 1; and on
September 15 the remaining 25 percent, plus any portion not harvested
from the earlier releases is then available for harvest.
If the total harvest guideline or these apportionment levels for
Pacific sardine are reached at any time, the Pacific sardine fishery
shall be closed until either it re-opens per the allocation scheme or
the beginning of the next fishing season. The Regional Administrator
shall announce in the Federal Register the date of the closure of the
directed fishery for Pacific sardine.
Normally, an incidental landing allowance of sardine in landings of
other CPS is set at the beginning of the fishing season. The incidental
allowance would become effective if the harvest guideline is reached
and the fishery closed. A landing allowance of sardine up to 45 percent
by weight of any landing of CPS is authorized by the FMP. An incidental
allowance prevents fishermen from being cited for a violation when
sardine occur in schools of other CPS, and it minimizes bycatch of
sardine if sardine are inadvertently caught while fishing for other
CPS. Sardine landed with other species also requires sorting at the
processing plant, which adds to processing costs. Mixed species in the
same load may damage smaller fish.
Classification
These specifications are issued under the authority of, and NMFS
has preliminarily determined that it is in accordance with, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMP, and
the regulations implementing the FMP.
This final rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration during the proposed rule stage that this action would
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here. No comments were received
regarding this certification. As a result, a regulatory flexibility
analysis was not required and none was prepared.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 28, 2006.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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