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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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 (71 FR 26254, May 4, 2006),
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 limit fishers
appropriately controlled access to
available fish during the scheduled
fishing season by unnecessarily
maintaining two restrictions. These
actions are authorized by 50 CFR
660.409 and 660.411 and are exempt
from review under Executive Order
12866.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
September 22, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 060427113–6113–01; I.D.
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Fisheries Off West Coast States and in
the Western Pacific; West Coast
Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #5
and #6 – Modifications of the
Commercial Salmon Fishery from U.S.Canada Border, to Cape Falcon,
Oregon
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons,
landing and possession limits and gear
restrictions; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
commercial fishery from the U.S.Canada Border, to Cape Falcon, Oregon
was modified by two inseason actions.
Inseason action #5 increased the landing
and possession limit to 60 Chinook per
vessel per open period effective
Saturday, July 29, 2006. Inseason action
#6 increased the landing and possession
limit for Chinook in the area north of
Cape Falcon, OR to the US Canada
border to 80 fish per vessel per open
period, increased the number of fishing
days to 4 days, Saturday through
Tuesday, and eliminated the 6 inch
(15.24 cm) plug gear restriction effective
Saturday, August 19, 2006. All other
restrictions remained in effect as
announced for the 2006 Ocean Salmon
Fisheries. These actions were necessary
to conform to the 2006 management
goals, and the intended effect was to
allow the fishery to operate within the
seasons and quotas specified in the 2006
annual management measures.
DATES: Inseason action #5, the modified
landing and possession limit of 60
Chinook per open period in the area
from the U.S.-Canada border to Cape
Falcon, Oregon, was effective 0001
hours local time (l.t.), Saturday, July, 29,
2006. Inseason action #6, which
increased the landing and possession
limit for Chinook to 80 fish per vessel
per open period for the remainder of the
season, increased the number of fishing
days to 4 days, Saturday through
Tuesday, and eliminated the 6 inch
(15.24 cm) plug gear restriction, was
effective 0001 hours local time (l.t.)
Saturday, August 19, 2006. These
modifications were effective until the
Chinook or coho quotas were taken, or
2359 hours l.t., September 15, 2006,
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which ever was earlier. After this time
the fisheries remain closed until opened
through an additional inseason action
for the west coast salmon fisheries,
which would be published in the
Federal Register, or until the effective
date of the next scheduled open period
announced in the 2006 annual
management measures.
Comments will be accepted through
October 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments on these actions
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.
Comments can also be submitted via email at the
2006salmonIA5l6.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 Docket number 060427113–
6113–01 and/or I.D. 092006E] 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:
Sarah McAvinchey 206–526–4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
2006 annual management measures for
ocean salmon fisheries (71 FR 26254,
May 4, 2006), NMFS announced the
commercial fisheries in the area from
the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon,
Oregon. The fishery was open July 15
through the earlier of September 15 or
an 11,550 preseason Chinook guideline
or a 6,800–marked coho quota. The area
from Cape Flattery and Columbia
Control Zones closed; open Saturday
through Tuesday July 15 through
August 1; all salmon; landing and
possession limit of 35 Chinook and 35
marked coho per vessel per 4–day open
period; open August 5 through
September 15; Saturday through
Monday; all salmon except no chum
retention north of Cape Alava, WA, in
August and September; landing and
possession limit of 30 Chinook and 40
marked coho per vessel per 3–day open
period, gear restricted to 6 inch plugs or
longer.
On July 27, 2006, the Regional
Administrator (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
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that the catch was less than anticipated
preseason and that provisions designed
to slow the catch of Chinook could be
modified, by increasing the landing and
possession limits. As a result, on July
27, 2006, the states recommended, and
the RA concurred, that effective
Saturday, July 29, 2006, the landing and
possession limit for Chinook would be
increased to 60 fish per vessel per open
period until the earlier of September 15
or the available quota for Chinook was
taken. Subsequently, on August 11,
2006, the RA consulted with the above
mentioned parties and determined that
previous inseason actions and
provisions could be modified further.
As a result the states recommended and
the RA concurred, that effective
Saturday, August 19, 2006, in the area
north of Cape Falcon, OR to the US
Canada border the landing and
possession limit for Chinook would be
increased to 80 fish per vessel per open
period for the remainder of the season,
the number of fishing days per week
would be increased to 4 days, Saturday
through Tuesday, and the 6 inch (15.24
cm) plug gear restriction would be
eliminated. These actions were
necessary to conform to the 2006
management goals. The intended effect
was to allow the fishery to operate
within the seasons and quotas specified
in the 2006 annual management
measures. Modification in quota and/or
fishing seasons is authorized by
regulations at 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i)
gear modifications are authorized by
regulation at 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(iv).
The RA determined that the best
available information indicated that the
catch and effort data, and projections,
supported the above inseason actions
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 these Federal actions. As provided
by the inseason notice procedures of 50
CFR 660.411, actual notice to fishers of
the already described regulatory actions
were 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. These actions
do 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
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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 (71 FR 26254, May 4, 2006),
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 limit fishers
appropriately controlled access to
available fish during the scheduled
fishing season by unnecessarily
restricting the fishery. 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: September 22, 2006
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 060216044–6044–01; I.D.
092206E]
Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive
Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water
Species Fishery by Vessels Using
Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment; opening; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed
fishing for species that comprise the
shallow-water species fishery by vessels
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using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA), effective 0700 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), September 25, 2006.
This adjustment is necessary to allow a
12-hour fishery for species that
comprise the shallow-water species
fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the
GOA to resume, without exceeding the
2006 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the shallow-water species
fishery in the GOA.
DATES: Effective 0700 hours, A.l.t.,
September 25, 2006, through 1900
hours, A.l.t., September 25, 2006.
Comments must be received at the
following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., October 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue
Salveson, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Walsh. Comments may be
submitted by:
• Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802;
• Hand delivery to the Federal
Building, 709 West 9th Street, Room
420A, Juneau, Alaska;
• FAX to 907–586–7557;
• E-mail to shallowtrawl3@noaa.gov
and include in the subject line of the email comment the document identifier:
goaswx4srod (E-mail comments, with or
without attachments, are limited to 5
megabytes); or
• Webform at the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2006 Pacific halibut bycatch
allowance specified for the shallowwater species fishery in the GOA is 900
metric tons (mt) as established by the
2006 and 2007 harvest specifications for
groundfish of the GOA (71 FR 10870,
March 3, 2006). NMFS closed directed
fishing for species that comprise the
shallow-water species fishery by vessels
using trawl gear in the GOA under
§ 679.21(d)(7)(i) on September 1, 2006
(71 FR 51784, August 31, 2006). The
fishery was subsequently reopened and
closed on September 6, 2006 (71 FR
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 060427113-6113-01; I.D. 092006E]
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West
Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions 5 and 6 -
Modifications of the Commercial Salmon Fishery from U.S.-Canada Border,
to Cape Falcon, Oregon
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons, landing and possession limits
and gear restrictions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the commercial fishery from the U.S.-
Canada Border, to Cape Falcon, Oregon was modified by two inseason
actions. Inseason action 5 increased the landing and
possession limit to 60 Chinook per vessel per open period effective
Saturday, July 29, 2006. Inseason action 6 increased the
landing and possession limit for Chinook in the area north of Cape
Falcon, OR to the US Canada border to 80 fish per vessel per open
period, increased the number of fishing days to 4 days, Saturday
through Tuesday, and eliminated the 6 inch (15.24 cm) plug gear
restriction effective Saturday, August 19, 2006. All other restrictions
remained in effect as announced for the 2006 Ocean Salmon Fisheries.
These actions were necessary to conform to the 2006 management goals,
and the intended effect was to allow the fishery to operate within the
seasons and quotas specified in the 2006 annual management measures.
DATES: Inseason action 5, the modified landing and possession
limit of 60 Chinook per open period in the area from the U.S.-Canada
border to Cape Falcon, Oregon, was effective 0001 hours local time
(l.t.), Saturday, July, 29, 2006. Inseason action 6, which
increased the landing and possession limit for Chinook to 80 fish per
vessel per open period for the remainder of the season, increased the
number of fishing days to 4 days, Saturday through Tuesday, and
eliminated the 6 inch (15.24 cm) plug gear restriction, was effective
0001 hours local time (l.t.) Saturday, August 19, 2006. These
modifications were effective until the Chinook or coho quotas were
taken, or 2359 hours l.t., September 15, 2006, which ever was earlier.
After this time the fisheries remain closed until opened through an
additional inseason action for the west coast salmon fisheries, which
would be published in the Federal Register, or until the effective date
of the next scheduled open period announced in the 2006 annual
management measures.
Comments will be accepted through October 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments on these actions 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.
Comments can also be submitted via e-mail at the 2006salmonIA5_
6.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 Docket number 060427113-6113-01
and/or I.D. 092006E] 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: Sarah McAvinchey 206-526-4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 2006 annual management measures for
ocean salmon fisheries (71 FR 26254, May 4, 2006), NMFS announced the
commercial fisheries in the area from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape
Falcon, Oregon. The fishery was open July 15 through the earlier of
September 15 or an 11,550 preseason Chinook guideline or a 6,800-marked
coho quota. The area from Cape Flattery and Columbia Control Zones
closed; open Saturday through Tuesday July 15 through August 1; all
salmon; landing and possession limit of 35 Chinook and 35 marked coho
per vessel per 4-day open period; open August 5 through September 15;
Saturday through Monday; all salmon except no chum retention north of
Cape Alava, WA, in August and September; landing and possession limit
of 30 Chinook and 40 marked coho per vessel per 3-day open period, gear
restricted to 6 inch plugs or longer.
On July 27, 2006, the Regional Administrator (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
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that the catch was less than anticipated preseason and that provisions
designed to slow the catch of Chinook could be modified, by increasing
the landing and possession limits. As a result, on July 27, 2006, the
states recommended, and the RA concurred, that effective Saturday, July
29, 2006, the landing and possession limit for Chinook would be
increased to 60 fish per vessel per open period until the earlier of
September 15 or the available quota for Chinook was taken.
Subsequently, on August 11, 2006, the RA consulted with the above
mentioned parties and determined that previous inseason actions and
provisions could be modified further. As a result the states
recommended and the RA concurred, that effective Saturday, August 19,
2006, in the area north of Cape Falcon, OR to the US Canada border the
landing and possession limit for Chinook would be increased to 80 fish
per vessel per open period for the remainder of the season, the number
of fishing days per week would be increased to 4 days, Saturday through
Tuesday, and the 6 inch (15.24 cm) plug gear restriction would be
eliminated. These actions were necessary to conform to the 2006
management goals. The intended effect was to allow the fishery to
operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2006 annual
management measures. Modification in quota and/or fishing seasons is
authorized by regulations at 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i) gear modifications
are authorized by regulation at 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(iv).
The RA determined that the best available information indicated
that the catch and effort data, and projections, supported the above
inseason actions 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 these Federal actions. As provided by
the inseason notice procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual notice to
fishers of the already described regulatory actions were 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. These actions do 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 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 (71 FR 26254, May 4, 2006), 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 limit fishers appropriately controlled access to
available fish during the scheduled fishing season by unnecessarily
restricting the fishery. 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: September 22, 2006
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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