Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Subject to Amendment 80 Sideboard Limits in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, 58503-58504 [E8-23589]
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Temporary rule; closure.
[FR Doc. E8–23722 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am]
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific cod by Amendment
80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in
the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf
of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2008
Pacific cod sideboard limit established
for Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), October 1, 2008, until 2400
hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2008.
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
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01]
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Vessels Subject to Amendment 80
Sideboard Limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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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.
Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish
fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 679.
The 2008 Pacific cod sideboard limit
established for Amendment 80 vessels
subject to sideboard limits in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA is
389 metric tons (mt), as established by
the 2008 and 2009 harvest specifications
for groundfish of the GOA (73 FR 10562,
February 27, 2008).
In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(v)(A), the Administrator,
Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional
Administrator), has determined that the
2008 Pacific cod sideboard limit
established for Amendment 80 vessels
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subject to sideboard limits in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA
will soon be reached. Therefore, the
Regional Administrator is establishing a
sideboard directed fishing allowance for
Pacific cod as 330 mt in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA. The
remaining 59 mt in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA will be set
aside as bycatch to support other
anticipated groundfish fisheries. In
accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(v)(C), the
Regional Administrator finds that this
Amendment 80 sideboard directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for Pacific cod by
Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
After the effective date of this closure
the maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the sideboard directed fishing
closure of Pacific cod established for
Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
most recent, relevant data only became
available as of September 30, 2008.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 1, 2008.
James P. Burgess,
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 679
[Docket No. 071106671–8010–02]
RIN 0648–XK97
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by NonAmerican Fisheries Act Crab Vessels
Catching Pacific Cod for Processing
by the Inshore Component in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific cod by non–American
Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessels that are
subject to sideboard limits catching
Pacific cod for processing by the inshore
component in the Western Regulatory
Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This
action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the 2008 Pacific cod sideboard limit
established for non–AFA crab vessels
catching Pacific cod for processing by
the inshore component in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), October 3, 2008, through
2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 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 Magnuson–
Stevens 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.
Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish
fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 680.
The 2008 Pacific cod sideboard limit
established for non–AFA crab vessels
that are subject to sideboard limits
catching Pacific cod for processing by
the inshore component in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA is 1,579
metric tons (mt) for the GOA, as
established by the 2008 and 2009
harvest specifications for groundfish of
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the GOA (73 FR 10562, February 27,
2008).
In accordance with § 680.22(e)(2)(i),
the Regional Administrator has
determined that the 2008 Pacific cod
sideboard limit established for non–
AFA crab vessels catching Pacific cod
for processing by the inshore
component in the Western Regulatory
Area of the GOA will soon be reached.
Therefore, the Regional Administrator is
establishing a sideboard directed fishing
allowance of 1,569 mt, and is setting
aside the remaining 10 mt as bycatch to
support other anticipated groundfish
fisheries. In accordance with
§ 680.22(e)(3), the Regional
Administrator finds that this sideboard
directed fishing allowance has been
reached. Consequently, NMFS is
prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific
cod by non–AFA crab vessels that are
subject to sideboard limits catching
Pacific cod for processing by the inshore
component in the Western Regulatory
Area of the GOA.
After the effective date of this closure
the maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the sideboard directed fishing
closure of Pacific cod for non–AFA crab
vessels that are subject to sideboard
limits catching Pacific cod for
processing by the inshore component in
the Western Regulatory Area of the
GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a
notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of October 1, 2008.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 680.22
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 070213032-7032-01]
RIN 0648-XK96
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod
by Vessels Subject to Amendment 80 Sideboard Limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
to prevent exceeding the 2008 Pacific cod sideboard limit established
for Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 1, 2008,
until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2008.
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 Magnuson-
Stevens 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. Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 679.
The 2008 Pacific cod sideboard limit established for Amendment 80
vessels subject to sideboard limits in the Western Regulatory Area of
the GOA is 389 metric tons (mt), as established by the 2008 and 2009
harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA (73 FR 10562, February
27, 2008).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(1)(v)(A), the Administrator,
Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that the
2008 Pacific cod sideboard limit established for Amendment 80 vessels
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subject to sideboard limits in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA
will soon be reached. Therefore, the Regional Administrator is
establishing a sideboard directed fishing allowance for Pacific cod as
330 mt in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. The remaining 59 mt
in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA will be set aside as bycatch
to support other anticipated groundfish fisheries. In accordance with
Sec. 679.20(d)(1)(v)(C), the Regional Administrator finds that this
Amendment 80 sideboard directed fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable
amounts at Sec. 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently
obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set
forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest. This requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and
would delay the sideboard directed fishing closure of Pacific cod
established for Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant
data only became available as of September 30, 2008.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is
based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and
opportunity for public comment.
This action is required by Sec. 679.20 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 1, 2008.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-23589 Filed 10-1-08; 4:30 pm]
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