Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program, 11881-11882 [E9-6190]
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In FR Doc.
E9–5066, appearing on page 10189 in
the Federal Register on March 10, 2009,
the following corrections are made:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Corrections to Preamble
1. On page 10190, in the second
column, under the response to
Comment 4, the application deadline is
corrected to read May 11, 2009.
2. On page 10190, in the second
column, under the response to
Comment 5, the application deadline
announced is corrected to read May 11,
2009.
Corrections to Regulatory Text
§ 660.306 [Corrected]
On page 10192, in the second column,
in § 660.306 Prohibitions, in paragraph
(f)(1), the date of April 9, 2009, is
corrected to read May 11, 2009.
§ 660.333 [Corrected]
2. On page 10192, in the third
column, in § 660.333 Limited entry
fishery eligibility and registration, in
paragraph (a) the date of April 9, 2009,
is corrected to read May 11, 2009.
§ 660.336 [Corrected]
3. On page 10193, in the first column,
in § 660.336 Pacific whiting vessel
licenses, in paragraph (a)(1)
introductory text, the date of April 9,
2009, is corrected to read May 11, 2009.
4. On page 10193, in the third
column, in § 660.336 Pacific whiting
vessel licenses, in paragraph (a)(3)(i),
the date of April 9, 2009, is corrected to
read May 11, 2009 wherever it appears.
5. On page 10194, in the first column,
in § 660.336 Pacific whiting vessel
licenses, in paragraph (a)(3)(ii), the date
of April 9, 2009, is corrected to read
May 11, 2009.
6. On page 10194, in the first column,
in § 660.336 Pacific whiting vessel
licenses, in paragraph (a)(3)(iii), the date
of May 11, 2009, is corrected to read
June 15, 2009.
§ 660.373 [Corrected]
7. On page 10194, in the third
column, § 660.373 Pacific whiting
(whiting) fishery management,
paragraph (a) is revised to read as
follows:
(a) Sectors. In order for a vessel to
participate in a particular whiting
fishery sector after May 11, 2009, that
vessel must be registered for use with a
sector-specific Pacific whiting vessel
license under § 660.336.
(1) The catcher/processor sector is
composed of catcher/processors, which
are vessels that harvest and process
whiting during a calendar year.
(2) The mothership sector is
composed of motherships and catcher
vessels that harvest whiting for delivery
to motherships. Motherships are vessels
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that process, but do not harvest, whiting
during a calendar year.
(3) The shore-based sector is
composed of vessels that harvest
whiting for delivery to Pacific whiting
shoreside first receivers.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of
50 CFR Part 660, subpart G, a vessel that
is 75 feet or less LOA that harvests
whiting and, in addition to heading and
gutting, cuts the tail off and freezes the
whiting, is not considered to be a
catcher/processor nor is it considered to
be processing fish. Such a vessel is
considered a participant in the
shorebased whiting sector, and is
subject to regulations and allocations for
that sector.
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; opening.
Beginning
in 1995, fishing for Pacific halibut and
sablefish with fixed gear in the IFQ
regulatory areas defined in § 679.2 has
been managed under the IFQ Program.
The IFQ Program is a regulatory regime
designed to promote the conservation
and management of these fisheries and
to further the objectives of the
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act and
the Northern Pacific Halibut Act.
Persons holding quota share receive an
annual allocation of IFQ. Persons
receiving an annual allocation of IFQ
are authorized to harvest IFQ species
within specified limitations. Further
information on the implementation of
the IFQ Program, and the rationale
supporting it, are contained in the
preamble to the final rule implementing
the IFQ Program published in the
Federal Register, November 9, 1993 (58
FR 59375) and subsequent amendments.
This announcement is consistent with
§ 679.23(g)(1), which requires that the
directed fishing season for sablefish
managed under the IFQ Program be
specified by the Administrator, Alaska
Region, and announced by publication
in the Federal Register. This method of
season announcement was selected to
facilitate coordination between the
sablefish season, chosen by the
Administrator, Alaska Region, and the
halibut season, chosen by the IPHC. The
directed fishing season for sablefish
with fixed gear managed under the IFQ
Program will open 1200 hrs, A.l.t.,
March 21, 2009, and will close 1200 hrs,
A.l.t., November 15, 2009. This period
runs concurrently with the IFQ season
for Pacific halibut announced by the
IPHC. The IFQ halibut season will be
specified by a separate publication in
the Federal Register of annual
management measures pursuant to 50
CFR 300.62.
SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed
fishing for sablefish with fixed gear
managed under the Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) Program. The season will
open 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.),
March 21, 2009, and will close 1200 hrs,
A.l.t., November 15, 2009. This period
is the same as the 2009 IFQ and
Community Development Quota season
for Pacific halibut adopted by the
International Pacific Halibut
Commission (IPHC). The IFQ halibut
season is specified by a separate
publication in the Federal Register of
annual management measures.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March
21, 2009, until 1200 hrs, A.l.t.,
November 15, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
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 opening of the sablefish
fishery thereby increasing bycatch and
regulatory discards between the
sablefish fishery and the halibut fishery,
Dated: March 16, 2009.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator For Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 0910091344–9056–02 and
0810141351–9087–02]
RIN 0648–XN73
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed
Under the Individual Fishing Quota
Program
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and preventing the accomplishment of
the management objective for
simultaneous opening of these two
fisheries. NMFS was unable to publish
a notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of March 13, 2009.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
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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 § 679.23
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Dated: March 16, 2009.
Alan D. Risenhoover
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11881-11882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6190]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 0910091344-9056-02 and 0810141351-9087-02]
RIN 0648-XN73
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish
Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; opening.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear
managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. The season
will open 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 21, 2009, and
will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November 15, 2009. This period is the same
as the 2009 IFQ and Community Development Quota season for Pacific
halibut adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC).
The IFQ halibut season is specified by a separate publication in the
Federal Register of annual management measures.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 21, 2009, until 1200 hrs,
A.l.t., November 15, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obren Davis, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning in 1995, fishing for Pacific
halibut and sablefish with fixed gear in the IFQ regulatory areas
defined in Sec. 679.2 has been managed under the IFQ Program. The IFQ
Program is a regulatory regime designed to promote the conservation and
management of these fisheries and to further the objectives of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act. Persons holding quota share receive an
annual allocation of IFQ. Persons receiving an annual allocation of IFQ
are authorized to harvest IFQ species within specified limitations.
Further information on the implementation of the IFQ Program, and the
rationale supporting it, are contained in the preamble to the final
rule implementing the IFQ Program published in the Federal Register,
November 9, 1993 (58 FR 59375) and subsequent amendments.
This announcement is consistent with Sec. 679.23(g)(1), which
requires that the directed fishing season for sablefish managed under
the IFQ Program be specified by the Administrator, Alaska Region, and
announced by publication in the Federal Register. This method of season
announcement was selected to facilitate coordination between the
sablefish season, chosen by the Administrator, Alaska Region, and the
halibut season, chosen by the IPHC. The directed fishing season for
sablefish with fixed gear managed under the IFQ Program will open 1200
hrs, A.l.t., March 21, 2009, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November
15, 2009. This period runs concurrently with the IFQ season for Pacific
halibut announced by the IPHC. The IFQ halibut season will be specified
by a separate publication in the Federal Register of annual management
measures pursuant to 50 CFR 300.62.
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 opening of the sablefish fishery thereby increasing
bycatch and regulatory discards between the sablefish fishery and the
halibut fishery,
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and preventing the accomplishment of the management objective for
simultaneous opening of these two fisheries. NMFS was unable to publish
a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as of March 13, 2009.
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. 679.23 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 16, 2009.
Alan D. Risenhoover
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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