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fishing under a Regular B DAS, may not
land more than 100 lb (45.5 kg) per
DAS, or any part of a DAS, up to a
maximum of 1,000 lb (454 kg) per trip
of any of the following species/stocks
from the areas specified in paragraph
(b)(10)(v) of this section: Cod, pollock,
white hake, witch flounder, GB winter
flounder, GB yellowtail flounder, and
southern windowpane flounder; and
may not land more than 25 lb (11.3 kg)
per DAS, or any part of a DAS, up to a
maximum of 250 lb (113 kg) per trip of
CC/GOM or SNE/MA yellowtail
flounder. In addition, trawl vessels that
are required to fish with a haddock
separator trawl or Ruhle trawl, as
specified under paragraph (b)(10)(iv)(J)
of this section, gillnet gear, and other
gear that may be required in order to
reduce catches of stocks of concern as
described under paragraph (b)(10)(iv)(J)
of this section, are restricted to the
following trip limits: 500 lb (227 kg) of
all flatfish species (American plaice,
witch flounder, winter flounder (GOM
or GB), windowpane flounder (south),
and yellowtail flounder), combined; 500
lb (227 kg) of monkfish (whole weight);
500 lb (227 kg) of skates (whole weight);
and zero possession of lobsters, ocean
pout, SNE/MA winter flounder, and
windowpane flounder (north), unless
otherwise restricted by § 648.94(b)(3).
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(C) CC/GOM yellowtail flounder stock
area. The CC/GOM yellowtail flounder
stock area for the purposes of the
Regular B DAS Program is the area
defined by straight lines connecting the
following points in the order stated:
CC/GOM YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER
STOCK AREA
Point
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CCGOM1
CCGOM2
CCGOM3
CCGOM4
CCGOM5
CCGOM6
CCGOM7
CCGOM8
CCGOM9
CCGOM10
CCGOM11
CCGOM12
CCGOM13
N. Lat.
43°00′
43°00′
42°30′
42°30′
41°30′
41°30′
41°00′
41°00′
41°30′
2
W.
Long.
1
70°00′
70°00′
69°30′
69°30′
69°00′
69°00′
69°30′
70°00′
70°00′
42°00′
42°00′
3
3
70°00′
4
1 Intersection
with the New Hampshire
coastline.
2 Intersection of the south-facing shoreline of
Cape Cod, MA.
3 Intersection with the east-facing shoreline
of Cape Cod, MA.
4 Intersection with the west-facing shoreline
of Massachusetts.
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(D) SNE/MA yellowtail flounder stock
area. The SNE/MA stock area for the
purposes of the Regular B DAS Program
is the area bounded on the north, east,
and south by straight lines connecting
the following points in the order stated:
SNE/MA YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER
STOCK AREA
N. Lat.
SNEMA1
SNEMA2
SNEMA3
SNEMA4
SNEMA5
SNEMA6
SNEMA7
SNEMA8
SNEMA9
SNEMA10
SNEMA11
SNEMA12
SNEMA13
SNEMA14
SNEMA15
SNEMA16
SNEMA17
W.
Long.
40°00′
40°00′
40°30′
40°30′
41°00′
41°00′
41°30′
41°30′
41°00′
41°00′
41°30′
Point
74° 00′
72°00′
72°00′
69°30′
69°30′
69°00′
69°00′
70°00′
70°00′
70°30′
70°30′
72°00′
72°00′
73°00′
73°00′
74°00′
74°00′
1
2
3
40°30′
40°30′
40°00′
1 South-facing
2 North-facing
shoreline of Connecticut.
shoreline of Long Island, New
York.
3 South-facing shoreline of Long Island, New
York.
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(D) Reporting requirements. The
owner or operator of a non-Sector vessel
declared into the Closed Area I Hook
Gear Haddock SAP must submit reports
via VMS, in accordance with
instructions to be provided by the
Regional Administrator, for each day
fished in the Closed Area I Hook Gear
Haddock SAP Area. The reports must be
submitted in 24–hr intervals for each
day fished, beginning at 0000 hr local
time and ending at 2400 hr local time.
The reports must be submitted by 0900
hr local time of the day following
fishing. The reports must include at
least the following information: Total
pounds of haddock, cod, yellowtail
flounder, winter flounder, witch
flounder, pollock, and white hake kept;
total pounds of haddock, cod, yellowtail
flounder, winter flounder, witch
flounder, pollock, and white hake
discarded; date fish were caught; and
VTR serial number, as instructed by the
Regional Administrator. Daily reporting
must continue even if the vessel
operator is required to exit the SAP as
required under paragraph (b)(11)(iv)(F)
of this section.
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■ 5. In § 648.86, paragraphs (e) and (j)
are suspended, and paragraph (o) is
added to read as follows:
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§ 648.86 NE Multispecies possession
restrictions.
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(o) White hake. Unless otherwise
restricted under this part, a vessel
issued NE multispecies DAS permit, a
limited access Handgear A permit, an
open access Handgear B permit, or a
monkfish limited access permit and
fishing under the monkfish Category C
or D permit provisions may only land
up to 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of white hake
per DAS, or any part of a DAS, up to
10,000 lb (4,536 kg) per trip.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 09100091344–9056–02]
RIN 0648–XQ18
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch
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.
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
to prevent exceeding the 2009 total
allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean
perch in the Western Regulatory Area of
the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), July 4, 2009, through 2400
hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patty Britza, 907–586–7376.
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.
The 2009 TAC of Pacific ocean perch
in the Western Regulatory Area of the
GOA is 3,713 metric tons (mt) as
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established by the final 2009 and 2010
harvest specifications for groundfish of
the GOA (74 FR 7333, February 17,
2009).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2009 TAC of Pacific
ocean perch in the Western Regulatory
Area of the GOA will soon be reached.
Therefore, the Regional Administrator is
establishing a directed fishing
allowance of 3,413 mt, and is setting
aside the remaining 300 mt as bycatch
to support other anticipated groundfish
fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch
in the Western Regulatory Area of the
GOA.
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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 closure of Pacific ocean perch
in the Western Regulatory Area of the
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GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a
notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of July 1, 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 § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 2, 2009.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
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. 09100091344-9056-02]
RIN 0648-XQ18
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific
Ocean Perch 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 ocean perch
in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC)
of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 4, 2009,
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patty Britza, 907-586-7376.
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.
The 2009 TAC of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area
of the GOA is 3,713 metric tons (mt) as
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established by the final 2009 and 2010 harvest specifications for
groundfish of the GOA (74 FR 7333, February 17, 2009).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(1)(i), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that the 2009 TAC
of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA will
soon be reached. Therefore, the Regional Administrator is establishing
a directed fishing allowance of 3,413 mt, and is setting aside the
remaining 300 mt as bycatch to support other anticipated groundfish
fisheries. In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed fishing allowance has been
reached. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific
ocean perch 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 closure of Pacific ocean perch 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 July 1, 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. 679.20 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 2, 2009.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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