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to 5 U.S.C 553(d)(3), good cause to
waive the 30 day delay in effectiveness
for the reasons stated above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 16, 2009.
Kristen C. Koch,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–17282 Filed 7–16–09; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 09100091344–9056–02]
RIN 0648–XQ26
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in
the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of
a closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed
fishing for northern rockfish in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) for 96 hours. This action
is necessary to fully use the 2009 total
allowable catch (TAC) of northern
rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area
of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), July 17, 2009, through 1200
hrs, A.l.t., July 21, 2009. Comments
must be received at the following
address no later than 4:30 p.m., A.l.t.,
July 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue
Salveson, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. You may submit
comments, identified by [RIN], by any
one of the following methods:
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• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
http://www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802.
• Fax: (907) 586–7557.
• Hand delivery to the Federal
Building: 709 West 9th Street, Room
420A, Juneau, AK.
All comments received are a part of
the public record and will generally be
posted to http://www.regulations.gov
without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous
comments. Enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required
fields, if you wish to remain
anonymous. Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe
portable document file (pdf) file formats
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7269.
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.
NMFS closed the directed fishery for
northern rockfish in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA on July 9,
2009 (74 FR 33923, July 14, 2009).
NMFS has determined that
approximately 392 mt of the 2009 TAC
of northern rockfish in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA remain in
the directed fishing allowance.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C), and
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(a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize the
2009 TAC of northern rockfish in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA,
NMFS is terminating the previous
closure and is reopening directed
fishing for northern rockfish in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA for
96 hours, effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., July
17, 2009, through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., July
21, 2009.
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 reopening and closure of
northern rockfish 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 15, 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 § 679.25
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 16, 2009.
Kristen C. Koch,
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. 09100091344-9056-02]
RIN 0648-XQ26
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern
Rockfish in the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of a closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 96 hours. This
action is necessary to fully use the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC)
of northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 17, 2009,
through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., July 21, 2009. Comments must be received at
the following address no later than 4:30 p.m., A.l.t., July 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue Salveson, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region, NMFS,
Attn: Ellen Sebastian. You may submit comments, identified by [RIN], by
any one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at http://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.
Fax: (907) 586-7557.
Hand delivery to the Federal Building: 709 West 9th
Street, Room 420A, Juneau, AK.
All comments received are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. All
Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments. Enter ``N/A'' in the required
fields, if you wish to remain anonymous. Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe portable document file (pdf) file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7269.
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.
NMFS closed the directed fishery for northern rockfish in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA on July 9, 2009 (74 FR 33923, July
14, 2009).
NMFS has determined that approximately 392 mt of the 2009 TAC of
northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA remain in
the directed fishing allowance. Therefore, in accordance with Sec.
679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C), and (a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize
the 2009 TAC of northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the
GOA, NMFS is terminating the previous closure and is reopening directed
fishing for northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA
for 96 hours, effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., July 17, 2009, through 1200
hrs, A.l.t., July 21, 2009.
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 reopening and closure of northern rockfish 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 15, 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. 679.25 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 16, 2009.
Kristen C. Koch,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-17279 Filed 7-16-09; 4:15 pm]
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