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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
the Regional Administrator is
establishing a directed fishing
allowance of 13,900 mt, and is setting
aside the remaining 198 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 pollock in Statistical
Area 620 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.
50 CFR Part 679
Classification
[Docket No. 09100091344–9056–02]
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 pollock in
Statistical Area 620 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,
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.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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: October 1, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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RIN 0648–XS06
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical
Area 620 in 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 pollock in Statistical Area
620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This
action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC) of
pollock for Statistical Area 620 in the
GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), October 4, 2009, through
2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 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 2009 TAC of pollock in Statistical
Area 620 of the GOA is 14,098 metric
tons (mt) as 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 Regional Administrator has
determined that the 2009 TAC of
pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the
GOA will soon be reached. Therefore,
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 2, 2009
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
50 CFR Parts 679 and 680
[Docket No. 080312430–91317–02]
RIN 0648–AW56
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Western Alaska
Community Development Quota
Program, Rockfish Program,
Amendment 80 Program; Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Area Crab
Rationalization Program
SUMMARY: NMFS issues regulations to
provide harvesting cooperatives, crab
processing quota share holders, and
Western Alaska Community
Development Quota (CDQ) groups with
the option to make intercooperative
transfers, crab individual processing
quota transfers, and inter-group
transfers through an automated, webbased process. To facilitate web-based
transfers, NMFS removes the
requirement for notarized signatures for
all crab non-permanent leases of
individual fishing quota and individual
processor quota and removes
unnecessary quota share price-related
questions. The purpose of this action is
to reduce paperwork burdens on the
fishing industry by providing the option
of electronic transfer through the
Internet. This action allows
cooperatives, processors, and CDQ
groups to shorten response time to
management, market, weather, and
other fishery and operational conditions
and to increase harvesting and
processing efficiency. This action also
removes detailed description of
information required on application
forms from regulatory text; removes
detailed NMFS mail, fax, and delivery
addresses and replaces them with one
paragraph stating that the form may be
submitted in accordance with
instructions on the form; removes
outdated survey-type questions from
two applications; divides one
application into three separate
applications; revises the NMFS Alaska
Region web address; and corrects crossreferences.
DATES: Effective November 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
Regulatory Impact Review (RIR), the
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 09100091344-9056-02]
RIN 0648-XS06
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in
Statistical Area 620 in 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 pollock in
Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC) of
pollock for Statistical Area 620 in the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 4, 2009,
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Keaton, 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.
The 2009 TAC of pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the GOA is
14,098 metric tons (mt) as 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 Regional
Administrator has determined that the 2009 TAC of pollock in
Statistical Area 620 of the GOA will soon be reached. Therefore, the
Regional Administrator is establishing a directed fishing allowance of
13,900 mt, and is setting aside the remaining 198 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 pollock in Statistical Area 620 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 pollock in Statistical Area 620 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, 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: October 2, 2009
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-24173 Filed 10-2-09; 4:15 pm]
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