Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska, 54290-54291 [2010-22205]

Download as PDF 54290 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 27.0 Combining Multiple Editions or Publications * * * * Temporary rule; inseason adjustment. ACTION: * 27.5 Documentation * * * The following additional standards apply: * * * * * [Revise 27.5 by adding a new item c as follows:] c. Unless excepted by Business Mailer Support (BMS), mailers combining Periodicals publications under 27.1a or 27.1c must transmit postage statements and mailing documentation to the USPS using a BMS-approved electronic method. [Renumber current 27.6 through 27.8 as new 27.7 through 27.9 and add a new item 27.6 as follows:] 27.6 Additional Standards Mailers combining Periodicals publications under 27.1a or 27.1c must: a. Use Intelligent Mail tray labels on trays and sacks, and Intelligent Mail container placards on pallets or similar containers, under 708.6.5 and 6.6. b. When using a consolidator, prepare a separate postage statement for the portion of the mailing accepted at the origin site and another statement for that portion directed to a consolidator. c. When using a consolidator under 27.1c, pay postage at the consolidator’s site. d. If consolidating multiple mailings on pallets, update the electronic data for each of the original mailings. These updated data must be reflected in the electronic data transmitted to the USPS. e. Meet postage payment requirements as specified by Business Mailer Support. * * * * * We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to reflect these changes. Stanley F. Mires, Chief Counsel, Legislative. [FR Doc. 2010–22134 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Classification 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 0908191244–91427–02] wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with RULES RIN 0648–XY61 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2010 Winter II Quota National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:07 Sep 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 NMFS adjusts the 2010 Winter II commercial scup quota. This action complies with Framework Adjustment 3 (Framework 3) to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, which established a process to allow the rollover of unused commercial scup quota from the Winter I period to the Winter II period. DATES: Effective September 7, 2010, through December 31, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Heil, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281–9257. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a final rule in the Federal Register on November 3, 2003 (68 FR 62250), implementing a process, for years in which the full Winter I commercial scup quota is not harvested, to allow unused quota from the Winter I period (January 1 through April 30) to be added to the quota for the Winter II period (November 1 through December 31), and to allow adjustment of the commercial possession limits for the Winter II period commensurate with the amount of quota rolled over from the Winter I period. For 2010, the initial Winter II quota is 1,701,695 lb (772 mt), and the best available landings information indicates that 76,256 lb (35 mt) remain of the Winter I quota of 4,815,775 lb (2,184 mt). Consistent with the intent of Framework 3, the full amount of unused 2010 Winter I quota is transferred to Winter II, resulting in a revised 2010 Winter II quota of 1,777,951 lb (806 mt). Because the amount transferred is less than 499,999 lb (227 mt), the possession limit per trip will remain 2,000 lb (907 kg) during the Winter II quota period, consistent with the final rule Winter I to Winter II possession limit increase table (table 4) published in the 2010 final scup specifications (74 FR 67978, December 22, 2009). SUMMARY: This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA) finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment on this in-season adjustment because it is impracticable and contrary to the public interest. The landings data upon which this action is based is not available on a real-time basis and were compiled only a short time before the determination was made PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 that this action is warranted. If implementation of this in-season action is delayed to solicit prior public comment, the objective of the fishery management plan to achieve the optimum yield from the fishery could be compromised; deteriorating weather conditions during the later part of the fishery year will reduce fishing effort and could result in the annual quota from being fully harvested. This would conflict with the agency’s legal obligation under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to achieve the optimum yield from a fishery on a continuing basis. This will have a negative economic impact on vessels permitted to fish in this fishery. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 1, 2010. Carrie Selberg, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2010–22202 Filed 9–1–10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679 [Docket No. 0910131362–0087–02] RIN 0648–XY78 Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. AGENCY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the fourth seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the shallow-water species fishery in the GOA has been reached. DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 3, 2010, through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., October 1, 2010. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07SER1.SGM 07SER1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Rules and Regulations wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with RULES 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 fourth seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the shallow-water species fishery in the GOA is 150 metric tons as established by the final 2010 and 2011 harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA (75 FR 11749, March 12, 2010), for the period 1200 hrs, A.l.t., September 1, 2010, through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., October 1, 2010. In accordance with § 679.21(d)(7)(i), the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the fourth seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl shallow-water species fishery in the GOA has been reached. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the GOA. The species and species groups that comprise the VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:07 Sep 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 shallow-water species fishery are pollock, Pacific cod, shallow-water flatfish, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, skates, and ‘‘other species.’’ This prohibition does not apply to fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This inseason action does not apply to vessels fishing under a cooperative quota permit in the cooperative fishery in the Rockfish Program for the Central 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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 54291 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 the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in 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 August 31, 2010. 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 § 679.21 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 1, 2010. Carrie Selberg, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2010–22205 Filed 9–1–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S E:\FR\FM\07SER1.SGM 07SER1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54290-54291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22205]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 0910131362-0087-02]
RIN 0648-XY78


Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-
Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear 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 species that 
comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear 
in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 
fourth seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance 
specified for the shallow-water species fishery in the GOA has been 
reached.

DATES:  Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 3, 
2010, through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., October 1, 2010.

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

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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 fourth seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch 
allowance specified for the shallow-water species fishery in the GOA is 
150 metric tons as established by the final 2010 and 2011 harvest 
specifications for groundfish of the GOA (75 FR 11749, March 12, 2010), 
for the period 1200 hrs, A.l.t., September 1, 2010, through 1200 hrs, 
A.l.t., October 1, 2010.
    In accordance with Sec.  679.21(d)(7)(i), the Administrator, Alaska 
Region, NMFS, has determined that the fourth seasonal apportionment of 
the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl shallow-
water species fishery in the GOA has been reached. Consequently, NMFS 
is prohibiting directed fishing for the shallow-water species fishery 
by vessels using trawl gear in the GOA. The species and species groups 
that comprise the shallow-water species fishery are pollock, Pacific 
cod, shallow-water flatfish, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, skates, and 
``other species.'' This prohibition does not apply to fishing for 
pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the 
GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This inseason action does not 
apply to vessels fishing under a cooperative quota permit in the 
cooperative fishery in the Rockfish Program for the Central 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 the shallow-water species fishery by vessels 
using trawl gear in 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 August 31, 2010.
    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.  679.21 and is exempt from review 
under Executive Order 12866.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 1, 2010.
Carrie Selberg,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22205 Filed 9-1-10; 8:45 am]
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