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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No.100218107–0199–01]
RIN 0648–XY08
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial and Recreational Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Actions #9, #10,
and #11
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons,
gear restrictions, and landing and
possession limits; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NOAA Fisheries announces
three inseason actions in the ocean
salmon fisheries. Inseason actions #9
and #11 modified the commercial
fishery in the area from U.S./Canada
Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon. Inseason
action #10 modified the recreational
fishery in the areas from U.S. Canada
Border to Cape Alava (Neah Bay
Subarea), Cape Alava to Queets River
(La Push Subarea), and Queets River to
Leadbetter Point (Westport Subarea).
DATES: Inseason action #9 was effective
on July 16, 2010. Inseason action #10
was effective on July 23, 2010. Inseason
action #11 was effective on July 30,
2010. Inseason actions #9, #10, and #11
remain in effect until the closing date of
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the 2010 salmon season announced in
the 2010 annual management measures
or through additional inseason action.
Comments will be accepted through
September 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by 0648–XY08, by any one of
the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal https://
www.regulations.gov
• Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Peggy
Busby
• Mail: 7600 Sand Point Way NE,
Building 1, Seattle, WA, 98115
Instructions: No comments will be
posted for public viewing until after the
comment period has closed. All
comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be
posted to https://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). You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Busby, by phone at 206–526–
4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
2010 annual management measures for
ocean salmon fisheries (75 FR 24482,
May 5, 2010), NMFS announced the
commercial and recreational fisheries in
the area from the U.S./Canada Border to
the U.S./Mexico Border, beginning May
1, 2010.
The Regional Administrator (RA)
consulted with representatives of the
Council, Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife on July
15, 2010. The information considered
during this consultation related to
Chinook and coho salmon catch to date
and Chinook and coho salmon catch
rates compared to quotas and other
management measures established
preseason.
Inseason action #9 increased the
landing and possession limits for the
commercial salmon fishery from the
U.S./Canada Border to Cape Falcon,
Oregon. The open period landing and
possession limits of 40 Chinook salmon
and 30 coho per vessel, imposed by
inseason action #6 (75 FR 51183, August
19, 2010), were increased to 60 Chinook
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salmon and 50 coho per vessel north of
Leadbetter Point or 60 Chinook salmon
and 50 coho per vessel south of
Leadbetter Point. This action was taken
because salmon catch rates had been
lower than expected due to poor
weather conditions that had limited
fishery participation. There was concern
that if landing and possession limits
were not increased there would be lost
opportunity to utilize available salmon
quota. On July 15, 2010, the states
recommended this action and the RA
concurred; inseason action #9 took
effect on July 16, 2010. Modification of
quota and/or fishing seasons is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
The RA consulted with
representatives of the Council,
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife on July 20, 2010. The
information considered during this
consultation related to catch to date for
Chinook and coho salmon and Chinook
and coho salmon catch rates compared
to quotas and other management
measures established preseason for the
recreational fishery.
Inseason action #10 modified fishery
openings in the recreation fisheries in
Neah Bay, La Push, and Westport
subareas. Openings described in the
2010 annual management measures
were Tuesday through Saturday for
Neah Bay and La Push subareas, and
Sunday through Thursday for the
Westport subarea. Inseason action #10
changed these 5–day openings to 7–day
openings. This action was taken to
provide more opportunity for
recreational fishing as fishing effort had
been low, due largely to poor weather
conditions. Low fishing effort resulted
in unutilized Chinook and coho salmon
quota in these subareas. On July 20,
2010, the states recommended this
action and the RA concurred; inseason
action #10 took effect on July 23, 2010.
Modification of quota and/or fishing
seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
The RA consulted with
representatives of the Council,
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife on July 29, 2010. The
information considered during this
consultation related to catch to date for
Chinook and coho salmon and Chinook
and coho salmon catch rates compared
to quotas and other management
measures established preseason for the
fishery.
Inseason action #11 increased the
landing and possession limit for
Chinook salmon in the commercial
salmon fishery from the U.S./Canada
Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon;
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superseding the limit established by
inseason action #9. The open period
landing and possession limit of 60
Chinook salmon per vessel, imposed by
inseason action #9, was increased to 75
Chinook salmon per vessel. No change
was made to the open period limit of 50
coho per vessel. Inseason action #11
also modified the commercial fishery
openings north of Cape Falcon that were
scheduled Saturday through Tuesday,
beginning July 31, 2010; openings will
instead be Friday through Tuesday,
beginning July 30, 2010. This action was
taken because salmon catch rates had
been lower than expected due to poor
weather conditions that had limited
fishery participation. There was concern
that if the landing and possession limit
for Chinook salmon was not increased
there would be lost opportunity to
utilize available salmon quota. On July
29, 2010, the states recommended this
action and the RA concurred; inseason
action #11 took effect on July 30, 2010.
Modification of quota and/or fishing
seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
All other restrictions and regulations
remain in effect as announced for the
2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and
previous inseason actions.
The RA determined that the best
available information indicated that the
catch and effort data, and projections,
supported the above inseason actions
recommended by the states. The states
manage the fisheries in state waters
adjacent to the areas of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone in accordance
with these Federal actions. As provided
by the inseason notice procedures of 50
CFR 660.411, actual notice of the
described regulatory actions was given,
prior to the date the action was
effective, by telephone hotline number
206–526–6667 and 800–662–9825, and
by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners
broadcasts on Channel 16 VHF-FM and
2182 kHz.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for this notification to be
issued without affording prior notice
and opportunity for public comment
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because such
notification would be impracticable. As
previously noted, actual notice of the
regulatory actions was provided to
fishers through telephone hotline and
radio notification. These actions comply
with the requirements of the annual
management measures for ocean salmon
fisheries (75 FR 24482, May 5, 2010),
the West Coast Salmon Plan, and
regulations implementing the West
Coast Salmon Plan 50 CFR 660.409 and
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660.411. Prior notice and opportunity
for public comment was impracticable
because NMFS and the state agencies
had insufficient time to provide for
prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment between the time the
fishery catch and effort data were
collected to determine the extent of the
fisheries, and the time the fishery
modifications had to be implemented in
order to ensure that fisheries are
managed based on the best available
scientific information, thus allowing
fishers access to the available fish at the
time the fish were available while
ensuring that quotas are not exceeded.
The AA also finds good cause to waive
the 30–day delay in effectiveness
required under U.S.C. 553(d)(3), as a
delay in effectiveness of these actions
would allow fishing at levels
inconsistent with the goals of the
Salmon Fishery Management Plan and
the current management measures.
These actions are authorized by 50
CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are
exempt from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 3, 2010.
Carrie Selberg,
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. 0910131363–0087–02]
RIN 0648–XY84
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the 2010
pollock incidental catch allowance
(ICA) to the directed fisheries in the
Bering Sea subarea. This action is
necessary to provide opportunity for
harvest of the 2010 total allowable catch
(TAC) of pollock, consistent with the
goals and objectives of the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
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Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (FMP).
DATES: Effective September 3, 2010,
through 2400 hrs, Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), December 31, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (BSAI) according to
the 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.
In the Bering Sea subarea, the portion
of the 2010 pollock TAC allocated to the
ICA is 29,268 mt as established by the
final 2010 and 2011 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010).
As of September 2, 2010, the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has
determined that the ICA has been set too
high: 4,500 mt of the 2010 pollock ICA
in the Bering Sea subarea will not be
harvested. Therefore, in accordance
with § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(1), NMFS
reallocates 4,500 mt of the 2010 pollock
ICA to the directed fisheries in the
Bering Sea subarea.
As a result, in accordance with
§ 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(3), (4), and (5), the
2010 harvest specifications for pollock
in the Bering Sea subarea included in
the final harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (75 FR 11778,
March 12, 2010) are revised as follows:
24,768 mt to the pollock ICA, 212,980
mt to B season AFA catcher vessels
harvesting pollock for processing by
AFA inshore processors, 170,384 mt to
B season AFA catcher/processors and
AFA catcher vessels delivering pollock
to catcher/processors, and 42,596 mt to
B season AFA catcher vessels harvesting
pollock for processing by AFA
motherships. This will enhance the
socioeconomic well-being of harvesters
dependent upon Pacific cod in this area.
The Regional Administrator considered
the following factors in reaching this
decision: (1) The current catch of Pacific
cod by the applicable BSAI sectors and,
(2) the harvest capacity and stated intent
on future harvesting patterns of vessels
in the sectors participating in this
fishery.
Furthermore, pursuant to
§ 679.20(a)(5)(i), Table 3 of the final
2010 and 2011 final harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010) is
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No.100218107-0199-01]
RIN 0648-XY08
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions
9, 10, and 11
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons, gear restrictions, and
landing and possession limits; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NOAA Fisheries announces three inseason actions in the ocean
salmon fisheries. Inseason actions 9 and 11 modified
the commercial fishery in the area from U.S./Canada Border to Cape
Falcon, Oregon. Inseason action 10 modified the recreational
fishery in the areas from U.S. Canada Border to Cape Alava (Neah Bay
Subarea), Cape Alava to Queets River (La Push Subarea), and Queets
River to Leadbetter Point (Westport Subarea).
DATES: Inseason action 9 was effective on July 16, 2010.
Inseason action 10 was effective on July 23, 2010. Inseason
action 11 was effective on July 30, 2010. Inseason actions
9, 10, and 11 remain in effect until the
closing date of the 2010 salmon season announced in the 2010 annual
management measures or through additional inseason action. Comments
will be accepted through September 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-XY08, by any
one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal https://www.regulations.gov
Fax: 206-526-6736, Attn: Peggy Busby
Mail: 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 1, Seattle, WA,
98115
Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until
after the comment period has closed. All comments received are a part
of the public record and will generally be posted to https://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). You may submit attachments to
electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Busby, by phone at 206-526-
4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 2010 annual management measures for
ocean salmon fisheries (75 FR 24482, May 5, 2010), NMFS announced the
commercial and recreational fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada
Border to the U.S./Mexico Border, beginning May 1, 2010.
The Regional Administrator (RA) consulted with representatives of
the Council, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife on July 15, 2010. The information
considered during this consultation related to Chinook and coho salmon
catch to date and Chinook and coho salmon catch rates compared to
quotas and other management measures established preseason.
Inseason action 9 increased the landing and possession
limits for the commercial salmon fishery from the U.S./Canada Border to
Cape Falcon, Oregon. The open period landing and possession limits of
40 Chinook salmon and 30 coho per vessel, imposed by inseason action
6 (75 FR 51183, August 19, 2010), were increased to 60 Chinook
salmon and 50 coho per vessel north of Leadbetter Point or 60 Chinook
salmon and 50 coho per vessel south of Leadbetter Point. This action
was taken because salmon catch rates had been lower than expected due
to poor weather conditions that had limited fishery participation.
There was concern that if landing and possession limits were not
increased there would be lost opportunity to utilize available salmon
quota. On July 15, 2010, the states recommended this action and the RA
concurred; inseason action 9 took effect on July 16, 2010.
Modification of quota and/or fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
The RA consulted with representatives of the Council, Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife on July 20, 2010. The information considered during this
consultation related to catch to date for Chinook and coho salmon and
Chinook and coho salmon catch rates compared to quotas and other
management measures established preseason for the recreational fishery.
Inseason action 10 modified fishery openings in the
recreation fisheries in Neah Bay, La Push, and Westport subareas.
Openings described in the 2010 annual management measures were Tuesday
through Saturday for Neah Bay and La Push subareas, and Sunday through
Thursday for the Westport subarea. Inseason action 10 changed
these 5-day openings to 7-day openings. This action was taken to
provide more opportunity for recreational fishing as fishing effort had
been low, due largely to poor weather conditions. Low fishing effort
resulted in unutilized Chinook and coho salmon quota in these subareas.
On July 20, 2010, the states recommended this action and the RA
concurred; inseason action 10 took effect on July 23, 2010.
Modification of quota and/or fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
The RA consulted with representatives of the Council, Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife on July 29, 2010. The information considered during this
consultation related to catch to date for Chinook and coho salmon and
Chinook and coho salmon catch rates compared to quotas and other
management measures established preseason for the fishery.
Inseason action 11 increased the landing and possession
limit for Chinook salmon in the commercial salmon fishery from the
U.S./Canada Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon;
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superseding the limit established by inseason action 9. The
open period landing and possession limit of 60 Chinook salmon per
vessel, imposed by inseason action 9, was increased to 75
Chinook salmon per vessel. No change was made to the open period limit
of 50 coho per vessel. Inseason action 11 also modified the
commercial fishery openings north of Cape Falcon that were scheduled
Saturday through Tuesday, beginning July 31, 2010; openings will
instead be Friday through Tuesday, beginning July 30, 2010. This action
was taken because salmon catch rates had been lower than expected due
to poor weather conditions that had limited fishery participation.
There was concern that if the landing and possession limit for Chinook
salmon was not increased there would be lost opportunity to utilize
available salmon quota. On July 29, 2010, the states recommended this
action and the RA concurred; inseason action 11 took effect on
July 30, 2010. Modification of quota and/or fishing seasons is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
All other restrictions and regulations remain in effect as
announced for the 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and previous inseason
actions.
The RA determined that the best available information indicated
that the catch and effort data, and projections, supported the above
inseason actions recommended by the states. The states manage the
fisheries in state waters adjacent to the areas of the U.S. exclusive
economic zone in accordance with these Federal actions. As provided by
the inseason notice procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual notice of the
described regulatory actions was given, prior to the date the action
was effective, by telephone hotline number 206-526-6667 and 800-662-
9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners broadcasts on Channel
16 VHF-FM and 2182 kHz.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that
good cause exists for this notification to be issued without affording
prior notice and opportunity for public comment under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) because such notification would be impracticable. As
previously noted, actual notice of the regulatory actions was provided
to fishers through telephone hotline and radio notification. These
actions comply with the requirements of the annual management measures
for ocean salmon fisheries (75 FR 24482, May 5, 2010), the West Coast
Salmon Plan, and regulations implementing the West Coast Salmon Plan 50
CFR 660.409 and 660.411. Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment was impracticable because NMFS and the state agencies had
insufficient time to provide for prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment between the time the fishery catch and effort data were
collected to determine the extent of the fisheries, and the time the
fishery modifications had to be implemented in order to ensure that
fisheries are managed based on the best available scientific
information, thus allowing fishers access to the available fish at the
time the fish were available while ensuring that quotas are not
exceeded. The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under U.S.C. 553(d)(3), as a delay in
effectiveness of these actions would allow fishing at levels
inconsistent with the goals of the Salmon Fishery Management Plan and
the current management measures.
These actions are authorized by 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 3, 2010.
Carrie Selberg,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22520 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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