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Lakes. However, we have established
special load line regimes whereby
certain river barges may operate on
select Great Lakes routes under limited
conditions. These are conditional
exemptions: The barges are exempted
from the normal Great Lakes load line
requirement only if they comply with
the specified provisions for the route.
On all routes, the tows are restricted to
not more than 5 nautical miles from
shore. And because river barges are not
as robustly constructed as vessels
designed for Great Lakes service, certain
weather restrictions pertain to the routes
in order to ensure the safety of the tow.
It is up to the tow master to review the
weather forecast and interpret it against
the particular weather restrictions for
the route.
In reviewing marine weather forecast
services for the routes, the National
Weather Service (NWS) Nearshore
Marine Forecasts for Lake Michigan
were identified as providing localized
forecasts for the specific waters covered
by the exemption routes. The Nearshore
forecast waters are a 5-mile wide
corridor along the Lake shoreline. This
corridor is further divided into
coastwise zones: There are five zones
between Milwaukee and Calumet, two
zones between Calumet and Burns
Harbor, and seven zones beyond Burns
Harbor to Muskegon. The Nearshore
forecast takes into account wind
direction and speed for these zones, and
the resulting wave conditions expected
over the forecast period.
In addition to geographic coverage,
the general ‘‘Small Craft Advisory’’
(SCA) threshold conditions for the Great
Lakes are sustained winds or gusts
between 22 and 33 knots inclusive, and/
or seas or waves greater than 4 feet.
Small Craft Advisories may also be
issued when lake ice exists that could
be hazardous to small boats.
Although river barges are not
customary small craft, the SCA
threshold conditions align closely with
the weather limits for the routes that
have been in effect with the interim
regulations. While the SCA wind range
is higher than the interim regulation’s
wind limits, the compensating factor is
that the effects of the winds are
analyzed for wave conditions in the
Nearshore zones, as opposed to an open
Lake forecast. We believe that this will
lead to more-accurate wave forecasts
within the Nearshore waters actually
transited by the tows.
In this regard, we believe that the use
of the SCA is also a reasonable
clarification of the ‘‘fair weather
conditions’’ for the Burns Harbor route,
since the zone forecast similarly
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considers the effect of wind direction on
wave heights along that route.
For these reasons, the final rule
substituted SCA conditions as the
limiting weather criteria for all routes
because they align closely with the
interim weather limitations, and offer
the benefit of simplifying and clarifying
the weather restrictions without
adversely affecting any operations.
Since publishing the final rule,
however, the Coast Guard has received
several comments from operators
contending that the use of SCA criteria
would reduce the number of operational
days on the Burns Harbor route.
Therefore, in order to provide operators
with an opportunity to comment
specifically on that issue, the Coast
Guard is delaying the implementation of
the SCA weather criteria and reopening
the comment period. Meanwhile, the
weather limitations that are in the
present regulations, as summarized in
original Table 45.171, will remain in
effect during the delay period. All other
revisions in the final rule enter into
force on December 20, 2010.
Request for Public Comment
The Coast Guard is soliciting public
comment on the weather limitations for
these routes. Comments are particularly
requested in regard to the following
issues:
• Suitability of the Nearshore SCA for
the limiting weather conditions.
• Alternative limiting conditions if
SCA conditions are considered
excessive or otherwise inappropriate.
We are also interested in comments
regarding operator practices and
interpretation of the ‘‘fair weather’’
requirement for the Burns Harbor route
found in the interim regulations.
This notice is issued under authority
of 5 U.S.C. 553.
Dated: December 13, 2010.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards.
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Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Orders
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason
orders; request for comments.
NMFS publishes Fraser River
salmon inseason orders to regulate
salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The
orders were issued by the Fraser River
Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon
Commission (Commission) and
subsequently approved and issued by
NMFS during the 2010 salmon fisheries
within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area.
These orders established fishing dates,
times, and areas for the gear types of
U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen
fisheries during the period the Panel
exercised jurisdiction over these
fisheries.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Orders. Comments will be accepted
through January 3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by 0648–XZ20 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.
Mail: NMFS NWR, 7600 Sand Point
Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115.
Instructions: 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). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe
PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Busby, by phone at 206–526–
4323, peggy.busby@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the
Government of Canada concerning
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on
January 28, 1985, and subsequently was
given effect in the United States by the
Pacific Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16
U.S.C. 3631–3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal
regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart
F provide a framework for the
SUMMARY:
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implementation of certain regulations of
the Commission and inseason orders of
the Commission’s Fraser River Panel for
U.S. sockeye salmon fisheries in the
Fraser River Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion
of the Fraser River Panel Area to U.S.
sockeye salmon fishing unless opened
by Panel orders that are given effect by
inseason regulations published by
NMFS. During the fishing season, NMFS
may issue regulations that establish
fishing times and areas consistent with
the Commission agreements and
inseason orders of the Panel. Such
orders must be consistent with domestic
legal obligations and are issued by
Regional Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS. Official notification of
these inseason actions is provided by
two telephone hotline numbers
described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in
75 FR 24482 (May 5, 2010). The
inseason orders are published in the
Federal Register as soon as practicable
after they are issued. Due to the
frequency with which inseason orders
are issued, publication of individual
orders is impractical. Therefore, the
2010 orders are being published in this
single document to avoid fragmentation.
Inseason Orders
The following inseason orders were
adopted by the Panel and issued for U.S.
fisheries by NMFS during the 2010
fishing season. Each of the following
inseason actions was effective upon
announcement on telephone hotline
numbers as specified at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 75 FR 24482 (May 5,
2010); those dates and times are listed
herein. The times listed are local times,
and the areas designated are Puget
Sound Management and Catch
Reporting Areas as defined in the
Washington State Administrative Code
at Chapter 220–22.
Order Number 2010–01: Issued 12:30
p.m., July 27, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5 and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets from 12 noon, Thursday, July
29, 2010 to 12 noon, Saturday, July 31,
2010.
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Order Number 2010–02: Issued 1 p.m.,
July 30, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening
extended for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Saturday, July 31, 2010 to 12 noon,
Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
Order Number 2010–03: Issued 1 p.m.,
August 3, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
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Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening
extended for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 to 12 noon,
Saturday, August 7.
Areas 6, 7 and 7A: Open to net fishing
from 5 a.m., Friday, August 6, 2010 to
5 a.m., Sunday, August 8, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August
8, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August 8,
2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Sunday,
August 8, 2010.
Order Number 2010–04: Issued 1:30
p.m., August 6, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening
extended for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Saturday, August 7, 2010 to 12 noon,
Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
Order Number 2010–05: Issued 2 p.m.,
August 15, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets from 6 p.m., Sunday, August 15,
2010 to 12 noon, Wednesday, August
18, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net
fishing from 5 a.m., Wednesday, August
18, 2010, to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August
18, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 8 a.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010,
to 4 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
8 a.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010, to
4 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
3 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010, to
11 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Order Number 2010–06: Issued
1:30 p.m., August 17, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening
extended for drift gillnets from
12 noon, Wednesday, August 18, 2010,
to 12 noon, Friday, August 20, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Opening extended
for net fishing from 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 18, 2010, to 9 a.m., Thursday,
August 19, 2010.
Order Number 2010–07: Issued 2 p.m.,
August 20, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets from 3 p.m., Friday, August 20,
2010, to 12 noon, Wednesday, August
25, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net
fishing from 5 a.m., Sunday, August 22,
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2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, August
21, 2010, in the area southerly and
easterly of a straight line drawn from
Iwersen’s Dock on Point Roberts in the
State of Washington to the Georgina
Point Light at the entrance to Active
Pass in the province of British
Columbia.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 21,
2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, August 21, 2010.
Order Number 2010–08: Issued
1:30 p.m., August 24, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extended for
drift gillnets from 12 noon, Wednesday,
August 25, 2010 to 12 noon, Saturday,
August 28, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net
fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday, August
26, 2010, to 9 a.m., Sunday, August 29,
2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 25, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 25,
2010, and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Thursday, August 26, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Wednesday, August 25, 2010.
Order Number 2010–09: Issued
12:30 p.m., August 27, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 noon, Saturday, August
28, 2010, through 12 noon, Wednesday,
September 1, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Sunday, August 29,
2010, through 9 a.m., Monday, August
30, 2010. Open to net fishing from
5 a.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010,
through 9 a.m., Wednesday, September
1, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August
30, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August 30,
2010, and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Monday, August 30, 2010.
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Order Number 2010–10: Issued
12:30 p.m., August 31, 2010
Order Number 2010–12: Issued 2 p.m.,
September 7, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 noon, Wednesday,
September 1, 2010, through 12 noon,
Saturday, September 4, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 1, 2010 through 9 a.m.,
Friday, September 3, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 9 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday,
September 3, 2010, in the area southerly
and easterly of a straight line drawn
from Iwersen’s dock on Point Roberts in
the State of Washington to the Georgina
Point Light at the entrance to Active
Pass in the Province of British
Columbia.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, September 3,
2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Friday,
September 3, 2010.
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 noon, Wednesday,
September 8, 2010, through 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 11,
2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday,
September 9, 2010, through 9 a.m.,
Saturday, September 11, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Wednesday,
September 8, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets
daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., from
Wednesday, September 8, 2010, through
Friday, September 10, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8:15 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
Order Number 2010–11: Issued 12 noon,
September 3, 2010
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Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 noon, Saturday,
September 4, 2010, through 12 noon,
Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Saturday,
September 4, 2010, through 9 a.m.,
Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets
daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., from
Saturday, September 4, 2010, through
Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
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Order Number 2010–13: Issued 12 noon,
September 10, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing through 9 a.m., Tuesday,
September 14, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Extend for reefnets
daily, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., through
Friday, September 17, 2010.
Order Number 2010–14: Issued 12 noon,
September 14, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday,
September 16, 2010, through 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 18,
2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
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Areas 7 and 7A: Open for reefnets
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 18, 2010.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for the inseason orders to be
issued without affording the public
prior notice and opportunity for
comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as
such prior notice and opportunity for
comments is impracticable and contrary
to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
impracticable because NMFS has
insufficient time to allow for prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment between the time the stock
abundance information is available to
determine how much fishing can be
allowed and the time the fishery must
open and close in order to harvest the
appropriate amount of fish while they
are available.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
of the inseason orders. A delay in the
effective date of the inseason orders
would not allow fishers appropriately
controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
300.97, and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: December 14, 2010.
Brian W. Parker,
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 300
RIN 0648-XZ20
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason orders; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate
salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser
River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and
subsequently approved and issued by NMFS during the 2010 salmon
fisheries within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area. These orders
established fishing dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S.
treaty Indian and all citizen fisheries during the period the Panel
exercised jurisdiction over these fisheries.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason Orders. Comments will be accepted
through January 3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-XZ20 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.
Mail: NMFS NWR, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115.
Instructions: 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). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Busby, by phone at 206-526-4323,
peggy.busby@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of Canada concerning
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and
subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631-3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 300,
subpart F provide a framework for the
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implementation of certain regulations of the Commission and inseason
orders of the Commission's Fraser River Panel for U.S. sockeye salmon
fisheries in the Fraser River Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion of the Fraser River Panel
Area to U.S. sockeye salmon fishing unless opened by Panel orders that
are given effect by inseason regulations published by NMFS. During the
fishing season, NMFS may issue regulations that establish fishing times
and areas consistent with the Commission agreements and inseason orders
of the Panel. Such orders must be consistent with domestic legal
obligations and are issued by Regional Administrator, Northwest Region,
NMFS. Official notification of these inseason actions is provided by
two telephone hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in
75 FR 24482 (May 5, 2010). The inseason orders are published in the
Federal Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to
the frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication of
individual orders is impractical. Therefore, the 2010 orders are being
published in this single document to avoid fragmentation.
Inseason Orders
The following inseason orders were adopted by the Panel and issued
for U.S. fisheries by NMFS during the 2010 fishing season. Each of the
following inseason actions was effective upon announcement on telephone
hotline numbers as specified at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 75 FR 24482
(May 5, 2010); those dates and times are listed herein. The times
listed are local times, and the areas designated are Puget Sound
Management and Catch Reporting Areas as defined in the Washington State
Administrative Code at Chapter 220-22.
Order Number 2010-01: Issued 12:30 p.m., July 27, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5 and 6C: Open to drift gillnets from 12 noon, Thursday,
July 29, 2010 to 12 noon, Saturday, July 31, 2010.
Order Number 2010-02: Issued 1 p.m., July 30, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening extended for drift gillnets from 12
noon, Saturday, July 31, 2010 to 12 noon, Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
Order Number 2010-03: Issued 1 p.m., August 3, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening extended for drift gillnets from 12
noon, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 to 12 noon, Saturday, August 7.
Areas 6, 7 and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Friday, August
6, 2010 to 5 a.m., Sunday, August 8, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday,
August 8, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday,
August 8, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Sunday, August 8, 2010.
Order Number 2010-04: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 6, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening extended for drift gillnets from 12
noon, Saturday, August 7, 2010 to 12 noon, Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
Order Number 2010-05: Issued 2 p.m., August 15, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets from 6 p.m., Sunday,
August 15, 2010 to 12 noon, Wednesday, August 18, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Wednesday,
August 18, 2010, to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 18, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 8 a.m., Tuesday, August
17, 2010, to 4 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 8 a.m., Tuesday, August 17,
2010, to 4 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 3 p.m., Tuesday, August 17,
2010, to 11 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Order Number 2010-06: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 17, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Opening extended for drift gillnets from 12
noon, Wednesday, August 18, 2010, to 12 noon, Friday, August 20, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Opening extended for net fishing from 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 18, 2010, to 9 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010.
Order Number 2010-07: Issued 2 p.m., August 20, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets from 3 p.m., Friday,
August 20, 2010, to 12 noon, Wednesday, August 25, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Sunday, August
22, 2010, to 9 a.m., Wednesday, August 25, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturday, August 21, 2010, in the area southerly and easterly of a
straight line drawn from Iwersen's Dock on Point Roberts in the State
of Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active
Pass in the province of British Columbia.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
August 21, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, August 21, 2010.
Order Number 2010-08: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 24, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extended for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 to 12 noon, Saturday, August 28, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday,
August 26, 2010, to 9 a.m., Sunday, August 29, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 25, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 25, 2010, and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August 26, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Wednesday, August 25, 2010.
Order Number 2010-09: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 27, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Saturday, August 28, 2010, through 12 noon, Wednesday, September 1,
2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Sunday,
August 29, 2010, through 9 a.m., Monday, August 30, 2010. Open to net
fishing from 5 a.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010, through 9 a.m.,
Wednesday, September 1, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday,
August 30, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday,
August 30, 2010, and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Monday, August 30, 2010.
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Order Number 2010-10: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 31, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, through 12 noon, Saturday, September 4,
2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 1, 2010 through 9 a.m., Friday, September 3, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 9 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Friday, September 3, 2010, in the area southerly and easterly of a
straight line drawn from Iwersen's dock on Point Roberts in the State
of Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active
Pass in the Province of British Columbia.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday,
September 3, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Friday, September 3, 2010.
Order Number 2010-11: Issued 12 noon, September 3, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Saturday, September 4, 2010, through 12 noon, Wednesday, September 8,
2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Saturday,
September 4, 2010, through 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., from
Saturday, September 4, 2010, through Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
Order Number 2010-12: Issued 2 p.m., September 7, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 noon,
Wednesday, September 8, 2010, through 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday,
September 11, 2010.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday,
September 9, 2010, through 9 a.m., Saturday, September 11, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., from
Wednesday, September 8, 2010, through Friday, September 10, 2010.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:15 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
Order Number 2010-13: Issued 12 noon, September 10, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing through 9 a.m., Tuesday,
September 14, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Extend for reefnets daily, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
through Friday, September 17, 2010.
Order Number 2010-14: Issued 12 noon, September 14, 2010
Treaty Indian Fisheries:
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday,
September 16, 2010, through 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday, September
18, 2010.
All Citizen Fisheries:
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 18, 2010.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that
good cause exists for the inseason orders to be issued without
affording the public prior notice and opportunity for comment under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such prior notice and opportunity for comments is
impracticable and contrary to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is impracticable because NMFS has
insufficient time to allow for prior notice and opportunity for public
comment between the time the stock abundance information is available
to determine how much fishing can be allowed and the time the fishery
must open and close in order to harvest the appropriate amount of fish
while they are available.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), of the inseason
orders. A delay in the effective date of the inseason orders would not
allow fishers appropriately controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 300.97, and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: December 14, 2010.
Brian W. Parker,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-31757 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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