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RIN 0648–XA129
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment
to the 2011 Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Atka Mackerel Total Allowable
Catch Amount
National Marine Fisheries
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Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment; request for comments.
ACTION:
NMFS is adjusting the 2011
total allowable catch (TAC) amount for
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island
management area (BSAI) Atka mackerel
fishery. This action is necessary because
NMFS has determined this TAC is
incorrectly specified. This action will
ensure the BSAI Atka mackerel TAC is
the appropriate amount, based on the
best available scientific information for
Atka mackerel in the BSAI. This action
is consistent with the goals and
SUMMARY:
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AGENCY:
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objectives of the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), January 11, 2011, until the
effective date of the final 2011 and 2012
harvest specifications for BSAI
groundfish, unless otherwise modified
or superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
Comments must be received at the
following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., January 26, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to James W.
Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. You may
submit comments, identified by RIN
0648–XA129, by any one of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal https://
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. No comments will be
posted to https://www.regulations.gov for
public viewing until after the comment
period has closed. Comment will
generally be posted 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:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (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 2011 Atka mackerel TAC in the
BSAI was set at 20,900 metric tons (mt)
in the Eastern Aleutian District and the
Bering Sea subarea, 26,000 mt in the
Central Aleutian District, and 18,100 mt
in the Western Aleutian District by the
final 2010 and 2011 harvest
specification for groundfish in the BSAI
(75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010).
In December 2010, the Council
recommended a 2011 Atka mackerel
TACs of 40,300 metric tons (mt) in the
Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering
Sea subarea, 12,800 mt in the Central
Aleutian District, and 1,500 mt in the
Western Aleutian District. These
amounts are more in the Eastern
Aleutian District and Bering Sea
subarea, and less in the Central Aleutian
District and Western Aleutian District
than established by the final 2010 and
2011 harvest specification for
groundfish in the BSAI (75 FR 11778,
March 12, 2010). The TACs
recommended by the Council are based
on the Stock Assessment and Fishery
Evaluation report (SAFE), dated
November 2010, which NMFS has
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
determined is the best available
scientific information for this fishery.
Regulations at § 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A)
apportion the Atka mackerel TAC
allocated to the BSAI Atka mackerel
trawl fisheries seasonally to distribute
catch over time because Atka mackerel
is a principal prey species for Steller sea
lions listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act. The first
seasonal apportionment can be
harvested quickly, and must reflect the
TAC based on the best available
scientific information to provide the
opportunity to harvest available TAC in
a manner consistent with the
established Steller sea lion protection
measures.
In accordance with § 679.25(a)(1)(iii)
& (a)(2)(i)(B), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator),
has determined that, based on the
November 2010 SAFE report for this
fishery, the current BSAI Atka mackerel
TAC is incorrectly specified.
Consequently, the Regional
Administrator is adjusting the 2011
Atka mackerel TACs to 40,300 mt in the
Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea
subarea, 11,280 mt in the Central
Aleutian District, and 1,500 mt in the
Western Aleutian District.
Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(8), Table 4 of
the final 2010 and 2011 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010) is
revised for the 2011 Atka mackerel TAC
consistent with this adjustment. Table 4
includes the Steller sea lion protection
measures effective January 1, 2011 (75
FR 77535, December 13, 2010), to insure
that the BSAI groundfish fisheries off
Alaska are not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of the western
distinct population segment of Steller
sea lions or adversely modify its
designated critical habitat.
TABLE 4—FINAL 2011 SEASONAL AND SPATIAL ALLOWANCES, GEAR SHARES, CDQ RESERVE, INCIDENTAL CATCH
ALLOWANCE, AND AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATIONS OF THE BSAI ATKA MACKEREL TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2011 allocation by area
Eastern
Aleutian
District/Bering Sea
Season 2 3 4
TAC .......................................................................
CDQ reserve .........................................................
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n/a .........................................................................
Total ......................................................................
A ...........................................................................
Critical habitat 5 .....................................................
B ...........................................................................
Critical habitat 5 .....................................................
Total ......................................................................
Total ......................................................................
Total ......................................................................
A ...........................................................................
B ...........................................................................
ICA ........................................................................
Jig 6 .......................................................................
BSAI trawl limited access .....................................
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40,300
4,312
2,156
n/a
2,156
n/a
75
180
2,859
1,429
1,429
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Central
Aleutian
District 5
11,280
1,207
603
60
603
60
75
0
800
400
400
Western
Aleutian
District
1,500
161
80
n/a
80
n/a
40
0
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TABLE 4—FINAL 2011 SEASONAL AND SPATIAL ALLOWANCES, GEAR SHARES, CDQ RESERVE, INCIDENTAL CATCH
ALLOWANCE, AND AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATIONS OF THE BSAI ATKA MACKEREL TAC—Continued
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2011 allocation by area
Eastern
Aleutian
District/Bering Sea
Sector 1
Season 2 3 4
Amendment 80 sectors .........................................
Total ......................................................................
A ...........................................................................
B ...........................................................................
Total ......................................................................
A ...........................................................................
Critical habitat 5 .....................................................
B ...........................................................................
Critical habitat 5 .....................................................
Total ......................................................................
A ...........................................................................
Critical habitat 5 .....................................................
B ...........................................................................
Critical habitat 5 .....................................................
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative ............................
Alaska Seafood Cooperative ................................
32,875
16,437
16,437
19,181
9,591
n/a
9,591
n/a
13,694
6,847
n/a
6,847
n/a
Central
Aleutian
District 5
Western
Aleutian
District
9,198
4,599
4,599
5,389
2,695
269
2,695
269
3,809
1,904
190
1,904
190
1,300
650
650
755
377
n/a
377
n/a
545
272
n/a
272
n/a
1 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtraction of the CDQ reserves, jig gear allocation, and ICAs to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC for Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to part 679 and § 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see
§§ 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
2 Sections 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel fishery.
3 The seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
4 Section 679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from January 20 to June 10 and the B
season from June 10 to November 1.
5 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C) requires the TAC in area 542 shall be no more than 47% of ABC, and Amendment 80 cooperatives and CDQ
groups are allowed limited to no more than 10% of an allocation may be harvested within waters 10 nm to 20 nm of Gramp Rock and Tag Island, as described on Table 12 to this part.
6 Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear
after subtraction of the CDQ reserve and ICA. The amount of this allocation is 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
Classification
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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
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require harvests other than the
appropriate allocations for Atka
mackerel, based on the best scientific
information available. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
most recent, relevant data only became
available as of December 25, 2010, and
additional time for prior public
comment would result in conservation
concerns for the ESA-listed Steller sea
lions.
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
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prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.Under § 679.25(c)(2),
interested persons are invited to submit
written comments on this action to the
above address until January 26, 2011.
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: January 6, 2011.
James P. Burgess,
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-XA129
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason
Adjustment to the 2011 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Atka Mackerel
Total Allowable Catch Amount
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is adjusting the 2011 total allowable catch (TAC) amount
for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island management area (BSAI) Atka
mackerel fishery. This action is necessary because NMFS has determined
this TAC is incorrectly specified. This action will ensure the BSAI
Atka mackerel TAC is the appropriate amount, based on the best
available scientific information for Atka mackerel in the BSAI. This
action is consistent with the goals and
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objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), January 11,
2011, until the effective date of the final 2011 and 2012 harvest
specifications for BSAI groundfish, unless otherwise modified or
superseded through publication of a notification in the Federal
Register.
Comments must be received at the following address no later than
4:30 p.m., A.l.t., January 26, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. You may submit comments,
identified by RIN 0648-XA129, by any one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal https://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. No comments
will be posted to https://www.regulations.gov for public viewing until
after the comment period has closed. Comment will generally be posted
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: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
(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 2011 Atka mackerel TAC in the BSAI was set at 20,900 metric
tons (mt) in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea,
26,000 mt in the Central Aleutian District, and 18,100 mt in the
Western Aleutian District by the final 2010 and 2011 harvest
specification for groundfish in the BSAI (75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010).
In December 2010, the Council recommended a 2011 Atka mackerel TACs
of 40,300 metric tons (mt) in the Eastern Aleutian District and the
Bering Sea subarea, 12,800 mt in the Central Aleutian District, and
1,500 mt in the Western Aleutian District. These amounts are more in
the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea, and less in the
Central Aleutian District and Western Aleutian District than
established by the final 2010 and 2011 harvest specification for
groundfish in the BSAI (75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010). The TACs
recommended by the Council are based on the Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation report (SAFE), dated November 2010, which NMFS has
determined is the best available scientific information for this
fishery.
Regulations at Sec. 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) apportion the Atka
mackerel TAC allocated to the BSAI Atka mackerel trawl fisheries
seasonally to distribute catch over time because Atka mackerel is a
principal prey species for Steller sea lions listed as endangered under
the Endangered Species Act. The first seasonal apportionment can be
harvested quickly, and must reflect the TAC based on the best available
scientific information to provide the opportunity to harvest available
TAC in a manner consistent with the established Steller sea lion
protection measures.
In accordance with Sec. 679.25(a)(1)(iii) & (a)(2)(i)(B), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has
determined that, based on the November 2010 SAFE report for this
fishery, the current BSAI Atka mackerel TAC is incorrectly specified.
Consequently, the Regional Administrator is adjusting the 2011 Atka
mackerel TACs to 40,300 mt in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering
Sea subarea, 11,280 mt in the Central Aleutian District, and 1,500 mt
in the Western Aleutian District.
Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(8), Table 4 of the final 2010 and 2011
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (75 FR 11778, March
12, 2010) is revised for the 2011 Atka mackerel TAC consistent with
this adjustment. Table 4 includes the Steller sea lion protection
measures effective January 1, 2011 (75 FR 77535, December 13, 2010), to
insure that the BSAI groundfish fisheries off Alaska are not likely to
jeopardize the continued existence of the western distinct population
segment of Steller sea lions or adversely modify its designated
critical habitat.
Table 4--Final 2011 Seasonal and Spatial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and
Amendment 80 Allocations of the BSAI ATKA Mackerel TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2011 allocation by area
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Eastern Central
Sector \1\ Season \2\ \3\ \4\ Aleutian Aleutian Western
District/ District Aleutian
Bering Sea \5\ District
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TAC....................................... n/a.......................... 40,300 11,280 1,500
CDQ reserve............................... Total........................ 4,312 1,207 161
A............................ 2,156 603 80
Critical habitat \5\......... n/a 60 n/a
B............................ 2,156 603 80
Critical habitat \5\......... n/a 60 n/a
ICA....................................... Total........................ 75 75 40
Jig \6\................................... Total........................ 180 0 0
BSAI trawl limited access................. Total........................ 2,859 800 0
A............................ 1,429 400 0
B............................ 1,429 400 0
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Amendment 80 sectors...................... Total........................ 32,875 9,198 1,300
A............................ 16,437 4,599 650
B............................ 16,437 4,599 650
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative............. Total........................ 19,181 5,389 755
A............................ 9,591 2,695 377
Critical habitat \5\......... n/a 269 n/a
B............................ 9,591 2,695 377
Critical habitat \5\......... n/a 269 n/a
Alaska Seafood Cooperative................ Total........................ 13,694 3,809 545
A............................ 6,847 1,904 272
Critical habitat \5\......... n/a 190 n/a
B............................ 6,847 1,904 272
Critical habitat \5\......... n/a 190 n/a
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\1\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtraction of the CDQ reserves, jig gear
allocation, and ICAs to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC for
Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to part 679
and Sec. 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see Sec. Sec.
679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
\2\ Sections 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel
fishery.
\3\ The seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
\4\ Section 679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from
January 20 to June 10 and the B season from June 10 to November 1.
\5\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C) requires the TAC in area 542 shall be no more than 47% of ABC, and Amendment 80
cooperatives and CDQ groups are allowed limited to no more than 10% of an allocation may be harvested within
waters 10 nm to 20 nm of Gramp Rock and Tag Island, as described on Table 12 to this part.
\6\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea
subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear after subtraction of the CDQ reserve and ICA. The amount of this
allocation is 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
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 require harvests other than the appropriate allocations for Atka
mackerel, based on the best scientific information available. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because
the most recent, relevant data only became available as of December 25,
2010, and additional time for prior public comment would result in
conservation concerns for the ESA-listed Steller sea lions.
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.Under Sec. 679.25(c)(2), interested
persons are invited to submit written comments on this action to the
above address until January 26, 2011.
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: January 6, 2011.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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