Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pelagic Shelf Rockfish by Vessels Subject to Amendment 80 Sideboard Limits in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, 40836-40837 [2011-17479]
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[FR Doc. 2011–17502 Filed 7–11–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 0912281446–0111–02]
RIN 0648–XA554
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries;
Closure
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts
of Washington, Oregon and California.
This action is necessary because the
directed harvest allocation total for the
second seasonal period (July 1–
September 14) is projected to be reached
by the effective date of this rule. From
the effective date of this rule until
September 15, 2011, Pacific sardine may
be harvested only as part of the live bait
fishery or incidental to other fisheries;
the incidental harvest of Pacific sardine
is limited to 30-percent by weight of all
fish per trip. Fishing vessels must be at
shore and in the process of offloading at
12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, July
12, 2011.
DATES: Effective 12:01 a.m. Pacific
Daylight Time (PDT) July 12, 2011,
through 11:59 p.m., September 14, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Lindsay, Southwest Region,
NMFS, (562) 980–4034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that based on the
best available information recently
obtained from the fishery and
information on past effort, the directed
fishing harvest allocation for the second
allocation period (July 1–September 14)
will be reached and therefore directed
fishing for Pacific sardine is being
closed until September 15, 2011.
Fishing vessels must be at shore and in
the process of offloading at the time of
closure. From 12:01 a.m., July 12, 2011
through September 14, 2011, Pacific
sardine may be harvested only as part of
the live bait fishery or incidental to
other fisheries, with the incidental
harvest of Pacific sardine limited to 30percent by weight of all fish caught
during a trip.
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SUMMARY:
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NMFS manages the Pacific sardine
fishery in the U.S. exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast
(California, Oregon, and Washington) in
accordance with the Coastal Pelagic
Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). Annual specifications published
in the Federal Register establish the
harvest guideline (HG) and allowable
harvest levels for each Pacific sardine
fishing season (January 1–December 31).
If during any of the seasonal allocation
periods the applicable adjusted directed
harvest allocation is projected to be
taken only incidental harvest is allowed,
and for the remainder of the period, any
incidental Pacific sardine landings will
be counted against that period’s
incidental set aside. In the event that an
incidental set-aside is projected to be
attained, all fisheries will be closed to
the retention of Pacific sardine for the
remainder of the period via appropriate
rulemaking.
Under 50 CFR 660.509, if the total HG
or these apportionment levels for Pacific
sardine are reached at any time, NMFS
is required to close the Pacific sardine
fishery via appropriate rulemaking and
it is to remain closed until it re-opens
either per the allocation scheme or the
beginning of the next fishing season. In
accordance with § 660.509 the Regional
Administrator shall publish a notice in
the Federal Register announcing the
date of the closure of the directed
fishery for Pacific sardine.
The above in-season harvest
restrictions are not intended to affect the
prosecution of the live bait portion of
the Pacific sardine fishery.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR
660.509 and is exempt from Office of
Management and Budget review under
Executive Order 12866.
NMFS 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) for the closure of the
directed harvest of Pacific sardine. For
the reasons set forth below, notice and
comment procedures are impracticable
and contrary to the public interest. For
the same reasons, NMFS also finds good
cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive
the 30-day delay in effectiveness for this
action. This measure responds to the
best available information and is
necessary for the conservation and
management of the Pacific sardine
resource. A delay in effectiveness would
cause the fishery to exceed the in-season
harvest level. These seasonal harvest
levels are important mechanisms in
preventing overfishing and managing
the fishery at optimum yield. The
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established directed and incidental
harvest allocations are designed to allow
fair and equitable opportunity to the
resource by all sectors of the Pacific
sardine fishery and to allow access to
other profitable CPS fisheries, such as
squid and Pacific mackerel.
Many of the same fishermen who
harvest Pacific sardine rely on these
other fisheries for a significant portion
of their income.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 7, 2011.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
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. 101126522–0640–02]
RIN 0648–XA556
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pelagic Shelf
Rockfish by Vessels Subject to
Amendment 80 Sideboard Limits in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for pelagic shelf rockfish (PSR)
by Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the 2011 PSR
sideboard limit established for
Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), July 7, 2011, until 2400 hrs,
A.l.t., December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7269.
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
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fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish
fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 679.
The 2011 PSR sideboard limit
established for Amendment 80 vessels
subject to sideboard limits in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA is
467 metric tons (mt), as established by
the 2011 and 2012 harvest specifications
for groundfish of the GOA (76 FR 11111,
March 1, 2011).
In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(v)(A), the Administrator,
Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional
Administrator), has determined that the
PSR sideboard limit established for
Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA is sufficient
to support a directed fishing allowance.
Therefore, the Regional Administrator is
establishing a sideboard directed fishing
allowance for PSR as 462 mt in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska. The remaining 5 mt in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska will be set aside as bycatch to
support other anticipated groundfish
fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(v)(C), the Regional
Administrator finds that this
Amendment 80 sideboard directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for the 2011 PSR
sideboard limit by Amendment 80
vessels subject to sideboard limits in the
Western Regulatory Area 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.
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 directed fishing closure of PSR
by Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
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most recent, relevant data only became
available as of July 6, 2011.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 7, 2011.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
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. 101126522–0640–02]
RIN 0648–XA557
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in
the Western Regulatory Area of 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 northern rockfish in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
to prevent exceeding the 2011 total
allowable catch (TAC) of northern
rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area
of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), July 7, 2011, through 2400
hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7269.
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.
SUMMARY:
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The 2011 TAC of northern rockfish in
the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA
is 2,573 metric tons (mt) as established
by the final 2011 and 2012 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(76 FR 11111, March 1, 2011).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2011 TAC of
northern rockfish in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA will soon
be reached. Therefore, the Regional
Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 2,473 mt, and is
setting aside the remaining 100 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 northern rockfish in
the Western Regulatory Area 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.
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 northern rockfish in
the Western Regulatory Area 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 July 6, 2011.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 101126522-0640-02]
RIN 0648-XA556
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pelagic
Shelf Rockfish by Vessels Subject to Amendment 80 Sideboard Limits in
the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pelagic shelf
rockfish (PSR) by Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in
the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2011 PSR sideboard limit established
for Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 7, 2011,
until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7269.
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
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fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP appear at subpart H
of 50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 679.
The 2011 PSR sideboard limit established for Amendment 80 vessels
subject to sideboard limits in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA
is 467 metric tons (mt), as established by the 2011 and 2012 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA (76 FR 11111, March 1, 2011).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(1)(v)(A), the Administrator,
Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that the
PSR sideboard limit established for Amendment 80 vessels subject to
sideboard limits in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA is
sufficient to support a directed fishing allowance. Therefore, the
Regional Administrator is establishing a sideboard directed fishing
allowance for PSR as 462 mt in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf
of Alaska. The remaining 5 mt in the Western Regulatory Area of the
Gulf of Alaska will be set aside as bycatch to support other
anticipated groundfish fisheries. In accordance with Sec.
679.20(d)(1)(v)(C), the Regional Administrator finds that this
Amendment 80 sideboard directed fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for the 2011 PSR
sideboard limit by Amendment 80 vessels subject to sideboard limits in
the Western Regulatory Area 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 directed fishing closure of PSR by Amendment 80 vessels
subject to sideboard limits in the Western Regulatory Area 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 July
6, 2011.
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: July 7, 2011.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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