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50 CFR Part 679
RIN 0648–XA633
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Allocating Gulf of
Alaska Fishery Resources; Notice of
Rockfish Program Public Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
AGENCY:
NMFS will present two public
workshops on the Central Gulf of Alaska
Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program)
for potentially eligible participants and
other interested parties. At each
workshop, NMFS will provide an
overview of the proposed Rockfish
Program, discuss the key differences
between the Rockfish Program and the
Rockfish Pilot Program, provide
information on the proposed rule
comment process, and answer
questions. NMFS is conducting these
public workshops to assist fishery
participants in understanding and
reviewing the proposed rule that would
implement this new Rockfish Program.
SUMMARY:
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Two workshops will be held on
the following dates:
1. Monday, August 29, 2011, 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time, Kodiak,
AK.
2. Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Seattle,
WA.
ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held
at the following locations:
1. Kodiak—Kodiak Fisheries Research
Center (Main Conference Room), 301
Research Court, Kodiak, AK 99615.
2. Seattle—Mountaineers Program
Center (Cascade Room), 7700 Sand
Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Herrewig, 907–586–7091.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
28, 2011 (76 FR 45217), NMFS
published a Notice of Availability to
implement the proposed Central Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program as
Amendment 88 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska. NMFS anticipates
publication of the proposed rule to
implement the Central GOA Rockfish
Program prior to workshop held in
Kodiak on Monday, August 29, 2011.
The proposed Rockfish Program is
necessary to replace the Central Gulf of
Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program (Pilot
Program) that is scheduled to expire
December 31, 2011. Amendment 88 was
approved by the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) on June
14, 2010. Although some modifications
were recommended by the Council, the
proposed Rockfish Program would
retain the conservation, management,
safety, and economic gains realized
under the Pilot Program. The
recommended modifications would
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improve the functionality of the
Rockfish Program and resolve identified
issues in the management and viability
of the fisheries. The proposed Rockfish
Program would include similar
implementation, management,
monitoring, and enforcement measures
to those developed under the Pilot
Program, however, the new program
would:
• Change the qualifying years for
eligibility of quota share (QS);
• Use a different suite of years to
determine the allocation of QS and
sideboard limits;
• Assign to rockfish cooperatives a
specific portion of the Central GOA total
allowable catch of species historically
harvested in the rockfish fisheries;
• Assign a specific amount of halibut
prohibited species catch to cooperatives
and conserve a portion of the halibut
that will remain unallocated;
• Restrict the entry level fishery to
longline gear only;
• Relax the requirements to form a
cooperative;
• Specify the location where
harvesters in cooperatives may deliver
rockfish;
• Remove the requirement that
harvesters in a catcher vessel
cooperative deliver to a specific
processor;
• Discontinue the limited access
fishery;
• Simplify sideboards, and slightly
modify sideboards for catcher/
processors;
• Implement a cost recovery program,
except for the entry level longline
fishery;
• Establish a catch monitoring and
control plan specialist; and
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• Be authorized for 10 years, from
January 1, 2012, until December 31,
2021.
NMFS is conducting public
workshops for fishery participants to
provide assistance in reviewing the
proposed requirements of this new
program. At each workshop, NMFS will
provide an overview of the proposed
Rockfish Program, discuss the key
differences between the Rockfish
Program and the Pilot Program, and
provide information on the public
comment process for the proposed rule.
NMFS anticipates discussing key
elements of the proposed Rockfish
Program at the meeting, such as
eligibility and the QS application
process; cooperative and opt-out
provisions; entry level longline fishery,
sideboards, deliveries, and cooperative
quota transfer provisions; monitoring
and enforcement; and electronic
reporting. Additionally, NMFS will
answer questions from workshop
participants. For further information on
the proposed Rockfish Program, please
visit the NMFS Alaska Region Web site
at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Special Accommodations
These workshops are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for special accommodations
should be directed to Gwen Herrewig
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
at least 5 working days before the
workshop date.
Dated: August 17, 2011.
Galen Tromble,
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
RIN 0648-XA633
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocating
Gulf of Alaska Fishery Resources; Notice of Rockfish Program Public
Workshops
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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SUMMARY: NMFS will present two public workshops on the Central Gulf of
Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program) for potentially eligible
participants and other interested parties. At each workshop, NMFS will
provide an overview of the proposed Rockfish Program, discuss the key
differences between the Rockfish Program and the Rockfish Pilot
Program, provide information on the proposed rule comment process, and
answer questions. NMFS is conducting these public workshops to assist
fishery participants in understanding and reviewing the proposed rule
that would implement this new Rockfish Program.
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DATES: Two workshops will be held on the following dates:
1. Monday, August 29, 2011, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time,
Kodiak, AK.
2. Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific Daylight
Time, Seattle, WA.
ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held at the following locations:
1. Kodiak--Kodiak Fisheries Research Center (Main Conference Room),
301 Research Court, Kodiak, AK 99615.
2. Seattle--Mountaineers Program Center (Cascade Room), 7700 Sand
Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwen Herrewig, 907-586-7091.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 28, 2011 (76 FR 45217), NMFS
published a Notice of Availability to implement the proposed Central
Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program as Amendment 88 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. NMFS anticipates
publication of the proposed rule to implement the Central GOA Rockfish
Program prior to workshop held in Kodiak on Monday, August 29, 2011.
The proposed Rockfish Program is necessary to replace the Central Gulf
of Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program (Pilot Program) that is scheduled to
expire December 31, 2011. Amendment 88 was approved by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) on June 14, 2010. Although
some modifications were recommended by the Council, the proposed
Rockfish Program would retain the conservation, management, safety, and
economic gains realized under the Pilot Program. The recommended
modifications would improve the functionality of the Rockfish Program
and resolve identified issues in the management and viability of the
fisheries. The proposed Rockfish Program would include similar
implementation, management, monitoring, and enforcement measures to
those developed under the Pilot Program, however, the new program
would:
Change the qualifying years for eligibility of quota share
(QS);
Use a different suite of years to determine the allocation
of QS and sideboard limits;
Assign to rockfish cooperatives a specific portion of the
Central GOA total allowable catch of species historically harvested in
the rockfish fisheries;
Assign a specific amount of halibut prohibited species
catch to cooperatives and conserve a portion of the halibut that will
remain unallocated;
Restrict the entry level fishery to longline gear only;
Relax the requirements to form a cooperative;
Specify the location where harvesters in cooperatives may
deliver rockfish;
Remove the requirement that harvesters in a catcher vessel
cooperative deliver to a specific processor;
Discontinue the limited access fishery;
Simplify sideboards, and slightly modify sideboards for
catcher/processors;
Implement a cost recovery program, except for the entry
level longline fishery;
Establish a catch monitoring and control plan specialist;
and
Be authorized for 10 years, from January 1, 2012, until
December 31, 2021.
NMFS is conducting public workshops for fishery participants to
provide assistance in reviewing the proposed requirements of this new
program. At each workshop, NMFS will provide an overview of the
proposed Rockfish Program, discuss the key differences between the
Rockfish Program and the Pilot Program, and provide information on the
public comment process for the proposed rule. NMFS anticipates
discussing key elements of the proposed Rockfish Program at the
meeting, such as eligibility and the QS application process;
cooperative and opt-out provisions; entry level longline fishery,
sideboards, deliveries, and cooperative quota transfer provisions;
monitoring and enforcement; and electronic reporting. Additionally,
NMFS will answer questions from workshop participants. For further
information on the proposed Rockfish Program, please visit the NMFS
Alaska Region Web site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Special Accommodations
These workshops are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for special accommodations should be directed to
Gwen Herrewig (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 working
days before the workshop date.
Dated: August 17, 2011.
Galen Tromble,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-21421 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]
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