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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 101126522–0640–02]
RIN 0648–XA715
Pacific Cod by Non-American Fisheries
Act Crab Vessels Harvesting Pacific
Cod for Processing by the Inshore
Component in the Central 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 Pacific cod by non-American
Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessels that are
subject to sideboard limits harvesting
Pacific cod for processing by the inshore
component in the Central Regulatory
Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This
action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the 2011 Pacific cod sideboard limit
established for non-AFA crab vessels
harvesting Pacific cod for processing by
the inshore component in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), September 17, 2011,
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31,
2011.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
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.
Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish
fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The 2011 Pacific cod sideboard limit
established for non-AFA crab vessels
that are subject to sideboard limits
harvesting Pacific cod for processing by
the inshore component in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA is 1,725
metric tons (mt), as established by the
final 2011 and 2012 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(75 FR 11111, March 1, 2011).
In accordance with § 680.22(e)(2)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator) has
determined that the 2011 Pacific cod
sideboard limit established for non-AFA
crab vessels harvesting Pacific cod for
processing by the inshore component in
the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA
will soon be reached. Therefore, the
Regional Administrator is establishing a
sideboard directed fishing allowance of
1,700 mt, and is setting aside the
remaining 25 mt as bycatch to support
other anticipated groundfish fisheries.
In accordance with § 680.22(e)(3), the
Regional Administrator finds that this
sideboard directed fishing allowance
has been reached. Consequently, NMFS
is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific
cod by non-AFA crab vessels that are
subject to sideboard limits harvesting
Pacific cod for processing by the inshore
component in the Central 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 sideboard directed fishing
closure of Pacific cod for non-AFA crab
vessels that are subject to sideboard
limits harvesting Pacific cod for
processing by the inshore component in
the Central 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 September
15, 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.
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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 § 680.22
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 16, 2011.
Steven Thur,
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-XA715
Pacific Cod by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels Harvesting
Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by non-
American Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessels that are subject to sideboard
limits harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component
in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2011 Pacific cod sideboard limit
established for non-AFA crab vessels harvesting Pacific cod for
processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of
the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 17,
2011, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Keaton, 907-586-7228.
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
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 680.
The 2011 Pacific cod sideboard limit established for non-AFA crab
vessels that are subject to sideboard limits harvesting Pacific cod for
processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of
the GOA is 1,725 metric tons (mt), as established by the final 2011 and
2012 harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA (75 FR 11111,
March 1, 2011).
In accordance with Sec. 680.22(e)(2)(i), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) has determined that the 2011
Pacific cod sideboard limit established for non-AFA crab vessels
harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA will soon be reached. Therefore, the
Regional Administrator is establishing a sideboard directed fishing
allowance of 1,700 mt, and is setting aside the remaining 25 mt as
bycatch to support other anticipated groundfish fisheries. In
accordance with Sec. 680.22(e)(3), the Regional Administrator finds
that this sideboard directed fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
non-AFA crab vessels that are subject to sideboard limits harvesting
Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central
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 sideboard directed fishing closure of Pacific cod for
non-AFA crab vessels that are subject to sideboard limits harvesting
Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central
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 September 15, 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.
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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. 680.22 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 16, 2011.
Steven Thur,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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