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have made a determination that this
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ADDRESSES. This rule involves the
establishment, disestablishment, and
changing of security zones, and thus,
paragraph 34(g) of figure 2–1 in
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Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195;
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department
of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
2. Amend § 165.904 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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§ 165.904 Lake Michigan at Chicago
Harbor & Burnham Park Harbor—Safety and
Security Zone.
(a) Location. All waters of Lake
Michigan within Burnham Park Harbor
shoreward of a line across the entrance
of the harbor connecting coordinates
41°51′09″ N, 087°36′36″W and 41°51′11″
N, 087°36′22″ W.
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■ 3. In § 165.910 revise paragraph (a)(1)
heading and paragraph (a)(1)(i), and add
paragraphs (a)(10) and (a)(11) to read as
follows:
§ 165.910 Security Zones; Captain of the
Port Lake Michigan.
(a) * * *
(1) Jardine Water Filtration Plant. (i)
Location. All waters of Lake Michigan
within the arc of a 100-yard radius with
its center located on the north wall of
Jardine Water Filtration Plant,
approximate position 41°53′46″ N,
087°36′23″ W; (NAD 83)
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(10) Wilson Avenue Intake Crib. All
waters of Lake Michigan within the arc
of a circle with a 100-yard radius of the
Wilson Avenue Crib with its center in
approximate position 41°58′00″ N,
087°35′30″ W. (NAD83)
(11) Four Mile Intake Crib. All waters
of Lake Michigan within the arc of a
circle with a 100-yard radius of the Four
Mile Crib with its center in approximate
position 41°52′40″ N, 087°32′45″ W.
(NAD83)
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Dated: September 27, 2011.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 101126521–0640–02]
RIN 0648–XA757
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Yellowfin Sole in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amount of the 2011
yellowfin sole total allowable catch
(TAC) assigned to the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands trawl limited access
sector to the Amendment 80 cooperative
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to allow the 2011 total
allowable catch of yellowfin sole to be
fully harvested.
DATES: Effective October 6, 2011,
through 2400 hrs, Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI 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 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 yellowfin sole TAC assigned
to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
trawl limited access sector is 34,153
metric tons (mt) and to the Amendment
80 cooperative is 138,875 mt as
established by the final 2011 and 2012
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (76 FR 11139, March 1, 2011).
The Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, has determined that 2,000 mt of
the yellowfin sole TAC assigned to the
BSAI trawl limited access sector will
not be harvested. Therefore, in
accordance with § 679.91(f), NMFS
reallocates 2,000 mt of yellowfin sole
from the BSAI trawl limited access
sector to the Amendment 80
cooperatives in the BSAI. In accordance
SUMMARY:
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with § 679.91(f), NMFS will reissue
cooperative quota permits for the
reallocated yellowfin sole following the
procedures set forth in § 679.91(f)(3).
The harvest specifications for
yellowfin sole included in the harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (76 FR 11139, March 1, 2011) are
revised as follows: 32,153 mt to the
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BSAI trawl limited access sector and
140,875 mt to the Amendment 80
cooperatives in the BSAI. Table 7a is
correctly revised and republished in its
entirety as follows:
TABLE 7a—FINAL 2011 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA (CDQ) RESERVES, INCIDENTAL CATCH AMOUNTS (ICAS), AND
AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATIONS OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH, AND BSAI FLATHEAD SOLE, ROCK
SOLE, AND YELLOWFIN SOLE TACS
[Amounts are in metric tons]
Pacific ocean perch
Sector
Eastern
Aleutian
District
TAC ..........................................................
CDQ .........................................................
ICA ...........................................................
BSAI trawl limited access ........................
Amendment 80 .........................................
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative ...............
Alaska Seafood Cooperative ...................
5,660
606
100
495
4,459
2,364
2,095
Central
Aleutian
District
Flathead sole
Western
Aleutian
District
4,960
531
75
435
3,919
2,078
1,841
8,370
896
10
149
7,315
3,879
3,436
Rock sole
Yellowfin sole
BSAI
BSAI
BSAI
41,548
4,446
5,000
0
32,102
6,269
25,833
85,000
9,095
5,000
0
70,905
19,902
51,003
196,000
20,972
2,000
32,153
140,875
59,798
81,077
Note: Sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
This will enhance the socioeconomic
well-being of harvesters dependent
upon yellowfin sole in this area. The
Regional Administrator considered the
following factors in reaching this
decision: (1) The current catch of
yellowfin sole by the BSAI trawl limited
access sector and, (2) the harvest
capacity and stated intent on future
harvesting patterns of the Amendment
80 cooperative that participates in this
BSAI fishery.
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
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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 reallocation of yellowfin sole
from the BSAI trawl limited access
sector to the Amendment 80 cooperative
in the BSAI. Since the fishery is
currently open, it is important to
immediately inform the industry as to
the revised allocations. Immediate
notification is necessary to allow for the
orderly conduct and efficient operation
of this fishery, to allow the industry to
plan for the fishing season, and to avoid
potential disruption to the fishing fleet
as well as processors. NMFS was unable
to publish a notice providing time for
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public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of September 29, 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 § 679.91
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 6, 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. 101126521-0640-02]
RIN 0648-XA757
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation
of Yellowfin Sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management
Area
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of the 2011
yellowfin sole total allowable catch (TAC) assigned to the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands trawl limited access sector to the Amendment 80
cooperative in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2011 total allowable
catch of yellowfin sole to be fully harvested.
DATES: Effective October 6, 2011, through 2400 hrs, Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI 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 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 yellowfin sole TAC assigned to the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands trawl limited access sector is 34,153 metric tons (mt) and to
the Amendment 80 cooperative is 138,875 mt as established by the final
2011 and 2012 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (76 FR
11139, March 1, 2011).
The Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that 2,000
mt of the yellowfin sole TAC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access
sector will not be harvested. Therefore, in accordance with Sec.
679.91(f), NMFS reallocates 2,000 mt of yellowfin sole from the BSAI
trawl limited access sector to the Amendment 80 cooperatives in the
BSAI. In accordance
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with Sec. 679.91(f), NMFS will reissue cooperative quota permits for
the reallocated yellowfin sole following the procedures set forth in
Sec. 679.91(f)(3).
The harvest specifications for yellowfin sole included in the
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (76 FR 11139, March
1, 2011) are revised as follows: 32,153 mt to the BSAI trawl limited
access sector and 140,875 mt to the Amendment 80 cooperatives in the
BSAI. Table 7a is correctly revised and republished in its entirety as
follows:
Table 7a--Final 2011 Community Development Quota (CDQ) Reserves, Incidental Catch Amounts (ICAS), and Amendment 80 Allocations of the Aleutian Islands
Pacific Ocean Perch, and BSAI Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole Tacs
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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Pacific ocean perch Flathead sole Rock sole Yellowfin sole
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Sector Eastern Central Western
Aleutian Aleutian Aleutian BSAI BSAI BSAI
District District District
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TAC..................................................... 5,660 4,960 8,370 41,548 85,000 196,000
CDQ..................................................... 606 531 896 4,446 9,095 20,972
ICA..................................................... 100 75 10 5,000 5,000 2,000
BSAI trawl limited access............................... 495 435 149 0 0 32,153
Amendment 80............................................ 4,459 3,919 7,315 32,102 70,905 140,875
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative........................... 2,364 2,078 3,879 6,269 19,902 59,798
Alaska Seafood Cooperative.............................. 2,095 1,841 3,436 25,833 51,003 81,077
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Note: Sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
This will enhance the socioeconomic well-being of harvesters
dependent upon yellowfin sole in this area. The Regional Administrator
considered the following factors in reaching this decision: (1) The
current catch of yellowfin sole by the BSAI trawl limited access sector
and, (2) the harvest capacity and stated intent on future harvesting
patterns of the Amendment 80 cooperative that participates in this BSAI
fishery.
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 reallocation of yellowfin sole from the BSAI trawl
limited access sector to the Amendment 80 cooperative in the BSAI.
Since the fishery is currently open, it is important to immediately
inform the industry as to the revised allocations. Immediate
notification is necessary to allow for the orderly conduct and
efficient operation of this fishery, to allow the industry to plan for
the fishing season, and to avoid potential disruption to the fishing
fleet as well as processors. NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant
data only became available as of September 29, 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. 679.91 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 6, 2011.
Steven Thur,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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