Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program, 14304 [2012-5813]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket Nos. 101126522–0640–02 and
1112113751–2102–02]
RIN 0648–XB039
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed
Under the Individual Fishing Quota
Program
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; opening.
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AGENCY:
NMFS is opening directed
fishing for sablefish with fixed gear
managed under the Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) Program and the
Community Development Quota (CDQ)
Program. The season will open 1200 hrs,
Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 17,
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2012, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t.,
November 7, 2012. This period is the
same as the 2012 commercial halibut
fishery opening dates adopted by the
International Pacific Halibut
Commission. The IFQ and CDQ halibut
season is specified by a separate
publication in the Federal Register of
annual management measures.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March
17, 2012, until 1200 hrs, A.l.t.,
November 7, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning
in 1995, fishing for Pacific halibut and
sablefish with fixed gear in the IFQ
regulatory areas defined in 50 CFR 679.2
has been managed under the IFQ
Program. The IFQ Program is a
regulatory regime designed to promote
the conservation and management of
these fisheries and to further the
objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and the Northern Pacific Halibut
Act. Persons holding quota share receive
an annual allocation of IFQ. Persons
receiving an annual allocation of IFQ
are authorized to harvest IFQ species
within specified limitations. Further
information on the implementation of
the IFQ Program, and the rationale
supporting it, are contained in the
preamble to the final rule implementing
the IFQ Program published in the
Federal Register, November 9, 1993 (58
FR 59375) and subsequent amendments.
This announcement is consistent with
§ 679.23(g)(1), which requires that the
directed fishing season for sablefish
managed under the IFQ Program be
specified by the Administrator, Alaska
Region, and announced by publication
in the Federal Register. This method of
season announcement was selected to
facilitate coordination between the
sablefish season, chosen by the
Administrator, Alaska Region, and the
halibut season, adopted by the
International Pacific Halibut
Commission (IPHC). The directed
fishing season for sablefish with fixed
gear managed under the IFQ Program
will open 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 17,
2012, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t.,
November 7, 2012. This period runs
concurrently with the IFQ season for
Pacific halibut announced by the IPHC.
The IFQ halibut season will be specified
by a separate publication in the Federal
Register of annual management
measures pursuant to 50 CFR 300.62.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Acting Assistant
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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 opening of the sablefish
fishery thereby increasing bycatch and
regulatory discards between the
sablefish fishery and the halibut fishery,
and preventing the accomplishment of
the management objective for
simultaneous opening of these two
fisheries. NMFS was unable to publish
a notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of January 30, 2012.
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 § 679.23
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
Carrie Selberg,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 110207103–2041–02]
RIN 0648–BA80
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon
Bycatch Management in the Bering
Sea Pollock Fishery; Economic Data
Collection; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
This action corrects an error
in paragraph numbering in the final rule
pertaining to Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket Nos. 101126522-0640-02 and 1112113751-2102-02]
RIN 0648-XB039
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish
Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; opening.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear
managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program and the
Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. The season will open 1200
hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 17, 2012, and will close 1200
hrs, A.l.t., November 7, 2012. This period is the same as the 2012
commercial halibut fishery opening dates adopted by the International
Pacific Halibut Commission. The IFQ and CDQ halibut season is specified
by a separate publication in the Federal Register of annual management
measures.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 17, 2012, until 1200 hrs,
A.l.t., November 7, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obren Davis, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning in 1995, fishing for Pacific
halibut and sablefish with fixed gear in the IFQ regulatory areas
defined in 50 CFR 679.2 has been managed under the IFQ Program. The IFQ
Program is a regulatory regime designed to promote the conservation and
management of these fisheries and to further the objectives of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act. Persons holding quota share receive an
annual allocation of IFQ. Persons receiving an annual allocation of IFQ
are authorized to harvest IFQ species within specified limitations.
Further information on the implementation of the IFQ Program, and the
rationale supporting it, are contained in the preamble to the final
rule implementing the IFQ Program published in the Federal Register,
November 9, 1993 (58 FR 59375) and subsequent amendments.
This announcement is consistent with Sec. 679.23(g)(1), which
requires that the directed fishing season for sablefish managed under
the IFQ Program be specified by the Administrator, Alaska Region, and
announced by publication in the Federal Register. This method of season
announcement was selected to facilitate coordination between the
sablefish season, chosen by the Administrator, Alaska Region, and the
halibut season, adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission
(IPHC). The directed fishing season for sablefish with fixed gear
managed under the IFQ Program will open 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 17,
2012, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November 7, 2012. This period
runs concurrently with the IFQ season for Pacific halibut announced by
the IPHC. The IFQ halibut season will be specified by a separate
publication in the Federal Register of annual management measures
pursuant to 50 CFR 300.62.
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently
obtained from the fishery. The Acting 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 opening of the sablefish fishery thereby
increasing bycatch and regulatory discards between the sablefish
fishery and the halibut fishery, and preventing the accomplishment of
the management objective for simultaneous opening of these two
fisheries. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became
available as of January 30, 2012.
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. 679.23 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
Carrie Selberg,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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