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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
SUMMARY:
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Salmon Bycatch Management in the
Bering Sea Pollock Fishery; Economic
Data Collection published on February
3, 2012. This correction is intended to
clarify regulatory text.
DATES: Effective March 9, 2012 and is
applicable beginning March 5, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586–7008, or
Jeff Hartman, (907) 586–7442.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 3, 2012, NMFS
published a final rule in the Federal
Register (77 FR 5389) to implement the
Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report
Program, which will evaluate the
effectiveness of Chinook salmon bycatch
management measures for the Bering
Sea pollock fishery that were
implemented under Amendment 91 to
the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area.
This final rule added a regulatory
provision at 50 CFR
679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12), which describes
deliveries from catcher vessels directed
fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea in
which the operator of the catcher vessel
moved fishing location primarily to
avoid Chinook salmon bycatch.
However, a final rule implementing
Amendment 83 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska previously had added a
§ 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12), which describes
the receipt of groundfish deliveries in
the marine municipal boundaries of a
Community Quota Entity community.
(76 FR 74640; December 1, 2011). Thus,
there are two different regulatory
paragraphs numbered
§ 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12).
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Need for Correction
If this error is not corrected, the
regulatory text at § 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12)
implementing Amendment 83 will be
removed and replaced by the regulatory
text implementing the Chinook Salmon
Economic Data Report Program.
Therefore, this correction is necessary to
fully implement Amendment 83. This
action corrects the final rule
implementing the Chinook Salmon
Economic Data Report Program by
renumbering § 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12) as
§ 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(13).
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive
prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment because it would be
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. This error must be corrected
immediately to fully implement
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Amendment 83. Left uncorrected, the
regulatory text at § 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12)
implementing Amendment 83 will be
removed and replaced by the text
implementing the Chinook Salmon
Economic Data Report program The
correction will ensure that regulations
in this section include all of the
regulatory text intended by the two
programs.
If the effective date for this correction
is delayed to solicit prior public
comment, this technical error will not
be corrected by the effective date of this
final rule, thereby undermining the
conservation and management
objectives of the fishery management
plans. Moreover, the public has already
had opportunity to comment on both
provisions included in the two final
rules. Thus, further public comment is
unnecessary.
The AA further finds, pursuant to 5
U.S.C.553(d)(3), good cause to waive the
thirty (30) day delayed effectiveness
period for the reasons stated above.
NMFS is correcting this error and is
not making substantive changes to the
rule document published on February 3,
2012 (77 FR 5389).
Correction
In FR Doc. 2012–2361, appearing on
page 5389 in the Federal Register of
Friday, February 3, 2012, the following
corrections are made:
§ 679.5
[Corrected]
1. On page 5394, in the second
column, in the second line of
amendatory instruction 5.b., correct the
reference ’’ (e)(6)(i)(A)(12)’’ to read
‘‘(e)(6)(i)(A)(13).’’
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2. On page 5394, in the third column,
correct the paragraph reference ’’
(e)(6)(i)(A)(12)’’ to read ’’
(e)(6)(i)(A)(13).’’
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Dated: March 6, 2012.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 101126522–0640–2]
RIN 0648–XB070
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Vessels Using Jig Gear 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 vessels using
jig gear in the Central Regulatory Area
of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to prevent exceeding the A
season allowance of the 2012 Pacific
cod total allowable catch apportioned to
vessels using jig gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), March 6, 2012, through
1200 hrs, A.l.t., June 10, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 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 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.
The A season allowance of the 2012
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC)
apportioned to vessels using jig gear in
the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA
is 256 metric tons (mt), as established by
the final 2011 and 2012 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(76 FR 11111, March 1, 2011), revision
to the final 2012 harvest specifications
for Pacific cod (76 FR 81860, December
29, 2011), and inseason adjustment to
the final 2012 harvest specifications for
Pacific cod (77 FR 438, January 5, 2012).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator) has
determined that the A season allowance
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: 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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Salmon Bycatch Management in the Bering Sea Pollock Fishery; Economic
Data Collection published on February 3, 2012. This correction is
intended to clarify regulatory text.
DATES: Effective March 9, 2012 and is applicable beginning March 5,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586-7008, or
Jeff Hartman, (907) 586-7442.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 3, 2012, NMFS published a final rule in the Federal
Register (77 FR 5389) to implement the Chinook Salmon Economic Data
Report Program, which will evaluate the effectiveness of Chinook salmon
bycatch management measures for the Bering Sea pollock fishery that
were implemented under Amendment 91 to the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. This
final rule added a regulatory provision at 50 CFR
679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12), which describes deliveries from catcher vessels
directed fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea in which the operator of
the catcher vessel moved fishing location primarily to avoid Chinook
salmon bycatch. However, a final rule implementing Amendment 83 to the
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska previously
had added a Sec. 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12), which describes the receipt of
groundfish deliveries in the marine municipal boundaries of a Community
Quota Entity community. (76 FR 74640; December 1, 2011). Thus, there
are two different regulatory paragraphs numbered Sec.
679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12).
Need for Correction
If this error is not corrected, the regulatory text at Sec.
679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12) implementing Amendment 83 will be removed and
replaced by the regulatory text implementing the Chinook Salmon
Economic Data Report Program. Therefore, this correction is necessary
to fully implement Amendment 83. This action corrects the final rule
implementing the Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report Program by
renumbering Sec. 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12) as Sec. 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(13).
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the
opportunity for public comment because it would be unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. This error must be corrected
immediately to fully implement Amendment 83. Left uncorrected, the
regulatory text at Sec. 679.5(e)(6)(i)(A)(12) implementing Amendment
83 will be removed and replaced by the text implementing the Chinook
Salmon Economic Data Report program The correction will ensure that
regulations in this section include all of the regulatory text intended
by the two programs.
If the effective date for this correction is delayed to solicit
prior public comment, this technical error will not be corrected by the
effective date of this final rule, thereby undermining the conservation
and management objectives of the fishery management plans. Moreover,
the public has already had opportunity to comment on both provisions
included in the two final rules. Thus, further public comment is
unnecessary.
The AA further finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.553(d)(3), good cause to
waive the thirty (30) day delayed effectiveness period for the reasons
stated above.
NMFS is correcting this error and is not making substantive changes
to the rule document published on February 3, 2012 (77 FR 5389).
Correction
In FR Doc. 2012-2361, appearing on page 5389 in the Federal
Register of Friday, February 3, 2012, the following corrections are
made:
Sec. 679.5 [Corrected]
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1. On page 5394, in the second column, in the second line of amendatory
instruction 5.b., correct the reference '' (e)(6)(i)(A)(12)'' to read
``(e)(6)(i)(A)(13).''
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2. On page 5394, in the third column, correct the paragraph reference
'' (e)(6)(i)(A)(12)'' to read '' (e)(6)(i)(A)(13).''
Dated: March 6, 2012.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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