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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 111213751–2102–02]
RIN 0648–XC441
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the Aleut
Corporation’s and the Community
SUMMARY:
Development Quota pollock directed
fishing allowances from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the Bering Sea
subarea directed fisheries. These actions
are necessary to provide opportunity for
harvest of the 2013 total allowable catch
of pollock, consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), January 24, 2013, until the
effective date of the final 2013 and 2014
harvest specifications for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish,
unless otherwise modified or
superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
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 (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.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the
portion of the 2013 pollock total
allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the
Aleut Corporation’s directed fishing
allowance (DFA) is 15,500 metric tons
(mt) and the Community Development
Quota (CDQ) DFA is 1,900 mt as
established by the final 2012 and 2013
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (77 FR 10669, February 23,
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2012), and as adjusted by an inseason
adjustment (78 FR 270, January 3, 2013).
As of January 17, 2013, the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has
determined that 10,500 mt of Aleut
Corporation’s DFA and 1,900 mt of
pollock CDQ DFA in the Aleutian
Islands subarea will not be harvested.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS
reallocates 10,500 mt of Aleut
Corporation’s DFA and 1,900 mt of
pollock CDQ DFA from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the 2013 Bering Sea
subarea allocations. The 1,900 mt of
pollock CDQ DFA is added to the 2013
Bering Sea CDQ DFA. The remaining
10,500 mt of pollock is apportioned to
the AFA Inshore sector (50 percent),
AFA catcher/processor sector (40
percent), and the AFA mothership
sector (10 percent). The 2013 Bering Sea
subarea pollock incidental catch
allowance remains at 33,699 mt. As a
result, the harvest specifications for
pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea
included in the final 2012 and 2013
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (77 FR 10669, February 23,
2012) are revised as follows: 5,000 mt to
Aleut Corporation’s DFA and 0 mt to
CDQ DFA. Furthermore, pursuant to
§ 679.20(a)(5), Table 3 of the final 2012
and 2013 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (77 FR 10669,
February 23, 2012), as adjusted by the
inseason adjustment (78 FR 270, January
3, 2013), is revised to make 2013
pollock allocations consistent with this
reallocation. This reallocation results in
adjustments to the 2013 Aleut
Corporation and CDQ pollock
allocations established at § 679.20(a)(5).
TABLE 3—FINAL 2012 AND 2013 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE
CDQ DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2012 A season 1
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Area and sector
2012
Allocations
A season DFA
2013 A season 1
2012 B
season 1
SCA harvest
limit 2
2013
Allocations
B season DFA
A season DFA
2013
B season 1
SCA harvest
limit 2
B season DFA
Bering Sea subarea ..........
CDQ DFA ..........................
ICA 1 ..................................
AFA Inshore ......................
AFA Catcher/Processors 3
Catch by C/Ps ...................
Catch by CVs 3 ..................
Unlisted C/P Limit 4 ...........
AFA Motherships ...............
Excessive Harvesting
Limit 5 .............................
Excessive Processing
Limit 6 .............................
Total Bering Sea DFA .......
1,212,400
121,900
32,400
529,050
423,240
387,265
35,975
2,116
105,810
n/a
48,760
n/a
211,620
169,296
154,906
14,390
846
42,324
n/a
34,132
n/a
148,134
118,507
n/a
n/a
n/a
29,627
n/a
73,140
n/a
317,430
253,944
232,359
21,585
1,270
63,486
1,259,400
126,600
33,699
549,551
439,640
402,271
37,369
2,198
109,910
n/a
50,640
n/a
219,820
175,856
160,908
14,948
879
43,964
n/a
35,448
n/a
153,874
123,099
n/a
n/a
n/a
30,775
n/a
75,960
n/a
329,730
263,784
241,363
22,422
1,319
65,946
185,168
n/a
n/a
n/a
192,343
n/a
n/a
n/a
317,430
1,058,100
n/a
423,240
n/a
296,268
n/a
634,860
329,730
1,099,101
n/a
439,640
n/a
307,748
n/a
659,461
Aleutian Islands subarea1
CDQ DFA ..........................
ICA ....................................
6,600
0
1,600
n/a
0
800
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
800
6,600
0
1,600
n/a
0
800
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
800
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TABLE 3—FINAL 2012 AND 2013 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE
CDQ DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1—Continued
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2012 A season 1
2012
Allocations
Area and sector
Aleut Corporation ..............
Bogoslof District
ICA 7
.......
A season DFA
2013 A season 1
2012 B
season 1
SCA harvest
limit 2
2013
Allocations
A season DFA
B season DFA
2013
B season 1
SCA harvest
limit 2
B season DFA
5,000
5,000
n/a
0
5,000
5,000
n/a
0
150
n/a
n/a
n/a
150
n/a
n/a
n/a
1 Pursuant
to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the BS subarea pollock, after subtracting the CDQ DFA (10 percent) and the ICA (3 percent), is allocated as a DFA as follows:
inshore sector—50 percent, catcher/processor sector (C/P)—40 percent, and mothership sector—10 percent. In the BS subarea, 40 percent of the DFA is allocated to
the A season (January 20–June 10) and 60 percent of the DFA is allocated to the B season (June 10–November 1). Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i) and (ii), the
annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second the ICA (1,600 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation
for a directed pollock fishery. In the AI subarea, the A season is allocated 40 percent of the ABC and the B season is allocated the remainder of the directed pollock
fishery.
2 In the BS subarea, no more than 28 percent of each sector’s annual DFA may be taken from the SCA before April 1. The remaining 12 percent of the annual DFA
allocated to the A season may be taken outside of SCA before April 1 or inside the SCA after April 1. If less than 28 percent of the annual DFA is taken inside the
SCA before April 1, the remainder will be available to be taken inside the SCA after April 1.
3 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4), not less than 8.5 percent of the DFA allocated to listed catcher/processors shall be available for harvest only by eligible catcher
vessels delivering to listed catcher/processors.
4 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4)(iii), the AFA unlisted catcher/processors are limited to harvesting not more than 0.5 percent of the catcher/processors sector’s
allocation of pollock.
5 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(6), NMFS establishes an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
6 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(7), NMFS establishes an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
7 The Bogoslof District is closed by the final harvest specifications to directed fishing for pollock. The amounts specified are for ICA only and are not apportioned by
season or sector.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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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 AI pollock.
Since the pollock fishery opens January
20, 2013, it is important to immediately
inform the industry as to the final
Bering Sea subarea pollock allocations.
Immediate notification is necessary to
allow for the orderly conduct and
efficient operation of this fishery; allow
the industry to plan for the fishing
season and avoid potential disruption to
the fishing fleet as well as processors;
and provide opportunity to harvest
increased seasonal pollock allocations
while value is optimum. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
most recent, relevant data only became
available as of January 11, 2013.
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.
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This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 18, 2013.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 111213751–2102–02]
RIN 0648–XC458
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal
To 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall
Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area
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 pot catcher
vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet
(18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA)
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the A
season apportionment of the 2013
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC)
SUMMARY:
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specified for pot catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA
in the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), January 22, 2013,
through 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
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 A season apportionment of the
2013 Pacific cod TAC allocated as a
directed fishing allowance to pot
catcher vessels greater than or equal to
60 feet (18.3 m) LOA in the BSAI is
9,911 metric tons as established by the
final 2012 and 2013 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (77 FR 10669, February 23, 2012)
and inseason adjustment (78 FR 270,
January 3, 2013).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, has determined that the A
season apportionment of the 2013
Pacific cod TAC allocated as a directed
fishing allowance to pot catcher vessels
greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 m)
LOA in the BSAI has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 111213751-2102-02]
RIN 0648-XC441
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation
of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the Aleut
Corporation's and the Community Development Quota pollock directed
fishing allowances from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering Sea
subarea directed fisheries. These actions are necessary to provide
opportunity for harvest of the 2013 total allowable catch of pollock,
consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), January 24,
2013, until the effective date of the final 2013 and 2014 harvest
specifications for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish,
unless otherwise modified or superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone 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
(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.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the portion of the 2013 pollock
total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the Aleut Corporation's
directed fishing allowance (DFA) is 15,500 metric tons (mt) and the
Community Development Quota (CDQ) DFA is 1,900 mt as established by the
final 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI
(77 FR 10669, February 23, 2012), and as adjusted by an inseason
adjustment (78 FR 270, January 3, 2013).
As of January 17, 2013, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has determined that 10,500 mt of Aleut
Corporation's DFA and 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA in the Aleutian
Islands subarea will not be harvested. Therefore, in accordance with
Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS reallocates 10,500 mt of Aleut
Corporation's DFA and 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the 2013 Bering Sea subarea allocations. The 1,900
mt of pollock CDQ DFA is added to the 2013 Bering Sea CDQ DFA. The
remaining 10,500 mt of pollock is apportioned to the AFA Inshore sector
(50 percent), AFA catcher/processor sector (40 percent), and the AFA
mothership sector (10 percent). The 2013 Bering Sea subarea pollock
incidental catch allowance remains at 33,699 mt. As a result, the
harvest specifications for pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea
included in the final 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (77 FR 10669, February 23, 2012) are revised as
follows: 5,000 mt to Aleut Corporation's DFA and 0 mt to CDQ DFA.
Furthermore, pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5), Table 3 of the final 2012
and 2013 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (77 FR
10669, February 23, 2012), as adjusted by the inseason adjustment (78
FR 270, January 3, 2013), is revised to make 2013 pollock allocations
consistent with this reallocation. This reallocation results in
adjustments to the 2013 Aleut Corporation and CDQ pollock allocations
established at Sec. 679.20(a)(5).
Table 3--Final 2012 and 2013 Allocations of Pollock TACS to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed Fishing Allowances (DFA) \1\
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2012 A season \1\ 2012 B season 2013 A season \1\ 2013 B season
2012 -------------------------------- \1\ 2013 -------------------------------- \1\
Area and sector Allocations SCA harvest ---------------- Allocations SCA harvest ---------------
A season DFA limit \2\ B season DFA A season DFA limit \2\ B season DFA
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Bering Sea subarea.............................................. 1,212,400 n/a n/a n/a 1,259,400 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................................... 121,900 48,760 34,132 73,140 126,600 50,640 35,448 75,960
ICA \1\......................................................... 32,400 n/a n/a n/a 33,699 n/a n/a n/a
AFA Inshore..................................................... 529,050 211,620 148,134 317,430 549,551 219,820 153,874 329,730
AFA Catcher/Processors \3\...................................... 423,240 169,296 118,507 253,944 439,640 175,856 123,099 263,784
Catch by C/Ps................................................... 387,265 154,906 n/a 232,359 402,271 160,908 n/a 241,363
Catch by CVs \3\................................................ 35,975 14,390 n/a 21,585 37,369 14,948 n/a 22,422
Unlisted C/P Limit \4\.......................................... 2,116 846 n/a 1,270 2,198 879 n/a 1,319
AFA Motherships................................................. 105,810 42,324 29,627 63,486 109,910 43,964 30,775 65,946
Excessive Harvesting Limit \5\.................................. 185,168 n/a n/a n/a 192,343 n/a n/a n/a
Excessive Processing Limit \6\.................................. 317,430 n/a n/a n/a 329,730 n/a n/a n/a
Total Bering Sea DFA............................................ 1,058,100 423,240 296,268 634,860 1,099,101 439,640 307,748 659,461
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Aleutian Islands subarea\1\..................................... 6,600 n/a n/a n/a 6,600 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................................... 0 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
ICA............................................................. 1,600 800 n/a 800 1,600 800 n/a 800
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Aleut Corporation............................................... 5,000 5,000 n/a 0 5,000 5,000 n/a 0
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Bogoslof District ICA \7\....................................... 150 n/a n/a n/a 150 n/a n/a n/a
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\1\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the BS subarea pollock, after subtracting the CDQ DFA (10 percent) and the ICA (3 percent), is allocated as a DFA as follows: inshore sector--50
percent, catcher/processor sector (C/P)--40 percent, and mothership sector--10 percent. In the BS subarea, 40 percent of the DFA is allocated to the A season (January 20-June 10) and 60
percent of the DFA is allocated to the B season (June 10-November 1). Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i) and (ii), the annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ
directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second the ICA (1,600 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a directed pollock fishery. In the AI subarea, the A season is allocated 40
percent of the ABC and the B season is allocated the remainder of the directed pollock fishery.
\2\ In the BS subarea, no more than 28 percent of each sector's annual DFA may be taken from the SCA before April 1. The remaining 12 percent of the annual DFA allocated to the A season may be
taken outside of SCA before April 1 or inside the SCA after April 1. If less than 28 percent of the annual DFA is taken inside the SCA before April 1, the remainder will be available to be
taken inside the SCA after April 1.
\3\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4), not less than 8.5 percent of the DFA allocated to listed catcher/processors shall be available for harvest only by eligible catcher vessels
delivering to listed catcher/processors.
\4\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4)(iii), the AFA unlisted catcher/processors are limited to harvesting not more than 0.5 percent of the catcher/processors sector's allocation of
pollock.
\5\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(6), NMFS establishes an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
\6\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(7), NMFS establishes an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
\7\ The Bogoslof District is closed by the final harvest specifications to directed fishing for pollock. The amounts specified are for ICA only and are not apportioned by season or sector.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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 AI pollock. Since the pollock fishery
opens January 20, 2013, it is important to immediately inform the
industry as to the final Bering Sea subarea pollock allocations.
Immediate notification is necessary to allow for the orderly conduct
and efficient operation of this fishery; allow the industry to plan for
the fishing season and avoid potential disruption to the fishing fleet
as well as processors; and provide opportunity to harvest increased
seasonal pollock allocations while value is optimum. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became available as of January 11, 2013.
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. 679.20 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 18, 2013.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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