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Office’’ in both places that they appear
and by adding, in each place, the words
‘‘Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Office’’.
§ 84.48
[Amended]
17. Amend § 84.48, paragraph (a)(5),
by removing the words ‘‘Federal Aid
program’’ and by adding, in their place,
the words ‘‘Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration program’’.
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§ 84.49
18. Amend § 84.49, by removing the
words ‘‘the Washington Office’’ in both
places they appear and by adding, in
each place, the word ‘‘Headquarters’’.
PART 85—CLEAN VESSEL ACT
GRANT PROGRAM
20. Amend § 85.21 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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Application procedures.
(a) Eligible applicants will submit
their proposals to the appropriate
regional office of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. Coastal States
submitting proposals for both the
coastal zone and the inland portion of
their States must submit two separate
proposals. The regional office addresses
are provided at 50 CFR 2.2. Telephone
and fax numbers of the regional offices
follow:
Region
Wildlife and
sport fish restoration telephone number
Wildlife and
sport fish restoration fax
number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
503–231–6128
505–248–7465
612–713–5130
404–679–4159
413–253–8508
303–236–4411
907–786–3545
916–414–6509
503–231–6996
505–248–7471
612–713–5290
404–679–4160
413–253–8487
303–236–8192
907–786–3575
916–978–6155
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Subsistence resource regions.
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(b) You may obtain maps delineating
the boundaries of subsistence resource
regions from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service at the Alaska Regional Office
address provided at 50 CFR 2.2(g).
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■ 25. Amend § 100.23 by:
■ a. Removing the second sentence of
paragraph (a); and
■ b. Adding paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
§ 100.23
Rural determinations.
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(b) You may obtain maps delineating
the boundaries of nonrural areas from
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the
Alaska Regional Office address provided
at 50 CFR 2.2(g).
Dated: May 28, 2013.
Rachel Jacobson,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks.
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Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries;
Inseason Actions #4 and #5
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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Modification of fishing seasons
and landing and possession limits;
request for comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: NOAA Fisheries announces
two inseason actions in the ocean
salmon fisheries. These inseason actions
modified the commercial fisheries in the
area from U.S./Canada Border to Queets
River.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Actions. Comments will be accepted
through June 27, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2012–0248,
by any one of the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA–NMFS–2012–
0248, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: William W. Stelle, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way
NE., Seattle, WA, 98115–6349
• Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Peggy
Mundy
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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22. Amend § 85.47 by:
a. Removing the number ‘‘80.26’’
wherever it appears in paragraph (a), (b),
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24. Amend § 100.22 by revising
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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50 CFR Part 660
[Amended]
21. Amend § 85.31 by:
a. Removing the words ‘‘Division of
Federal Aid’’ in both places they appear
and by adding, in each place, the words
‘‘Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
programs’’; and
■ b. Removing the words ‘‘Washington
Office’’ and by adding, in their place,
the word ‘‘Headquarters’’.
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§ 85.47
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd,
3101–3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551–3586; 43 U.S.C.
1733.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 777g(c).
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23. The authority citation for part 100
continues to read as follows:
§ 100.22
19. The authority citation for part 85
continues to read as follows:
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PART 100—SUBSISTENCE
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR
PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA
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§ 85.21
(c), and by adding, in each place, the
number ‘‘80.99’’; and
■ b. Amending paragraph (c) by
removing the words ‘‘Federal Aid’’ and
by adding, in their place, the words
‘‘Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration’’.
35153
In the 2013 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (78
FR 25865, May 3, 2013), NMFS
announced the commercial and
recreational fisheries in the area from
the U.S./Canada Border to the U.S./
Mexico Border, beginning May 1, 2013,
and 2014 salmon seasons opening
earlier than May 1, 2014. These
management measures include a May–
June guideline of 8,700 Chinook salmon
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in the area between the U.S./Canada
Border and the Queets River, with
provisions for an inseason conference
call when it is projected that 6,525
Chinook will be landed in this area to
consider modifying the open period and
adding a landing and possession limit to
ensure the 8,700 Chinook guideline is
not exceeded (78 FR 25865, May 3,
2013).
NMFS is authorized to implement
inseason management actions to modify
fishing seasons and quotas as necessary
to provide fishing opportunity while
meeting management objectives for the
affected species (50 CFR 660.409).
Inseason actions in the salmon fishery
may be taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR
660.409(a)—Fixed inseason
management provisions) or upon
consultation with the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and the
appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)—Flexible inseason
management provisions). Prior to taking
flexible inseason action, the Regional
Administrator (RA) consults with the
Chairman of the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and the
appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)).
Management of the salmon fisheries is
generally divided into two geographic
areas: north of Cape Falcon (U.S./
Canada Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon)
and south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon,
Oregon to the U.S./Mexico Border). The
inseason actions in this document apply
north of Cape Falcon.
Inseason Action
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Inseason Action #4
The RA consulted with
representatives of the Council,
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW), and Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) on May 20, 2013.
The information considered during
this consultation related to catch and
effort to date in the commercial salmon
fishery from the U.S./Canada Border to
the Queets River. Inseason action #4
closed the commercial salmon fishery in
this area at 11:59 p.m. (midnight), May
20, 2013 due to projected attainment of
the 6,525 interim guideline for Chinook
salmon catch in the area and to provide
a more complete accounting of the catch
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to date before proceeding with
additional fisheries. On May 20, 2013,
the states recommended this action and
the RA concurred; inseason action #4
took effect on May 20, 2013, and
remained in effect until May 24, 2013.
Inseason action to modify quotas and/or
fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Inseason Action #5
The RA consulted with
representatives of the Council, WDFW,
and ODFW on May 23, 2013.
The information considered during
this consultation related to catch and
effort to date in the commercial salmon
fishery from the U.S./Canada Border to
the Queets River. Inseason action #5
reopened the commercial salmon
fishery in this area at 12:01 a.m.
(midnight), May 24, 2013 through 11:59
p.m. (midnight), May 28, 2013 with a
landing and possession limit of 28
Chinook salmon per vessel. Vessels that
fish during this open period and north
of the Queets River are limited to a total
landing and possession limit of 28
Chinook regardless of area of catch until
the catch from their trip has been
delivered. This action was taken to
allow access to remaining salmon quota
in the area without exceeding the quota.
On May 23, 2013, the state of
Washington recommended this action
and the RA concurred; inseason action
#5 took effect on May 24, 2013, and
remained in effect through May 28,
2013. Inseason action to modify quotas
and/or fishing seasons is authorized by
50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
All other restrictions and regulations
remain in effect as announced for the
2013 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and 2014
fisheries opening prior to May 1, 2014
(78 FR 25865, May 3, 2013).
The RA determined that the best
available information indicated that
catch and effort projections supported
the above inseason actions
recommended by the State of
Washington. The state manages the
fisheries in state waters adjacent to the
areas of the U.S. exclusive economic
zone in accordance with these Federal
actions. As provided by the inseason
notice procedures of 50 CFR 660.411,
actual notice of the described regulatory
actions was given, prior to the time the
action was effective, by telephone
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hotline number 206–526–6667 and 800–
662–9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard
Notice to Mariners broadcasts on
Channel 16 VHF–FM and 2182 kHz.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for this notification to be
issued without affording prior notice
and opportunity for public comment
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because such
notification would be impracticable. As
previously noted, actual notice of the
regulatory actions was provided to
fishers through telephone hotline and
radio notification. These actions comply
with the requirements of the annual
management measures for ocean salmon
fisheries (78 FR 25865, May 3, 2013),
the West Coast Salmon Fishery
Management Plan (Salmon FMP), and
regulations implementing the Salmon
FMP, 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411. Prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment was impracticable because
NMFS and the state agencies had
insufficient time to provide for prior
notice and the opportunity for public
comment between the time the catch
and effort projections were developed
and fisheries impacts calculated, and
the time the fishery modifications had
to be implemented in order to ensure
that fisheries are managed based on the
best available scientific information,
thus allowing fishers access to the
available fish at the time the fish were
available while ensuring that quotas are
not exceeded. The AA also finds good
cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3), as a delay in effectiveness of
these actions would allow fishing at
levels inconsistent with the goals of the
Salmon FMP and the current
management measures.
These actions are authorized by 50
CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are
exempt from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 7, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 130108020-3409-01]
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Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions 4 and 5
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons and landing and possession
limits; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NOAA Fisheries announces two inseason actions in the ocean
salmon fisheries. These inseason actions modified the commercial
fisheries in the area from U.S./Canada Border to Queets River.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason Actions. Comments will be accepted
through June 27, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2012-0248,
by any one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012-0248, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: William W. Stelle, Jr., Regional Administrator,
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA, 98115-
6349
Fax: 206-526-6736, Attn: Peggy Mundy
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206-526-4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In the 2013 annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries
(78 FR 25865, May 3, 2013), NMFS announced the commercial and
recreational fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada Border to the
U.S./Mexico Border, beginning May 1, 2013, and 2014 salmon seasons
opening earlier than May 1, 2014. These management measures include a
May-June guideline of 8,700 Chinook salmon
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in the area between the U.S./Canada Border and the Queets River, with
provisions for an inseason conference call when it is projected that
6,525 Chinook will be landed in this area to consider modifying the
open period and adding a landing and possession limit to ensure the
8,700 Chinook guideline is not exceeded (78 FR 25865, May 3, 2013).
NMFS is authorized to implement inseason management actions to
modify fishing seasons and quotas as necessary to provide fishing
opportunity while meeting management objectives for the affected
species (50 CFR 660.409). Inseason actions in the salmon fishery may be
taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR 660.409(a)--Fixed inseason management
provisions) or upon consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) and the appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)--Flexible inseason management provisions). Prior to taking
flexible inseason action, the Regional Administrator (RA) consults with
the Chairman of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and
the appropriate State Directors (50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)).
Management of the salmon fisheries is generally divided into two
geographic areas: north of Cape Falcon (U.S./Canada Border to Cape
Falcon, Oregon) and south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon, Oregon to the
U.S./Mexico Border). The inseason actions in this document apply north
of Cape Falcon.
Inseason Action
Inseason Action 4
The RA consulted with representatives of the Council, Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), and Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW) on May 20, 2013.
The information considered during this consultation related to
catch and effort to date in the commercial salmon fishery from the
U.S./Canada Border to the Queets River. Inseason action 4
closed the commercial salmon fishery in this area at 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), May 20, 2013 due to projected attainment of the 6,525
interim guideline for Chinook salmon catch in the area and to provide a
more complete accounting of the catch to date before proceeding with
additional fisheries. On May 20, 2013, the states recommended this
action and the RA concurred; inseason action 4 took effect on
May 20, 2013, and remained in effect until May 24, 2013. Inseason
action to modify quotas and/or fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Inseason Action 5
The RA consulted with representatives of the Council, WDFW, and
ODFW on May 23, 2013.
The information considered during this consultation related to
catch and effort to date in the commercial salmon fishery from the
U.S./Canada Border to the Queets River. Inseason action 5
reopened the commercial salmon fishery in this area at 12:01 a.m.
(midnight), May 24, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. (midnight), May 28, 2013
with a landing and possession limit of 28 Chinook salmon per vessel.
Vessels that fish during this open period and north of the Queets River
are limited to a total landing and possession limit of 28 Chinook
regardless of area of catch until the catch from their trip has been
delivered. This action was taken to allow access to remaining salmon
quota in the area without exceeding the quota. On May 23, 2013, the
state of Washington recommended this action and the RA concurred;
inseason action 5 took effect on May 24, 2013, and remained in
effect through May 28, 2013. Inseason action to modify quotas and/or
fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
All other restrictions and regulations remain in effect as
announced for the 2013 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and 2014 fisheries
opening prior to May 1, 2014 (78 FR 25865, May 3, 2013).
The RA determined that the best available information indicated
that catch and effort projections supported the above inseason actions
recommended by the State of Washington. The state manages the fisheries
in state waters adjacent to the areas of the U.S. exclusive economic
zone in accordance with these Federal actions. As provided by the
inseason notice procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual notice of the
described regulatory actions was given, prior to the time the action
was effective, by telephone hotline number 206-526-6667 and 800-662-
9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners broadcasts on Channel
16 VHF-FM and 2182 kHz.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that
good cause exists for this notification to be issued without affording
prior notice and opportunity for public comment under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) because such notification would be impracticable. As
previously noted, actual notice of the regulatory actions was provided
to fishers through telephone hotline and radio notification. These
actions comply with the requirements of the annual management measures
for ocean salmon fisheries (78 FR 25865, May 3, 2013), the West Coast
Salmon Fishery Management Plan (Salmon FMP), and regulations
implementing the Salmon FMP, 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411. Prior notice
and opportunity for public comment was impracticable because NMFS and
the state agencies had insufficient time to provide for prior notice
and the opportunity for public comment between the time the catch and
effort projections were developed and fisheries impacts calculated, and
the time the fishery modifications had to be implemented in order to
ensure that fisheries are managed based on the best available
scientific information, thus allowing fishers access to the available
fish at the time the fish were available while ensuring that quotas are
not exceeded. The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), as a delay in
effectiveness of these actions would allow fishing at levels
inconsistent with the goals of the Salmon FMP and the current
management measures.
These actions are authorized by 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 7, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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