Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, 4279-4280 [2014-01459]
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TABLE 4—HAWAII—Continued
Fishery
Coral Reef Ecosystem ..............................
Brooks Bank—Bamboo Coral ......................................................................................
Kaena Point Bed—Pink Coral ......................................................................................
Kaena Point Bed—Bamboo Coral ...............................................................................
Keahole Bed—Pink Coral ............................................................................................
Keahole Bed—Bamboo Coral ......................................................................................
Precious Corals in the Hawaii Exploratory Area .........................................................
Selar crumenophthalmus—akule or bigeye scad ........................................................
Decapterus macarellus—opelu or mackerel scad .......................................................
Carangidae—jacks .......................................................................................................
Mullidae—goatfish ........................................................................................................
Acanthuridae—surgeonfish ..........................................................................................
Lutjanidae—snappers ..................................................................................................
Holocentridae—squirrelfish ..........................................................................................
Mugilidae—mullets .......................................................................................................
Mollusks—turbo snails; octopus ..................................................................................
Scaridae—parrotfish .....................................................................................................
Crustaceans—crabs .....................................................................................................
Carcharhinidae—Reef Sharks .....................................................................................
All Other CREMUS combined ......................................................................................
Accountability Measures
NMFS and the Council, relying on
information from local resource
management agencies in American
Samoa, Guam, the CNMI, and Hawaii,
will conduct a post-season accounting
of the annual catch for each stock and
stock complex immediately after the
end of the fishing year. If an ACL is
exceeded, the Council will take action
in accordance with 50 CFR 600.310(g),
which may include a recommendation
that NMFS reduce the ACL for the
subsequent fishing year by the amount
of the overage, or other measure, as
appropriate.
Additional background information
on this action is found in the preamble
to the proposed specifications, and is
not repeated here.
Comments and Responses
the proposed specification stage that
this action would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The factual
basis for the certification was published
in the proposed specifications and is not
repeated here. NMFS received no
comments regarding this certification; as
a result, a regulatory flexibility analysis
was not required, and none was
prepared.
This action is exempt from review
under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
performing the functions and duties of the
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Classification
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On December 20, 2013, NMFS
published a request for public
comments (78 FR 77089) on proposed
specifications that are finalized here.
The public comment period ended on
January 6, 2014. NMFS received no
public comments.
50 CFR Part 679
The Regional Administrator, NMFS
PIR, determined that this action is
necessary for the conservation and
management of Pacific Island fishery
resources, and that it is consistent with
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act and
other applicable laws.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration during
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD099
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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148
37
148
37
2,205
651,292
393,563
193,423
125,813
80,545
65,102
44,122
41,112
28,765
33,326
20,686
111,566
142,282
Temporary rule; closure.
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using
pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area
of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to prevent exceeding the A
season allowance of the 2014 Pacific
cod total allowable catch apportioned to
vessels using pot gear in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
SUMMARY:
Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), January 22, 2014,
through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10,
2014.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
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 2014
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC)
apportioned to vessels using pot gear in
the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA
is 4,425 metric tons (mt), as established
by the final 2013 and 2014 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(78 FR 13162, February 26, 2013) and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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inseason adjustment (79 FR 601, January
6, 2014).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator) has
determined that the A season allowance
of the 2014 Pacific cod TAC
apportioned to vessels using pot gear in
the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA
will soon be reached. Therefore, the
Regional Administrator is establishing a
directed fishing allowance of 4,415 mt
and is setting aside the remaining 10 mt
as bycatch to support other anticipated
groundfish fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for Pacific cod by
vessels using pot gear in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA. After the
effective date of this closure the
maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
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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
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 directed fishing closure of
Pacific cod for vessels using pot gear in
the Western Regulatory Area of the
GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a
notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of January 21, 2014.
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 § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Sean F. Corson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
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RIN 0648–XD093
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
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 2014 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 27, 2014, until the
effective date of the final 2014 and 2015
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)
SUMMARY:
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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 2014 pollock total
allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the
Aleut Corporation’s directed fishing
allowance (DFA) is 15,100 metric tons
(mt) and the Community Development
Quota (CDQ) DFA is 1,900 mt as
established by the final 2013 and 2014
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (78 FR 13813, March 1, 2013),
and as adjusted by an inseason
adjustment (79 FR 758, January 7, 2014).
As of January 15, 2014, the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has
determined that 7,750 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 7,750 mt of Aleut
Corporation’s DFA and 1,900 mt of
pollock CDQ DFA from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the 2014 Bering Sea
subarea allocations. The 1,900 mt of
pollock CDQ DFA is added to the 2014
Bering Sea CDQ DFA. The remaining
7,750 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 2014 Bering Sea
subarea pollock incidental catch
allowance remains at 38,770 mt. As a
result, the 2014 harvest specifications
for pollock in the Aleutian Islands
subarea included in the final 2013 and
2014 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (78 FR 13813,
March 1, 2013) are revised as follows:
7,350 mt to Aleut Corporation’s DFA
and 0 mt to CDQ DFA. Furthermore,
pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5), Table 3 of the
final 2013 and 2014 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (78 FR 13813, March 1, 2013), as
adjusted by the inseason adjustment (79
FR 758, January 7, 2014), is revised to
make 2014 pollock allocations
consistent with this reallocation. This
reallocation results in adjustments to
the 2014 Aleut Corporation and CDQ
pollock allocations established at
§ 679.20(a)(5).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 120918468-3111-02]
RIN 0648-XD099
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod
by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A
season allowance of the 2014 Pacific cod total allowable catch
apportioned to vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of
the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), January 22,
2014, through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10, 2014.
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 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. Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 680.
The A season allowance of the 2014 Pacific cod total allowable
catch (TAC) apportioned to vessels using pot gear in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA is 4,425 metric tons (mt), as established by
the final 2013 and 2014 harvest specifications for groundfish of the
GOA (78 FR 13162, February 26, 2013) and
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inseason adjustment (79 FR 601, January 6, 2014).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(1)(i), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) has determined that the A season
allowance of the 2014 Pacific cod TAC apportioned to vessels using pot
gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA will soon be reached.
Therefore, the Regional Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 4,415 mt and is setting aside the remaining 10 mt
as bycatch to support other anticipated groundfish fisheries. In
accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional Administrator
finds that this directed fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. After
the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable amounts at
Sec. 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip.
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 directed fishing closure of Pacific cod for vessels
using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because
the most recent, relevant data only became available as of January 21,
2014.
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 22, 2014.
Sean F. Corson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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