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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 52 / Tuesday, March 18, 2014 / Rules and Regulations
final 2014 and 2015 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(79 FR 12890, March 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 catcher vessels using
hook-and-line gear in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA will soon
be reached. Therefore, the Regional
Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 126 mt and is
setting aside the remaining 30 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
catcher vessels using hook-and-line 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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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 catcher vessels using
hook-and-line 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 March 12, 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: March 13, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 130925836–4174–02]
RIN 0648–XD184
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line
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 catcher vessels
greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2
meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using
hook-and-line 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 2014 Pacific cod total
allowable catch apportioned to catcher
vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet
(15.2 m) LOA using hook-and-line gear
in the Central Regulatory Area of the
GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), March 15, 2014,
through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 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 2014
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC)
SUMMARY:
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apportioned to catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) LOA
using hook-and-line gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA is 2,189
metric tons (mt), as established by the
final 2014 and 2015 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(79 FR 12890, March 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 catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) LOA
using hook-and-line gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA will soon
be reached. Therefore, the Regional
Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 1,189 mt and is
setting aside the remaining 1,000 mt as
bycatch to support other anticipated
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
catcher vessels greater than or equal to
50 feet (15.2 m) LOA using hook-andline gear in the Central 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.
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 catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) LOA
using hook-and-line gear in the Central
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 March 12, 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.
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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.
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Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15048-15049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05919]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 130925836-4174-02]
RIN 0648-XD184
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod
by Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central 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
catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 meters (m))
length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line 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 2014 Pacific cod total
allowable catch apportioned to catcher vessels greater than or equal to
50 feet (15.2 m) LOA using hook-and-line gear in the Central Regulatory
Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 15,
2014, through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Keaton, 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 catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50
feet (15.2 m) LOA using hook-and-line gear in the Central Regulatory
Area of the GOA is 2,189 metric tons (mt), as established by the final
2014 and 2015 harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA (79 FR
12890, March 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 catcher vessels
greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) LOA using hook-and-line gear
in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA will soon be reached.
Therefore, the Regional Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 1,189 mt and is setting aside the remaining 1,000
mt as bycatch to support other anticipated 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 catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) LOA using hook-and-line gear in the
Central 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 catcher
vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) LOA using hook-and-
line gear in the Central 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 March 12, 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.
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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: March 13, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-05919 Filed 3-13-14; 4:15 pm]
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