Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, 35495-35496 [2014-14638]
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A.H. Moore, Jr.,
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Safety Zones; Recurring Events in
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Duluth Fourth Fest Fireworks
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Notice of enforcement of
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AGENCY:
50 CFR Part 679
ACTION:
[Docket No. 131021878–4158–02]
The Coast Guard will enforce
the Safety Zone for the Duluth Fourth
Fest Fireworks in Duluth, MN from 7
p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2014.
This action is necessary to protect
spectators during the Duluth Fourth
Fest Fireworks show. During the
enforcement period, entry into,
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SUMMARY:
The regulations in 33 CFR
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through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2014 for the
Duluth Fourth Fest Fireworks safety
zone described in § 165.943(a)(3).
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Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.943(a)(3) from
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Harbor Basin Northern Section within a
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N, 092°06′11.00″ W.
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary Rule; Modification
of Closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is opening directed
fishing for northern rockfish in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to fully use the 2014 total
allowable catch (TAC) of northern
rockfish in the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), June 22, 2014, through
2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2014.
Comments must be received at the
following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., July 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2013–0152, by any of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NNMFS-20130152, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
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
SUMMARY:
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without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
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:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI 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.
Pursuant to the final 2014 and 2015
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014),
NMFS closed the directed fishery for
northern rockfish under
§ 679.2(d)(1)(iii).
As of June 11, 2014, NMFS has
determined that approximately 1,887
metric tons of northern rockfish initial
TAC remains unharvested in the BSAI.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C), and
(a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize the
2014 TAC of northern rockfish in the
BSAI, NMFS is terminating the previous
closure and is opening directed fishing
for northern rockfish in the BSAI. This
will enhance the socioeconomic wellbeing of harvesters in this area. The
Administrator, Alaska Region (Regional
Administrator) considered the following
factors in reaching this decision: (1) the
current catch of northern rockfish in the
BSAI and, (2) the harvest capacity and
stated intent on future harvesting
patterns of vessels in participating in
this fishery.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Acting 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) and § 679.25(c)(1)(ii) as
such requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest. This
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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 northern rockfish in the
BSAI. NMFS was unable to publish a
notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of June 11, 2014.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
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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.
Without this inseason adjustment,
NMFS could not allow the fishery for
northern rockfish in the BSAI to be
harvested in an expedient manner and
in accordance with the regulatory
schedule. Under § 679.25(c)(2),
interested persons are invited to submit
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written comments on this action to the
above address until July 3, 2014.
This action is required by § 679.20
and § 679.25 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 18, 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. 131021878-4158-02]
RIN 0648-XD337
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern
Rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary Rule; Modification of Closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to fully use the 2014 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern
rockfish in the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 22, 2014,
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2014. Comments must be received
at the following address no later than 4:30 p.m., A.l.t., July 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2013-0152, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NNMFS-2013-0152, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Glenn Merrill, Assistant
Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region
NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,
AK 99802-1668.
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), 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: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI 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.
Pursuant to the final 2014 and 2015 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014), NMFS closed the
directed fishery for northern rockfish under Sec. 679.2(d)(1)(iii).
As of June 11, 2014, NMFS has determined that approximately 1,887
metric tons of northern rockfish initial TAC remains unharvested in the
BSAI. Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 679.25(a)(1)(i),
(a)(2)(i)(C), and (a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize the 2014 TAC of
northern rockfish in the BSAI, NMFS is terminating the previous closure
and is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the BSAI. This
will enhance the socioeconomic well-being of harvesters in this area.
The Administrator, Alaska Region (Regional Administrator) considered
the following factors in reaching this decision: (1) the current catch
of northern rockfish in the BSAI and, (2) the harvest capacity and
stated intent on future harvesting patterns of vessels in participating
in this fishery.
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently
obtained from the fishery. The Acting 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) and Sec. 679.25(c)(1)(ii) as
such requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
This
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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 northern rockfish in
the BSAI. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as
of June 11, 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.
Without this inseason adjustment, NMFS could not allow the fishery
for northern rockfish in the BSAI to be harvested in an expedient
manner and in accordance with the regulatory schedule. Under Sec.
679.25(c)(2), interested persons are invited to submit written comments
on this action to the above address until July 3, 2014.
This action is required by Sec. 679.20 and Sec. 679.25 and is
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 18, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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