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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
RIN 0648–XD548
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Orders
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason
orders.
AGENCY:
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NMFS publishes Fraser River
salmon inseason orders to regulate
treaty and non-treaty (all citizen)
commercial salmon fisheries in U.S.
waters. The orders were issued by the
Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific
Salmon Commission (Commission) and
subsequently approved and issued by
NMFS during the 2014 salmon fisheries
within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area.
These orders established fishing dates,
times, and areas for the gear types of
U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen
commercial fisheries during the period
the Panel exercised jurisdiction over
these fisheries.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Orders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the
Government of Canada concerning
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on
January 28, 1985, and subsequently was
given effect in the United States by the
Pacific Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16
U.S.C. 3631–3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal
regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart
F, provide a framework for the
implementation of certain regulations of
the Commission and inseason orders of
the Commission’s Fraser River Panel for
U.S. sockeye salmon fisheries in the
Fraser River Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion
of the Fraser River Panel Area to U.S.
sockeye tribal and non-tribal
commercial fishing unless opened by
Panel orders that are given effect by
inseason regulations published by
NMFS. During the fishing season, NMFS
may issue regulations that establish
fishing times and areas consistent with
the Commission agreements and
inseason orders of the Panel. Such
orders must be consistent with domestic
legal obligations and are issued by the
Regional Administrator, West Coast
Region, NMFS. Official notification of
these inseason actions is provided by
two telephone hotline numbers
described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in
79 FR 24580 (May 1, 2014). The
inseason orders are published in the
Federal Register as soon as practicable
after they are issued. Due to the
frequency with which inseason orders
are issued, publication of individual
orders is impractical.
SUMMARY:
Inseason Orders
The following inseason orders were
adopted by the Panel and issued for U.S.
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fisheries by NMFS during the 2014
fishing season. Each of the following
inseason actions was effective upon
announcement on telephone hotline
numbers as specified at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 79 FR 24580 (May 1,
2014); those dates and times are listed
herein. The times listed are local times,
and the areas designated are Puget
Sound Management and Catch
Reporting Areas as defined in the
Washington State Administrative Code
at Chapter 220–22.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
01: Issued 2:10 p.m., July 29, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Thursday, July
31, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 2, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
02: Issued 12:45 p.m., August 1, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 2, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 6, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
03: Issued 12:15 p.m., August 5, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
August 6, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 9, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday, August 7,
2014 through 9 a.m., Saturday, August
9, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August
9, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, August 9, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August 10,
2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
04: Issued 12:55 p.m., August 8, 2014
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Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 9, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 13, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m. Sunday, August 10,
2014 through 9 a.m., Tuesday, August
12, 2014.
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All Citizen Fishery
Area 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August
12, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August 11,
2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
05: Issued 12:20 p.m., August 12, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
August 13, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 16, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m. Wednesday, August
13, 2014 through 9 a.m., Thursday,
August 14, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Friday, August 15,
2014 through 9 a.m., Saturday, August
16, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August
14, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Thursday, August 14, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 13,
2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
06: Issued 2:30 p.m., August 15, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 16, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday, August
16, 2014 through 9 a.m., Monday,
August 18, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Tuesday, August 19,
2014 through 9 a.m., Wednesday,
August 20, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August
18, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Monday, August 18, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August 18,
2014.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
07: Issued 1:35 p.m., August 19, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 through 12
p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 23, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday, August
20, 2014 through 9 a.m., Thursday,
August 21, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August
21, 2014 and Friday, August 22, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Thursday, August 21, 2014 and Friday,
August 22, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 20,
2014, Thursday, August 21, 2014, and
Friday, August 22, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
08: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 22, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 23, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 27, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Saturday, August
23, 2014 through 9 a.m., Monday,
August 25, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August
25, 2014 and Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Monday, August 25, 2014 and Tuesday,
August 26, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Saturday,
August 23, 2014 through Tuesday,
August 26, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
09: Issued 1:45 p.m., August 26, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 through 12
p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 30, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Wednesday 27,
2014 through 9 a.m., Saturday, August
30, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Wednesday,
August 27, 2014 through Friday, August
29, 2014.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
10: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 29, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 30, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 3, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday, August
30, 2014 through 9 a.m., Sunday,
August 31, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 12:01 a.m. (midnight),
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 through 9
a.m., Wednesday, September 3, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August
31, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Monday, September 1, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Saturday,
August 30, 2014 through Tuesday,
September 2, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
11: Issued 1:30 p.m., September 2, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 through
12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, September 6,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 3, 2014 through 9 a.m.,
Friday, September 5, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 6, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8:10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 6, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Saturday,
September 6, 2014 through Tuesday,
September 9, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
13: Issued 1:15 p.m., September 9, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
through 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 13, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 10, 2014 through 9 a.m.,
Saturday, September 13, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 13, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8:20 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 13, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Wednesday,
September 10, 2014 through Friday,
September 12, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
14: Issued 1:30 p.m., September 12,
2014
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, September
5, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8:05 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Friday, September 5, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Wednesday,
September 3, 2014 through Friday,
September 5, 2014.
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
September 13, 2014 until 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 20,
2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Saturday,
September 13, 2014 through Saturday,
September 20, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
12: Issued 1:30 p.m., September 5, 2014
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Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
September 6, 2014 through 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, September 10,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Sunday, September
7, 2014 through 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 10, 2014.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
15: Issued 4:30 p.m., September 18,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Area 7A: Open to net fishing from 5
a.m., Monday, September 22, 2014 until
9 a.m., Wednesday, September 24, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 20, 2014.
Area 7A: Open to purse seines from
5 a.m. until 9 p.m., Sunday, September
21, 2014.
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Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
8:25 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Area 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:30
a.m. until 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Sunday, September 21, 2014.
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6 and 7: Relinquish regulatory
control effective 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Area 7A: Retain regulatory control
through 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 27, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
16: Issued 2 p.m., September 22, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Area 7A: Extend for net fishing from
9 a.m., Wednesday, September 24, 2014
through 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 27.
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7A: Open to purse seines from
5 a.m. until 9 p.m., Wednesday,
September 24, 2014.
Area 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:35
a.m. until 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Wednesday, September 24, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014–
17: Issued 2 p.m., September 25, 2014
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Area 7A, excluding the Apex:
Relinquish regulatory control as
scheduled effective 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 27,
2014.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for the inseason orders to be
issued without affording the public
prior notice and opportunity for
comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as
such prior notice and opportunity for
comments is impracticable and contrary
to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
impracticable because NMFS has
insufficient time to allow for prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment between the time the stock
abundance information is available to
determine how much fishing can be
allowed and the time the fishery must
open and close in order to harvest the
appropriate amount of fish while they
are available.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
of the inseason orders. A delay in the
effective date of the inseason orders
would not allow fishers appropriately
controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
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This action is authorized by 50 CFR
300.97, and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: October 29, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Docket No. 130403320–4891–02]
RIN 0648–BD07
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery Off the Southern
Atlantic States; Regulatory
Amendment 14
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues regulations to
implement Regulatory Amendment 14
to the Fishery Management Plan for the
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South
Atlantic Region (FMP) (Regulatory
Amendment 14), as prepared and
submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council). This
rule changes the fishing years for greater
amberjack and black sea bass, revises
the commercial trip limits for gag
grouper (gag) and black sea bass, and
revises the recreational accountability
measures (AMs) for black sea bass and
vermilion snapper. The purpose of
Regulatory Amendment 14 and this rule
is to help achieve optimum yield (OY)
and enhance socio-economic
opportunities within the snappergrouper fishery in accordance with the
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
DATES: This rule is effective December 8,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
regulatory amendment, which includes
an environmental assessment and an
initial regulatory flexibility analysis
(IRFA), may be obtained from the
Southeast Regional Office Web site at
https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_
fisheries/s_atl/sg/2014/reg_am14/
index.html.
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SUMMARY:
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Nikhil Mehta, telephone: 727–824–
5305, or email: nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic is managed under the FMP. The
FMP was prepared by the Council and
is implemented through regulations at
50 CFR part 622 under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
On April 25, 2014, NMFS published
a proposed rule for Regulatory
Amendment 14 and requested public
comment (79 FR 22936). The proposed
rule and Regulatory Amendment 14
outline the rationale for the actions
contained in this final rule. A summary
of the actions implemented by
Regulatory Amendment 14 and this
final rule is provided below.
Management Measures Contained in
This Final Rule
This final rule changes the fishing
years for greater amberjack and black
sea bass, revises the commercial trip
limits for gag and black sea bass, and
revises the recreational AMs for black
sea bass and vermilion snapper. All
weights described in this final rule are
given in gutted weight.
Greater Amberjack Fishing Year
This final rule changes the greater
amberjack fishing year of May 1 through
April 30 to a fishing year of March 1
through the end of February. This
fishing year change allows the
commercial sector access to greater
amberjack during the Lenten season,
when there is an increase in demand for
the species, and thus enhances the
economic yield from greater amberjack
harvest.
Black Sea Bass Fishing Year
This final rule changes the
commercial and recreational fishing
years for black sea bass from June 1
through May 31, to January 1 through
December 31 for the commercial sector
and April 1 through March 31 for the
recreational sector. Starting the
commercial fishing year on January 1
during the black sea bass pot gear
closure could provide, to the extent
practicable, positive socio-economic
benefits to the commercial black sea
bass fishers who use hook-and-line gear
because they would be able to fish for
black sea bass when the catch per unit
effort is higher, the fish are closer to
shore, and there is generally a higher
price per pound for black sea bass. The
action also aligns the beginning of the
commercial harvest seasons for black
sea bass and vermilion snapper, which
are commonly caught together with
hook-and-line gear, and is expected to
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decrease the amount of regulatory
discards in the snapper-grouper fishery.
In addition, changing the commercial
fishing year to January 1 for the black
sea bass commercial sector allows
commercial fishers to harvest black sea
bass with hook-and-line gear during
January to April when many other
snapper-grouper species such as
shallow-water groupers are closed to
harvest.
Changing the black sea bass
recreational fishing year start date from
June 1 to April 1 is expected to allow
recreational fishermen throughout the
Council’s area of jurisdiction to have
more opportunity to harvest black sea
bass and vermilion snapper when
harvest for both species is open, thus
reducing regulatory discards of black
sea bass during April and May.
Black Sea Bass Commercial Trip Limit
Currently, the trip limit for the black
sea bass commercial sector for hookand-line gear and black sea bass pots is
1,000 lb (454 kg). This final rule
establishes a trip limit of 300 lb (136
kg), for the hook-and-line component of
the commercial sector from January 1
through April 30 when fishing with
black sea bass pots is prohibited. The
hook-and-line trip limit for the
remainder of the fishing year remains at
1,000 lb (454 kg). The trip limit for
fishers using black sea bass pots would
continue to be 1,000 lb (454 kg). A 300
lb (136 kg), black sea bass trip limit for
the hook-and-line sector during the
period January 1 to April 30 allows
fishermen to retain marketable
quantities of black sea bass when
targeting vermilion snapper, thereby
addressing bycatch and discard
mortality issues. The 300-lb (136-kg)
trip limit for black sea bass could help
to extend the length of the commercial
vermilion snapper fishing season,
because fishers have the opportunity to
harvest both black sea bass and
vermilion snapper instead of just
targeting vermilion snapper. The
Council determined that a January 1
fishing year start date for the black sea
bass commercial sector, in conjunction
with a trip limit of 300 lb (136 kg) for
the hook-and-line component, would
allow commercial harvest of black sea
bass and vermilion snapper to occur at
the same time and enhance the socioeconomic benefits to those utilizing the
black sea bass resource.
Gag Commercial Trip Limit
This final rule revises the gag
commercial trip limit from the current
1,000 lb (454 kg), to include a trip limit
reduction to 500 lb (227 kg), when 75
percent of the gag commercial quota is
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26113]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
RIN 0648-XD548
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason orders.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate
treaty and non-treaty (all citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in U.S.
waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the
Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and subsequently approved and
issued by NMFS during the 2014 salmon fisheries within the U.S. Fraser
River Panel Area. These orders established fishing dates, times, and
areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen
commercial fisheries during the period the Panel exercised jurisdiction
over these fisheries.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason Orders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206-526-4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of Canada concerning
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and
subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631-3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 300,
subpart F, provide a framework for the implementation of certain
regulations of the Commission and inseason orders of the Commission's
Fraser River Panel for U.S. sockeye salmon fisheries in the Fraser
River Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion of the Fraser River Panel
Area to U.S. sockeye tribal and non-tribal commercial fishing unless
opened by Panel orders that are given effect by inseason regulations
published by NMFS. During the fishing season, NMFS may issue
regulations that establish fishing times and areas consistent with the
Commission agreements and inseason orders of the Panel. Such orders
must be consistent with domestic legal obligations and are issued by
the Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS. Official
notification of these inseason actions is provided by two telephone
hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 79 FR 24580
(May 1, 2014). The inseason orders are published in the Federal
Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to the
frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication of
individual orders is impractical.
Inseason Orders
The following inseason orders were adopted by the Panel and issued
for U.S.
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fisheries by NMFS during the 2014 fishing season. Each of the following
inseason actions was effective upon announcement on telephone hotline
numbers as specified at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 79 FR 24580 (May 1,
2014); those dates and times are listed herein. The times listed are
local times, and the areas designated are Puget Sound Management and
Catch Reporting Areas as defined in the Washington State Administrative
Code at Chapter 220-22.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-01: Issued 2:10 p.m., July 29,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Thursday, July 31, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-02: Issued 12:45 p.m., August 1,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 2, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 6, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-03: Issued 12:15 p.m., August 5,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 6, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 9, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday,
August 7, 2014 through 9 a.m., Saturday, August 9, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, August 9, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, August 9, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday,
August 10, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-04: Issued 12:55 p.m., August 8,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 9, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 13,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m. Sunday, August
10, 2014 through 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday,
August 12, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
Area 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday,
August 11, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-05: Issued 12:20 p.m., August 12,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 13, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 16,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m. Wednesday,
August 13, 2014 through 9 a.m., Thursday, August 14, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Friday,
August 15, 2014 through 9 a.m., Saturday, August 16, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Thursday, August 14, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Thursday, August 14, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 13, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-06: Issued 2:30 p.m., August 15,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 16, 2014, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 20,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
August 16, 2014 through 9 a.m., Monday, August 18, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Tuesday,
August 19, 2014 through 9 a.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday,
August 18, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Monday, August 18, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday,
August 18, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-07: Issued 1:35 p.m., August 19,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 23,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
August 20, 2014 through 9 a.m., Thursday, August 21, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Thursday, August 21, 2014 and Friday, August 22, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Thursday, August 21, 2014 and Friday, August 22, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 20, 2014, Thursday, August 21, 2014, and Friday, August 22,
2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-08: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 22,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 23, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 27,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Saturday,
August 23, 2014 through 9 a.m., Monday, August 25, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday,
August 25, 2014 and Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Monday, August 25, 2014 and Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Saturday, August 23, 2014 through Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-09: Issued 1:45 p.m., August 26,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 30,
2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Wednesday 27,
2014 through 9 a.m., Saturday, August 30, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 through Friday, August 29, 2014.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-10: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 29,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 30, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, September
3, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
August 30, 2014 through 9 a.m., Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 12:01 a.m.
(midnight), Tuesday, September 2, 2014 through 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 3, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday,
August 31, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Monday, September 1, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Saturday, August 30, 2014 through Tuesday, September 2, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-11: Issued 1:30 p.m., September 2,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
September 6, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 3, 2014 through 9 a.m., Friday, September 5, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday,
September 5, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:05 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Friday, September 5, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 through Friday, September 5, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-12: Issued 1:30 p.m., September 5,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, September 6, 2014 through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
September 10, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Sunday,
September 7, 2014 through 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 10, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 6, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 6, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Saturday, September 6, 2014 through Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-13: Issued 1:15 p.m., September 9,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 through 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday,
September 13, 2014.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 10, 2014 through 9 a.m., Saturday, September 13, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 13, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:20 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 13, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 through Friday, September 12, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-14: Issued 1:30 p.m., September
12, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
September 13, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday, September 20,
2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Saturday, September 13, 2014 through Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-15: Issued 4:30 p.m., September
18, 2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Area 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Monday, September 22,
2014 until 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 24, 2014.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Area 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m., Sunday,
September 21, 2014.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:25 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Area 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:30 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Sunday, September 21, 2014.
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6 and 7: Relinquish regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Area 7A: Retain regulatory control through 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, September 27, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-16: Issued 2 p.m., September 22,
2014
Treaty Indian Fishery
Area 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday, September
24, 2014 through 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday, September 27.
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m., Wednesday,
September 24, 2014.
Area 7A: Open to gillnets from 8:35 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Wednesday, September 24, 2014.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2014-17: Issued 2 p.m., September 25,
2014
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Area 7A, excluding the Apex: Relinquish regulatory control as
scheduled effective 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday, September 27,
2014.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that
good cause exists for the inseason orders to be issued without
affording the public prior notice and opportunity for comment under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such prior notice and opportunity for comments is
impracticable and contrary to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is impracticable because NMFS has
insufficient time to allow for prior notice and opportunity for public
comment between the time the stock abundance information is available
to determine how much fishing can be allowed and the time the fishery
must open and close in order to harvest the appropriate amount of fish
while they are available.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), of the inseason
orders. A delay in the effective date of the inseason orders would not
allow fishers appropriately controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
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This action is authorized by 50 CFR 300.97, and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: October 29, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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