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appropriate, concerning the
environmental and economic impacts of
the recommendations. The Regional
Administrator shall review these
recommendations, and after such
review, NMFS will publish a proposed
rule in the Federal Register specifying
the annual ACL, ACT, TAL and any
management measures to ensure that the
TAL will not be exceeded for the
upcoming fishing year or years. After
considering public comments, NMFS
will publish a final rule in the Federal
Register to implement the ACL, ACT,
TAL and any management measures.
The previous year’s specifications will
remain effective unless revised through
the specification process and/or the
research quota process described in
paragraph (e) of this section. NMFS will
issue notification in the Federal
Register if the previous year’s
specifications will not be changed.
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■ 25. In § 648.299, add paragraph
(a)(1)(xviii) to read as follows:
§ 648.299 Tilefish framework
specifications.
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(xviii) Changes, as appropriate, to the
SBRM, including the CV-based
performance standard, the means by
which discard data are collected/
obtained, fishery stratification, the
process for prioritizing observer sea-day
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■ 26. In § 648.320, revise paragraphs
(a)(5)(ii) and (iii) and add paragraph
(a)(5)(iv) to read as follows:
§ 648.320 Skate FMP review and
monitoring.
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(ii) In-season possession limit triggers
for the wing and/or bait fisheries;
(iii) Required adjustments to inseason possession limit trigger
percentages or the ACL–ACT buffer,
based on the accountability measures
specified at § 648.323; and
(iv) Changes, as appropriate, to the
SBRM, including the CV-based
performance standard, the means by
which discard data are collected/
obtained, fishery stratification, the
process for prioritizing observer sea-day
allocations, reports, and/or industryfunded observers or observer set aside
programs.
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(b)(22) and (23) and add paragraph
(b)(24) to read as follows:
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Framework adjustment process.
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(22) Reduction of the baseline 25percent ACL–ACT buffer to less than 25
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(23) Changes to catch monitoring
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SBRM, including the CV-based
performance standard, the means by
which discard data are collected/
obtained, fishery stratification, the
process for prioritizing observer sea-day
allocations, reports, and/or industryfunded observers or observer set aside
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 141021887–4887–01]
RIN 0648–XD587
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands; 2015 and 2016
Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
Correction
In proposed rule 2014–28633
appearing on pages 72571–72593 in the
issue of December 8, 2014, make the
following correction:
On page 72586, replace Tables 10, 11,
and 12, which are duplicated on page
72587, with the following tables:
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TABLE 8-PROPOSED 2015 AND 2016 APPORTIONMENT OF PROHIBITED SPECIES
CATCH ALLOWANCES TO NON-TRAWL GEAR, THE CDQ PROGRAM, AMENDMENT 80,
AND THE BSAI TRAWL LIMITED ACCESS SECTORS
PSC species
and area'
Total nontrawl PSC
Halibut
mortality
(mt) BSAI
900
Non-trawl
PSC
remaining
aflerCDQ
PSQ2
832
Total trawl
PSC
Trawl PSC
remaining
after CDQ
PSQ 2
CDQPSQ
reserve2
3,675
3,349
Amendment
80 sector3
BSAitrawl
limited
access
fishery
393
2,325
875
Herring (mt)
BSAI
n/a
n/a
2,172
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Red king
crab
(animals)
Zone I
l::. opilio
(animals)
COBLZ
n/a
n/a
97,000
86,621
10,379
43,293
26,489
n/a
n/a
11,185,892
9,989,002
1,196,890
4,909,594
3,210,465
l::. bairdi
n/a
n/a
980,000
875,140
104,860
368,521
411,228
crab
(animals)
Zone I
l::. bairdi
crab
(animals)
Zone 2
n/a
n/a
2,970,000
2,652,210
317,790
627,778
1,241,500
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Refer to§ 679.2 for definitions of zones.
Section 679.2l(e)(3)(i)(A)(;?,) allocates 326 mt of the trawl halibut mortality limit and§
679.2l(e)(4)(i)(A) allocates 7.5 percent, or 67 mt, of the non-trawl halibut mortality limit as the
PSQ reserve for use by the groundfish CDQ program. The PSQ reserve for crab species is 10.7
percent of each crab PSC limit.
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3
The Amendment 80 program reduced apportionment of the trawl PSC limits by 150 mt for
halibut mortality and 20 percent for crab PSC. These reductions are not apportioned to other gear
types or sectors.
TABLE 9-PROPOSED 2015 AND 2016 HERRING AND RED KING CRAB SAVINGS SUBAREA
PROHIBITED SPECIES CATCH ALLOWANCES FOR ALL TRAWL SECTORS
Fishery categories
Red king crab (animals)
Zone I
Herring (mt) BSAI
Yellowfin sole
Rock sole/flathead sole/other flatfish 1
Greenland turbot/arrowtooth flounder/sablefish 2
Rockfish
Pacific cod
Mid water trawl pollock
Pollock/Atka mackerel/other species 3 .4
Red king crab savings subarea non-pelagic trawl gear'
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
24,250
148
24
16
II
33
1,776
164
n/a
2,172
Total trawl PSC
97,000
"0ther flatfish" for PSC monitoring includes all flatfish species, except for halibut (a prohibited species),
arrowtooth flounder, flathead sole, Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, rock sole, and yellowfin sole.
2
"Arrowtooth flounder" for PSC monitoring includes Kamchatka flounder.
3
Pollock other than pelagic trawl pollock, Atka mackerel, and "other species" fishery category.
4
"0ther species" for PSC monitoring includes sculpins, sharks, skates, and octopuses.
5
In October 2014 the Council recommended that the red king crab bycatch limit for non-pelagic trawl
fisheries within the RKCSS be limited to 25 percent of the red king crab PSC allowance (see§
679.21 (e)(3)(ii)(B)(2)).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 141021887-4887-01]
RIN 0648-XD587
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands; 2015 and 2016 Harvest Specifications for
Groundfish
Correction
In proposed rule 2014-28633 appearing on pages 72571-72593 in the
issue of December 8, 2014, make the following correction:
On page 72586, replace Tables 10, 11, and 12, which are duplicated
on page 72587, with the following tables:
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