Pacific Island Fisheries; 2015 Harvest Guideline; Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster, 6663 [2015-02419]
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landings in other CPS fisheries and
other sources of mortality. For the
remainder of the fishing year, incidental
landings would also be constrained to a
45-percent incidental catch allowance
when Pacific mackerel are landed with
other CPS (in other words, no more than
45 percent by weight of the CPS landed
per trip may be Pacific mackerel),
except that up to 1 mt of Pacific
mackerel could be landed without
landing any other CPS. Upon attainment
of the HG (29,170 mt), no retention of
Pacific mackerel would be allowed in
CPS fisheries. The purpose of the
incidental set-aside and allowance of an
incidental fishery is to allow for the
restricted incidental landings of Pacific
mackerel in other fisheries, particularly
other CPS fisheries, when the directed
fishery is closed to reduce potential
discard of Pacific mackerel and allow
for continued prosecution of other
important CPS fisheries.
The NMFS West Coast Regional
Administrator will publish a notice in
the Federal Register announcing the
date of any closure to either directed or
incidental fishing. Additionally, to
ensure the regulated community is
informed of any closure, NMFS will also
make announcements through other
means available, including fax, email,
and mail to fishermen, processors, and
state fishery management agencies.
On October 20, 2014, a proposed rule
was published for this action and public
comments solicited (79 FR 62590). No
comments were received.
Detailed information on the fishery
and the stock assessment are found in
the reports ‘‘Pacific Mackerel (Scomber
japonicus) Stock Assessment for USA
Management in the 2011–12 Fishing
Year’’ and ‘‘Pacific Mackerel Biomass
Projection Estimate for USA
Management (2014–15)’’ (see
ADDRESSES).
Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Assistant Administrator, NMFS, has
determined that this final rule is
consistent with the CPS FMP, other
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, and other applicable law.
These specifications are exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration during
the proposed rule stage that this action
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the
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certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here.
No comments were received regarding
this certification. As a result, a
regulatory flexibility analysis was not
required and none was prepared.
There are no reporting, recordkeeping,
or other compliance requirements
required by this rule. Additionally, no
other Federal rules duplicate, overlap or
conflict with this rule.
This action does not contain a
collection-of-information requirement
for purposes of the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
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lobsters (50 CFR 404.10(a)).
Accordingly, NMFS establishes the
harvest guideline for the NWHI
commercial lobster fishery for calendar
year 2015 at zero lobsters. Thus, no
harvest of NWHI lobster resources is
allowed.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 3, 2015
H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 3, 2015.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific cod by Pot
Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
50 CFR Part 665
AGENCY:
RIN 0648–XD745
Pacific Island Fisheries; 2015 Harvest
Guideline; Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Lobster
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of lobster harvest
guideline.
AGENCY:
NMFS establishes the annual
harvest guideline for the commercial
lobster fishery in the Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2015
at zero lobsters.
DATES: February 6, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable
Fisheries, tel 808–725–5170.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
commercial lobster fishery is managed
under the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for
the Hawaiian Archipelago. The
regulations at 50 CFR 665.252(b) require
NMFS to publish an annual harvest
guideline for lobster Permit Area 1,
comprised of Federal waters around the
NWHI. Regulations governing the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National
Monument in the NWHI prohibit the
unpermitted removal of monument
resources (50 CFR 404.7), and establish
a zero annual harvest guideline for
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/
processors using pot gear in the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands management
area (BSAI). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the A season
apportionment of the 2015 Pacific cod
total allowable catch allocated to
catcher/processors using pot gear in the
BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), February 4, 2015,
through 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1,
2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
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 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.
The A season apportionment of the
2015 Pacific cod total allowable catch
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 665
RIN 0648-XD745
Pacific Island Fisheries; 2015 Harvest Guideline; Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands Lobster
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of lobster harvest guideline.
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SUMMARY: NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the
commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for
calendar year 2015 at zero lobsters.
DATES: February 6, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable
Fisheries, tel 808-725-5170.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
commercial lobster fishery is managed under the Fishery Ecosystem Plan
for the Hawaiian Archipelago. The regulations at 50 CFR 665.252(b)
require NMFS to publish an annual harvest guideline for lobster Permit
Area 1, comprised of Federal waters around the NWHI. Regulations
governing the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the NWHI
prohibit the unpermitted removal of monument resources (50 CFR 404.7),
and establish a zero annual harvest guideline for lobsters (50 CFR
404.10(a)). Accordingly, NMFS establishes the harvest guideline for the
NWHI commercial lobster fishery for calendar year 2015 at zero
lobsters. Thus, no harvest of NWHI lobster resources is allowed.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 3, 2015
H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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