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year is not actually an affected unit as
of May 1 of the compliance year.2
Authority: 40 CFR 97.511(b).
Dated: November 4, 2015.
Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office
of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and
Radiation.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
RIN 0648–XE261
Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Orders
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason
orders.
AGENCY:
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 2015 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.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
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
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2 See
40 CFR 97.511(c).
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the Commission and inseason orders of
the Commission’s Fraser River Panel for
U.S. sockeye and pink 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 and pink salmon 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 80 FR 25611 (May 5,
2015). 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.
fisheries by NMFS during the 2015
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 80 FR 25611 (May 5,
2015); 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 2015±
01: Issued 12:15 p.m., July 24, 2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, July
25, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
July 29, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
02: Issued 11:50 a.m., July 28, 2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, July 29, 2015, through 12
p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 1, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
03: Issued 12:30 p.m., July 31, 2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
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August 1, 2015, through 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 5, 2015.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, August 1, 2015,
and from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Monday, August 3, 2015.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 1,
2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August
2, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets
from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday, August
2, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
04: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 4, 2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 5, 2015, to 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, August 8, 2015.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday, August 6,
2015, to 9 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2015.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August 6,
2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday,
August 7, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 5, 2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Friday, August 7, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets
from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Wednesday, August 5, 2015, and from 8
a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Friday,
August 7, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
05: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 7, 2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 8, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Sunday, August 9,
2015, to 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 11,
2015.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7a: Open to reefnets from
5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 8,
2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August
8, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets
from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
Saturday, August 8, 2015.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
06: Issued 8:30 p.m., August 24, 2015
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
08: Issued 9:45 a.m., August 31, 2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 1,
2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 1,
2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8
a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Tuesday,
September 1, 2015.
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday,
August 25, 2015, through 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, August 29, 2015.
Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial
and subsistence purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5:00 a.m., Thursday,
August 27, 2015, through 9:00 a.m.,
Saturday, August 29, 2015. Sockeye may
be retained for ceremonial and
subsistence purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 26,
2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday,
August 27, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 25,
2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 26, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8
a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Tuesday,
August 25, 2015, and 8 a.m. to 11:59
p.m. (midnight), Wednesday, August 26,
2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
07: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 28, 2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 29, 2015, through 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, September 2, 2015.
Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial
and subsistence purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m., Monday, August 31,
2015, through 9 a.m., Tuesday,
September 1, 2015. Sockeye may be
retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
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All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday August 30, 2015,
and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday,
August 31, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August 30, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8
a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Sunday,
August 30, 2015.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
09: Issued 11:50 a.m., September 8,
2015
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, 6, 6C, 7, and 7A,
excluding the Apex: Relinquish
regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Tuesday, September 8, 2015.
The Apex is those waters north and
west of the Area 7A ‘‘East Point Line,’’
defined as a line projected from the low
water range marker in Boundary Bay on
the U.S./Canada border through the east
tip of Point Roberts, WA, to the East
Point Light on Saturna Island in the
Canadian Province of British Columbia.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015±
10: Issued 3 p.m., October 8, 2015
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Area 7A, the Apex: Relinquish
regulatory control in the remaining
portion of catch area 7A, referred to as
the Apex, effective 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Friday, October 9, 2015.
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
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effective date of the inseason orders
would not allow fishers appropriately
controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
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: November 5, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 150316270–5270–01]
RIN 0648–XE259
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial and Recreational Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Actions #37
Through #39
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces three
inseason actions in the ocean salmon
fisheries. These inseason actions
modified the commercial salmon
fisheries in the area from the U.S./
Canada border to Humboldt South Jetty,
CA.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Actions. Comments will be accepted
through November 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2015–0001,
by any one of the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20150001, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: William W. Stelle, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, West Coast
Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way
NE., Seattle, WA 98115–6349
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
RIN 0648-XE261
Fraser River Sockeye and Pink 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 2015 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 and pink 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 and pink salmon 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 80 FR 25611
(May 5, 2015). 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. fisheries by NMFS during the 2015 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 80 FR 25611
(May 5, 2015); 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 2015-01: Issued 12:15 p.m., July 24,
2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, July 25, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, July 29, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-02: Issued 11:50 a.m., July 28,
2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, July 29, 2015, through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 1,
2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-03: Issued 12:30 p.m., July 31,
2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 1, 2015, through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 5,
2015.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, August 1, 2015, and from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Monday, August 3, 2015.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
August 1, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday,
August 2, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.,
Sunday, August 2, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-04: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 4,
2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 5, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 8, 2015.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday,
August 6, 2015, to 9 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2015.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday,
August 6, 2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 5, 2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 7,
2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Wednesday, August 5, 2015, and from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Friday, August 7, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-05: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 7,
2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 8, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 12,
2015.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Sunday,
August 9, 2015, to 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2015.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7a: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
August 8, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, August 8, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, August 8, 2015.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-06: Issued 8:30 p.m., August 24,
2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Tuesday, August 25, 2015, through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 29,
2015. Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes
only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5:00 a.m., Thursday,
August 27, 2015, through 9:00 a.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2015, and 5 a.m. to 9
p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2015, and 5 a.m. to
9 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Tuesday, August 25,
2015, and 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-07: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 28,
2015
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 29, 2015, through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, September
2, 2015. Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Monday,
August 31, 2015, through 9 a.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday August 30, 2015, and from 5 a.m. to 9
p.m., Monday, August 31, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August 30, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Sunday, August 30, 2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-08: Issued 9:45 a.m., August 31,
2015
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Tuesday, September 1,
2015.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-09: Issued 11:50 a.m., September
8, 2015
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, 6, 6C, 7, and 7A, excluding the Apex: Relinquish
regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Tuesday, September
8, 2015. The Apex is those waters north and west of the Area 7A ``East
Point Line,'' defined as a line projected from the low water range
marker in Boundary Bay on the U.S./Canada border through the east tip
of Point Roberts, WA, to the East Point Light on Saturna Island in the
Canadian Province of British Columbia.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015-10: Issued 3 p.m., October 8, 2015
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Area 7A, the Apex: Relinquish regulatory control in the remaining
portion of catch area 7A, referred to as the Apex, effective 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Friday, October 9, 2015.
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.
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: November 5, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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