Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, 48722-48723 [2016-17593]
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Dated: July 21, 2016.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For reasons set out in the preamble,
50 CFR part 635 is amended as follows:
PART 635—ATLANTIC HIGHLY
MIGRATORY SPECIES
1. The authority citation for part 635
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2. In § 635.27, revise paragraph (c)(3)
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 150916863–6211–02]
RIN 0648–XE745
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
AGENCY:
NMFS is exchanging unused
flathead sole Community Development
Quota (CDQ) for rock sole CDQ
acceptable biological catch (ABC)
reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area. This action is
necessary to allow the 2016 total
allowable catch of flathead sole and
rock sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area to be
harvested.
DATES: Effective July 26, 2016 through
December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUMMARY:
NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (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.
The 2016 flathead sole and rock sole
CDQ reserves specified in the BSAI are
2,232 metric tons (mt), and 5,760 mt as
established by the final 2016 and 2017
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (81 FR 14773, March 18, 2016)
and following revision (81 FR 41253,
June 24, 2016). The 2016 flathead sole
and rock sole CDQ ABC reserves are
4,857 mt and 11,478 mt as established
by the final 2016 and 2017 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (81 FR 14773, March 18, 2016)
and following revision (81 FR 41253,
June 24, 2016).
The Norton Sound Economic
Development Corporation has requested
that NMFS exchange 400 mt of flathead
sole CDQ reserves for 400 mt of rock
sole CDQ ABC reserves under
§ 679.31(d). Therefore, in accordance
with § 679.31(d), NMFS exchanges 400
mt of flathead sole CDQ reserves for 400
mt of rock sole CDQ ABC reserves in the
BSAI. This action also decreases and
increases the TACs and CDQ ABC
reserves by the corresponding amounts.
Tables 11 and 13 of the final 2016 and
2017 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (81 FR 14773,
March 18, 2016), and following revision
(81 FR 41253, June 24, 2016), are
revised as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
TABLE 11—FINAL 2016 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA (CDQ) RESERVES, INCIDENTAL CATCH AMOUNTS (ICAS), AND
AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATIONS OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH, AND BSAI FLATHEAD SOLE, ROCK
SOLE, AND YELLOWFIN SOLE TACS
[Amounts are in metric tons]
Pacific Ocean perch
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Sector
Eastern
Aleutian
District
TAC ..........................................................
CDQ .........................................................
ICA ...........................................................
BSAI trawl limited access ........................
Amendment 80 .........................................
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative ...............
Alaska Seafood Cooperative ...................
7,900
845
200
685
6,169
3,271
2,898
Central
Aleutian
District
Flathead sole
Western
Aleutian
District
7,000
749
75
618
5,558
2,947
2,611
Rock sole
Yellowfin sole
BSAI
BSAI
BSAI
9,000
963
10
161
7,866
4,171
3,695
20,585
1,832
5,000
0
13,753
1,411
12,342
Note: Sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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6,160
6,000
0
44,990
11,129
33,861
144,365
15,773
3,500
14,979
110,113
43,748
66,365
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TABLE 13—FINAL 2016 AND 2017 ABC SURPLUS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA (CDQ) ABC RESERVES, AND
AMENDMENT 80 ABC RESERVES IN THE BSAI FOR FLATHEAD SOLE, ROCK SOLE, AND YELLOWFIN SOLE
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2016
Flathead
sole
Sector
ABC ..........................................................
TAC ..........................................................
ABC surplus .............................................
ABC reserve .............................................
CDQ ABC reserve ...................................
Amendment 80 ABC reserve ...................
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative for
2016 1 ...................................................
Alaska Seafood Cooperative for 2016 1 ..
2016
Rock
sole
2016
Yellowfin
sole
2017
Flathead
sole
2017
Rock
sole
2017
Yellowfin
sole
66,250
20,585
45,665
45,665
5,257
40,408
161,100
57,150
103,950
103,950
11,078
92,872
211,700
144,365
67,335
67,335
6,879
60,456
64,580
21,000
43,580
43,580
4,663
38,917
145,000
57,100
87,900
87,900
9,405
78,495
203,500
144,000
59,500
59,500
6,367
53,134
4,145
36,263
22,974
69,898
24,019
36,437
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1 The 2017 allocations for Amendment 80 species between Amendment 80 cooperatives and the Amendment 80 limited access sector will not
be known until eligible participants apply for participation in the program by November 1, 2016.
Classification
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This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The 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) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This 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 flatfish exchange by the
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Norton Sound Economic Development
Corporation in the BSAI. Since these
fisheries are currently open, it is
important to immediately inform the
industry as to the revised allocations.
Immediate notification is necessary to
allow for the orderly conduct and
efficient operation of this fishery, to
allow the industry to plan for the fishing
season, and to avoid potential
disruption to the fishing fleet as well as
processors. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of July 14, 2016.
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.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 20, 2016.
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. 150916863-6211-02]
RIN 0648-XE745
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of
Flatfish 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; reallocation.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is exchanging unused flathead sole Community Development
Quota (CDQ) for rock sole CDQ acceptable biological catch (ABC)
reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. This
action is necessary to allow the 2016 total allowable catch of flathead
sole and rock sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management
area to be harvested.
DATES: Effective July 26, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (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.
The 2016 flathead sole and rock sole CDQ reserves specified in the
BSAI are 2,232 metric tons (mt), and 5,760 mt as established by the
final 2016 and 2017 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI
(81 FR 14773, March 18, 2016) and following revision (81 FR 41253, June
24, 2016). The 2016 flathead sole and rock sole CDQ ABC reserves are
4,857 mt and 11,478 mt as established by the final 2016 and 2017
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (81 FR 14773, March
18, 2016) and following revision (81 FR 41253, June 24, 2016).
The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation has requested
that NMFS exchange 400 mt of flathead sole CDQ reserves for 400 mt of
rock sole CDQ ABC reserves under Sec. 679.31(d). Therefore, in
accordance with Sec. 679.31(d), NMFS exchanges 400 mt of flathead sole
CDQ reserves for 400 mt of rock sole CDQ ABC reserves in the BSAI. This
action also decreases and increases the TACs and CDQ ABC reserves by
the corresponding amounts. Tables 11 and 13 of the final 2016 and 2017
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (81 FR 14773, March
18, 2016), and following revision (81 FR 41253, June 24, 2016), are
revised as follows:
Table 11--Final 2016 Community Development Quota (CDQ) Reserves, Incidental Catch Amounts (ICAS), and Amendment 80 Allocations of the Aleutian Islands
Pacific Ocean Perch, and BSAI Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole Tacs
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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Pacific Ocean perch Flathead sole Rock sole Yellowfin sole
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Sector Eastern Central Western
Aleutian Aleutian Aleutian BSAI BSAI BSAI
District District District
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TAC..................................................... 7,900 7,000 9,000 20,585 57,150 144,365
CDQ..................................................... 845 749 963 1,832 6,160 15,773
ICA..................................................... 200 75 10 5,000 6,000 3,500
BSAI trawl limited access............................... 685 618 161 0 0 14,979
Amendment 80............................................ 6,169 5,558 7,866 13,753 44,990 110,113
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative........................... 3,271 2,947 4,171 1,411 11,129 43,748
Alaska Seafood Cooperative.............................. 2,898 2,611 3,695 12,342 33,861 66,365
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Note: Sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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Table 13--Final 2016 and 2017 ABC Surplus, Community Development Quota (CDQ) ABC Reserves, and Amendment 80 ABC Reserves in the BSAI for Flathead Sole,
Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2016 Flathead 2016 Yellowfin 2017 Flathead 2017 Yellowfin
Sector sole 2016 Rock sole sole sole 2017 Rock sole sole
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ABC..................................................... 66,250 161,100 211,700 64,580 145,000 203,500
TAC..................................................... 20,585 57,150 144,365 21,000 57,100 144,000
ABC surplus............................................. 45,665 103,950 67,335 43,580 87,900 59,500
ABC reserve............................................. 45,665 103,950 67,335 43,580 87,900 59,500
CDQ ABC reserve......................................... 5,257 11,078 6,879 4,663 9,405 6,367
Amendment 80 ABC reserve................................ 40,408 92,872 60,456 38,917 78,495 53,134
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative for 2016 \1\.............. 4,145 22,974 24,019 n/a n/a n/a
Alaska Seafood Cooperative for 2016 \1\................. 36,263 69,898 36,437 n/a n/a n/a
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\1\ The 2017 allocations for Amendment 80 species between Amendment 80 cooperatives and the Amendment 80 limited access sector will not be known until
eligible participants apply for participation in the program by November 1, 2016.
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently
obtained from the fishery. The 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) as such requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest. This 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 flatfish exchange by the Norton Sound Economic
Development Corporation in the BSAI. Since these fisheries are
currently open, it is important to immediately inform the industry as
to the revised allocations. Immediate notification is necessary to
allow for the orderly conduct and efficient operation of this fishery,
to allow the industry to plan for the fishing season, and to avoid
potential disruption to the fishing fleet as well as processors. NMFS
was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment
because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of July
14, 2016.
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.
This action is required by Sec. 679.20 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 20, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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