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ACTION:
Temporary rule; closure.
NMFS implements
accountability measures (AMs) for
commercial blueline tilefish in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
South Atlantic. Commercial landings for
blueline tilefish are projected to reach
the commercial annual catch limit
(ACL) by July 18, 2017. Therefore,
NMFS is closing the commercial sector
for blueline tilefish in the South
Atlantic EEZ at 12:01 a.m., local time,
July 18, 2017, and it will remain closed
until the start of the next fishing year on
January 1, 2018. This closure is
necessary to protect the blueline tilefish
resource.
DATES: This rule is effective at 12:01
a.m., local time, July 18, 2017, until
12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nikhil Mehta, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes blueline tilefish and is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council and
NMFS prepared the FMP, and the FMP
is implemented under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations
at 50 CFR part 622.
As specified at 50 CFR
622.193(z)(1)(i), the blueline tilefish
commercial ACL is 87,521 lb (39,699
kg), round weight.
The blueline tilefish commercial AM
requires NMFS to close the commercial
sector for blueline tilefish when the
commercial ACL is reached, or is
projected to be reached, by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register, as specified in
50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i). NMFS has
projected that the commercial ACL for
South Atlantic blueline tilefish will be
reached by July 18, 2017. Accordingly,
the commercial sector for South Atlantic
blueline tilefish is closed effective at
12:01 a.m., local time, July 18, 2017,
until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1,
2018.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
Federal commercial vessel permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper having
blueline tilefish on board must have
landed and bartered, traded, or sold
such blueline tilefish prior to July 18,
2017. During the commercial closure, all
sale or purchase of blueline tilefish is
prohibited. The harvest or possession of
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blueline tilefish in or from the South
Atlantic EEZ is limited to the bag and
possession limits specified in 50 CFR
622.187(b)(2) and 622.187(c)(1),
respectively, while the recreational
sector for blueline tilefish is open.
These bag and possession limits apply
in the South Atlantic on board a vessel
with a valid Federal commercial or
charter vessel/headboat permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper, and
apply to the harvest of blueline tilefish
in both state and Federal waters.
Classification
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 161020985–7181–02]
The Regional Administrator for the
NMFS Southeast Region has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the
conservation and management of
blueline tilefish and the South Atlantic
snapper-grouper fishery and is
consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens
Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.193(z)(1)(i) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the
procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the temporary rule is issued
without opportunity for prior notice and
comment.
This action responds to the best
scientific information available. The
Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries (AA) finds that the need to
immediately implement this action to
close the commercial sector for blueline
tilefish constitutes good cause to waive
the requirements to provide prior notice
and opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth in 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such prior notice
and opportunity for public comment are
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. Such procedures are
unnecessary because the regulations at
50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i) have already
been subject to notice and comment,
and all that remains is to notify the
public of the closure. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are
contrary to the public interest because
there is a need to immediately
implement this action to protect
blueline tilefish, since the capacity of
the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest
of the commercial ACL. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment would
require time and would potentially
result in a harvest well in excess of the
established commercial ACL.
For the aforementioned reasons, the
AA also finds good cause to waive the
30-day delay in the effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation;
closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the Aleut
Corporation pollock directed fishing
allowance from the Aleutian Islands
subarea to the Bering Sea subarea. Also,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for
pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to provide opportunity for
harvest of the 2017 total allowable catch
of pollock, consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish (FMP) of the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), July 11, 2017, through 2400
hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the FMP prepared by the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (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.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the
portion of the 2017 pollock total
allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the
Aleut Corporation directed fishing
allowance (DFA) is 5,700 metric tons
(mt) as established by the final 2017 and
2018 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826,
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February 27, 2017), and as adjusted by
reallocations (82 FR 12750, March 7,
2017).
As of June 16, 2017, the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has
determined that 5,700 mt of the Aleut
Corporation pollock DFA in the
Aleutian Islands subarea will not be
harvested. Therefore, in accordance
with § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS
reallocates 5,700 mt of A season pollock
DFA from the Aleutian Islands subarea
to the 2017 Bering Sea subarea DFAs.
The 5,700 mt of the Aleut Corporation
pollock DFA is added to the 2017 Bering
Sea non-CDQ DFAs. As a result, the
2017 harvest specifications for pollock
in the Aleutian Islands subarea included
in the final 2017 and 2018 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017),
and as adjusted by reallocations (82 FR
12750, March 7, 2017) are revised as
follows: 0 mt to the annual Aleut
Corporation pollock DFA.
Consequently, in accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for Aleut Corporation
pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea
of the BSAI.
After the effective date of this closure
the maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Furthermore, pursuant to
§ 679.20(a)(5), Table 5 of the final 2017
and 2018 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (82 FR 11826, February
27, 2017, and 82 FR 12750, March 7,
2017), is revised to make 2017 pollock
allocations consistent with this
reallocation. This reallocation results in
adjustments to the 2017 pollock
allocations established at § 679.20(a)(5).
TABLE 5—FINAL 2017 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ
DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2017
Allocations
Area and sector
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Bering Sea subarea TAC 1 ..............................................................................
CDQ DFA .........................................................................................................
ICA 1 .................................................................................................................
Total Bering Sea non-CDQ DFA .....................................................................
AFA Inshore .....................................................................................................
AFA Catcher/Processors 3 ...............................................................................
Catch by C/Ps ..........................................................................................
Catch by CVs 3 .........................................................................................
Unlisted C/P Limit 4 ...................................................................................
AFA Motherships .............................................................................................
Excessive Harvesting Limit 5 ............................................................................
Excessive Processing Limit 6 ...........................................................................
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC .........................................................................
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC 1 .......................................................................
CDQ DFA .........................................................................................................
ICA ...................................................................................................................
Aleut Corporation .............................................................................................
Area harvest limit 7
541 ............................................................................................................
542 ............................................................................................................
543 ............................................................................................................
Bogoslof District ICA 8 ......................................................................................
2017
B season 1
2017
A season 1
A season
DFA
SCA harvest
limit 2
B season
DFA
1,361,600
136,400
47,210
1,177,991
588,995
471,196
431,145
40,052
2,356
117,799
206,148
353,397
36,061
2,400
0
2,400
0
n/a
61,380
n/a
530,096
265,048
212,038
194,015
18,023
1,060
53,010
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
1,200
0
n/a
38,192
n/a
329,837
164,919
131,935
n/a
n/a
n/a
32,984
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
75,020
n/a
647,895
323,947
259,158
237,129
22,028
1,296
64,789
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
1,200
0
10,818
5,409
1,803
500
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the Bering Sea subarea pollock, after subtracting the CDQ DFA (10 percent) and the ICA (3.9 percent), is allocated as a DFA as follows: Inshore sector—50 percent, catcher/processor sector (C/P)—40 percent, and mothership sector—10 percent. In the
Bering Sea subarea, 45 percent of the DFA is allocated to the A season (January 20–June 10) and 55 percent of the DFA is allocated to the B
season (June 10–November 1). Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i)–(iii), the annual Aleutian Islands pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the
CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second the ICA (2,400 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a pollock directed fishery.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the A season is allocated less than or equal to 40 percent of the ABC and the B season is allocated the remainder of the pollock directed fishery.
2 In the Bering Sea subarea, pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(C), no more than 28 percent of each sector’s annual DFA may be taken from the
SCA before April 1.
3 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4), not less than 8.5 percent of the DFA allocated to listed catcher/processors shall be available for harvest
only by eligible catcher vessels delivering to listed catcher/processors.
4 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4)(iii), the AFA unlisted catcher/processors are limited to harvesting not more than 0.5 percent of the catcher/
processors sector’s allocation of pollock.
5 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(6), NMFS establishes an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ
pollock DFAs.
6 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(7), NMFS establishes an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ
pollock DFAs.
7 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(6), NMFS establishes harvest limits for pollock in the A season in Area 541 of no more than 30 percent, in
Area 542 of no more than 15 percent, and in Area 543 of no more than 5 percent of the Aleutian Islands pollock ABC.
8 The Bogoslof District is closed by the final harvest specifications to directed fishing for pollock. The amounts specified are for ICA only and
are not apportioned by season or sector.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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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 reallocation and directed
fishing closure of Aleutian Island
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subarea pollock. Since the pollock
fishery is currently underway, it is
important to immediately inform the
industry as to the final Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands pollock allocations.
Immediate notification is necessary to
allow for the orderly conduct and
efficient operation of this fishery; allow
the industry to plan for the fishing
season and avoid potential disruption to
the fishing fleet as well as processors;
and provide opportunity to harvest
increased seasonal pollock allocations
while value is optimum. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
most recent, relevant data only became
available as June 16, 2017.
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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 § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 6, 2017.
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. 161020985-7181-02]
RIN 0648-XF509
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation
of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the Aleut
Corporation pollock directed fishing allowance from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea. Also, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to provide opportunity for harvest of the 2017 total
allowable catch of pollock, consistent with the goals and objectives of
the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish (FMP) of the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 11, 2017,
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone according to the FMP prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council (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.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the portion of the 2017 pollock
total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the Aleut Corporation directed
fishing allowance (DFA) is 5,700 metric tons (mt) as established by the
final 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI
(82 FR 11826,
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February 27, 2017), and as adjusted by reallocations (82 FR 12750,
March 7, 2017).
As of June 16, 2017, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has determined that 5,700 mt of the Aleut
Corporation pollock DFA in the Aleutian Islands subarea will not be
harvested. Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4),
NMFS reallocates 5,700 mt of A season pollock DFA from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the 2017 Bering Sea subarea DFAs. The 5,700 mt of
the Aleut Corporation pollock DFA is added to the 2017 Bering Sea non-
CDQ DFAs. As a result, the 2017 harvest specifications for pollock in
the Aleutian Islands subarea included in the final 2017 and 2018
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826,
February 27, 2017), and as adjusted by reallocations (82 FR 12750,
March 7, 2017) are revised as follows: 0 mt to the annual Aleut
Corporation pollock DFA. Consequently, in accordance with Sec.
679.20(d)(1)(iii), NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Aleut
Corporation pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI.
After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable
amounts at Sec. 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip.
Furthermore, pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5), Table 5 of the final
2017 and 2018 harvest specifications for groundfish in the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017, and 82 FR 12750,
March 7, 2017), is revised to make 2017 pollock allocations consistent
with this reallocation. This reallocation results in adjustments to the
2017 pollock allocations established at Sec. 679.20(a)(5).
Table 5--Final 2017 Allocations of Pollock TACS to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed
Fishing Allowances (DFA) \1\
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2017 A season \1\ 2017 B season
2017 -------------------------------- \1\
Area and sector Allocations SCA harvest ---------------
A season DFA limit \2\ B season DFA
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Bering Sea subarea TAC \1\...................... 1,361,600 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................... 136,400 61,380 38,192 75,020
ICA \1\......................................... 47,210 n/a n/a n/a
Total Bering Sea non-CDQ DFA.................... 1,177,991 530,096 329,837 647,895
AFA Inshore..................................... 588,995 265,048 164,919 323,947
AFA Catcher/Processors \3\...................... 471,196 212,038 131,935 259,158
Catch by C/Ps............................... 431,145 194,015 n/a 237,129
Catch by CVs \3\............................ 40,052 18,023 n/a 22,028
Unlisted C/P Limit \4\...................... 2,356 1,060 n/a 1,296
AFA Motherships................................. 117,799 53,010 32,984 64,789
Excessive Harvesting Limit \5\.................. 206,148 n/a n/a n/a
Excessive Processing Limit \6\.................. 353,397 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC.................... 36,061 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC \1\................ 2,400 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................... 0 0 n/a 0
ICA............................................. 2,400 1,200 n/a 1,200
Aleut Corporation............................... 0 0 n/a 0
Area harvest limit \7\
541......................................... 10,818 n/a n/a n/a
542......................................... 5,409 n/a n/a n/a
543......................................... 1,803 n/a n/a n/a
Bogoslof District ICA \8\....................... 500 n/a n/a n/a
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\1\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the Bering Sea subarea pollock, after subtracting the CDQ DFA (10
percent) and the ICA (3.9 percent), is allocated as a DFA as follows: Inshore sector--50 percent, catcher/
processor sector (C/P)--40 percent, and mothership sector--10 percent. In the Bering Sea subarea, 45 percent
of the DFA is allocated to the A season (January 20-June 10) and 55 percent of the DFA is allocated to the B
season (June 10-November 1). Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i)-(iii), the annual Aleutian Islands
pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second the ICA
(2,400 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a pollock directed fishery. In the Aleutian Islands
subarea, the A season is allocated less than or equal to 40 percent of the ABC and the B season is allocated
the remainder of the pollock directed fishery.
\2\ In the Bering Sea subarea, pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(C), no more than 28 percent of each sector's
annual DFA may be taken from the SCA before April 1.
\3\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4), not less than 8.5 percent of the DFA allocated to listed catcher/
processors shall be available for harvest only by eligible catcher vessels delivering to listed catcher/
processors.
\4\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4)(iii), the AFA unlisted catcher/processors are limited to harvesting
not more than 0.5 percent of the catcher/processors sector's allocation of pollock.
\5\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(6), NMFS establishes an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5
percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
\6\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(7), NMFS establishes an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0
percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
\7\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(6), NMFS establishes harvest limits for pollock in the A season in
Area 541 of no more than 30 percent, in Area 542 of no more than 15 percent, and in Area 543 of no more than 5
percent of the Aleutian Islands pollock ABC.
\8\ The Bogoslof District is closed by the final harvest specifications to directed fishing for pollock. The
amounts specified are for ICA only and are not apportioned by season or sector.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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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 reallocation and directed fishing closure of Aleutian
Island subarea pollock. Since the pollock fishery is currently
underway, it is important to immediately inform the industry as to the
final Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock allocations. Immediate
notification is necessary to allow for the orderly conduct and
efficient operation of this fishery; allow the industry to plan for the
fishing season and avoid potential disruption to the fishing fleet as
well as processors; and provide opportunity to harvest increased
seasonal pollock allocations while value is optimum. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became available as June 16, 2017.
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 6, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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