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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 161020985–7181–02]
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
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NMFS is exchanging unused
flathead sole and rock sole Community
Development Quota (CDQ) for yellowfin
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sole CDQ acceptable biological catch
(ABC) reserves in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area. This
action is necessary to allow the 2017
total allowable catch of yellowfin sole in
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area to be harvested.
DATES: Effective October 5, 2017
through December 31, 2017.
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 2017 flathead sole, rock sole, and
yellowfin sole CDQ reserves specified in
the BSAI are 1,552 metric tons (mt),
5,740 mt, and 15,778 mt as established
by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017)
and revised by flatfish exchange (82 FR
24253, May 26, 2017). The 2017 flathead
sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole CDQ
ABC reserves are 5,754 mt, 10,856 mt
and 12,128 mt as established by the
final 2017 and 2018 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017)
and revised by flatfish exchange (82 FR
24253, May 26, 2017).
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The Coastal Villages Region Fund has
requested that NMFS exchange 89 mt of
flathead sole sole CDQ reserves and 250
mt of rock sole CDQ reserves for 339 mt
of yellowfin sole CDQ ABC reserves
under § 679.31(d). Therefore, in
accordance with § 679.31(d), NMFS
exchanges 89 mt of flathead sole CDQ
reserves and 250 mt of rock sole CDQ
reserves for 339 mt of yellowfin 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 2017 and 2018 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017),
and revised by flatfish exchange (82 FR
24253, May 26, 2017), are further
revised as follows:
TABLE 11—FINAL 2017 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
Sector
Eastern
Aleutian
District
TAC ..........................................................
CDQ .........................................................
ICA ...........................................................
BSAI trawl limited access ........................
Amendment 80 .........................................
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative ...............
Alaska Seafood Cooperative ...................
Central
Aleutian
District
7,900
845
100
695
6,259
3,319
2,940
Flathead sole
Western
Aleutian
District
7,000
749
60
619
5,572
2,954
2,617
9,000
963
10
161
7,866
4,171
3,695
Rock sole
Yellowfin sole
BSAI
BSAI
BSAI
14,411
1,463
4,000
0
8,949
918
8,031
47,550
5,490
5,000
0
37,060
9,168
27,893
153,639
16,117
4,500
18,151
114,871
45,638
69,233
Note: Sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
TABLE 13—FINAL 2017 AND 2018 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]
2017
Flathead sole
Sector
ABC ..........................................................
TAC ..........................................................
ABC surplus .............................................
ABC reserve .............................................
CDQ ABC reserve ...................................
Amendment 80 ABC reserve ...................
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative for
2017 1 ...................................................
Alaska Seafood Cooperative for 2017 1 ..
2017
Rock sole
2017
Yellowfin sole
2018
Flathead sole
2018
Rock sole
2018
Yellowfin sole
68,278
14,411
53,867
53,867
5,843
48,024
155,100
47,550
107,550
107,550
11,106
96,444
260,800
153,639
107,161
107,161
11,789
95,372
66,164
14,500
51,664
51,664
5,528
46,136
143,100
47,100
96,000
96,000
10,272
85,728
250,800
154,000
96,800
96,800
10,358
86,442
4,926
43,098
23,857
72,587
37,891
57,481
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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1 The 2018 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, 2017.
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
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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
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responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the flatfish exchange by the
Coastal Villages Regional Fund in the
BSAI. Since these fisheries are currently
open, it is important to immediately
inform the industry as to the revised
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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 September 28, 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.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 2, 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-XF733
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 and rock sole
Community Development Quota (CDQ) for yellowfin
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sole CDQ acceptable biological catch (ABC) reserves in the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands management area. This action is necessary to allow
the 2017 total allowable catch of yellowfin sole in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area to be harvested.
DATES: Effective October 5, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
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 2017 flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole CDQ reserves
specified in the BSAI are 1,552 metric tons (mt), 5,740 mt, and 15,778
mt as established by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017) and revised by
flatfish exchange (82 FR 24253, May 26, 2017). The 2017 flathead sole,
rock sole, and yellowfin sole CDQ ABC reserves are 5,754 mt, 10,856 mt
and 12,128 mt as established by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27,
2017) and revised by flatfish exchange (82 FR 24253, May 26, 2017).
The Coastal Villages Region Fund has requested that NMFS exchange
89 mt of flathead sole sole CDQ reserves and 250 mt of rock sole CDQ
reserves for 339 mt of yellowfin sole CDQ ABC reserves under Sec.
679.31(d). Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 679.31(d), NMFS
exchanges 89 mt of flathead sole CDQ reserves and 250 mt of rock sole
CDQ reserves for 339 mt of yellowfin 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 2017 and
2018 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826,
February 27, 2017), and revised by flatfish exchange (82 FR 24253, May
26, 2017), are further revised as follows:
Table 11--Final 2017 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 14,411 47,550 153,639
CDQ..................................................... 845 749 963 1,463 5,490 16,117
ICA..................................................... 100 60 10 4,000 5,000 4,500
BSAI trawl limited access............................... 695 619 161 0 0 18,151
Amendment 80............................................ 6,259 5,572 7,866 8,949 37,060 114,871
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative........................... 3,319 2,954 4,171 918 9,168 45,638
Alaska Seafood Cooperative.............................. 2,940 2,617 3,695 8,031 27,893 69,233
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Note: Sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
Table 13--Final 2017 and 2018 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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2017 Flathead 2017 Rock 2017 2018 Flathead 2018 Rock 2018
Sector sole sole Yellowfin sole sole sole Yellowfin sole
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ABC..................................................... 68,278 155,100 260,800 66,164 143,100 250,800
TAC..................................................... 14,411 47,550 153,639 14,500 47,100 154,000
ABC surplus............................................. 53,867 107,550 107,161 51,664 96,000 96,800
ABC reserve............................................. 53,867 107,550 107,161 51,664 96,000 96,800
CDQ ABC reserve......................................... 5,843 11,106 11,789 5,528 10,272 10,358
Amendment 80 ABC reserve................................ 48,024 96,444 95,372 46,136 85,728 86,442
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative for 2017 \1\.............. 4,926 23,857 37,891 n/a n/a n/a
Alaska Seafood Cooperative for 2017 \1\................. 43,098 72,587 57,481 n/a n/a n/a
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\1\ The 2018 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, 2017.
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 Coastal Villages Regional Fund
in the BSAI. Since these fisheries are currently open, it is important
to immediately inform the industry as to the revised
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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 September 28, 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: October 2, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-21466 Filed 10-2-17; 4:15 pm]
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