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Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Orders
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason
orders.
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Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific
Salmon Commission (Commission) and
subsequently approved and issued by
NMFS during the 2017 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.
The effective dates for the
inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Orders.
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Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on
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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
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300.97(b)(1) and in 82 FR 19631 (April
28, 2017). 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 2017
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 82 FR 19631 (April
28, 2017); 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 2017–
01: Issued 12:55 p.m., August 22, 2017
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
August 23, 2017, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 26, 2017. Sockeye may
be retained for ceremonial and
subsistence purposes only.
Area 7: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m.
to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 23, 2017,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August
24, 2017, and from 5 a.m. to 9p.m.,
Friday August 25, 2017. Sockeye may be
retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017–
02: Issued 3:30 p.m., August 24, 2017
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Treaty Indian Fishery
Area 7: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m.
to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 26, 2017.
Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial
and subsistence purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to purse
seines and gillnets from 5 a.m., Friday,
August 25, 2017, to 9 a.m., Saturday,
August 26, 2017. Sockeye may be
retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for reef nets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2017,
and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
August 26, 2017.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017–
03: Issued 2 p.m., August 28, 2017
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday,
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Friday, September 1, 2017. Sockeye may
be retained for ceremonial and
subsistence purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to purse
seines and drift gillnets from 5 a.m.,
Wednesday, August 29, 2017, to 9 a.m.,
Thursday, August 31, 2017. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and
subsistence purposes only.
Area 7: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m.
to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2017,
and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 30, 2017. Sockeye may be
retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 29,
2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets, with
non-retention of sockeye, from 8 a.m. to
11:59 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 29,
2017, and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017–
04: Issued 2:20 p.m., August 31, 2017
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Friday,
September 1, 2017, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and
subsistence purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net
fishing, excluding reef nets, from 5 a.m.,
Friday, September 1, 2017, to 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and
subsistence purposes only.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Tuesday,
September 5, 2017. Sockeye may be
retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Tuesday,
September 5, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8:05
a.m. to 11:59 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Tuesday,
September 5, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Tuesday,
September 5, 2017.
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Areas 7 and 7A: Open to beach seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m., Friday, September 1, 2017,
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 5,
2017.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017–
05: Issued 12:50 p.m., September 5,
2017
Washington State and Treaty Indian
tribes closed most United States Fraser
Panel water fisheries on Sunday,
September 3, 2017, in response to
concerns that the potential harvest of
Fraser River pink salmon would exceed
the United States share of the total
allowable catch. The Fraser River Panel
met Tuesday, September 5, 2017, and
confirmed the earlier closure of several
fisheries that were previously
announced on Thursday, August 31,
2017, Fraser River Panel order number
2017–04. The Panel announced the
earlier closure of the following
Commercial salmon fisheries in Panel
Area waters:
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net
fishing, excluding reef nets, from 5 a.m.,
Friday, September 1, 2017, to 9 p.m.,
Sunday, September 3, 2017. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and
subsistence purposes only.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Sunday,
September 3, 2017. Sockeye may be
retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Sunday,
September 3, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8:05
a.m. to 11:59 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Sunday,
September 3, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday,
September 1, 2017, through Sunday,
September 3, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to beach seines,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m., Friday, September 1, 2017,
through 11:59 p.m., Sunday, September
3, 2017.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017–
06: Issued 12:15 p.m., September 12,
2017
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6, 6A, and 7: Relinquish
regulatory control effective 12:01 a.m.,
Sunday, September 24, 2017.
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 9, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Amendment 6 to the Tilefish
Fishery Management Plan
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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Final rule.
This final rule implements
management measures previously
approved for Amendment 6 to the
Tilefish Fishery Management Plan and
publicizes status quo management
measures for 2018. Amendment 6 was
developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council to establish
management measures and 2017 harvest
limits for the blueline tilefish fishery
north of the Virginia/North Carolina
border. The intended effect of this
action is to establish permanent
management measures for this fishery,
consistent with requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
DATES: This rule is effective December
15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Copies of Amendment 6
and the Environmental Assessment
(EA), with its associated Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) and the
Regulatory Impact Review (RIR), are
available from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901. The
Amendment 6 EA/FONSI/RIR is also
accessible online at:
www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Potts, Fishery Policy Analyst,
978–281–9341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
This final rule concurrently approves
Amendment 6 to the Tilefish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) on behalf of
the Secretary of Commerce and finalizes
implementing regulations. The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
developed this amendment to establish
management measures for the blueline
tilefish fishery in Federal waters north
of the Virginia/North Carolina border,
consistent with the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). We published
a notice of availability on June 14, 2017
(82 FR 27223), announcing a 60-day
period for the public to review and
provide comments on whether we,
acting on behalf of the Secretary of
Commerce, should approve Amendment
6. This comment period ended on
August 14, 2017. On June 28, 2017, we
published a proposed rule (82 FR
29263) to implement the amendment’s
specific measures and solicited
comments on the proposed measures for
a 30-day period that ended on July 28,
2017.
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proposed regulations. See Comments
and Responses section for more
information. Now, on behalf of the
Secretary of Commerce, we are
approving and implementing
Amendment 6, consistent with the
review and approval process outlined in
section 304 of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act (16 U.S.C. 1854).
Amendment 6 Approved Measures
We are approving all Amendment 6
measures, as outlined in our June 28,
2017, proposed rule. However, given
their complexity and novelty,
development and implementation of
permitting and reporting measures for
private recreational vessels will take
significantly more time than the other,
more traditional management measures
in this action. Therefore, we are
approving, but delaying implementation
of, the recreational permitting and
reporting requirements. More
information on the approved measures
is outlined below.
Management Unit, FMP Objectives,
Status Determination Criteria
The management unit for blueline
tilefish encompasses the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) from the North
Carolina/Virginia border (36.550278 N.
Latitude) extending north to the
maritime boundary with Canada. This
management unit is consistent with the
Council’s management unit for golden
tilefish.
Amendment 6 establishes the
management objectives of the current
Tilefish FMP to apply for blueline
tilefish as well, with the addition that,
‘‘management will reflect blueline
tilefish’s susceptibility of overfishing
and the need of an analytical stock
assessment.’’
Section 303(a)(10) of the MagnusonStevens Act requires that FMPs specify
criteria for identifying when the fishery
is overfished. Amendment 6 defines
stock status determination criteria for
blueline tilefish based on the results of
the most recent approved stock
assessment, which is consistent with all
of the Council’s other FMPs. The
Council anticipates new stock status
determination criteria will be
established through a stock assessment
currently being jointly conducted by the
South Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils through the
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review process (SEDAR 50). The
assessment report is expected in the fall
of 2017.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act also
requires all FMPs contain measures that
are ‘‘necessary and appropriate for the
conservation and management of the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
RIN 0648-XF775
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 2017 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
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300.97(b)(1) and in 82 FR 19631 (April 28, 2017). 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 2017 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 82 FR 19631
(April 28, 2017); 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 2017-01: Issued 12:55 p.m., August 22,
2017
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 23, 2017, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 26,
2017. Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes
only.
Area 7: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August
23, 2017, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August 24, 2017, and from 5
a.m. to 9p.m., Friday August 25, 2017. Sockeye may be retained for
ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017-02: Issued 3:30 p.m., August 24,
2017
Treaty Indian Fishery
Area 7: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August
26, 2017. Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence
purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to purse seines and gillnets from 5 a.m.,
Friday, August 25, 2017, to 9 a.m., Saturday, August 26, 2017. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for reef nets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2017, and from 5 a.m. to 9
p.m., Saturday, August 26, 2017.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017-03: Issued 2 p.m., August 28, 2017
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Tuesday, August 29, 2017, to 12 p.m. (noon), Friday, September 1, 2017.
Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to purse seines and drift gillnets from 5
a.m., Wednesday, August 29, 2017, to 9 a.m., Thursday, August 31, 2017.
Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
Area 7: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August
29, 2017, and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2017, and from 5 a.m. to 9
p.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017-04: Issued 2:20 p.m., August 31,
2017
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Friday, September 1, 2017, to 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday, September 5,
2017. Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes
only.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing, excluding reef nets, from
5 a.m., Friday, September 1, 2017, to 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 5,
2017. Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes
only.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Friday, September 1, 2017, through Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday, September 1, 2017,
through Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 8:05 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., daily from Friday, September 1,
2017, through Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday, September 1, 2017, through
Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to beach seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m., Friday, September 1, 2017, through 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017-05: Issued 12:50 p.m., September
5, 2017
Washington State and Treaty Indian tribes closed most United States
Fraser Panel water fisheries on Sunday, September 3, 2017, in response
to concerns that the potential harvest of Fraser River pink salmon
would exceed the United States share of the total allowable catch. The
Fraser River Panel met Tuesday, September 5, 2017, and confirmed the
earlier closure of several fisheries that were previously announced on
Thursday, August 31, 2017, Fraser River Panel order number 2017-04. The
Panel announced the earlier closure of the following Commercial salmon
fisheries in Panel Area waters:
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing, excluding reef nets, from
5 a.m., Friday, September 1, 2017, to 9 p.m., Sunday, September 3,
2017. Sockeye may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes
only.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from
Friday, September 1, 2017, through Sunday, September 3, 2017. Sockeye
may be retained for ceremonial and subsistence purposes only.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday, September 1, 2017,
through Sunday, September 3, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 8:05 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., daily from Friday, September 1,
2017, through Sunday, September 3, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef nets, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily from Friday, September 1, 2017, through
Sunday, September 3, 2017.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to beach seines, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m., Friday, September 1, 2017, through 11:59 p.m.,
Sunday, September 3, 2017.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2017-06: Issued 12:15 p.m., September
12, 2017
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6, 6A, and 7: Relinquish regulatory control effective 12:01
a.m., Sunday, September 24, 2017.
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 9, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24715 Filed 11-14-17; 8:45 am]
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