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redesingnating paragraphs (b)(2) and (3)
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paragraph (b)(2), and revising paragraph
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(b) Costs requiring prior approval. (1)
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more of LSC funds on any of the
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§ 1631.3
[Corrected]
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second columns, in § 1631.3, paragraph
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
45 CFR Parts 1630 and 1631
[Docket No. LSC–2017–0028]
Cost Standards and Procedures;
Purchasing and Property Management;
Correction
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ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
The Legal Services
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Property Acquisition and Management
Manual (PAMM) and its cost standards
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with LSC funds, regardless of the
purchase price. The final rule’s language
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language to remain consistent with
LSC’s current policy. The document
also contained an incorrect crossreference to another section. This
document corrects the final rule by
revising that cross-reference.
DATES: Effective December 31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stefanie K. Davis, Assistant General
Counsel, Legal Services Corporation,
3333 K St. NW., Washington, DC 20007;
(202) 295–1563; sdavis@lsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc.
2017–16764 appearing on page 37327 of
the Federal Register of Thursday,
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SUMMARY:
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Stefanie K. Davis,
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 161020985–7181–02]
RIN 0648–XF842
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
allocations of Amendment 80
cooperative quota (CQ) for Amendment
80 acceptable biological catch (ABC)
reserves. This action is necessary to
allow the 2017 total allowable catch of
flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin
sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area to be
harvested.
SUMMARY:
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Effective November 20, 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.
DATES:
The 2017 flathead sole, rock sole, and
yellowfin sole Amendment 80
allocations of the total allowable catch
(TAC) specified in the BSAI are 8,949
metric tons (mt), 37,060 mt, and 114,871
mt as established by the final 2017 and
2018 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826,
February 27, 2017). The 2017 flathead
sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole
Amendment 80 ABC reserves are 48,024
mt, 96,444 mt, and 95,372 mt as
established by the final 2017 and 2018
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27,
2017).
The Alaska Seafood cooperative has
requested that NMFS exchange 2,500 mt
of rock sole Amendment 80 allocations
of the TAC for 500 mt of flathead sole
and 2,000 mt of yellowfin sole
Amendment 80 ABC reserves under
§ 679.91(i). Therefore, in accordance
with § 679.91(i), NMFS exchanges 2,500
mt of rock sole Amendment 80
allocations of the TAC for 500 mt of
flathead sole and 2,000 mt of yellowfin
sole Amendment 80 ABC reserves in the
BSAI. This action also decreases and
increases the TACs and Amendment 80
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 as revised (82
FR 51168, November 3, 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
14,576
1,128
4,000
0
9,449
918
8,531
44,325
4,765
5,000
0
34,560
9,168
25,393
156,699
17,177
4,500
18,151
116,871
45,638
71,233
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
14,576
53,702
53,702
6,178
47,524
155,100
44,325
110,775
110,775
11,831
98,944
260,800
156,699
104,101
104,101
10,729
93,372
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
42,598
23,857
75,087
37,891
55,481
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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.
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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
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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
Alaska Seafood cooperative the BSAI.
Since these fisheries are currently open,
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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
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public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of November 7, 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 § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 15, 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]
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 parts 600
and 679.
The 2017 TAC of Pacific ocean perch,
in the EAI, allocated to vessels
participating in the BSAI trawl limited
access fishery was established as a
directed fishing allowance of 695 metric
tons by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii),
the Regional Administrator finds that
this directed fishing allowance has been
reached. Consequently, NMFS is
prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific
ocean perch in the EAI by vessels
participating in the BSAI trawl limited
access fishery.
After the effective dates of this
closure, the maximum retainable
amounts at § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at
any time during a trip.
Classification
RIN 0648–XF838
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the
Eastern Aleutian district (EAI) of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI) by vessels
participating in the BSAI trawl limited
access fishery. This action is necessary
to prevent exceeding the 2017 total
allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean
perch in the EAI allocated to vessels
participating in the BSAI trawl limited
access fishery.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), November 15, 2017,
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31,
2017.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 a 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 closure of the Pacific ocean
perch directed fishery in the EAI for
vessels participating in the BSAI trawl
limited access fishery. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
most recent, relevant data only became
available as of November 14, 2017. The
Acting 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.
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Dated: November 15, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 160920866–7167–02]
RIN 0648–XF786
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon
Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the
Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reapportioning the
projected unused amount, 404 Chinook
salmon prohibited species catch limit,
from the vessels participating in
directed fishing for pollock in the
Central Regulatory area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) to vessels participating in
directed fishing for pollock in the
Western Regulatory area of the GOA.
This action is necessary to provide
opportunity for harvest of the 2017
pollock TAC, consistent with the goals
and objectives of the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), November 15, 2017,
until 2400 hours A.l.t., December 31,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (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.
The annual PSC limit of Chinook
salmon vessels participating in directed
fishing for pollock in the Central
Regulatory area of the GOA is 18,316
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 161020985-7181-02]
RIN 0648-XF842
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 allocations of Amendment 80 cooperative
quota (CQ) for Amendment 80 acceptable biological catch (ABC) reserves.
This action is necessary to allow the 2017 total allowable catch of
flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area to be harvested.
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DATES: Effective November 20, 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 Amendment 80
allocations of the total allowable catch (TAC) specified in the BSAI
are 8,949 metric tons (mt), 37,060 mt, and 114,871 mt as established by
the final 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017). The 2017 flathead sole, rock
sole, and yellowfin sole Amendment 80 ABC reserves are 48,024 mt,
96,444 mt, and 95,372 mt as established by the final 2017 and 2018
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826,
February 27, 2017).
The Alaska Seafood cooperative has requested that NMFS exchange
2,500 mt of rock sole Amendment 80 allocations of the TAC for 500 mt of
flathead sole and 2,000 mt of yellowfin sole Amendment 80 ABC reserves
under Sec. 679.91(i). Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 679.91(i),
NMFS exchanges 2,500 mt of rock sole Amendment 80 allocations of the
TAC for 500 mt of flathead sole and 2,000 mt of yellowfin sole
Amendment 80 ABC reserves in the BSAI. This action also decreases and
increases the TACs and Amendment 80 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 as revised (82 FR 51168, November 3, 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 14,576 44,325 156,699
CDQ..................................................... 845 749 963 1,128 4,765 17,177
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 9,449 34,560 116,871
Alaska Groundfish Cooperative........................... 3,319 2,954 4,171 918 9,168 45,638
Alaska Seafood Cooperative.............................. 2,940 2,617 3,695 8,531 25,393 71,233
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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 Yellowfin 2018 Flathead 2018 Yellowfin
Sector sole 2017 Rock sole sole sole 2018 Rock sole sole
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ABC..................................................... 68,278 155,100 260,800 66,164 143,100 250,800
TAC..................................................... 14,576 44,325 156,699 14,500 47,100 154,000
ABC surplus............................................. 53,702 110,775 104,101 51,664 96,000 96,800
ABC reserve............................................. 53,702 110,775 104,101 51,664 96,000 96,800
CDQ ABC reserve......................................... 6,178 11,831 10,729 5,528 10,272 10,358
Amendment 80 ABC reserve................................ 47,524 98,944 93,372 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\................. 42,598 75,087 55,481 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 Alaska Seafood cooperative 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
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public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became
available as of November 7, 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: November 15, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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