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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 161020985–7181–02]
RIN 0648–XF866
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment
to the 2018 Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Pollock, Atka Mackerel, and
Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch
Amounts; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment; correction.
AGENCY:
NMFS is correcting a
temporary rule that published on
December 20, 2017, adjusting the 2018
total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
(BSAI) pollock, Atka mackerel, and
Pacific cod fisheries. One table in the
document contained an error.
SUMMARY:
NMFS published an inseason
adjustment of the 2018 TAC amounts for
the BSAI pollock, Atka mackerel, and
Pacific cod fisheries (82 FR 60329,
December 20, 2017). A table providing
information about the 2018 allocations
of pollock TACs and community
development quota (CDQ) directed
fishing allowances (DFA) contained an
incorrect amount in the column titled
‘‘2018 allocations’’ and the second row
in the Bering Sea subarea titled ‘‘CDQ
DFA.’’ This value was specified as
164,434 metric tons (mt), instead of the
correct value of 136,434 mt.
NMFS anticipates that this correction
will not affect the fishing operations of
the CDQ vessels that are subject to these
DFAs. This is because of the seasonal
allocations for the Bering Sea subarea
CDQ DFAs are correctly specified.
Correction
In FR Doc. 2017–27428, published on
December 20, 2017 (82 FR 60329), the
following correction is made to Table 5:
On page 60330, in Table 5, column 2
is corrected to incorporate the correct
amount for the Bering Sea subarea CDQ
pollock DFA.
Table 5 is corrected and reprinted in
its entirety to read as follows:
TABLE 5—FINAL 2018 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ
DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2018 A season 1
2018
Allocations
Area and sector
Bering Sea subarea TAC 1 ..............................................................................
CDQ DFA .........................................................................................................
ICA 1 .................................................................................................................
Total Bering Sea non-CDQ ......................................................................
A season DFA
SCA harvest
limit 2
2018 B
season 1
B season DFA
1,364,341
136,434
47,888
1,180,019
n/a
61,395
n/a
531,008
n/a
38,202
n/a
330,405
n/a
75,039
n/a
649,010
590,009
472,007
431,887
40,121
2,360
118,002
206,503
354,006
40,788
19,000
265,504
212,403
194,349
18,054
1,062
53,101
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
165,203
132,162
n/a
n/a
n/a
33,041
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
324,505
259,604
237,538
22,066
1,298
64,901
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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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 .......................................................................
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TABLE 5—FINAL 2018 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ
DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1—Continued
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2018 A season 1
2018
Allocations
Area and sector
CDQ DFA .........................................................................................................
ICA ...................................................................................................................
Aleut Corporation .............................................................................................
Area harvest limit 7 ...........................................................................................
541 ............................................................................................................
542 ............................................................................................................
543 ............................................................................................................
Bogoslof District ICA 8 ......................................................................................
A season DFA
1,900
2,400
14,700
n/a
12,236
6,118
2,039
450
2018 B
season 1
SCA harvest
limit 2
760
1,200
14,355
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
B season DFA
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1,140
1,200
345
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) through (iii), the annual Aleutian Islands pollock TAC, after subtracting first
for the CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second for 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 up 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 noon, 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 Pursuant to § 679.22(a)(7)(i)(B), the Bogoslof District is closed 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.
Classification
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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
correcting amendment makes changes to
correct the amount of Bering Sea
subarea CDQ pollock DFA in Table 5, as
described above, and does not change
operating practices in the fisheries. If
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this correction is delayed to allow for
notice and comment, it would result in
confusion for participants in the
fisheries. Therefore, in order to avoid
any negative consequences that could
result from this error, the AA finds good
cause to waive the requirement to
provide prior notice and opportunity for
public comment.
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 correcting amendment
makes only a minor change to correct
the amount of Bering Sea subarea CDQ
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pollock DFA in Table 5, and does not
change operating practices in the
fisheries. This correction would also
avoid any confusion for participants in
the fisheries. For these reasons, the AA
finds good cause to waive the 30-day
delay in the effective date of this action.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 12, 2018.
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-XF866
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason
Adjustment to the 2018 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pollock, Atka
Mackerel, and Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; correction.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is correcting a temporary rule that published on December
20, 2017, adjusting the 2018 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock, Atka mackerel, and
Pacific cod fisheries. One table in the document contained an error.
DATES: Effective January 18, 2018, until the effective date of the
final 2018 and 2019 harvest specifications for BSAI groundfish, unless
otherwise modified or superseded through publication of a notification
in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Need for Correction
NMFS published an inseason adjustment of the 2018 TAC amounts for
the BSAI pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod fisheries (82 FR
60329, December 20, 2017). A table providing information about the 2018
allocations of pollock TACs and community development quota (CDQ)
directed fishing allowances (DFA) contained an incorrect amount in the
column titled ``2018 allocations'' and the second row in the Bering Sea
subarea titled ``CDQ DFA.'' This value was specified as 164,434 metric
tons (mt), instead of the correct value of 136,434 mt.
NMFS anticipates that this correction will not affect the fishing
operations of the CDQ vessels that are subject to these DFAs. This is
because of the seasonal allocations for the Bering Sea subarea CDQ DFAs
are correctly specified.
Correction
In FR Doc. 2017-27428, published on December 20, 2017 (82 FR
60329), the following correction is made to Table 5:
On page 60330, in Table 5, column 2 is corrected to incorporate the
correct amount for the Bering Sea subarea CDQ pollock DFA.
Table 5 is corrected and reprinted in its entirety to read as
follows:
Table 5--Final 2018 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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2018 A season \1\ 2018 B season
2018 -------------------------------- \1\
Area and sector Allocations SCA harvest ---------------
A season DFA limit \2\ B season DFA
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Bering Sea subarea TAC \1\...................... 1,364,341 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................... 136,434 61,395 38,202 75,039
ICA \1\......................................... 47,888 n/a n/a n/a
Total Bering Sea non-CDQ.................... 1,180,019 531,008 330,405 649,010
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DFA
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AFA Inshore..................................... 590,009 265,504 165,203 324,505
AFA Catcher/Processors \3\...................... 472,007 212,403 132,162 259,604
Catch by C/Ps............................... 431,887 194,349 n/a 237,538
Catch by CVs \3\............................ 40,121 18,054 n/a 22,066
Unlisted C/P Limit \4\...................... 2,360 1,062 n/a 1,298
AFA Motherships................................. 118,002 53,101 33,041 64,901
Excessive Harvesting Limit \5\.................. 206,503 n/a n/a n/a
Excessive Processing Limit \6\.................. 354,006 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC.................... 40,788 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC \1\................ 19,000 n/a n/a n/a
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CDQ DFA......................................... 1,900 760 n/a 1,140
ICA............................................. 2,400 1,200 n/a 1,200
Aleut Corporation............................... 14,700 14,355 n/a 345
Area harvest limit \7\.......................... n/a n/a n/a n/a
541......................................... 12,236 n/a n/a n/a
542......................................... 6,118 n/a n/a n/a
543......................................... 2,039 n/a n/a n/a
Bogoslof District ICA \8\....................... 450 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) through (iii), the annual Aleutian
Islands pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second
for 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 up 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 noon, 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\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.22(a)(7)(i)(B), the Bogoslof District is closed 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.
Classification
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 correcting amendment makes changes to correct the
amount of Bering Sea subarea CDQ pollock DFA in Table 5, as described
above, and does not change operating practices in the fisheries. If
this correction is delayed to allow for notice and comment, it would
result in confusion for participants in the fisheries. Therefore, in
order to avoid any negative consequences that could result from this
error, the AA finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide
prior notice and opportunity for public comment.
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 correcting
amendment makes only a minor change to correct the amount of Bering Sea
subarea CDQ pollock DFA in Table 5, and does not change operating
practices in the fisheries. This correction would also avoid any
confusion for participants in the fisheries. For these reasons, the AA
finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of
this action.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 12, 2018.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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