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Longline category permit holders are
reminded that all BFT discarded dead
must be reported through VMS, and
accounted for in the online IBQ system,
consistent with requirements at
§ 635.15(a).
If needed, subsequent adjustments
will be published in the Federal
Register. In addition, fishermen may
call the Atlantic Tunas Information Line
at (978) 281–9260, or access
hmspermits.noaa.gov for updates on
quota monitoring and inseason
adjustments.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
NMFS (AA) finds that it is impracticable
and contrary to the public interest to
provide prior notice of and an
opportunity for public comment on, the
transfer from the Reserve category to the
Longline category for the following
reasons:
The regulations implementing the
2006 Consolidated HMS FMP, as
amended, provide for inseason
adjustments to quotas and other aspects
of BFT fishery management, to respond
to the diverse range of factors which
may affect BFT fisheries, including
ecological (e.g., rebuilding, or the
migratory nature of HMS) and
commercial (e.g., optimizing fishing
opportunity, or reducing bycatch).
NMFS has determined that
adjustments to the Reserve and Longline
category BFT quotas are warranted. This
transfer is consistent with the current
quotas, which were established and
analyzed in the Atlantic BFT quota final
rule (80 FR 52198, August 28, 2015),
and with objectives of the 2006
Consolidated HMS FMP and
amendments. The adjusted Longline
category quota of 192.8 mt remains
within the ICCAT quota. The revised
Longline category quota supports the
broader objectives of Amendment 7,
which include reducing BFT
interactions and dead discards while
maintaining an economically viable
swordfish and yellowfin tuna directed
fishery. Transferring quota relatively
early in 2018 helps to address the
diversity of the fishery with respect to
the timing of fishing activities in
different geographic areas. A quota
transfer later in the year may
disadvantage those fishing early in the
year.
Affording prior notice and
opportunity for public comment to
implement the quota transfer is
impracticable. The transfer of 44.5 mt of
quota from the Reserve category to the
Longline category needs to happen early
in the year to facilitate effective leasing
and more certainty in operational
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decisions. NMFS only recently received
updated data from the 2017 fishery, as
it recently closed, and from the first
couple of months of the 2018 fishery. If
NMFS were to offer an opportunity for
public comment, it would unnecessarily
preclude fishing opportunities for some
vessel operators, particularly those that
fish early in the fishing season. In
addition, the first quarter of 2018 has
ended, and some vessels that have gone
into debt or have a low balance (below
the minimum amount of allocation
needed to fish) are not able to fish, as
of April 1, until they account for quota
debt and obtain the minimum amount of
allocation needed to fish with pelagic
longline gear. Without this inseason
quota transfer, permit holders may be
unnecessarily conservative in a way that
does not optimize fishing opportunities
nor encourage the appropriate
functioning of the IBQ leasing program,
which is contrary to the public interest.
As explained earlier, NMFS conducted
notice-and-comment rulemaking on the
underlying regulations that set forth the
criteria used for this action, and
therefore notice-and-comment
rulemaking is not necessary for this
inseason action.
Delays in adjusting the Reserve and
Longline category quotas would
adversely affect those permitted Atlantic
Tunas Longline vessels that would
otherwise have an opportunity to reduce
or resolve quota debt, lease quota to
other vessels, as well as delay potential
beneficial effects on the ability for
vessel operators to make business plans
for their future. NMFS is trying to
balance providing opportunity to the
pelagic longline fishery, with the
reduction of BFT bycatch, and delaying
this action would be contrary to the
public interest. Therefore, the AA finds
good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to
waive prior notice and the opportunity
for public comment. For all of the above
reasons, there is good cause under 5
U.S.C. 553(d) to waive the 30-day delay
in effectiveness.
This action is being taken under
§§ 635.15(b), 635.15(f), 635.27(a)(4) and
(a)(7), 635.27(a)(8) and (9), and is
exempt from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.
Dated: April 13, 2018.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
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. 170817779–8161–02]
RIN 0648–XG158
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands; 2018 and 2019
Harvest Specifications for Groundfish;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; correction.
AGENCY:
NMFS is correcting the final
2018 and 2019 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). The amounts of Atka mackerel
specified for the Amendment 80 sector
in the Central Aleutian District (CAI)
and the Western Aleutian District (WAI)
were incorrect.
DATES: Effective April 18, 2018, through
2400 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t)
December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Need for Correction
NMFS published the final 2018 and
2019 BSAI groundfish harvest
specifications on February 27, 2018 (83
FR 8365). The document contains
incorrect amounts of Atka mackerel
specified for the Amendment 80 sector
in the CAI and the WAI. These
corrections are necessary to provide the
correct information about the amount of
Atka mackerel allocated to the
Amendment 80 sector in these districts,
and to avoid confusion by the fishery
participants.
Correction
In the Federal Register of February
27, 2018 (83 FR 8365) the Amendment
80 sector allocation in the CAI for 2018
and 2019 did not account for the 75
metric ton incidental catch allowance
(ICA), and the Amendment 80 sector
allocation in the WAI for 2018 and 2019
did not account for the 20 metric ton
ICA. Therefore, Table 6 and Table 7 of
the final 2018 and 2019 BSAI
groundfish harvest specifications are
republished as follows:
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TABLE 6—FINAL 2018 SEASONAL AND SPATIAL ALLOWANCES, GEAR SHARES, CDQ RESERVE, INCIDENTAL CATCH
ALLOWANCE, AND AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATIONS OF THE BSAI ATKA MACKEREL TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2018 Allocation by area
Sector 1
Season 2 3 4
TAC .....................................................
CDQ reserve .......................................
n/a .......................................................
Total ....................................................
A .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
B .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
n/a .......................................................
Total ....................................................
Total ....................................................
Total ....................................................
A .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
B .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
Total ....................................................
A .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
B .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
Non-CDQ TAC ....................................
ICA ......................................................
Jig 6 .....................................................
BSAI trawl limited access ...................
Amendment 80 sector ........................
Eastern Aleutian
District/Bering Sea
Central Aleutian
District 5
36,500
3,906
1,953
n/a
1,953
n/a
32,595
800
159
3,164
1,582
n/a
1,582
n/a
28,472
14,236
n/a
14,236
n/a
21,000
2,247
1,124
674
1,124
674
18,753
75
0
1,868
934
560
934
560
16,810
8,405
5,043
8,405
5,043
Western Aleutian
District
13,500
1,445
722
433
722
433
12,056
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
12,036
6,018
3,611
6,018
3,611
1 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtracting the CDQ reserves, jig gear allocation, and ICAs, to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC for Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to 50 CFR part 679 and § 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see §§ 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
2 Sections 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel fishery.
3 The seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
4 Section 679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from January 20 to June 10 and the B
season from June 10 to December 31.
5 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(i) limits no more than 60 percent of the annual TACs in Areas 542 and 543 to be caught inside of Steller sea
lion critical habitat; section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(ii) equally divides the annual TACs between the A and B seasons as defined at § 679.23(e)(3);
and section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(2) requires the TAC in Area 543 shall be no more than 65 percent of ABC in Area 543.
6 Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear
after subtracting the CDQ reserve and the ICA. NMFS set the amount of this allocation for 2018 at 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
TABLE 7—FINAL 2019 SEASONAL AND SPATIAL ALLOWANCES, GEAR SHARES, CDQ RESERVE, INCIDENTAL CATCH
ALLOWANCE, AND AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATION OF THE BSAI ATKA MACKEREL TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2019 Allocation by area
Sector 1
Season 2 3 4
TAC .....................................................
CDQ reserve .......................................
n/a .......................................................
Total ....................................................
A .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
B .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
n/a .......................................................
Total ....................................................
Total ....................................................
Total ....................................................
A .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
B .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
Total ....................................................
A .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
B .........................................................
Critical Habitat ....................................
non-CDQ TAC ....................................
ICA ......................................................
Jig 6 .....................................................
BSAI trawl limited access ...................
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Eastern Aleutian
District/Bering Sea
Central Aleutian
District 5
33,780
3,614
1,807
n/a
1,807
n/a
30,166
800
147
2,922
1,461
n/a
1,461
n/a
26,297
13,148
n/a
13,148
n/a
24,895
2,664
1,332
799
1,332
799
22,231
75
0
2,216
1,108
665
1,108
665
19,941
9,970
5,982
9,970
5,982
Western Aleutian
District 5
13,825
1,479
740
444
740
444
12,346
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
12,326
6,163
3,698
6,163
3,698
1 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtracting the CDQ reserves, jig gear allocation, and ICAs, to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC for Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to 50 CFR part 679 and § 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see §§ 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
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679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel fishery.
seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from January 20 to June 10 and the B
season from June 10 to December 31.
5 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(i) limits no more than 60 percent of the annual TACs in Areas 542 and 543 to be caught inside of Steller sea
lion critical habitat; section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(ii) equally divides the annual TACs between the A and B seasons as defined at § 679.23(e)(3);
and section 679.20 (a)(8)(ii)(C)(2) requires the TAC in Area 543 shall be no more than 65 percent of ABC in Area 543.
6 Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear
after subtracting the CDQ reserve and the ICA. NMFS set the amount of this allocation for 2019 at 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
7 The 2019 allocations for Atka mackerel 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, 2018. NMFS will post 2019 Amendment 80 allocations when they
become available in December 2018.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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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
action corrects errors made in the
allocations to the Amendment 80 sector
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of Atka mackerel in the CAI and WAI
districts of the BSAI. This correction
does not change operating practices in
the fisheries. Corrections should be
made as soon as possible to avoid
confusion for participants in the
fisheries.
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
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the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 13, 2018.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
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. 170817779-8161-02]
RIN 0648-XG158
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands; 2018 and 2019 Harvest Specifications for
Groundfish; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is correcting the final 2018 and 2019 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). The amounts of Atka mackerel specified for the
Amendment 80 sector in the Central Aleutian District (CAI) and the
Western Aleutian District (WAI) were incorrect.
DATES: Effective April 18, 2018, through 2400 hours, Alaska local time
(A.l.t) December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Need for Correction
NMFS published the final 2018 and 2019 BSAI groundfish harvest
specifications on February 27, 2018 (83 FR 8365). The document contains
incorrect amounts of Atka mackerel specified for the Amendment 80
sector in the CAI and the WAI. These corrections are necessary to
provide the correct information about the amount of Atka mackerel
allocated to the Amendment 80 sector in these districts, and to avoid
confusion by the fishery participants.
Correction
In the Federal Register of February 27, 2018 (83 FR 8365) the
Amendment 80 sector allocation in the CAI for 2018 and 2019 did not
account for the 75 metric ton incidental catch allowance (ICA), and the
Amendment 80 sector allocation in the WAI for 2018 and 2019 did not
account for the 20 metric ton ICA. Therefore, Table 6 and Table 7 of
the final 2018 and 2019 BSAI groundfish harvest specifications are
republished as follows:
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Table 6--Final 2018 Seasonal and Spatial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and
Amendment 80 Allocations of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2018 Allocation by area
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Sector \1\ Season 2 3 4 Eastern Aleutian
District/Bering Central Aleutian Western Aleutian
Sea District \5\ District
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TAC............................. n/a............... 36,500 21,000 13,500
CDQ reserve..................... Total............. 3,906 2,247 1,445
A................. 1,953 1,124 722
Critical Habitat.. n/a 674 433
B................. 1,953 1,124 722
Critical Habitat.. n/a 674 433
Non-CDQ TAC..................... n/a............... 32,595 18,753 12,056
ICA............................. Total............. 800 75 20
Jig \6\......................... Total............. 159 0 0
BSAI trawl limited access....... Total............. 3,164 1,868 0
A................. 1,582 934 0
Critical Habitat.. n/a 560 0
B................. 1,582 934 0
Critical Habitat.. n/a 560 0
Amendment 80 sector............. Total............. 28,472 16,810 12,036
A................. 14,236 8,405 6,018
Critical Habitat.. n/a 5,043 3,611
B................. 14,236 8,405 6,018
Critical Habitat.. n/a 5,043 3,611
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\1\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtracting the CDQ reserves, jig gear
allocation, and ICAs, to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC
for Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to 50
CFR part 679 and Sec. 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see
Sec. Sec. 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
\2\ Sections 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel
fishery.
\3\ The seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
\4\ Section 679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from
January 20 to June 10 and the B season from June 10 to December 31.
\5\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(i) limits no more than 60 percent of the annual TACs in Areas 542 and 543 to
be caught inside of Steller sea lion critical habitat; section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(ii) equally divides the
annual TACs between the A and B seasons as defined at Sec. 679.23(e)(3); and section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(2)
requires the TAC in Area 543 shall be no more than 65 percent of ABC in Area 543.
\6\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea
subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear after subtracting the CDQ reserve and the ICA. NMFS set the amount of
this allocation for 2018 at 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
Table 7--Final 2019 Seasonal and Spatial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and
Amendment 80 Allocation of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2019 Allocation by area
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Sector \1\ Season 2 3 4 Eastern Aleutian
District/Bering Central Aleutian Western Aleutian
Sea District \5\ District \5\
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TAC............................. n/a............... 33,780 24,895 13,825
CDQ reserve..................... Total............. 3,614 2,664 1,479
A................. 1,807 1,332 740
Critical Habitat.. n/a 799 444
B................. 1,807 1,332 740
Critical Habitat.. n/a 799 444
non-CDQ TAC..................... n/a............... 30,166 22,231 12,346
ICA............................. Total............. 800 75 20
Jig \6\......................... Total............. 147 0 0
BSAI trawl limited access....... Total............. 2,922 2,216 0
A................. 1,461 1,108 0
Critical Habitat.. n/a 665 0
B................. 1,461 1,108 0
Critical Habitat.. n/a 665 0
Amendment 80 sectors\7\......... Total............. 26,297 19,941 12,326
A................. 13,148 9,970 6,163
Critical Habitat.. n/a 5,982 3,698
B................. 13,148 9,970 6,163
Critical Habitat.. n/a 5,982 3,698
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\1\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtracting the CDQ reserves, jig gear
allocation, and ICAs, to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC
for Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to 50
CFR part 679 and Sec. 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see
Sec. Sec. 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
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\2\ Sections 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel
fishery.
\3\ The seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
\4\ Section 679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from
January 20 to June 10 and the B season from June 10 to December 31.
\5\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(i) limits no more than 60 percent of the annual TACs in Areas 542 and 543 to
be caught inside of Steller sea lion critical habitat; section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(ii) equally divides the
annual TACs between the A and B seasons as defined at Sec. 679.23(e)(3); and section 679.20 (a)(8)(ii)(C)(2)
requires the TAC in Area 543 shall be no more than 65 percent of ABC in Area 543.
\6\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea
subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear after subtracting the CDQ reserve and the ICA. NMFS set the amount of
this allocation for 2019 at 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
\7\ The 2019 allocations for Atka mackerel 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,
2018. NMFS will post 2019 Amendment 80 allocations when they become available in December 2018.
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 action corrects errors made in the allocations to
the Amendment 80 sector of Atka mackerel in the CAI and WAI districts
of the BSAI. This correction does not change operating practices in the
fisheries. Corrections should be made as soon as possible to avoid
confusion for participants in the fisheries.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 13, 2018.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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