Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Recreational and Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #12 through #37, 63587-63593 [2018-26720]
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19. Amend § 36.352 by revising the
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21. Amend § 36.371, in the table, by
removing ‘‘(Class B telephone
companies); Accounts 6611 and 6613
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Operating taxes—Account 7200.
This account includes the taxes
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company, i.e.:
(a) Operating Investment Tax Credits.
(b) Operating Federal Income Taxes.
(c) Operating State and Local Income
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(e) Provision for Deferred Operating
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27. Amend § 36.501, in the table, by
removing ‘‘(Class B Telephone
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forth above, in 47 CFR part 36, remove
the words ‘‘twelve month’’ and add in
their place the words ‘‘twelve-month’’
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■ a. Section 36.3(a) and (b);
■ b. Section 36.123(a)(5) and (6);
■ c. Section 36.124(d);
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■ p. Section 36.380(d) and (e);
■ q. Section 36.381(c); and
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RIN 0648–XG563
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Recreational and Commercial Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Actions #12
through #37
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces 26 inseason
actions in the ocean salmon fisheries.
These inseason actions modified the
commercial and recreational salmon
fisheries in the area from the U.S./
Canada border to the U.S./Mexico
border.
SUMMARY:
The effective dates for the
inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Actions.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
In the 2018 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (83
FR 19005, May 1, 2018), NMFS
announced management measures for
the commercial and recreational
fisheries in the area from the U.S./
Canada border to the U.S./Mexico
border, beginning May 1, 2018, through
April 30, 2019. NMFS is authorized to
implement inseason management
actions to modify fishing seasons and
quotas as necessary to provide fishing
opportunity while meeting management
objectives for the affected species (50
CFR 660.409). Inseason actions in the
salmon fishery may be taken directly by
NMFS (50 CFR 660.409(a)—Fixed
inseason management provisions) or
upon consultation with the Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
and the appropriate State Directors (50
CFR 660.409(b)—Flexible inseason
management provisions). The state
management agencies that participated
in the consultations described in this
document were: California Department
of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW), and Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
Management Areas
Management of the salmon fisheries is
generally divided into two geographic
areas: north of Cape Falcon (U.S./
Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR) and
south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon, OR,
to the U.S./Mexico border). Within the
north and south of Cape Falcon areas,
there are further subarea divisions used
to manage impacts on salmon stocks or
stock groups as well as economic
impacts to communities. The
management areas affected by the
inseason actions in this document are
described here.
North of Cape Falcon: Recreational
fisheries north of Cape Falcon are
divided into four subareas: U.S./Canada
border to Cape Alava, WA (Neah Bay
subarea), Cape Alava, WA, to Queets
River, WA (La Push subarea), Queets
River, WA, to Leadbetter Point, WA
(Westport subarea), and Leadbetter
Point, WA, to Cape Falcon, OR
(Columbia River subarea). Commercial
fisheries north of Cape Falcon are
divided at Queets River, WA, and
Leadbetter Point, WA.
South of Cape Falcon: South of Cape
Falcon, the area from Humbug
Mountain, OR, to Horse Mountain, CA,
is the Klamath Management Zone
(KMZ) and is managed in two subareas,
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Oregon KMZ and California KMZ,
divided at the Oregon/California border.
The Oregon KMZ is the area from
Humbug Mountain, OR, to the Oregon/
California border. The California KMZ is
the area from the Oregon/California
border to Horse Mountain, CA.
However, the area from Humboldt South
Jetty, CA, to Horse Mountain, CA, has
been closed to commercial salmon
fishing since 1992.
Inseason Actions
Inseason Action #12
Description of the action: Inseason
action #12 adjusted the daily bag limit
in the recreational salmon fishery in the
Neah Bay subarea to allow retention of
two Chinook salmon. Previously, the
two salmon per day bag limit in this
fishery allowed retention of only one
Chinook salmon.
Effective dates: Inseason action #12
took effect on July 14, 2018, and
remained in effect until the recreational
fishery in the Neah Bay subarea closed
for the season under inseason action #24
on August 12, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of this action was
to allow greater access to the available
Chinook salmon quota in the
recreational fishery. The NMFS West
Coast Regional Administrator (RA)
considered Chinook and coho salmon
landings and fishery effort in the Neah
Bay subarea and determined that this
inseason action was necessary to meet
management objectives set preseason.
Inseason modification of recreational
bag limits is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(iii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #12
occurred on July 12, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #13
Description of the action: Inseason
action #13 suspended retention of
Pacific halibut caught incidental to the
commercial salmon fishery from the
U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico
border.
Effective dates: Inseason action #13
took effect at 11:59 p.m., July 14, 2018,
and remained in effect until superseded
by inseason action #15 on July 26, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of this action was
to avoid exceeding the allocation of
Pacific halibut allowed to be retained in
the commercial salmon fishery. The RA
considered Chinook salmon and Pacific
halibut landings and fishery effort in the
commercial salmon fishery and
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determined that the fishery was at risk
of exceeding the allocation of Pacific
halibut if retention continued at the
current rate. Retention of Pacific halibut
was suspended by inseason action to
allow the states to update landings data
and determine the amount of Pacific
halibut allocation that remained. The
annual management measures require
NMFS to take inseason action to
prohibit retention of Pacific halibut in
the commercial salmon fishery if the
landings are projected to exceed the
preseason allocation (83 FR 19005, May
1, 2018). Modification of the species
that may be caught and landed during
specific seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #13
occurred on July 13, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, CDFW, and the Council
participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #14
Description of the action: Inseason
action #14 adjusted the landing and
possession limit for the commercial
salmon fishery in the California KMZ
from 20 Chinook salmon per day to 40
Chinook salmon per day.
Effective dates: Inseason action #14
took effect on July 20, 2018 and
remained in effect through July 31,
2013.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#14 was to allow greater access to
available Chinook salmon quota for July
in the commercial salmon fishery in the
California KMZ; this fishery had
monthly Chinook salmon quotas from
May through August in 2018. The RA
considered Chinook salmon landings
and fishery effort and determined that
inseason action was necessary to meet
management objectives set preseason.
Inseason action to modify limited
retention regulations is authorized by 50
CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #14
occurred on July 17, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, ODFW,
CDFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #15
Description of the action: Inseason
action #15 allowed retention of Pacific
halibut caught incidental to the
commercial salmon fishery to resume
from the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./
Mexico border with revised landing and
possession limits of no more than one
Pacific halibut per each three Chinook
salmon, except one Pacific halibut could
be possessed or landed without meeting
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the ratio requirement, and no more than
10 halibut could be possessed or landed
per trip.
Effective dates: Inseason action #15
took effect on July 26, 2018, superseding
inseason action #13, above. Inseason
action #15 remained in effect until
superseded by inseason action #22 on
August 8, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#15 was to allow access to the
remaining allocation of Pacific halibut
without exceeding the allocation. The
RA considered Pacific halibut and
Chinook salmon landings to date and
fishery effort and determined that
inseason action was needed to meet
management objectives set preseason.
Modification of the species that may be
caught and landed during specific
seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #15
occurred on July 24, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, CDFW, and the Council
participated in this consultation.
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Inseason Action #16
Description of the action: Inseason
action #16 adjusted the landing and
possession limit in the commercial
salmon fishery in the areas from the
U.S./Canada border to Queets River,
WA, and from Leadbetter Point, WA, to
Cape Falcon, OR, from 50 to 75 Chinook
salmon per vessel per landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #16
took effect on July 26, 2018, and
remained in effect until superseded by
inseason action #18 on August 2, 2018,
which affected the area from the U.S./
Canada border to Queets River, and
inseason action #31 on August 23, 2018,
which affected the area from Leadbetter
Point, OR to Cape Falcon, OR.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#16 was to allow greater access to
available Chinook salmon quota in the
commercial salmon fishery. The RA
considered Chinook salmon landings to
date and fishery effort and determined
that inseason action was necessary to
meet management objectives set
preseason. Inseason action to modify
limited retention regulations is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #16
occurred on July 24, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
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Inseason Action #17
Description of the action: Inseason
action #17 transferred quota of 1,000
coho from the commercial salmon
fishery in the area north of Cape Falcon,
OR, to the recreational fishery in the
Neah Bay subarea. This action included
the provision that, when the
recreational fishery in the Neah Bay
subarea closed for the season, any
remaining Chinook quota from that
fishery would be transferred to the
commercial fishery on an impactneutral basis to complete the trade (see
inseason action #28, below).
Effective dates: Inseason action #17
took effect on July 24, 2018, and
remained in effect through August 12,
2018, when the recreational fishery in
the Neah Bay subarea closed for the
season under inseason action #24.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#17 was to prolong the recreational
salmon season in Neah Bay, which was
scheduled preseason to remain open
until September 3, 2018, and to utilize
available coho and Chinook salmon
quota. The RA considered Chinook
salmon and coho landings to date and
fishery effort and determined that
inseason was necessary to keep the
recreational fishery in Neah Bay open
and meet management objectives set
preseason. Inseason trades and transfers
of quota between commercial and
recreational fisheries north of Cape
Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50 CFR
660.408(d)(1)(vi). Inseason action to
modify quotas or fishing seasons is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #17
occurred on July 24, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #18
Description of the action: Inseason
action #18 adjusted the landing and
possession limit in the commercial
salmon fishery in the area from the U.S./
Canada border to Queets River, WA,
from 75 to 50 Chinook salmon per
vessel per landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #18
took effect August 2, 2018, and
remained in effect until superseded by
inseason action #30 on August 23, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of the proposed
action was to keep commercial Chinook
salmon landings in the affected area
within the quota set preseason. The RA
considered Chinook salmon landings to
date and fishery effort and determined
that inseason action was necessary to
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meet management objectives set
preseason. Inseason action to modify
limited retention regulations is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #18
occurred on August 1, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #19
Description of the action: Inseason
action #19 adjusted the August quota in
the commercial salmon fishery in the
California KMZ to account for an
impact-neutral rollover of unused July
quota. The August quota was adjusted
from 4,000 Chinook salmon to 9,423
Chinook salmon.
Effective dates: Inseason action #19
took effect on August 2, 2018, and
remained in effect through August 31,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#19 was to be consistent with the
annual management measures, which
state that any remaining portion of a
monthly Chinook salmon quota in the
commercial salmon fishery in the
California KMZ may be transferred
inseason on an impact-neutral basis to
the next open quota period (83 FR
19005, May 1, 2018). The RA considered
Chinook salmon landings to date and
the calculations of the Council’s Salmon
Technical Team (STT) for rolling over
quota on an impact-neutral basis for
impacts to Sacramento and Klamath
River fall-run Chinook salmon stocks,
and fifty-fifty tribal/nontribal sharing of
Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon
allowable catch. The RA determined
inseason action was necessary to meet
management objectives set preseason.
Inseason action to modify quotas is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #19
occurred on August 2, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, CDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #20
Description of the action: Inseason
action #20 adjusted the landing and
possession limit in the commercial
salmon fishery in the California KMZ
from 20 to 50 Chinook per vessel per
day.
Effective dates: Inseason action #20
took effect August 3, 2018, and
remained in effect through the end of
the season on August 31, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#20 was to provide greater access to
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available quota. The RA considered
catch of Chinook salmon to date and
fishery effort, as well as the available
quota and limited remaining time for
the fishery, which was scheduled to
close at the end of August, and
determined that inseason action was
necessary to meet management
objectives set preseason. Inseason action
to modify limited retention regulations
is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #20
occurred on August 2, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, CDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
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Inseason Action #21
Description of the action: Inseason
action #21 adjusted the August quota in
the commercial salmon fishery in the
Oregon KMZ to account for an impactneutral rollover of unused July quota.
The August quota was adjusted from
500 Chinook salmon to 1,430 Chinook
salmon.
Effective dates: Inseason action #21
took effect on August 2, 2018, and
remained in effect through the end of
the season on August 29, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#21 was to be consistent with the
annual management measures, which
state that any remaining portion of a
monthly Chinook salmon quota in the
commercial salmon fishery in the
Oregon KMZ may be transferred
inseason on an impact neutral basis to
the next open quota period (83 FR
19005, May 1, 2018). The RA considered
Chinook salmon landings to date and
the calculations of the Council’s Salmon
Technical Team (STT) for rolling over
quota on an impact-neutral basis for
impacts to Sacramento and Klamath
River fall-run Chinook salmon stocks,
and fifty-fifty tribal/nontribal sharing of
Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon
allowable catch. The RA determined
inseason action was necessary to meet
management objectives set preseason.
Inseason action to modify quotas is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #20
occurred on August 2, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, CDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #22
Description of the action: Inseason
action #22 closed retention of Pacific
halibut caught incidental to the
commercial salmon fishery from the
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U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico
border.
Effective dates: Inseason action #22
took effect on August 8, 2018 and
remains in effect until all commercial
salmon fisheries conclude for 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#22 was to prevent exceeding the 2018
allocation of Pacific halibut to the
commercial salmon fishery. The RA
considered Pacific halibut and salmon
landings to date and fishery effort and
determined that there was insufficient
Pacific halibut allocation remaining to
allow retention to continue and
inseason action was required to avoid
exceeding the Pacific halibut allocation.
The annual management measures
require NMFS to take inseason action to
prohibit retention of Pacific halibut in
the commercial salmon fishery if the
landings are projected to exceed the
preseason allocation (83 FR 19005, May
1, 2018).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #22
occurred on August 8, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation. NMFS notified CDFW
of the action immediately after the
consultation.
Inseason Action #23
Description of the action: Inseason
action #23 transferred 3,000 coho quota
to the recreational salmon fishery in the
Columbia River subarea. The coho quota
transferred comprised 2,400 coho quota
from the commercial salmon fishery in
the area north of Cape Falcon, OR, and
600 coho quota from the recreational
salmon fishery in the Westport subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #23
took effect on August 8, 2018, and
remained in effect until reversed by
inseason action #27 on August 23, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#23 was to prolong the Columbia River
subarea recreational salmon fishery,
which was scheduled to remain open
through September 3, 2018, but which
was exhausting its coho quota. The RA
considered coho and Chinook salmon
landings to date and fishery effort and
determined that inseason action was
necessary to meet the management
objectives set preseason. Inseason trades
and transfers of quota between
commercial and recreational fisheries
north of Cape Falcon, OR, are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi).
Inseason action to modify quotas is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #23
occurred on August 8, 2018.
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Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #24
Description of the action: Inseason
action #24 closed the recreational
salmon fishery in the Neah Bay subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #24
took effect on August 12, 2018, and
remained in effect through the end of
the 2018 ocean salmon season.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose inseason action #24
was to prevent exceeding the subarea
quota for coho. The RA considered coho
and Chinook salmon landings and
fishery effort and determined that
inseason action was necessary to close
the fishery ahead of the scheduled date
of September 3, 2018, to avoid
exceeding the coho quota for the
subarea. Inseason action to modify
fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #24
occurred on August 8, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #25
Description of the action: Inseason
action #25 closed the recreational
salmon fishery in the Columbia River
subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #25
took effect on August 12, 2018, and
remained in effect until superseded by
inseason action #34 on September 2,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose inseason action #25
was to prevent exceeding the subarea
quota for coho. The RA considered coho
and Chinook salmon landings and
fishery effort and determined that
inseason action was necessary to close
the fishery ahead of the scheduled date
of September 3, 2018, to avoid
exceeding the coho quota for the
subarea. Inseason action to modify
fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #25
occurred on August 8, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #26
Description of the action: Inseason
action #26 adjusted the landing and
possession limit in the commercial
salmon fishery in the Oregon KMZ from
50 to 80 Chinook salmon per vessel per
landing week.
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Effective dates: Inseason action #26
took effect on August 13, 2018, and
remained in effect until the fishery
closed on August 29, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#26 was to provide greater access to
available Chinook salmon quota. The
RA considered Chinook salmon
landings to date and fishing effort and
determined that inseason action was
necessary to meet management goals set
preseason. Inseason action to modify
limited retention regulations is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #26
occurred on August 9, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, ODFW,
CDFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #27
Description of the action: Inseason
action #27 reversed the transfer of coho
quota to the recreational salmon fishery
in the Columbia River subarea that was
implemented under inseason action
#23. The coho quota was returned,
without adjustment, as follows: 2,400
coho quota to the commercial salmon
fishery in the area north of Cape Falcon,
OR, and 600 coho quota to the
recreational salmon fishery in the
Westport subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #27
took effect on August 23, 2018, and
remained in effect until superseded by
inseason action #32 on August 30, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#27 was to reverse the transfer of coho
quota that was implemented under
inseason action #23. The recreational
fishery in the Columbia River subarea
closed on August 12, 2018, with an
estimated remaining coho quota of
3,558. The RA considered coho landings
to date and determined that none of the
2,400 coho quota previously transferred
under inseason action #23 was landed
in the recreational fishery in the
Columbia River subarea prior to the
closure of that fishery and that inseason
action to return the quota to the
fisheries from which it was transferred
it was warranted. Inseason trades and
transfers of quota between commercial
and recreational fisheries north of Cape
Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50 CFR
660.408(d)(1)(vi). Inseason action to
modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #27
occurred on August 23, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
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Inseason Action #28
Description of the action: Inseason
action #28 transferred the remaining
Chinook salmon guideline (1,876
Chinook salmon) from the recreational
salmon fishery in the Neah Bay subarea,
which closed August 12, 2018, under
inseason action #24, to the commercial
fishery in the area from the U.S./Canada
border to the Queets River, WA, to
complete the trade agreed to under
inseason action #17.
Effective dates: Inseason action #28
took effect on August 23, 2018, and
remained in effect until the commercial
salmon fisheries north of Cape Falcon,
OR, closed on September 19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#28 was to fulfill the quota trade
agreement between the commercial and
recreational salmon fisheries that began
with inseason action #17. Under that
trade agreement, the commercial salmon
fishery traded 1,000 coho to the
recreational salmon fishery in the Neah
Bay subarea with the understanding
that, when the Neah Bay recreational
fishery closed for the season, any
remaining Chinook salmon would be
transferred to the commercial fishery.
The RA considered the Chinook salmon
landings in the recreational salmon
fishery in the Neah Bay subarea and
determined that the transfer was
consistent with the decision made
under inseason action #17. Inseason
trades and transfers of quota between
commercial and recreational fisheries
north of Cape Falcon, OR, are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi).
Inseason action to modify quotas is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #28
occurred on August 23, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #29
Description of the action: Inseason
action #29 adjusted the recreational
salmon fishery in the Westport subarea
to be open seven days per week
(previously, it was open Sunday
through Thursday) with a daily bag
limit of two salmon, both of which can
be Chinook salmon (previously, the
daily bag limit was two salmon, only
one of which could be a Chinook
salmon).
Effective dates: Inseason action #29
took effect on August 24, 2018, and
remained in effect until the fishery
closed on September 3, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
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#29 was to allow greater access to
available quota. The RA considered
Chinook salmon and coho landings to
date and fishery effort and determined
inseason action to allow more fishing
opportunity to access available quota
was warranted to meet management
objectives set preseason. Inseason action
to modify recreational bag limits and
fishing days per calendar week is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(iii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #29
occurred on August 23, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #30
Description of the action: Inseason
action #30 adjusted the landing and
possession limit in the commercial
salmon fishery from the U.S./Canada
border to the Queets River, WA, from 50
to 85 Chinook salmon per vessel per
landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #30
superseded inseason action #18 on
August 23, 2018, and remained in effect
until the fishery closed on September
19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#30 was to allow greater access to
available Chinook salmon quota. The
RA considered coho and Chinook
landings and fishery effort and
determined that inseason action to
increase the landing and possession
limit in the fishery was warranted to
meet management objectives set
preseason. Inseason action to modify
limited retention regulations is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #30
occurred on August 23, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #31
Description of the action: Inseason
action #31 adjusted the landing and
possession limit in the commercial
salmon fishery from Leadbetter Point,
WA to Cape Falcon, OR, from 75 to 85
Chinook salmon per vessel per landing
week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #31
superseded inseason action #16 on
August 23, 2018, and remained in effect
until the fishery closed on September
19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#31 was to allow greater access to
available Chinook salmon quota. The
RA considered coho and Chinook
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landings and fishery effort and
determined that inseason action to
increase the landing and possession
limit in the fishery was warranted to
meet management objectives set
preseason. Inseason action to modify
limited retention regulations is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #31
occurred on August 23, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #32
Description of the action: Inseason
action #32 transferred 2,400 coho quota
from the commercial salmon fishery in
the area north of Cape Falcon to the
recreational salmon fishery in the
Columbia River subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #32
took effect on August 30, 2018, and
remained in effect until reversed under
inseason action #36 on September 12,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#32 was to provide ample coho quota to
support re-opening the recreational
fishery in the Columbia River subarea
during the Labor Day holiday weekend
(see inseason action #34, below).
Considering coho and Chinook salmon
landings to date in the commercial and
recreational fisheries and fishery effort,
the RA determined that inseason action
to transfer available coho quota from the
commercial fishery to the recreational
fishery was warranted to support the
economic benefit of the fishery
dependent community in the Columbia
River subarea and consistent with
management goals set preseason.
Inseason trades and transfers of quota
between commercial and recreational
fisheries north of Cape Falcon, OR, are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi).
Inseason action to modify quotas is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #32
occurred on August 30, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
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Inseason Action #33
Description of the action: Inseason
action #33 adjusted the landing and
possession limit in the commercial
salmon fishery north of Cape Falcon,
OR, from 10 to 25 coho, marked with a
healed adipose fin clip, per vessel per
landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #33
took effect August 30, 2018, and
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remained in effect until the fishery
closed on September 19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#33 was to allow greater access to
available coho quota. Considering coho
and Chinook salmon landings and
fishery effort, the RA determined that
inseason action to increase the landing
and possession limit in the fishery was
warranted to meet management
objectives set preseason. Inseason action
to modify limited retention regulations
is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #33
occurred on August 30, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #34
Description of the action: Inseason
action #34 reopened the recreational
salmon fishery in the Columbia River
subarea from September 2, 2018 through
September 3, 2018.
Effective dates: Inseason action #34
superseded inseason action #25 on
September 2, 2018, and remained in
effect through September 3, 2018, the
closing date of the 2018 recreational
salmon fishery north of Cape Falcon,
Oregon.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#34 was to provide recreational fishing
opportunity in the Columbia River
subarea during the Labor Day holiday
weekend. As described under inseason
action #32, above, the RA considered
landings to date, fishery effort, and
available quota, and determined that
inseason action to re-open the
recreational fishery in the Columbia
River subarea was warranted to provide
economic benefit and to be consistent
with management objectives set
preseason. Inseason trades and transfers
of quota between commercial and
recreational fisheries north of Cape
Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50 CFR
660.408(d)(1)(vi). Inseason action to
modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #34
occurred on August 30, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #35
Description of the action: Inseason
action #35 rolled over remaining coho
quota from the recreational markselective coho fishery in the area from
Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug Mountain,
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OR, to the recreational non-markselective coho fishery on an impactneutral basis. This action adjusted the
quota in the non-mark-selective coho
fishery from 3,500 to 7,600 coho.
Effective dates: Inseason action #35
took effect on September 12, 2018, and
remained in effect until the fishery was
closed by inseason action #37 on
September 21, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
was to provide access to available coho
quota. The annual management
measures (83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018)
state that marked coho remaining from
the Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug
Mountain, OR, recreational markselective coho quota may be transferred
inseason to the Cape Falcon, OR, to
Humbug Mountain, OR, non-markselective recreational fishery if the
transfer would not result in exceeding
preseason impact expectations on any
stocks. The RA considered coho
landings and the STT’s calculations for
the impact-neutral roll-over and
determined that inseason action to roll
over the coho quota between these
fisheries was warranted to meet
management objectives set preseason.
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #35
occurred on September 12, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #36
Description of the action: Inseason
action #36 reversed the transfer of coho
quota to the recreational salmon fishery
in the Columbia River subarea that was
implemented under inseason action
#32. The 2,400 coho quota was returned
to the commercial salmon fishery in the
area north of Cape Falcon, OR, without
adjustment.
Effective dates: Inseason action #36
took effect on September 12, 2018, and
remained in effect until the commercial
salmon fishery north of Cape Falcon,
OR, closed on September 19, 2018, as
scheduled preseason.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#36 was to reverse the transfer of coho
quota that was implemented under
inseason action #32. The recreational
fishery in the Columbia River subarea
closed on September 3, 2018, with an
estimated remaining coho quota of
2,854. The RA considered coho landings
to date and determined that none of the
2,400 coho quota previously transferred
under inseason action #32 was landed
in the recreational fishery in the
Columbia River subarea prior to the
closure of that fishery on September 3,
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2018, and that inseason action to return
the quota to the fisheries from which it
was transferred it was warranted.
Inseason trades and transfers of quota
between commercial and recreational
fisheries north of Cape Falcon, OR, are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi).
Inseason action to modify quotas is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #36
occurred on September 12, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #37
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Description of the action: Inseason
action #37 closed the recreational nonmark-selective coho salmon fishery from
Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug Mountain,
OR, due to projected attainment of the
available coho quota.
Effective dates: Inseason action #37
took effect on September 21, 2018, and
remained in effect through the end of
the salmon fishing season.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The purpose of inseason action
#37 was to prevent exceeding the coho
quota in the fishery. The RA considered
coho landings and remaining quota and
determined inseason action was
necessary to stay within the adjusted
coho quota. Inseason action to modify
fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #37
occurred on September 19, 2018.
Representatives from NMFS, ODFW,
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and the Council participated in this
consultation.
All other restrictions and regulations
remain in effect as announced for the
2018 ocean salmon fisheries and 2019
salmon fisheries opening prior to May 1,
2019 (83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018), and
as modified by prior inseason actions.
The RA determined that the best
available information indicated that
coho, Chinook salmon, and Pacific
halibut abundance forecasts and
expected fishery effort in 2018
supported the above inseason actions
recommended by the states of
Washington, Oregon, and California.
The states manage the fisheries in state
waters adjacent to the areas of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone consistent
with these federal actions. As provided
by the inseason notice procedures of 50
CFR 660.411, actual notice of the
described regulatory action was given,
prior to the time the action was
effective, by telephone hotline numbers
206–526–6667 and 800–662–9825, and
by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners
broadcasts on Channel 16 VHF–FM and
2182 kHz.
Classification
NOAA’s Assistant Administrator (AA)
for NMFS finds that good cause exists
for this notification to be issued without
affording prior notice and opportunity
for public comment under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) because such notification
would be impracticable. As previously
noted, actual notice of the regulatory
action was provided to fishers through
telephone hotline and radio notification.
This action complies with the
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requirements of the annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (83
FR 19005, May 1, 2018), the Pacific
Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
(FMP), and regulations implementing
the FMP under 50 CFR 660.409 and
660.411. Prior notice and opportunity
for public comment was impracticable
because NMFS and the state agencies
had insufficient time to provide for
prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment between the time coho,
Chinook salmon, and Pacific halibut
catch and effort projections and
abundance forecasts were developed
and fisheries impacts were calculated,
and the time the fishery modifications
had to be implemented in order to
ensure that fisheries are managed based
on the best available scientific
information, ensuring that conservation
objectives and limits for impacts to
salmon species listed under the
Endangered Species Act are not
exceeded. The AA also finds good cause
to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3), as a delay in effectiveness of
this action would allow fishing at levels
inconsistent with the goals of the FMP
and the current management measures.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409 and 660.411 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 4, 2018.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 170831849-8404-01]
RIN 0648-XG563
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast
Recreational and Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #12
through #37
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces 26 inseason actions in the ocean salmon
fisheries. These inseason actions modified the commercial and
recreational salmon fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border
to the U.S./Mexico border.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason Actions.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206-526-4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In the 2018 annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries
(83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018), NMFS announced management measures for the
commercial and recreational fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada
border to the U.S./Mexico border, beginning May 1, 2018, through April
30, 2019. NMFS is authorized to implement inseason management actions
to modify fishing seasons and quotas as necessary to provide fishing
opportunity while meeting management objectives for the affected
species (50 CFR 660.409). Inseason actions in the salmon fishery may be
taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR 660.409(a)--Fixed inseason management
provisions) or upon consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) and the appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)--Flexible inseason management provisions). The state
management agencies that participated in the consultations described in
this document were: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW),
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), and Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
Management Areas
Management of the salmon fisheries is generally divided into two
geographic areas: north of Cape Falcon (U.S./Canada border to Cape
Falcon, OR) and south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon, OR, to the U.S./
Mexico border). Within the north and south of Cape Falcon areas, there
are further subarea divisions used to manage impacts on salmon stocks
or stock groups as well as economic impacts to communities. The
management areas affected by the inseason actions in this document are
described here.
North of Cape Falcon: Recreational fisheries north of Cape Falcon
are divided into four subareas: U.S./Canada border to Cape Alava, WA
(Neah Bay subarea), Cape Alava, WA, to Queets River, WA (La Push
subarea), Queets River, WA, to Leadbetter Point, WA (Westport subarea),
and Leadbetter Point, WA, to Cape Falcon, OR (Columbia River subarea).
Commercial fisheries north of Cape Falcon are divided at Queets River,
WA, and Leadbetter Point, WA.
South of Cape Falcon: South of Cape Falcon, the area from Humbug
Mountain, OR, to Horse Mountain, CA, is the Klamath Management Zone
(KMZ) and is managed in two subareas, Oregon KMZ and California KMZ,
divided at the Oregon/California border. The Oregon KMZ is the area
from Humbug Mountain, OR, to the Oregon/California border. The
California KMZ is the area from the Oregon/California border to Horse
Mountain, CA. However, the area from Humboldt South Jetty, CA, to Horse
Mountain, CA, has been closed to commercial salmon fishing since 1992.
Inseason Actions
Inseason Action #12
Description of the action: Inseason action #12 adjusted the daily
bag limit in the recreational salmon fishery in the Neah Bay subarea to
allow retention of two Chinook salmon. Previously, the two salmon per
day bag limit in this fishery allowed retention of only one Chinook
salmon.
Effective dates: Inseason action #12 took effect on July 14, 2018,
and remained in effect until the recreational fishery in the Neah Bay
subarea closed for the season under inseason action #24 on August 12,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of this action
was to allow greater access to the available Chinook salmon quota in
the recreational fishery. The NMFS West Coast Regional Administrator
(RA) considered Chinook and coho salmon landings and fishery effort in
the Neah Bay subarea and determined that this inseason action was
necessary to meet management objectives set preseason. Inseason
modification of recreational bag limits is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(iii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#12 occurred on July 12, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #13
Description of the action: Inseason action #13 suspended retention
of Pacific halibut caught incidental to the commercial salmon fishery
from the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico border.
Effective dates: Inseason action #13 took effect at 11:59 p.m.,
July 14, 2018, and remained in effect until superseded by inseason
action #15 on July 26, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of this action
was to avoid exceeding the allocation of Pacific halibut allowed to be
retained in the commercial salmon fishery. The RA considered Chinook
salmon and Pacific halibut landings and fishery effort in the
commercial salmon fishery and determined that the fishery was at risk
of exceeding the allocation of Pacific halibut if retention continued
at the current rate. Retention of Pacific halibut was suspended by
inseason action to allow the states to update landings data and
determine the amount of Pacific halibut allocation that remained. The
annual management measures require NMFS to take inseason action to
prohibit retention of Pacific halibut in the commercial salmon fishery
if the landings are projected to exceed the preseason allocation (83 FR
19005, May 1, 2018). Modification of the species that may be caught and
landed during specific seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#13 occurred on July 13, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
CDFW, and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #14
Description of the action: Inseason action #14 adjusted the landing
and possession limit for the commercial salmon fishery in the
California KMZ from 20 Chinook salmon per day to 40 Chinook salmon per
day.
Effective dates: Inseason action #14 took effect on July 20, 2018
and remained in effect through July 31, 2013.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #14 was to allow greater access to available Chinook salmon
quota for July in the commercial salmon fishery in the California KMZ;
this fishery had monthly Chinook salmon quotas from May through August
in 2018. The RA considered Chinook salmon landings and fishery effort
and determined that inseason action was necessary to meet management
objectives set preseason. Inseason action to modify limited retention
regulations is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#14 occurred on July 17, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, ODFW, CDFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #15
Description of the action: Inseason action #15 allowed retention of
Pacific halibut caught incidental to the commercial salmon fishery to
resume from the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico border with
revised landing and possession limits of no more than one Pacific
halibut per each three Chinook salmon, except one Pacific halibut could
be possessed or landed without meeting
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the ratio requirement, and no more than 10 halibut could be possessed
or landed per trip.
Effective dates: Inseason action #15 took effect on July 26, 2018,
superseding inseason action #13, above. Inseason action #15 remained in
effect until superseded by inseason action #22 on August 8, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #15 was to allow access to the remaining allocation of Pacific
halibut without exceeding the allocation. The RA considered Pacific
halibut and Chinook salmon landings to date and fishery effort and
determined that inseason action was needed to meet management
objectives set preseason. Modification of the species that may be
caught and landed during specific seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#15 occurred on July 24, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
CDFW, and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #16
Description of the action: Inseason action #16 adjusted the landing
and possession limit in the commercial salmon fishery in the areas from
the U.S./Canada border to Queets River, WA, and from Leadbetter Point,
WA, to Cape Falcon, OR, from 50 to 75 Chinook salmon per vessel per
landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #16 took effect on July 26, 2018,
and remained in effect until superseded by inseason action #18 on
August 2, 2018, which affected the area from the U.S./Canada border to
Queets River, and inseason action #31 on August 23, 2018, which
affected the area from Leadbetter Point, OR to Cape Falcon, OR.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #16 was to allow greater access to available Chinook salmon
quota in the commercial salmon fishery. The RA considered Chinook
salmon landings to date and fishery effort and determined that inseason
action was necessary to meet management objectives set preseason.
Inseason action to modify limited retention regulations is authorized
by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#16 occurred on July 24, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #17
Description of the action: Inseason action #17 transferred quota of
1,000 coho from the commercial salmon fishery in the area north of Cape
Falcon, OR, to the recreational fishery in the Neah Bay subarea. This
action included the provision that, when the recreational fishery in
the Neah Bay subarea closed for the season, any remaining Chinook quota
from that fishery would be transferred to the commercial fishery on an
impact-neutral basis to complete the trade (see inseason action #28,
below).
Effective dates: Inseason action #17 took effect on July 24, 2018,
and remained in effect through August 12, 2018, when the recreational
fishery in the Neah Bay subarea closed for the season under inseason
action #24.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #17 was to prolong the recreational salmon season in Neah Bay,
which was scheduled preseason to remain open until September 3, 2018,
and to utilize available coho and Chinook salmon quota. The RA
considered Chinook salmon and coho landings to date and fishery effort
and determined that inseason was necessary to keep the recreational
fishery in Neah Bay open and meet management objectives set preseason.
Inseason trades and transfers of quota between commercial and
recreational fisheries north of Cape Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50
CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi). Inseason action to modify quotas or fishing
seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#17 occurred on July 24, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #18
Description of the action: Inseason action #18 adjusted the landing
and possession limit in the commercial salmon fishery in the area from
the U.S./Canada border to Queets River, WA, from 75 to 50 Chinook
salmon per vessel per landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #18 took effect August 2, 2018,
and remained in effect until superseded by inseason action #30 on
August 23, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of the
proposed action was to keep commercial Chinook salmon landings in the
affected area within the quota set preseason. The RA considered Chinook
salmon landings to date and fishery effort and determined that inseason
action was necessary to meet management objectives set preseason.
Inseason action to modify limited retention regulations is authorized
by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#18 occurred on August 1, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #19
Description of the action: Inseason action #19 adjusted the August
quota in the commercial salmon fishery in the California KMZ to account
for an impact-neutral rollover of unused July quota. The August quota
was adjusted from 4,000 Chinook salmon to 9,423 Chinook salmon.
Effective dates: Inseason action #19 took effect on August 2, 2018,
and remained in effect through August 31, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #19 was to be consistent with the annual management measures,
which state that any remaining portion of a monthly Chinook salmon
quota in the commercial salmon fishery in the California KMZ may be
transferred inseason on an impact-neutral basis to the next open quota
period (83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018). The RA considered Chinook salmon
landings to date and the calculations of the Council's Salmon Technical
Team (STT) for rolling over quota on an impact-neutral basis for
impacts to Sacramento and Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon stocks,
and fifty-fifty tribal/nontribal sharing of Klamath River fall-run
Chinook salmon allowable catch. The RA determined inseason action was
necessary to meet management objectives set preseason. Inseason action
to modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#19 occurred on August 2, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #20
Description of the action: Inseason action #20 adjusted the landing
and possession limit in the commercial salmon fishery in the California
KMZ from 20 to 50 Chinook per vessel per day.
Effective dates: Inseason action #20 took effect August 3, 2018,
and remained in effect through the end of the season on August 31,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #20 was to provide greater access to
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available quota. The RA considered catch of Chinook salmon to date and
fishery effort, as well as the available quota and limited remaining
time for the fishery, which was scheduled to close at the end of
August, and determined that inseason action was necessary to meet
management objectives set preseason. Inseason action to modify limited
retention regulations is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#20 occurred on August 2, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #21
Description of the action: Inseason action #21 adjusted the August
quota in the commercial salmon fishery in the Oregon KMZ to account for
an impact-neutral rollover of unused July quota. The August quota was
adjusted from 500 Chinook salmon to 1,430 Chinook salmon.
Effective dates: Inseason action #21 took effect on August 2, 2018,
and remained in effect through the end of the season on August 29,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #21 was to be consistent with the annual management measures,
which state that any remaining portion of a monthly Chinook salmon
quota in the commercial salmon fishery in the Oregon KMZ may be
transferred inseason on an impact neutral basis to the next open quota
period (83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018). The RA considered Chinook salmon
landings to date and the calculations of the Council's Salmon Technical
Team (STT) for rolling over quota on an impact-neutral basis for
impacts to Sacramento and Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon stocks,
and fifty-fifty tribal/nontribal sharing of Klamath River fall-run
Chinook salmon allowable catch. The RA determined inseason action was
necessary to meet management objectives set preseason. Inseason action
to modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#20 occurred on August 2, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, CDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #22
Description of the action: Inseason action #22 closed retention of
Pacific halibut caught incidental to the commercial salmon fishery from
the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico border.
Effective dates: Inseason action #22 took effect on August 8, 2018
and remains in effect until all commercial salmon fisheries conclude
for 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #22 was to prevent exceeding the 2018 allocation of Pacific
halibut to the commercial salmon fishery. The RA considered Pacific
halibut and salmon landings to date and fishery effort and determined
that there was insufficient Pacific halibut allocation remaining to
allow retention to continue and inseason action was required to avoid
exceeding the Pacific halibut allocation. The annual management
measures require NMFS to take inseason action to prohibit retention of
Pacific halibut in the commercial salmon fishery if the landings are
projected to exceed the preseason allocation (83 FR 19005, May 1,
2018).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#22 occurred on August 8, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation. NMFS notified CDFW
of the action immediately after the consultation.
Inseason Action #23
Description of the action: Inseason action #23 transferred 3,000
coho quota to the recreational salmon fishery in the Columbia River
subarea. The coho quota transferred comprised 2,400 coho quota from the
commercial salmon fishery in the area north of Cape Falcon, OR, and 600
coho quota from the recreational salmon fishery in the Westport
subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #23 took effect on August 8, 2018,
and remained in effect until reversed by inseason action #27 on August
23, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #23 was to prolong the Columbia River subarea recreational
salmon fishery, which was scheduled to remain open through September 3,
2018, but which was exhausting its coho quota. The RA considered coho
and Chinook salmon landings to date and fishery effort and determined
that inseason action was necessary to meet the management objectives
set preseason. Inseason trades and transfers of quota between
commercial and recreational fisheries north of Cape Falcon, OR, are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi). Inseason action to modify
quotas is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#23 occurred on August 8, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #24
Description of the action: Inseason action #24 closed the
recreational salmon fishery in the Neah Bay subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #24 took effect on August 12,
2018, and remained in effect through the end of the 2018 ocean salmon
season.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose inseason
action #24 was to prevent exceeding the subarea quota for coho. The RA
considered coho and Chinook salmon landings and fishery effort and
determined that inseason action was necessary to close the fishery
ahead of the scheduled date of September 3, 2018, to avoid exceeding
the coho quota for the subarea. Inseason action to modify fishing
seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#24 occurred on August 8, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #25
Description of the action: Inseason action #25 closed the
recreational salmon fishery in the Columbia River subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #25 took effect on August 12,
2018, and remained in effect until superseded by inseason action #34 on
September 2, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose inseason
action #25 was to prevent exceeding the subarea quota for coho. The RA
considered coho and Chinook salmon landings and fishery effort and
determined that inseason action was necessary to close the fishery
ahead of the scheduled date of September 3, 2018, to avoid exceeding
the coho quota for the subarea. Inseason action to modify fishing
seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#25 occurred on August 8, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #26
Description of the action: Inseason action #26 adjusted the landing
and possession limit in the commercial salmon fishery in the Oregon KMZ
from 50 to 80 Chinook salmon per vessel per landing week.
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Effective dates: Inseason action #26 took effect on August 13,
2018, and remained in effect until the fishery closed on August 29,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #26 was to provide greater access to available Chinook salmon
quota. The RA considered Chinook salmon landings to date and fishing
effort and determined that inseason action was necessary to meet
management goals set preseason. Inseason action to modify limited
retention regulations is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#26 occurred on August 9, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, ODFW, CDFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #27
Description of the action: Inseason action #27 reversed the
transfer of coho quota to the recreational salmon fishery in the
Columbia River subarea that was implemented under inseason action #23.
The coho quota was returned, without adjustment, as follows: 2,400 coho
quota to the commercial salmon fishery in the area north of Cape
Falcon, OR, and 600 coho quota to the recreational salmon fishery in
the Westport subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #27 took effect on August 23,
2018, and remained in effect until superseded by inseason action #32 on
August 30, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #27 was to reverse the transfer of coho quota that was
implemented under inseason action #23. The recreational fishery in the
Columbia River subarea closed on August 12, 2018, with an estimated
remaining coho quota of 3,558. The RA considered coho landings to date
and determined that none of the 2,400 coho quota previously transferred
under inseason action #23 was landed in the recreational fishery in the
Columbia River subarea prior to the closure of that fishery and that
inseason action to return the quota to the fisheries from which it was
transferred it was warranted. Inseason trades and transfers of quota
between commercial and recreational fisheries north of Cape Falcon, OR,
are authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi). Inseason action to modify
quotas is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#27 occurred on August 23, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #28
Description of the action: Inseason action #28 transferred the
remaining Chinook salmon guideline (1,876 Chinook salmon) from the
recreational salmon fishery in the Neah Bay subarea, which closed
August 12, 2018, under inseason action #24, to the commercial fishery
in the area from the U.S./Canada border to the Queets River, WA, to
complete the trade agreed to under inseason action #17.
Effective dates: Inseason action #28 took effect on August 23,
2018, and remained in effect until the commercial salmon fisheries
north of Cape Falcon, OR, closed on September 19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #28 was to fulfill the quota trade agreement between the
commercial and recreational salmon fisheries that began with inseason
action #17. Under that trade agreement, the commercial salmon fishery
traded 1,000 coho to the recreational salmon fishery in the Neah Bay
subarea with the understanding that, when the Neah Bay recreational
fishery closed for the season, any remaining Chinook salmon would be
transferred to the commercial fishery. The RA considered the Chinook
salmon landings in the recreational salmon fishery in the Neah Bay
subarea and determined that the transfer was consistent with the
decision made under inseason action #17. Inseason trades and transfers
of quota between commercial and recreational fisheries north of Cape
Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi). Inseason action
to modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#28 occurred on August 23, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #29
Description of the action: Inseason action #29 adjusted the
recreational salmon fishery in the Westport subarea to be open seven
days per week (previously, it was open Sunday through Thursday) with a
daily bag limit of two salmon, both of which can be Chinook salmon
(previously, the daily bag limit was two salmon, only one of which
could be a Chinook salmon).
Effective dates: Inseason action #29 took effect on August 24,
2018, and remained in effect until the fishery closed on September 3,
2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #29 was to allow greater access to available quota. The RA
considered Chinook salmon and coho landings to date and fishery effort
and determined inseason action to allow more fishing opportunity to
access available quota was warranted to meet management objectives set
preseason. Inseason action to modify recreational bag limits and
fishing days per calendar week is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(iii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#29 occurred on August 23, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #30
Description of the action: Inseason action #30 adjusted the landing
and possession limit in the commercial salmon fishery from the U.S./
Canada border to the Queets River, WA, from 50 to 85 Chinook salmon per
vessel per landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #30 superseded inseason action #18
on August 23, 2018, and remained in effect until the fishery closed on
September 19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #30 was to allow greater access to available Chinook salmon
quota. The RA considered coho and Chinook landings and fishery effort
and determined that inseason action to increase the landing and
possession limit in the fishery was warranted to meet management
objectives set preseason. Inseason action to modify limited retention
regulations is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#30 occurred on August 23, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #31
Description of the action: Inseason action #31 adjusted the landing
and possession limit in the commercial salmon fishery from Leadbetter
Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR, from 75 to 85 Chinook salmon per vessel
per landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #31 superseded inseason action #16
on August 23, 2018, and remained in effect until the fishery closed on
September 19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #31 was to allow greater access to available Chinook salmon
quota. The RA considered coho and Chinook
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landings and fishery effort and determined that inseason action to
increase the landing and possession limit in the fishery was warranted
to meet management objectives set preseason. Inseason action to modify
limited retention regulations is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#31 occurred on August 23, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #32
Description of the action: Inseason action #32 transferred 2,400
coho quota from the commercial salmon fishery in the area north of Cape
Falcon to the recreational salmon fishery in the Columbia River
subarea.
Effective dates: Inseason action #32 took effect on August 30,
2018, and remained in effect until reversed under inseason action #36
on September 12, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #32 was to provide ample coho quota to support re-opening the
recreational fishery in the Columbia River subarea during the Labor Day
holiday weekend (see inseason action #34, below). Considering coho and
Chinook salmon landings to date in the commercial and recreational
fisheries and fishery effort, the RA determined that inseason action to
transfer available coho quota from the commercial fishery to the
recreational fishery was warranted to support the economic benefit of
the fishery dependent community in the Columbia River subarea and
consistent with management goals set preseason. Inseason trades and
transfers of quota between commercial and recreational fisheries north
of Cape Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi).
Inseason action to modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#32 occurred on August 30, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #33
Description of the action: Inseason action #33 adjusted the landing
and possession limit in the commercial salmon fishery north of Cape
Falcon, OR, from 10 to 25 coho, marked with a healed adipose fin clip,
per vessel per landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #33 took effect August 30, 2018,
and remained in effect until the fishery closed on September 19, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #33 was to allow greater access to available coho quota.
Considering coho and Chinook salmon landings and fishery effort, the RA
determined that inseason action to increase the landing and possession
limit in the fishery was warranted to meet management objectives set
preseason. Inseason action to modify limited retention regulations is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#33 occurred on August 30, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #34
Description of the action: Inseason action #34 reopened the
recreational salmon fishery in the Columbia River subarea from
September 2, 2018 through September 3, 2018.
Effective dates: Inseason action #34 superseded inseason action #25
on September 2, 2018, and remained in effect through September 3, 2018,
the closing date of the 2018 recreational salmon fishery north of Cape
Falcon, Oregon.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #34 was to provide recreational fishing opportunity in the
Columbia River subarea during the Labor Day holiday weekend. As
described under inseason action #32, above, the RA considered landings
to date, fishery effort, and available quota, and determined that
inseason action to re-open the recreational fishery in the Columbia
River subarea was warranted to provide economic benefit and to be
consistent with management objectives set preseason. Inseason trades
and transfers of quota between commercial and recreational fisheries
north of Cape Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi).
Inseason action to modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#34 occurred on August 30, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #35
Description of the action: Inseason action #35 rolled over
remaining coho quota from the recreational mark-selective coho fishery
in the area from Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR, to the
recreational non-mark-selective coho fishery on an impact-neutral
basis. This action adjusted the quota in the non-mark-selective coho
fishery from 3,500 to 7,600 coho.
Effective dates: Inseason action #35 took effect on September 12,
2018, and remained in effect until the fishery was closed by inseason
action #37 on September 21, 2018.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action was to provide access to available coho quota. The annual
management measures (83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018) state that marked coho
remaining from the Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR,
recreational mark-selective coho quota may be transferred inseason to
the Cape Falcon, OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR, non-mark-selective
recreational fishery if the transfer would not result in exceeding
preseason impact expectations on any stocks. The RA considered coho
landings and the STT's calculations for the impact-neutral roll-over
and determined that inseason action to roll over the coho quota between
these fisheries was warranted to meet management objectives set
preseason.
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#35 occurred on September 12, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #36
Description of the action: Inseason action #36 reversed the
transfer of coho quota to the recreational salmon fishery in the
Columbia River subarea that was implemented under inseason action #32.
The 2,400 coho quota was returned to the commercial salmon fishery in
the area north of Cape Falcon, OR, without adjustment.
Effective dates: Inseason action #36 took effect on September 12,
2018, and remained in effect until the commercial salmon fishery north
of Cape Falcon, OR, closed on September 19, 2018, as scheduled
preseason.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #36 was to reverse the transfer of coho quota that was
implemented under inseason action #32. The recreational fishery in the
Columbia River subarea closed on September 3, 2018, with an estimated
remaining coho quota of 2,854. The RA considered coho landings to date
and determined that none of the 2,400 coho quota previously transferred
under inseason action #32 was landed in the recreational fishery in the
Columbia River subarea prior to the closure of that fishery on
September 3,
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2018, and that inseason action to return the quota to the fisheries
from which it was transferred it was warranted. Inseason trades and
transfers of quota between commercial and recreational fisheries north
of Cape Falcon, OR, are authorized by 50 CFR 660.408(d)(1)(vi).
Inseason action to modify quotas is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#36 occurred on September 12, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #37
Description of the action: Inseason action #37 closed the
recreational non-mark-selective coho salmon fishery from Cape Falcon,
OR, to Humbug Mountain, OR, due to projected attainment of the
available coho quota.
Effective dates: Inseason action #37 took effect on September 21,
2018, and remained in effect through the end of the salmon fishing
season.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason
action #37 was to prevent exceeding the coho quota in the fishery. The
RA considered coho landings and remaining quota and determined inseason
action was necessary to stay within the adjusted coho quota. Inseason
action to modify fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#37 occurred on September 19, 2018. Representatives from NMFS, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
All other restrictions and regulations remain in effect as
announced for the 2018 ocean salmon fisheries and 2019 salmon fisheries
opening prior to May 1, 2019 (83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018), and as
modified by prior inseason actions.
The RA determined that the best available information indicated
that coho, Chinook salmon, and Pacific halibut abundance forecasts and
expected fishery effort in 2018 supported the above inseason actions
recommended by the states of Washington, Oregon, and California. The
states manage the fisheries in state waters adjacent to the areas of
the U.S. exclusive economic zone consistent with these federal actions.
As provided by the inseason notice procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual
notice of the described regulatory action was given, prior to the time
the action was effective, by telephone hotline numbers 206-526-6667 and
800-662-9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners broadcasts on
Channel 16 VHF-FM and 2182 kHz.
Classification
NOAA's Assistant Administrator (AA) for NMFS finds that good cause
exists for this notification to be issued without affording prior
notice and opportunity for public comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)
because such notification would be impracticable. As previously noted,
actual notice of the regulatory action was provided to fishers through
telephone hotline and radio notification. This action complies with the
requirements of the annual management measures for ocean salmon
fisheries (83 FR 19005, May 1, 2018), the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), and regulations implementing the FMP under 50
CFR 660.409 and 660.411. Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment was impracticable because NMFS and the state agencies had
insufficient time to provide for prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment between the time coho, Chinook salmon, and Pacific
halibut catch and effort projections and abundance forecasts were
developed and fisheries impacts were calculated, and the time the
fishery modifications had to be implemented in order to ensure that
fisheries are managed based on the best available scientific
information, ensuring that conservation objectives and limits for
impacts to salmon species listed under the Endangered Species Act are
not exceeded. The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), as a delay in
effectiveness of this action would allow fishing at levels inconsistent
with the goals of the FMP and the current management measures.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and is
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 4, 2018.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-26720 Filed 12-10-18; 8:45 am]
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