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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 180713633–9174–02]
RIN 0648–XG847
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the
Community Development Quota (CDQ)
pollock directed fishing allowances
(DFA) from the Aleutian Islands subarea
to the Bering Sea subarea. This action is
necessary to provide opportunity for
harvest of the 2019 total allowable catch
of pollock, consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(BSAI).
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), March 19, 2019, until the
SUMMARY:
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effective date of the final 2019 and 2020
harvest specifications for BSAI
groundfish, unless otherwise modified
or superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the
portion of the 2019 pollock total
allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the
CDQ DFA is 1,900 mt as established by
the final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019).
As of March 13, 2019, the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has
determined that 1,900 mt of pollock
CDQ DFA in the Aleutian Islands
subarea will not be harvested.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS
reallocates 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ
DFA from the Aleutian Islands subarea
to the 2019 Bering Sea subarea. The
1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA is added
to the 2019 Bering Sea CDQ DFA. The
2019 Bering Sea subarea pollock
incidental catch allowance remains at
46,520 mt. As a result, the 2019 harvest
specifications for pollock in the
Aleutian Islands subarea included in the
final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019) are
revised as follows: 0 mt to CDQ DFA.
Furthermore, pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5),
Table 4 of the final 2019 and 2020
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019)
is revised to make 2019 pollock
allocations consistent with this
reallocation. This reallocation results in
an adjustment to the 2019 CDQ pollock
allocation established at § 679.20(a)(5).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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TABLE 4—FINAL 2019 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ
DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2019 A season 1
2019
Allocations
Area and sector
Bering Sea subarea TAC 1 ..............................................................................
CDQ DFA .........................................................................................................
ICA 1 .................................................................................................................
Total Bering Sea non-CDQ DFA .....................................................................
AFA Inshore .....................................................................................................
AFA Catcher/Processors 3 ...............................................................................
Catch by C/Ps ..........................................................................................
Catch by CVs 3 .........................................................................................
Unlisted C/P Limit 4 ...................................................................................
AFA Motherships .............................................................................................
Excessive Harvesting Limit 5 ............................................................................
Excessive Processing Limit 6 ...........................................................................
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC .........................................................................
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC 1 .......................................................................
CDQ DFA .........................................................................................................
ICA ...................................................................................................................
Aleut Corporation .............................................................................................
Area harvest limit 7 ...........................................................................................
541 ............................................................................................................
542 ............................................................................................................
543 ............................................................................................................
Bogoslof District ICA 8 ......................................................................................
1,398,900
141,600
46,520
1,210,780
605,390
484,312
443,145
41,167
2,422
121,078
211,886
363,234
52,887
17,100
........................
2,400
14,700
n/a
15,866
7,933
2,644
75
A season DFA
n/a
63,720
n/a
544,851
272,425
217,940
199,415
18,525
1,090
54,485
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
........................
1,200
14,700
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
SCA harvest
limit 2
n/a
39,648
n/a
339,018
169,509
135,607
n/a
n/a
n/a
33,902
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2019 B
season 1
B season DFA
n/a
77,880
n/a
665,929
332,964
266,372
243,730
22,642
1,332
66,593
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
........................
1,200
........................
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the Bering Sea subarea pollock, after subtracting the CDQ DFA (10 percent) and the ICA (3.7 percent), is allocated as a DFA as follows: Inshore sector—50 percent, catcher/processor sector (C/P)—40 percent, and mothership sector—10 percent. In the
Bering Sea subarea, 45 percent of the DFA is allocated to the A season (January 20–June 10) and 55 percent of the DFA is allocated to the B
season (June 10–November 1). Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i) through (iii), the annual Aleutian Islands pollock TAC, after subtracting first
for the CDQ DFA (10 percent) and second for the ICA (2,400 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a pollock directed fishery. In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the A season is allocated up to 40 percent of the ABC.
2 In the Bering Sea subarea, pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(C), no more than 28 percent of each sector’s annual DFA may be taken from the
SCA before noon, April 1.
3 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4), 8.5 percent of the DFA allocated to listed C/Ps shall be available for harvest only by eligible catcher vessels with a C/P endorsement delivering to listed C/Ps, unless there is a C/P sector cooperative for the year.
4 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4)(iii), the AFA unlisted catcher/processors are limited to harvesting not more than 0.5 percent of the catcher/
processors sector’s allocation of pollock.
5 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(6), NMFS establishes an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ
pollock DFAs.
6 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(7), NMFS establishes an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ
pollock DFAs.
7 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(6), NMFS establishes harvest limits for pollock in the A season in Area 541 of no more than 30 percent, in
Area 542 of no more than 15 percent, and in Area 543 of no more than 5 percent of the Aleutian Islands pollock ABC.
8 Pursuant to § 679.22(a)(7)(i)(B), the Bogoslof District is closed to directed fishing for pollock. The amounts specified are for incidental catch
only and are not apportioned by season or sector.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the reallocation of Aleutian
Islands pollock. Since the pollock
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fishery opened January 20, 2019, it is
important to immediately inform the
industry as to the final Bering Sea
subarea pollock CDQ DFA. Immediate
notification is necessary to allow for the
orderly conduct and efficient operation
of this fishery; allow the industry to
plan for the fishing season and avoid
potential disruption to the fishing fleet
as well as processors; and provide
opportunity to harvest increased
seasonal pollock allocations while value
is optimum. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of March 13, 2019.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
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date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 14, 2019.
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 679
[Docket No. 180713633-9174-02]
RIN 0648-XG847
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation
of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the
Community Development Quota (CDQ) pollock directed fishing allowances
(DFA) from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea. This
action is necessary to provide opportunity for harvest of the 2019
total allowable catch of pollock, consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI).
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 19, 2019,
until the effective date of the final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for BSAI groundfish, unless otherwise modified or
superseded through publication of a notification in the Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act. Regulations governing fishing by U.S. vessels in
accordance with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50
CFR part 679.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the portion of the 2019 pollock
total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the CDQ DFA is 1,900 mt as
established by the final 2019 and 2020 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019).
As of March 13, 2019, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has determined that 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ
DFA in the Aleutian Islands subarea will not be harvested. Therefore,
in accordance with Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS reallocates
1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the
2019 Bering Sea subarea. The 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA is added to
the 2019 Bering Sea CDQ DFA. The 2019 Bering Sea subarea pollock
incidental catch allowance remains at 46,520 mt. As a result, the 2019
harvest specifications for pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea
included in the final 2019 and 2020 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019) are revised as
follows: 0 mt to CDQ DFA. Furthermore, pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5),
Table 4 of the final 2019 and 2020 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019) is revised to make
2019 pollock allocations consistent with this reallocation. This
reallocation results in an adjustment to the 2019 CDQ pollock
allocation established at Sec. 679.20(a)(5).
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Table 4--Final 2019 Allocations of Pollock TACs to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed
Fishing Allowances (DFA) \1\
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2019 A season \1\ 2019 B season
2019 -------------------------------- \1\
Area and sector Allocations SCA harvest ---------------
A season DFA limit \2\ B season DFA
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Bering Sea subarea TAC \1\...................... 1,398,900 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................... 141,600 63,720 39,648 77,880
ICA \1\......................................... 46,520 n/a n/a n/a
Total Bering Sea non-CDQ DFA.................... 1,210,780 544,851 339,018 665,929
AFA Inshore..................................... 605,390 272,425 169,509 332,964
AFA Catcher/Processors \3\...................... 484,312 217,940 135,607 266,372
Catch by C/Ps............................... 443,145 199,415 n/a 243,730
Catch by CVs \3\............................ 41,167 18,525 n/a 22,642
Unlisted C/P Limit \4\...................... 2,422 1,090 n/a 1,332
AFA Motherships................................. 121,078 54,485 33,902 66,593
Excessive Harvesting Limit \5\.................. 211,886 n/a n/a n/a
Excessive Processing Limit \6\.................. 363,234 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC.................... 52,887 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC \1\................ 17,100 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................... .............. .............. n/a ..............
ICA............................................. 2,400 1,200 n/a 1,200
Aleut Corporation............................... 14,700 14,700 n/a ..............
Area harvest limit \7\.......................... n/a n/a n/a n/a
541......................................... 15,866 n/a n/a n/a
542......................................... 7,933 n/a n/a n/a
543......................................... 2,644 n/a n/a n/a
Bogoslof District ICA \8\....................... 75 n/a n/a n/a
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\1\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the Bering Sea subarea pollock, after subtracting the CDQ DFA (10
percent) and the ICA (3.7 percent), is allocated as a DFA as follows: Inshore sector--50 percent, catcher/
processor sector (C/P)--40 percent, and mothership sector--10 percent. In the Bering Sea subarea, 45 percent
of the DFA is allocated to the A season (January 20-June 10) and 55 percent of the DFA is allocated to the B
season (June 10-November 1). Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i) through (iii), the annual Aleutian
Islands pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ DFA (10 percent) and second for the ICA (2,400 mt),
is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a pollock directed fishery. In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the A
season is allocated up to 40 percent of the ABC.
\2\ In the Bering Sea subarea, pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(C), no more than 28 percent of each sector's
annual DFA may be taken from the SCA before noon, April 1.
\3\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4), 8.5 percent of the DFA allocated to listed C/Ps shall be available
for harvest only by eligible catcher vessels with a C/P endorsement delivering to listed C/Ps, unless there is
a C/P sector cooperative for the year.
\4\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4)(iii), the AFA unlisted catcher/processors are limited to harvesting
not more than 0.5 percent of the catcher/processors sector's allocation of pollock.
\5\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(6), NMFS establishes an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5
percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
\6\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(7), NMFS establishes an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0
percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs.
\7\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(6), NMFS establishes harvest limits for pollock in the A season in
Area 541 of no more than 30 percent, in Area 542 of no more than 15 percent, and in Area 543 of no more than 5
percent of the Aleutian Islands pollock ABC.
\8\ Pursuant to Sec. 679.22(a)(7)(i)(B), the Bogoslof District is closed to directed fishing for pollock. The
amounts specified are for incidental catch only and are not apportioned by season or sector.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently
obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set
forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest. This requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and
would delay the reallocation of Aleutian Islands pollock. Since the
pollock fishery opened January 20, 2019, it is important to immediately
inform the industry as to the final Bering Sea subarea pollock CDQ DFA.
Immediate notification is necessary to allow for the orderly conduct
and efficient operation of this fishery; allow the industry to plan for
the fishing season and avoid potential disruption to the fishing fleet
as well as processors; and provide opportunity to harvest increased
seasonal pollock allocations while value is optimum. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became available as of March 13, 2019.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is
based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and
opportunity for public comment.
This action is required by Sec. 679.20 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 14, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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