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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 180713633–9174–02]
RIN 0648–XH059
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:
SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the Aleut
Corporation’s pollock directed fishing
allowances from the Aleutian Islands
subarea to the Bering Sea subarea
directed fisheries. These actions are
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 (BSAI)
Management Area.
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Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), June 13, 2019, until 2400
hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2019.
DATES:
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
Aleut Corporation’s directed fishing
allowance (DFA) is 14,700 metric tons
(mt) as established by the final 2019 and
2020 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (84 FR 9000,
March 13, 2019).
As of June 12, 2019, the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has
determined that 14,600 mt of Aleut
Corporation’s DFA in the Aleutian
Islands subarea will not be harvested.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS
reallocates 14,600 mt of Aleut
Corporation’s DFA from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the 2019 Bering Sea
subarea allocations. The 14,600 mt of
pollock in the Bering Sea subarea is
apportioned to the AFA Inshore sector
(50 percent), AFA catcher/processor
sector (40 percent), and the AFA
mothership sector (10 percent). 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 and
84 FR 9976, March 19, 2019) are revised
as follows: 100 mt to Aleut
Corporation’s 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 and
84 FR 9976, March 19, 2019) is revised
to make 2019 pollock allocations
consistent with this reallocation.
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 ......................................................................................
1,413,500
141,600
46,520
1,225,380
612,690
490,152
448,489
41,663
2,451
122,538
214,442
367,614
52,887
2,500
........................
2,400
100
n/a
15,866
7,933
2,644
75
A season
DFA
n/a
63,720
n/a
551,421
275,711
220,568
201,820
18,748
1,103
55,142
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
........................
1,200
100
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
SCA harvest
limit 2
n/a
39,648
n/a
343,106
171,553
137,243
n/a
n/a
n/a
34,311
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
673,959
336,980
269,584
246,669
22,915
1,348
67,396
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 TAC, 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), 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 for Aleutian Islands pollock.
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.
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Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
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
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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 allocations. 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 June 11, 2019.
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The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 13, 2019.
Peter William Cooper,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 180713633-9174-02]
RIN 0648-XH059
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 Aleut
Corporation's pollock directed fishing allowances from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea directed fisheries. These
actions are 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 (BSAI) Management Area.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 13, 2019,
until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2019.
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 Aleut Corporation's
directed fishing allowance (DFA) is 14,700 metric tons (mt) as
established by the final 2019 and 2020 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019).
As of June 12, 2019, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has determined that 14,600 mt of Aleut
Corporation's DFA in the Aleutian Islands subarea will not be
harvested. Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4),
NMFS reallocates 14,600 mt of Aleut Corporation's DFA from the Aleutian
Islands subarea to the 2019 Bering Sea subarea allocations. The 14,600
mt of pollock in the Bering Sea subarea is apportioned to the AFA
Inshore sector (50 percent), AFA catcher/processor sector (40 percent),
and the AFA mothership sector (10 percent). 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 and 84 FR 9976,
March 19, 2019) are revised as follows: 100 mt to Aleut Corporation's
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 and 84 FR 9976, March 19, 2019) is revised to make
2019 pollock allocations consistent with this reallocation.
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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\...................... 1,413,500 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.................... 1,225,380 551,421 343,106 673,959
AFA Inshore..................................... 612,690 275,711 171,553 336,980
AFA Catcher/Processors \3\...................... 490,152 220,568 137,243 269,584
Catch by C/Ps................................... 448,489 201,820 n/a 246,669
Catch by CVs \3\................................ 41,663 18,748 n/a 22,915
Unlisted C/P Limit \4\.......................... 2,451 1,103 n/a 1,348
AFA Motherships................................. 122,538 55,142 34,311 67,396
Excessive Harvesting Limit \5\.................. 214,442 n/a n/a n/a
Excessive Processing Limit \6\.................. 367,614 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC.................... 52,887 n/a n/a n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC \1\................ 2,500 n/a n/a n/a
CDQ DFA......................................... .............. .............. n/a ..............
ICA............................................. 2,400 1,200 n/a 1,200
Aleut Corporation............................... 100 100 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 TAC, 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), 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 for Aleutian Islands pollock.
\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
allocations. 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 June
11, 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: June 13, 2019.
Peter William Cooper,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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