Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Sablefish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, 51672-51673 [2020-18399]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 200221–0062]
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone off Alaska; Sablefish in the
Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting retention
of sablefish by vessels using trawl gear
and not participating in the cooperative
fishery of the Rockfish Program in the
Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
because the 2020 total allowable catch
of sablefish allocated to vessels using
trawl gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
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Program in the Central Regulatory Area
of the GOA has been reached.
Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), August 18, 2020,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2020.
DATES:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUMMARY:
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NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management 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.
The 2020 total allowable catch (TAC)
of sablefish allocated to vessels using
trawl gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
Program in the Central Regulatory Area
of the GOA is 626 metric tons (mt) as
established by the final 2020 and 2021
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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harvest specifications for groundfish of
the GOA (85 FR 13802, March 10, 2020).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2020 TAC of
sablefish allocated to vessels using trawl
gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
Program in the Central Regulatory Area
of the GOA will be reached. Therefore,
NMFS is requiring that sablefish caught
by vessels using trawl gear and not
participating in the cooperative fishery
of the Rockfish Program in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA be treated
as prohibited species in accordance
with § 679.21(b). This closure does not
apply to fishing by vessels participating
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in the cooperative fishery of the
Rockfish Program for the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
part 679, which was issued pursuant to
section 304(b), and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there
is good cause to waive prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment on
this action, as notice and comment
would be impracticable and contrary to
the public interest, as it would prevent
NMFS from responding to the most
recent fisheries data in a timely fashion
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and would delay the prohibited
retention of sablefish by vessels using
trawl gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
Program in the Central Regulatory Area
of the GOA. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of August 17, 2020.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 18, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 200221-0062]
RTID 0648-XA414
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Sablefish in
the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of sablefish by vessels using
trawl gear and not participating in the cooperative fishery of the
Rockfish Program in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary because the 2020 total allowable catch
of sablefish allocated to vessels using trawl gear and not
participating in the cooperative fishery of the Rockfish Program in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), August 18,
2020, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obren Davis, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management 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.
The 2020 total allowable catch (TAC) of sablefish allocated to
vessels using trawl gear and not participating in the cooperative
fishery of the Rockfish Program in the Central Regulatory Area of the
GOA is 626 metric tons (mt) as established by the final 2020 and 2021
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harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA (85 FR 13802, March
10, 2020).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(2), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that the 2020 TAC
of sablefish allocated to vessels using trawl gear and not
participating in the cooperative fishery of the Rockfish Program in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA will be reached. Therefore, NMFS is
requiring that sablefish caught by vessels using trawl gear and not
participating in the cooperative fishery of the Rockfish Program in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA be treated as prohibited species in
accordance with Sec. 679.21(b). This closure does not apply to fishing
by vessels participating in the cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
Program for the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR part 679, which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there is good cause to waive prior
notice and an opportunity for public comment on this action, as notice
and comment would be 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 prohibited retention of
sablefish by vessels using trawl gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish Program in the Central Regulatory
Area of the GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became
available as of August 17, 2020.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 18, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-18399 Filed 8-18-20; 4:15 pm]
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