Fisheries Off West Coast States; Emergency Action to Temporarily Extend the Primary Sablefish Fishery Season; Correction, 14693-14694 [2021-05560]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 210312–0054]
RIN 0648–BK15
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Emergency Action to Temporarily
Extend the Primary Sablefish Fishery
Season; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
AGENCY:
This action corrects the
regulations governing the West Coast
Sablefish Primary fishery after the
expiration of the emergency rule to
temporarily extend the 2020 season for
the Sablefish Primary fishery. The
amendatory instructions for the
temporary rule were written incorrectly
so that when the temporary rule
expired, important regulations were
removed and reserved rather than
reinstated correctly. These corrections
are necessary so the regulations
accurately implement the Pacific
Fishery Management Council’s intent.
DATES: This correction is effective
March 18, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colin Sayre, phone: (206) 526 4656 or
email: colin.sayre@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published a temporary emergency rule
on October 27, 2020 (85 FR 68001), that
extended the season length for the West
Coast Sablefish Primary fishery. The
temporary rule extended the season
close date from October 31 to December
31 for the 2020 fishing year, based on
a recommendation from the Pacific
Fishery Management Council (the
Council) during its September 2020
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meeting. The temporary rule expired at
noon on December 31, 2020. After
expiration of the temporary rule, NMFS
noted the need for two corrections.
Corrections
This action corrects the regulations
governing the West Coast Sablefish
Primary fishery. The season dates for
the sablefish primary fishery have
historically run from April 1 until
October 31 and were established in
regulations under Amendment 14 to the
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Management Plan (August 7, 2001; 66
FR 41152). The amendatory instructions
for the temporary rule (October 27,
2020; 85 FR 68001) were written
incorrectly so that when the temporary
rule expired, two important regulations
were reserved rather than reinstated
correctly. Specifically, the season dates
codified at § 660.231(b)(1) were
inadvertently removed and reserved.
This correction will reinstate that
paragraph which sets out the season
dates for this fishery. The reinstated
season dates are April 1 to October 31.
Additionally, NMFS inadvertently
removed and reserved a paragraph
referring to the season dates for the
primary sablefish fishery at
§ 660.213(d)(2) as part of the
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements for the fishery. This
correction will reinstate that paragraph.
These two corrections are consistent
with the Council action to extend the
season length for the West Coast
Sablefish Primary fishery temporarily
for the 2020 fishing year, and are
needed to correctly implement the
intent of the Council’s recommendation
in September 2020. The substance of the
text is unchanged from what was in
existing regulations prior to the October
27, 2020 temporary rule.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
(AA) finds there is good cause to waive
prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment on this action, as notice
and comment would be unnecessary
and contrary to public interest. Notice
and comment are unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest because
this action corrects inadvertent errors
related to the October 27, 2020
temporary rule. Immediate correction of
the errors is necessary to prevent
confusion among participants in the
fishery that could result in issues with
enforcement of season dates for the
fishery. To effectively correct the errors,
the changes in this action must be
effective upon publication as the fishery
will begin on April 1, 2021. Thus, there
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is not sufficient time for notice and
comment. In addition, notice and
comment is unnecessary because this
correcting amendment reinstates
previously established regulations and
corrects inadvertent errors related to the
October 27, 2020 temporary rule. These
corrections will not affect the results of
analyses conducted to support
management decisions in the Pacific
coast groundfish fishery. No change in
operating practices in the fishery is
required.
For the same reasons stated above, the
AA has determined good cause exists to
waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This
correcting amendment reinstates season
dates in previously established
regulations that should have been
reinstated following expiration of the
October 27 temporary rule. Delaying
effectiveness of these corrections would
result in conflicts in the regulations and
confusion among fishery participants.
Because prior notice and an opportunity
for public comment are not required to
be provided for this rule by 5 U.S.C.
553, or any other law, the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., are
not applicable. Accordingly, no
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is
required for this rule and none has been
prepared.
This final rule is not significant under
Executive Order 12866.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Fisheries, Fishing, and Indian
Fisheries.
Dated: March 12, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 660 is corrected
by making the following correcting
amendments:
PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST
COAST STATES
1. The authority citation for part 660
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16
U.S.C. 773 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.
2. In § 660.213(d)(2), add paragraph
(d)(2) to read as follows:
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§ 660.213 Fixed gear fishery—
recordkeeping and reporting.
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(d) * * *
(2) For participants in the sablefish
primary season, the cumulative limit
period to which this requirement
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applies is April 1 through October 31 or,
for an individual vessel owner, when
the tier limit for the permit(s) registered
to the vessel has been reached,
whichever is earlier.
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■ 3. In § 660.231, add paragraph (b)(1) to
read as follows:
§ 660.231 Limited entry fixed gear
sablefish primary fishery.
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(b) * * *
(1) Season dates. North of 36° N lat.,
the sablefish primary season for the
limited entry, fixed gear, sablefishendorsed vessels begins at 12 noon local
time on April 1 and closes at 12 noon
local time on October 31, or closes for
an individual vessel owner when the
tier limit for the sablefish endorsed
permit(s) registered to the vessel has
been reached, whichever is earlier,
unless otherwise announced by the
Regional Administrator through the
routine management measures process
described at § 660.60(c).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 210217–0022; RTID 0648–
XA946]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AFA trawl catcher/processors in the
BSAI be treated as prohibited species in
accordance with § 679.21(b).
NMFS is prohibiting retention
of Pacific cod by American Fisheries
Act (AFA) trawl catcher/processors in
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary because the Pacific cod total
allowable catch allocated to AFA trawl
catcher/processors in the BSAI has been
reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), March 15, 2021,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2021.
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 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 2021 Pacific cod total allowable
catch allocated to AFA trawl catcher/
processors is 2,571 metric tons (mt) as
established by the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (86 FR 11449, February 25,
2021).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has
determined that the Pacific cod total
allowable catch allocated to the AFA
trawl catcher/processors in the BSAI has
been reached. Therefore, NMFS is
requiring that Pacific cod caught by
Classification
SUMMARY:
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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 prohibiting retention
of Pacific cod by AFA trawl catcher/
processors in the BSAI. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
most recent, relevant data only became
available as of March 12, 2021.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 15, 2021.
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 660
[Docket No. 210312-0054]
RIN 0648-BK15
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Emergency Action to Temporarily
Extend the Primary Sablefish Fishery Season; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: This action corrects the regulations governing the West Coast
Sablefish Primary fishery after the expiration of the emergency rule to
temporarily extend the 2020 season for the Sablefish Primary fishery.
The amendatory instructions for the temporary rule were written
incorrectly so that when the temporary rule expired, important
regulations were removed and reserved rather than reinstated correctly.
These corrections are necessary so the regulations accurately implement
the Pacific Fishery Management Council's intent.
DATES: This correction is effective March 18, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colin Sayre, phone: (206) 526 4656 or
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a temporary emergency rule on
October 27, 2020 (85 FR 68001), that extended the season length for the
West Coast Sablefish Primary fishery. The temporary rule extended the
season close date from October 31 to December 31 for the 2020 fishing
year, based on a recommendation from the Pacific Fishery Management
Council (the Council) during its September 2020 meeting. The temporary
rule expired at noon on December 31, 2020. After expiration of the
temporary rule, NMFS noted the need for two corrections.
Corrections
This action corrects the regulations governing the West Coast
Sablefish Primary fishery. The season dates for the sablefish primary
fishery have historically run from April 1 until October 31 and were
established in regulations under Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (August 7, 2001; 66 FR 41152). The
amendatory instructions for the temporary rule (October 27, 2020; 85 FR
68001) were written incorrectly so that when the temporary rule
expired, two important regulations were reserved rather than reinstated
correctly. Specifically, the season dates codified at Sec.
660.231(b)(1) were inadvertently removed and reserved. This correction
will reinstate that paragraph which sets out the season dates for this
fishery. The reinstated season dates are April 1 to October 31.
Additionally, NMFS inadvertently removed and reserved a paragraph
referring to the season dates for the primary sablefish fishery at
Sec. 660.213(d)(2) as part of the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements for the fishery. This correction will reinstate that
paragraph.
These two corrections are consistent with the Council action to
extend the season length for the West Coast Sablefish Primary fishery
temporarily for the 2020 fishing year, and are needed to correctly
implement the intent of the Council's recommendation in September 2020.
The substance of the text is unchanged from what was in existing
regulations prior to the October 27, 2020 temporary rule.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries (AA) finds there is good cause to waive prior notice and an
opportunity for public comment on this action, as notice and comment
would be unnecessary and contrary to public interest. Notice and
comment are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest because
this action corrects inadvertent errors related to the October 27, 2020
temporary rule. Immediate correction of the errors is necessary to
prevent confusion among participants in the fishery that could result
in issues with enforcement of season dates for the fishery. To
effectively correct the errors, the changes in this action must be
effective upon publication as the fishery will begin on April 1, 2021.
Thus, there is not sufficient time for notice and comment. In addition,
notice and comment is unnecessary because this correcting amendment
reinstates previously established regulations and corrects inadvertent
errors related to the October 27, 2020 temporary rule. These
corrections will not affect the results of analyses conducted to
support management decisions in the Pacific coast groundfish fishery.
No change in operating practices in the fishery is required.
For the same reasons stated above, the AA has determined good cause
exists to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(d). This correcting amendment reinstates season dates in previously
established regulations that should have been reinstated following
expiration of the October 27 temporary rule. Delaying effectiveness of
these corrections would result in conflicts in the regulations and
confusion among fishery participants. Because prior notice and an
opportunity for public comment are not required to be provided for this
rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the analytical requirements of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., are not
applicable. Accordingly, no Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is required
for this rule and none has been prepared.
This final rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Fisheries, Fishing, and Indian Fisheries.
Dated: March 12, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 660 is
corrected by making the following correcting amendments:
PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES
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1. The authority citation for part 660 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., and
16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.
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2. In Sec. 660.213(d)(2), add paragraph (d)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 660.213 Fixed gear fishery--recordkeeping and reporting.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(2) For participants in the sablefish primary season, the
cumulative limit period to which this requirement
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applies is April 1 through October 31 or, for an individual vessel
owner, when the tier limit for the permit(s) registered to the vessel
has been reached, whichever is earlier.
* * * * *
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3. In Sec. 660.231, add paragraph (b)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 660.231 Limited entry fixed gear sablefish primary fishery.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) Season dates. North of 36[deg] N lat., the sablefish primary
season for the limited entry, fixed gear, sablefish-endorsed vessels
begins at 12 noon local time on April 1 and closes at 12 noon local
time on October 31, or closes for an individual vessel owner when the
tier limit for the sablefish endorsed permit(s) registered to the
vessel has been reached, whichever is earlier, unless otherwise
announced by the Regional Administrator through the routine management
measures process described at Sec. 660.60(c).
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