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[Docket No. 210505–0101; RTID 0648–
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Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modification of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries;
Inseason Actions #22, #23, and #24
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Inseason modification of 2021
management measures.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces three
inseason actions in the 2021 ocean
salmon fisheries. These inseason actions
modified the commercial and
recreational salmon fisheries in the area
from the U.S./Canada border to the
Oregon/California border.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Actions.
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§ 180.633 Florasulam; tolerances for
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Shannon Penna at 562–676–2148,
Email: Shannon.penna@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The 2021 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (86
FR 26425, May 14, 2021), announced
management measures for the
commercial and recreational fisheries in
the area from the U.S./Canada border to
the U.S./Mexico border, effective from
0001 hours Pacific Daylight Time (PDT),
May 16, 2021, until the effective date of
the 2022 management measures, as
published in the Federal Register.
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 Chairman of the
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) and the appropriate State
Directors (50 CFR 660.409(b)—Flexible
inseason management provisions).
Management of the salmon fisheries is
generally divided into two geographic
areas: north of Cape Falcon (NOF) (U.S./
Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR) and
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south of Cape Falcon (SOF) (Cape
Falcon, OR, to the U.S./Mexico border).
The actions described in this document
affected the NOF and SOF commercial
ocean salmon fisheries and an NOF
recreational salmon fishery, as set out
under the heading Inseason Actions.
Consultation on these inseason
actions occurred on July 20, 2021, and
July 22, 2021. Representatives from
NMFS, Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife (WDFW), Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(WDFW), California Department of Fish
and Wildlife (CDFW), and Council staff
participated in the consultations.
These inseason actions were
announced on NMFS’ telephone hotline
and U.S. Coast Guard radio broadcast on
the dates of the consultations (50 CFR
660.411(a)(2)).
Inseason Actions
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Inseason Action #22
Description of the action: Inseason
action #22 modified the NOF
recreational salmon fishery from the
U.S./Canada border to Cape Alava, WA
(Neah Bay subarea), from a two salmon
per day bag limit to a two salmon per
day bag limit, no more than one of
which may be a Chinook salmon,
beginning at 12:01 a.m. on July 24, 2021.
Effective date: Inseason action #22
took effect on July 24, 2021, and
remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the
action: This action was necessary after
WDFW closed Chinook salmon
retention in adjacent state waters,
Washington Marine Area 5 (Sekiu), due
to higher than expected catch rates. The
Sekiu closure created a concern that
effort would shift to the Neah Bay
subarea, potentially requiring an early
closure of Chinook salmon retention in
that subarea.
The NMFS West Coast Region
Regional Administrator (RA) considered
the landings of Chinook salmon in the
NOF recreational salmon fishery, fishery
effort occurring to date as well as
anticipated under the proposal, quotas
and guidelines set preseason, the
recreational Chinook salmon guideline
remaining, and recent management
changes in adjacent state waters. The
RA determined that inseason action #22
was necessary to preserve the available
recreational Chinook salmon guideline
in the Neah Bay subarea in order to
meet management goals set preseason,
including the Pacific Coast Salmon
Fishery management Plan’s (FMP) goal
of extending the recreational fishery
through Labor Day. The modification of
recreational bag limits is authorized by
50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(iii).
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Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #22
occurred on July 20, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #23
Description of the action: Inseason
action #23 adjusted the July-September
2021 quota for the commercial salmon
troll fishery north of Cape Falcon. The
quota increased from 15,375 Chinook
salmon to 16,931 Chinook salmon
through an impact-neutral rollover of
unutilized quota from the May-June
commercial salmon troll fishery in the
same area.
Effective dates: Inseason action #23
took effect on Tuesday July 20, 2021,
and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the
action: Authority for this impact-neutral
rollover of unutilized quota is specified
in the 2021 ocean salmon regulations
(86 FR 26425, May 14, 2021). The NOF
May–June commercial salmon fishery
had a quota of 15,375 Chinook salmon.
Of that quota, 9,818 Chinook salmon
were landed, leaving 5,557 of the
Chinook salmon quota unutilized. The
Council’s Salmon Technical Team (STT)
determined the impact-neutral rollover
would be constrained for fishery
impacts on Lower Columbia River tule
Chinook salmon, and would limit the
rollover to 28 percent of the 5,557
unutilized Chinook salmon quota.
Therefore, the STT calculated that the
impact-neutral rollover would add 1,556
Chinook salmon to the July-September
quota for an adjusted quota of 16,931
Chinook salmon.
The NMFS West Coast Region RA
considered the landings of Chinook
salmon in the NOF commercial salmon
fishery, fishery effort occurring to date,
quotas set preseason, and the STT’s
calculations for the impact-neutral
quota rollover. The RA determined that
inseason action #23 was necessary to
provide access to available Chinook
salmon quota and meet management
goals set preseason. The modification of
quotas is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #23
occurred on July 20, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW,
ODFW, and the Council participated in
this consultation.
Inseason Action #24
Description of the action: Inseason
action #24 modified the landing limit in
the commercial ocean salmon fishery in
the area from Humbug Mountain, OR, to
the Oregon/California border (Oregon
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Klamath Management Zone (KMZ))
from 10 Chinook salmon per vessel, per
landing week (Thursday–Wednesday) to
20 Chinook salmon per vessel per
landing week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #24
superseded inseason action #21 (86 FR
40182, July 28, 2021) on July 22, 2021,
and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The preseason quota for July for
the commercial ocean salmon fishery in
the Oregon KMZ was 200 Chinook
salmon (86 FR 26425, May 14, 2021).
The quota was adjusted to 216 Chinook
salmon through an impact-neutral
rollover of unutilized quota in the June
fishery in the same area (inseason action
#20, 86 FR 40182, July 28, 2021).
Fishing effort and landings in July in the
Oregon KMZ commercial ocean salmon
fishery were much lower than
anticipated and, with 10 days remaining
in the fishery, only 77 Chinook salmon
had been landed (36 percent of the July
quota).
The NMFS West Coast Region RA
considered Chinook salmon landings in
the fishery and fishery effort to date and
determined that inseason action #24
was necessary to provide greater access
to the remaining quota. Attaining the
quota is consistent with management
goals set preseason. Modification of
landing and retention limits is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action #24
occurred on July 22, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, ODFW,
and CDFW participated in this
consultation. Council staff were
unavailable to participate in the
consultation, but were notified of the
action immediately.
All other restrictions and regulations
remain in effect as announced for the
2021 ocean salmon fisheries (86 FR
26425, May 14, 2021), as modified by
previous inseason action (86 FR 34161,
June 29, 2021; 86 FR 37249, July 15,
2021; 86 FR 40182, July 28, 2021).
The NMFS West Coast Region RA
determined that these inseason actions
were warranted based on the best
available information on Pacific salmon
abundance forecasts, landings to date,
and anticipated fishery effort. The states
manage the fisheries in state waters
adjacent to the areas of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone [3–200
nautical miles (5.6–370.4 kilometers) off
the coasts of the states of Washington,
Oregon, and California] consistent with
these Federal actions. As provided by
the inseason notice procedures at 50
CFR 660.411, actual notice of the
described regulatory action was given,
prior to the time the action was
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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.
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Classification
NMFS issues these actions pursuant
to section 305(d) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. These actions are
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409, 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)(3)(B),
there is good cause to waive prior notice
and an opportunity for public comment
on these actions, as notice and comment
would be impracticable and contrary to
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the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment on
these actions was impracticable because
NMFS had insufficient time to provide
for prior notice, and the opportunity for
public comment between the time
Chinook salmon abundance, catch, and
effort information was developed, and
fisheries impacts were calculated, and
the time the fishery modifications to be
implemented in order to ensure that
fisheries are managed based on the best
scientific information available. 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
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fisheries (86 FR 26425, May 14, 2021),
the FMP, and regulations implementing
the FMP under 50 CFR 660.409 and
660.411.
There is good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in
effective date, as a delay in effectiveness
of these actions would allow fishing at
levels inconsistent with the goals of the
FMP and the current management
measures.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 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. 210505-0101; RTID 0648-XB274]
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #22, #23, and #24
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Inseason modification of 2021 management measures.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces three inseason actions in the 2021 ocean salmon
fisheries. These inseason actions modified the commercial and
recreational salmon fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border
to the Oregon/California border.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason Actions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Penna at 562-676-2148, Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The 2021 annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries (86
FR 26425, May 14, 2021), announced management measures for the
commercial and recreational fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada
border to the U.S./Mexico border, effective from 0001 hours Pacific
Daylight Time (PDT), May 16, 2021, until the effective date of the 2022
management measures, as published in the Federal Register. 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 Chairman of the Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) and the appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)--Flexible inseason management provisions).
Management of the salmon fisheries is generally divided into two
geographic areas: north of Cape Falcon (NOF) (U.S./Canada border to
Cape Falcon, OR) and
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south of Cape Falcon (SOF) (Cape Falcon, OR, to the U.S./Mexico
border). The actions described in this document affected the NOF and
SOF commercial ocean salmon fisheries and an NOF recreational salmon
fishery, as set out under the heading Inseason Actions.
Consultation on these inseason actions occurred on July 20, 2021,
and July 22, 2021. Representatives from NMFS, Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(WDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and Council
staff participated in the consultations.
These inseason actions were announced on NMFS' telephone hotline
and U.S. Coast Guard radio broadcast on the dates of the consultations
(50 CFR 660.411(a)(2)).
Inseason Actions
Inseason Action #22
Description of the action: Inseason action #22 modified the NOF
recreational salmon fishery from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Alava,
WA (Neah Bay subarea), from a two salmon per day bag limit to a two
salmon per day bag limit, no more than one of which may be a Chinook
salmon, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on July 24, 2021.
Effective date: Inseason action #22 took effect on July 24, 2021,
and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: This action was necessary
after WDFW closed Chinook salmon retention in adjacent state waters,
Washington Marine Area 5 (Sekiu), due to higher than expected catch
rates. The Sekiu closure created a concern that effort would shift to
the Neah Bay subarea, potentially requiring an early closure of Chinook
salmon retention in that subarea.
The NMFS West Coast Region Regional Administrator (RA) considered
the landings of Chinook salmon in the NOF recreational salmon fishery,
fishery effort occurring to date as well as anticipated under the
proposal, quotas and guidelines set preseason, the recreational Chinook
salmon guideline remaining, and recent management changes in adjacent
state waters. The RA determined that inseason action #22 was necessary
to preserve the available recreational Chinook salmon guideline in the
Neah Bay subarea in order to meet management goals set preseason,
including the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery management Plan's (FMP) goal
of extending the recreational fishery through Labor Day. The
modification of recreational bag limits is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(iii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#22 occurred on July 20, 2021. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #23
Description of the action: Inseason action #23 adjusted the July-
September 2021 quota for the commercial salmon troll fishery north of
Cape Falcon. The quota increased from 15,375 Chinook salmon to 16,931
Chinook salmon through an impact-neutral rollover of unutilized quota
from the May-June commercial salmon troll fishery in the same area.
Effective dates: Inseason action #23 took effect on Tuesday July
20, 2021, and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: Authority for this impact-
neutral rollover of unutilized quota is specified in the 2021 ocean
salmon regulations (86 FR 26425, May 14, 2021). The NOF May-June
commercial salmon fishery had a quota of 15,375 Chinook salmon. Of that
quota, 9,818 Chinook salmon were landed, leaving 5,557 of the Chinook
salmon quota unutilized. The Council's Salmon Technical Team (STT)
determined the impact-neutral rollover would be constrained for fishery
impacts on Lower Columbia River tule Chinook salmon, and would limit
the rollover to 28 percent of the 5,557 unutilized Chinook salmon
quota. Therefore, the STT calculated that the impact-neutral rollover
would add 1,556 Chinook salmon to the July-September quota for an
adjusted quota of 16,931 Chinook salmon.
The NMFS West Coast Region RA considered the landings of Chinook
salmon in the NOF commercial salmon fishery, fishery effort occurring
to date, quotas set preseason, and the STT's calculations for the
impact-neutral quota rollover. The RA determined that inseason action
#23 was necessary to provide access to available Chinook salmon quota
and meet management goals set preseason. The modification of quotas is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#23 occurred on July 20, 2021. Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW,
and the Council participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action #24
Description of the action: Inseason action #24 modified the landing
limit in the commercial ocean salmon fishery in the area from Humbug
Mountain, OR, to the Oregon/California border (Oregon Klamath
Management Zone (KMZ)) from 10 Chinook salmon per vessel, per landing
week (Thursday-Wednesday) to 20 Chinook salmon per vessel per landing
week.
Effective dates: Inseason action #24 superseded inseason action #21
(86 FR 40182, July 28, 2021) on July 22, 2021, and remains in effect
until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: The preseason quota for
July for the commercial ocean salmon fishery in the Oregon KMZ was 200
Chinook salmon (86 FR 26425, May 14, 2021). The quota was adjusted to
216 Chinook salmon through an impact-neutral rollover of unutilized
quota in the June fishery in the same area (inseason action #20, 86 FR
40182, July 28, 2021). Fishing effort and landings in July in the
Oregon KMZ commercial ocean salmon fishery were much lower than
anticipated and, with 10 days remaining in the fishery, only 77 Chinook
salmon had been landed (36 percent of the July quota).
The NMFS West Coast Region RA considered Chinook salmon landings in
the fishery and fishery effort to date and determined that inseason
action #24 was necessary to provide greater access to the remaining
quota. Attaining the quota is consistent with management goals set
preseason. Modification of landing and retention limits is authorized
by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants: Consultation on inseason action
#24 occurred on July 22, 2021. Representatives from NMFS, ODFW, and
CDFW participated in this consultation. Council staff were unavailable
to participate in the consultation, but were notified of the action
immediately.
All other restrictions and regulations remain in effect as
announced for the 2021 ocean salmon fisheries (86 FR 26425, May 14,
2021), as modified by previous inseason action (86 FR 34161, June 29,
2021; 86 FR 37249, July 15, 2021; 86 FR 40182, July 28, 2021).
The NMFS West Coast Region RA determined that these inseason
actions were warranted based on the best available information on
Pacific salmon abundance forecasts, landings to date, and anticipated
fishery effort. The states manage the fisheries in state waters
adjacent to the areas of the U.S. exclusive economic zone [3-200
nautical miles (5.6-370.4 kilometers) off the coasts of the states of
Washington, Oregon, and California] consistent with these Federal
actions. As provided by the inseason notice procedures at 50 CFR
660.411, actual notice of the described regulatory action was given,
prior to the time the action was
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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
NMFS issues these actions pursuant to section 305(d) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. These actions
are authorized by 50 CFR 660.409, 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)(3)(B), there is good cause to waive
prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on these actions, as
notice and comment would be impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. Prior notice and opportunity for public comment on these
actions was impracticable because NMFS had insufficient time to provide
for prior notice, and the opportunity for public comment between the
time Chinook salmon abundance, catch, and effort information was
developed, and fisheries impacts were calculated, and the time the
fishery modifications to be implemented in order to ensure that
fisheries are managed based on the best scientific information
available. 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 (86 FR 26425, May 14,
2021), the FMP, and regulations implementing the FMP under 50 CFR
660.409 and 660.411.
There is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day
delay in effective date, as a delay in effectiveness of these actions
would allow fishing at levels inconsistent with the goals of the FMP
and the current management measures.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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