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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
RTID 0648–XB686
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfers from NC to CT and ME
to RI
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
states of North Carolina and Maine are
transferring a portion of their 2021
commercial summer flounder quota to
the states of Connecticut and Rhode
Island, respectively. This adjustment to
the 2021 fishing year quota is necessary
to comply with the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan quota transfer
provisions. This announcement informs
the public of the revised 2021
commercial quotas for North Carolina,
Maine, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
DATES: Effective December 27, 2021,
through December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.100 through 648.110. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through North Carolina. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.102 and final
2021 allocations were published on
December 21, 2020 (85 FR 82946).
The final rule implementing
Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as
published in the Federal Register on
December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936),
provided a mechanism for transferring
summer flounder commercial quota
from one state to another. Two or more
states, under mutual agreement and
with the concurrence of the NMFS
Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator,
can transfer or combine summer
flounder commercial quota under
§ 648.102(c)(2). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider
three criteria in the evaluation of
requests for quota transfers or
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combinations: The transfer or
combinations would not preclude the
overall annual quota from being fully
harvested; the transfer addresses an
unforeseen variation or contingency in
the fishery; and the transfer is consistent
with the objectives of the FMP and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
Regional Administrator has determined
these three criteria have been met for
the transfers approved in this
notification.
North Carolina is transferring 40,000
lb (18,144 kg) to Connecticut and Maine
is transferring 14,000 lb (6,350 kg) to
Rhode Island through mutual agreement
of the states. These transfers were
requested to ensure Connecticut and
Rhode Island would not exceed their
2021 quota. The revised summer
flounder quotas for 2021 are: North
Carolina, 2,878,480 lb (1,305,657 kg);
Connecticut, 669,376 lb (303,624 kg);
Maine, 33 lb (15 kg); and, Rhode Island,
1,922,724 lb (872,133 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii), which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is
exempted from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 27, 2021.
Karen Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–28370 Filed 12–27–21; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 201204–0325]
RIN 0648–BL10
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
2021–2022 Biennial Specifications and
Management Measures; Inseason
Adjustments; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
NMFS published a final rule
on December 23, 2021, announcing
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routine inseason adjustments to
management measures in the
commercial and recreational groundfish
fisheries. In implementing these
changes, NMFS inadvertently removed
the trip limit for California black
rockfish between 42° N latitude and
40°10′ N latitude in Table 2 (North) and
Table 3 (North). This correction is
necessary so that the implementing
regulations are accurate.
DATES: This correction is effective
January 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean E. Matson, (206) 526–6140, email:
sean.matson@noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Access
This rule is accessible via the internet
at the Office of the Federal Register
website at https://
www.federalregister.gov. Background
information and documents are
available at the Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s website at https://
www.pcouncil.org/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published a final rule on December 23,
2021, announcing routine inseason
adjustments to management measures in
the commercial and recreational
groundfish fisheries. This rule is
effective January 1, 2022.
The December 23, 2021, final rule
implemented changes to trip limits for
sablefish north of 36° N latitude and for
lingcod north of 42° N latitude.
Additionally, the final rule announced
new sub-bag limits and sub-trip limits,
in recreational and non-trawl
commercial fisheries respectively, for
two nearshore species, quillback
rockfish and copper rockfish, as well as
the shelf species vermillion rockfish.
In implementing these changes,
NMFS inadvertently removed the trip
limit for California black rockfish
between 42° N latitude and 40°10′ N
latitude in Table 2 (North) and Table 3
(North) of part 660, subpart E and F,
respectively. This correction reinstates
this trip limit as Line 22 of both tables.
No other changes are made via this
correction document. This correction is
necessary so that the implementing
regulations are accurate.
Correction
Effective January 1, 2022, in FR Doc.
2021–27901 at 86 FR 72863 in the issue
of December 23, 2021, the following
corrections are made:
Table 2 (North) to Part 660 [Corrected]
1. On page 72869, in amendatory
instruction 2, Table 2 (North) to Part
660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish
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Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for
Limited Entry Fixed Gear North of
40°10′ N Lat. is corrected to read as
follows:
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Table 2 (North) to Part 660, Subpart E -- Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear North of 40°10' N. lat.
Other limits and reauirements aoolv -- Read S&660.1 O throuah 660.399 before usina this table
JAN-FEB
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Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) 11 :
1 North of46°16' N. lat.
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shoreline - 100 Im line11
40 Im line11 -100 Im line 11
~46°16' N. lat. -40° 10' N. lat.
30 fm line
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40 Im line 1121
See §§660.60 and 660.230 for additional gear, trip limit and conservation area requirements and restrictions. See §§660.70-660.74 and §§660.76660. 79 for conservation area descriptions and coordinates (including RCAs, YRCAs, CCAs, Farallon Islands, Cordell Banks, and EFHCAs).
State trio limits and seasons mav be more restrictive than Federal trio limits or seasons oarticularlv in waters off Oreaon and California.
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Minor Slope Rockfish 31 & Darkblotched
rockfish
8,000 lb/ 2 month
3,600 lb/ 2 months
s Pacific ocean perch
2,400 lb /week, not to exceed 4,800 lb /2 months
6 Sablefish
7 Lonasoine thornvhead
10,000 lb/ 2 months
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2,000 lb/ 2 months
8 Shortsoine thornvhead
9 Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale
10 sole, English sole, starry flounder, Other
2,500 lb/ 2 months
10,000 lb/ month
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12 Whiting
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10,000 lb/ trip
800 lb / month
200 lb / month
4,000 lb/ 2 month
3,000 lb/ month
3,000 lb/ 2 months
CLOSED
Minor Shelf Rockfish 31
Shortbelly Rockfish
Widow rockfish
Yellowtail rockfish
Canarv rockfish
Yelloweve rockfish
19 Minor Nearshore Rockfish Oreaon black/blue/deacon rockfish & CA black rockfish 51
5,000 lb/ 2 months, no more than 1,200 lb of which may be species other than black rockfish or blue/deacon
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North of 42°00' N. lat.
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42°00' N. lat. -40°10' N. lat. 2,000 lb/ 2 months, of which no more than 75 lb may be quillback rockfish, and of which no more than 75 lb may
be copper rockfish
Minor Nearshore Rockfish
22
42°00' N. lat. -40°10' N. lat.
California Black Rockfish
7,000 lb/ 2 months
23 Linacod61
24
25
26 Pacific cod
North of 42°00' N. lat.
42°00' N. lat. -40°10' N. lat.
27 Spiny dogfish
200,000 lb/ 2 months
28 Lonanose skate
29 Other Fish71& Cabezon in California
30 Oreaon Cabezon/Kelo Greenlina
31 Bia skate
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5,000 lb/ 2 months
2, 000 lb/2 months
1,000 lb/ 2 months
150,000 lb/ 2
months
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
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100,000 lb/ 2 months
1/ The Rockfish Conservation Area is an area closed to fishing by particular gear types, bounded by lines specifically defined by latitude
and longitude coordinates set out at§§ 660.71-660.74. This RCA is not defined by depth contours (with the exception of the 20-fm
depth contour boundary south of 42° N. lat.), and the boundary lines that define the RCA may close areas that are deeper or shallower
than the depth contour. Vessels that are subject to RCA restrictions may not fish in the RCA, or operate in the RCA for any purpose
other than transiting.
2/ Between 46°16' N. lat. and 40°10' N. lat. and the 30 fm and 40 fm lines, fishing is only allowed with hook-and-line gear except bottom longline and dinglebar gear, as defined in §660.11
3/ Bocaccio, chilipepper and cowcod are included in the trip limits for Minor Shelf Rockfish and splitnose rockfish is included in the trip limits for Minor Slope Rockfish.
4/ "Other flatfish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole.
5/ For black rockfish north of Cape Aiava (46°09.50' N. lat.), and between Destruction Is. (47°40' N. lat.) and Leadbetter Pnt. there is an additional limit of 100 lb or 30 percent by weight of all fish
on board, whichever is greater, per vessel, per fishing trip.(46°38.17' N. lat.),
6/ The minimum size limit for lingcod is 22 inches (56 cm) total length North of 42° N. lat. and 24 inches (61 cm) total length South of 42° N. lat.
7/ "Other Fish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include kelp greenling off California and leopard shark.
8/ LEFG vessels are allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas using hook and line only. See section 660.230 (d) of the regulations for more information.
To convert pounds to kilograms, divide by 2.20462, the number of pounds in one kilogram.
2. On page 72871, in amendatory
instruction 4, Table 3 (North) to Part
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Table 3 (North)to Part 660, Subpart F - Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access Gears North of 40°10' N. lat.
Other limits and requirements apply - Read §§660.10 through 660.399 before using this table
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1 North of46°16' N. lat.
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40 Im line11 - 100 Im line11
~46°16' N. lat. -40°10' N. lat.
30 fm line
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1121
See §§660.60, 660.330 and 660.333 for additional gear, trip limit and conservation area requirements and restrictions. See §§660.70-660.74 and §§660.76660.79 for conservation area descriptions and coordinates (including RCAs, YRCAs, CCAs, Farallon Islands, Cordell Bank, and EFHCAs).
State trio limits and seasons mav be more restrictive than Federal trio limits or seasons, oarticular1v in waters off Oreaon and California.
4 Minor Slope Rockfish" & Darkblotched
rockfish
5
2,000 lb / months
Pacific ocean perch
100 lb/ month
6 Sablefish
600 lb/day, or 1 landing /week up to 2,000 lb, not to exceed 4,000 lb/ 2 months
7 Shortpine thomyheads
50 lb/month
50 lb/month
a Lonasoine thornvheads
-!a
Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale
sole, English sole, starry flounder, Other
5,000 lb/ month
11 Flatfish4181
12 Whiting
13
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15
16
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Minor Shelf Rockfish31
Widow rockfish
Shortbellv Rockfish
Yellowtail rockfish
Canary rockfish
Yelloweye rockfish
Minor Nearshore Rockfish, Oreaon black/blue/deacon rockfish & CA black rockfish
20
300 lb/ month
800 lb/ month
2,000 lb/ 2 months
200 lb/ month
1,500 lb/ month
1,000 lb/ 2 months
CLOSED
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North of 42°00' N. lat. 5,000 lb/ 2 months, no more than 1,200 lb of which may be species other than black rockfish or blue/deacon rockfish 51
m
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m
21
42°00' N. lat. -40°10' N. lat.
Minor Nearshore Rockfish
22
42°00' N. lat. -40°10' N. lat.
California Black Rockfish
2,000 lb/ 2 months, of which no more than 75 lb may be quillback rockfish, and of which no more than 75 lb may be
copper rocldish
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23 Linacod"'
24
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7,000 lb / 2 months
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North of 42°00' N. lat.
42°00' N. lat. - 40°10' N. lat.
26 Pacific cod
27 Spiny dogfish
200,000 lb/ 2 months
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2,500 lb/ month
1,000 lb/ month
1,000 lb/ 2 months
150,000 lb/ 2
months
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
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100,000 lb/ 2 months
2a Lonanose skate
29 Big skate
30 Other Fish71 & Cabezon in California
31 Oregon Cabezon/Kelp Greenling
32 SALMON TROLL (subject to RCAs when retaining all species of groundfish. except for yellow/ail rockfish and lingcod. as described below)
Salmon /rollers may retain and land up to 500 lb of yellow/ail rockfish per month as long as salmon is on boaro. both
within and outside of the RCA. Salmon /rollers may retain and land up to 1 lingcod per 2 Chinook per trip. plus 1
lingcod per trip, up to a trip limit of 10 lingcod. on a trip where any fishing occurs within the RCA. The lingcod limit
only applies during times when lingcod retention is allowed, and is not "CLOSED." Theses limjfs are within the per
33 North
month limits described in the table above, and not in addition to those limits. All groundfish species are subject to the
open access limits, seasons. size limits and RCA restrictions listed in the table above, unless otherwise stated here.
34 PINK SHRIMP NON-GROUNDFISH TRAWL (not subject to RCAs)
Effective April 1 - October 31: Groundfish: 500 lb/day, multiplied by the number of days of the trip, not to exceed 1,500
lb/trip. The following sublimits also apply and are counted toward the overall 500 lb/day and 1,500 lb/trip groundfish
limits: lingcod 300 lb/month (minimum 24 inch size limit); sablefish 2,000 lb/month; canary, thomyheads and yelloweye
rockfish are PROHIBITED. All other groundfish species taken are managed under the overall 500 lb/day and 1,500
lb/trip groundfish limits. Landings of these species count toward the per day and per trip groundfish limits and do not
have species-specific limits. The amount of groundfish landed may not exceed the amount of pink shrimp landed.
35 North
1/ The Roclcfish Conservation Afea is an area closed to fishing by particular gear types, bounded by lines specifically defined by latitude
and longib.Jde coordinates set out at§§ 660.71-660.74. This RCA is not defined by depth contours (with the exception of the 20-fm
depth contour boundary south of 42° N. lat.), and the boundary lines that define the RCA may close areas that are deeper or shallower
than the depth contour. Vessels that are subject to RCA restrictions may not fish in the RCA, or operate in the RCA for any purpose
other than transiting.
2/ Between 46°16' N. lat. and 40°10' N. lat. and the 30 frn and 40 fm lines, fishing is only allowed with hook-and-line gear except bottom longline and dinglebar gear, as defined in §660.11
3/ Bocaccio, chilipepper and cowcod rockfishes are included in the trip limits for Minor Shelf Rockfish. Spliblose rockfish is included in the trip
limits for Minor Slope Rockfish.
4/ "Other flatfish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole.
5/ For black rockfish north of Cape Aiava (48°09.50' N. lat.), and between Destruction Is. (47°40' N. lat.) and Leadbetter Pnt. (46°38.17' N. lat.),
there is an additional limit of 100 lbs or 30 percent by weight of all fish on board, whichever is greater, per vessel, per fishing trip.
6/ The minimum size limit for lingcod is 22 inches (56 cm) total length North of 42° N. lat. and 24 inches (61 cm) total length South of 42° N. lat.
7/ "Other fish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include kelp green ling off California and leopard shark.
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8/ Open access vessels are allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas using hook and line only. See section 660.330 (d) of the regulations for more information.
To convert pounds to kilograms, divide by 2.20462, the number of pounds in one kilogram.
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Dated: December 27, 2021.
Karen Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–28351 Filed 12–29–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 210210–0018]
RTID 0648–XB679
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment
to the 2022 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and
Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch
Amounts
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS is adjusting the 2022
total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for
the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) pollock and
Pacific cod fishery. This action is
necessary because NMFS has
determined these TACs are incorrectly
specified, and will ensure the GOA
pollock and Pacific cod TACs are the
appropriate amount based on the best
available scientific information for
pollock and Pacific cod in the GOA.
This action is consistent with the goals
and objectives of the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), January 1, 2022, until
the effective date of the final 2022 and
2023 harvest specifications for GOA
groundfish, unless otherwise modified
or superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
Comments must be received at the
following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., January 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2020–0140
by any of the following methods:
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SUMMARY:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA–
NMFS–2020–0140. Click the
‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete the required
fields, and enter or attach your
comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Records. Mail comments to P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
Instructions: NMFS may not consider
comments if they are sent by any other
method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the
comment period ends. All comments
received are a part of the public record,
and NMFS will post the comments for
public viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krista Milani, 907–581–2062.
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
(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 final 2021 and 2022 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the GOA
(86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021) set the
2022 pollock TAC at 99,784 metric tons
(mt) in the GOA. In December 2021, the
Council recommended a 2022 pollock
TAC of 141,117 mt for the GOA, which
is greater than the 99,784 mt established
by the final 2021 and 2022 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
GOA. The Council’s recommended 2022
TAC, and the area and seasonal
apportionments, is based on the Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
report (SAFE), dated November 2021.
The final 2021 and 2022 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the GOA
(86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021) set the
2022 Pacific cod TAC at 27,961 mt in
the GOA. In December 2021, the
Council recommended a 2022 Pacific
cod TAC of 24,111 mt for the GOA,
which is less than the 27,961 mt
established by the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the GOA. The Council’s recommended
2022 TAC, and the area and seasonal
apportionments, is based on the SAFE,
dated November 2021.
Steller sea lions occur in the same
location as the pollock and Pacific cod
fisheries and are listed as endangered
under the Endangered Species Act.
Pollock and Pacific cod are principal
prey species for Steller sea lions in the
GOA. The seasonal apportionment of
pollock and Pacific cod harvests are
necessary to ensure the groundfish
fisheries are not likely to cause jeopardy
of extinction or adverse modification of
critical habitat for Steller sea lions. The
regulations at § 679.20(a)(5)(iv) specify
how the pollock TAC will be
apportioned and the regulations at
§ 679.20(a)(6)(ii) and (a)(12)(i) specify
how the Pacific cod TAC will be
apportioned.
In accordance with § 679.25(a)(1)(iii),
(a)(2)(i)(B), and (a)(2)(iv) the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has
determined that, based on the best
available scientific information for this
fishery, the current GOA pollock and
Pacific cod TACs are incorrectly
specified. Consequently, pursuant to
§ 679.25(a)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator is adjusting the 2022
GOA pollock TAC to 141,117 mt and the
2022 Pacific cod TAC to 24,111 mt.
Therefore, Tables 4 and 6 of the final
2021 and 2022 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the GOA (86 FR 10184,
February 19, 2021) are revised
consistent with this adjustment.
Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iv), Table 4
of the final 2021 and 2022 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the GOA
(86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021) is
revised for the 2022 TACs of pollock in
the Central and Western Regulatory
Area of the GOA.
TABLE 4—FINAL 2022 DISTRIBUTION OF POLLOCK IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL REGULATORY AREAS OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA; AREA APPORTIONMENTS;1 AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF ANNUAL TAC
[Values are rounded to the nearest metric ton]
Shumigan
(area 610)
Season 2
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(area 630)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 201204-0325]
RIN 0648-BL10
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2021-2022 Biennial Specifications and
Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: NMFS published a final rule on December 23, 2021, announcing
routine inseason adjustments to management measures in the commercial
and recreational groundfish fisheries. In implementing these changes,
NMFS inadvertently removed the trip limit for California black rockfish
between 42[deg] N latitude and 40[deg]10' N latitude in Table 2 (North)
and Table 3 (North). This correction is necessary so that the
implementing regulations are accurate.
DATES: This correction is effective January 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean E. Matson, (206) 526-6140, email:
[email protected].
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Access
This rule is accessible via the internet at the Office of the
Federal Register website at https://www.federalregister.gov. Background
information and documents are available at the Pacific Fishery
Management Council's website at https://www.pcouncil.org/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a final rule on December 23,
2021, announcing routine inseason adjustments to management measures in
the commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries. This rule is
effective January 1, 2022.
The December 23, 2021, final rule implemented changes to trip
limits for sablefish north of 36[deg] N latitude and for lingcod north
of 42[deg] N latitude. Additionally, the final rule announced new sub-
bag limits and sub-trip limits, in recreational and non-trawl
commercial fisheries respectively, for two nearshore species, quillback
rockfish and copper rockfish, as well as the shelf species vermillion
rockfish.
In implementing these changes, NMFS inadvertently removed the trip
limit for California black rockfish between 42[deg] N latitude and
40[deg]10' N latitude in Table 2 (North) and Table 3 (North) of part
660, subpart E and F, respectively. This correction reinstates this
trip limit as Line 22 of both tables. No other changes are made via
this correction document. This correction is necessary so that the
implementing regulations are accurate.
Correction
Effective January 1, 2022, in FR Doc. 2021-27901 at 86 FR 72863 in
the issue of December 23, 2021, the following corrections are made:
Table 2 (North) to Part 660 [Corrected]
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1. On page 72869, in amendatory instruction 2, Table 2 (North) to Part
660, Subpart E--Non-Trawl Rockfish
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Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear North
of 40[deg]10' N Lat. is corrected to read as follows:
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Table 3 (North) to Part 660, Subpart F [Corrected]
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2. On page 72871, in amendatory instruction 4, Table 3 (North) to Part
660, Subpart F--Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits
for Open Access Gears North of 40[deg]10' N Lat. is corrected to read
as follows:
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Dated: December 27, 2021.
Karen Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-28351 Filed 12-29-21; 8:45 am]
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