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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[RTID 0648–XD573]
Fraser River Pink Salmon Fisheries;
Inseason Orders
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
orders.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes inseason
orders to regulate treaty tribal and nontribal (all citizen) commercial salmon
fisheries in United States (U.S.) waters
of the Fraser River Panel (Panel) Area.
The orders were issued by the (Panel) of
the Pacific Salmon Commission
(Commission) and subsequently
approved and issued by NMFS during
2023 for pink salmon fisheries within
the U.S. Panel Area. These orders
established fishing dates, times, and
areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty
tribal and all citizen commercial
fisheries during the period the Panel
exercised jurisdiction over these
fisheries.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
§ 84.54 Restrictions on the use of
hydrofluorocarbons.
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The effective dates for the
inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
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DATES:
Authority: Pub. L. 116–260, Division S,
Sec. 103.
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flow air-conditioning and heat pump
systems. New residential and light
commercial air-conditioning and heat
pump systems using a regulated
substance, or a blend containing a
regulated substance, with a global
warming potential of 700 or greater may
be installed prior to January 1, 2026,
where all specified components of that
system are manufactured or imported
prior to January 1, 2025.
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Anthony Siniscal at 971–322–8407,
email: Anthony.siniscal@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the
Government of Canada concerning
Pacific salmon was signed at Ottawa on
January 28, 1985, and subsequently was
given effect in the United States by the
Pacific Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16
U.S.C. 3631–3644.
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Under authority of the Act, Federal
regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart
F, provide a framework for the
implementation of certain regulations of
the Commission and inseason orders of
the Commission’s Panel for U.S. sockeye
and pink salmon fisheries in the Fraser
River Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion
of the Panel Area to U.S. sockeye and
pink salmon tribal and non-tribal
commercial fishing unless opened by
Panel regulations that are given effect by
inseason orders issued by NMFS (50
CFR 300.94(a)(1)). During the fishing
season, NMFS may issue inseason
orders that establish fishing times and
areas consistent with the Commission
agreements and regulations of the Panel.
Such orders must be consistent with
domestic legal obligations and are
issued by the Regional Administrator,
West Coast Region, NMFS. Official
notification of these inseason actions is
provided by two telephone hotline
numbers described at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 84 FR 19729 (May 6,
2019). The inseason orders are
published in the Federal Register as
soon as practicable after they are issued.
Due to the frequency with which
inseason orders are issued, publication
of orders during the fishing season is
impracticable.
Inseason Orders
NMFS issued the following inseason
orders for U.S. fisheries within Panel
Area waters during the 2023 fishing
season, consistent with the orders
adopted by the Panel. Each of the
following inseason actions was effective
upon announcement on telephone
hotline numbers as specified at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 88 FR 30235 (May
11, 2023); those dates and times are
listed herein. The times listed are local
times, and the areas designated are
Puget Sound Management and Catch
Reporting Areas as defined in the
Washington State Administrative Code
at Chapter 220–301–030.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
01: Issued 3:30 p.m., August 18, 2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 19, 2023, through 12
p.m. (noon), Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Sunday, August 20, 2023.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
02: Issued 4:30 p.m., August 22, 2023
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 29,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 through 12
p.m. (noon), Friday, August 25, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing from 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 and 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
04: 1:30 p.m., Issued August 29, 2023
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine
fishing from 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Thursday, August 24, 2023 and 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet
fishing from 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Thursday, August 24, 2023 and 8 a.m.
through 11:59 p.m., Friday, August 25,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7: Open for reef net fishing 5
a.m. through 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 23, 2023, 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Thursday, August 24, 2023, and 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
03: Issued 2:30 p.m., August 25, 2023
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Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Friday, August 25, 2023 through 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net
fishing 5 a.m., Saturday, August 26,
2023 through 9 a.m., Wednesday,
August 30, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine
fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday,
August 26, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Sunday, August 27, 2023; 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Monday, August 28,
2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet
fishing from 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Saturday, August 26, 2023; 8 a.m.
through 11:59 p.m., Sunday, August 27,
2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Monday, August 28, 2023; and 8 a.m.
through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, August 29,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5
a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday, August
26, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday,
August 27, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Monday, August 28, 2023; and 5 a.m.
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Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 through 12
p.m. (noon), Friday, September 1, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday, August
30, 2023 through 9 a.m., Saturday,
September 2, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine
fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 30, 2023; 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Thursday, August 31,
2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday,
September 1, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet
fishing from 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 30, 2023; 8 a.m.
through 11:59 p.m., Thursday, August
31, 2023; and 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Friday, September 1, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5
a.m. through 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 30, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Thursday, August 31, 2023; and 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Friday, September 1,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
05: Issued 1:30 p.m., September 1, 2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Friday, September 1, 2023 through 12
p.m. (noon), Wednesday, September 6,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
September 2, 2023 through 9 a.m.,
Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine
fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 2, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9
p.m., Sunday, September 3, 2023; 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Monday, September 4,
2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet
fishing from 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Saturday, September 2, 2023; 8 a.m.
through 11:59 p.m., Sunday, September
3, 2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Monday, September 4, 2023; and 8 a.m.
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through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, September
5, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5
a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 2, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9
p.m., Sunday, September 3, 2023; 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Monday, September 4,
2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
06: Issued 12:00 p.m., September 5,
2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 through
12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, September 9,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 6, 2023 through 9 a.m.,
Saturday, September 9, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine
fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 6, 2023; 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Thursday, September 7,
2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday,
September 8, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet
fishing from 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 6, 2023; 8 a.m.
through 11:59 p.m., Thursday,
September 7, 2023; and 8 a.m. through
11:59 p.m., Friday, September 8, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5
a.m. through 9 p.m., Wednesday,
September 6, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9
p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2023; 5
a.m. through 9 p.m., and Friday,
September 8, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
07: Issued 12:00 p.m., September 8,
2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Relinquish
regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m.,
Saturday, September 9, 2023.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
September 9, 2023 through 9 a.m.,
Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine
fishing 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 9, 2023; 5:30 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Sunday, September 10,
2023; 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday,
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September 11, 2023; and 5:30 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet
fishing from 8 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 9, 2023; 8 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Sunday, September 10,
2023; 8 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday,
September 11, 2023; and 8 a.m. through
9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5:30
a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 9, 2023; 5:30 a.m. through 9
p.m., Sunday, September 10, 2023; 5:30
a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday,
September 11, 2023; and 5:30 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
08: Issued 12:00 p.m., September 12,
2023
date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
of the inseason orders. A delay in the
effective date of the inseason orders
would not allow fishers appropriately
controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
300.97, and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: December 19, 2023.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Treaty Tribal and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6, 7, and 7A, excluding the
Apex: Relinquish regulatory control
effective 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
September 13, 2023. The Apex is those
waters north and west of the Area 7A
‘‘East Point Line,’’ defined as a line
projected from the low water range
marker in Boundary Bay on the
International Boundary through the east
tip of Point Roberts in the state of
Washington to the East Point light on
Saturna Island in the Province of British
Columbia.
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Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for the inseason orders to be
issued without affording the public
prior notice and opportunity for
comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as
such prior notice and opportunity for
comments is impracticable and contrary
to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
impracticable because of insufficient
time between the time the stock
abundance information is available to
determine how much fishing can be
allowed and the time the fishery must
open or close in order to harvest the
appropriate amount of fish while they
are available.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
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[Docket No. 221223–0282; RTID 0648–
XD608]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer From NC to NJ
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is transferring a
portion of its 2023 commercial summer
flounder quota to the State of New
Jersey. This adjustment to the 2023
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 2023
commercial quotas for North Carolina
and New Jersey.
DATES: Effective December 21, 2023,
through December 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Deighan, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.100 through 648.111. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through North Carolina. The
SUMMARY:
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process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.102 and final
2023 allocations were published on
January 3, 2023 (88 FR 11).
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
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
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Regional
Administrator has determined these
three criteria have been met for the
transfer approved in this notification.
North Carolina is transferring 16,690
pounds (lb; 7,570 kilograms (kg)) to New
Jersey through a mutual agreement
between the states. This transfer was
requested to repay landings made by an
out-of-state permitted vessel under a
safe harbor agreement. The revised
summer flounder quotas for 2023 are
North Carolina, 3,131,074 lb (1,420,231
kg), and New Jersey, 2,487,110 lb
(1,128,134 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.102(c)(2)(i) through (iv), 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 20, 2023.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
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 300
[RTID 0648-XD573]
Fraser River Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason orders.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes inseason orders to regulate treaty tribal and
non-tribal (all citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in United States
(U.S.) waters of the Fraser River Panel (Panel) Area. The orders were
issued by the (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and
subsequently approved and issued by NMFS during 2023 for pink salmon
fisheries within the U.S. Panel Area. These orders established fishing
dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty tribal and
all citizen commercial fisheries during the period the Panel exercised
jurisdiction over these fisheries.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason Orders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Siniscal at 971-322-8407,
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of Canada concerning
Pacific salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and
subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631-3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 300,
subpart F, provide a framework for the implementation of certain
regulations of the Commission and inseason orders of the Commission's
Panel for U.S. sockeye and pink salmon fisheries in the Fraser River
Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion of the Panel Area to U.S.
sockeye and pink salmon tribal and non-tribal commercial fishing unless
opened by Panel regulations that are given effect by inseason orders
issued by NMFS (50 CFR 300.94(a)(1)). During the fishing season, NMFS
may issue inseason orders that establish fishing times and areas
consistent with the Commission agreements and regulations of the Panel.
Such orders must be consistent with domestic legal obligations and are
issued by the Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS. Official
notification of these inseason actions is provided by two telephone
hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 84 FR 19729
(May 6, 2019). The inseason orders are published in the Federal
Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to the
frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication of orders
during the fishing season is impracticable.
Inseason Orders
NMFS issued the following inseason orders for U.S. fisheries within
Panel Area waters during the 2023 fishing season, consistent with the
orders adopted by the Panel. Each of the following inseason actions was
effective upon announcement on telephone hotline numbers as specified
at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 88 FR 30235 (May 11, 2023); those dates
and times are listed herein. The times listed are local times, and the
areas designated are Puget Sound Management and Catch Reporting Areas
as defined in the Washington State Administrative Code at Chapter 220-
301-030.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-01: Issued 3:30 p.m., August 18,
2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, August 19, 2023, through 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday,
August 22, 2023.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m. through 9
p.m., Sunday, August 20, 2023.
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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-02: Issued 4:30 p.m., August 22,
2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Tuesday, August 22, 2023 through 12 p.m. (noon), Friday, August
25, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m. through 9
p.m., Wednesday, August 23, 2023 and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday,
August 25, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine fishing from 5 a.m. through 9
p.m., Thursday, August 24, 2023 and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday,
August 25, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 8 a.m. through
11:59 p.m., Thursday, August 24, 2023 and 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Friday, August 25, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7: Open for reef net fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Thursday, August 24,
2023, and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2023. Sockeye must
be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-03: Issued 2:30 p.m., August 25,
2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Friday, August 25, 2023 through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
August 30, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing 5 a.m., Saturday, August
26, 2023 through 9 a.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Saturday, August 26, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday, August 27,
2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday, August 28, 2023; and 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 8 a.m. through
11:59 p.m., Saturday, August 26, 2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Sunday, August 27, 2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m., Monday, August 28,
2023; and 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday,
August 26, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday, August 27, 2023; 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Monday, August 28, 2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-04: 1:30 p.m., Issued August 29,
2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, August 30, 2023 through 12 p.m. (noon), Friday,
September 1, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
August 30, 2023 through 9 a.m., Saturday, September 2, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 30, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Thursday, August 31,
2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday, September 1, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 8 a.m. through
11:59 p.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Thursday, August 31, 2023; and 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m., Friday,
September 1, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Wednesday,
August 30, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 2023; and
5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday, September 1, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-05: Issued 1:30 p.m., September 1,
2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Friday, September 1, 2023 through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
September 6, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
September 2, 2023 through 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 2, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday, September
3, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday, September 4, 2023; and 5 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 8 a.m. through
11:59 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Sunday, September 3, 2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September
4, 2023; and 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 2, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday, September 3, 2023; 5
a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday, September 4, 2023; and 5 a.m. through 9
p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-06: Issued 12:00 p.m., September
5, 2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, September 6, 2023 through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
September 9, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Wednesday,
September 6, 2023 through 9 a.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023. Sockeye
must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 6, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Thursday,
September 7, 2023; and 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Friday, September 8,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 8 a.m. through
11:59 p.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2023; 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Thursday, September 7, 2023; and 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m., Friday,
September 8, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Wednesday,
September 6, 2023; 5 a.m. through 9 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2023;
5 a.m. through 9 p.m., and Friday, September 8, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-07: Issued 12:00 p.m., September
8, 2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Relinquish regulatory control effective 11:59
p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m., Saturday,
September 9, 2023 through 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for purse seine fishing 5:30 a.m. through 9
p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023; 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday,
September 10, 2023; 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday,
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September 11, 2023; and 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September
12, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 8 a.m. through
9 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023; 8 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday,
September 10, 2023; 8 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday, September 11, 2023;
and 8 a.m. through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Sockeye must be
released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 9, 2023; 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m., Sunday,
September 10, 2023; 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday, September 11,
2023; and 5:30 a.m. through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023-08: Issued 12:00 p.m., September
12, 2023
Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net fishing from 9 a.m. through
11:59 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Sockeye must be released.
Treaty Tribal and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6, 7, and 7A, excluding the Apex: Relinquish regulatory
control effective 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The Apex
is those waters north and west of the Area 7A ``East Point Line,''
defined as a line projected from the low water range marker in Boundary
Bay on the International Boundary through the east tip of Point Roberts
in the state of Washington to the East Point light on Saturna Island in
the Province of British Columbia.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that
good cause exists for the inseason orders to be issued without
affording the public prior notice and opportunity for comment under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such prior notice and opportunity for comments is
impracticable and contrary to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is impracticable because of insufficient
time between the time the stock abundance information is available to
determine how much fishing can be allowed and the time the fishery must
open or close in order to harvest the appropriate amount of fish while
they are available.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), of the inseason
orders. A delay in the effective date of the inseason orders would not
allow fishers appropriately controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 300.97, and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: December 19, 2023.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-28267 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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