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Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on
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- Publication Date:
- 10/05/2007
- Agencies:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Dates:
- Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 2, 2007, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2007. Comments must be received
- Effective Date:
- 10/02/2007
- Document Type:
- Rule
- Document Citation:
- 72 FR 56933
- Page:
- 56933-56934 (2 pages)
- CFR:
- 50 CFR 679
- Agency/Docket Number:
- Docket No. 070213033-7033-01
- RIN:
- 0648-XD14
- Document Number:
- 07-4955
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AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Temporary rule; modification of a closure.
SUMMARY:
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod specified for catcher vessels using pot gear in the BSAI.
DATES:
Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 2, 2007, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2007. Comments must be received at the following address no later than 4:30 p.m., A.l.t., October 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments, identified by [0648-XD14], by any one of the following methods:
- Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
- Hand delivery to the Federal Building, 709 West 9th Street, Room 420A, Juneau, Alaska
- Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- FAX to 907-586-7557, Attn: Ellen Sebastian
- Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Hogan, 907-586-7228.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the Start Printed Page 56934BSAI 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.
NMFS closed directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using pot gear in the BSAI under § 679.20(d)(1)(iii) on September 28, 2007 (72 FR 56016, October 2, 2007). As of October 1, 2007, approximately 529 metric tons of Pacific cod remain in the 2007 Pacific cod TAC allocated to catcher vessels using pot gear in the BSAI. Therefore, in accordance with § 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C) and (a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully use the 2007 TAC of Pacific cod specified for catcher vessels using pot gear in the BSAI, NMFS is terminating the previous closure and is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using pot gear in the BSAI. The opening is effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., October 2, 2007, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2007.
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest. This requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest as it would prevent NMFS from responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and would delay the opening of the Pacific cod fishery by catcher vessels using pot gear in the BSAI. Immediate notification is necessary to allow for the orderly conduct and efficient operation of this fishery, to allow the industry to plan for the fishing season, and to avoid potential disruption to the fishing fleet and processors. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of October 1, 2007.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and opportunity for public comment.
Without this inseason adjustment, NMFS could not allow the fishery for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using pot gear in the BSAI to be harvested in an expedient manner and in accordance with the regulatory schedule. Under § 679.25(c)(2), interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this action to the above address until October 17, 2007.
This action is required by § 679.25 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Start AuthorityAuthority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
End Authority Start SignatureDated: October 1, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 07-4955 Filed 10-2-07; 1:38 pm]
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