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correcting amendment, the longitudinal 

coordinate for point K will be corrected 

and the coordinates for points O and U, 

as published in the final rule 

implementing Amendment 17B, will be 

removed and replaced with new 

boundary coordinates to reflect the 

State/Federal boundary. These new 

coordinates and State/Federal boundary 

lines will be included in the revised 

depth closure table of coordinates. All 

other information remains unchanged 

and will not be repeated in this 

correction. 

Classification 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NOAA, finds good cause to waive prior 

notice and opportunity for additional 

public comment for this action because 

any delay of this action would be 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. This correcting amendment 

includes minor, non-substantive 

changes to regulatory text to clarify the 

boundaries of the snapper-grouper 

depth closure contained in the final rule 

for Amendment 17B to the FMP. These 

amendments do not modify, add or 

remove any rights, privileges or 

obligations of any individuals. Rather, 

one of the longitudinal coordinates 

published in the final rule was incorrect 

and two of the coordinates published in 

the final rule occurred in State waters. 

The new coordinates and State/Federal 

boundary lines published in this 

correcting amendment will alleviate 

unnecessary confusion for South 

Atlantic snapper-grouper fishermen. 

There will be no adverse affect on 

fishing stocks as a result of this 

amendment. However, by immediately 

implementing this correcting 

amendment, fishermen will better be 

able to plan their fishing trips by 

incorporating the correct boundary 

coordinates into their business plans. 

Because this is a minor technical 

amendment that will benefit the affected 

entities, public comment is both 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. 

For the reasons stated above, the 

Assistant Administrator also finds good 

cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), to 

waive the 30-day delay in effective date 

for this correction amendment. These 

revisions are minor, non-substantive 

changes and do not change operating 

practices in the South Atlantic snappergrouper fishery. The immediate 

publication of the correct coordinates 

will provide fishermen the information 

they need to plan their fishing trips and 

alleviate confusion. 

Because prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment are not required 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 inapplicable. 

This correcting amendment is exempt 

from review under Executive Order 

12866. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622 

Fisheries, Fishing, Puerto Rico, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Virgin Islands. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

Accordingly, 50 CFR part 622 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendments: 

PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE 

CARIBBEAN, GULF, AND SOUTH 

ATLANTIC 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 622 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

■ 2. In § 622.35, the table in paragraph 

(o) is revised to read as follows: 

§ 622.35 Atlantic EEZ seasonal and/or area 

closures. 

* * * * * 

(o) * * * 

Point North lat. 

10 

West long. 

10 

A ........................... 36°31′01′′ 74°48′10′′ 

B ........................... 35°57′29′′ 74°55′49′′ 

C ........................... 35°30′49′′ 74°49′17′′ 

D ........................... 34°19′41′′ 76°00′21′′ 

E ........................... 33°13′31′′ 77°17′50′′ 

F ............................ 33°05′13′′ 77°49′24′′ 

G ........................... 32°24′03′′ 78°57′03′′ 

H ........................... 31°39′04′′ 79°38′46′′ 

I ............................. 30°27′33′′ 80°11′39′′ 

J ............................ 29°53′21′′ 80°16′01′′ 

K ........................... 29°24′03′′ 80°13′28′′ 

L ............................ 28°19′29′′ 80°00′27′′ 

M ........................... 27°32′05′′ 79°58′49′′ 

N ........................... 26°50′29′′ 79°59′05′′ 

From point N follow the State/ 

Federal boundary to point O.

O ........................... 25°43′57′′ 80°04′46′′ 

P ........................... 25°31′03′′ 80°04′55′′ 

Q ........................... 25°13′44′′ 80°09′40′′ 

R ........................... 24°59′09′′ 80°19′51′′ 

S ........................... 24°42′06′′ 80°46′38′′ 

T ............................ 24°33′53′′ 81°10′23′′ 

U ........................... 24°29′10′′ 81°32′27′′ 

From point U follow the State/ 

Federal boundary to point V.

V ........................... 24°26′28′′ 81°45′06′′ 

W .......................... 24°25′53′′ 81°47′53′′ 

Point North lat. 

10 

West long. 

10 

From point W follow the State/ 

Federal boundary to point X.

X ........................... 24°25′32′′ 81°58′38′′ 

Y ........................... 24°25′49′′ 82°11′17′′ 

Z ............................ 24°21′35′′ 82°22′32′′ 

AA ......................... 24°21′29′′ 82°42′33′′ 

BB ......................... 24°25′37′′ 83°00′00′′ 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 101126521–0640–02] 

RIN 0648–XA271 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet 

(18.3 m) Length Overall Using Jig or 

Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bogoslof 

Pacific Cod Exemption Area in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 

less than 60 feet (18.3 m) length overall 

(LOA) using jig or hook-and-line gear in 

the Bogoslof Pacific cod exemption area 

of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

management area (BSAI). This action is 

necessary to prevent exceeding the limit 

of Pacific cod for catcher vessels less 

than 60 ft LOA using jig or hook-andline gear in the Bogoslof Pacific cod 

exemption area in the BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), March 3, 2011, through 

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Keaton, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI 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. 


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vessels in accordance with the FMP 

appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 

and 50 CFR part 679. 

In accordance with 

§ 679.22(a)(7)(i)(C), the Administrator, 

Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional 

Administrator), has determined that 113 

metric tons of Pacific cod have been 

caught by catcher vessels less than 60 ft 

LOA using jig or hook-and-line gear in 

the Bogoslof exemption area described 

at § 679.22(a)(7)(i)(C)(1). Consequently, 

the Regional Administrator is 

prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific 

cod by catcher vessels less than 60 ft 

(18.3 m) LOA using jig or hook-and-line 

gear in the Bogoslof Pacific cod 

exemption area. 

After the effective date of this closure 

the maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. 

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 closure of Pacific cod by 

catcher vessels less than 60 ft LOA 

using jig or hook-and-line gear in the 

Bogoslof Pacific cod exemption area. 

NMFS was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of March 2, 

2011. 

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. 

This action is required by § 679.22 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 101126521–0640–02] 

RIN 0648–XA262 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of 

Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the 

projected unused amounts of the Aleut 

Corporation’s pollock directed fishing 

allowance and the Community 

Development Quota from the Aleutian 

Islands subarea to the Bering Sea 

subarea directed fisheries. These actions 

are necessary to provide opportunity for 

harvest of the 2011 total allowable catch 

of pollock, consistent with the goals and 

objectives of the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands Management Area. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), March 8, 2011, until 2400 

A.l.t., December 31, 2011, unless 

otherwise modified or superseded 

through publication of a notification in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obren Davis, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (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 (Council) 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens 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. 

In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the 

portion of the 2011 pollock total 

allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the 

Aleut Corporation’s directed fishing 

allowance (DFA) is 15,500 metric tons 

(mt) and the Community Development 

Quota (CDQ) is 1,900 mt as established 

by the final 2011 and 2012 harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (76 FR 11139, March 1, 2011). 

As of March 1, 2011, the 

Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, 

(Regional Administrator) has 

determined that 12,500 mt of Aleut 

Corporation’s DFA and 1,900 mt of 

pollock CDQ in the Aleutian Islands 

subarea will not be harvested. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS 

reallocates 12,500 mt of Aleut 

Corporation’s DFA and 1,900 mt of 

pollock CDQ from the Aleutian Islands 

subarea to the 2011 Bering Sea subarea 

allocations. The 1,900 mt of pollock 

CDQ is added to the 2011 Bering Sea 

CDQ DFA. The remaining 12,500 mt of 

pollock is apportioned to the Bering Sea 

subarea by AFA sector. The AFA 

Inshore sector receives 6,250 mt (50 

percent), the AFA catcher/processor 

sector receives 5,000 mt (40 percent), 

and the AFA mothership sector receives 

1,250 mt (10 percent). The 2011 pollock 

incidental catch allowance remains at 

33,804 mt. As a result, the harvest 

specifications for pollock in the 

Aleutian Islands subarea included in the 

final harvest 2011 and 2012 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (76 FR 11139, March 1, 2011) are 

revised as follows. For the Aleutian 

Islands subarea, 3,000 mt to Aleut 

Corporation’s DFA and 0 mt to CDQ 

pollock. Furthermore, pursuant to 

§ 679.20(a)(5), Table 3 of the final 2011 

and 2012 harvest specifications for 

groundfish in the BSAI (76 FR 11139, 

March 1, 2011) is revised to make 2011 

pollock allocations consistent with this 

reallocation. This reallocation results in 

proportional adjustments to the 2011 

Aleut Corporation and CDQ pollock 

allocations established at § 679.20(a)(5). 


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