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 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 101126521-0640-02]
RIN 0648-XZ90
 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
 ACTION: Final rule; closures; correction.
 SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is correcting a final  rule that published on March 1, 2011, implementing the final 2011 and 2012 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). Two tables within the document contained errors.
 DATES: Effective from 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 1, 2011, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2012.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7269.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Need for Correction NMFS published the Final 2011 and 2012 BSAI Harvest Specifications in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (76 FR 11139). Tables providing information on 2011 and 2012 Directed Fishing Closures (Table 10) and the Final 2011 and 2012 American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel BSAI Groundfish Sideboard Limits (Table 13) contained a number of minor errors. In Table 10 on page 11154, NMFS inadvertently listed an incidental catch allowance (ICA) of rock sole at “10,000” metric tons (mt), instead of the correct number of “5,000” mt. In addition, 
                    **Federal Register**
                     formatting issues caused misalignment in Tables 10 and 13 and affected the information contained in those tables. In Table 10 on page 11154, the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     listed the phrase “ICA rock sole” in the “sector” column rather than the “species” column. In Table 13 on page 11156, the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     shifted seven lines upward by one row in the following columns: “Ratio of 1995-1997 TAC”; “2011 initial TAC”; “2011 AFA catcher vessel sideboard limits”; “2012 initial TAC”; and “2012 AFA catcher vessel sideboard limits”. As a result of this error, Table 13 contains incorrect information on Pacific cod sideboard limits for the following gears and seasons: “Jig gear”; “Hook and line Catcher Vessels (CV)” for “Jan 1-Jun 10”; “Pot gear CV” for “Jan 1-Jun 10”; and “Trawl gear CV” for “Jan 20-Apr 1”. Table 13 also contains incorrect information on Atka mackerel sideboard limits for the following areas and seasons: “Eastern AI/BS” for “Jan 1-Jun 10”; “Central AI” for “Jan 1-Jun 10”; and “Central AI” for “Jan 1-Jun 10”. NMFS' corrections to Table 10 and Table 13 are listed below. 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 correction notice makes only minor changes and does not change operating practices in the fisheries. Corrections should be made as soon as possible to avoid confusion for participants in the fisheries. 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.y Correction On pages 11153, 11154, and 11156, Tables 10 and 13 are corrected to read as follows: Table 10—2011 and 2012 Directed Fishing Closures 1
[Groundfish and halibut amounts are in metric tons. Crab amounts are in number of animals]
Area
Sector
Species
2011 Incidental 
                             catch allowance
2012 Incidental 
                             catch allowanceBogoslof District
All
Pollock
150
150Aleutian Islands subarea
All
ICA pollock
1,600
1,600“Other rockfish”
425
425Eastern Aleutian District/Bering Sea
Non-amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access
ICA Atka mackerel
75
75( print page 17035)Eastern Aleutian District/Bering Sea
All
Rougheye rockfish
234
240Eastern Aleutian District
Non-amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access
ICA Pacific ocean perch
100
100Central Aleutian District
Non-amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access
ICA Atka mackerel
75
75ICA Pacific ocean perch
75
75Western Aleutian District
Non-amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access
ICA Atka mackerel
40
40ICA Pacific ocean perch
10
10Central and Western Aleutian Districts
All
Rougheye rockfish
220
225Bering Sea subarea
All
Pacific ocean perch
4,854
4,854“Other rockfish”
500
500ICA pollock
45,072
45,132Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
All
Northern rockfish
4,000
4,000Shortraker rockfish
393
393Squids
361
361Skates
14,025
14,025Sharks
43
43Octopuses
128
128Sculpins
4,420
4,420Hook-and-line and pot gear
ICA Pacific cod
500
500Non-amendment 80
ICA flathead sole
5,000
5,000ICA rock sole
5,000
5,000Non-amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access
ICA yellowfin sole
2,000
2,000BSAI trawl limited access
Rock sole/flathead sole/other flatfish—halibut mortality, red king crab zone 1, 
                            *C. opilio*
                             COBLZ, 
                            *C. bairdi*
                             Zone 1 and 2
0
0Turbot/arrowtooth/sablefish—halibut mortality, red king crab zone 1, 
                            *C. opilio*
                             COBLZ, 
                            *C. bairdi*
                             Zone 1 and 2
0
0Rockfish—red king crab zone 1
0
01
                         Maximum retainable amounts may be found in Table 11 to 50 CFR part 679.
 Table 13—Final 2011 and 2012 American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel Bsai Groundfish Sideboard Limits
[Amounts are in metric tons]
Species
Fishery by area/gear/season
Ratio of 1995-1997 AFA CV catch to 1995-1997 TAC
2011 initial TAC 1
2011 AFA catcher 
                             vessel sideboard limits
2012 initial TAC 1
2012 AFA catcher 
                             vessel sideboard limitsPacific cod
BSAIJig gear
0
n/a
0
n/a
0Hook-and-line CVJan 1-Jun 10
0.0006
207
0
208
0Jun 10-Dec 31
0.0006
199
0
200
0Pot gear CVJan 1-Jun 10
0.0006
8,685
5
8,749
5Sept 1-Dec 31
0.0006
8,345
5
8,406
5CV < 60 feet LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear
0.0006
4,055
2
4,084
2Trawl gear CVJan 20-Apr 1
0.8609
33,290
28,659
33,532
28,868Apr 1-Jun 10
0.8609
4,949
4,261
4,985
4,292Jun 10-Nov 1
0.8609
6,748
5,809
6,797
5,852Sablefish
BS trawl gear
0.0906
1,211
110
1,109
100AI trawl gear
0.0645
404
26
370
24Atka mackerel
Eastern AI/BSJan 1-Jun 10
0.0032
17,994
58
16,431
53Jun 10-Nov 1
0.0032
17,994
58
16,431
53Central AIJan 1-Jun 10
0.0001
5,037
1
4,596
0Jun 10-Nov 1
0.0001
5,037
1
4,596
0Western AIJan 1-Jun 10
0
n/a
0
n/a
0( print page 17036)Jun 10-Nov 1
0
n/a
0
n/a
0Rock sole
BSAI
0.0341
75,905
2,588
75,905
2,588Greenland turbot
BS
0.0645
2,975
192
2,975
192AI
0.0205
1,318
27
1,233
25Arrowtooth flounder
BSAI
0.069
22,015
1,519
22,015
1,519Kamchatka flounder
BSAI
0.069
15,045
1,038
15,045
1,038Alaska plaice
BSAI
0.0441
13,600
600
13,600
600Other flatfish
BSAI
0.0441
2,550
112
2,550
112Flathead sole
BS trawl gear
0.0505
37,102
1,874
37,102
1,874Pacific ocean perch
BS
0.1
4,854
485
4,854
485Eastern AI
0.0077
5,054
39
5,054
39Central AI
0.0025
4,429
11
4,429
11Western AI
0
n/a
0
n/a
0Northern rockfish
BSAI
0.0084
4,000
34
4,000
34Shortraker rockfish
BSAI
0.0037
393
1
393
1Rougheye rockfish
EBS/EAI
0.0037
234
1
240
1CAI/WAI
0.0037
220
1
225
1Other rockfish
BS
0.0048
500
2
500
2AI
0.0095
425
4
425
4Squids
BSAI
0.3827
361
138
361
138Skates
BSAI
0.0541
14,025
759
14,025
759Sharks
BSAI
0.0541
43
2
43
2Octopuses
BSAI
0.0541
128
7
128
7Sculpins
BSAI
0.0541
4,420
239
4,420
2391
                         Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch, and BSAI Atka mackerel, flathead sole, and rock sole are multiplied by the remainder of the TAC of that species after the subtraction of the CDQ reserve under § 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C).
 Dated: March 23, 2011. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.


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