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 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 111207737-2232-03]
RIN 0648-XA711
 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 14, 2012, implementing the final 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This rule corrects errors contained in a table in the document that provides the 2012 GOA non-American Fisheries Act crab vessel groundfish harvest sideboard limits.
 DATES: Effective April 17, 2012 through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2013, and is applicable beginning March 14, 2012.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obren Davis, 907-586-7228.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Need for Correction NMFS published the Final 2012 and 2013 GOA Harvest Specifications in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     on March 14, 2012 (77 FR 15194). A table providing information on 2012 GOA non-American Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessel groundfish harvest sideboard limits (Table 22) contained two minor errors. In Table 22 on page 15216, a 
                    **Federal Register**
                     error omitted the final 2012 non-AFA crab vessel A season sideboard limit for catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Western GOA. The correct limit is 23 metric tons. In addition, NMFS inadvertently listed “0.0001” as the ratio used to calculate the non-AFA crab vessel sideboard limit for catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Western GOA during the B season instead of the correct ratio of “0.0018.” These corrections are necessary to provide the correct sideboard limits. The Acting 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 notice corrects typographical errors to the table providing the 2012 GOA non-AFA crab vessel groundfish harvest sideboard limits, and does not change operating practices in the fisheries. The corrections described in this rule are being implemented 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). The corrections described in this rule are being made effective upon publication to avoid confusion for participants in the fisheries. Correction In the final rule published on March 14, 2012 (77 FR 15194), the following corrections are made to Table 22: 1. On page 15216, in Table 22, row 17 (the row beginning “W Hook-and-line C/P”), column six, the blank entry “” is corrected to read “23.” 2. On the same page, in row 29 (the row beginning “W Hook-and-line C/P), column four, the entry “0.0001” is corrected to read “0.0018.” Table 22 is corrected and reprinted in its entirety below.
                    ( print page 22684) Table 22—Final 2012 GOA Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessel Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits
[Values are rounded to the nearest metric ton]
Species
Season/Gear
Area/Component/Gear
Ratio of 1996 
                             -2000 non-AFA  
                             crab vessel  
                             catch to 1996-  
                             2000 total  
                             harvest
Final 2012 
                             TACs
Final 2012 
                             non-AFA crab  
                             vessel  
                             sideboard limitPollock
A Season January 20-March 10
Shumagin (610)
                             Chirikof (620)
0.0098
                             0.0031
5,797
                             14,023
57
                             43Kodiak (630)
0.0002
5,787
1B Season March 10-May 31
Shumagin (610)
                             Chirikof (620)
0.0098
                             0.0031
5,797
                             17,221
57
                             53Kodiak (630)
0.0002
2,589
1C Season August 25-October 1
Shumagin (610)
                             Chirikof (620)
0.0098
                             0.0031
9,338
                             7,282
92
                             23Kodiak (630)
0.0002
8,986
2D Season October 1-November 1
Shumagin (610)
                             Chirikof (620)
0.0098
                             0.0031
9,338
                             7,282
92
                             23Kodiak (630)
0.0002
8,986
2Annual
WYK (640)
0.0000
3,244
0SEO (650)
0.0000
10,774
0Pacific cod
A Season 1
                             January 1-June 10
W Jig
                             W Hook-and-line CV
0.0000
                             0.0004
12,614
                             12,614
0
                             5W Hook-and-line C/P
0.0018
12,614
23W Pot CV
0.0997
12,614
1,258W Pot C/P
0.0078
12,614
98W Trawl CV
0.0007
12,614
9C Jig
0.0000
25,623
0C Hook-and-line CV
0.0001
25,623
3C Hook-and-line C/P
0.0012
25,623
31C Pot CV
0.0474
25,623
1,215C Pot C/P
0.0136
25,623
348C Trawl CV
0.0012
25,623
31B Season 2
                             Jig Gear: June 10-December 31 
                               All other gears: September 1-December 31
W Jig
                             W Hook-and-line CV 
                             W Hook-and-line C/P 
                             W Pot CV 
                             W Pot C/P 
                             W Trawl CV
0.0000
                             0.0004 
                             0.0018 
                             0.0997 
                             0.0078 
                             0.0007
8,410
                             8,410 
                             8,410 
                             8,410 
                             8,410 
                             8,410
0
                             3 
                             15 
                             838 
                             66 
                             6C Jig
0.0000
17,082
0C Hook-and-line CV
0.0001
17,082
2C Hook-and-line C/P
0.0012
17,082
20C Pot CV
0.0474
17,082
810C Pot C/P
0.0136
17,082
232C Trawl CV
0.0012
17,082
20Annual
E inshore
0.0110
1,774
20E offshore
0.0000
197
0Sablefish
Annual, trawl gear
W
0.0000
356
0C
0.0000
1,152
0E
0.0000
271
0Flatfish, shallow-water
Annual
W
0.0059
13,250
78C
0.0001
18,000
2E
0.0000
5,779
0Flatfish, deep-water
Annual
W
0.0035
176
1C
0.0000
2,308
0E
0.0000
2,642
0Rex sole
Annual
W
0.0000
1,307
0C
0.0000
6,412
0E
0.0000
1,893
0Arrowtooth flounder
Annual
W
0.0004
14,500
6C
0.0001
75,000
8E
0.0000
13,800
0Flathead sole
Annual
W
0.0002
8,650
2C
0.0004
14,500
6E
0.0000
6,269
0Pacific ocean perch
Annual
W
0.0000
2,102
0C
0.0000
11,263
0E
0.0000
3,553
0Northern rockfish
Annual
W
0.0005
2,156
1C
0.0000
3,351
0Shortraker rockfish
Annual
W
0.0013
104
0C
0.0012
452
1E
0.0009
525
0( print page 22685)Other rockfish
Annual
W
0.0035
44
0C
0.0033
606
2E
0.0000
430
0Pelagic shelf rockfish
Annual
W
0.0017
409
1C
0.0000
3,849
0E
0.0000
860
0Rougheye rockfish
Annual
W
0.0067
80
1C
0.0047
850
4E
0.0008
293
0Demersal shelf rockfish
Annual
SEO
0.0000
293
0Thornyhead rockfish
Annual
W
0.0047
150
1C
0.0066
766
5E
0.0045
749
3Atka mackerel
Annual
Gulfwide
0.0000
2,000
0Big skate
Annual
W
0.0392
469
18C
0.0159
1,793
29E
0.0000
1,505
0Longnose skate
Annual
W
0.0392
70
3C
0.0159
1,879
30E
0.0000
676
0Other skates
Annual
Gulfwide
0.0176
2,030
36Squids
Annual
Gulfwide
0.0176
1,148
20Sharks
Annual
Gulfwide
0.0176
6,028
106Octopuses
Annual
Gulfwide
0.0176
1,455
26Sculpins
Annual
Gulfwide
0.0176
5,731
1011
                         The Pacific cod A season for trawl gear does not open until January 20.2
                         The Pacific cod B season for trawl gear closes November 1.
 Authority:
                    16 U.S.C. 773 
                        *et seq.;*16 U.S.C. 1540 (f), 1801 
                        *et seq.;*16 U.S.C. 3631 
                        *et seq.;*Pub. L. 105-277; Pub. L. 106-31; Pub. L. 106-554; Pub. L. 108-199; Pub. L. 108-447; Pub. L. 109-241; Pub. L. 109-479. Dated: April 11, 2012. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.


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