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inseason actions recommended by the 

states. The states manage the fisheries in 

state waters adjacent to the areas of the 

U.S. exclusive economic zone in 

accordance with these Federal actions. 

As provided by the inseason notice 

procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual 

notice of the described regulatory 

actions was given, prior to the date the 

action was effective, by telephone 

hotline number 206–526–6667 and 800– 

662–9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard 

Notice to Mariners broadcasts on 

Channel 16 VHF–FM and 2182 kHz. 

Classification 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that good 

cause exists for this notification to be 

issued without affording prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because such 

notification would be impracticable. As 

previously noted, actual notice of the 

regulatory actions was provided to 

fishers through telephone hotline and 

radio notification. These actions comply 

with the requirements of the annual 

management measures for ocean salmon 

fisheries (76 FR 25246, May 4, 2011), 

the West Coast Salmon Plan, and 

regulations implementing the West 

Coast Salmon Plan 50 CFR 660.409 and 

660.411. Prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment was impracticable 

because NMFS and the state agencies 

had insufficient time to provide for 

prior notice and the opportunity for 

public comment between the time the 

fishery catch and effort data were 

collected to determine the extent of the 

fisheries, and the time the fishery 

modifications had to be implemented in 

order to ensure that fisheries are 

managed based on the best available 

scientific information, thus allowing 

fishers access to the available fish at the 

time the fish were available while 

ensuring that quotas are not exceeded. 

The AA also finds good cause to waive 

the 30-day delay in effectiveness 

required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), as a 

delay in effectiveness of these actions 

would allow fishing at levels 

inconsistent with the goals of the 

Salmon Fishery Management Plan and 

the current management measures. 

These actions are authorized by 50 

CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are 

exempt from review under Executive 

Order 12866. 

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

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

Carrie Selberg, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 111207737–2232–03] 

RIN 0648–XA711 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 

2012 and 2013 Harvest Specifications 

for Groundfish; Correction 

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 nonAmerican 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 nonAmerican 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 nonAFA 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. 


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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 limit 

Pollock ................................. A Season January 20– 

March 10.

Shumagin (610) ..................

Chirikof (620) ......................

0.0098 

0.0031 

5,797 

14,023 

57 

43 

Kodiak (630) ....................... 0.0002 5,787 1 

B Season March 10–May 

31.

Shumagin (610) ..................

Chirikof (620) ......................

0.0098 

0.0031 

5,797 

17,221 

57 

53 

Kodiak (630) ....................... 0.0002 2,589 1 

C Season August 25–October 1.Shumagin (610) ..................

Chirikof (620) ......................

0.0098 

0.0031 

9,338 

7,282 

92 

23 

Kodiak (630) ....................... 0.0002 8,986 2 

D Season October 1–November 1.Shumagin (610) ..................

Chirikof (620) ......................

0.0098 

0.0031 

9,338 

7,282 

92 

23 

Kodiak (630) ....................... 0.0002 8,986 2 

Annual ................................. WYK (640) .......................... 0.0000 3,244 0 

SEO (650) ........................... 0.0000 10,774 0 

Pacific cod ........................... A Season 1 January 1–June 

10.

W Jig ...................................

W Hook-and-line CV ...........

0.0000 

0.0004 

12,614 

12,614 

0 

5 

W Hook-and-line C/P .......... 0.0018 12,614 23 

W Pot CV ............................ 0.0997 12,614 1,258 

W Pot C/P ........................... 0.0078 12,614 98 

W Trawl CV ........................ 0.0007 12,614 9 

C Jig .................................... 0.0000 25,623 0 

C Hook-and-line CV ............ 0.0001 25,623 3 

C Hook-and-line C/P ........... 0.0012 25,623 31 

C Pot CV ............................. 0.0474 25,623 1,215 

C Pot C/P ............................ 0.0136 25,623 348 

C Trawl CV ......................... 0.0012 25,623 31 

B 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 

6 

C Jig .................................... 0.0000 17,082 0 

C Hook-and-line CV ............ 0.0001 17,082 2 

C Hook-and-line C/P ........... 0.0012 17,082 20 

C Pot CV ............................. 0.0474 17,082 810 

C Pot C/P ............................ 0.0136 17,082 232 

C Trawl CV ......................... 0.0012 17,082 20 

Annual ................................. E inshore ............................. 0.0110 1,774 20 

E offshore ........................... 0.0000 197 0 

Sablefish ............................. Annual, trawl gear ............... W ......................................... 0.0000 356 0 

C ......................................... 0.0000 1,152 0 

E .......................................... 0.0000 271 0 

Flatfish, shallow-water ........ Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0059 13,250 78 

C ......................................... 0.0001 18,000 2 

E .......................................... 0.0000 5,779 0 

Flatfish, deep-water ............ Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0035 176 1 

C ......................................... 0.0000 2,308 0 

E .......................................... 0.0000 2,642 0 

Rex sole .............................. Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0000 1,307 0 

C ......................................... 0.0000 6,412 0 

E .......................................... 0.0000 1,893 0 

Arrowtooth flounder ............. Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0004 14,500 6 

C ......................................... 0.0001 75,000 8 

E .......................................... 0.0000 13,800 0 

Flathead sole ...................... Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0002 8,650 2 

C ......................................... 0.0004 14,500 6 

E .......................................... 0.0000 6,269 0 

Pacific ocean perch ............ Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0000 2,102 0 

C ......................................... 0.0000 11,263 0 

E .......................................... 0.0000 3,553 0 

Northern rockfish ................. Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0005 2,156 1 

C ......................................... 0.0000 3,351 0 

Shortraker rockfish .............. Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0013 104 0 

C ......................................... 0.0012 452 1 

E .......................................... 0.0009 525 0 


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TABLE 22—FINAL 2012 GOA NON-AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CRAB VESSEL GROUNDFISH HARVEST SIDEBOARD LIMITS— 

Continued 

[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 limit 

Other rockfish ...................... Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0035 44 0 

C ......................................... 0.0033 606 2 

E .......................................... 0.0000 430 0 

Pelagic shelf rockfish .......... Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0017 409 1 

C ......................................... 0.0000 3,849 0 

E .......................................... 0.0000 860 0 

Rougheye rockfish .............. Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0067 80 1 

C ......................................... 0.0047 850 4 

E .......................................... 0.0008 293 0 

Demersal shelf rockfish ...... Annual ................................. SEO .................................... 0.0000 293 0 

Thornyhead rockfish ........... Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0047 150 1 

C ......................................... 0.0066 766 5 

E .......................................... 0.0045 749 3 

Atka mackerel ..................... Annual ................................. Gulfwide .............................. 0.0000 2,000 0 

Big skate ............................. Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0392 469 18 

C ......................................... 0.0159 1,793 29 

E .......................................... 0.0000 1,505 0 

Longnose skate ................... Annual ................................. W ......................................... 0.0392 70 3 

C ......................................... 0.0159 1,879 30 

E .......................................... 0.0000 676 0 

Other skates ........................ Annual ................................. Gulfwide .............................. 0.0176 2,030 36 

Squids ................................. Annual ................................. Gulfwide .............................. 0.0176 1,148 20 

Sharks ................................. Annual ................................. Gulfwide .............................. 0.0176 6,028 106 

Octopuses ........................... Annual ................................. Gulfwide .............................. 0.0176 1,455 26 

Sculpins ............................... Annual ................................. Gulfwide .............................. 0.0176 5,731 101 

1 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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