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ADHESIVES, COATINGS, AND INKS

End-use Substitute Decision Further information 1

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HCFO–1233yd(Z) has an ozone depleting potential (ODP) of 0.00003 and a global warming 

potential (GWP) of less than 1. 

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HCFO–1233yd(Z) of 250 ppm on an eight-hour time-weighted average (8-hr TWA). 

This substitute is subject to a Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) section 5(a)(2) Significant New Use Rule (SNUR). 

1See recommendations in the manufacturer’s SDS and guidance for all listed carrier solvents for adhesives, coatings, and inks. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 21–126; RM–11893; DA 22– 

25; FR ID 67334] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Monroe, Louisiana 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On September 22, 2021, the 

Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 

issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM) in response to a petition for 

rulemaking filed by Gray Television 

Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee 

of KNOE–TV, channel 8, Monroe, 

Louisiana, requesting the substitution of 

channel 24 for channel 8 at Monroe in 

the Table of Allotments. For the reasons 

set forth in the Report and Order 

referenced below, the Bureau amends 

FCC regulations to substitute channel 24 

for channel 8 at Monroe. 

DATES: Effective January 20, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed rule was published at 86 FR 

54417 on October 1, 2021. The 

Petitioner filed comments in support of 

the petition reaffirming its commitment 

to apply for channel 24. The Petitioner 

states that the Commission has 

recognized the deleterious effects of 

manmade noise from nearby electrical 

devices including on the reception of 

digital VHF signals and that the 

propagation characteristics of VHF 

channels allow undesired signals and 

noise to be receivable at relatively 

farther distances compared to UHF 

channels. In addition, no existing 

viewers will lose service and an 

additional 12,868 persons would gain 

service if the channel substitution is 

granted. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Report and Order, MB 

Docket No. 21–126; RM–11893; DA 22– 

25, adopted January 11, 2022, and 

released January 11, 2022. The full text 

of this document is available for 

download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202– 

418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty). 

This document does not contain 

information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

therefore, it does not contain any 

proposed information collection burden 

‘‘for small business concerns with fewer 

than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601– 

612, do not apply to this proceeding. 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Television. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

Final Rule 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 

307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339. 

■ 2. In § 73.622(j), amend the Table of 

Allotments, under Louisiana, by 

revising the entry for Monroe to read as 

follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

Community Channel No. 

* * * * * 

LOUISIANA 

* * * * * 

Monroe .................................. * 13, 24 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 665 

[Docket No. 220113–0014] 

RIN 0648- BK72 

Pacific Island Fisheries; Annual Catch 

Limit and Accountability Measures; 

Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 

Bottomfish for Fishing Years 2021– 

2024 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this final rule, NMFS 

implements an annual catch limit (ACL) 

of 492,000 lb (223,167 kg) for Deep 7 

bottomfish in the main Hawaiian 

Islands (MHI) for each of the three 

fishing years 2021–22, 2022–23, and 

2023–24. As an in-season accountability 

measure (AM), if NMFS projects that the 


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fishery will reach the ACL in any given 

fishing year, we would close the 

commercial and non-commercial 

fisheries in Federal waters for the 

remainder of the fishing year. As a postseason AM, if NMFS determines that the 

catch exceeded the ACL in a fishing 

year, we would reduce the ACL for the 

following fishing year by the amount of 

the overage. This rule supports the longterm sustainability of Deep 7 

bottomfish. 

DATES: The final rule is effective 

February 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan for the Hawaii 

Archipelago (FEP) are available from the 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St., 

Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel. 

808–522–8220, fax 808–522–8226, or 

www.wpcouncil.org. 

Copies of the environmental analyses 

and other supporting documents for this 

action are available from https://

www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAANMFS-2021-0077, or from Michael D. 

Tosatto, Regional Administrator, NMFS 

Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO), 

1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, 

HI 96818. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brett Schumacher, NMFS PIRO 

Sustainable Fisheries, 808–725–5185. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS and 

the Council manage the Deep 7 

bottomfish fishery in Federal waters 

around Hawaii under the FEP, as 

authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Deep 

7 bottomfish are lehi (Aphareus 

rutilans), ehu (Etelis carbunculus), 

onaga (E. coruscans), opakapaka 

(Pristipomoides filamentosus), kalekale 

(P. sieboldii), gindai (P. zonatus), and 

hapuupuu (Hyporthodus quernus). The 

FEP contains a process for the Council 

and NMFS to specify ACLs and AMs; 

that process is codified at 50 CFR 665.4 

and requires NMFS to specify an ACL 

for MHI Deep 7 bottomfish each fishing 

year, based on a recommendation from 

the Council. 

The Council recommended that 

NMFS implement the ACL of 492,000 lb 

(223,167 kg) and AMs for MHI Deep 7 

bottomfish in fishing years 2021–22, 

2022–23, and 2023–24. Each fishing 

year begins on September 1 and ends on 

August 31 of the following year. As an 

in-season AM, if NMFS projects that the 

fishery will reach the ACL, we would 

close commercial and non-commercial 

fishing for MHI Deep 7 bottomfish in 

Federal waters for the remainder of the 

fishing year. As a post-season AM, in 

the event that NMFS determines that the 

final MHI Deep 7 bottomfish catch 

exceeds the ACL in any given year, 

NMFS would reduce the ACL for the 

subsequent fishing year by the amount 

of the overage with a subsequent 

rulemaking. The Council recommended 

the ACL and AMs based on an updated 

2021 bottomfish stock assessment, and 

in consideration of the risk of 

overfishing, past fishery performance, 

and the acceptable biological catch 

recommendation from its Scientific and 

Statistical Committee, with opportunity 

for input from the public. 

You may find additional background 

information on this action in the 

preamble to the proposed rule 

published on November 1, 2021 (86 FR 

60194). 

Comments and Response 

On November 1, 2021, NMFS 

published a proposed rule, 

Supplemental Environmental 

Assessment (SEA), and Regulatory 

Impact Review for public comment (86 

FR 60194). The comment period ended 

November 16, 2021. NMFS received 

comments from 26 sources, primarily 

from students from a policy class, and 

the interested public. NMFS did not 

receive any comments from fishermen, 

fishery management agencies, or nongovernmental organizations. We 

summarized the comments that relate 

directly to this action, and respond 

below. 

Comment 1: This regulation is 

necessary and important for preventing 

overfishing in Hawaii and for protecting 

fish populations. With effective quotas 

and AMs, we will be able to protect our 

fish and continue to harvest them 

sustainably. 

Response: NMFS agrees and will 

continue to regulate Federal fisheries to 

ensure they are sustainable, consistent 

with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the 

FEP and implementing regulations. 

Comment 2: NMFS should provide 

additional clarity on the purpose of this 

action because it mentions that it 

probably will not affect fishing 

behavior, and only extends for a few 

years into the future. 

Response: The Magnuson-Stevens Act 

requires NMFS to implement ACLs for 

all federally managed fisheries with 

certain exceptions not applicable here. 

This rule implements ACLs for three 

years because that timeframe is 

consistent with available scientific 

information and management goals of 

the Council. It provides a science-based 

upper limit for what can be caught 

sustainably, does not unnecessarily 

burden a healthy and productive fishery 

with regulatory constraints, and is 

consistent with regulatory requirements 

to set an ACL for federally-managed 

fisheries. 

Comment 3: The assumption that 

catch will be identical over three years 

may be flawed, so NMFS should 

reassess the quota each year based on 

new stock assessments and adjust the 

quota if the new assessment indicates 

the need. 

Response: The assumption that catch 

does not change annually is used as a 

basis for determining the acceptable risk 

of overfishing within the timeframe of 

catch projections from the most recent 

stock assessment. This provides an 

upper limit of the expected annual 

catch, and the in-season AM ensures 

that overfishing will not occur. It is 

unnecessary to conduct a new stock 

assessment and change the ACL each 

year because the post-season AM allows 

NMFS to decrease the ACL for the 

following fishing year to prevent effects 

on the stock, if needed. 

Comment 4: The bottomfish catch fell 

from an average of 274,000 lb (124,284 

kg) in 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2016–17 

to 161,437 lb (73,227 kg) in 2019–20, so 

the population must be decreasing. 

Response: Total catch does not 

correlate to the size of the population. 

Total catch is driven by several factors 

(such as market demand, which 

dropped sharply in 2020 during the 

coronavirus pandemic). The key metric 

used in stock assessments to evaluate 

relative population size is ‘‘catch per 

unit effort,’’ which has been stable or 

increasing in recent years; this 

underscores that the stock is healthy 

and the fishery is sustainable. 

Comment 5: Population sampling 

methodologies are flawed because the 

effect they are having on the overall 

environment goes unacknowledged, so 

the stock assessment is not accurate. 

Response: This action is based on a 

2021 updated stock assessment that 

included both fishery dependent data 

from commercial reports, and fishery 

independent data from scientific 

surveys. The assessment was reviewed 

by an independent panel of experts in 

fishery stock assessments and by the 

Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee. These reviews and our own 

internal review determined that the 

stock assessment provides the best 

available scientific information for 

management, and demonstrates the 

stock is not overfished or experiencing 

overfishing. The 2019 Environmental 

Assessment (EA) and 2021 SEA provide 

comprehensive analyses of the action’s 

potential environmental effects, which 

NMFS determined would not be 

significant. 

Comment 6: Fishermen may not 

report their catch accurately if the 


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fishery approaches the catch limit, so 

there should be measures in place to 

make sure that data are reported 

accurately and ensure that catch does 

not pass the quota. 

Response: While an impending catch 

limit could present a disincentive to 

report accurately, we work with our 

management partners at the Council and 

the State of Hawaii to educate fisherman 

about the importance of timely and 

accurate reporting. In past years when 

catch limits were lower, the fishery did 

reach the catch limits and NMFS closed 

the fishery using the same reporting and 

monitoring mechanisms, which 

indicates that underreporting is not a 

significant problem. The State of Hawaii 

also collects catch data from commercial 

fishermen and from vendors who buy 

and sell the fish. These programs allow 

for cross-verification of catch reports, if 

necessary, to ensure that management is 

based on consistent, timely, and 

accurate information. 

Comment 7: NMFS should conduct an 

independent review to account for 

underreporting and adjust the ACL 

accordingly. 

Response: We addressed this issue in 

a 2011 evaluation of unreported catch in 

the fishery. The information was 

included in the 2021 stock assessment 

to account for the effects of total fishery 

removals on the stock complex, and 

catch projections for the ACL are scaled 

based on reported catch. 

Comment 8: NMFS should consider 

creating different ACLs for small or 

local fisheries versus commercial 

fisheries to promote equity. 

Response: Catches in the fishery have 

been considerably less than the ACL, so 

the regulations do not create access, 

equity, or allocation issues. ACLs for 

multiple sectors are not necessary 

because this fishery does not have 

distinct small, local, or large, non-local 

commercial sectors. All participants are 

small boat fishermen and are considered 

small operations from an economic 

standpoint. 

Comment 9: Accounting for cultural, 

nutritional, and economic importance of 

Deep 7 bottomfish to indigenous 

Hawaiians is important because they are 

a marginalized population within 

Hawaii. 

Response: NMFS and the Council 

address these concerns during the 

development of the ACL 

recommendation and the analysis in the 

EA and SEA. Social and cultural 

impacts are discussed and evaluated 

during the ‘‘Social, Economic, 

Ecological, and Management’’ analysis 

used to develop the ACL. Effects on 

fishing-dependent communities are 

further analyzed in the EA and SEA, 

and NMFS also considers effects on 

Native Hawaiian and other underserved 

communities pursuant to Executive 

Order 12898 on Environmental Justice. 

These analyses show that this 

management action will not limit 

fishing opportunities for Native 

Hawaiians, minorities, or low-income 

populations, or otherwise have adverse 

effects. 

Comment 10: NMFS should provide 

exceptions to the ACL for the native 

groups that have sustainably caught and 

used these fish for generations. 

Response: Because the ACL is not 

restricting access to the fishery by any 

user group, the Council has not 

identified a need to allocate a portion of 

the ACL to any sector, including 

indigenous fishery participants. 

Comment 11: NMFS should provide 

data that show what proportion these 

fish contribute to an individual’s total 

annual income. 

Response: NMFS included additional 

available information in the final SEA. 

There is a relatively small proportion of 

‘‘highliners,’’ about 10 percent of the 

commercial fisherman who catch over 

1,000 lb (454 kg) of bottomfish per year. 

Within this group, participants earn 

approximately 30 percent of their 

personal income from bottomfish 

fishing, on average. Most other 

commercial fishermen report that they 

earn ‘‘very little’’ personal income from 

bottomfish. 

Comment 12: The action seems overly 

focused on economic prosperity rather 

than the long-term sustainability of the 

ecosystem. 

Response: The foundation of the ACL 

designation process is stock 

sustainability. NMFS first conducts a 

stock assessment to evaluate if the stock 

is being fished sustainably, and the 

overfishing risk across a range of catch 

levels. We then evaluate several 

sustainable catch levels for ecosystem 

effects (e.g., on target and non-target 

stocks, endangered species and marine 

mammals, habitat), and effects on the 

human community (e.g., economic, 

social, cultural effects). Economic 

factors are one of several important 

considerations, but our analyses address 

a comprehensive suite of concerns and 

perspectives. 

Changes From the Proposed Rule 

This final rule contains a minor 

housekeeping correction to the 

proposed rule. In the proposed rule 

published November 1, 2021 (86 FR 

60194), we intended to insert a new 

provision at 50 CFR 665.211(e) and 

change the current 665.211(e) to 

665.211(f). The current 665.211(e) 

addresses bottomfish fishing in areas 

outside the MHI. The new 665.211(e) 

addresses overage adjustments in the 

MHI Deep 7 bottomfish fishery. The 

amendatory instructions to change the 

CFR in the proposed rule would have 

added the new 665.211(e), but 

inadvertently omitted the new 

665.211(f), and the language in this final 

rule corrects this. The technical change 

has no material effect on management of 

the MHI Deep 7 bottomfish fishery. 

Classification 

Pursuant to section 304(b)(3) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS 

Assistant Administrator has determined 

that this final rule is consistent with the 

FEP, other provisions of the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable law. 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation of 

the Department of Commerce certified 

to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration during 

the proposed rule stage that this action 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The factual basis for the 

certification was published in the 

proposed rule and is not repeated here. 

NMFS received no comments regarding 

this certification. As a result, a 

regulatory flexibility analysis was not 

required and none was prepared. 

This final rule has been determined to 

be not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

This final rule contains no 

information collection requirements 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 665 

Accountability measures, Annual 

catch limits, Bottomfish, Fishing, 

Hawaii, Pacific Islands. 

Dated: January 13, 2022. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, NMFS amends 50 CFR part 

665 as follows: 

PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE 

WESTERN PACIFIC 

■ 1. The authority citation for 50 CFR 

part 665 continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 665.211, revise paragraphs (a) 

and (e), and add paragraph (f) to read as 

follows: 

§ 665.211 Annual Catch Limit (ACL). 

(a) In accordance with § 665.4, the 

ACLs for MHI bottomfish fisheries for 

each fishing year are as follows: 


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Fishery 2021–22 ACL 

(lb) 

2022–23 ACL 

(lb) 

2023–24 ACL 

(lb) 

Deep 7 bottomfish ....................................................................................................................... 492,000 492,000 492,000 

Fishery 2019 ACL 

(lb) 

2020 ACL 

(lb) 

2021 ACL 

(lb) 

Uku ............................................................................................................................................... 127,205 127,205 127,205 

* * * * * 

(e) If landings of MHI Deep 7 

bottomfish exceed the specified ACL in 

a fishing year, the Regional 

Administrator will reduce the ACL for 

the subsequent year by the amount of 

the overage in a separate rulemaking. 

(f) Fishing for, and the resultant 

possession or sale of, any bottomfish 

MUS by vessels legally registered to 

Mau Zone, Ho’omalu Zone, or PRIA 

bottomfish fishing permits and 

conducted in compliance with all other 

laws and regulations, is exempted from 

this section. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 210210–0018] 

RTID 0648–XB726 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 

610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the A season allowance of the 2022 total 

allowable catch of pollock for Statistical 

Area 610 in the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), January 20, 2022 through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., May 31, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krista Milani, 907–581–2062. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

GOA exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management 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. 

The A season allowance of the 2022 

total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock in 

Statistical Area 610 of the GOA is 1,132 

metric tons (mt) as established by the 

final 2021 and 2022 harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the GOA 

(86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021) and 

inseason adjustment (86 FR 74384, 

December 30, 2021). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i) 

and § 679.20(d)(1)(ii)(B), the Regional 

Administrator has determined that the 

A season allowance of the 2022 TAC of 

pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA is necessary to account for the 

incidental catch in other anticipated 

fisheries. Therefore, the Regional 

Administrator is establishing a directed 

fishing allowance of 0 mt and is setting 

aside the remaining 1,132 mt as bycatch 

to support other anticipated groundfish 

fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this directed 

fishing allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 of the GOA. 

While this closure is effective the 

maximum retainable amounts at 

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

during a trip. 

Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 

part 679, which was issued pursuant to 

section 304(b), and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

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

is good cause to waive prior notice and 

an opportunity for public comment on 

this action, as notice and comment 

would be 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 pollock 

in Statistical Area 610 in the GOA. 

NMFS was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of January 13, 

2022. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA 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. 

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

Dated: January 14, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 210217–0022; RTID 0648– 

XB721] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear 

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 American 

Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/ 

processors in the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands management area 

(BSAI). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the A season 

apportionment of the 2022 Pacific cod 

total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to 

AFA trawl catcher/processors in the 

BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), January 20, 2022, 

through 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 1, 

2022. 


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