Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 4 / Thursday, January 6, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 735 

Definitions 

Camp means erecting a tent or shelter 

of natural or synthetic material; 

preparing a sleeping bag or other 

bedding material; parking a motor 

vehicle, motor home, or trailer; or 

mooring a vessel for the apparent 

purpose of overnight occupancy. 

Prohibited Acts 

Unless otherwise authorized, the BLM 

will enforce the following rule on public 

lands within the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area, within the Arizona 

Strip Field Office, Arizona Strip 

District, Arizona. 

Camping and Occupancy 

1. You must not remain or camp 

within the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area for more than 14 

consecutive days in a 28-day period. 

2. After the 14th consecutive day, 

campers must move beyond a 30-mile 

radius from the boundary of the Virgin 

River Canyon Recreation Area. 

Exemptions 

The following persons are exempt 

from this rule: Any Federal, state, local, 

and/or military employee acting within 

the scope of his or her official duties; 

members of any organized rescue or 

firefighting force in performance of an 

official duty; and any person 

authorized, in writing, by the BLM 

authorized officer. 

Penalties 

Any person who violates this rule 

may be tried before a United States 

Magistrate and fined in accordance with 

18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more 

than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 8365.1– 

7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 

8365.1–7, State or local officials may 

also impose penalties for violations of 

Arizona law. 

Raymond Suazo, 

State Director, Arizona. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 210210–0018; RTID 0648– 

XB704] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line 

Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of 

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 Pacific cod by catcher vessels 

using hook-and-line (HAL) gear in the 

Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary 

to prevent exceeding the A season 

allowance of the 2022 total allowable 

catch of Pacific cod by catcher vessels 

using HAL gear in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), January 3, 2022, 

through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10, 

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 

Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) 

apportioned to catcher vessels using 

HAL gear in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the GOA is 47 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). The Regional Administrator has 

determined that the 2022 TAC 

apportioned to catcher vessels using 

HAL gear in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the GOA is necessary to account 

for the incidental catch of this species 

in other anticipated groundfish fisheries 

for the 2022 fishing year. Therefore, in 

accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), the 

Regional Administrator establishes the 

directed fishing allowance for catcher 

vessels using HAL gear in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA as zero mt. 

Consequently, in accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for catcher vessels using 

HAL gear in the Western Regulatory 

Area 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 Pacific 

cod by catcher vessels using HAL gear 

in the Western Regulatory Area of the 

GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a 

notification providing time for public 

comment because the most recent, 

relevant data only became available as 

of December 30, 2021. 

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 3, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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