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allowed in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this 

section. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(iii) If fishing was authorized under a 

PRIA bottomfish permit pursuant to 

§ 665.603(a), PRIA pelagic troll and 

handline permit pursuant to 

§ 665.801(f), crustacean fishing permit 

for the PRIA (Permit Area 4) pursuant to 

§ 665.642(a), or a precious coral fishing 

permit for Permit Area X–P–PI pursuant 

to § 665.662, the original logbook form 

for each day of fishing within EEZ 

waters around the PRIA must be 

submitted to the Regional Administrator 

within 30 days of the end of each 

fishing trip. 

(iv) If fishing was authorized under a 

permit pursuant to § 665.124, § 665.224, 

§ 665.424, § 665.624, § 665.905, 

§ 665.935, or § 665.965, the original 

logbook information for each day of 

fishing must be submitted to the 

Regional Administrator within 30 days 

of the end of each fishing trip. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 210217–0022; RTID 0648– 

XB273] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Blackspotted and 

Rougheye Rockfish in the Central 

Aleutian and Western Aleutian 

Districts of 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 retention 

of blackspotted and rougheye rockfish 

in the Central Aleutian and Western 

Aleutian districts (CAI/WAI) of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

management area (BSAI). This action is 

necessary because the 2021 blackspotted 

and rougheye rockfish total allowable 

catch (TAC) in the CAI/WAI of the BSAI 

has been reached. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), August 2, 2021, 

through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI according to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Groundfish of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area (FMP) prepared by 

the North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council under authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens 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 2021 blackspotted and rougheye 

rockfish TAC in the CAI/WAI of the 

BSAI is 169 metric tons (mt) as 

established by the final 2021 and 2022 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the BSAI (86 FR 11449, February 25, 

2021). In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(2), the Administrator, 

Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional 

Administrator), has determined that the 

2021 blackspotted and rougheye 

rockfish TAC in the CAI/WAI of the 

BSAI has been reached. Therefore, 

NMFS is requiring that blackspotted and 

rougheye rockfish in the CAI/WAI of the 

BSAI be treated in the same manner as 

a prohibited species, as described under 

§ 679.21(a), for the remainder of the 

year, except blackspotted and rougheye 

rockfish species in the CAI/WAI caught 

by catcher vessels using hook-and-line, 

pot, or jig gear as described in 

§ 679.20(j). 

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 prohibited 

retention of blackspotted and rougheye 

rockfish in the CAI/WAI of the BSAI. 

NMFS was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of July 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: August 2, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 210210–0018] 

RTID 0648–XB180 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 

in the West Yakutat District 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 ocean perch in the 

West Yakutat District of the Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary 

to prevent exceeding the 2021 total 

allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch 

in the West Yakutat District of the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), August 2, 2021, 

through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. 

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 parts 600 and 679. 

The 2021 total allowable catch (TAC) 

of Pacific ocean perch in the West 

Yakutat District of the GOA is 1,705 

metric tons (mt) as established by the 

final 2021 and 2022 harvest 

specifications for groundfish of the GOA 

(86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021). 

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

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the 2021 TAC of Pacific 

ocean perch in the West Yakutat District 


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