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Dated: October 12, 2005. 

David I. Maurstad, 

Acting Mitigation Division Director, 

Emergency Preparedness and Response 

Directorate. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 040830250–5109–04; I.D. 

101805C] 

Fisheries off West Coast States and in 

the Western Pacific;Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific 

Whiting Primary Season for the 

Catcher/processor Sector 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; fishing 

restrictions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the end of 

the 2005 Pacific whiting (whiting) 

primary season for the catcher/processor 

sector at 1800 local time (l.t.) October 

18, 2005, because the allocation for the 

catcher/processor will be reached by 

that time. This action is intended to 

keep the harvest of whiting within the 

2005 allocation levels. 

DATES: Effective from October 18, 2005, 

until the start of the 2006 primary 

season for the catcher-processor sector, 

unless modified, superseded or 

rescinded. Comments will be accepted 

through November 8, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by I.D. 101805C, by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-mail: 

WhitingCPclosure05.nwr@noaa.gov 

Include I.D. 101805C in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Becky 

Renko. 

• Mail: D. Robert Lohn, 

Administrator, Northwest 

Region,NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way 

NE, Seattle, WA 98115–0070, Attn: 

Becky Renko. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Becky Renko at 206–526–6110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action is authorized by regulations 

implementing the Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), which governs the groundfish 

fishery off Washington, Oregon, and 

California. 

The 2005 non-tribal commercial OY 

for whiting is 232,069 mt (this is 

calculated by deducting the 35,000–mt 

tribal allocation and 2,000 mt for 

research catch and bycatch in nongroundfish fisheries from the 269,069 

mt total catch OY). Regulations at 50 

CFR 660.323(a) divide the commercial 

whiting OY into separate allocations for 

the catcher/processor, mothership, and 

shore-based sectors. The catcher/ 

processor sector is composed of vessels 

that harvest and process whiting. The 

mothership sector is composed of 

motherships and catcher vessels that 

harvest whiting for delivery to 

motherships. Motherships are vessels 

that process, but do not harvest, 

whiting. The shore-based sector is 

composed of vessels that harvest 

whiting for delivery to land-based 

processors. Each commercial sector 

receives a portion of the commercial 

OY. For 2005, the catcher/processors 

received 34 percent (78,903 mt), the 

mothership sector received 24 percent 

(55,696 mt), and the shore-based sector 

received 42 percent (97,469 mt). 

Regulations at 50 CFR 660.373(b) 

describe the primary season for 

mothership processors as the period(s) 

when at-sea processing is allowed and 

the fishery is open for the catcherprocessor sector. When each sector’s 

allocation is reached, the primary 

season for that sector is ended. 

NMFS Action 

This action announces achievement of 

the allocation for the catcher/processor 

sector only. The best available 

information on October 17, 2005, 

indicated that the catcher/processor 

allocation would be reached by October 

18, 2005, at which time the primary 

season for the catcher/processor sector 

ends. 

For the reasons stated here and in 

accordance with the regulations at 50 

CFR 660.373(b), NMFS herein 

announces that effective October 18, 

2005, further taking and retaining, 

receiving or at-sea processing of whiting 

by a catcher/processor is prohibited. No 

additional unprocessed whiting may be 

brought on board after at-sea processing 

is prohibited, but a catcher/processor 

may continue to process whiting that 

was on board before at-sea processing 

was prohibited. 

Classification 

This action is authorized by the 

regulations implementing the FMP. The 

determination to take this action is 

based on the most recent data available. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NMFS, finds good cause to 

waive the requirement to provide prior 

notice and opportunity for comment on 

this action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 

(3)(b)(B), because providing prior notice 

and opportunity would be 

impracticable. It would be impracticable 

because if this closure were delayed in 

order to provide notice and comment, 

the fishery would be expected to greatly 

exceed the mothership sector allocation. 

A delay to provide a cooling off period 

also would be expected to cause the 

fishery to exceed its allocation. 

Therefore, good cause also exists to 

waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness 

requirement of 5 U.S.C. 553 (d)(3). The 

aggregate data upon which the 

determination is based are available for 

public inspection at the Office of the 

Regional Administrator (see ADDRESSES) 

during business hours. This action is 

taken under the authority of 50 CFR 

660.373 (b) and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

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

61394 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2005 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: October 18, 2005. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries,National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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