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conservation and management of the red 

snapper component of the Gulf reef fish 

fishery and that it is consistent with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act and other 

applicable laws. 

This final rule has been determined to 

be not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

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 this 

certification was published in the 

proposed rule and is not repeated here. 

No comments were received regarding 

this certification. As a result, a 

regulatory flexibility analysis was not 

required and none was prepared. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622 

Fisheries, Fishing, Puerto Rico, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Virgin Islands. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

■ For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 50 CFR part 622 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE 

CARIBBEAN, GULF, AND SOUTH 

ATLANTIC 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 622 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 622.42, paragraphs (a)(1)(i) 

introductory text and (a)(2)(i) are 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 622.42 Quotas. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(i) Red snapper -3.542 million lb 

(1.607 million kg), round weight. 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) Recreational quota for red snapper. 

The recreational quota for red snapper 

is 3.403 million lb (1.544 million kg), 

round weight. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 0911161406–0195–04] 

RIN 0648–AY37 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing 

Quota Program; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

section to a final rule published in the 

Federal Register on April 20, 2010, 

which erroneously waived the 30 day 

delay in effective date. A 30–day delay 

in effectiveness will allow fishermen to 

come into compliance with the terms of 

the rule, as was originally intended, 

without compromising any other aspect 

of the fishery. NMFS will not enforce 

the requirement that owners be onboard 

vessels unless otherwise required by 

statute or regulation. 

DATES: Effective May 3, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patsy A. Bearden, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Need for Correction 

In the final rule, published on April 

20, 2010, that revised the Individual 

Fishing Quota Program for the sablefish 

and halibut fisheries off Alaska (75 FR 

20526), make the following correction in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

section. On page 20527, in the second 

column, delete this paragraph: 

‘‘For the same reasons, the AA finds 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to 

waive the 30 day delay in effective 

date.’’ 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 0910131362–0087–02] 

RIN 0648–XW20 

Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive 

Zone Off Alaska; Deep-Water Species 

Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear 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 species that comprise the 

deep-water species fishery by vessels 

using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). This action is necessary because 

the second seasonal apportionment of 

the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance 

specified for the deep-water species 

fishery in the GOA has been reached. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), April 28, 2010, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., July 1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Keaton, 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 part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. 

The second seasonal apportionment 

of the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance 

specified for the deep-water species 

fishery in the GOA is 300 metric tons as 

established by the final 2010 and 2011 

harvest specifications for groundfish of 

the GOA (75 FR 11749, March 12, 2010), 

for the period 1200 hrs, A.l.t., April 1, 

2010, through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., July 1, 

2010. 

In accordance with § 679.21(d)(7)(i), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, has determined that the second 

seasonal apportionment of the Pacific 

halibut bycatch allowance specified for 

the trawl deep-water species fishery in 

the GOA has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for the deep-water 

species fishery by vessels using trawl 

gear in the GOA. The species and 


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