Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 120 / Thursday, June 20, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 31463

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k,

664, 668dd, and 715i.

§ 32.7 [Amended]

2. Section 32.7, List of refuge units

open to hunting and/or fishing, is

amended to add the alphabetical listing

of ‘‘Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge’’

under the State of New Hampshire.

3. Section 32.48 New Hampshire is

amended by adding the alphabetical

listing of Great Bay National Wildlife

Refuge to read as follows:

§ 32.48 New Hampshire.

Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge

A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds.

Hunting of migratory game birds is

permitted on designated areas of the

refuge subject to the following

conditions:

1. Waterfowl hunting will not require

a permit. Hunting will be allowed only

from the immediate shoreline of the

Bay.

2. Only portable blinds are permitted.

All decoys, blinds, and boats must be

removed after each day’s hunt.

3. Waterfowl hunters will access

shorelines by boat only.

B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]

C. Big Game Hunting. Hunting of deer

is permitted on designated areas of the

refuge subject to the following

conditions:

1. Refuge Permits are required for the

deer hunt.

2. Big game hunters are required to

wear, in a conspicuous manner on the

head, chest and back, a minimum of 400

square inches of solid-colored blaze

orange clothing or material.

D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]

* * * * *

Dated: March 15, 1996.

George T. Frampton, Jr.,

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and

Parks.

[FR Doc. 96–15737 Filed 6–19–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 960129019–6019–01; I.D.

061496C]

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands Area; Yellowfin Sole

by Vessels Using Trawl Gear

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed

fishery for yellowfin sole by vessels

using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands management area

(BSAI). This action is necessary to

prevent exceeding the third seasonal

bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut

apportioned to the trawl yellowfin sole

fishery in the BSAI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), June 17, 1996, until 12

noon, A.l.t., August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew N. Smoker, 907–586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific

Fishery Management Council under

authority of the Magnuson Fishery

Conservation and Management Act.

Fishing by U.S. vessels is governed by

regulations implementing the FMP at 50

CFR parts 620 and 675.

The third seasonal bycatch allowance

of Pacific halibut for the BSAI trawl

yellowfin sole fishery, which is defined

at § 675.21(b)(1)(iii)(B)(1), was

established by the Final 1996 Harvest

Specifications of Groundfish (61 FR

4311, February 5, 1996) as 100 metric

tons.

The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS,

has determined, in accordance with

§ 675.21(c)(1)(iii), that the third seasonal

bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut

apportioned to the trawl yellowfin sole

fishery in the BSAI has been caught.

Therefore, NMFS is prohibiting directed

fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels

using trawl gear in the BSAI.

Maximum retainable bycatch amounts

for applicable gear types may be found

in the regulations at § 675.20(h).

Classification

This action is taken under 50 CFR

675.21 and is exempt from review under

E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Richard H. Schaefer,

Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and

Management, National Marine Fisheries

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–15766 Filed 6–17–96; 2:58 pm]

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