Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 121 / Friday, June 21, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 31873

Nonstaffed nondesignated ports: ............................................................................................................................. $55 Administrative fee plus

all costs associated with

inspection and clearance.

Staffed nondesignated ports: No subpart C permit required (Border/Special Ports):

Import/export license holders .................................................................................................................................. $55 Administrative fee.

All others .................................................................................................................................................................. No charge.

(1) The Service will not refund any

fee or any portion of any license or

inspection fee or excuse payment of any

fee because importation or clearance of

wildlife shipment is refused for any

reason.

(2) [Reserved]

Dated: February 6, 1996.

George T. Frampton Jr.,

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and

Parks.

[FR Doc. 96–15388 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 661

[Docket No. 960126016–6121–04; I.D.

061196C]

Ocean Salmon Fisheries Off the

Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and

California; Closure from Cape Arago,

OR, to the Oregon-California Border

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the

commercial salmon fishery in the area

from Cape Arago, OR, to the OregonCalifornia border was closed at 1700

hours, June 5, 1996. The Director,

Northwest Region, NMFS (Regional

Director), has determined that the

commercial quota of 5,300 chinook

salmon for the area has been reached.

This action is necessary to conform to

the preseason announcement of the

1996 management measures and is

intended to ensure conservation of

chinook salmon.

DATES: Effective 1700 hours local time,

June 5, 1996, through 2400 hours local

time, June 30, 1996. Comments will be

accepted through July 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

William Stelle, Jr., Director, Northwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way

NE., BIN C15700–Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA

98115–0070. Information relevant to

this action has been compiled in

aggregate form and is available for

public review during business hours at

the office of the Regional Director.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William L. Robinson, 206–526–6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulations governing the ocean salmon

fisheries at 50 CFR 661.21(a)(1) state

that when a quota for the commercial or

the recreational fishery, or both, for any

salmon species in any portion of the

fishery management area is projected by

the Regional Director to be reached on

or by a certain date, the Secretary of

Commerce will, under 50 CFR 661.23,

close the commercial or recreational

fishery, or both, for all salmon species

in the portion of the fishery

management area to which the quota

applies as of the date the quota is

projected to be reached.

In the annual management measures

for ocean salmon fisheries (61 FR 20175,

May 6, 1996), NMFS announced that the

1996 commercial fishery in the area

between Cape Arago, OR, and the

Oregon-California border would open

on May 1 and continue through June 30

or attainment of the 5,300 chinook

salmon quota, whichever occurred first.

The best available information on

June 3 indicated that commercial

catches in this area totaled about 4,300

chinook salmon through June 2. Based

on the recent catch and effort levels,

NMFS determined to close the

commercial fishery at 1200 hours, June

4. The U.S. Coast Guard Notice to

Mariners was not broadcast, however,

until Wednesday afternoon, June 5.

Therefore, the Federal closure was not

effective until 1700 hours, June 5. The

season remains closed under the terms

of the preseason announcement of the

1996 management measures.

The Regional Director consulted with

representatives of the Pacific Fishery

Management Council and the Oregon

Department of Fish and Wildlife

regarding this closure. The State of

Oregon closed its commercial fishery

between Cape Arago and the OregonCalifornia border at 1200 hours on June

4. As provided by the inseason notice

procedures of 50 CFR 661.23, actual

notice to fishermen of this action was

given prior to 1700 hours local time,

June 5, 1996, by telephone hotline

number 206–526–6667 or 800–662–9825

and by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to

Mariners broadcasts on Channel 16

VHF-FM and 2182 kHz. Because of the

need for immediate action to stop the

fishery upon achievement of the quota,

NMFS has determined that good cause

exists for this action to be issued

without affording a prior opportunity

for public comment. This action does

not apply to other fisheries that may be

operating in other areas.

Classification

This action is authorized by 50 CFR

661.21 and 661.23 and is exempt from

review under E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–15890 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

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