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TABLE 1 TO PART 660, SUBPART H—PACIFIC SALMON EFH IDENTIFIED BY USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE (HUC)— 

Continued 

USGS HUC State(s) Hydrologic Unit Name Salmon Species Impassible Man–made 

Barrier (if present) 

18020111 CA Lower American River Chinook salmon Nimbus Dam 

18020112 CA Sacramento–Upper Clear Chinook salmon Whiskeytown Dam (Clear 

Cr.) 

18020113 CA Cottonwood Headwaters Chinook salmon n/a 

18020114 CA Upper Elder – Upper 

Thomas 

Chinook salmon n/a 

18020118 CA Upper Cow – Battle 

Creek 

Chinook salmon n/a 

18020119 CA Mill – Big Chico Chinook salmon n/a 

18020120 CA Upper Butte Creek Chinook salmon n/a 

18020125 CA Upper Yuba Chinook salmon n/a 

18040001 CA Mid. San Joaquin– L. 

Cowchilla 

Chinook salmon n/a 

18040002 CA Mid. San Joaquin– L. 

Merced– L. Stanislaus 

Chinook salmon La Grange Dam 

(Tuolumne R.) 

18040003 CA San Joaquin Delta Chinook salmon n/a 

18040004 CA L. Calaveras – Mormon 

Slough 

Chinook salmon n/a 

18040005 CA L. Consumnes– L. 

Mokelumne 

Chinook salmon Camanche Dam 

18040010 CA Upper Stanislaus Chinook salmon Goodwin Dam 

18040011 CA Upper Calveras Chinook salmon New Hogan Dam 

18040013 CA Upper Cosumnes Chinook salmon n/a 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 071106671–8010–02] 

RIN 0648–XL22 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 

Area 630 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 pollock in Statistical Area 

630 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the 2008 total allowable catch (TAC) of 

pollock for Statistical Area 630 in the 

GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), October 10, 2008, through 

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obren Davis, 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 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 2008 TAC of pollock in Statistical 

Area 630 of the GOA is 13,640 metric 

tons (mt) as established by the 2008 and 

2009 harvest specifications for 

groundfish of the GOA (73 FR 10562, 

February 27, 2008). 

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

the Regional Administrator has 

determined that the 2008 TAC of 

pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the 

GOA will soon be reached. Therefore, 

the Regional Administrator is 

establishing a directed fishing 

allowance of 13,600 mt, and is setting 

aside the remaining 40 mt as incidental 

catch to support other anticipated 

groundfish fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this directed 

fishing allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for pollock in Statistical 

Area 630 of the GOA. 

After the effective date of this closure 

the maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 


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from the fishery. The Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA 

(AA), finds good cause to waive the 

requirement to provide prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This requirement is 

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 closure of pollock in 

Statistical Area 630 of the GOA. NMFS 

was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of October 8, 

2008. 

The AA 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. 

This action is required by § 679.20 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: October 9, 2008. 

Alan D. Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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