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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 140107014–4014–01] 

RIN 0648–XD425 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Modifications of the West Coast 

Commercial and Tribal Salmon 

Fisheries; Inseason Actions #10 

through #23 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NOAA Fisheries announces 

14 inseason actions in the ocean salmon 

fisheries. These inseason actions 

modified the commercial salmon 

fisheries in the area from the U.S./

Canada border to U.S./Mexico border 

and the treaty Indian fishery north of 

Cape Falcon, Oregon. 

DATES: The effective dates for the 

inseason actions are set out in this 

document under the heading Inseason 

Actions. Comments will be accepted 

through November 12, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by NOAA–NMFS–2014–0005, 

by any one of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- 

0005, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: William W. Stelle, Jr., 

Regional Administrator, West Coast 

Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way 

NE., Seattle, WA, 98115–6349. 

• Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Peggy 

Mundy. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In the 2014 annual management 

measures for ocean salmon fisheries (79 

FR 24580, May 1, 2014), NMFS 

announced the commercial and 

recreational fisheries in the area from 

the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./

Mexico border, beginning May 1, 2014, 

and 2015 salmon seasons opening 

earlier than May 1, 2015. NMFS is 

authorized to implement inseason 

management actions to modify fishing 

seasons and quotas as necessary to 

provide fishing opportunity while 

meeting management objectives for the 

affected species (50 CFR 660.409). 

Inseason actions in the salmon fishery 

may be taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR 

660.409(a)—Fixed inseason 

management provisions) or upon 

consultation with the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and the 

appropriate State Directors (50 CFR 

660.409(b)—Flexible inseason 

management provisions). The state 

management agencies that participate in 

these consultations are: California 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

(CDFW), Oregon Department of Fish and 

Wildlife (ODFW), and Washington 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

(WDFW). 

Management of the salmon fisheries is 

generally divided into two geographic 

areas: North of Cape Falcon (U.S./

Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon) 

and south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon, 

Oregon to the U.S./Mexico border). The 

inseason actions reported in this 

document affect fisheries north and 

south of Cape Falcon. Within the south 

of Cape Falcon area, the Klamath 

Management Zone (KMZ) extends from 

Humbug Mountain, Oregon to 

Humboldt South Jetty, California and is 

divided at the Oregon/California border 

into the Oregon KMZ to the north and 

California KMZ to the south; five 

inseason actions in this notice 

specifically affect fisheries in the 

Oregon KMZ. All times mentioned refer 

to Pacific daylight time. 

Inseason Actions 

Inseason Action #10 

Inseason action #10 modified the 

landing and possession limit for 

Chinook salmon in the commercial 

salmon fishery from U.S./Canada border 

to Cape Falcon, Oregon; this superseded 

inseason action #8 (79 FR 34269, June 

16, 2014). Effective June 6, 2014, the 

landing and possession limit north of 

Cape Falcon was adjusted to 30 Chinook 

salmon north of Queets River or 40 

Chinook salmon south of Queets River, 

per vessel, per open period. 

The Regional Administrator (RA) 

consulted with representatives of the 

Council, WDFW, and ODFW on June 5, 

2014. The information considered 

during this consultation related to 

catch-to-date and fishery effort in the 

commercial salmon fishery north of 

Cape Falcon. Inseason action #8, which 

took effect on May 30, 2014, adjusted 

the landing and possession limit to 40 

Chinook salmon north of Queets River 

or 50 Chinook salmon south of Queets 

River, per vessel, per open period. 

During this consultation, the states 

recommended further restricting the 

landing and possession limit to 30 

Chinook salmon north of Queets River 

or 40 Chinook salmon south of Queets 

River, per vessel, per open period to 

avoid exceeding the May-June quota set 

preseason. The RA concurred with the 

state’s recommendation. Inseason action 

#10 took effect at 12:01 a.m. on June 6, 

2014 and remained in effect until 11:59 

p.m., June 12, 2014, when it was 

superseded by inseason action #11. 

Inseason action to modify quotas and/or 

fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #11 

Inseason action #11 modified the 

landing and possession limit for 

Chinook salmon in the commercial 

salmon fishery from U.S./Canada border 

to Cape Falcon, Oregon; this superseded 

inseason action #10. Effective June 13, 

2014, the landing and possession limit 

north of Cape Falcon was adjusted to 20 

Chinook salmon, per vessel, per open 

period. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, WDFW, 

and ODFW on June 12, 2014. The 

information considered during this 

consultation related to catch-to-date and 

fishery effort in the commercial salmon 

fishery north of Cape Falcon. Inseason 

action #10, which took effect on June 6, 

2014, adjusted the landing and 

possession limit to 30 Chinook salmon 

north of Queets River or 40 Chinook 

salmon south of Queets River, per 

vessel, per open period. During this 

consultation, the states recommended 

further restricting the north of Cape 

Falcon landing and possession limit to 

20 Chinook salmon, per vessel, per open 

period to avoid exceeding the May-June 

quota set preseason. The RA concurred 

with the state’s recommendation. 

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a.m. on June 13, 2014 and remained in 

effect until 11:59 p.m., June 30, 2014, 

the end of the May-June season. 

Inseason action to modify quotas and/or 

fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #12 

Inseason action #12 closed the June 

commercial salmon fishery in the 

Oregon KMZ at 11:59 p.m., June 18, 

2014. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, CDFW, 

and ODFW on June 18, 2014. The 

information considered during this 

consultation related to catch-to-date and 

fishery effort in the commercial salmon 

fishery south of Cape Falcon. The states 

recommended that the June fishery, 

close on June 18, 2014 to avoid 

exceeding the available quota for June. 

The RA concurred with the states’ 

recommendation. Inseason action #12 

took effect on June 18, 2014, and 

remained in effect through June 30, 

2014, the end of the June season. 

Inseason action to modify quotas and/or 

fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #13 

Inseason action #13 modified the 

landing requirement for the final 

opening in the May–June season in the 

commercial salmon fishery north of 

Cape Falcon. Catch must be landed by 

11:59 p.m., June 30, 2014, in order to 

not count against the landing limit, and 

quota, for the first week of the summer 

season, which started 12:01 a.m. July 1, 

2014. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, WDFW, 

ODFW, and CDFW on June 26, 2014. 

The information considered during this 

consultation related to catch-to-date and 

fishery effort in the spring (May–June) 

season, and landing and possession 

limits in the spring and summer seasons 

in the commercial salmon fishery north 

of Cape Falcon. During the consultation, 

the states recommended that, contrary 

to earlier projections, sufficient quota 

remained to allow the fishery to remain 

open until the scheduled end of the 

spring season on June 30. However, 

with no break scheduled between the 

end of the spring season on June 30 and 

the beginning of the summer season on 

July 1, and different landing limits and 

quotas applying to the two seasons, a 

modification of the landing 

requirements was necessary. The 

landing requirements in the 

management measures set preseason 

allow landing within 24 hours of 

closure of the fishery. The states 

recommended that catch from the spring 

fishery would have to be landed by 

11:59 p.m., June 30, 2014, to apply 

against the existing landing limit (set 

under inseason action #11) and count 

against the spring quota. Salmon landed 

after that time would be applied to the 

landing limit, and quota, for the first 

opening of the summer season. The 

purpose of this action was to allow the 

states to account for catch, enforce 

landing and possession limits, and 

manage quotas. The RA concurred with 

the states’ recommendation. Inseason 

action #13 took effect June 30, 2014, and 

remained in effect until July 1, 2014. 

Inseason action to modify quotas and/or 

fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #14 

Inseason action #14 adjusted the 

quota for July in the commercial salmon 

fishery in the Oregon KMZ to account 

for unutilized quota from June, which 

was rolled over to July on an impactneutral basis. The adjusted July quota 

was set at 574 Chinook salmon. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, ODFW, 

CDFW, and WDFW on June 26, 2014. 

The information considered during this 

consultation related to landed catch in 

the June commercial salmon fishery in 

the Oregon KMZ. During the 

consultation, the states reported that 

132 Chinook salmon remained from the 

June quota. The Salmon Technical Team 

(STT) calculated that rolling over this 

unutilized quota to July, on an impactneutral basis for impacts to Klamath 

River fall Chinook (KRFC) age-4 

escapement and Klamath tribal 

fisheries, would convert 132 Chinook 

salmon from June to 74 Chinook salmon 

in July. The states recommended that 

the July quota in the Oregon KMZ, set 

preseason at 500 Chinook salmon be 

adjusted to 574 Chinook salmon. The 

purpose of this action was to allow 

access to available Chinook salmon 

quota while not exceeding impacts set 

preseason for KRFC and Klamath tribal 

fisheries. The RA concurred with the 

states’ recommendation. Inseason action 

#14 took effect July 1, 2014, and 

remained in effect superseded by 

inseason action #18, which took effect 

on July 24, 2014. Inseason action to 

modify quotas and/or fishing seasons is 

authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #15 

Inseason action #15 modified the 

commercial salmon fishery from the 

Humbug Mountain, Oregon to the 

Oregon/California border (Oregon KMZ) 

to open at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 2014, as 

scheduled, and close at 11:59 p.m., July 

2, 2014, with a daily landing and 

possession limit of 15 Chinook per 

vessel. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, ODFW, 

CDFW, and WDFW on June 26, 2014. 

The information considered during this 

consultation related to catch-to-date, 

fishery effort, and catch projections in 

the commercial salmon fishery south of 

Cape Falcon. The states recommended 

that the July fishery, open for two days, 

July 1 and 2, 2014, with a daily landing 

and possession limit of 15 Chinook 

salmon per vessel. Additional openings 

could be scheduled under inseason 

actions, if sufficient quota remained. 

The purpose of this action was to allow 

access to available quota for July 

without exceeding it. The RA concurred 

with the states’ recommendation. 

Inseason action #15 took effect on July 

1, 2014, and remained in effect through 

July 31, 2014. Inseason action to modify 

quotas and/or fishing seasons is 

authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #16 

Inseason action #16 adjusted the 

summer quota in the treaty Indian 

salmon fishery north of Cape Falcon to 

account for unutilized quota from MayJune, which was rolled over to the 

summer fishery on an impact-neutral 

basis. The adjusted summer (July 1 

through September 15) quota was set at 

33,046 Chinook salmon. 

On July 7, 2014, the treaty tribes 

reported to NMFS that they had 1,814 

Chinook salmon unutilized quota from 

the May-June fishery to rollover to the 

summer fishery. The STT calculated 

that rolling over this unutilized quota to 

the summer fishery, on an impactneutral basis for impacts to Skokomish 

and mid-Hood Canal Chinook salmon, 

would convert to 1,796 Chinook salmon 

to add to the summer quota. Inseason 

action #16 adopted the adjusted summer 

quota of 33,046 Chinook salmon. The 

purpose of this action was to allow 

access to available Chinook salmon 

quota while not exceeding impacts set 

preseason for Skokomish and mid-Hood 

Canal Chinook. Inseason action #16 took 

effect July 8, 2014, and remains in effect 

through the end of the 2014 season. 

Inseason action to modify quotas and/or 

fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #17 

Inseason action #17 modified the 

landing and possession limit for 

Chinook salmon in the summer 

commercial salmon fishery from U.S./

Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon 

that opened July 1, 2014. The landing 

and possession limit was reduced from 

60 Chinook salmon, set preseason, to 35 


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Chinook salmon per vessel per open 

period, effective July 11, 2014. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, WDFW, 

and ODFW on July 10, 2014. The 

information considered during this 

consultation related to catch-to-date and 

fishery effort in the commercial salmon 

fishery north of Cape Falcon; in the first 

of 11 scheduled openings, 27 percent of 

the summer quota for Chinook salmon 

was landed. During the consultation, the 

states recommended reducing the 

landing and possession limits for 

Chinook salmon in the commercial 

salmon fishery north of Cape Falcon to 

maintain the season as scheduled 

without exceeding the quota set 

preseason. The RA concurred with the 

state’s recommendation. Effective July 

11, 2014, inseason action #17 adjusted 

the north of Cape Falcon Chinook 

salmon landing and possession limit to 

35 Chinook salmon per vessel per open 

period. Inseason action #17 remained in 

effect until superseded by inseason 

action #21 on August 1, 2014. Inseason 

action to modify quotas and/or fishing 

seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #18 

Inseason action #18 adjusted the 

quotas for July and August in the 

commercial salmon fishery in the 

Oregon KMZ to account for unutilized 

quota from June and July, which was 

rolled over to July and August on an 

impact-neutral basis. The readjusted 

July quota was set at 596 Chinook 

salmon (superseding inseason action 

#14). The adjusted August quota was set 

at 580 Chinook salmon. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, ODFW, 

CDFW, and WDFW on July 24, 2014. 

The information considered during this 

consultation related to landed catch in 

the June and July commercial salmon 

fisheries in the Oregon KMZ. During the 

consultation, the State of Oregon 

updated the landings from June and 

reported that 171 Chinook salmon 

remained from the June quota, rather 

than 132 as previously reported (see 

inseason action #14, above). The STT 

calculated that rolling over this 

unutilized quota to July, on an impactneutral basis for impacts to KRFC age4 escapement and Klamath tribal 

fisheries, would convert 171 Chinook 

salmon from June to 96 Chinook salmon 

in July. The states recommended that 

the July quota in the Oregon KMZ, set 

preseason at 500 Chinook salmon and 

adjusted to 574 Chinook salmon under 

inseason action #14, be readjusted to 

596 Chinook salmon. The State of 

Oregon reported that, of the 596 

adjusted July quota, 496 Chinook were 

landed in the 2-day July opening, July 

1 and 2, 2014 (see inseason action #15); 

therefore, quota of 100 Chinook salmon 

remained to be rolled over to August. 

The STT calculated the rollover, on an 

impact-neutral basis as described above, 

added 80 Chinook salmon to the August 

quota, set preseason at 500 Chinook 

salmon. The purpose of this action was 

to allow access to available Chinook 

salmon quota while not exceeding 

impacts set preseason for KRFC and 

Klamath tribal fisheries. The RA 

concurred with the states’ 

recommendation. Inseason action #18 

took effect July 24, 2014, and remains in 

effect until the end of the 2014 season, 

or until superseded by further inseason 

action. Inseason action to modify quotas 

and/or fishing seasons is authorized by 

50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #19 

Inseason action #19 modified the 

commercial salmon fishery in the 

Oregon KMZ to open Wednesday and 

Thursday, August 6 and 7, 2014, with a 

daily landing and possession limit of 15 

Chinook per vessel, and to open on 

subsequent Wednesdays and Thursdays 

in August, with a daily landing and 

possession limit of 15 Chinook per 

vessel. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, ODFW, 

CDFW, and WDFW on July 24, 2014. 

The information considered during this 

consultation related to available August 

quota, anticipated fishery effort, and 

catch projections in the commercial 

salmon fishery south of Cape Falcon. 

The states recommended that the 

August fishery open on Wednesdays 

and Thursdays with a daily landing and 

possession limit of 15 Chinook salmon 

per vessel, allowing the state to 

calculate remaining quota available 

prior to the next opening, and request 

an inseason consultation if further 

modifications to the August fishery 

were necessary. The purpose of this 

action was to allow access to available 

quota for August without exceeding it. 

The RA concurred with the states’ 

recommendation. Inseason action #19 

took effect on August 6, 2014, and 

remains in effect through August 29, 

2014, unless superseded by inseason 

action. Inseason action to modify quotas 

and/or fishing seasons is authorized by 

50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #20 

Inseason action #20 adjusted the 

incidental halibut allocation to 33,671 

pounds, effective August 1, 2014, due to 

4,000 pounds of additional allocation 

provided by the International Pacific 

Halibut Commission (IPHC). Inseason 

action #20 also modified the landing 

and possession limit to allow no more 

than one Pacific halibut per each four 

Chinook, except one Pacific halibut may 

be possessed or landed without meeting 

the ratio requirement, and no more than 

3 halibut may be possessed or landed 

per trip, effective July 20, 2014 (this 

superseded the landing and possession 

limits set in inseason action #9 (79 FR 

34269, June 16, 2014)). 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, ODFW, 

CDFW, and WDFW on July 24, 2014. 

The information considered during this 

consultation related to IPHC allocations 

under the catch sharing, halibut catchto-date, and effort in the commercial 

salmon fishery. Effective August 1, 

2014, the IPHC rolled over 4,000 pounds 

of unutilized commercial halibut quota 

to the commercial salmon incidental 

halibut allocation, this resulted in an 

adjusted allocation of 33,671 pounds of 

Pacific halibut incidental to the 

commercial salmon fishery. The states 

recommended adjusting the incidental 

halibut landing and possession limit to 

allow access to this additional 

allocation. The RA concurred with the 

states’ recommendation. The landing 

limits adjusted under inseason action 

#20 took effect on July 25, 2014, and 

remained in effect until superseded by 

inseason action #23 on August 8, 2014. 

Inseason action to modify quotas and/or 

fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #21 

Inseason action #21 modified the 

landing and possession limit for 

Chinook salmon in the commercial 

salmon fishery from U.S./Canada border 

to Cape Falcon, Oregon to 50 Chinook 

salmon and 50 marked coho per vessel 

per open period north of the Queets 

River, or 50 Chinook salmon and 80 

marked coho per vessel south of the 

Queets River, effective August 1, 2014 

(this action superseded inseason action 

#17). 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, WDFW, 

and ODFW on July 31, 2014. The 

information considered during this 

consultation related to catch-to-date and 

fishery effort in the commercial salmon 

fishery north of Cape Falcon. Adverse 

weather conditions and shift of fishing 

effort from salmon to tuna resulted in 

lower than anticipated landings. During 

the consultation, the states 

recommended increasing the landing 

and possession limits for Chinook and 

coho salmon in the commercial salmon 

fishery north of Cape Falcon to provide 

access to available quota. The RA 


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concurred with the states’ 

recommendation. Inseason action #21 

took effect August 1, 2014, and 

remained in effect until superseded by 

inseason action #22 on August 8, 2014. 

Inseason action to modify quotas and/or 

fishing seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #22 

Inseason action #22 modified the 

landing and possession limit for 

Chinook salmon in the commercial 

salmon fishery from U.S./Canada border 

to Cape Falcon, Oregon to 75 Chinook 

salmon and 150 marked coho per vessel 

per open period, effective August 8, 

2014. This action superseded inseason 

action #21 and also preempted a 

scheduled change in the landing limits 

set in the preseason regulations to take 

effect on August 22. 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, WDFW, 

and ODFW on August 7, 2014. The 

information considered during this 

consultation related to catch-to-date and 

fishery effort in the commercial salmon 

fishery north of Cape Falcon. Adverse 

weather conditions continued to 

negatively affect the fishery and not all 

vessels participating in the fishery have 

been able to catch their landing limits. 

During the consultation, the states 

recommended increasing the landing 

and possession limits for Chinook and 

coho salmon in the commercial salmon 

fishery north of Cape Falcon to provide 

access to available quota while salmon 

are still available to the ocean fishery. 

The RA concurred with the state’s 

recommendation. Inseason action #22 

remains in effect until modified by 

inseason action, and preempted a 

scheduled change in landing limit set 

preseason to take effect on August 22, 

2014. Inseason action to modify quotas 

and/or fishing seasons is authorized by 

50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i). 

Inseason Action #23 

Inseason action #23 modified the 

landing and possession limit for Pacific 

halibut caught incidental to the 

commercial salmon fishery by IPHC 

license holders to allow no more than 

one Pacific halibut per each four 

Chinook, except one Pacific halibut may 

be possessed or landed without meeting 

the ratio requirement, and no more than 

7 halibut may be possessed or landed 

per trip (this superseded the landing 

and possession limits set in inseason 

action #20). 

The RA consulted with 

representatives of the Council, ODFW, 

CDFW, and WDFW on August 7, 2014. 

The information considered during this 

consultation related to IPHC allocations 

under the catch sharing plan, halibut 

catch-to-date, and effort in the 

commercial salmon fishery. The states 

recommended increasing the incidental 

halibut landing and possession limit to 

allow access to the allocation that was 

adjusted on August 1, 2014 (see 

inseason action #20). The RA concurred 

with the states’ recommendation. 

Inseason action #23 took effect on 

August 8, 2014, and remains in effect 

until the allocation is attained or until 

superseded by inseason action. Inseason 

action to modify quotas and/or fishing 

seasons is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409(b)(1)(i). 

All other restrictions and regulations 

remain in effect as announced for the 

2014 ocean salmon fisheries and 2015 

fisheries opening prior to May 1, 2015 

(79 FR 24580, May 1, 2014). 

The RA determined that the best 

available information indicated that 

Chinook salmon and Pacific halibut 

landings and fishing effort supported 

the above inseason actions 

recommended by the treaty tribes 

(inseason action #16), and the states of 

Washington, Oregon, and California. 

The states manage the fisheries in state 

waters adjacent to the areas of the U.S. 

exclusive economic zone in accordance 

with these Federal actions. As provided 

by the inseason notice procedures of 50 

CFR 660.411, actual notice of the 

described regulatory actions was given, 

prior to the time the action was 

effective, by telephone hotline number 

206–526–6667 and 800–662–9825, and 

by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners 

broadcasts on Channel 16 VHF–FM and 

2182 kHz. 

Classification 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that good 

cause exists for this notification to be 

issued without affording prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because such 

notification would be impracticable. As 

previously noted, actual notice of the 

regulatory actions was provided to 

fishers through telephone hotline and 

radio notification. These actions comply 

with the requirements of the annual 

management measures for ocean salmon 

fisheries (79 FR 24580, May 1, 2014), 

the West Coast Salmon Fishery 

Management Plan (Salmon FMP), and 

regulations implementing the Salmon 

FMP, 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411. Prior 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment was impracticable because 

NMFS and the state agencies had 

insufficient time to provide for prior 

notice and the opportunity for public 

comment between the time catch and 

effort projections were developed and 

fisheries impacts were calculated, and 

the time the fishery modifications had 

to be implemented in order to ensure 

that fisheries are managed based on the 

best available scientific information, 

thus allowing fishers access to the 

available fish at the time the fish were 

available while ensuring that quotas are 

not exceeded. The AA also finds good 

cause to waive the 30-day delay in 

effectiveness required under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3), as a delay in effectiveness of 

these actions would allow fishing at 

levels inconsistent with the goals of the 

Salmon FMP and the current 

management measures. 

These actions are authorized by 50 

CFR 660.409 and 660.411 and are 

exempt from review under Executive 

Order 12866. 

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

Dated: October 22, 2014. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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