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All affected IFQ shareholders will 

receive decreases in their tilefish 2015 

IFQ allocations in comparison to their 

respective tilefish 2014 IFQ allocations. 

However, the magnitude of the decrease 

varies depending on the shareholder’s 

relative percent in the total IFQ quota. 

Small Entity Compliance Guide 

Section 212 of the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 states that, for each rule or group 

of related rules for which an agency is 

required to prepare a FRFA, the agency 

shall publish one or more guides to 

assist small entities in complying with 

the rule, and shall designate such 

publications as ‘‘small entity 

compliance guides.’’ The agency shall 

explain the actions a small entity is 

required to take to comply with a rule 

or group of rules. As part of this 

rulemaking process, a small entity 

compliance guide will be sent to all 

holders of Federal permits issued for the 

tilefish fishery. In addition, copies of 

this final rule and guide (i.e., permit 

holder letter) are available from NMFS 

(see ADDRESSES) and at the following 

Web site: 

www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 648 

Fisheries, Fishing, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: October 24, 2014. 

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 648 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE 

NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 648 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 648.292, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 648.292 Tilefish specifications. 

* * * * * 

(b) TAL. (1) The TAL for each fishing 

year will be specified pursuant to 

paragraph (a) of this section. 

(2) The sum of the TAL and the 

estimated discards shall be less than or 

equal to the ACT. 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 130925836–4174–02] 

RIN 0648–XD589 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of 

Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the Gulf of Alaska Management 

Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the 

projected unused amount of Pacific cod 

from catcher vessels using trawl gear to 

catcher vessels using hook-and-line 

gear, vessels using pot gear, and vessels 

using jig gear in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the Gulf of Alaska management 

area (GOA). This action is necessary to 

allow the 2014 total allowable catch of 

Pacific cod in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the GOA to be harvested. 

DATES: Effective October 24, 2014, 

through 2400 hours, Alaska local time 

(A.l.t.), December 31, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obren Davis, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

Gulf of Alaska 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. 

Regulations governing sideboard 

protections for GOA groundfish 

fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR 

part 680. 

The 2014 Pacific cod total allowable 

catch (TAC) specified for catcher vessels 

using trawl gear in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA is 8,582 

metric tons (mt), as established by the 

final 2014 and 2015 harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the GOA 

(79 FR 12890, March 6, 2014). The 

Administrator, Alaska Region (Regional 

Administrator) has determined that 

catcher vessels using trawl gear will not 

be able to harvest 900 mt of the 2014 

Pacific cod TAC allocated to those 

vessels under § 679.20(a)(12)(i)(A). 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 679.20(a)(12)(ii)(B), the Regional 

Administrator has also determined that 

catcher vessels using hook-and-line 

gear, vessels using pot gear, and vessels 

using jig gear currently have the 

capacity to harvest this excess allocation 

and reallocates 50 mt to catcher vessels 

using hook-and-line gear, 550 mt to 

vessels using pot gear, and 300 mt to 

vessels using jig gear. 

The harvest specifications for Pacific 

cod in the Western Regulatory Area of 

the GOA included in the final 2014 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the GOA (79 FR 12890, March 6, 2014) 

are revised as follows: 7,682 mt for 

catcher vessels using trawl gear, 363 mt 

for vessels using hook-and-line gear, 

9,042 mt for vessels using pot gear, and 

873 mt for vessels using jig gear. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

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 reallocation of Pacific cod 

specified from catcher vessels using 

trawl gear to catcher vessels using hookand-line gear, vessels using pot gear, 

and vessels using jig gear. Since the 

fishery is currently ongoing, it is 

important to immediately inform the 

industry as to the revised allocations. 

Immediate notification is necessary to 

allow for the orderly conduct and 

efficient operation of this fishery, to 

allow the industry to plan for the fishing 

season, and to avoid potential 

disruption to the fishing fleet as well as 

processors. NMFS was unable to 

publish a notice providing time for 

public comment because the most 

recent, relevant data only became 

available as of October 23, 2014. 

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. 


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64334 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 29, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: October 24, 2014. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 130925836–4174–02] 

RIN 0648–XD590 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of 

Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the Gulf of Alaska Management 

Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the 

projected unused amount of Pacific cod 

from vessels using jig gear to vessels 

using pot gear in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the Gulf of Alaska management 

area (GOA). This action is necessary to 

allow the 2014 total allowable catch of 

Pacific cod in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA to be harvested. 

DATES: Effective October 24, 2014, 

through 2400 hours, Alaska local time 

(A.l.t.), December 31, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obren Davis, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

Gulf of Alaska 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. 

Regulations governing sideboard 

protections for GOA groundfish 

fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR 

part 680. 

The 2014 Pacific cod total allowable 

catch (TAC) specified for vessels using 

jig gear in the Central Regulatory Area 

of the GOA is 797 metric tons (mt), as 

established by the final 2014 and 2015 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the GOA (79 FR 12890, March 6, 2014). 

The Administrator, Alaska Region 

(Regional Administrator) has 

determined that vessels using jig gear 

will not be able to harvest 500 mt of the 

2014 Pacific cod TAC allocated to those 

vessels under § 679.20(a)(12)(i)(A). 

In accordance with 

§ 679.20(a)(12)(ii)(B), the Regional 

Administrator has also determined that 

vessels using pot gear currently have the 

capacity to harvest this excess allocation 

and reallocates 500 mt to vessels using 

pot gear. 

The harvest specifications for Pacific 

cod in the Central Regulatory Area of 

the GOA included in the final 2014 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the GOA (79 FR 12890, March 6, 2014) 

are revised as follows: 297 mt for vessels 

using jig gear and 11,352 mt for vessels 

using pot gear. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

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 reallocation of Pacific cod 

specified from vessels using jig gear to 

vessels using pot gear. Since the fishery 

is currently ongoing, it is important to 

immediately inform the industry as to 

the revised allocations. Immediate 

notification is necessary to allow for the 

orderly conduct and efficient operation 

of this fishery, to allow the industry to 

plan for the fishing season, and to avoid 

potential disruption to the fishing fleet 

as well as processors. NMFS was unable 

to publish a notice providing time for 

public comment because the most 

recent, relevant data only became 

available as of October 23, 2014. 

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 24, 2014. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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