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PART 64—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 64 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; 

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR, 

1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 

3 CFR, 1979 Comp.; p. 376. 

§ 64.6 [Amended] 

■ 2. The tables published under the 

authority of § 64.6 are amended as 

follows: 

State and location Community 

No. 

Effective date authorization/cancellation of 

sale of flood insurance in community 

Current effective 

map date 

Date certain 

Federal 

assistance no 

longer 

available in 

SFHAs 

Region III 

Virginia: 

City of Chesapeake, Independent 

City.

510034 May 24, 1974, Emerg; February 2, 1977, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

December 16, 

2014.

December 16, 

2014. 

City of Norfolk, Independent City ... 510104 August 15, 1973, Emerg; August 1, 1979, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

City of Poquoson, Independent City 510183 August 29, 1973, Emerg; May 16, 1977, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Region IV 

South Carolina: 

Florence, City of, Florence County 450078 April 17, 1975, Emerg; December 1, 1981, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Florence County, Unincorporated 

Areas.

450076 May 22, 1979, Emerg; September 2, 1982, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Johnsonville, City of, Florence 

County.

450208 August 4, 1975, Emerg; June 25, 1976, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Lake City, City of, Florence County 450079 August 6, 1974, Emerg; June 1, 1981, Reg; 

December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Pamplico, Town of, Florence County.450081 October 23, 1995, Emerg; February 1, 

2002, Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Quinby, Town of, Florence County 450082 May 10, 1975, Emerg; November 20, 1978, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Region V 

Indiana: 

Brook, Town of, Newton County .... 180180 April 10, 1975, Emerg; September 1, 1986, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Kentland, Town of, Newton County 180182 November 13, 1975, Emerg; September 18, 

1985, Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Newton County, Unincorporated 

Areas.

180179 April 21, 1975, Emerg; September 1, 1986, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

Region VII 

Iowa: 

Delaware County, Unincorporated 

Areas.

190863 N/A, Emerg; September 28, 2010, Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.......do ............... Do. 

Manchester, City of, Delaware 

County.

190112 April 25, 1975, Emerg; October 15, 1982, 

Reg; December 16, 2014, Susp.

......do ............... Do. 

*-do- = Ditto. 

Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Susp.—Suspension. 

Dated: October 28, 2014. 

David L. Miller, 

Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance 

and Mitigation Administration, Department 

of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 130805680–4915–02] 

RIN 0648–BD58 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources in the 

Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; 

Framework Action 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to 

implement management measures 

described in a framework action to the 

Fishery Management Plan for the 

Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in 

the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region 

(FMP) (Framework Action), as prepared 

by the South Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Councils 

(Councils). This final rule allows 

transfer of Atlantic migratory group 

Spanish mackerel caught in excess of 

the trip limit with gillnet gear from one 

vessel with a Federal Spanish mackerel 

commercial permit to another vessel 


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with a Federal Spanish mackerel 

commercial permit that has not yet 

harvested the trip limit; allows the 

receiving vessel involved in a Spanish 

mackerel transfer-at-sea to have three 

gillnets onboard instead of two; and 

modifies the commercial trip limits for 

king mackerel in the Florida east coast 

subzone. This rule also implements an 

administrative change to correct an 

inadvertent error in a prior rulemaking 

unrelated to this Framework Action. 

The purpose of this final rule is to 

modify the restrictions on transfer-at-sea 

and gillnet allowances for Atlantic 

migratory group Spanish mackerel to 

minimize dead discards of Spanish 

mackerel and modify the king mackerel 

trip limit in the Florida east coast 

subzone to optimize utilization of the 

resource. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 

19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the 

Framework Action, which includes an 

environmental assessment and a 

regulatory impact review, may be 

obtained from the Southeast Regional 

Office Web site at http://

sero.nmfs.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Michie, telephone: 727–824–5305, or 

email: kate.michie@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

coastal migratory pelagic (CMP) fishery 

of the South Atlantic and the Gulf of 

Mexico (Gulf), which includes Spanish 

mackerel, king mackerel, and cobia, is 

managed under the FMP. The FMP was 

prepared by the Councils and 

implemented through regulations at 50 

CFR part 622 under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

On March 19, 2014, NMFS published 

a proposed rule for the Framework 

Action and requested public comment 

(79 FR 15293). The proposed rule and 

Framework Action outline the rationale 

for the actions contained in this final 

rule. A summary of the actions 

implemented by this final rule is 

provided below. 

This final rule allows transfer-at-sea 

of Spanish mackerel in gillnets between 

vessels with Federal Spanish mackerel 

commercial permits that are using 

gillnet gear and allows vessels engaged 

in this transfer activity to have three 

gillnets onboard. The transfer-at-sea of 

harvested fish is only allowed if all the 

following conditions are met: (1) The 

owner or operator of both vessels 

involved in the transfer reports the 

transfer by telephone to the NOAA 

Office of Law Enforcement in Port 

Orange, Florida, prior to the transfer; (2) 

harvesting gear must be allowable 

gillnet gear, as specified in 50 CFR 

622.377(b); (3) the transfer can only take 

place in Federal waters between two 

vessels with valid commercial permits 

for Spanish mackerel; (4) the receiving 

vessel must possess no more than three 

gillnets after the transfer is completed; 

(5) all Spanish mackerel exceeding the 

applicable daily vessel limit shall 

remain in the gillnet until transferred; 

(6) the quantity of Spanish mackerel 

transferred to any single vessel shall not 

exceed the applicable daily trip limit; 

and (7) transfers of Spanish mackerel 

may only occur once per vessel per trip. 

This final rule also modifies the two 

gillnet possession restriction in order to 

account for the portion of a third net 

that is present onboard a vessel that 

receives Spanish mackerel transferred at 

sea. Only vessels engaged in this 

transfer activity will be allowed to have 

three gillnets onboard. 

This final rule modifies the Atlantic 

king mackerel Florida east coast 

subzone trip limit so that during March 

1 through March 31, if 70 percent or 

more of the quota has been harvested, 

the trip limit will remain at 50 fish per 

vessel per trip; however, if less than 70 

percent of the quota has been harvested 

during that time, the trip limit will 

increase to 75 fish per vessel per trip 

until March 31. From April 1 through 

October 31, the Florida east coast 

subzone is not part of the Gulf migratory 

group king mackerel area; it is part of 

the Atlantic migratory group king 

mackerel area. 

Additional Changes Contained in This 

Final Rule 

Drift gillnets for all CMP species were 

prohibited in the South Atlantic 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ) through 

the final rule implementing Amendment 

3 to the FMP (54 FR 29561, July 13, 

1989) and through the final rule 

implementing the Resubmission of 

Disapproved Measures in Amendment 3 

to the FMP (55 FR 14833, April 19, 

1990). Run-around gillnets for king 

mackerel were prohibited in the South 

Atlantic EEZ through the final rule 

implementing Amendment 8 to the FMP 

(63 FR 10561, March 4, 1998). However, 

the regulations currently at 50 CFR 

622.387, which address prevention of 

gear conflicts between hook-and-line 

and gillnet vessels in the South Atlantic 

EEZ, were inadvertently not removed at 

the time when the final rule for 

Amendment 8 was implemented. This 

rule corrects this mistake by removing 

the regulations at § 622.387. This 

revision is unrelated to the Framework 

Action. 

Comments and Responses 

NMFS received two comment 

submissions on the Framework Action 

and the proposed rule. One comment 

was from a government organization 

that stated it had no comment. One 

comment was from a commercial fishing 

organization that stated it was in 

support of the Framework Action and 

the proposed rule. NMFS received no 

other comments related to the 

Framework Action or the proposed rule. 

Therefore, no changes were made to the 

final rule in response to public 

comments. 

Classification 

The Regional Administrator, 

Southeast Region, NMFS, has 

determined that this final rule is 

necessary for the conservation and 

management of CMP species and is 

consistent with the FMP, the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable law. 

This final rule has been determined to 

be not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

A final regulatory flexibility analysis 

(FRFA) was prepared for this action. An 

FRFA incorporates the initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis (IRFA), a summary of 

the significant economic issues raised 

by public comment, NMFS’ responses to 

those comments, and a summary of the 

analyses completed to support the 

action. The FRFA uses updated 

information to produce more current 

estimates of numbers of small entities 

and impacts; however, its conclusions 

are consistent with the IRFA. The FRFA 

also includes an administrative action to 

remove regulatory text that was not 

included in the IRFA. The FRFA 

follows. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Act provides 

the statutory basis for this final rule and 

the preamble to this final rule provides 

a statement of the need for and 

objectives of this rule. 

No public comments specific to the 

IRFA were received and, therefore, no 

public comments are addressed in this 

FRFA. Moreover, there were no 

comments pertaining to the economic 

impacts. 

The final rule allows the transfer of 

Spanish mackerel by gillnet in the 

Atlantic EEZ, modifies existing trip 

limits for king mackerel in the Florida 

east coast subzone, and removes 

regulatory text concerning prevention of 

conflicts between hook-and-line and 

gillnet fishermen that is no longer 

necessary. 

NMFS expects the final rule to 

directly affect commercial fishermen in 

the CMP fishery, and these fishermen 

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harvesting industry. A business 

(including subsidiaries and affiliates) 

involved in finfish harvesting is 

classified as a small business if its total 

annual revenue is no greater than the 

Small Business Administration (SBA) 

size standard for that industry. SBA 

adjusted the size standard for finfish 

fishing (NAICS 114111) from $19 

million to $20.5 million to account for 

inflation and the adjusted size standard 

went into effect on July 14, 2014. 

Presently, there are 1,759 commercial 

fishing vessels with a valid commercial 

Spanish mackerel permit (as of April 21, 

2014). It is unknown how many of those 

1,759 vessels may volunteer to 

participate in a transfer by gillnet. 

Consequently, all of the businesses that 

hold at least one of the 1,736 

commercial vessel permits for Spanish 

mackerel (as of November 5, 2013) are 

presumed to be small businesses. 

However, 22 vessels with a valid 

commercial Spanish mackerel gillnet 

permit have a valid or renewable king 

mackerel gillnet permit. Hence, it is 

estimated that at least 22 vessels that 

harvest Spanish mackerel will be 

directly affected by the rule. The above 

22 gillnet fishing vessels are owned 

and/or operated by 18 businesses in the 

finfish fishing industry and each of 

these businesses is expected to be small. 

In the proposed rule, NMFS estimated 

that there were 1,658 commercial 

fishing vessels with a valid or renewable 

permit for king mackerel, all of which 

were presumed to be small businesses. 

This number was updated on April 21, 

2014, at which time we estimated that 

there were 1,483 commercial fishing 

vessels with a valid or renewable king 

mackerel permit. From this number, 

NMFS narrowed the number of 

impacted entities to those permit 

holders who reside in Florida in Miami/ 

Dade County up through Volusia 

County, as these entities are the most 

likely to fish in the Florida east coast 

subzone. NMFS estimated that those 

residents totaled approximately 55 

percent of all permit holders. Some 

number of additional entities living 

outside Miami/Dade County through 

Volusia County may also travel to and 

harvest from the Florida east coast 

subzone, but the inclusion of these 

entities in the analysis would not likely 

materially affect the assessment of the 

expected economic effects. Based on the 

55 percent calculated above, we 

estimate that 816 of the 1,483 vessels 

with a valid or renewable permit will be 

directly affected by the action to modify 

trip limits in the Florida east coast 

subzone. Although commercial vessels 

that land king mackerel harvest other 

species, it is presumed that all of the 

businesses that own and/or operate one 

or more of the above 816 vessels are 

small. 

Since implementation of the gillnet 

prohibitions, the relevance of 

regulations at 50 CFR 622.387, which 

address prevention of gear conflicts 

between hook-and-line and gillnet 

vessels in the South Atlantic EEZ, has 

been zero. This is because the 

regulations implementing Amendment 3 

and Amendment 8 to the FMP 

prohibited drift gillnets and run-around 

gillnets in the South Atlantic EEZ, 

respectively; however, the regulations 

implementing Amendment 8 

inadvertently did not remove the 

provision at 50 CFR 622.387 at that 

time. 

This final rule will end the 

prohibition on gillnet transfers of 

Atlantic migratory group Spanish 

mackerel in the EEZ, allow a vessel with 

a commercial Spanish mackerel permit 

to possess three gillnets in the Atlantic 

EEZ, and establish a new reporting 

requirement. The operator(s) of the two 

vessels engaged in a transfer will be 

required to report the transfer by 

telephone to the NOAA Office of Law 

Enforcement in Port Orange, Florida, 

prior to the transfer. Because any 

transfer would be voluntary, any of the 

18 or more small businesses that own 

and/or operate gillnet fishing vessels 

would likely participate in a transfer 

only if it has a net economic benefit. 

Because transfers would allow at least 

22 vessels to catch more than the trip 

limit if they transfer the amount of catch 

in excess of the trip limit to another 

permitted vessel, up to the trip limit, 

this action may increase the rate of 

landings. Vessels may engage in such 

transfers especially along Florida’s east 

coast after the trip limit is reduced, as 

vessels that would not have previously 

reached the trip limit may now receive 

additional fish, up to the trip limit. 

NMFS considered one alternative, the 

no action alternative, to the proposed 

action of eliminating the prohibition on 

the transfer of Spanish mackerel by 

gillnet. The status quo alternative was 

rejected because it would not provide 

the potential economic benefit to small 

businesses as described above. 

This final rule will change the 

commercial trip limit for king mackerel 

in the Florida east coast subzone 

without changing any current reporting 

or recordkeeping requirements. Under 

this final rule, any vessel that currently 

lands up to 50 fish per trip in February 

would experience no loss of landings or 

ex-vessel (dockside) revenues. For trips 

that have historically harvested more 

than 50 fish per trip in February, this 

final rule is expected to reduce the king 

mackerel harvest by as much as 25 fish 

weighing 375 lb (170 kg) and with a 

dockside value of $829 per trip per 

vessel in February of each year. Any 

vessel that currently lands up to 50 fish 

in March would experience no loss of 

landings and dockside revenues. Those 

that currently land more than 50 fish 

per trip in March are expected to reduce 

the king mackerel harvest by as much as 

25 fish weighing 375 kg and with a 

dockside value of $829 per trip per 

vessel in March. Consequently, vessels 

that have consistently landed less than 

50 fish per trip in February and March 

would experience no adverse economic 

impact. Those vessels that have landed 

more than 50 fish per trip during those 

months would experience losses of 

dockside revenue up to $829 per trip. If 

the rate of landings in the first 3 months 

of the 5-month season were such that 

the quota could be reached weeks before 

March 31, the lower trip limit in 

February could increase both the length 

of the open season and number of trips 

when ex-vessel price of king mackerel is 

typically at its highest in March. 

However, since the 2012–2013 season, 

there have been no early closures 

despite increases in the trip limit in 

February and March, and the final rule’s 

lower expected trip limits in February 

and March could result in lower annual 

landings. 

This rule also modifies the 

commercial trip limit for king mackerel 

in the Florida east coast subzone. 

Among the actions in this rule, only this 

action is expected to potentially result 

in any adverse economic effect on any 

small entities. NMFS considered three 

alternatives, including the status quo 

alternative, to this action. The status 

quo commercial trip limit in the Florida 

east coast subzone is 50 fish from 

November 1 through January 31 each 

year. Then, beginning on February 1, 

and continuing through March 31, if 75 

percent or more of the Florida east coast 

subzone quota has been taken by 

January 31, the trip limit remains 50 

fish. However, if less than 75 percent of 

the quota has been taken by January 31, 

the trip limit increases to 75 fish. This 

alternative was not selected because it 

could result in a season that closes 

while the increased demand for king 

mackerel that occurs during the Lenten 

season is still high. 

The second alternative would set the 

king mackerel commercial trip limit in 

the Florida east coast subzone at 50 fish 

for the entire fishing season. This 

alternative was not adopted because it 

would not provide the flexibility to 

allow small businesses to increase 

landings of king mackerel when demand 

increases during the Lenten season. 


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The third alternative would set the 

king mackerel trip limit in the Florida 

east coast subzone at 75 fish for the 

entire fishing season. This alternative 

was not adopted because it would likely 

increase the king mackerel harvest prior 

to the Lenten season, reduce landings of 

king mackerel and associated revenues 

when demand is high during the Lenten 

season, and result in earlier closure, 

potentially even before the period of 

heightened demand. 

Finally, this rule also removes 

language in the codified text regarding 

prevention of gear conflicts between 

hook-and-line and gillnet vessels in the 

South Atlantic EEZ. This change 

corrects an inadvertent error in the text, 

as discussed in the preamble. The 

regulation contained in § 622.387 was 

necessary before separate quotas, trip 

limits, and gillnet permits were 

implemented for the harvest of king 

mackerel off Florida. Since 

implementation of those management 

measures, the impact and relevance of 

§ 622.387 have been zero. Consequently, 

its removal would have no impact on 

small businesses. 

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. As part of the rulemaking 

process, NMFS prepared a fishery 

bulletin, which also serves as a small 

entity compliance guide. The fishery 

bulletin will be sent to all CMP vessel 

permit holders in the Atlantic region. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622 

Fisheries, Fishing, Gillnet, Mackerel, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, South Atlantic, Trip 

limits. 

Dated: November 12, 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 622 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE 

CARIBBEAN, GULF OF MEXICO, AND 

SOUTH ATLANTIC 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 622 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 622.377, paragraph (b)(2)(iii) is 

revised and paragraph (b)(2)(vi) is added 

to read as follows: 

§ 622.377 Gillnet restrictions. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(iii) No more than two gillnets, 

including any net in use, may be 

possessed at any one time, except for a 

vessel with a valid commercial vessel 

permit for Spanish mackerel engaged in 

a transfer as specified in paragraph 

(b)(2)(vi) of this section. If two gillnets, 

including any net in use, are possessed 

at any one time, they must have 

stretched mesh sizes (as allowed under 

the regulations) that differ by at least .25 

inch (.64 cm), except for a vessel with 

a valid commercial vessel permit for 

Spanish mackerel engaged in a transfer 

as specified in paragraph (b)(2)(vi) of 

this section, in which case the vessel 

may possess two gillnets of the same 

mesh size provided that one of the nets 

is transferred to that vessel. 

* * * * * 

(vi) A portion of a gillnet may be 

transferred at sea only in the EEZ and 

only from a vessel with a valid 

commercial vessel permit for Spanish 

mackerel that has exceeded a trip limit 

specified in § 622.385 (b) to another 

vessel with a valid commercial vessel 

permit for Spanish mackerel that has 

not yet reached the trip limit (the 

receiving vessel). Only one such transfer 

is allowed per vessel per day. In 

addition, to complete a legal transfer at 

sea, all of the following must apply: 

(A) All fish exceeding the applicable 

commercial trip limit may not be 

removed from the gillnet until the 

transfer is complete (i.e., the gillnet is 

onboard the receiving vessel). The fish 

transferred to the receiving vessel may 

not exceed the applicable commercial 

trip limit. 

(B) The receiving vessel may possess 

no more than three gillnets on board 

after the transfer is complete. 

(C) Prior to cutting the gillnet and 

prior to any transfer of Spanish 

mackerel from one vessel to another, the 

owner or operator of both vessels must 

contact NMFS Office for Law 

Enforcement, Port Orange, Florida, 

phone: 1–386–492–6686. 

■ 3. In § 622.385, the third sentence in 

the introductory text and paragraph 

(a)(2)(i) are revised to read as follows: 

§ 622.385 Commercial trip limits. 

* * * Except for Atlantic migratory 

group Spanish mackerel harvested by 

gillnet, as specified in 

§ 622.377(b)(2)(vi), a species subject to a 

trip limit specified in this section taken 

in the EEZ may not be transferred at sea, 

regardless of where such transfer takes 

place, and such species may not be 

transferred in the EEZ. * * * 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) Eastern zone—Florida east coast 

subzone. In the Florida east coast 

subzone, king mackerel in or from the 

EEZ may be possessed on board at any 

time or landed in a day from a vessel 

with a commercial permit for king 

mackerel as required under 

§ 622.370(a)(1) as follows: 

(A) From November 1 through the end 

of February—not to exceed 50 fish. 

(B) Beginning on March 1 and 

continuing through March 31— 

(1) If 70 percent or more of the Florida 

east coast subzone quota as specified in 

§ 622.384(b)(1)(i)(A) has been taken— 

not to exceed 50 fish. 

(2) If less than 70 percent of the 

Florida east coast subzone quota as 

specified in § 622.384(b)(1)(i)(A) has 

been taken—not to exceed 75 fish. 

* * * * * 

§ 622.387 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 4. Remove and reserve § 622.387. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 130925836–4174–02] 

RIN 0648–XD627 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment 

to the 2014 Gulf of Alaska Pollock 

Seasonal Apportionments 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason 

adjustment. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is adjusting the 2014 

seasonal apportionments of the total 

allowable catch (TAC) in the Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA) by re-apportioning 

unharvested pollock TAC from 

Statistical Areas 610 to Statistical Areas 

620 and 630 of the GOA. This action is 

necessary to provide opportunity for 

harvest of the 2014 pollock TAC, 

consistent with the goals and objectives 

of the Fishery Management Plan for 

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. 


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