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There are 25 Updates appearing in the Federal Register for 50 CFR Part 660. View below or at eCFR (GPOAccess)
SUBPART A — General (§§ 660.1 - 660.3)
SUBPART C — West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (§§ 660.10 - 660.79)
SUBPART D — West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Trawl Fisheries (§§ 660.100 - 660.160)
SUBPART E — West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Fixed Gear Fisheries (§§ 660.210 - 660.232)
SUBPART F — West Coast Groundfish—Open Access Fisheries (§§ 660.310 - 660.333)
SUBPART G — West Coast Groundfish—Recreational Fisheries (§§ 660.350 - 660.360)
SUBPART H — West Coast Salmon Fisheries (§§ 660.401 - 660.412)
SUBPART I — Coastal Pelagics Fisheries (§§ 660.501 - 660.520)
SUBPART K — Highly Migratory Fisheries (§§ 660.701 - 660.721)
16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 773
61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
Nomenclature changes to part 660 appear at 67 FR 65906, Oct. 29, 2002.
Title 50 published on 2014-10-01.The following are only the Rules published in the Federal Register after the published date of Title 50.For a complete list of all Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices view the Rulemaking tab.2015-06-29; vol. 80 # 124 - Monday, June 29, 201580 FR 36933 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-15838 RIN0648-XD92 Docket No.150428405-5539-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. Effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS issues this final rule to implement annual management measures and harvest specifications to establish the allowable catch levels ( i.e. annual catch limit (ACL)/harvest guideline (HG)) for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine (hereafter, simply Pacific sardine), in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast for the fishing season of July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. These specifications were determined according to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action includes a prohibition on directed non-tribal Pacific sardine commercial fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, which is required because the estimated 2015 biomass of Pacific sardine has dropped below the cutoff threshold in the HG control rule. Under this action Pacific sardine may still be harvested as part of either the live bait or tribal fishery or incidental to other fisheries; the incidental harvest of Pacific sardine will initially be limited to 40-percent by weight of all fish per trip when caught with other CPS or up to 2 metric tons (mt) when caught with non-CPS. The ACL for 2015-2016 Pacific sardine fishing year is 7,000 mt. This rule is intended to conserve and manage the Pacific sardine stock off the U.S. West Coast.
2015-06-26; vol. 80 # 123 - Friday, June 26, 201580 FR 36725 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #3, #4, #5, and #6
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-15738 RIN0648-XD97 Docket No.150316270-5270-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Modification of fishing seasons; request for comments. The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this document under the heading Inseason Actions. Comments will be accepted through July 13, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS announces four 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 Cape Falcon, OR.
2015-06-09; vol. 80 # 110 - Tuesday, June 9, 201580 FR 32465 - Fisheries off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; California Swordfish Drift Gillnet Fishery; Vessel Monitoring System Requirements
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-14002 RIN0648-BE25 Docket No.140528460-5498-03 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule; effectiveness of collection-of-information requirements. This final rule is effective July 9, 2015. Amendments to paragraphs (l), (o), and (p) of § 660.705 and paragraphs (f)(2) through (g)(5) of § 660.713 published at 80 FR 10392 (February 26, 2015) are effective on July 9, 2015. 15 CFR Part 902 SummaryNMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in regulations pertaining to the U.S. West Coast drift gillnet (DGN) fishery in a final rule that published on February 26, 2015, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 under OMB control number 0648-0498. The intent of this final rule is to publish the OMB control number for the collection-of-information requirements associated with the vessel monitoring system (VMS) regulations and to inform the public of their effectiveness.
2015-06-04; vol. 80 # 107 - Thursday, June 4, 201580 FR 31858 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-13635 RIN0648-BF08 Docket No.140904754-5188-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures. This final rule is effective June 1, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP), is intended to protect overfished and depleted stocks while allowing fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks.
2015-06-03; vol. 80 # 106 - Wednesday, June 3, 201580 FR 31486 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; the Highly Migratory Species Fishery; Closure
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-13601 RIN0648-XD94 Docket No.031125294-4091-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Temporary rule; closure. Effective 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), May 29, 2015, through 11:59 p.m. PDT, August 31, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS is prohibiting fishing with large-mesh drift gillnet (DGN) gear ( ≥ 14 inches mesh) off the coast of southern California east of 120° W. meridian from the effective date of this rule through August 31, 2015. This prohibition is based on the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries&apos; (AA) determination that El Niño conditions are occurring off the coast of southern California. This action protects Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta ), specifically the endangered North Pacific Ocean Distinct Population Segment.
2015-05-14; vol. 80 # 93 - Thursday, May 14, 201580 FR 27588 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures for the 2015 Tribal and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-11607 RIN0648-BE74 Docket No.141219999-5432-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. Effective May 14, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS issues this final rule for the 2015 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. This final rule announces the 2015 U.S. Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 325,072 metric tons, establishes the tribal allocation of 56,888 metric tons of Pacific whiting for 2015, authorizes NMFS to reapportion unused tribal allocation to the non-tribal sectors earlier in the fishing season, establishes a set-aside for research and bycatch of 1,500 metric tons, and announces the allocations of Pacific whiting to the non-tribal fishery for 2015. This rule will ensure that the 2015 Pacific whiting fishery is managed in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the FMP, the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006, and other applicable laws.
2015-05-05; vol. 80 # 86 - Tuesday, May 5, 201580 FR 25611 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2015 Management Measures
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-10421 RIN0648-XD84 Docket No.150316270-5270-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. This final rule is effective from 0001 hours Pacific Daylight Time, May 1, 2015, until the effective date of the 2016 management measures, as published in the Federal Register . 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThrough this final rule NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2015 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 2016 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 1, 2016. Specific fishery management measures vary by fishery and by area. The measures establish fishing areas, seasons, quotas, legal gear, recreational fishing days and catch limits, possession and landing restrictions, and minimum lengths for salmon taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) (3-200 NM) off Washington, Oregon, and California. The management measures are intended to prevent overfishing and to apportion the ocean harvest equitably among treaty Indian, non-treaty commercial, and recreational fisheries. The measures are also intended to allow a portion of the salmon runs to escape the ocean fisheries in order to provide for spawning escapement and inside fisheries (fisheries occurring in state internal waters). This document also announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental impacts of implementing the 2015 ocean salmon management measures.
2015-04-24; vol. 80 # 79 - Friday, April 24, 201580 FR 22926 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-09562 RIN0648-XD91 Docket No.140417346-4575-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Temporary rule; closure. Effective 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) April 28, 2015, through 11:59 p.m., June 30, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThrough this action NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California. This action is necessary because the adjusted non-tribal directed harvest allocation of approximately 5084 metric tons (mt) for the third harvest allocation period from January 1, 2015, through June 30, 2015, is projected to be reached by the date of closure. From the effective date of this rule through June 30, 2015, Pacific sardine may be harvested only as part of either the live bait or tribal fishery or incidental to other fisheries; the incidental harvest of Pacific sardine is limited to 45-percent by weight of all fish per trip. Fishing vessels must cease fishing (be at shore and in the process of offloading) at or before the effective date of this closure.
2015-04-21; vol. 80 # 76 - Tuesday, April 21, 201580 FR 22270 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Trawl Rationalization Program; Catch Monitor Program; Observer Program
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-08814 RIN0648-BD30 Docket No.130503447-5336-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. Effective date: May 21, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis action revises the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery regulations pertaining to certified catch monitors and observers required in the Shorebased Individual Fishery Quota Program, the Mothership Coop Program, the Catcher/Processor Coop Program, and for processing vessels in the fixed gear or open access fisheries. This action establishes permitting requirements for persons interested in providing certified catch monitors and observers; updates observer provider and vessels responsibilities relative to observer safety; and makes administrative changes to the observer and catch monitor programs. This action is needed to allow for the entry of new providers, to ensure observer safety provisions are clearly stated and consistent with national observer regulations, and to improve program administration.
2015-04-13; vol. 80 # 70 - Monday, April 13, 201580 FR 19564 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Management Reference Point Updates for Three Stocks of Pacific Salmon
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-08394 RIN0648-BE79 Docket No.150227200-5347-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. This final rule is effective April 13, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS issues a final rule to update management reference point values for Southern Oregon coastal Chinook salmon, Grays Harbor fall Chinook salmon, and Willapa Bay natural coho, as recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) for use in developing annual management measures beginning in 2015.
2015-04-09; vol. 80 # 68 - Thursday, April 9, 201580 FR 19034 - Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Midwater Trawl Fishery Season Date Change
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-08194 RIN0648-BE72 Docket No.141222999-5322-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. Effective May 15, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis action implements revisions to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program affecting the limited entry midwater trawl fisheries managed under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action revises the primary season-opening date for the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program midwater trawl fishery (targeting both whiting and non-whiting species) to May 15 north of 40°30′ N. lat. to the U.S./Canada border. This moves the season a month earlier for waters off the coasts of Washington and Oregon, and a month and half later for waters off the coast of northern California (north of 40°30′ N. lat.). This action increases consistency in the season start date along the coast and between the shorebased and at-sea midwater trawl fleets.
2015-04-08; vol. 80 # 67 - Wednesday, April 8, 201580 FR 18781 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #1 and #2
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-08054 RIN0648-XD86 Docket No.140107014-4014-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Modification of fishing seasons; request for comments. The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this document under the heading Inseason Actions. Comments will be accepted through April 23, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS announces two inseason actions in the ocean salmon fisheries. These inseason actions modified the commercial salmon fisheries in the area from the Cape Falcon, OR, to Point Arena, CA.
2015-04-01; vol. 80 # 62 - Wednesday, April 1, 201580 FR 17352 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 14 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-07289 RIN0648-XD33 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of agency decision. The amendment was approved on March 23, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS announces the approval of Amendment 14 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The purpose of Amendment 14 is to specify an estimate of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for the northern subpopulation of northern anchovy in the CPS FMP. This action promotes the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMP, and other applicable laws.
2015-03-10; vol. 80 # 46 - Tuesday, March 10, 201580 FR 12567 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Amendment 24
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-05395 RIN0648-BE27 Docket No.140904754-5188-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. This final rule is effective March 10, 2015, except for the modifications to sorting requirements at §§ 660.130(d)(1)(i), 660.230(c)(2)(i), and 660.330(c)(2)(i), which are effective April 1, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis final rule would establish the 2015-2016 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP), and approve Amendment 24 to the PCGFMP. This final rule would also revise the management measures that are intended to keep the total catch of each groundfish species or species complex within the harvest specifications. This action also includes regulations to implement Amendment 24 to the PCGFMP, which establishes default harvest control rules for setting harvest specifications after 2015-2016.
2015-02-26; vol. 80 # 38 - Thursday, February 26, 201580 FR 10392 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; California Swordfish Drift Gillnet Fishery; Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-Trip Notification Requirements
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-03955 RIN0648-BE25 Docket No.140528460-5122-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. This final rule is effective on March 30, 2015, except for the amendments to paragraphs (l), (o), and (p) of § 660.705 and paragraphs (f)(2) through (g)(5) of § 660.713. Those paragraphs contain collection-of-information requirements that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has not yet approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act. NMFS will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of these amendments. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS is issuing regulations that require use of a NMFS-approved vessel monitoring system (VMS) and institute a pre-trip notification requirement for West Coast large-mesh swordfish drift gillnet (DGN) vessel owners and operators. The DGN fishery operates under the authority of the Federal Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP). Installing and operating VMS on vessels in this fishery will provide NMFS and law enforcement personnel with the ability to monitor the DGN fishery for compliance with conservation measures, efficiently deploy agents to inspect vessels, and provide the ability to more closely examine and compare the distribution of observed and unobserved fishing effort. The pre-trip notification will assist NMFS with timely and efficient placement of NMFS-trained observers on board DGN vessels. This action implements the recommendations of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and satisfies terms and conditions of the NMFS&apos; 2013 Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Biological Opinion (Opinion).
2015-02-10; vol. 80 # 27 - Tuesday, February 10, 201580 FR 7390 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Whiting Allocations and Fishery Closure; Pacific Whiting Seasons
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-02669 RIN0648-XD64 Docket No.131119977-4381-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Reapportionment of tribal Pacific whiting allocation, and implementation of an Ocean Salmon Conservation Zone to protect Chinook salmon. The rules set out in this document were made through automatic action, and are published in the Federal Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. The Ocean Salmon Conservation Zone was effective 0800 local time October 20, 2014 until December 31, 2014. The reapportionments of Pacific whiting were effective from 1200 local time, September 12, 2014 (25,000 mt) and 2000 local time October 23, 2014 (additional 20,000 mt), until December 31, 2014. Comments will be accepted through February 25, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis document announces the reapportionment of 45,000 metric tons (mt) of Pacific whiting from the tribal allocation to the non-tribal commercial fishery sectors via two actions, in order to allow full utilization of the Pacific whiting resource. It also announces the implementation of an Ocean Salmon Conservation Zone that prohibited the targeting of Pacific whiting with midwater trawl gear shoreward of approximately 100 fathoms (fm) (183 m) to reduce Chinook salmon bycatch in the Pacific whiting fishery.
2015-02-06; vol. 80 # 25 - Friday, February 6, 201580 FR 6662 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-02421 RIN0648-XD43 Docket No.140811659-5070-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. Effective March 9, 2015 through June 30, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS implements the annual catch limit (ACL), harvest guideline (HG), and associated annual reference points for Pacific mackerel in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast for the fishing season of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. This rule is implemented according to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 2014-2015 HG for Pacific mackerel is 29,170 metric tons (mt). This is the primary commercial fishing target level. The annual catch target (ACT), which will be the directed fishing harvest target, is 24,170 mt. If the fishery attains the ACT, the directed fishery will close, reserving the difference between the HG (29,170 mt) and ACT as a 5,000 mt set-aside for incidental landings in other CPS fisheries and other sources of mortality. This final rule is intended to conserve and manage the Pacific mackerel stock off the U.S. West Coast.
2014-12-22; vol. 79 # 245 - Monday, December 22, 201479 FR 76242 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #24 through #44
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-29785 RIN0648-XD54 Docket No.140107014-4014-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Modification of fishing seasons; request for comments. The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this document under the heading Inseason Actions. Comments will be accepted through January 6, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS announces 21 inseason actions in the ocean salmon fisheries. These inseason actions modified the commercial and recreational salmon fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to U.S./Mexico border.
2014-12-18; vol. 79 # 243 - Thursday, December 18, 201479 FR 75449 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 18 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-29557 RIN0648-BC95 Docket No.130123065-4999-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. This final rule is effective January 20, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS issues a final rule under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to implement Amendment 18 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California (FMP). Amendment 18 revises the description and identification of essential fish habitat (EFH) for Pacific salmon managed under the FMP, designates habitat areas of particular concern (HAPCs), updates information on fishing activities, and updates the list of non-fishing related activities that may adversely affect EFH and potential conservation and enhancement measures to minimize those effects. NMFS approved Amendment 18 on September 12, 2014.
2014-12-17; vol. 79 # 242 - Wednesday, December 17, 201479 FR 75070 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Regulatory Amendment to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries Trawl Rationalization Program for the Start of 2015
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-29555 RIN0648-BE34 Docket No.140904753-4999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. Effective December 17, 2014. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis action revises regulations for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery with an implementation date of January 1, 2015. Final implementation of the 2015-2016 biennial harvest specifications and management measures will be delayed beyond January 1, 2015. NMFS has identified two issues that must be addressed prior to January 1, 2015, to prevent interruption of ongoing fisheries and to allow harvest of the total allowable and available groundfish. This action addresses those issues by revising groundfish regulations in two ways. First, this action reinstates a mechanism whereby NMFS can issue interim groundfish allocations at the beginning of the year in years when annual groundfish harvest specifications are not yet finalized, as is the case for January 1, 2015. Second, this action amends regulations to allow NMFS to issue that portion of the allowable catch currently allocated to an Adaptive Management Program (AMP) to quota shareholders until final criteria and a process for distribution of the AMP quota shares is developed and implemented.
2014-12-02; vol. 79 # 231 - Tuesday, December 2, 201479 FR 71340 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Trawl Rationalization Program; Chafing Gear Modifications
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-28275 RIN0648-BC84 Docket No.130405338-4987-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule. Effective January 1, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis action modifies the existing chafing gear regulations for midwater trawl gear. This action includes regulations that affect all trawl sectors (Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ), Mothership Cooperative Program (MS), Catcher/Processor Cooperative Program (C/P), and tribal fishery) managed under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP). Many Pacific whiting vessels also fish in the Alaska groundfish fisheries. This action establishes chafing gear restrictions for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery that are more compatible with those for the Gulf of Alaska groundfish and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries.
2014-11-20; vol. 79 # 224 - Thursday, November 20, 201479 FR 69060 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-27489 RIN0648-BE64 Docket No.120814338-2711-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures. Effective 0001 hours (local time) November 20, 2014. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP), is intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.
2014-11-12; vol. 79 # 218 - Wednesday, November 12, 201479 FR 67095 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-26744 RIN0648-BE59 Docket No.120814338-2711-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures. Effective 0001 hours (local time) November 12, 2014. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP), is intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.
2014-10-28; vol. 79 # 208 - Tuesday, October 28, 201479 FR 64129 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and Tribal Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #10 through #23
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-25629 RIN0648-XD42 Docket No.140107014-4014-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Modification of fishing seasons; request for comments. 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. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNOAA 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.
Title 50 published on 2014-10-01The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 50 CFR Part 660 after this date.2015-06-29; vol. 80 # 124 - Monday, June 29, 201580 FR 36933 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
80 FR 31884 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Revision to Prohibited Species Regulations
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-13637 RIN0648-BE80 Docket No.150112035-5035-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Comments must be received on or before June 19, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS is proposing regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to revise the prohibited species regulations so that each of the exceptions to the policy in the Fishery Management Plan are explicitly identified in the regulations. The specific exceptions will allow HMS fishermen to retain: (1) Salmon and Pacific halibut, if all of the necessary regulations for those respective fisheries are followed; and (2) basking, megamouth, and great white sharks, if they are sold or donated to a scientific or educational organization. This action is necessary to more accurately reflect the intent of the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP).
2015-05-21; vol. 80 # 98 - Thursday, May 21, 201580 FR 29296 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-12321 RIN0648-XD92 Docket No.150428405-5405-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule. Comments must be received by June 5, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS proposes to implement annual management measures and harvest specifications to establish the allowable catch levels ( i.e. annual catch limit (ACL)/harvest guideline (HG)) for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine (hereafter, simply Pacific sardine), in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast for the fishing season of July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. This rule is proposed according to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The proposed would include a prohibition on directed non-tribal Pacific sardine commercial fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, which is required because the estimated 2015 biomass of Pacific sardine has dropped below the cutoff threshold in the HG control rule. Under the proposed action Pacific sardine may still be harvested as part of either the live bait or tribal fishery or incidental to other fisheries; the incidental harvest of Pacific sardine would initially be limited to 40-percent by weight of all fish per trip when caught with other CPS or up to 2 metric tons (mt) when caught with non-CPS. The proposed annual catch limit (ACL) for 2015-2016 Pacific sardine fishing year is 7,000 mt. This proposed rule is intended to conserve and manage the Pacific sardine stock off the U.S. West Coast.
2015-04-21; vol. 80 # 76 - Tuesday, April 21, 201580 FR 22156 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Species Fisheries
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-09093 RIN0648-BE78 Docket No.150305219-5219-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Comments on the proposed rule must be submitted in writing by May 6, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing to modify the existing Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF) Thunnus orientalis recreational daily bag limit in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off California, and to establish filleting-at-sea requirements for any tuna species in the U.S. EEZ south of Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). This action is intended to conserve PBF, and is based on a recommendation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council).
80 FR 22270 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Trawl Rationalization Program; Catch Monitor Program; Observer Program
80 FR 19611 - International Affairs; High Seas Fishing Compliance Act; Permitting and Monitoring of U.S. High Seas Fishing Vessels
2015-03-18; vol. 80 # 52 - Wednesday, March 18, 201580 FR 14066 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Management Reference Point Updates for Three Stocks of Pacific Salmon
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-06144 RIN0648-BE79 Docket No.150227200-5200-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before April 2, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS proposes updates to management reference point values for Southern Oregon coastal Chinook salmon, Grays Harbor fall Chinook salmon, and Willapa Bay natural coho, as recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) for use in developing annual management measures beginning in 2015. This update is implemented as part of the 2014 methodology review where the Council and its advisory bodies considered new information on the three stocks of salmon to make a determination on whether changes to reference points for these stocks were warranted.
80 FR 12611 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015 Tribal Fishery for Pacific Whiting
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-05384 RIN0648-BE74 Docket No.141219999-5174-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Comments on this proposed rule must be received no later than April 9, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS issues this proposed rule for the 2015 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. This proposed rule would allocate 17.5% of the U.S. Total Allowable Catch of Pacific whiting for 2015 to Pacific Coast Indian tribes that have a Treaty right to harvest groundfish, and would revise the regulation authorizing NMFS to reapportion unused allocation from the tribal allocation to the non-tribal sectors earlier in the fishing season.
2015-02-17; vol. 80 # 31 - Tuesday, February 17, 201580 FR 8280 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Midwater Trawl Fishery Season Date Change
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-03079 RIN0648-BE72 Docket No.141222999-5114-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before March 19, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis action would implement revisions to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program affecting the limited entry midwater trawl fisheries managed under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action would revise the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program regulations to change the primary season opening date for the shorebased whiting fishery and the shorebased non-whiting midwater trawl fishery to May 15 north of 40°30′ N. lat. to the U.S./Canada border. This moves the season a month earlier off Washington and Oregon, and a month and half later off northern California (north of 40°30′ N. lat.), increasing consistency in the season start date along the coast and between the shorebased and at-sea midwater trawl fleets.
2015-01-06; vol. 80 # 3 - Tuesday, January 6, 201580 FR 678 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Amendment 24
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-30114 RIN0648-BE27 Docket No.140904754-4999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Comments must be received no later than January 26, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis proposed rule would establish the 2015-2016 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP). This proposed rule would also revise the management measures that are intended to keep the total catch of each groundfish species or species complex within the harvest specifications. This action also includes regulations to implement Amendment 24 to the PCGFMP, which establishes default harvest control rules for setting harvest specifications after 2015-2016.
2014-12-24; vol. 79 # 247 - Wednesday, December 24, 201479 FR 77426 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 14 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-30268 RIN0648-XD33 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of availability of an amendment to a fishery management plan; request for comments. Comments on Amendment 14 must be received by February 23, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 14 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of Amendment 14 is to specify an estimate of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for the northern subpopulation of northern anchovy in the CPS FMP.
2014-11-26; vol. 79 # 228 - Wednesday, November 26, 201479 FR 70497 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-28034 RIN0648-BE27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of availability of proposed fishery management plan amendment; request for comments. Comments on Amendment 24 must be received on or before January 26, 2015. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP) for Secretarial review. Amendment 24 would modify the PCGFMP to implement default harvest control rules, make minor changes to clarify routine management measure adjustment and implementation procedures, add two rockfish species to the PCGFMP, and designate several species as Ecosystem Component Species.
79 FR 64161 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Control Date for Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Limited Entry Program
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-25527 RIN0648-BE52 Docket No.140909772-4772-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR); request for comments. June 23, 2014, shall be known as the control date for the large-mesh DGN fishery and may be used as a reference for allocations in a future management program that is consistent with the Council&apos;s objectives and applicable federal laws. Comments must be submitted in writing by November 28, 2014. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis ANPR announces a control date of June 23, 2014, that may be used as a reference for allocation decisions when considering potential future management actions to limit the number of participants in the large-mesh drift gillnet (DGN) fishery that targets swordfish and thresher sharks. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) selected the June 23, 2014, control date based on discussions at its June meeting. The Council requested this ANPR to discourage speculative fishing effort as they review the current state-managed DGN limited entry program and consider establishing a federally-managed limited entry program for this fishery. This ANPR is intended to promote public awareness of the Council&apos;s interest and the potential for a future rulemaking.
2014-10-20; vol. 79 # 202 - Monday, October 20, 201479 FR 62590 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-24800 RIN0648-XD43 Docket No.140811659-4659-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule. Comments must be received by November 19, 2014. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryNMFS proposes to implement the annual catch limit (ACL), harvest guideline (HG), and associated annual reference points for Pacific mackerel in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast for the fishing season of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. This rule is proposed pursuant to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The proposed 2014-2015 HG for Pacific mackerel is 29,170 metric tons (mt). This is the primary commercial fishing target level. The proposed annual catch target (ACT), which will be the directed fishing harvest target, is 24,170 mt. If the fishery attains the ACT, the directed fishery will close, reserving the difference between the HG (29,170 mt) and ACT as a 5,000 mt set-aside for incidental landings in other CPS fisheries and other sources of mortality. This rule is intended to conserve and manage the Pacific mackerel stock off the U.S. West Coast.
2014-10-10; vol. 79 # 197 - Friday, October 10, 201479 FR 61272 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Regulatory Amendment to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries Trawl Rationalization Program for the Start of 2015
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2014-24192 RIN0648-BE34 Docket No.140904753-4801-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Submit comments on or before November 10, 2014. 50 CFR Part 660 SummaryThis proposed rule would revise regulations for the Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery with a target implementation date of January 1, 2015. Final implementation of the 2015-2016 biennial harvest specifications and management measures will likely be delayed beyond January 1, 2015. NMFS has identified two issues that must be addressed prior to January 1, 2015, to prevent interruption of ongoing fisheries and to allow harvest of the total allowable groundfish catch. This action would address those issues by revising groundfish regulations in two ways. First, this action would replace language that was inadvertently deleted after a series of temporary rulemakings. This would reinstate a mechanism whereby NMFS can issue interim groundfish allocations at the beginning of the year, allowing the Pacific coast groundfish fishery to continue in years when annual groundfish harvest specifications are expiring and new ones are not yet finalized, as is likely for January 1, 2015. Second, this action would amend regulations to extend NMFS&apos; authority to issue the full shorebased trawl allocation of groundfish to current quota share holders in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota Program. Specifically, the rule would allow NMFS to issue that portion of the allowable catch currently allocated to an Adaptive Management Program (AMP), to quota share holders until final criteria and a process for distribution of the AMP quota shares is developed and implemented.