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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, 3916-3917 [2015-01302] :: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration :: Department Of Commerce :: Regulation Tracker :: Justia
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, 3916-3917 [2015-01302]
Download as PDF 3916 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 2015 / Rules and Regulations Species Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Historic range Common name Scientific name * * * * * * * * Dated: January 9, 2015. Stephen Guertin, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2015–01348 Filed 1–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679 [Docket No. 131021878–4158–02] RIN 0648–XD728 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule. AGENCY: NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the Community Development Quota pollock directed fishing allowances from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea. This action is necessary to provide opportunity for harvest of the SUMMARY: * Status * When listed * 2015 total allowable catch of pollock, consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), January 26, 2015, until the effective date of the final 2015 and 2016 harvest specifications for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish, unless otherwise modified or superseded through publication of a notification in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (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. In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the portion of the 2015 pollock total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the Community Development Quota (CDQ) directed fishing allowance (DFA) is 1,900 metric tons (mt) as established by the final 2014 and 2015 harvest Critical habitat Special rules * specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014), and as adjusted by an inseason adjustment (80 FR 188, January 5, 2015). As of January 15, 2015, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, (Regional Administrator) has determined that 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA in the Aleutian Islands subarea will not be harvested. Therefore, in accordance with § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS reallocates 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the 2015 Bering Sea subarea allocations. The 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA is added to the 2015 Bering Sea CDQ DFA. As a result, the 2015 harvest specifications for pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea included in the final 2014 and 2015 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014) are revised as follows: 0 mt to CDQ DFA. Furthermore, pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5), Table 3 of the final 2014 and 2015 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014), as adjusted by the inseason adjustment (80 FR 188, January 5, 2015), is revised to make 2015 pollock allocations consistent with this reallocation. This reallocation results in adjustments to the 2015 CDQ pollock allocations established at § 679.20(a)(5). TABLE 3—FINAL 2015 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1 [Amounts are in metric tons] 2015 A season 1 Area and sector tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES A season DFA Bering Sea subarea TAC 1 ...................................................... CDQ DFA ................................................................................. ICA 1 ......................................................................................... AFA Inshore ............................................................................. AFA Catcher/Processors 3 ....................................................... Catch by C/Ps .................................................................. Catch by CVs 3 ................................................................. Unlisted C/P Limit 4 ........................................................... AFA Motherships ..................................................................... Excessive Harvesting Limit 5 .................................................... Excessive Processing Limit 6 ................................................... Total Bering Sea DFA ............................................................. Aleutian Islands subarea ABC ................................................. Aleutian Islands subarea TAC 1 ............................................... CDQ DFA ................................................................................. ICA ........................................................................................... Aleut Corporation ..................................................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Jan 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 2015 B season 1 2015 Allocations PO 00000 Frm 00052 1,310,000 132,900 47,160 565,920 452,736 414,253 38,483 2,264 113,184 198,072 339,552 1,131,840 29,659 19,000 0 2,400 15,100 Fmt 4700 n/a 53,160 n/a 226,368 181,094 165,701 15,393 905 45,274 n/a n/a 452,736 n/a n/a 0 1,200 12,259 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\26JAR1.SGM SCA harvest limit 2 n/a 37,212 n/a 158,458 126,766 n/a n/a n/a 31,692 n/a n/a 316,915 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 26JAR1 B season DFA n/a 79,740 n/a 339,552 271,642 248,552 23,090 1,358 67,910 n/a n/a 679,104 n/a n/a 0 1,200 2,841 3917 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 2015 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 3—FINAL 2015 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1—Continued [Amounts are in metric tons] 2015 A season 1 Area and sector 2015 B season 1 2015 Allocations A season DFA Area harvest limit: 541 ............................................................. 542 .................................................................................... 543 .................................................................................... Bogoslof District ICA 7 .............................................................. 8,898 4,449 1,483 100 SCA harvest limit 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a B season DFA n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the BS subarea pollock, after subtracting the CDQ DFA (10 percent) and the ICA (4.0 percent), is allocated as a DFA as follows: Inshore sector—50 percent, catcher/processor sector (C/P)—40 percent, and mothership sector—10 percent. In the BS subarea, 40 percent of the DFA is allocated to the A season (January 20–June 10) and 60 percent of the DFA is allocated to the B season (June 10–November 1). Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i) and (ii), the annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second the ICA (2,400 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a pollock directed fishery. In the AI subarea, the A season is allocated 40 percent of the ABC and the B season is allocated the remainder of the pollock directed fishery. 2 In the BS subarea, no more than 28 percent of each sector’s annual DFA may be taken from the SCA before April 1. 3 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4), not less than 8.5 percent of the DFA allocated to listed catcher/processors shall be available for harvest only by eligible catcher vessels delivering to listed catcher/processors. 4 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(4)(iii), the AFA unlisted catcher/processors are limited to harvesting not more than 0.5 percent of the catcher/ processors sector’s allocation of pollock. 5 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(6), NMFS establishes an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs. 6 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(7), NMFS establishes an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0 percent of the sum of the non-CDQ pollock DFAs. 7 Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(6), NMFS establishes harvest limits for pollock in the A season in Area 541 no more than 30 percent, in Area 542 no more than 15 percent, and in Area 543 no more than 5 percent of the Aleutian Islands pollock ABC. The Bogoslof District is closed by the final harvest specifications to directed fishing for pollock. The amounts specified are for ICA only and are not apportioned by season or sector. Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding. Classification tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES 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 AI pollock. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 Jan 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 Since the pollock fishery opens January 20, 2015, it is important to immediately inform the industry as to the final Bering Sea subarea pollock allocations. Immediate notification is necessary to allow for the orderly conduct and efficient operation of this fishery; allow the industry to plan for the fishing season and avoid potential disruption to the fishing fleet as well as processors; and provide opportunity to harvest increased seasonal pollock allocations while value is optimum. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of January 15, 2014. PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 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: January 21, 2015. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–01302 Filed 1–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\26JAR1.SGM 26JAR1
[FR Doc No: 2015-01302]
RIN 0648-XD728
SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the
Community Development Quota pollock directed fishing allowances from
the Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea. This action is
necessary to provide opportunity for harvest of the 2015 total
allowable catch of pollock, consistent with the goals and objectives of
2015, until the effective date of the final 2015 and 2016 harvest
specifications for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish,
unless otherwise modified or superseded through publication of a
total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the Community Development
Quota (CDQ) directed fishing allowance (DFA) is 1,900 metric tons (mt)
groundfish in the BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014), and as adjusted by
an inseason adjustment (80 FR 188, January 5, 2015).
As of January 15, 2015, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has determined that 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ
DFA in the Aleutian Islands subarea will not be harvested. Therefore,
in accordance with Sec.  679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS reallocates
1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the
2015 Bering Sea subarea allocations. The 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ DFA is
added to the 2015 Bering Sea CDQ DFA. As a result, the 2015 harvest
specifications for pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea included in
the final 2014 and 2015 harvest specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014) are revised as follows: 0 mt to CDQ
DFA. Furthermore, pursuant to Sec.  679.20(a)(5), Table 3 of the final
2014 and 2015 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (79 FR
12108, March 4, 2014), as adjusted by the inseason adjustment (80 FR
188, January 5, 2015), is revised to make 2015 pollock allocations
consistent with this reallocation. This reallocation results in
adjustments to the 2015 CDQ pollock allocations established at Sec.
679.20(a)(5).
Table 3--Final 2015 Allocations of Pollock TACS to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed
2015 A season \1\           2015 B season \1\
Area and sector             2015 Allocations                     SCA harvest limit
A season DFA           \2\            B season DFA
Bering Sea subarea TAC \1\..........          1,310,000                n/a                n/a                n/a
CDQ DFA.............................            132,900             53,160             37,212             79,740
ICA \1\.............................             47,160                n/a                n/a                n/a
AFA Inshore.........................            565,920            226,368            158,458            339,552
AFA Catcher/Processors \3\..........            452,736            181,094            126,766            271,642
Catch by C/Ps...................            414,253            165,701                n/a            248,552
Catch by CVs \3\................             38,483             15,393                n/a             23,090
Unlisted C/P Limit \4\..........              2,264                905                n/a              1,358
AFA Motherships.....................            113,184             45,274             31,692             67,910
Excessive Harvesting Limit \5\......            198,072                n/a                n/a                n/a
Excessive Processing Limit \6\......            339,552                n/a                n/a                n/a
Total Bering Sea DFA................          1,131,840            452,736            316,915            679,104
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC........             29,659                n/a                n/a                n/a
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC \1\....             19,000                n/a                n/a                n/a
CDQ DFA.............................                  0                  0                n/a                  0
ICA.................................              2,400              1,200                n/a              1,200
Aleut Corporation...................             15,100             12,259                n/a              2,841
Area harvest limit: 541.............              8,898                n/a                n/a                n/a
542.............................              4,449                n/a                n/a                n/a
543.............................              1,483                n/a                n/a                n/a
Bogoslof District ICA \7\...........                100                n/a                n/a                n/a
of the Aleutian Islands pollock ABC. The Bogoslof District is closed by the final harvest specifications to
directed fishing for pollock. The amounts specified are for ICA only and are not apportioned by season or
opens January 20, 2015, it is important to immediately inform the
industry as to the final Bering Sea subarea pollock allocations.
and efficient operation of this fishery; allow the industry to plan for
the fishing season and avoid potential disruption to the fishing fleet
as well as processors; and provide opportunity to harvest increased
recent, relevant data only became available as of January 15, 2014.
[FR Doc. 2015-01302 Filed 1-23-15; 8:45 am]