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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 16, 2021 / Rules and Regulations This final rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866.
This final rule contains no information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Fisheries, Fishing, and Indian fisheries.

660.230 Fixed gear fishery management measures.

Dated: March 10, 2021.
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 660 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:
PART 660FISHERIES OFF WEST
COAST STATES
1. The authority citation for 50 CFR
part 660 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C.
773 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.

2. In 660.73, add paragraph a322
to read as follows:

660.73 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 100 fm 183 m through 150 fm 274 m depth contours.

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3. In 660.230, revise paragraph d introductory text, add paragraph d10i, and revise paragraphs d11iv and d12 and 13 to read as follows:

d Groundfish conservation areas.
GCAs are defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude. The latitude and longitude coordinates of the GCA boundaries are specified at 660.70 through 660.74. A
vessel that is authorized by this paragraph to fish within a GCA e.g., fishing for other flatfish with hook and line gear only, may not simultaneously have other gear on board the vessel that is unlawful to use for fishing within the GCA. The following GCAs apply to vessels participating in the limited entry fixed gear fishery.

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i Fishing for other flatfish is permitted within the CCAs with hook and line gear only; and provided a valid declaration report as required at 660.13d, subpart C, has been filed with NMFS OLE.

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iv It is lawful to fish within the nontrawl RCA with limited entry fixed gear using hook and line gear only when trip limits authorize such fishing, and provided a valid declaration report as required at 660.13d, subpart C, has been filed with NMFS OLE.
12 Farallon Islands. Under California law, commercial fishing for all groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10 fm 18 m depth contour around the Farallon Islands. An exception to this prohibition is that commercial fishing for other flatfish is allowed around the Farallon Islands using hook and line gear only. See Table 2 South of this subpart. For a definition of the Farallon Islands, see 660.70, subpart C.
13 Cordell Banks. Commercial fishing for groundfish is prohibited in waters of depths less than 100 fm 183
m around Cordell Banks, as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at 660.70, subpart C. An exception to this prohibition is that commercial fishing for other flatfish is allowed around Cordell Banks using hook and line gear only.

4. Revise Table 2 North and Table 2
South to part 660, subpart E, to read as follows:
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