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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 159 / Friday, August 20, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679
Docket No. 2102100018; RTID 0648
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
AGENCY:

NMFS is reapportioning the projected unused amount, 1,350
Chinook salmon prohibited species catch limit, from the vessels participating in directed fishing for pollock in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska GOA to nonRockfish Program catcher vessel sector participating in directed fishing for groundfish, other than pollock, in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA. This action is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time A.l.t., August 18, 2021, until 2400 hours A.l.t., December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 9075867228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing fishing by U.S.
vessels in accordance with the fishery
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SUMMARY:

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management plan appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2021 Chinook salmon prohibited species catch PSC limit for the nonRockfish Program catcher vessel sector directed fishing for non-pollock groundfish using trawl gear in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA is 3,060 Chinook salmon 679.21h4iC.
The 2021 Chinook salmon PSC limit for vessels directed fishing for pollock using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA is 18,316
Chinook salmon 679.21h2ii.
The Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, Regional Administrator has determined that the vessels participating in directed fishing for pollock in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA will not require 1,350
Chinook salmon of the Chinook salmon PSC limit allocated to those vessels under 679.21h2ii. Therefore, in accordance with 679.21h5iii and taking into account the need of the sectors for Chinook salmon PSC, and following the limits set forth in 679.21h5ivD, NMFS
reapportions 1,350 Chinook salmon PSC
limit to the non-Rockfish Program catcher vessel sector participating in the directed fishery for groundfish, other than pollock, in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA.
The 2021 Chinook salmon PSC limits are revised as follows: 16,966 Chinook salmon for vessels participating in directed fishing for pollock in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA
18,316 minus 1,350 Chinook salmon and 4,410 Chinook salmon to the nonRockfish Program catcher vessel sector participating in directed fishing for groundfish, other than pollock, in the
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Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA 3,060 plus 1,350 Chinook salmon.
Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305d of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
part 679, which was issued pursuant to section 304b, and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553bB, there is good cause to waive prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on this action, as notice and comment would be 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 Chinook salmon to the non-Rockfish Program catcher vessel sector in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of August 16, 2021.
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this action under 5
U.S.C. 553d3. This finding is based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and opportunity for public comment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 17, 2021.
David R. Blankinship, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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