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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 188 / Friday, October 1, 2021 / Rules and Regulations in the NOF recreational salmon fishery to date, catch and fishery effort to date as well as anticipated under the proposal, and the recreational coho salmon quota remaining in the La Push subarea. The recreational ocean salmon fishery in the La Push subarea opened June 19, 2021, with a coho salmon quota of 1,430. Through August 29, 2021, 1,152 coho salmon were caught in the La Push subarea 81 percent of the subarea quota. Projected catch through September 3, 2021 in the La Push subarea was 1,334 coho salmon, which would result in a cumulative catch of 93
percent of the subarea coho salmon quota. The RA determined that inseason action 28 was necessary to avoid exceeding the subarea quota set preseason. The modification of recreational fishing season is authorized by 50 CFR 660.409b1i.
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action 28
occurred on September 2, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW, and Council staff participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action 29
Description of the action: Inseason action 29 closed the NOF recreational salmon fishery from Queets River to Leadbetter Point Westport subarea due to anticipated attainment of the coho salmon quota.
Effective date: Inseason action 29
took effect at 12:01 a.m., September 8, 2021, and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason action 29 was to avoid exceeding the subarea quota for coho salmon in the Westport subarea recreational salmon fishery. The NMFS West Coast Region RA
considered the landings of coho salmon in the NOF recreational salmon fishery to date, catch and fishery effort to date as well as anticipated under the proposal, and the recreational coho salmon quota remaining in the Westport subarea. The recreational ocean salmon fishery in the Westport subarea opened June 19, 2021, with a coho salmon quota of 20,440. Through August 29, 2021, 13,942 coho salmon 68 percent of the subarea quota were caught in the Westport subarea. Projected catch through September 7, 2021 in the Westport subarea was 20,113 coho salmon, which would result in a cumulative catch of 98 percent of the subarea coho salmon quota. The RA
determined that inseason action 29
was necessary to avoid exceeding the subarea quota set preseason. The modification of recreational fishing
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season is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409b1i.
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action 29
occurred on September 2, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW, and Council staff participated in this consultation.
Inseason Action 30
Description of the action: Inseason action 30 for the commercial salmon troll fishery from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR, modified the landing and possession limit from 20
marked coho salmon per vessel per landing week ThursdayWednesday to 50 marked coho salmon per vessel per landing week ThursdayWednesday.
Effective date: Inseason action 30
took effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 3, 2021, and remains in effect until superseded.
Reason and authorization for the action: The purpose of inseason action 30 was to allow greater access to the coho salmon quota in the commercial salmon troll fishery and result in increased fishing interest and the quota being met prior to the scheduled season ending date of September 30, 2021. The RA considered the landed catch of coho and Chinook salmon to date and the amount of quota and guideline remaining, projected catch under the proposal, and the timing of the action relative to the length of the season, and determined that inseason action 30
was necessary to meet management goals set preseason including fully attaining the coho quota. The modification of recreational fishing season is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409b1ii.
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation on inseason action 30
occurred on September 2, 2021.
Representatives from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW, and Council staff participated in this consultation.
All other restrictions and regulations remain in effect as announced for the 2021 ocean salmon fisheries 86 FR
26425, May 14, 2021, as modified by previous inseason action 86 FR 34161, June 29, 2021; 86 FR 37249, July 15, 2021; 86 FR 40182, July 28, 2021; 86 FR
43967, August 11, 2021; 86 FR 48343, August 30, 2021.
The NMFS West Coast Region RA
determined that these inseason actions were warranted based on the best available information on Pacific salmon abundance forecasts, landings to date, and anticipated fishery effort and projected catch. The states manage the fisheries in state waters adjacent to the areas of the U.S. exclusive economic zone 3200 nautical miles 5.6370.4

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kilometers off the coasts of the states of Washington, Oregon, and California consistent with these Federal actions.
As provided by the inseason notice procedures at 50 CFR 660.411, actual notice of the described regulatory action was given, prior to the time the action was effective, by telephone hotline numbers 2065266667 and 800662
9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners broadcasts on Channel 16
VHFFM and 2182 kHz.
Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305d of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This action is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409, which was issued pursuant to section 304b, and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553b3B, 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. Prior notice and opportunity for public comment on this action was impracticable because NMFS
had insufficient time to provide for prior notice and the opportunity for public comment between the time Chinook and coho salmon abundance, catch, and effort information was developed and fisheries impacts were calculated, and the time the fishery modifications had to be implemented in order to ensure that fisheries are managed based on the best scientific information available. As previously noted, actual notice of the regulatory action was provided to fishers through telephone hotline and radio notification.
This action complies with the requirements of the annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries 86
FR 26425, May 14, 2021, the FMP, and regulations implementing the FMP
under 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411.
There is good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553d3 to waive the 30-day delay in effective date, as a delay in effectiveness of this action would restrict fishing at levels inconsistent with the goals of the FMP and the current management measures.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 28, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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