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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 248 / Thursday, December 30, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
5 Section 679.20a8iiC1i limits no more than 60 percent of the annual TACs in Areas 542 and 543 to be caught inside of Steller sea lion critical habitat; section 679.20a8iiC1ii equally divides the annual TACs between the A and B seasons as defined at 679.23e3;
and section 679.20a8iiC2 requires that the TAC in Area 543 shall be no more than 65 percent of ABC in Area 543.
6 Sections 679.2 and 679.20a8i require that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear after subtracting the CDQ reserve and the ICA. NMFS sets the amount of this allocation for 2022 at 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.

Pursuant to 679.20a7, Table 9 of the final 2021 and 2022 harvest specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI 86 FR 11449, February 25, 2021
is revised for the 2022 gear shares and seasonal allowances of the BSAI Pacific
cod TAC consistent with this adjustment.

TABLE 9FINAL 2022 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF THE BSAI PACIFIC COD TAC
Amounts are in metric tons Sector
Percent
2022 share of total
2022 share of sector total
BS TAC
BS CDQ
BS non-CDQ TAC
AI TAC
AI CDQ
AI non-CDQ TAC
Western Aleutian Island Limit
Total BSAI non-CDQ TAC 1
Total hook-and-line/pot gear
Hook-and-line/pot ICA 2
Hook-and-line/pot sub-total
Hook-and-line catcher/processor

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 100
60.8
n/a n/a 48.7

136,466
14,602
121,864
13,796
1,476
12,320
2,166
134,184
81,584
400
81,184
n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 65,027

Hook-and-line catcher vessel 60 ft LOA

0.2

n/a
267

Pot catcher/processor

1.5

n/a
2,003

Pot catcher vessel 60 ft LOA

8.4

n/a
11,216

Catcher vessel <60 ft LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear.
Trawl catcher vessel

2.0

n/a
2,671

22.1

29,655

n/a
AFA trawl catcher/processor

2.3

3,086

n/a
Amendment 80

13.4

17,981

n/a
Jig

1.4

1,879

n/a
2022 seasonal apportionment Season
Amount
n/a
see 679.20a7iB ..
n/a
n/a
see 679.20a7iB ..
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
see 679.20a7iiB
n/a
Jan 1Jun 10
Jun 10Dec 31
Jan 1Jun 10
Jun 10Dec 31
Jan 1Jun 10
Sept 1Dec 31
Jan 1Jun 10
Sept 1Dec 31
n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 33,164
31,863
136
131
1,021
981
5,720
5,496
n/a
Jan 20Apr 1
Apr 1Jun 10
Jun 10Nov 1
Jan 20Apr 1
Apr 1Jun 10
Jun 10Nov 1.
Jan 20Apr 1
Apr 1Jun 10
Jun 10Dec 31.
Jan 1Apr 30
Apr 30Aug 31
Aug 31Dec 31

21,944
3,262
4,448
2,315
772
13,485
4,495
1,127
376
376

1 The sector allocations and seasonal allowances for BSAI Pacific cod TAC are based on the sum of the BS and AI Pacific cod TACs, after the subtraction of the reserves for the CDQ Program. If the TAC for Pacific cod in either the AI or BS is or will be reached, then directed fishing for Pacific cod in that subarea will be prohibited, even if a BSAI allowance remains 679.20d1iii.
2 The ICA for the hook-and-line and pot sectors will be deducted from the aggregate portion of Pacific cod TAC allocated to the hook-and-line and pot sectors. The Regional Administrator approves an ICA of 400 mt for 2022 based on anticipated incidental catch in these fisheries.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.

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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.

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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 allow for harvests that
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exceed the appropriate allocations for pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod in the BSAI based on the best scientific information available. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of December 23, 2021.

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