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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 22, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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The 2021 Pacific cod TAC
apportioned to catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA is 3,826 mt, as established by the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA 86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021.
The 2021 Pacific cod TAC specified for catcher/processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA is 426 mt as established by the final 2021 and 2022 harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA
86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021.
The Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, Regional Administrator has determined that catcher vessels using trawl gear will not be able to use 426 mt of the 2020 Pacific cod TAC allocated to those vessels under 679.20a12iB4.
In accordance with 679.20a12iiB, the Regional Administrator has also determined that catcher/processors using trawl gear currently have the capacity to harvest this excess allocation. Therefore, NMFS
apportions 435 mt of Pacific cod from the catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher/processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
The harvest specifications for Pacific cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA included in the final 2021 and 2022 harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA 86 FR 10184, February 19, 2021 are revised as follows: 3,391 to catcher vessels using trawl gear and 861 mt to catcher/
processors using trawl gear.
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 Pacific cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a document providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of December 9, 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
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upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and opportunity for public comment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 16, 2021.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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, 200 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 Rockfish Program catcher vessel sector in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. This action is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA.
DATES: Effective December 21, 2021, through 2400 hours, Alaska local time 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 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 Rockfish Program catcher vessel sector in the Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA is 1,200 Chinook salmon 679.21h4iB.
The 2021 Chinook salmon PSC limit for vessels directed fishing for pollock using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA is 16,966
Chinook salmon 679.21h2ii and reallocation 86 FR 46792, August 20, 2021.
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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 200
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 679.21h5ivC, NMFS
reapportions 200 Chinook salmon PSC
limit to the Rockfish Program catcher vessel sector in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
The 2021 Chinook salmon PSC limits are revised as follows: 16,766 Chinook salmon for vessels participating in directed fishing for pollock in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA
19,966 minus 200 Chinook salmon and 1,400 Chinook salmon to the Rockfish Program catcher vessel sector in the Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA
1,200 plus 200 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 Rockfish Program catcher vessel sector in the Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA.
NMFS was unable to publish a document providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of December 9, 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: December 16, 2021.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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