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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 062994A]

 

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the 
Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding 
the total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel specified for this 
District.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 30, 1994, 
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive 
economic zone is managed by the Secretary of Commerce according to the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI (FMP) 
prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under 
authority of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 
Fishing by U.S. vessels is governed by regulations implementing the FMP 
at 50 CFR parts 620 and 675.
    In accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(7)(ii), the Atka mackerel TAC for 
the Western Aleutian District was established by the final 1994 initial 
specifications of groundfish for the BSAI (59 FR 7656, February 16, 
1994) as 8,500 metric tons (mt).
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Director), has 
determined, in accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(8), that the Atka 
mackerel TAC specified for the Western Aleutian District soon will be 
reached. Therefore, the Regional Director has established a directed 
fishing allowance of 8,000 mt after determining that 500 mt will be 
taken as incidental catch in directed fishing for other species in the 
Western Aleutian District. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed 
fishing for Atka mackerel in the Western Aleutian District, effective 
from 12 noon A.l.t., June 30, 1994, until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 
31, 1994.
    Directed fishing standards for applicable gear types may be found 
in the regulations at Sec. 675.20(h).

Classification

    This action is taken under Sec. 675.20 and is exempt from OMB 
review under E.O. 12866.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: June 29, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-16215 Filed 6-29-94; 3:39 pm]
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