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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 062794B]

 

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

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

ACTION: Recision of a closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is rescinding the closure to directed fishing for Atka 
mackerel in the Central Aleutian District (CAD) of the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to 
fully utilize the total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in this 
area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 4, 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 CAD was established by the final 1994 initial specifications of 
groundfish (59 FR 7656, February 16, 1994) as 37,846 metric tons (mt). 
The directed fishery for Atka mackerel was closed on June 7, 1994 (59 
FR 29964, June 10, 1994). NMFS has determined that as of June 11, 1994, 
2,201 mt remain unharvested.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the 1994 TAC 
for Atka mackerel in the CAD has not been reached. Therefore, NMFS is 
rescinding the June 7, 1994, closure and is reopening directed fishing 
for Atka mackerel in the CAD, effective at 12 noon, A.l.t., July 4, 
1994.

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. 94-16305 Filed 6-30-94; 4:41 pm]
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