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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 093094A]

 

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 pollock by vessels 
catching pollock for processing by the inshore component in the Bering 
Sea subarea (BS) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area 
(BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the allowance of 
the total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for the inshore component in 
the BS.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 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.
    The allowance of pollock TAC for vessels catching pollock for 
processing by the inshore component in the BS was established by the 
final 1994 initial groundfish specifications (59 FR 7656, February 16, 
1994) and a subsequent reserve apportionment (59 FR 21673, April 26, 
1994) as 430,588 metric tons (mt).
    The Director of the Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Director), has 
determined, in accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(8), that the allowance of 
pollock TAC for the inshore component in the BS soon will be reached. 
Therefore, the Regional Director established a directed fishing 
allowance of 425,588 mt after determining that 5,000 mt will be taken 
as incidental catch in directed fishing for other species in the BS. 
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by 
operators of vessels catching pollock for processing by the inshore 
component in the BS effective from 12 noon, A.l.t., October 4, 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 review 
under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: September 30, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-24684 Filed 9-30-94; 4:25 pm]
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