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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 672

[Docket No. 931199-4042; I.D. 101294A]

 

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska

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

ACTION: Modification of a closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is opening the directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch 
in the Eastern Regulatory Area in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action 
is necessary to use the total allowable catch (TAC) for Pacific ocean 
perch in this area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 19, 1994, 
until December 31, 1994.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the GOA
    exclusive economic zone is managed by the Secretary of Commerce 
according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 
Alaska (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 672.
    In accordance with Sec. 672.20(c)(1)(ii)(B), the annual TAC for 
Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern Regulatory Area was established by 
the final 1994 specifications of groundfish (59 FR 7647, February 16, 
1994) as 1,265 metric tons (mt). At the same time, the directed fishery 
for Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern Regulatory Area was closed under 
Sec. 672.20(c)(2)(ii) in order to reserve amounts anticipated to be 
needed for incidental catch in other fisheries (59 FR 7647, February 
16, 1994). NMFS has determined that as of October 1, 1994, 1,139 mt 
remain unharvested.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the 1994 TAC 
for Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern Regulatory Area has not been 
reached. Therefore, NMFS is terminating the previous closure and is 
opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern 
Regulatory Area, effective at 12 noon, A.l.t., October 19, 1994.
    All other closures remain in full force and effect.

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR 672.20 and is exempt from review 
under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: October 14, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director of Office of Fisheries, Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-25962 Filed 10-19-94; 8:45 am]
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