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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 102894A]

 

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

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

ACTION: Apportionment of reserve.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is apportioning reserve to certain target species in the 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is 
necessary to allow for ongoing harvest and account for previous harvest 
of the total allowable catch (TAC).

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 28, 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 U.S. BSAI 
exclusive economic zone is managed by NMFS according to the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands Area (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 Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the initial 
TACs specified for Pacific ocean perch in the Bering Sea subarea (BS), 
and for yellowfin sole and arrowtooth flounder in the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands management area, need to be supplemented from the 
nonspecific reserve in order to continue operations and account for 
prior harvest. Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 675.20(b), NMFS is 
apportioning from the reserve to TACs for the following species: (1) 
For the BS-286 metric tons (mt) to Pacific ocean perch; (2) for the 
BSAI-22,549 mt to yellowfin sole and 1,500 mt to arrowtooth flounder.
    These apportionments are consistent with Sec. 675.20(a)(2)(i) and 
do not result in overfishing of a target species or the ``other 
species'' category, because the revised TACs are equal to or less than 
specifications of acceptable biological catch.

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR 675.20 and is exempt from review 
under E.O. 12866.
    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, has determined, 
under section 553(d)(3) of the Administrative Procedure Act and 50 CFR 
675.20(b)(2), that good cause exists for waiving the opportunity for 
public comment and the 30-day delayed effectiveness period for this 
action. Fisheries are currently taking place that will be supplemented 
by this apportionment. Delaying the implementation of this action would 
be disruptive and costly to these ongoing operations.

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

    Dated: October 28, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-27180 Filed 10-28-94; 1:44 pm]
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