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[FR Doc No: 94-28217]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043: I.D. 110894A]

 

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 supplement the 1994 total 
allowable catch (TAC) specified for yellowfin sole in the Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary 
to allow for ongoing harvest.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), November 9, 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 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 TAC 
specified for yellowfin sole in the BSAI must be supplemented from the 
nonspecific reserve to continue directed fishing for this species. 
Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 675.20(b), NMFS is apportioning 
20,000 metric tons from the reserve to the TAC for yellowfin sole.
    This apportionment is consistent with Sec. 675.20(a)(2)(i) and does 
not result in overfishing of a target species or the ``other species'' 
category, because the revised TAC is equal to or less than the 
specification 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: November 9, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-28217 Filed 11-9-94; 5:05 pm]
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