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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 920944-2302; I.D. 112194C]
Limited Access Management of Federal Fisheries In and Off Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Allocation of Community Development Quota percentages of
sablefish fixed gear allocation and the halibut quota to approved
Community Development Plan applicants for the years 1995-97.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the approval of Community Development Plans
(CDPs) for the 1995-97 halibut and sablefish Community Development
Quota (CDQ) program in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management
areas, as recommended by the Governor for the State of Alaska
(Governor). This action is necessary to notify interested persons of
the decision of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) that these CDPs
are approved.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the findings made by the Secretary in approving
the Governor's recommendations may be obtained from the Alaska Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
(Attn: Lori Gravel).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald J. Berg, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The halibut and sablefish Community
Development Quota (CDQ) program in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management areas was developed by the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) as Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area,
Amendment 20 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, and a
regulatory amendment affecting the fishery for Pacific halibut under
the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) in and off the
State of Alaska and approved by the Secretary (58 FR 59375, November 9,
1993).
Seven CDQ groups, representing eligible western Alaska communities
submitted eight Community Development Plan (CDP) applications
requesting allocations of the available sablefish and halibut reserve
pursuant to regulations at 50 CFR part 676. Amounts of the sablefish
and halibut reserve are calculated using the following percentages
times the appropriate annual halibut or sablefish quotas:
For halibut,
(1) In IPHC regulatory area 4B, 20 percent;
(2) In IPHC regulatory area 4C, 50 percent;
(3) In IPHC regulatory area 4D, 30 percent; and
(4) In IPHC regulatory area 4E, 100 percent.
For sablefish, 20 percent of the fixed gear allocation of sablefish
in each Bering Sea (BS) and Aleutian Islands (AI) subarea, as provided
under 50 CFR 675.24(c).
As required by Sec. 676.24(e) and by state regulations at Title 6
Alaska Administrative Code 93, the Governor held a public hearing on
September 7, 1994, to receive comments on CDQ applications and CDPs.
The Governor made available for public review all State of Alaska
materials pertinent to the hearing at the time the hearing was
announced.
The Governor consulted the Council concerning the CDP
recommendations during the Council's September 27-October 5, 1994
meeting. Copies of the CDP executive summaries, summary sheets, and the
Governor's recommended allocations were reviewed by the Council, which
then unanimously concurred with the Governor's recommendations. The
seven CDQ groups and the Governor's recommended proportions of
available halibut and sablefish to each group are summarized in the
attached table below.
Upon receiving the Governor's recommendations on October 7, 1994,
the Secretary commenced a review of the record to determine whether the
community eligibility criteria and the evaluation criteria set forth in
regulations implementing the CDQ program have been met. The Secretary
has found that the Governor's recommendations for CDPs are consistent
with the community eligibility conditions and evaluation criteria and
other applicable law.
As required by Sec. 676.24(e)(1), the Secretary publishes this
notice of the approval of the Governor's recommendations, including the
percentages of the CDQ fixed gear allocation and the halibut quota
allocated to each approved CDP (see table below), and announces the
availability of the Secretary's findings regarding this decision (see
ADDRESSES).
Summary of the State of Alaska Governor's Recommended Percentages (%) of Available Halibut and Sablefish to Each
of Seven Community Development Quota Groups Among International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Regulatory
Areas and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Management Areas
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Halibut IPHC area Sablefish
CDQ group -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4B 4C 4D 4E BS AI
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Atka Fishermen's Association...... 100 0 0 0 0 0
Bristol Bay Economic Development
Corp............................. 0 0 23 30 0 25
Coastal Villages Fishing
Cooperative...................... 0 0 24 70 0 25
Norton Sound Economic Development
Corporation...................... 0 0 20 0 25 30
Pribilof Island Fishermen......... 0 100 0 0 0 0
Yukon Delta Fisheries Development
Association...................... 0 0 33 0 75 10
Aleutian Pribilof Islands
Community Development Association 0 0 0 0 0 10
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Total....................... 100 100 100 100 100 100
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Dated: November 28, 1994.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-29640 Filed 12-01-94; 8:45 am]
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