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[FR Doc No: 94-30076]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 112394A]

 

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), December 5, 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 directed fishery for pollock in the BS by vessels catching 
pollock for processing by the offshore component was closed on 
September 24, 1994, in order to reserve amounts anticipated to be 
needed for incidental catch in other fisheries (59 FR 49032, September 
26, 1994). NMFS has determined that as of November 12, 1994, 18,550 mt 
remain unharvested.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the 
allowance of the TAC of pollock allocated to the offshore component in 
the BS has not been reached. Therefore, NMFS is terminating the 
previous closure and is opening directed fishing for pollock in the BS 
for vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore component 
effective at 12 noon, A.l.t., December 5, 1994, until 12 midnight, 
A.l.t., December 31, 1994.
    All other closures remain in full force and effect.
    Directed fishing standards for applicable gear types may be found 
in the regulations at Sec. 675.20(h).

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR 675.20 and is exempt from review 
under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: December 2, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-30076 Filed 12-2-94; 3:11 pm]
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