[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47493-47494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22665]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 661

[Docket No. 950426116-5116-01; I.D. 090195D]


Ocean Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and 
California; Closure From Humbug Mountain, OR, to Horse Mountain, CA

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

ACTION: Closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the recreational salmon fishery in the 
area from Humbug Mountain, OR, to Horse Mountain, CA, was closed at 
midnight, August 18, 1995, because the recreational quota of 900 
chinook salmon for the area had been reached. This action is necessary 
to conform to the preseason announcement of the 1995 management 
measures and is intended to ensure conservation of chinook salmon.

DATES: Effective at 2400 hours local time, August 18, 1995, through 
August 31, 1995. Comments will be accepted through September 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to William Stelle, Jr., Director, 
Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand 
Point Way NE., BIN C15700-Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070; or Hilda 
Diaz-Soltero, Director, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 
90802-4213. Information relevant to this action has been compiled in 
aggregate form and is available for public review during business hours 
at the office of the Director, Northwest Region, NMFS (Regional 
Director).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Robinson, 206-526-6140, or 
Rodney R. McInnis, 310-980-4030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under regulations at 50 CFR 661.21(a)(1), 
NMFS will close the commercial or recreational fishery for ocean salmon 
when the quota has been projected to have been reached.
    In the annual management measures for ocean salmon fisheries (60 FR 
21746, May 3, 1995), NMFS announced that the 1995 recreational fishery 
in the area between Humbug Mountain, OR, and Horse Mountain, CA, would 
open on August 16 and continue through August 31 or until attainment of 
the 900 chinook salmon quota, whichever occurred first.
    The best available information on August 17 indicated that, based 
on the 

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recreational catch and effort levels for the first 2 days of the 
fishery, recreational fishing could take place for 3 days without 
exceeding the quota. A fourth day of fishing would greatly exceed the 
quota. Therefore, NMFS determined to close the fishery at midnight, 
August 18.
    The Regional Director consulted with representatives of the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 
and the California Department of Fish and Game regarding this closure. 
The States of Oregon and California will manage the recreational 
fishery in State waters adjacent to this area of the exclusive economic 
zone in accordance with this Federal action. In accordance with the 
inseason notice procedures of 50 CFR 661.23, actual notice to fishermen 
of this action was given prior to 2400 hours local time, August 18, 
1995, by telephone hotline number (206) 526-6667 and (800) 662-9825 and 
by U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners broadcasts on Channel 16 VHF-FM 
and 2182 kHz. Because of the need for immediate action to conserve 
chinook salmon, NMFS has determined that good cause exists for this 
action to be issued without affording a prior opportunity for public 
comment. This action does not apply to other fisheries that may be 
operating in other areas.

Classification

    This action is authorized by 50 CFR 661.21 and 661.23 and is exempt 
from review under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: September 7, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-22665 Filed 9-12-95; 8:45 am]
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