[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53881-53882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25862]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 950206040-5040-01; I.D. 101095A]


Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Pollock 
by Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the Offshore Component in 
the Bering Sea Subarea

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 processing by the 
offshore component in the BS.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 20, 1995, 
until 12 midnight, December 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Sloan, 907-581-2062.

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 BSAI Area (FMP) prepared by the 
North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the 
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Fishing by U.S. 

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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 20, 1995, in order to provide amounts anticipated to be 
needed for incidental catch in other fisheries (60 FR 49348, September 
25, 1995). NMFS has determined that as of September 30, 1995, 15,764 
metric tons remain unharvested.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the 
allowance of the TAC of pollock allocated for processing by the 
offshore component in the BS has not been reached. Therefore, NMFS is 
terminating the closure and is opening directed fishing for pollock in 
the BS for vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore 
component beginning noon (A.l.t.) October 20, 1995, through December 
25, 1995.
    All other closures remain in full force and effect.

Classification

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

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

    Dated: October 12, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-25862 Filed 10-17-95; 8:45 am]
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