[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46399-46400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22369]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 960502124-6190-02; I.D. 082796E]


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop 
Fishery; Closure in Registration Area H

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

ACTION: Closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the scallop fishery in the Kamishak Bay 
District of Registration Area H (Cook Inlet). This action is necessary 
to prevent exceeding

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the scallop total allowable catch (TAC) in this area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 800 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), August 27, 1996, 
until 1159 hrs, A.l.t., July 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Smoker, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The scallop fishery in the exclusive 
economic zone off Alaska is managed by NMFS according to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Scallop Fishery off Alaska (FMP) prepared by the 
North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the 
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Fishing for scallops 
is governed by regulations appearing at 50 CFR parts 600 and 679.
    In accordance with Sec. 679.62(b) the 1996 scallop TAC for the 
Kamishak Bay District of Registration Area H was established by the 
Final 1996-97 Harvest Specifications of Scallops (61 FR 38099, July 23, 
1996) as 20,000 lb (9,074 kg) shucked meat.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance 
with Sec. 679.62(c), that the scallop TAC for the Kamishak Bay District 
of Registration Area H has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is prohibiting 
the taking and retention of scallops in the Kamishak Bay District of 
Registration Area H from 800 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), August 
27, 1996 through 1159 hrs, A.l.t., July 1, 1997.

Classification

    This action is taken under Sec. 679.62 and is exempt from review 
under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: August 27, 1996.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-22369 Filed 8-28-96; 12:07 pm]
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