[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47090-47091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22760]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 960502124-6190-02; I.D. 083096D]


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Scallop 
Fishery; Closure in Registration Area D

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 all districts of 
Scallop Registration Area D (Yakutat) other than District 16. This 
action is necessary to prevent exceeding the scallop total allowable 
catch (TAC) in this area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 4, 
1996, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1996.

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 all 
districts of Scallop Registration Area D other than District 16 was 
established by the Final 1996 Harvest Specifications of Scallops (61 FR 
38099, July 23, 1996) as 195,000 lb (88,451 kg) shucked meat.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance 
with 679.62(c), that the scallop TAC for all districts of Scallop 
Registration Area D

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other than District 16 has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is prohibiting 
the taking and retention of scallops in all districts of Scallop 
Registration Area D other than District 16 from September 4, 1996, 
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1996.

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 30, 1996.
Donald J. Leedy,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-22760 Filed 9-3-96; 2:35pm]
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