[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 208 (Friday, October 25, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55225-55226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27368]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 300

[I.D. 101696A]


Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders

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

ACTION: Inseason orders.

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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes inseason orders regulating fisheries in U.S. 
waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the 
Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and

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subsequently approved and issued by the Secretary of Commerce 
(Secretary) during the 1996 sockeye fisheries within the Fraser River 
Panel Area (Panel Area). These orders established fishing times, areas, 
and types of gear for U.S. treaty Indian and all-citizen fisheries 
during the period that the Commission exercised jurisdiction over these 
fisheries. Due to the frequency with which inseason orders are issued, 
publication of individual orders is impracticable. The 1996 orders are 
therefore being published in this document as a composite of the year's 
inseason orders.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Each of the following inseason orders was effective 
upon announcement on telephone hotline numbers as specified at 50 CFR 
300.97(b)(1).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Robinson, 206-526-6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Treaty between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning 
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and 
subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific 
Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631-3644.
    Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 300 
subpart F (61 FR 35548, July 5, 1996) provide a framework for 
implementation of certain regulations of the Commission and inseason 
orders of the Commission's Panel for sockeye and pink salmon fisheries 
in the Panel Area that apply during the period each year when the 
Commission exercises jurisdiction over these fisheries.
    The regulations close the Panel Area to sockeye and pink salmon 
fishing unless opened by Panel regulations or by inseason orders of the 
Secretary that give the effect to Panel orders, unless such orders are 
determined not to be consistent with domestic legal obligations. During 
the fishing season, the Secretary may issue orders that establish 
fishing times and areas consistent with the annual Commission regime 
and inseason orders of the Panel. Such orders must be consistent with 
domestic legal obligations. The Secretary issues inseason orders 
through his delegate, the Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, 
NMFS. Official notice of these inseason actions of the Secretary is 
provided by two telephone hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 
300.97(b)(1). Inseason orders of the Secretary must be published in the 
Federal Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to 
the frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication of 
individual orders is impractical. The 1996 orders are therefore being 
published in this document as a composite of the year's inseason 
actions.
    The following inseason orders were adopted by the Panel and issued 
for U.S. fisheries by the Secretary during the 1996 fishing season. The 
times listed are local times, and the areas designated are Puget Sound 
Management and Catch Reporting Areas as defined in the Washington State 
Administrative Code at Chapter 220-22.

Order No, 1996-1: Issued 12:50 p.m., July 30, 1996

Treaty Indian Fishery

    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift gillnets from 12 p.m., August 1 
to 12 p.m., August 4.

Order No. 1996-2: Issued 3:30 p.m., August 2, 1996

Treaty Indian Fishery

    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Closed for drift gillnets effective 12 p.m., 
August 3.

Order No. 1996-3: Issued at 11:25 a.m., August 5, 1996

Treaty Indian Fishery

    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnets open 12 p.m., August 6 to 12 
p.m., August 7.
    Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., 
August 7.

Order No. 1996-4: Issued 3:55 p.m., August 11, 1996

Treaty Indian Fishery

    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnets open 5 p.m., August 11 to 5 
p.m., August 13.
    Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 p.m., August 12 to 
9 p.m., August 13 southerly and easterly of a line from the low water 
range marker in Boundary Bay on the International Boundary, through the 
east tip of Point Roberts, to the East Point Light on Saturna Island.

Order No. 1996-5: Issued 2 p.m., August 12, 1996

Treaty Indian Fishery

    Areas 4b, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnets open from 5 p.m., August 13 to 
12 p.m., August 15.

Order No. 1996-6: Issued at 4:15 p.m., August 14, 1996

Treaty Indian Fishery

    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnets open from 12 p.m., August 15 to 
12 p.m., August 17.

All-Citizen Fishery

    Areas 7 and 7A southerly and easterly of a line from the low water 
range marker in Boundary Bay on the International Boundary, through the 
east tip of point Roberts, to the East Point Light on Saturna Island: 
Purse seines open 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., August 16. Gillnets open 5 p.m. to 
9 p.m., August 16.

Order No. 1996-7: Issued 1:45 p.m., August 16, 1996

Treaty Indian Fishery

    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnets open from 12 p.m., August 17 to 
12 p.m., August 23.

Order No. 1996-8: Issued at 12:15 p.m., August 19, 1996

All-Citizen Fishery

    Areas 7 and 7A southerly of a line from Iwersen's Dock on Point 
Roberts to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass: 
Gillnets open 7 p.m., August 19 to 7 a.m., August 20.
    Purse seines open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., August 20.

Order No. 1996-9: Issued at 12:45 p.m., August 23, 1996

Treaty Indian and All-Citizen Fisheries

    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Relinquish regulatory control effective 
Sunday, August 25.

Order No. 1996-10: Issued at 1:05 p.m., August 27, 1996

All-Citizen Fishery

    Area 7A: Gillnets open 7 p.m., August 27 to 7 a.m., August 28. 
Purse seines open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., August 28, with non-retention of 
chinook salmon.

Order No. 1996-11: Issued at 11:45 a.m., September 12, 1996

Treaty Indian and All-Citizen Fisheries

    Area 7A: Relinquish regulatory control effective Sunday, September 
15.

Classification

    This action is authorized by 50 CFR 300.97, and is exempt from 
review under E.O. 12866.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).

    Dated: October 18, 1996
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
    Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-27368 Filed 10-24-96; 8:45 am]
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