[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32680-32690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13704]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 021209300-3048-02 I.D. 052103A]


Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management 
Measures; Trip Limit Adjustments

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

ACTION: Inseason adjustments to the trawl rockfish conservation area 
boundaries; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces changes to the closed areas affecting the 
limited entry trawl fleet and open access exempted trawl fleet, also 
known as the trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (trawl RCAs). For the 
trawl ``B'' platoon, the closed areas for the cumulative limit period 
beginning May 16 through June 30, 2003, will be the same for the ``A'' 
platoon. For the remainder of the ``B'' platoon cumulative limit 
period, from July 1 through July 15, 2003, the ``B'' platoon will be 
subject to the closed areas that were in place for the ``A'' platoon 
through June 30, 2003. These actions, which are authorized by the 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), will allow 
fisheries access to more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting 
overfished and depleted stocks.

DATES: Effective 0001 hours local time May 28, 2003, until the 2004 
annual specifications and management measures are effective, unless 
modified, superseded, or rescinded through a publication in the Federal 
Register. Comments on this action will be accepted through June 17, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to D. Robert Lohn, Administrator, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-0070; or Rod 
McInnis, Acting Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Blvd, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Nordeen or Jamie Goen 
(Northwest Region, NMFS), phone: 206-526-6140; fax: 206-526-6736; and 
e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    This Federal Register document is available on the Government 
Printing Office's website at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/ca/docs/aces/aces140.html. Background information and documents are 
available at the NMFS Northwest Region website at: http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/1sustfsh/gdfsh01.htm and at the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council's website at: http://www.pcouncil.org.

Background

    The Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP and its implementing regulations 
at 50 CFR part 660, subpart G, regulate fishing for over 80 species of 
groundfish off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. Annual 
groundfish specifications and management measures are initially 
developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council), 
and are implemented by NMFS. The specifications and management measures 
for the 2003 fishing year (January 1 - December 31, 2003) were 
initially published in the Federal Register as an emergency rule for 
January 1 - February 28, 2003 (68 FR 908, January 7, 2003) and as a 
proposed rule for March 1 - December 31, 2003 (68 FR 936, January 7, 
2003). The emergency rule was amended at 68 FR 4719, January 30, 2003, 
and the final rule for March 1 - December 31, 2003 was published in the 
Federal Register on March 7, 2003 (68 FR 11182). The final rule has 
been subsequently amended at 68 FR 18166 (April 15, 2003), at 68 FR 
23901 (May 6, 2003), and at 68 FR 23924 (May 6, 2003).
    The following changes to current groundfish management measures 
were recommended by the Pacific Council, in consultation with Pacific 
Coast Treaty Tribes and the States of Washington, Oregon, and 
California, at its April 7-11, 2003, meeting in Vancouver, WA.
    The NMFS West Coast Groundfish Observer Program (Observer Program) 
released observer data collected from September 2001 through August 
2002 at a bycatch workshop in January 2003. At the Pacific Council's 
April meeting, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) reported 
that they considered bycatch rates based on observer data in the 
groundfish trawl fishery to be the best available scientific data for 
use in the bycatch model. Both the SSC and the Groundfish Management 
Team (GMT) supported incorporating trawl bycatch rates from the 
Observer Program into the bycatch model as soon as possible. Following 
the SSC and GMT recommendations, the Pacific Council decided to use the 
preliminary observer-

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based trawl bycatch rates in the bycatch model to develop inseason 
adjustments to trip limits and area closures that were effective May 1, 
2003, in addition, it was decided to shift the trawl RCA as soon as new 
boundaries could be developed.
    Based on the new Observer Program information on bycatch rates in 
the trawl fishery for groundfish, the Pacific Council recommended 
changes to the boundaries for the trawl RCA (the area that is closed to 
fishing for groundfish with trawl gear) along with trip limit changes. 
In particular, new estimates of canary rockfish bycatch in the trawl 
fishery north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. and bocaccio bycatch in the trawl 
fishery south of 40[deg]10' N. lat. are higher than previously 
estimated. At these higher bycatch rates, the OYs for canary rockfish 
and bocaccio would be reached before the end of the year. In order to 
slow the rate of interception for these overfished rockfish species, 
the trawl RCA is being shifted to better align with the observed 
interception rates of these species. Prior to May 1, 2003, the trawl 
RCA north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. was scheduled to extend between 
boundaries approximating the 100 fm (183 m) and 250 fm (457 m) depth 
contours. Trip limit changes and, north of 40[deg]10' N. lat., a change 
in the trawl RCA were announced previously in the Federal Register (68 
FR 23901, May 6, 2003) and were effective May 1, 2003. The trawl RCA 
north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. was temporarily extended from the shoreline 
to a boundary approximating the 250 fm (457 m) depth contour until new 
boundaries could be put in place. Implementation of the new boundaries 
was delayed beyond the inseason adjustments that were effective May 1, 
2003, until coordinates for the new boundaries were developed and 
reviewed by Federal and state management and enforcement agencies.

Trawl RCA Restrictions North of 40[deg]10' N. lat.

    Because data from the Observer Program showed that canary rockfish 
tend to be intercepted in trawl gear further inshore than previously 
expected, the trawl RCA north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. is being shifted 
with the intention of protecting canary rockfish, an overfished 
species. In evaluating the observer data, the Pacific Council's GMT 
recommended that the trawl RCA's eastern boundary be shifted from 
approximating the 100-fm (183-m) depth contour to approximating the 50-
fm (91-m) depth contour to protect areas where canary are intercepted 
in the trawl fishery. Additionally, the GMT recommended that the 
western boundary be shifted from approximating the 250-fm (457-m) depth 
contour to approximating the 200-fm (366-m) depth contour to allow 
fishery access to more abundant deepwater groundfish stocks while still 
protecting areas with high rates of canary bycatch. Thus, for the 
remainder of the year, the trawl RCA north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. will 
extend from approximately the 50-fm (91-m) to 200-fm (366-m) depth 
contours. During November - December, the western trawl RCA boundary is 
to be modified to allow petrale fishing. In the interest of time, this 
new 200-fm (366-m) western boundary was not modified to allow petrale 
fishing but it will be modified by a subsequent inseason action that 
will be published in the Federal Register prior to November.

Trawl Restrictions South of 40[deg]10' N. lat.

    The Pacific Council's GMT also recommended moving the trawl RCA 
south of 40[deg]10' N. lat. to protect overfished species while 
allowing fishery access to more abundant groundfish stocks. This move 
entails the trawl RCA's western boundary being shifted to approximate 
the 200-fm (266-m) depth contour, thus, creating a coastwide western 
boundary for the trawl RCA that approximates the 200-fm (266-m) depth 
contour. Between 40[deg]10' N. lat. and 34[deg]27' N. lat., the western 
boundary for the trawl RCA will shift from approximating the 250-fm 
(457-m) depth contour to approximating the 200-fm (366-m) depth contour 
in order to allow fishery access to more abundant deepwater stocks 
while protecting areas where both bocaccio and canary are intercepted. 
Between 34[deg]27' N. lat. and the U.S./Mexico border, the western 
boundary for the trawl RCA will shift from either approximating the 
100-fm (183-m) or 150-fm (274-m) depth contour to approximating the 
200- fm (266-m) contour to better align with depths where there is a 
high interception of bocaccio. Around southern California islands and 
seamounts, the trawl RCA outer boundary will also shift from 
approximating the 150-fm (274-m) depth contour to approximating the 
200-fm (266-m) depth contour, again to protect bocaccio. Therefore, for 
the remainder of May through June and from September through December, 
the trawl RCA boundaries south of 40[deg]10' N. lat. will approximate 
the following depth contours: (1) between 40[deg]10' N. lat. and 
34[deg]27' N. lat., the trawl RCA will extend from 60-fm (110-m) to 
200-fm (266-m); (2) between 34[deg]27' N. lat. and the U.S./Mexico 
border, the trawl RCA will extend from 100-fm (183-m) to 200-fm (266-
m); and (3) around California islands and seamounts south of 34[deg]27' 
N. lat., the trawl RCA will extend from the shoreline to 200-fm (266-
m). During November - December, the western trawl RCA boundary is to be 
modified to allow petrale fishing. In the interest of time, this new 
200-fm (366-m) western boundary was not modified to allow petrale 
fishing but it will be modified by a subsequent inseason action that 
will be published in the Federal Register prior to November 2003.
    Additional measures to slow the incidental catch of bocaccio 
rockfish inshore of the trawl RCA have been implemented by prohibiting 
trawling inshore of 200-fm (366-m) during period 4 (July-August) from 
40[deg]10' N. lat. to the U.S./Mexico border. This prohibition was 
implemented through the inseason adjustments published on May 6, 2003 
(68 FR 23901).

NMFS Actions

    For the reasons stated herein, NMFS concurs with the Pacific 
Council's recommendations and hereby announces the following changes to 
the 2003 specifications and management measures (68 FR 11182, March 7, 
2003, as amended at 68 FR 18166, April 15, 2003, at 68 FR 23901, May 6, 
2003, and at 68 FR 23925, May 6, 2003) to read as follows:
* * * * *
    1. On page 11205, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, in the third column, paragraphs (19)(c)(ii)and(iii) are 
revised to read as follows:
    (ii) Between the U.S. border with Canada and 40[deg]10' N. lat., 
the location of the trawl RCA (i.e., the approximate depth contours 
that generally describe the eastern and western trawl RCA boundaries) 
throughout the year is provided in section IV.,(B), Table 3 (North). 
The specific latitude and longitude coordinates that define the eastern 
and western boundaries for the trawl RCA are provided below at 
paragraph (e) of this section.
    (iii) Between 40[deg]10' N. lat. and the U.S. border with Mexico, 
the location of the trawl RCA (i.e., the approximate depth contours 
that generally describe the eastern and western trawl RCA boundaries) 
throughout the year is provided in section IV.,(B), Table 3 (South). 
The specific latitude and longitude coordinates that define the eastern 
and western boundaries for the trawl RCA are provided below at 
paragraph (e) of this section.
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    2. On page 11205, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, in the third column, paragraphs (19)(d)(ii)and (iii) are 
revised to read as follows:
    (ii) Between the U.S. border with Canada and 40[deg]10' N. lat., 
the location of the non-trawl RCA (i.e., the approximate depth contours 
that generally describe the eastern and western non-trawl RCA 
boundaries) throughout the year is provided in section IV.,(B), Table 4 
(North) for the limited entry fishery and Table 5 (North) for the open 
access fishery. The specific latitude and longitude coordinates that 
define the eastern and western boundaries for the non-trawl RCA are 
provided below at paragraph (e) of this section.
    (iii) Between 40[deg]10' N. lat. and the U.S. border with Mexico, 
the location of the non-trawl RCA (i.e., the approximate depth contours 
that generally describe the eastern and western non-trawl RCA 
boundaries) throughout the year is provided in section IV.,(B), Table 4 
(South) for the limited entry fishery and Table 5 (South) for the open 
access fishery. The specific latitude and longitude coordinates that 
define the eastern and western boundaries for the trawl RCA are 
provided below at paragraph (e) of this section.
* * * * *
    3. On page 11206, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, paragraph (19)(e)(ii) is revised to read as follows:
    (ii) The 75-fm (137-m) depth contour used north of 40[deg]10' N. 
lat. as an eastern boundary for the trawl RCA is defined by straight 
lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
* * * * *
    4. On page 11209, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, in the third column, paragraph (19)(e)(iv) is revised to 
read as follows:
    (iv) The 250-fm (457-m) depth contour used north of 38[deg]N. lat. 
as a western boundary for the trawl RCA is defined by straight lines 
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
* * * * *
    5. On page 11212, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, in the first column, paragraph (19)(e)(vi) is revised to 
read as follows:
    (vi) The 50-fm (91-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border 
with Canada and the Swiftsure Bank as an eastern boundary for the trawl 
RCA is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points 
in the order stated:

    (1) 48[deg]30.15' N. lat., 124[deg]56.12' W. long.;
    (2) 48[deg]28.29' N. lat., 124[deg]56.30' W. long.;
    (3) 48[deg]29.23' N. lat., 124[deg]53.63' W. long.; and
    (4) 48[deg]30.31' N. lat., 124[deg]51.73' W. long.
* * * * *
    6. On page 11212, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, paragraph (19)(e)(vii) is revised to read as follows:
    (vii) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour used between 40[deg]10' N. 
lat. and 34[deg]27' N. lat. an eastern boundary for the trawl RCA is 
defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the 
order stated:
* * * * *
    7. On page 11214, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, in the second column, paragraph (19)(e)(xi) is revised to 
read as follows:
    (xi) The 50-fm (91-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border 
with Canada and 34[deg]27' N. lat. as an eastern boundary for the trawl 
RCA is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points 
in the order stated:
    (1) 48[deg]22.15' N. lat., 124[deg]43.15' W. long.;
    (2) 48[deg]22.15' N. lat., 124[deg]49.10' W. long.;
    (3) 48[deg]20.03' N. lat., 124[deg]51.18' W. long.;
    (4) 48[deg]16.61' N. lat., 124[deg]53.72' W. long.;
    (5) 48[deg]14.68' N. lat., 124[deg]54.50' W. long.;
    (6) 48[deg]12.02' N. lat., 124[deg]55.29' W. long.;
    (7) 48[deg]03.14' N. lat., 124[deg]57.02' W. long.;
    (8) 47[deg]56.05' N. lat., 124[deg]55.60' W. long.;
    (9) 47[deg]52.58' N. lat., 124[deg]54.00' W. long.;
    (10) 47[deg]50.18' N. lat., 124[deg]52.36' W. long.;
    (11) 47[deg]45.34' N. lat., 124[deg]51.07' W. long.;
    (12) 47[deg]40.96' N. lat., 124[deg]48.84' W. long.;
    (13) 47[deg]34.59' N. lat., 124[deg]46.24' W. long.;
    (14) 47[deg]27.86' N. lat., 124[deg]42.12' W. long.;
    (15) 47[deg]22.34' N. lat., 124[deg]39.43' W. long.;
    (16) 47[deg]17.66' N. lat., 124[deg]38.75' W. long.;
    (17) 47[deg]06.25' N. lat., 124[deg]39.74' W. long.;
    (18) 47[deg]00.43' N. lat., 124[deg]38.01' W. long.;
    (19) 46[deg]52.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.44' W. long.;
    (20) 46[deg]35.41' N. lat., 124[deg]25.51' W. long.;
    (21) 46[deg]25.43' N. lat., 124[deg]23.46' W. long.;
    (22) 46[deg]13.71' N. lat., 124[deg]16.90' W. long.;
    (23) 45[deg]50.88' N. lat., 124[deg]09.68' W. long.;
    (24) 45[deg]12.99' N. lat., 124[deg]06.71' W. long.;
    (25) 44[deg]52.48' N. lat., 124[deg]11.22' W. long.;
    (26) 44[deg]42.41' N. lat., 124[deg]19.70' W. long.;
    (27) 44[deg]38.80' N. lat., 124[deg]26.58' W. long.;
    (28) 44[deg]24.99' N. lat., 124[deg]31.22' W. long.;
    (29) 44[deg]18.11' N. lat., 124[deg]43.74' W. long.;
    (30) 44[deg]15.23' N. lat., 124[deg]40.47' W. long.;
    (31) 44[deg]18.80' N. lat., 124[deg]35.48' W. long.;
    (32) 44[deg]19.62' N. lat., 124[deg]27.18' W. long.;
    (33) 43[deg]56.65' N. lat., 124[deg]16.86' W. long.;
    (34) 43[deg]34.95' N. lat., 124[deg]17.47' W. long.;
    (35) 43[deg]12.60' N. lat., 124[deg]35.80' W. long.;
    (36) 43[deg]08.96' N. lat., 124[deg]33.77' W. long.;
    (37) 42[deg]59.66' N. lat., 124[deg]34.79' W. long.;
    (38) 42[deg]54.29' N. lat., 124[deg]39.46' W. long.;
    (39) 42[deg]46.50' N. lat., 124[deg]39.99' W. long.;
    (40) 42[deg]41.00' N. lat., 124[deg]34.92' W. long.;
    (41) 42[deg]36.29' N. lat., 124[deg]34.70' W. long.;
    (42) 42[deg]28.36' N. lat., 124[deg]37.90' W. long.;
    (43) 42[deg]25.53' N. lat., 124[deg]37.68' W. long.;
    (44) 42[deg]18.64' N. lat., 124[deg]29.47' W. long.;
    (45) 42[deg]12.95' N. lat., 124[deg]27.34' W. long.;
    (46) 42[deg]03.04' N. lat., 124[deg]25.81' W. long.;
    (47) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]26.21' W. long.;
    (48) 41[deg]57.60' N. lat., 124[deg]27.35' W. long.;
    (49) 41[deg]52.53' N. lat., 124[deg]26.51' W. long.;
    (50) 41[deg]50.17' N. lat., 124[deg]25.63' W. long.;
    (51) 41[deg]46.01' N. lat., 124[deg]22.16' W. long.;
    (52) 41[deg]26.50' N. lat., 124[deg]21.78' W. long.;
    (53) 41[deg]15.66' N. lat., 124[deg]16.42' W. long.;

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    (54) 41[deg]05.45' N. lat., 124[deg]16.89' W. long.;
    (55) 40[deg]54.55' N. lat., 124[deg]19.53' W. long.;
    (56) 40[deg]42.22' N. lat., 124[deg]28.29' W. long.;
    (57) 40[deg]39.68' N. lat., 124[deg]28.37' W. long.;
    (58) 40[deg]36.76' N. lat., 124[deg]27.39' W. long.;
    (59) 40[deg]34.44' N. lat., 124[deg]28.89' W. long.;
    (60) 40[deg]32.57' N. lat., 124[deg]32.43' W. long.;
    (61) 40[deg]30.95' N. lat., 124[deg]33.87' W. long.;
    (62) 40[deg]28.90' N. lat., 124[deg]34.59' W. long.;
    (63) 40[deg]24.36' N. lat., 124[deg]31.42' W. long.;
    (64) 40[deg]22.38' N. lat., 124[deg]24.41' W. long.;
    (65) 40[deg]21.21' N. lat., 124[deg]24.94' W. long.;
    (66) 40[deg]21.37' N. lat., 124[deg]25.58' W. long.;
    (67) 40[deg]20.62' N. lat., 124[deg]26.61' W. long.;
    (68) 40[deg]19.19' N. lat., 124[deg]26.14' W. long.;
    (69) 40[deg]18.27' N. lat., 124[deg]24.69' W. long.;
    (70) 40[deg]18.64' N. lat., 124[deg]23.67' W. long.;
    (71) 40[deg]18.64' N. lat., 124[deg]22.81' W. long.;
    (72) 40[deg]15.31' N. lat., 124[deg]25.28' W. long.;
    (73) 40[deg]15.37' N. lat., 124[deg]26.82' W. long.;
    (74) 40[deg]11.91' N. lat., 124[deg]22.68' W. long.;
    (75) 40[deg]10.01' N. lat., 124[deg]19.97' W. long.;
    (76) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]19.97' W. long.;
    (77) 40[deg]09.20' N. lat., 124[deg]15.81' W. long.;
    (78) 40[deg]07.51' N. lat., 124[deg]15.29' W. long.;
    (79) 40[deg]05.22' N. lat., 124[deg]10.06' W. long.;
    (80) 40[deg]06.51' N. lat., 124[deg]08.01' W. long.;
    (81) 40[deg]00.72' N. lat., 124[deg]08.45' W. long.;
    (82) 39[deg]56.60' N. lat., 124[deg]07.12' W. long.;
    (83) 39[deg]52.58' N. lat., 124[deg]03.57' W. long.;
    (84) 39[deg]50.65' N. lat., 123[deg]57.98' W. long.;
    (85) 39[deg]40.16' N. lat., 123[deg]52.41' W. long.;
    (86) 39[deg]30.12' N. lat., 123[deg]52.92' W. long.;
    (87) 39[deg]24.53' N. lat., 123[deg]55.16' W. long.;
    (88) 39[deg]11.58' N. lat., 123[deg]50.93' W. long.;
    (89) 38[deg]55.13' N. lat., 123[deg]51.14' W. long.;
    (90) 38[deg]28.58' N. lat., 123[deg]22.84' W. long.;
    (91) 38[deg]14.60' N. lat., 123[deg]09.92' W. long.;
    (92) 38[deg]01.84' N. lat., 123[deg]09.75' W. long.;
    (93) 37[deg]55.24' N. lat., 123[deg]08.30' W. long.;
    (94) 37[deg]52.06' N. lat., 123[deg]09.19' W. long.;
    (95) 37[deg]50.21' N. lat., 123[deg]14.90' W. long.;
    (96) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 122[deg]55.43' W. long.;
    (97) 37[deg]03.06' N. lat., 122[deg]24.22' W. long.;
    (98) 36[deg]50.20' N. lat., 122[deg]03.58' W. long.;
    (99) 36[deg]51.46' N. lat., 121[deg]57.54' W. long.;
    (100) 36[deg]44.14' N. lat., 121[deg]58.10' W. long.;
    (101) 36[deg]36.76' N. lat., 122[deg]01.16' W. long.;
    (102) 36[deg]15.62' N. lat., 121[deg]57.13' W. long.;
    (103) 36[deg]10.60' N. lat., 121[deg]43.65' W. long.;
    (104) 35[deg]40.38' N. lat., 121[deg]22.59' W. long.;
    (105) 35[deg]24.35' N. lat., 121[deg]02.53' W. long.;
    (106) 35[deg]02.66' N. lat., 120[deg]51.63' W. long.;
    (107) 34[deg]39.52' N. lat., 120[deg]48.72' W. long.;
    (108) 34[deg]31.26' N. lat., 120[deg]44.12' W. long.; and
    (109) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]36.00' W. long.
* * * * *
    8. In section IV., under A. General Definitions and Provisions, 
paragraph (19)(e), section (xiii) is added to read as follows:
    (xiii) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used between the U.S. 
border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico as a western 
boundary for the trawl RCA is defined by straight lines connecting all 
of the following points in the order stated:
    (1) 48[deg]14.75' N. lat., 125[deg]41.73' W. long.;
    (2) 48[deg]12.85' N. lat., 125[deg]38.06' W. long.;
    (3) 48[deg]11.52' N. lat., 125[deg]39.45' W. long.;
    (4) 48[deg]10.14' N. lat., 125[deg]42.81' W. long.;
    (5) 48[deg]08.96' N. lat., 125[deg]42.08' W. long.;
    (6) 48[deg]08.33' N. lat., 125[deg]44.91' W. long.;
    (7) 48[deg]07.19' N. lat., 125[deg]45.87' W. long.;
    (8) 48[deg]05.66' N. lat., 125[deg]44.79' W. long.;
    (9) 48[deg]05.91' N. lat., 125[deg]42.16' W. long.;
    (10) 48[deg]04.11' N. lat., 125[deg]40.17' W. long.;
    (11) 48[deg]04.07' N. lat., 125[deg]36.96' W. long.;
    (12) 48[deg]03.05' N. lat., 125[deg]36.38' W. long.;
    (13) 48[deg]01.98' N. lat., 125[deg]37.41' W. long.;
    (14) 48[deg]01.46' N. lat., 125[deg]39.61' W. long.;
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* * * * *
    9. In section IV., under A. General Definitions and Provisions, 
paragraph (19)(e), section (xiv) is added to read as follows:
    (xiv) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around islands/
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straight lines around each island/seamount connecting all of the 
following points in the order stated:
San Nicholas Island
    (1) 33[deg]33.55' N. lat., 119[deg]46.40' W. long.;
    (2) 33[deg]13.88' N. lat., 119[deg]13.86' W. long.;
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    (7) 33[deg]33.55' N. lat., 119[deg]46.40' W. long.
Santa Catalina Island
    (1) 33[deg]32.06' N. lat., 118[deg]44.52' W. long.;
    (2) 33[deg]31.36' N. lat., 118[deg]35.28' W. long.;
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    (11) 33[deg]28.68' N. lat., 118[deg]44.93' W. long.; and
    (12) 33[deg]32.06' N. lat., 118[deg]44.52' W. long.
San Clemente Island
    (1) 33[deg]05.89' N. lat., 118[deg]39.45' W. long.;
    (2) 33[deg]02.68' N. lat., 118[deg]33.14' W. long.;
    (3) 32[deg]57.32' N. lat., 118[deg]29.12' W. long.;
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    (6) 32[deg]46.83' N. lat., 118[deg]32.10' W. long.;
    (7) 33[deg]01.61' N. lat., 118[deg]40.64' W. long.; and
    (8) 33[deg]5.89' N. lat., 118[deg]39.45' W. long.
Santa Barbara Island
    (1) 33[deg]47.03' N. lat., 119[deg]13.65' W. long.;
    (2) 33[deg]35.80' N. lat., 118[deg]57.48' W. long.;
    (3) 33[deg]28.80' N. lat., 118[deg]57.48' W. long.;
    (4) 33[deg]20.36' N. lat., 118[deg]59.96' W. long.;
    (5) 33[deg]22.11' N. lat., 119[deg]08.50' W. long.;
    (6) 33[deg]32.41' N. lat., 119[deg]13.96' W. long.;
    (7) 33[deg]44.35' N. lat., 119[deg]16.84' W. long.; and
    (8) 33[deg]47.03' N. lat., 119[deg]13.65' W. long.
Orange County Seamount
    (1) 33[deg]25.91' N. lat., 117[deg]59.44' W. long.;
    (2) 33[deg]23.37' N. lat., 117[deg]56.97' W. long.;
    (3) 33[deg]22.82' N. lat., 117[deg]59.50' W. long.;
    (4) 33[deg]25.24' N. lat., 118[deg]01.68' W. long.; and
    (5) 33[deg]25.91' N. lat., 117[deg]59.44' W. long.
Mira's San Diego Rise
    (1) 32[deg]50.30' N. lat., 117[deg]50.18' W. long.;
    (2) 32[deg]44.01' N. lat., 117[deg]44.46' W. long.;
    (3) 32[deg]41.34' N. lat., 117[deg]45.86' W. long.;
     (4) 32[deg]45.45' N. lat., 117[deg]50.09' W. long.;
    (5) 32[deg]50.10' N. lat., 117[deg]50.76' W. long.; and
    (6) 32[deg]50.30' N. lat., 117[deg]50.18' W. long.
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    10. On pages 11218-11219, in section IV., under B. Limited Entry 
Fishery, at the end of paragraph (1), Table 3 (North) and Table 3 
(South) are revised to read as follows:

IV. NMFS Actions

B. Limited Entry Fishery

    (1) * * *
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    11. On page 11225, in section IV., under C. Trip Limits in the Open 
Access Fishery, at the end of paragraph (1), Table 5 (South) is revised 
to read as follows:

IV. NMFS Actions

C. Trip Limits in the Open Access Fishery

    (1) * * *

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Classification

    These actions are authorized by the Pacific Coast groundfish FMP 
and its implementing regulations, and are based on the most recent data 
available. The aggregate data upon which these actions are based are 
available for public inspection at the Office of the Administrator, 
Northwest Region, NMFS, (see ADDRESSES) during business hours.
    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NMFS, finds good 
cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity 
for public comment on this action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), 
because providing prior notice and opportunity for comment would be 
impracticable. It would be impracticable because it would delay the 
implementation of the new trawl RCA boundaries along the West Coast to 
better align with the interception of certain overfished species, 
specifically canary rockfish and bocaccio. Implementation of the new 
trawl RCA boundaries will allow opportunity to harvest healthy 
groundfish stocks in areas where overfished species are less likely to 
occur. The West Coast groundfish fleet has endured cutbacks in harvest 
limits and areas fished over the last few years. Delaying 
implementation of the new trawl RCA boundaries would result in 
continued closure of large areas north of 40[deg]10' N. lat., with 
adverse economic effects on the trawl fleet. In addition, the affected 
public had the opportunity to comment on these actions at the April 7-
11, 2003, Pacific Council meeting. For these reasons, good cause also 
exists to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness requirement of 5 
U.S.C. 553 (d)(3). In addition, most provisions being implemented 
relieve restrictions and for that reason are not subject to a 30-day 
delay in effectiveness under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1).
    These actions are taken under the authority of 50 CFR 
660.323(b)(1), and are exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.

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

    Dated: May 27, 2003.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-13704 Filed 5-28-03; 3:45pm]
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