[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32876-32877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13975]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 110223162-1295-02]
RIN 0648-XA184


Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 
2011 Management Measures; Correction

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

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: NMFS established fishery management measures for the 2011 
ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 
2012 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 1, 2012. The final rule 
published on May 4, 2011, included an incorrect area description for 
minimum size requirements for the commercial salmon fishery. This 
action corrects the incorrect language.

DATES: Effective June 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Busby at 206-526-4323.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final rule published May 4, 2011 (76 FR 
25246), describes annual management measures for managing the harvest 
of salmon in the area managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council 
(Council). This correcting amendment revises a table in that rule to 
make it consistent with the text of the rule and the Council's 
recommendations.

Need for Correction

    In the final rule regarding 2011 salmon management measures (76 FR 
25246, May 4, 2011), Section 1, part B on page 25251 consists of a 
table of Minimum Size for salmon caught in the commercial fishery. 
There are two errors in this table, rendering it inconsistent with the 
rule text and the Council's recommendations for the 2011 salmon 
management measures, as adopted at their April 2011 meeting. The 
corresponding text describing the fishing area and geographic 
boundaries in Section 1, part A, is correct as published on May 4, and 
is consistent with the Council's recommendations for the 2011 
management measures for the salmon fishery. In the table, the area 
listed as ``Cape Falcon to Horse Mt.'' is corrected to read ``Cape 
Falcon to OR/CA Border.'' The area listed as ``Horse Mt. to US-Mexico 
Border'' is corrected to read ``OR/CA Border to U.S./Mexico Border.'' 
The table here replaces the table in 76 FR 25246, Section 1:

B. Minimum Size (Inches) (See C.1)

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                                            Chinook                            Coho
       Area (when open)       --------------------------------------------------------------------      Pink
                                 Total length       Head-off       Total length       Head-off
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North of Cape Falcon, OR.....             28.0             21.5             16.0             12.0  None.
Cape Falcon to OR/CA Border..             28.0             21.5  ...............  ...............  None.
OR/CA Border to U.S./Mexico               27.0             20.5  ...............  ...............  None.
 Border.
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Metric equivalents: 28.0 in = 71.1 cm, 27.0 in = 68.6 cm, 21.5 in = 54.6 cm, 20.5 in = 52.1 cm, 16.0in = 40.6
  cm, and 12.0 in = 30.5 cm.


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Classification

    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA) finds good 
cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), to waive the requirement for prior 
notice and opportunity for additional public comment for this action as 
notice and comment would be unnecessary and contrary to the public 
interest. Notice and comment are unnecessary and contrary to the public 
interest because this action simply makes the above-referenced table 
consistent with the text in the original final rule and the Council's 
recommended action. This correction does not affect the results of 
analyses conducted to support management decisions in the salmon 
fishery nor change the total catch of salmon. The correction eliminates 
an inconsistency between the table, and the text and the Council's 
recommendation, and therefore eliminates any confusion that the 
inconsistency might create for the public. If this rule is not 
implemented immediately, the public will have incorrect information 
regarding the geographic area and boundaries for the salmon fishery, 
which will cause confusion and will be inconsistent with the Council's 
recommendation and with the analytical documents for this rulemaking. 
No aspect of this action is controversial and no change in operating 
practices in the fishery is required.
    For the same reasons, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), the AA finds 
good cause to waive the 30-day delay in effective date. If this rule is 
not implemented immediately, the public will have incorrect information 
regarding the geographic area and boundaries for the salmon fishery, 
which will cause confusion and will be inconsistent with the Council's 
recommendation and with the analytical documents for this rulemaking.
    Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not 
required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the 
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq., are inapplicable.
    This final rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773-773k; 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 31, 2011.
Eric C. Schwaab,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-13975 Filed 6-6-11; 8:45 am]
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