[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-4064]
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[Federal Register: February 24, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 940249-4049; I.D. 020994D]
RIN 0648-AF47
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues a technical amendment to the 1994 Pacific cod
specifications authorized under Amendment 24 to the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Area (BSAI) and published with the final rule implementing this
amendment. This technical amendment is necessary to clarify a table
that sets forth the 1994 seasonal apportionments of the amount of
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to vessels using
hook-and-line or pot gear. It is intended to promote management and
conservation of groundfish and other fish resources and to further the
goals and objectives contained in the FMP.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan J. Salveson, Fisheries
Management Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule implementing Amendment 24 to
the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI also specified 1994
seasonal apportionments of the amount of the 1994 Pacific cod TAC
allocated to vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear (59 FR 4009,
January 28, 1994). These specifications were established in Table 2 of
the preamble to the final rule at 59 FR 4011. This technical amendment
clarifies Table 2 by adding a footnote that sets forth the intent of
the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to redistribute any unused
portions of the first seasonal apportionment to the third season. This
intent is set forth in the preamble to the proposed rule published in
the Federal Register on October 27, 1993 (58 FR 57803) but
inadvertently omitted in the final rule of January 28, 1994 (59 FR
4009). (See page 57805 in the first column in the first paragraph.)
Classification
Because this technical amendment makes only minor, non-substantive
changes to existing regulations, notice and public comment thereon and
a delay in the effective date would serve no purpose. This rule
clarifies the intent of the Council with respect to the seasonal
apportionments of the amount of the 1994 Pacific cod TAC allocated to
vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear.
This rule is not subject to review under E.O. 12866.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 675
Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Technical Amendment
Accordingly, the final rule published at 59 FR 4009, January 28,
1994, that specifies the 1994 seasonal allowances of the amount of
Pacific cod TAC allocated to vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear is
amended by revising Table 2 in the preamble on page 4011 to include a
footnote, as follows:
Table 2.--Final 1994 Seasonal Apportionment of the Amount of Pacific Cod
Allocated to Vessels Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear
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Percentage of Amount of
Season Pacific cod Pacific cod (mt)
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January 1-April 30\1\............... 90.............. 64,291
May 1-August 31..................... 10.............. 7,143
September 1-December 31............. Remainder....... Remainder
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\1\Any portion of the first season apportionment that is not harvested
by the end of the first season will become available on September 1,
the beginning of the third season.
Dated: February 16, 1994.
Charles Karnella,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-4064 Filed 2-23-94; 8:45 am]
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