[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53881-53882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25862]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 950206040-5040-01; I.D. 101095A]
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Pollock
by Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the Offshore Component in
the Bering Sea Subarea
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of a closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea
(BS) subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI) by vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore
component. This action is necessary to fully utilize the allowance of
the total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for processing by the
offshore component in the BS.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 20, 1995,
until 12 midnight, December 31, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Sloan, 907-581-2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI Exclusive
Economic Zone is managed by NMFS according to the Fishery Management
Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI Area (FMP) prepared by the
North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Fishing by U.S.
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vessels is governed by regulations implementing the FMP at 50 CFR parts
620 and 675.
The directed fishery for pollock in the BS by vessels catching
pollock for processing by the offshore component was closed on
September 20, 1995, in order to provide amounts anticipated to be
needed for incidental catch in other fisheries (60 FR 49348, September
25, 1995). NMFS has determined that as of September 30, 1995, 15,764
metric tons remain unharvested.
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the
allowance of the TAC of pollock allocated for processing by the
offshore component in the BS has not been reached. Therefore, NMFS is
terminating the closure and is opening directed fishing for pollock in
the BS for vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore
component beginning noon (A.l.t.) October 20, 1995, through December
25, 1995.
All other closures remain in full force and effect.
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR 675.20 and is exempt from review
under OMB review under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 12, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-25862 Filed 10-17-95; 8:45 am]
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