[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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