[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20248-20249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10105]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Parts 672, 675, and 676
[Docket No. 950418107-5107-01; I.D. 022295A]
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Area, Limited Access Management of Federal
Fisheries In and Off of Alaska; Nomenclature Change
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a technical amendment to revise references to
the term ``the Secretary'' and similar language in fisheries
regulations dealing with North Pacific fisheries. The purpose of this
revision is to reflect the delegation of the Secretary of Commerce's
authority to implement Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson Act) fishery regulations to NMFS. This revision clearly
identifies for the public the agency responsible for these regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Chappell, 301-713-2341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The domestic and foreign groundfish fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone off Alaska are managed by NMFS according to Fishery
Management Plans (FMPs) for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area prepared by the
North Pacific Fishery Management Council under the authority of the
Magnuson Act. These FMPs are implemented by regulations governing the
U.S. groundfish fishery at 50 CFR parts 672 and 675, respectively.
Limited Access Management of Federal Fisheries In and Off Alaska is
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 676. General regulations that
also pertain to U.S. fisheries are implemented at 50 CFR part 620.
Department of Commerce Organization Order 10-15 of January 15,
1988, delegated certain authority of the Secretary of Commerce to the
Under Secretary/Administrator of NOAA. The Under Secretary has
redelegated part of this authority, including management of living
marine resources under the Magnuson Act, to NMFS. This action revises
the North Pacific fisheries regulations to identify the agency that has
the redelegated authority and responsibility for issuing the
regulations and otherwise performing the management functions required
by the Magnuson Act.
The term ``the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce,'' or
``Secretarial'' are used throughout the regulations in referring to
functions and authorities assigned to the Secretary of Commerce in the
Magnuson Act. These functions have been delegated and are performed by
NMFS. These amendments revise the [[Page 20249]] nomenclature to
reflect that NMFS is the responsible agency.
Classification
Because these technical amendments make only minor, non-substantive
corrections to existing rules, notice and public procedure thereon and
a delay in effective date would serve no purpose. Accordingly, under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and (d), notice and public procedure thereon and a
delay in effective date are unnecessary.
Because this rule is being issued without prior comment, it is not
subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act requirement for a regulatory
flexibility analysis and none has been prepared.
This rule makes minor technical changes to rules that have been
determined to be not significant under E.O. 12866, does not contain
policies with federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation
of a federalism assessment under E.O. 12612, and does not contain a
collection-of-information requirement for the purposes of the Paperwork
Reduction Act. No changes in the regulatory impacts previously reviewed
and analyzed will result from implementation of this technical
amendment.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Parts 672, 675, and 676
Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: April 18, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR parts, 672, 675,
and 676 are amended as follows:
PART 672--GROUNDFISH OF GULF OF ALASKA
1. The authority citation for part 672 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
2. In part 672, all references to ``The Secretary'' or ``the
Secretary'' are revised to read ``NMFS''.
3. In Sec. 672.20, paragraphs (d)(1)(i), (d)(1)(ii), (d)(2),
(d)(5)(i), and (d)(5)(iv)(A)(3), all references to ``he'' are revised
to read ``NMFS''.
PART 675--GROUNDFISH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA
4. The authority citation for part 675 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
5. In part 675, all references to ``The Secretary'', ``the
Secretary'', or ``The Secretary of Commerce'' are revised to read
``NMFS'', except for Sec. 675.27(d)(2)(ii) where the title ``the
Secretary of the Interior'' is retained.
6. In Sec. 675.20, paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iii) and
(b)(2)(i), all references to ``he'' are revised to read ``NMFS''.
PART 676--LIMITED ACCESS MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL FISHERIES IN AND OFF
OF ALASKA
7. The authority citation for part 676 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
8. In part 676, all references to ``The Secretary'' or ``the
Secretary'' are revised to read ``NMFS'', except for
Sec. 676.24(f)(2)(ii) where the title ``the Secretary of the Interior''
is retained.
9. In Sec. 676.24(c), remove the word ``Secretarial'' in the last
sentence.
10. In the heading of Sec. 676.24(e) and in Sec. 676.24(h)(3)(i),
remove the word ``Secretarial'' and add in its place the acronym
``NMFS''.
[FR Doc. 95-10105 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]
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