94-11495. Limited Access Management of Federal Fisheries In and Off of Alaska  

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    50 CFR Part 676
    
    [I.D. 050494A]
    
     
    
    Limited Access Management of Federal Fisheries In and Off of 
    Alaska
    
    AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Notice of availability of amendments to fishery management 
    plans and request for comments.
    
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    SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the North Pacific Fishery Management 
    Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management 
    Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
    Islands Area (BSAI) and Amendment 34 to the FMP for Groundfish of the 
    Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for Secretarial review; comments are requested 
    from the public. Amendment 30 would raise the sablefish Community 
    Development Quota (CDQ) reserve allocation limit from 12 percent to 33 
    percent. This action is intended to allow total allocation of the 
    sablefish CDQ reserve.
    
    DATES: Comments on the FMP amendments must be submitted by July 8, 
    1994.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments on the FMP amendments must be submitted to Ronald 
    J. Berg, Chief, Fisheries Management Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, 709 
    W. 9th, room 453, Juneau, AK 99801 or P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 
    Attention: Lori J. Gravel. Copies of the amendments and the regulatory 
    impact review prepared for the amendments are available from the 
    Council, P.O. Box 103136, Anchorage, AK 99510.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lepore, Fisheries Regulations 
    Specialist, Alaska Region, NMFS, at 907-586-7228.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
    Management Act (Magnuson Act) requires that each Regional Fishery 
    Management Council submit any fishery management plan or plan amendment 
    it prepares to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) for review and 
    approval, disapproval, or partial disapproval. The Magnuson Act also 
    requires that the Secretary, upon reviewing the plan or amendment, 
    immediately publish a notice that the plan or amendment is available 
    for public review and comment. The Secretary will consider the public 
    comments received during the comment period in determining whether to 
    approve the amendment for implementation.
        Amendment 30 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI 
    would raise the allocation limit of sablefish community development 
    quota reserve for qualified applicants from 12 percent to 33 percent. 
    The 33 percent limit would ensure that NMFS would be able to allocate 
    100 percent of the sablefish CDQ reserves to qualified CDQ applicants. 
    Implementation of Amendment 30 would not change the amount of sablefish 
    available for harvest by fishermen participating in the Pacific halibut 
    and sablefish individual fishing quota program. The sablefish CDQ 
    reserve, 20 percent of the annual fixed gear total allowable catch of 
    sablefish for each management area in the BSAI, would be the same under 
    the proposed action as it is under the current FMP text. Amendment 34 
    to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA would correct the inadvertent 
    inclusion of the CDQ program in that FMP by removing and reserving 
    Section 4.4.1.1.8 Community Development Quotas. Copies of the 
    amendments may be obtained from the Council (see ADDRESSES).
    
        Dated: May 6, 1994.
    Richard H. Schaefer,
    Director of Office of Fisheries, Conservation and Management, National 
    Marine Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 94-11495 Filed 5-9-94; 2:26 pm]
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Document Information

Published:
05/12/1994
Department:
Commerce Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of availability of amendments to fishery management plans and request for comments.
Document Number:
94-11495
Dates:
Comments on the FMP amendments must be submitted by July 8, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: May 12, 1994, I.D. 050494A
CFR: (1)
50 CFR 676