[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15688]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 672
[Docket No. 950509041-5041-01; I.D. 061995C]
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the
Central Regulatory Area
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 Pacific ocean perch (POP)
in the Central Regulatory Area in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to use the total allowable catch (TAC) for POP in this
area.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 3, 1995,
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive
economic zone is managed by NMFS according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson
Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Fishing by U.S. vessels is
governed by regulations implementing the FMP at 50 CFR parts 620 and
672.
In accordance with Sec. 672.20(c)(1)(ii)(B), the annual TAC for POP
in the Central Regulatory Area was established by the final 1995
harvest specifications of groundfish (60 FR 8470, February 14, 1995) as
2,702 metric tons (mt). At the same time, the directed fishery for POP
in the Central Regulatory Area was closed under Sec. 672.20(c)(2)(ii)
in order to reserve amounts anticipated to be needed for incidental
catch in other fisheries (60 FR 8470, February 14, 1995). NMFS has
determined that as of June 3, 1995, 2,376 mt remain unharvested.
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the 1995 TAC
for POP in the Central Regulatory Area has not been reached. Therefore,
NMFS is terminating the previous closure and is opening directed
fishing for POP in the Central Regulatory Area.
All other closures remain in full force and effect.
Classification
This action is taken under Sec. 672.20 and is exempt from review
under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 21, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-15688 Filed 6-26-95; 8:45 am]
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