[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-16305]
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[Federal Register: July 6, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 062794B]
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Recision of a closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is rescinding the closure to directed fishing for Atka
mackerel in the Central Aleutian District (CAD) of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to
fully utilize the total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in this
area.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 4, 1994,
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive
economic zone is managed by the Secretary of Commerce according to the
Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI (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 675.
In accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(7)(ii), the Atka mackerel TAC for
the CAD was established by the final 1994 initial specifications of
groundfish (59 FR 7656, February 16, 1994) as 37,846 metric tons (mt).
The directed fishery for Atka mackerel was closed on June 7, 1994 (59
FR 29964, June 10, 1994). NMFS has determined that as of June 11, 1994,
2,201 mt remain unharvested.
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the 1994 TAC
for Atka mackerel in the CAD has not been reached. Therefore, NMFS is
rescinding the June 7, 1994, closure and is reopening directed fishing
for Atka mackerel in the CAD, effective at 12 noon, A.l.t., July 4,
1994.
Classification
This action is taken under Sec. 675.20 and is exempt from OMB
review under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 29, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-16305 Filed 6-30-94; 4:41 pm]
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