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[FR Doc No: 94-21648]
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[Federal Register: September 1, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 080494A]
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Area; King and Tanner Crab Fisheries of the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of approval of amendments to fishery management plans.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval of Amendment 30 to the Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA),
Amendment 27 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands (BSAI) Area, and Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Commercial King
Crab and Tanner Crab Fisheries of the BSAI. These amendments
incorporate the provisions of the North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan
(Research Plan) into each FMP to provide a standard application of the
Research Plan and associated observer coverage throughout applicable
fisheries.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 15, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the FMP amendments and environmental assessment
prepared for the North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan are available
from the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, P.O. Box 103136,
Anchorage, AK 99510; telephone 907-271-2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim S. Rivera, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson Act) requires that each Regional Fishery
Management Council submit any FMP or FMP amendment it prepares to the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) for review and approval, disapproval,
or partial disapproval. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) submitted Amendments 30, 27, and 3 for Secretarial approval
on May 17, 1994. A notice of availability and request for comments on
the amendments was published May 24, 1994, at 59 FR 26780; comments
were requested through July 18, 1994. Because there are no regulatory
changes required by the proposed FMP amendments, no proposed rule was
published.
Amendments 30, 27, and 3 revise language in the FMPs for GOA
groundfish, BSAI area groundfish, and BSAI king and Tanner crab,
respectively, to reflect the development of the Research Plan and to
indicate that observer requirements under those FMPs are as specified
under the Research Plan.
The Research Plan was prepared by the Council under section 313 of
the Magnuson Act, as amended by section 404 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fisheries Enforcement Act, Pub. L. 102-582, and is intended to provide
an industry-funded observer program and to promote management,
conservation, and scientific understanding of groundfish, halibut, and
crab resources off Alaska. A final rule, regulatory amendment, to
implement the Research Plan has been prepared and, when approved, will
be published in the Federal Register. Amendments 30, 27, and 3, which
bring the FMPs into conformance with the Research Plan, were approved
August 15, 1994. No comments were received on these amendments during
the comment period.
Classification
This action does not involve rulemaking and is exempt from OMB
review under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 15, 1994.
Nancy Foster, Ph.D.,
Deputy Assistant Administrative for Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-21648 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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