Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #7
| Published date | 10 September 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 55784 |
| Record Number | 2020-19996 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
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903; 10 U.S.C. 702 and 2005; 37 U.S.C.
303a; and DoD Instruction 1322.22,
‘‘Service Academies.’’
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Dated: September 4, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 200505–0127; RTID 0648–
XA261]
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries;
Inseason Action #7
AGENCY
: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Inseason modification of 2020
management measures.
SUMMARY
: NMFS announces one
inseason action in the 2020 ocean
salmon fisheries. This inseason action
modified regulations regarding the
retention of Pacific halibut caught
incidental to the commercial salmon
fishery in the area from the U.S./Canada
border to the U.S./Mexico border.
DATES
: This inseason action became
applicable on June 30, 2020, as
announced on NMFS’ telephone hotline
and U.S. Coast Guard broadcast, and
remains in effect until superseded or
modified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background
In the 2020 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (85
FR 27317, May 8, 2020), NMFS
announced management measures for
the commercial and recreational
fisheries in the area from Cape Falcon,
OR, to the U.S./Mexico border, effective
from 0001 hours Pacific Daylight Time
(PDT), May 6, 2020, until the effective
date of the 2021 management measures,
as published in the Federal Register.
NMFS is authorized to implement
inseason management actions to modify
fishing seasons and quotas as necessary
to provide fishing opportunity while
meeting management objectives for the
affected species (50 CFR 660.409).
Inseason actions in the salmon fishery
may be taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR
660.409(a)—Fixed inseason
management provisions) or upon
consultation with the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and the
appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)—Flexible inseason
management provisions). The state
management agencies that participated
in the consultation described in this
document were: The Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(WDFW), the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), and the
California Department of Fish and
Wildlife (CDFW).
Inseason Action
Inseason Action #7
Description of the action: Inseason
action #7 extended retention of Pacific
halibut caught incidental to the
commercial salmon fishery past the June
30, 2020 end date set preseason.
Effective dates: Inseason action #7
took effect on June 30, 2020, and
remains in effect until modified by
further inseason action.
Reason and authorization for the
action: The 2020 salmon management
measures (85 FR 27317, May 8, 2020)
authorize the retention of Pacific halibut
caught incidental to the commercial
salmon fishery in 2020 during April,
May, and June, and after June 30, 2020,
if quota remains and announced on the
NMFS telephone hotline for salmon
fisheries. The 2020 incidental Pacific
halibut quota for the commercial salmon
fishery is 44,899 pounds (20,366 kg)
(weighed head off). Landings reported
by the states, through June 17, 2020,
totaled 3,566 pounds (1,618 kg)
(weighed head off), leaving 92.1 percent
of the quota unharvested. The NMFS
West Coast Regional Administrator (RA)
considered the landed catch of Pacific
halibut to date, the amount of quota
remaining, and the timing of the action
relative to the length of the commercial
salmon season, and determined that this
inseason action was necessary to meet
management goals set preseason.
Inseason modification of the species
that may be caught and landed during
specific seasons is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409(b)(1)(ii).
Consultation date and participants:
Consultation under 50 CFR 660.409(b)
on inseason action #7 occurred on June
24, 2020. Representatives from NMFS,
WDFW, ODFW, CDFW, and the Council
participated in this consultation.
All other restrictions and regulations
remain in effect as announced for the
2020 ocean salmon fisheries (85 FR
27317, May 8, 2020) and as modified by
previous inseason action (85 FR 31707,
May 27, 2020).
The RA determined that this inseason
action, recommended by the state of
Washington, was warranted based on
the best available information on Pacific
halibut landings to date and remaining
Pacific halibut quota. The states manage
the fisheries in state waters adjacent to
the areas of the U.S. exclusive economic
zone consistent with these Federal
actions. As provided by the inseason
notice procedures of 50 CFR 660.411,
actual notice of the described regulatory
action was given, prior to the time the
action was effective, by telephone
hotline numbers 206–526–6667 and
800–662–9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard
Notice to Mariners broadcasts on
Channel 16 VHF–FM and 2182 kHz.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is authorized by 50 CFR
660.409, which was issued pursuant to
section 304(b), and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there
is good cause to waive prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment on
this action, as notice and comment
would be impracticable and contrary to
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the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment was
impracticable because NMFS had
insufficient time to provide for prior
notice and the opportunity for public
comment between the time halibut
landing data were available to inform
the decision to extend Pacific halibut
retention and the June 30, 2020 closure
established preseason. As previously
noted, actual notice of the regulatory
action was provided to fishers through
telephone hotline and radio notification.
This action complies with the
requirements of the annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (85
FR 27317, May 8, 2020), the Pacific
Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
(FMP), and regulations implementing
the FMP under 50 CFR 660.409 and
660.411.
There is good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in
effective date, as a delay in effectiveness
of this action would prevent the fishery
from accessing available Pacific halibut
quota.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 4, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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