83_FR_55852 83 FR 55636 - Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders

83 FR 55636 - Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 216 (November 7, 2018)

Page Range55636-55638
FR Document2018-24371

NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate treaty and non-treaty (all citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and subsequently approved and issued by NMFS during the 2018 salmon fisheries within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area. These orders established fishing dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen commercial fisheries during the period the Panel exercised jurisdiction over these fisheries.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 300

RIN 0648-XG515


Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason orders.

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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate

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treaty and non-treaty (all citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in U.S. 
waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the 
Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and subsequently approved and 
issued by NMFS during the 2018 salmon fisheries within the U.S. Fraser 
River Panel Area. These orders established fishing dates, times, and 
areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen 
commercial fisheries during the period the Panel exercised jurisdiction 
over these fisheries.

DATES: The effective dates for the inseason orders are set out in this 
document under the heading Inseason Orders.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206-526-4323.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Treaty between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of Canada concerning 
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and 
subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific 
Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631-3644.
    Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 300, 
subpart F, provide a framework for the implementation of certain 
regulations of the Commission and inseason orders of the Commission's 
Fraser River Panel for U.S. sockeye salmon fisheries in the Fraser 
River Panel Area.
    The regulations close the U.S. portion of the Fraser River Panel 
Area to U.S. sockeye salmon tribal and non-tribal commercial fishing 
unless opened by Panel orders that are given effect by inseason 
regulations published by NMFS. During the fishing season, NMFS may 
issue regulations that establish fishing times and areas consistent 
with the Commission agreements and inseason orders of the Panel. Such 
orders must be consistent with domestic legal obligations and are 
issued by the Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS. Official 
notification of these inseason actions is provided by two telephone 
hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 84 FR 19005 
(May 1, 2018). The inseason orders are published in the Federal 
Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to the 
frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication of 
individual orders is impractical.

Inseason Orders

    The following inseason orders were adopted by the Panel and issued 
for U.S. fisheries by NMFS during the 2018 fishing season. Each of the 
following inseason actions was effective upon announcement on telephone 
hotline numbers as specified at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 84 FR 19005 
(May 1, 2018); those dates and times are listed herein. The times 
listed are local times, and the areas designated are Puget Sound 
Management and Catch Reporting Areas as defined in the Washington State 
Administrative Code at Chapter 220-22.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-01: Issued 11:40 a.m., July 24, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fishery
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Friday, July 27, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-02: Issued 11:40 a.m., July 27, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fishery
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Tuesday, July 31, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 1, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-03: Issued 11:40 a.m., July 31, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fishery
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Wednesday, August 1, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 4, 2018.
    Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday, 
August 2, 2018, to 9 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2018, and from 5 a.m., 
Saturday, August 4, 2018, to 9 a.m., Sunday, August 5, 2018.
All Citizen Fisheries
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 
August 3, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. 
(midnight), Friday, August 3, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, 
August 6, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-04: Issued 1:25 p.m., August 3, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Saturday, August 4, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 8, 2018.
    Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Tuesday, 
August 7, 2018, to 9 a.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018.
All Citizen Fisheries
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, 
August 6, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. 
(midnight), Monday, August 6, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, 
August 8, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-05: Issued 12 p.m., August 7, 2018

Treaty Indian Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Wednesday, August 8, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 11, 
2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-06: Issued 12:05 p.m., August 8, 
2018

All Citizen Fisheries
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., 
Thursday, August 9, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. 
(midnight), Thursday, August 9, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, 
August 9, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-07: Issued 1:35 p.m., August 10, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Saturday, August 11, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 15, 
2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-08: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 14, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Wednesday, August 15, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 18, 
2018.
    Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m., Wednesday, 
August 15, 2018, to 9 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018.
All Citizen Fisheries
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, 
August 17, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., 
Friday, August 17, 2018.
    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 
Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-09: Issued 2:05 p.m., August 17, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Saturday, August 18, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 22, 
2018.

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Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-10: Issued 1:05 p.m., August 21, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), 
Wednesday, August 22, 2018, to 1 p.m., Friday, August 24, 2018.
    Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net fishing from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m., 
Friday, August 24, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-11: Issued 3:10 p.m., August 23, 
2018

Treaty Indian Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 1 p.m. to 11:59 
p.m. (midnight), Friday August 24, 2018.
    Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for purse seines from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., 
Friday, August 24, 2018. Extend for gillnets from 1 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 
(midnight), Friday, August 24, 2018.

Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018-12: Issued 12:10 p.m., September 
11, 2018

Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
    Areas 4B, 5, 6, 6C, 7, and 7A, excluding the Apex: Relinquish 
regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday, September 
15, 2018. The Apex is those waters north and west of the Area 7A ``East 
Point Line,'' defined as a line projected from the low water range 
marker in Boundary Bay on the International Boundary through the east 
tip of Point Roberts in the state of Washington to the East Point light 
on Saturna Island in the Province of British Columbia.

Classification

    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that 
good cause exists for the inseason orders to be issued without 
affording the public prior notice and opportunity for comment under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such prior notice and opportunity for comments is 
impracticable and contrary to the public interest. Prior notice and 
opportunity for public comment is impracticable because NMFS has 
insufficient time to allow for prior notice and opportunity for public 
comment between the time the stock abundance information is available 
to determine how much fishing can be allowed and the time the fishery 
must open and close in order to harvest the appropriate amount of fish 
while they are available.
    The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the 
effective date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), of the inseason 
orders. A delay in the effective date of the inseason orders would not 
allow fishers appropriately controlled access to the available fish at 
that time they are available.
    This action is authorized by 50 CFR 300.97, and is exempt from 
review under Executive Order 12866.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 3636(b).

    Dated: November 2, 2018.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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                                           return, Preparer C is not required to make               Preparer E knows from prior social                    well as a copy of any document that was
                                           additional inquiries to determine each boy’s             interactions with S that the children resided         provided by the taxpayer and on which
                                           relationship to Q for purposes of the                    with S for more than one-half of the 2018 tax         the tax return preparer relied to
                                           knowledge requirement in paragraph (b)(3) of             year and that the children did not provide
                                                                                                                                                          complete Form 8867 and/or an
                                           this section.                                            over one-half of their own support for the
                                              (C) Example 3. In 2018, R, an 18-year-old             2018 tax year. To meet the knowledge                  applicable worksheet required under
                                           taxpayer, engages Preparer D to prepare R’s              requirement in paragraph (b)(3) of this               paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A) of this section (or
                                           2017 federal income tax return. R completes              section, Preparer E must make the same                other record of the tax return preparer’s
                                           Preparer D’s standard intake questionnaire               reasonable inquiries to determine whether S           computation permitted under paragraph
                                           and states that R has never been married, has            is eligible to file as head of household and          (b)(2)(i)(B) of this section).
                                           one child, an infant, and that R and R’s infant          whether each child is a qualifying child for          *      *     *     *     *
                                           lived with R’s parents during part of the 2017           purposes of the EIC and the CTC as discussed             (c) * * *
                                           tax year. R also provides Preparer D with a              in Example 5 of this section, and Preparer E             (3) The firm disregarded its
                                           Form W–2 showing that R earned $10,000                   must contemporaneously document these
                                           during 2017. R provides no other documents               inquiries and the responses.
                                                                                                                                                          reasonable and appropriate compliance
                                           or information showing that R earned any                    (G) Example 7. W engages Preparer F to             procedures through willfulness,
                                           other income during the tax year. Based on               prepare W’s federal income tax return.                recklessness, or gross indifference
                                           the intake sheet and other information that R            During Preparer F’s standard intake                   (including ignoring facts that would
                                           provides, Preparer D believes that R may be              interview, W states that W is 50 years old,           lead a person of reasonable prudence
                                           eligible to claim the infant as a qualifying             has never been married, and has no children.          and competence to investigate) in the
                                           child for the EIC and the CTC. To meet the               W further states to Preparer F that during the        preparation of the tax return or claim for
                                           knowledge requirement in paragraph (b)(3) of             tax year W was self-employed, earned                  refund with respect to which the
                                           this section, Preparer D must make                       $10,000 from W’s business, and had no
                                                                                                                                                          penalty is imposed.
                                           reasonable inquiries to determine whether R              business expenses or other income. Preparer
                                           is eligible to claim these credits, including            F believes W may be eligible for the EIC. To          *      *     *     *     *
                                           reasonable inquiries to verify that R is not a           meet the knowledge requirement in                        (e) Applicability date. The rules of
                                           qualifying child of R’s parents (which would             paragraph (b)(3) of this section, Preparer F          this section apply to tax returns and
                                           make R ineligible to claim the EIC) or a                 must make reasonable inquiries to determine           claims for refund for tax years beginning
                                           dependent of R’s parents (which would make               whether W is eligible for the EIC, including          after December 31, 2015, that are
                                           R ineligible to claim the CTC), and Preparer             reasonable inquiries to determine whether             prepared on or after December 5, 2016.
                                           D must contemporaneously document these                  W’s business income and expenses are                  However, the rules relating to the
                                           inquiries and the responses.                             correct, and Preparer F must
                                                                                                    contemporaneously document these inquiries
                                                                                                                                                          determination of a taxpayer’s eligibility
                                              (D) Example 4. Assume the same facts as
                                           the facts in Example 3 of paragraph                      and the responses.                                    to file as head of household under
                                           (b)(3)(ii)(C) of this section. In addition,                 (H) Example 8. Y, who is 32 years old,             section 2(b) apply to tax returns and
                                           Preparer D previously prepared the 2017                  engages Preparer G to prepare Y’s federal             claims for refund for tax years beginning
                                           joint federal income tax return for R’s                  income tax return. Y completes Preparer G’s           after December 31, 2017, that are
                                           parents. Based on information provided by                standard intake questionnaire and states that         prepared on or after November 7, 2018.
                                           R’s parents, Preparer D has determined that              Y has never been married. As part of Preparer
                                           R is not eligible to be claimed as a dependent           G’s client intake process, Y provides Preparer        § 1.6695–2T    [Removed]
                                           or as a qualifying child for purposes of the             G with a copy of the Form 1098–T Y received           ■   Par. 3. Section 1.6695–2T is removed.
                                           EIC or the CTC on R’s parents’ return.                   showing that University M billed $4,000 of
                                           Therefore, for purposes of the knowledge                 qualified tuition and related expenses for Y’s        Kirsten Wielobob,
                                           requirement in paragraph (b)(3) of this                  enrollment or attendance at the university            Deputy Commissioner for Services and
                                           section, Preparer D is not required to make              and that Y was at least a half-time                   Enforcement.
                                           additional inquiries to determine that R is              undergraduate student. Preparer G believes              Approved: October 1, 2018.
                                           not R’s parents’ qualifying child or                     that Y may be eligible for the AOTC. To meet
                                           dependent.                                               the knowledge requirement in paragraph                David J. Kautter,
                                              (D) Example 5. In 2019, S engages Preparer            (b)(3) of this section, Preparer G must make          Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax
                                           E to prepare S’s 2018 federal income tax                 reasonable inquiries to determine whether Y           Policy).
                                           return. During Preparer E’s standard intake              is eligible for the AOTC, as Form 1098–T              [FR Doc. 2018–24411 Filed 11–5–18; 4:15 pm]
                                           interview, S states that S has never been                does not contain all the information needed           BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                           married and that S’s niece and nephew lived              to determine eligibility for the AOTC or to
                                           with S for part of the 2018 tax year. Preparer           calculate the amount of the credit if Y is
                                           E believes S may be eligible to file as head             eligible, and contemporaneously document
                                           of household and claim each of these                     these inquiries and the responses.                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                           children as a qualifying child for purposes of             (4) * * *
                                           the EIC and the CTC, but the information                                                                       National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                                                                      (i) * * *                                           Administration
                                           furnished to Preparer E is incomplete. To                  (B) A copy of each completed
                                           meet the knowledge requirement in
                                           paragraph (b)(3) of this section, Preparer E
                                                                                                    worksheet required under paragraph                    50 CFR Part 300
                                           must make reasonable inquiries to determine              (b)(2)(i)(A) of this section (or other
                                           whether S is eligible to file as head of                 record of the tax return preparer’s                   RIN 0648–XG515
                                           household and whether each child is a                    computation permitted under paragraph
                                           qualifying child for purposes of the EIC and             (b)(2)(i)(B) of this section); and                    Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
                                           the CTC, including reasonable inquiries                    (C) A record of how and when the                    Fisheries; Inseason Orders
                                           about the children’s residency, S’s                      information used to complete Form                     AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                           relationship to the children, the children’s             8867 and the applicable worksheets
                                           income, the sources of support for the
                                                                                                                                                          Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                                                                    required under paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A) of
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                                           children, and S’s contribution to the payment                                                                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                    this section (or other record of the tax              Commerce.
                                           of costs related to operating the household,
                                           and Preparer E must contemporaneously                    return preparer’s computation permitted               ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason
                                           document these inquiries and the responses.              under paragraph (b)(2)(i)(B) of this                  orders.
                                              (F) Example 6. Assume the same facts as               section) was obtained by the tax return
                                           the facts in Example 5 of paragraph                      preparer, including the identity of any               SUMMARY: NMFS publishes Fraser River
                                           (b)(3)(ii)(E) of this section. In addition,              person furnishing the information, as                 salmon inseason orders to regulate


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                                           treaty and non-treaty (all citizen)                      inseason actions was effective upon                     Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
                                           commercial salmon fisheries in U.S.                      announcement on telephone hotline                     8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
                                           waters. The orders were issued by the                    numbers as specified at 50 CFR                        Monday, August 6, 2018.
                                           Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific                300.97(b)(1) and in 84 FR 19005 (May 1,                 Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
                                           Salmon Commission (Commission) and                       2018); those dates and times are listed               5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 8,
                                           subsequently approved and issued by                      herein. The times listed are local times,             2018.
                                           NMFS during the 2018 salmon fisheries                    and the areas designated are Puget
                                                                                                    Sound Management and Catch                            Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–
                                           within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area.
                                                                                                    Reporting Areas as defined in the                     05: Issued 12 p.m., August 7, 2018
                                           These orders established fishing dates,
                                           times, and areas for the gear types of                   Washington State Administrative Code                  Treaty Indian Fisheries
                                           U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen                       at Chapter 220–22.
                                                                                                                                                             Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
                                           commercial fisheries during the period                   Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–                 gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
                                           the Panel exercised jurisdiction over                    01: Issued 11:40 a.m., July 24, 2018                  Wednesday, August 8, 2018, to 12 p.m.
                                           these fisheries.
                                                                                                    Treaty Indian Fishery                                 (noon), Saturday, August 11, 2018.
                                           DATES: The effective dates for the
                                           inseason orders are set out in this                         Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift                 Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–
                                           document under the heading Inseason                      gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Friday,                 06: Issued 12:05 p.m., August 8, 2018
                                           Orders.                                                  July 27, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon),                     All Citizen Fisheries
                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         Tuesday, July 31, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                             Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
                                           Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.                             Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–                 from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                           02: Issued 11:40 a.m., July 27, 2018                  9, 2018.
                                           Treaty between the Government of the                                                                              Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
                                                                                                    Treaty Indian Fishery
                                           United States of America and the                                                                               8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),
                                           Government of Canada concerning                             Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
                                                                                                                                                          Thursday, August 9, 2018.
                                           Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on                   gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday,
                                                                                                    July 31, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon),                        Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
                                           January 28, 1985, and subsequently was                                                                         5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August 9,
                                           given effect in the United States by the                 Wednesday, August 1, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                          2018.
                                           Pacific Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16                    Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–
                                           U.S.C. 3631–3644.                                        03: Issued 11:40 a.m., July 31, 2018                  Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–
                                              Under authority of the Act, Federal                                                                         07: Issued 1:35 p.m., August 10, 2018
                                           regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart                  Treaty Indian Fishery
                                                                                                                                                          Treaty Indian Fisheries
                                           F, provide a framework for the                              Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
                                           implementation of certain regulations of                 gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),                            Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
                                           the Commission and inseason orders of                    Wednesday, August 1, 2018, to 12 p.m.                 gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
                                           the Commission’s Fraser River Panel for                  (noon), Saturday, August 4, 2018.                     August 11, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon),
                                           U.S. sockeye salmon fisheries in the                        Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net                    Wednesday, August 15, 2018.
                                           Fraser River Panel Area.                                 fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday, August 2,              Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–
                                              The regulations close the U.S. portion                2018, to 9 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2018,              08: Issued 1:30 p.m., August 14, 2018
                                           of the Fraser River Panel Area to U.S.                   and from 5 a.m., Saturday, August 4,
                                           sockeye salmon tribal and non-tribal                     2018, to 9 a.m., Sunday, August 5, 2018.              Treaty Indian Fisheries
                                           commercial fishing unless opened by                                                                               Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
                                           Panel orders that are given effect by                    All Citizen Fisheries
                                                                                                                                                          gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
                                           inseason regulations published by                           Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines               Wednesday, August 15, 2018, to 12 p.m.
                                           NMFS. During the fishing season, NMFS                    from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 3,              (noon), Saturday, August 18, 2018.
                                           may issue regulations that establish                     2018.
                                                                                                                                                             Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net
                                           fishing times and areas consistent with                     Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
                                                                                                                                                          fishing from 5 a.m., Wednesday, August
                                           the Commission agreements and                            8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Friday,
                                                                                                                                                          15, 2018, to 9 a.m., Friday, August 17,
                                           inseason orders of the Panel. Such                       August 3, 2018.
                                                                                                       Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from              2018.
                                           orders must be consistent with domestic
                                           legal obligations and are issued by the                  5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August 6,                   All Citizen Fisheries
                                           Regional Administrator, West Coast                       2018.
                                                                                                                                                             Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines
                                           Region, NMFS. Official notification of                   Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–                 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, August 17,
                                           these inseason actions is provided by                    04: Issued 1:25 p.m., August 3, 2018                  2018.
                                           two telephone hotline numbers                                                                                     Areas 7 and 7A: Open to gillnets from
                                           described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in                  Treaty Indian Fisheries
                                                                                                                                                          2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday, August
                                           84 FR 19005 (May 1, 2018). The                              Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift              17, 2018.
                                           inseason orders are published in the                     gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,                  Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from
                                           Federal Register as soon as practicable                  August 4, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon),                    6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, August
                                           after they are issued. Due to the                        Wednesday, August 8, 2018.                            18, 2018.
                                           frequency with which inseason orders                        Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net
                                           are issued, publication of individual                    fishing from 5 a.m., Tuesday, August 7,               Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–
                                                                                                    2018, to 9 a.m., Thursday, August 9,                  09: Issued 2:05 p.m., August 17, 2018
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                                           orders is impractical.
                                                                                                    2018.                                                 Treaty Indian Fisheries
                                           Inseason Orders
                                              The following inseason orders were                    All Citizen Fisheries                                    Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
                                           adopted by the Panel and issued for U.S.                    Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines               gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
                                           fisheries by NMFS during the 2018                        from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, August                 August 18, 2018, to 12 p.m. (noon),
                                           fishing season. Each of the following                    6, 2018.                                              Wednesday, August 22, 2018.


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                                           55638            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 7, 2018 / Rules and Regulations

                                           Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–                    would not allow fishers appropriately                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                           10: Issued 1:05 p.m., August 21, 2018                    controlled access to the available fish at            Lauren Latchford, Chanté Davis, or
                                                                                                    that time they are available.                         Karyl Brewster-Geisz 301–427–8503; fax
                                           Treaty Indian Fisheries
                                                                                                      This action is authorized by 50 CFR                 301–713–1917.
                                              Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift                 300.97, and is exempt from review                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic
                                           gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),                            under Executive Order 12866.                          shark fisheries are managed under the
                                           Wednesday, August 22, 2018, to 1 p.m.,                                                                         2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory
                                                                                                      Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
                                           Friday, August 24, 2018.                                                                                       Species (HMS) Fishery Management
                                              Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open to net                         Dated: November 2, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                          Plan (FMP), its amendments, and
                                           fishing from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday,                   Karen H. Abrams,
                                                                                                                                                          implementing regulations (50 CFR part
                                           August 24, 2018.                                         Acting Director, Office of Sustainable                635) issued under authority of the
                                                                                                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                           Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–                                                                          Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
                                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2018–24371 Filed 11–6–18; 8:45 am]
                                           11: Issued 3:10 p.m., August 23, 2018                                                                          Conservation and Management Act (16
                                                                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
                                           Treaty Indian Fisheries                                                                                           Atlantic shark fisheries have separate
                                              Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift                                                                       regional (Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic)
                                           gillnets from 1 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.                       DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                                                                          quotas for all management groups
                                           (midnight), Friday August 24, 2018.                      National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      except those for blue shark, porbeagle
                                              Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for purse                                                                        shark, pelagic sharks (other than
                                                                                                    Administration
                                           seines from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday,                                                                          porbeagle or blue sharks), and the shark
                                           August 24, 2018. Extend for gillnets                                                                           research fishery for LCS and sandbar
                                                                                                    50 CFR Part 635
                                           from 1 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight),                                                                          sharks. The boundary between the Gulf
                                           Friday, August 24, 2018.                                 [Docket No. 150413357–5999–02]                        of Mexico region and the Atlantic region
                                           Fraser River Panel Order Number 2018–                                                                          is defined at § 635.27(b)(1) as a line
                                                                                                    RIN 0648–XG582
                                           12: Issued 12:10 p.m., September 11,                                                                           beginning on the East Coast of Florida
                                           2018                                                     Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;                    at the mainland at 25°20.4′ N lat.,
                                                                                                    Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal                   proceeding due east. Any water and
                                           Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries                  Shark and Hammerhead Shark                            land to the north and east of that
                                              Areas 4B, 5, 6, 6C, 7, and 7A,                        Management Group Retention Limit                      boundary is considered, for the
                                           excluding the Apex: Relinquish                           Adjustment                                            purposes of setting and monitoring
                                           regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m.                                                                        quotas, to be within the Atlantic region.
                                           (midnight), Saturday, September 15,                      AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                    This inseason action only affects the
                                           2018. The Apex is those waters north                     Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                  aggregated LCS and hammerhead shark
                                           and west of the Area 7A ‘‘East Point                     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                    management groups in the Atlantic
                                           Line,’’ defined as a line projected from                 Commerce.                                             region.
                                           the low water range marker in Boundary                   ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason                         Under § 635.24(a)(8), NMFS may
                                           Bay on the International Boundary                        retention limit adjustment.                           adjust the commercial retention limits
                                           through the east tip of Point Roberts in                                                                       in the shark fisheries during the fishing
                                           the state of Washington to the East Point                SUMMARY:    NMFS is adjusting the                     season. Before making any adjustment,
                                           light on Saturna Island in the Province                  commercial aggregated large coastal                   NMFS must consider specified
                                           of British Columbia.                                     shark (LCS) and hammerhead shark                      regulatory criteria (see § 635.24(a)(8)(i)
                                                                                                    management group retention limit for                  through (vi)). After considering these
                                           Classification                                           directed shark limited access permit                  criteria as discussed below, NMFS has
                                              The Assistant Administrator for                       holders in the Atlantic region from 36                concluded that increasing the retention
                                           Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that good                     LCS other than sandbar sharks per                     limit of the Atlantic aggregated LCS and
                                           cause exists for the inseason orders to be               vessel per trip to 45 LCS other than                  hammerhead management groups for
                                           issued without affording the public                      sandbar sharks per vessel per trip. This              directed shark limited access permit
                                           prior notice and opportunity for                         action is based on consideration of the               holders in the Atlantic region will allow
                                           comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as                      regulatory determination criteria                     use of available aggregated LCS and
                                           such prior notice and opportunity for                    regarding inseason adjustments. The                   hammerhead shark management group
                                           comments is impracticable and contrary                   retention limit will remain at 45 LCS                 quotas and will provide fishermen
                                           to the public interest. Prior notice and                 other than sandbar sharks per vessel per              throughout the region equitable fishing
                                           opportunity for public comment is                        trip in the Atlantic region through the               opportunities for the rest of the year.
                                           impracticable because NMFS has                           rest of the 2018 fishing season or until              Therefore, NMFS is increasing the
                                           insufficient time to allow for prior                     NMFS announces via a notice in the                    commercial Atlantic aggregated LCS and
                                           notice and opportunity for public                        Federal Register another adjustment to                hammerhead shark retention limit in the
                                           comment between the time the stock                       the retention limit or a fishery closure.             Atlantic region from 36 to 45 LCS other
                                           abundance information is available to                    This retention limit adjustment affects               than sandbar shark per vessel per trip.
                                           determine how much fishing can be                        anyone with a directed shark limited                     NMFS considered the inseason
                                           allowed and the time the fishery must                    access permit fishing for LCS in the                  retention limit adjustment criteria listed
                                           open and close in order to harvest the                   Atlantic region.                                      at § 635.24(a)(8)(i) through (vi), which
                                           appropriate amount of fish while they                    DATES: This retention limit adjustment                includes:
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                                           are available.                                           is effective on November 6, 2018                         • The amount of remaining shark
                                              The AA also finds good cause to                       through December 31, 2018, or until                   quota in the relevant area, region, or
                                           waive the 30-day delay in the effective                  NMFS announces via a notice in the                    sub-region to date, based on dealer
                                           date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),                 Federal Register another adjustment to                reports.
                                           of the inseason orders. A delay in the                   the retention limit or a fishery closure,                Based on dealer reports through
                                           effective date of the inseason orders                    if warranted.                                         October 15, 2018, 65.2 metric tons (mt)


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Document Created: 2018-11-07 00:05:08
Document Modified: 2018-11-07 00:05:08
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionTemporary orders; inseason orders.
DatesThe effective dates for the inseason orders are set out in this document under the heading Inseason Orders.
ContactPeggy Mundy at 206-526-4323.
FR Citation83 FR 55636 
RIN Number0648-XG51

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