# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Correction
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Temporary rule; reallocations; correction.
**SUMMARY:**
NMFS is correcting a temporary rule that reallocated Aleut Corporation and Community Development Quota pollock from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. The amounts of pollock remaining in the Aleutian Islands subarea were incorrect.
**DATES:**
Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 30, 2023, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2023.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Abby Jahn, 907-586-7228.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Need for Correction**
NMFS published the reallocation of pollock on March 23, 2023 (88 FR 17403). The document contains incorrect amounts of pollock remaining for the Aleutian Islands subarea total allowable catch (TAC) and the Aleut Corporation's A and B season directed fishing allowance. Aleutian Islands subarea TAC is corrected from 19,000 to 4,500. Aleut Corporation is corrected from 2,100 to 2,000 for column “2023 A season” and from (100) to n/a for column “2023 B season”. NMFS is republishing the table in its entirety with the correct numbers. These corrections will not affect the fishing operations. These corrections are necessary to provide the correct information about the amount of the pollock remaining for the Aleutian Islands subarea TAC and the Aleut Corporation A and B season directed fishing allowance and eliminate potential confusion by fishery participants.
**Correction**
In the *Federal Register* of March 23, 2023 (88 FR 17403), in FR Doc. 2023-06021, on page 17404, Table 4 is corrected to read as follows:
| Area and sector | 2023 | 2023 A season | A season DFA | Steller sea lion | 2023 B | B season DFA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bering Sea subarea TAC | 1,314,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| CDQ DFA | 131,900 | 59,355 | 36,932 | 72,545 | | |
| ICA | 50,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| Total Bering Sea non-CDQ DFA | 1,132,600 | 509,670 | 317,128 | 622,930 | | |
| AFA Inshore | 566,300 | 254,835 | 158,564 | 311,465 | | |
| AFA Catcher/Processors: | 453,040 | 203,868 | 126,851 | 249,172 | | |
| Catch by catchers/processors (CPs) | 414,532 | 186,539 | n/a | 227,992 | | |
| Catch by catcher vessels (CVs) | 38,508 | 17,329 | n/a | 21,180 | | |
| Unlisted CP Limit | 2,265 | 1,019 | n/a | 1,246 | | |
| AFA Motherships | 113,260 | 50,967 | 31,713 | 62,293 | | |
| Excessive Harvesting Limit | 198,205 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| Excessive Processing Limit | 339,780 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| Aleutian Islands subarea acceptable biological catch (ABC) | 43,413 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| Aleutian Islands subarea TAC | 4,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| CDQ DFA | | | n/a | | | |
| ICA | 2,500 | 1,250 | n/a | 1,250 | | |
| Aleut Corporation | 2,000 | 2,000 | n/a | n/a | | |
| Area harvest limit: | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| 541 | 13,024 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| 542 | 6,512 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| 543 | 2,171 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
| Bogoslof District ICA | 300 | n/a | n/a | n/a | | |
**Classification**
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest. This action corrects an error that attributed the total amount of pollock remaining for the Aleutian Islands subarea TAC (4,500 metric tons (mt)) and the Aleut Corporation (2,000 mt). This correction does not change operating practices in the fisheries. Corrections should be made as soon as possible to avoid confusion for participants in the fisheries.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and opportunity for public comment.
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: March 27, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.