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and because this action relieves a
restriction (i.e., current default retention
limit is one fish per vessel/trip but this
action increases that limit and allows
retention of more fish), there is also
good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to
waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness.
This action is being taken under 50
CFR 635.23(a)(4) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.
Dated: August 24, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6–14486 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am]
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: August 24, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6–14482 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am]
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 051128313–6029–02; I.D.
081506B]
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Quota Transfer
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason quota
transfer.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
State of Florida is transferring
commercial bluefish quota to the State
of New York from its 2006 quota. By
this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas
and announces the revised commercial
quota for New York and Florida.
DATES: Effective August 29, 2006
through December 31, 2006, unless
NMFS publishes a superseding
document in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Potts, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9341, fax (978)
281–9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the Atlantic
bluefish fishery are found at 50 CFR part
648. The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota that
is apportioned among the coastal states
from Florida through Maine. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state as described in § 648.160.
Two or more states, under mutual
agreement and with the concurrence of
the Administrator, Northeast Region,
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Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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NMFS (Regional Administrator), can
transfer or combine bluefish commercial
quota under § 648.160(f). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider
the criteria set forth in § 648.160(f)(1) in
the evaluation of requests for quota
transfers or combinations.
Florida has agreed to transfer 125,000
lb (56,699 kg) of its 2006 commercial
quota to New York. The Regional
Administrator has determined that the
criteria set forth in § 648.160(f)(1) have
been met. The revised bluefish quotas
for calendar year 2006 are: New York,
1,025,526 lb (465,171 kg); and Florida,
476,012 lb (215,915 kg).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 051104293–5344–02; I.D.
082406A]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Commercial Quota Harvested for
Maine
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Closure of commercial fishery.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
summer flounder commercial quota
available to Maine has been harvested.
Vessels issued a commercial Federal
fisheries permit for the summer
flounder fishery may not land summer
flounder in Maine for the remainder of
calendar year 2006, unless additional
quota becomes available through a
transfer. Regulations governing the
summer flounder fishery require
publication of this notification to advise
Maine that the quota has been harvested
and to advise vessel permit holders and
dealer permit holders that no
commercial quota is available for
landing summer flounder in Maine.
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Effective 0001 hours, August 31,
2006, through 2400 hours, December 31,
2006.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Potts, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9341
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found at 50 CFR
part 648. The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota that
is apportioned on a percentage basis
among the coastal states from North
Carolina through Maine. The process to
set the annual commercial quota and the
percent allocated to each state is
described in § 648.100.
The initial total commercial quota for
summer flounder for the 2006 calendar
year was set equal to 14,154,000 lb
(6,420 mt) (70 FR 77061, December 29,
2005). The percent allocated to vessels
landing summer flounder in Maine is
0.04756 percent, resulting in a
commercial quota of 6,732 lb (3,054 kg).
The 2006 allocation was reduced to
6,630 lb (3,007 kg) due to research setaside.
Section 648.101(b) requires the
Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator) to monitor
state commercial quotas and to
determine when a state’s commercial
quota has been harvested. NMFS then
publishes a notification in the Federal
Register to advise the state and to notify
Federal vessel and dealer permit holders
that, effective upon a specific date, the
state’s commercial quota has been
harvested and no commercial quota is
available for landing summer flounder
in that state. The Regional
Administrator has determined, based
upon dealer reports and other available
information, that Maine has harvested
its quota for 2006.
The regulations at § 648.4(b) provide
that Federal permit holders agree, as a
condition of the permit, not to land
summer flounder in any state that the
Regional Administrator has determined
no longer has commercial quota
available. Therefore, effective 0001
hours, August 31, 2006, further landings
of summer flounder in Maine by vessels
holding summer flounder commercial
Federal fisheries permits are prohibited
for the remainder of the 2006 calendar
year, unless additional quota becomes
available through a transfer and is
announced in the Federal Register.
Effective 0001 hours, August 31, 2006,
federally permitted dealers are also
notified that they may not purchase
summer flounder from federally
permitted vessels that land in Maine for
the remainder of the calendar year, or
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until additional quota becomes available
through a transfer.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 24, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 060216044–6044–01; I.D.
082506A]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical
Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for pollock in Statistical Area
610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This
action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the C season allowances of the 2006
total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock
for Statistical Area 610 of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), August 28, 2006, through
1200 hrs, A.l.t., October 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228.
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NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The C season allowance of the 2006
TAC of pollock in Statistical Area 610
of the GOA is 10,249 metric tons (mt)
as established by the 2006 and 2007
harvest specifications for groundfish of
the GOA (71 FR 10870, March 3, 2006).
In accordance with § 679.20(a)(5)(iv)(B)
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator), hereby
decreases the C season pollock
allowance by 3,850 mt, the amount by
which the A and B season allowance of
the pollock TAC in Statistical Area 610
was exceeded. The revised C season
allowance of the pollock TAC in
Statistical Area 610 is therefore 6,399 mt
(10,249 mt minus 3,850 mt).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Regional Administrator has
determined that the C season allowance
of the 2006 TAC of pollock in Statistical
Area 610 of the GOA will soon be
reached. Therefore, the Regional
Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 6,385 mt, and is
setting aside the remaining 14 mt as
bycatch to support other anticipated
groundfish fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for pollock in Statistical
Area 610 of the GOA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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After the effective date of this closure
the maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. 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 requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the closure of directed fishing for
pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the
GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a
notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of August 24, 2006.
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.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 25, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 06–7261 Filed 8–25–06; 2:36 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 051104293-5344-02; I.D. 082406A]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Maine
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Closure of commercial fishery.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the summer flounder commercial quota
available to Maine has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial
Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land
summer flounder in Maine for the remainder of calendar year 2006,
unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer.
Regulations governing the summer flounder fishery require publication
of this notification to advise Maine that the quota has been harvested
and to advise vessel permit holders and dealer permit holders that no
commercial quota is available for landing summer flounder in Maine.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, August 31, 2006, through 2400 hours,
December 31, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Potts, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9341
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned on a percentage
basis among the coastal states from North Carolina through Maine. The
process to set the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to
each state is described in Sec. 648.100.
The initial total commercial quota for summer flounder for the 2006
calendar year was set equal to 14,154,000 lb (6,420 mt) (70 FR 77061,
December 29, 2005). The percent allocated to vessels landing summer
flounder in Maine is 0.04756 percent, resulting in a commercial quota
of 6,732 lb (3,054 kg). The 2006 allocation was reduced to 6,630 lb
(3,007 kg) due to research set-aside.
Section 648.101(b) requires the Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator) to monitor state commercial quotas and to
determine when a state's commercial quota has been harvested. NMFS then
publishes a notification in the Federal Register to advise the state
and to notify Federal vessel and dealer permit holders that, effective
upon a specific date, the state's commercial quota has been harvested
and no commercial quota is available for landing summer flounder in
that state. The Regional Administrator has determined, based upon
dealer reports and other available information, that Maine has
harvested its quota for 2006.
The regulations at Sec. 648.4(b) provide that Federal permit
holders agree, as a condition of the permit, not to land summer
flounder in any state that the Regional Administrator has determined no
longer has commercial quota available. Therefore, effective 0001 hours,
August 31, 2006, further landings of summer flounder in Maine by
vessels holding summer flounder commercial Federal fisheries permits
are prohibited for the remainder of the 2006 calendar year, unless
additional quota becomes available through a transfer and is announced
in the Federal Register. Effective 0001 hours, August 31, 2006,
federally permitted dealers are also notified that they may not
purchase summer flounder from federally permitted vessels that land in
Maine for the remainder of the calendar year, or
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until additional quota becomes available through a transfer.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 24, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-14474 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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