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documents must be notarized as
specified in paragraph (g)(1) of this
section.
(8) Renewal. (i) Renewal of a
commercial vessel moratorium permit
for Gulf shrimp is contingent upon
compliance with the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements for Gulf shrimp
specified in § 622.5(a)(1)(iii).
(ii) A commercial vessel moratorium
permit for Gulf shrimp that is not
renewed will be terminated and will not
be reissued during the moratorium. A
permit is considered to be not renewed
when an application for renewal, as
required, is not received by the RA
within 1 year of the expiration date of
the permit.
I 3. In § 622.5, paragraph (a)(1)(iii) is
revised to read as follows:
§ 622.5
Recordkeeping and reporting.
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(iii) Gulf shrimp—(A) General
reporting requirement. The owner or
operator of a vessel that fishes for
shrimp in the Gulf EEZ or in adjoining
state waters, or that lands shrimp in an
adjoining state, must provide
information for any fishing trip, as
requested by the SRD, including, but not
limited to, vessel identification, gear,
effort, amount of shrimp caught by
species, shrimp condition (heads on/
heads off), fishing areas and depths, and
person to whom sold.
(B) Electronic logbook reporting. The
owner or operator of a vessel for which
a Federal commercial vessel permit for
Gulf shrimp has been issued and who is
selected by the SRD must participate in
the NMFS-sponsored electronic logbook
reporting program as directed by the
SRD. In addition, such owner or
operator must provide information
regarding the size and number of shrimp
trawls deployed and the type of BRD
and turtle excluder device used, as
directed by the SRD. Compliance with
the reporting requirements of this
paragraph (a)(1)(iii)(B) is required for
permit renewal.
(C) Vessel and Gear Characterization
Form. All owners or operators of vessels
applying for or renewing a commercial
vessel moratorium permit for Gulf
shrimp must complete an annual Gulf
Shrimp Vessel and Gear
Characterization Form. The form will be
provided by NMFS at the time of permit
application and renewal. Compliance
with this reporting requirement is
required for permit issuance and
renewal.
(D) Landings report. The owner or
operator of a vessel for which a Federal
commercial vessel permit for Gulf
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shrimp has been issued must annually
report the permitted vessel’s total
annual landings of shrimp and value, by
species, on a form provided by the SRD.
Compliance with this reporting
requirement is required for permit
renewal.
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I 4. In § 622.8, paragraph (a)(5) is added
to read as follows:
§ 622.8
At-sea observer coverage.
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(5) Gulf shrimp. A vessel for which a
Federal commercial vessel permit for
Gulf shrimp has been issued must carry
a NMFS-approved observer, if the
vessel’s trip is selected by the SRD for
observer coverage. Vessel permit
renewal is contingent upon compliance
with this paragraph (a)(5).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 060418103–6181–02 ; I.D.
091806D]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery;
Commercial Period 1 Quota Harvested
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Closure of spiny dogfish fishery.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
spiny dogfish commercial quota
available to the coastal states from
Maine through Florida for the semiannual quota period, May 1, 2006 –
October 31, 2006, has been harvested.
Therefore, effective 0001 hours,
September 25, 2006, federally permitted
commercial vessels may not fish for,
possess, transfer, or land spiny dogfish
until November 1, 2006, when the
Period 2 quota becomes available.
Regulations governing the spiny dogfish
fishery require publication of this
notification to advise the coastal states
from Maine through Florida that the
quota has been harvested and to advise
vessel permit holders and dealer permit
holders that no Federal commercial
quota is available for landing spiny
dogfish in these states. This action is
necessary to prevent the fishery from
exceeding its Period 1 quota and to
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allow for effective management of this
stock.
DATES: Quota Period 1 for the spiny
dogfish fishery is closed effective at
0001 hr local time, September 25, 2006,
through 2400 hr local time October 31,
2006. Effective September 25, 2006,
federally permitted dealers are also
advised that they may not purchase
spiny dogfish from federally permitted
spiny dogfish vessels.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don
Frei, Fisheries Management Specialist,
at (978) 281–9221, or
Don.Frei@Noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the spiny dogfish
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.
The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota,
which is allocated into two quota
periods based upon percentages
specified in the fishery management
plan. The commercial quota is
distributed to the coastal states from
Maine through Florida, as described in
§ 648.230.
The initial total commercial quota for
spiny dogfish for the 2006 fishing year
is 4 million lb (1.81 million kg) (71 FR
40436, July 17, 2006 ). The commercial
quota is allocated into two periods (May
1 through October 31, and November 1
through April 30). Vessel possession
limits are intended to preclude directed
fishing, and they are set at 600 lb (272
kg) for both quota Periods 1 and 2.
Quota period 1 is allocated 2.3 million
lb (1.05 million kg)), and quota Period
2 is allocated 1.7 million lb (763,849 kg)
of the commercial quota. The total quota
cannot be exceeded, so landings in
excess of the amount allocated to quota
Period 1 have the effect of reducing the
quota available to the fishery during
quota Period 2.
The Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator)
monitors the commercial spiny dogfish
quota for each quota period and, based
upon dealer reports, state data, and
other available information, determines
when the total commercial quota will be
harvested. NMFS is required to publish
a notification in the Federal Register
advising and notifying commercial
vessels and dealer permit holders that,
effective upon a specific date, the
Federal spiny dogfish commercial quota
has been harvested and no Federal
commercial quota is available for
landing spiny dogfish for the remainder
of that quota period.
Section 648.4(b) provides that Federal
spiny dogfish permit holders agree, as a
condition of the permit, not to land
spiny dogfish in any state after NMFS
has published notification in the
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Federal Register that the commercial
quota has been harvested and that no
commercial quota for the spiny dogfish
fishery is available. Therefore, effective
0001 hr local time, September 25, 2006,
landings of spiny dogfish in coastal
states from Maine through Florida by
vessels holding commercial Federal
fisheries permits are prohibited through
October 31, 2006, 2400 hr local time.
The 2006 Period 2 quota will be
available for commercial spiny dogfish
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harvest on November 1, 2006. Effective
September 25, 2006, federally permitted
dealers are also advised that they may
not purchase spiny dogfish from vessels
issued Federal spiny dogfish permits
that land in coastal states from Maine
through Florida.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 20, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56047-56048]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 060418103-6181-02 ; I.D. 091806D]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish
Fishery; Commercial Period 1 Quota Harvested
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Closure of spiny dogfish fishery.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the spiny dogfish commercial quota
available to the coastal states from Maine through Florida for the
semi-annual quota period, May 1, 2006 - October 31, 2006, has been
harvested. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, September 25, 2006,
federally permitted commercial vessels may not fish for, possess,
transfer, or land spiny dogfish until November 1, 2006, when the Period
2 quota becomes available. Regulations governing the spiny dogfish
fishery require publication of this notification to advise the coastal
states from Maine through Florida that the quota has been harvested and
to advise vessel permit holders and dealer permit holders that no
Federal commercial quota is available for landing spiny dogfish in
these states. This action is necessary to prevent the fishery from
exceeding its Period 1 quota and to allow for effective management of
this stock.
DATES: Quota Period 1 for the spiny dogfish fishery is closed effective
at 0001 hr local time, September 25, 2006, through 2400 hr local time
October 31, 2006. Effective September 25, 2006, federally permitted
dealers are also advised that they may not purchase spiny dogfish from
federally permitted spiny dogfish vessels.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Frei, Fisheries Management
Specialist, at (978) 281-9221, or Don.Frei@Noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the spiny dogfish
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota, which is allocated into two quota
periods based upon percentages specified in the fishery management
plan. The commercial quota is distributed to the coastal states from
Maine through Florida, as described in Sec. 648.230.
The initial total commercial quota for spiny dogfish for the 2006
fishing year is 4 million lb (1.81 million kg) (71 FR 40436, July 17,
2006 ). The commercial quota is allocated into two periods (May 1
through October 31, and November 1 through April 30). Vessel possession
limits are intended to preclude directed fishing, and they are set at
600 lb (272 kg) for both quota Periods 1 and 2. Quota period 1 is
allocated 2.3 million lb (1.05 million kg)), and quota Period 2 is
allocated 1.7 million lb (763,849 kg) of the commercial quota. The
total quota cannot be exceeded, so landings in excess of the amount
allocated to quota Period 1 have the effect of reducing the quota
available to the fishery during quota Period 2.
The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator)
monitors the commercial spiny dogfish quota for each quota period and,
based upon dealer reports, state data, and other available information,
determines when the total commercial quota will be harvested. NMFS is
required to publish a notification in the Federal Register advising and
notifying commercial vessels and dealer permit holders that, effective
upon a specific date, the Federal spiny dogfish commercial quota has
been harvested and no Federal commercial quota is available for landing
spiny dogfish for the remainder of that quota period.
Section 648.4(b) provides that Federal spiny dogfish permit holders
agree, as a condition of the permit, not to land spiny dogfish in any
state after NMFS has published notification in the
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Federal Register that the commercial quota has been harvested and that
no commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery is available.
Therefore, effective 0001 hr local time, September 25, 2006, landings
of spiny dogfish in coastal states from Maine through Florida by
vessels holding commercial Federal fisheries permits are prohibited
through October 31, 2006, 2400 hr local time. The 2006 Period 2 quota
will be available for commercial spiny dogfish harvest on November 1,
2006. Effective September 25, 2006, federally permitted dealers are
also advised that they may not purchase spiny dogfish from vessels
issued Federal spiny dogfish permits that land in coastal states from
Maine through Florida.
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: September 20, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 06-8262 Filed 9-21-06; 3:24 pm]
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