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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
50 CFR Part 635
[I.D. 091106B]
RIN 0648–AU84
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Atlantic Commercial Shark
Management Measures
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action extends the
comment period for an October 5, 2006,
proposed rule regarding the first 2007
fishing season for Atlantic sharks to
November 17, 2006. This extension is
due to late dealer reports that
significantly changed landings estimates
of large and small coastal sharks during
the first trimester of 2006. This action
releases the revised landings estimates.
DATES: The deadline for written
comments on the October 5, 2006 (71 FR
58778), proposed rule has been
extended from November 13 to no later
than 5 p.m. on November 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
proposed rule may be submitted to
Michael Clark, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division via:
• E-mail: SF1.091106B@noaa.gov.
• Mail: 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910. Please mark
on the outside of the envelope
‘‘Comments on Proposed Rule for 2007
1st Trimester Season Lengths and
Quotas’’.
• Fax: 301–713–1917.
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Include in the
subject line the following identifier:
‘‘I.D. 091106B’’.
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Copies of the associated draft
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
other relevant documents are available
on the Highly Migratory Species
Management Division’s Web site at
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms or
by contacting Michael Clark (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Clark or Karyl Brewster-Geisz
by phone: 301–713–2347 or by fax: 301–
713–1917.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic shark fishery is managed under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). NMFS
recently finalized a Consolidated Highly
Migratory Species Fishery Management
Plan (HMS FMP) that consolidated and
replaced previous FMPs for Atlantic
Billfish and Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish,
and Sharks (October 2, 2006; 71 FR
58058). The HMS FMP is implemented
by regulations at 50 CFR part 635.
On October 5, 2006, NMFS published
a proposed rule (71 FR 58778) that
requested comments on the draft EA
and scheduled three public hearings
throughout October 2006 to receive
comments from fishery participants and
other members of the public regarding
the first 2007 fishing season for Atlantic
sharks. On October 20, 2006, NMFS was
notified that the Southeast Fishery
Science Center (SEFSC) had not
received all of the dealer reports for the
2006 first trimester, and that some
landings had not been accounted for in
the proposed rule or in previously
released landing updates. Based on late
dealer reports that had the potential to
change landings estimates of large and
small coastal sharks in the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic during the
first trimester of 2006, NMFS notified
the public (71 FR 64213; November 1,
2006) that NMFS was receiving late
landing reports and extended the
comment period from November 1,
2006, to 5 p.m. on November 13, 2006.
Since October 20, NMFS has been
working to ensure that revised estimates
are accurate; however, some dealers still
have not reported. Due to the additional
landing reports received by SEFSC, total
landings of LSC and small coastal
sharks (SCS) in the GOM and South
Atlantic have increased. Revised
landings from reports received as of
November 6, 2006, are summarized in
Table 1. A side-by-side comparison of
the landings published in the proposed
rule (71 FR 58778; October 5, 2006) and
the revised estimates received from
NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science
Center (SEFSC) on November 6, 2006
are presented in Table 2.
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TABLE 1.—REVISED LANDING ESTIMATES FOR THE 2006 FIRST TRIMESTER SEASON FROM THE PELAGIC DEALER
COMPLIANCE (PDC) AND THE AUTOMATED LANDINGS REPORTING SYSTEM (ALS)
Species groups
2006 1st
Season
quota
(mt dw)
Region
Gulf of Mexico ..........................
South Atlantic ...........................
North Atlantic ............................
Gulf of Mexico ..........................
South Atlantic ...........................
North Atlantic ............................
...................................................
No Regional Quotas .................
...................................................
Large Coastal Sharks ................
Small Coastal Sharks ................
Blue Sharks ...............................
Porbeagle Sharks ......................
Other Pelagics ...........................
Season closure date
CLOSED April 15 .....................
CLOSED March 15 ...................
CLOSED April 30 .....................
...................................................
CLOSED April 30 .....................
...................................................
...................................................
CLOSED April 30 .....................
...................................................
Estimated
landings
(mt Dw)
222.8
141.3
5.3
14.8
284.6
18.7
91.0
30.7
162.7
336.6
393.1
0.2
78.0
44.5
0.0
0.04
0.5
19.9
Percent
quota taken
151.1
278.2
3.8
527
15.6
0
0
1.5
12.2
TABLE 2.—A COMPARISON OF LCS AND SCS LANDINGS PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 5, 2006 PROPOSED RULE AND THE
REVISED LANDINGS ESTIMATES RECEIVED NOVEMBER 6, 2006
2006 1st
Season
quota
(mt dw)
Species groups
Region
Large Coastal Sharks (LCS) ........
Gulf of Mexico ..............................
South Atlantic ...............................
North Atlantic ................................
Gulf of Mexico ..............................
South Atlantic ...............................
North Atlantic ................................
Small Coastal Sharks (SCS) ........
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NMFS is currently considering
options to address the overharvest of
LCS and SCS in the GOM, and is
reviewing options for the South Atlantic
as outlined in the proposed rule (71 FR
58778). In order to provide opportunity
for public constituents to review the
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proposed
rule
(mt dw)
222.8
141.3
5.3
14.8
284.6
18.7
103.1
326.1
0.3
5.0
42.1
0.1
revised landings and provide comment,
NMFS is extending the public comment
period on the proposed rule and draft
EA to 5 p.m., November 17, 2006.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.
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Revised
landings
as of
11/6/06
(mt dw)
Under (+)
and
over (¥)
harvest in
proposed
rule
(mt dw)
336.6
393.1
0.2
78.0
44.5
0.0
119.7
¥184.3
5.0
9.8
242.5
18.6
Revised
under (+)
and
over (¥)
harvest as
of 11/6/06
(mt dw)
¥113.8
¥251.8
5.1
¥63.2
240.1
18.7
Dated: November 7, 2006.
James Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 635
[I.D. 091106B]
RIN 0648-AU84
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Commercial Shark
Management Measures
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for an October 5, 2006,
proposed rule regarding the first 2007 fishing season for Atlantic
sharks to November 17, 2006. This extension is due to late dealer
reports that significantly changed landings estimates of large and
small coastal sharks during the first trimester of 2006. This action
releases the revised landings estimates.
DATES: The deadline for written comments on the October 5, 2006 (71 FR
58778), proposed rule has been extended from November 13 to no later
than 5 p.m. on November 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to
Michael Clark, Highly Migratory Species Management Division via:
E-mail: SF1.091106B@noaa.gov.
Mail: 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Please mark on the outside of the envelope ``Comments on Proposed Rule
for 2007 1st Trimester Season Lengths and Quotas''.
Fax: 301-713-1917.
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Include in the subject line the following identifier: ``I.D. 091106B''.
Copies of the associated draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and
other relevant documents are available on the Highly Migratory Species
Management Division's Web site at https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms or
by contacting Michael Clark (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Clark or Karyl Brewster-Geisz
by phone: 301-713-2347 or by fax: 301-713-1917.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic shark fishery is managed under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). NMFS recently finalized a
Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP)
that consolidated and replaced previous FMPs for Atlantic Billfish and
Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks (October 2, 2006; 71 FR 58058).
The HMS FMP is implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 635.
On October 5, 2006, NMFS published a proposed rule (71 FR 58778)
that requested comments on the draft EA and scheduled three public
hearings throughout October 2006 to receive comments from fishery
participants and other members of the public regarding the first 2007
fishing season for Atlantic sharks. On October 20, 2006, NMFS was
notified that the Southeast Fishery Science Center (SEFSC) had not
received all of the dealer reports for the 2006 first trimester, and
that some landings had not been accounted for in the proposed rule or
in previously released landing updates. Based on late dealer reports
that had the potential to change landings estimates of large and small
coastal sharks in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic during the
first trimester of 2006, NMFS notified the public (71 FR 64213;
November 1, 2006) that NMFS was receiving late landing reports and
extended the comment period from November 1, 2006, to 5 p.m. on
November 13, 2006.
Since October 20, NMFS has been working to ensure that revised
estimates are accurate; however, some dealers still have not reported.
Due to the additional landing reports received by SEFSC, total landings
of LSC and small coastal sharks (SCS) in the GOM and South Atlantic
have increased. Revised landings from reports received as of November
6, 2006, are summarized in Table 1. A side-by-side comparison of the
landings published in the proposed rule (71 FR 58778; October 5, 2006)
and the revised estimates received from NMFS Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) on November 6, 2006 are presented in Table 2.
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Table 1.--Revised Landing Estimates for the 2006 First Trimester Season From the Pelagic Dealer Compliance (PDC)
and the Automated Landings Reporting System (ALS)
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2006 1st
Season closure Season Estimated Percent
Species groups Region date quota (mt landings quota taken
dw) (mt dw)
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Gulf of Mexico..... CLOSED April 15... 222.8 336.6 151.1
Large Coastal Sharks............ South Atlantic..... CLOSED March 15... 141.3 393.1 278.2
North Atlantic..... CLOSED April 30... 5.3 0.2 3.8
Gulf of Mexico..... .................. 14.8 78.0 527
Small Coastal Sharks............ South Atlantic..... CLOSED April 30... 284.6 44.5 15.6
North Atlantic..... .................. 18.7 0.0 0
Blue Sharks..................... ................... .................. 91.0 0.04 0
Porbeagle Sharks................ No Regional Quotas. CLOSED April 30... 30.7 0.5 1.5
Other Pelagics.................. ................... .................. 162.7 19.9 12.2
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Table 2.--A Comparison of LCS and SCS Landings Published in the October 5, 2006 Proposed Rule and the Revised
Landings Estimates Received November 6, 2006
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Under (+) Revised
2006 1st Landings in Revised and over (- under (+)
Season proposed landings ) harvest and over (-
Species groups Region quota (mt rule (mt as of 11/6/ in proposed ) harvest
dw) dw) 06 (mt dw) rule (mt as of 11/6/
dw) 06 (mt dw)
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Large Coastal Sharks (LCS)... Gulf of Mexico.. 222.8 103.1 336.6 119.7 -113.8
South Atlantic.. 141.3 326.1 393.1 -184.3 -251.8
North Atlantic.. 5.3 0.3 0.2 5.0 5.1
Small Coastal Sharks (SCS)... Gulf of Mexico.. 14.8 5.0 78.0 9.8 -63.2
South Atlantic.. 284.6 42.1 44.5 242.5 240.1
North Atlantic.. 18.7 0.1 0.0 18.6 18.7
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NMFS is currently considering options to address the overharvest of
LCS and SCS in the GOM, and is reviewing options for the South Atlantic
as outlined in the proposed rule (71 FR 58778). In order to provide
opportunity for public constituents to review the revised landings and
provide comment, NMFS is extending the public comment period on the
proposed rule and draft EA to 5 p.m., November 17, 2006.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 7, 2006.
James Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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