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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, 2007 October 31, 2007, has been harvested.
Therefore, effective 0001 hours, August
14, 2007, federally permitted
commercial vessels may not fish for,
possess, transfer, or land spiny dogfish
until November 1, 2007, 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
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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, August 14, 2007,
through 2400 hr local time October 31,
2007. Effective August 14, 2007,
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 2007 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.
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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
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, August 14, 2007,
landings of spiny dogfish in coastal
states from Maine through Florida by
vessels holding commercial Federal
fisheries permits are prohibited through
October 31, 2007, 2400 hr local time.
The 2007 Period 2 quota will be
available for commercial spiny dogfish
harvest on November 1, 2007. Effective
August 14, 2007, 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: August 9, 2007
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 07–3993 Filed 8–10–07; 2:48 pm]
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01]
RIN 0648–XB96
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-water
Species Fishery by Vessels Using
Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for species that comprise the
shallow-water species fishery by vessels
using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the third seasonal
apportionment of the 2007 Pacific
halibut bycatch allowance specified for
the shallow-water species fishery in the
GOA.
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Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), August 10, 2007, through
1200 hrs, A.l.t., September 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 third seasonal apportionment of
the 2007 Pacific halibut bycatch
allowance specified for the shallowwater species fishery in the GOA is 200
metric tons as established by the 2007
and 2008 harvest specifications for
groundfish of the GOA (72 FR 9676,
March 5, 2007), for the period 1200 hrs,
A.l.t., July 1, 2007, through 1200 hrs,
A.l.t., September 1, 2007.
In accordance with § 679.21(d)(7)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, has determined that the third
seasonal apportionment of the 2007
Pacific halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the trawl shallow-water
species fishery in the GOA has been
reached. Consequently, NMFS is
prohibiting directed fishing for the
shallow-water species fishery by vessels
using trawl gear in the GOA.
The species and species groups that
comprise the shallow-water species
fishery are pollock, Pacific cod, shallowwater flatfish, flathead sole, Atka
mackerel, skates and ‘‘other species.’’
This closure does not apply to fishing
by vessels participating in the
cooperative fishery in the Rockfish Pilot
Program for the Central GOA.
After the effective date of this closure
the maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
DATES:
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
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data in a timely fashion and would
delay the closure of the shallow-water
species fishery by vessels using trawl
gear in 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 9, 2007.
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 § 679.21
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 9, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 07–3994 Filed 8–10–07; 2:48 pm]
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01]
RIN 0648–XC02
Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive
Zone Off Alaska; Deep-water Species
Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in
the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for species that comprise the
deep-water species fishery by vessels
using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary because
the third seasonal apportionment of the
2007 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the deep-water species
fishery in the GOA has been reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), August 10, 2007, through
1200 hrs, A.l.t., September 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 060418103-6181-02]
RIN 0648-XB95
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, 2007 - October 31, 2007, has been
harvested. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, August 14, 2007, federally
permitted commercial vessels may not fish for, possess, transfer, or
land spiny dogfish until November 1, 2007, 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, August 14, 2007, through 2400 hr local
time October 31, 2007. Effective August 14, 2007, 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 2007
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.
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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 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, August 14, 2007, landings of spiny dogfish in
coastal states from Maine through Florida by vessels holding commercial
Federal fisheries permits are prohibited through October 31, 2007, 2400
hr local time. The 2007 Period 2 quota will be available for commercial
spiny dogfish harvest on November 1, 2007. Effective August 14, 2007,
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: August 9, 2007
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 07-3993 Filed 8-10-07; 2:48 pm]
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