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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 27, 2007 / Rules and Regulations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
Dated: November 21, 2007.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 07–5848 Filed 11–21–07; 2:53 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 061109296–7009–02]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Quota Transfer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason quota
transfer.
50 CFR Part 648
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
State of Delaware is transferring
commercial bluefish quota to the State
of Rhode Island from its 2007 quota. By
this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas
and announces the revised commercial
quota for each state involved.
DATES: Effective November 21, 2007,
through December 31, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Bryant, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9244, 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 is described in § 648.160.
Two or more states, under mutual
agreement and with the concurrence of
the Administrator, Northeast Region,
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.
Delaware has agreed to transfer 80,000
lb (36,287 kg) of its 2007 commercial
quota to Rhode Island. 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 2007 are: Rhode
Island, 663,790 lb (301,090 kg); and
Delaware, 81,055 lb (36,766 kg).
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Commercial Quota Harvested for New
York
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
2007 Atlantic bluefish commercial
quota allocated to the State of New York
has been harvested. Vessels issued a
commercial Federal fisheries permit for
the Atlantic bluefish fishery may not
land bluefish in New York for the
remainder of calendar year 2007, unless
additional quota becomes available
through a transfer from another state.
Regulations governing the Atlantic
bluefish fishery require publication of
this notification to advise New York that
the quota has been harvested and to
advise vessel permit holders and dealer
permit holders that no commercial
quota is available for landing bluefish in
New York.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, November
27, 2007, through 2400 hours, December
31, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Bryant, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9244.
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 on a percentage basis
among the coastal states from Florida
through Maine. The process to set the
annual commercial quota and the
percent allocated to each state is
described in § 648.160.
The initial total commercial quota for
Atlantic bluefish for the 2007 calendar
year was set equal to 8,688,760 lb (3,941
mt) (72 FR 4458, January 31, 2007). The
percent allocated to vessels landing
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bluefish in New York is 10.3851
percent, resulting in a commercial quota
of 902,336 lb (409,927 kg). The 2007
allocation was reduced to 884,278 lb
(401,106 kg) when research set-aside
was deducted and after the 2006
overages had been applied.
Subsequently, during the 2007 fishing
year, New York received two transfers of
bluefish quota from Virginia in the
amounts of 150,000 lb (68,039 kg) (72
FR 10934) and 200,000 lb (90,718 kg)
(72 FR 62416). These transfers increased
New York’s bluefish quota allocation to
1,234,278 lb (559,859 kg).
Section 648.161(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 bluefish in that
state. The Regional Administrator has
determined, based upon dealer reports
and other available information, that
New York has harvested its quota for
2007.
The regulations at § 648.4(b) provide
that Federal permit holders agree, as a
condition of the permit, not to land
bluefish in any state that the Regional
Administrator has determined no longer
has commercial quota available.
Therefore, effective 0001 hours,
November 27, 2007, further landings of
bluefish in New York by vessels holding
bluefish commercial Federal fisheries
permits are prohibited for the remainder
of the 2007 calendar year, unless
additional quota becomes available
through a transfer and is announced in
the Federal Register. Effective 0001
hours, November 27, 2007, federally
permitted dealers are also notified that
they may not purchase bluefish from
federally permitted vessels that land in
New York for the remainder of the
calendar year, or until additional quota
becomes available through a transfer
from another state.
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: November 21, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes,
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 648
[Docket No. 061109296-7009-02]
RIN 0648-XD64
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish
Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New York
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 2007 Atlantic bluefish commercial
quota allocated to the State of New York has been harvested. Vessels
issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the Atlantic bluefish
fishery may not land bluefish in New York for the remainder of calendar
year 2007, unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer
from another state. Regulations governing the Atlantic bluefish fishery
require publication of this notification to advise New York that the
quota has been harvested and to advise vessel permit holders and dealer
permit holders that no commercial quota is available for landing
bluefish in New York.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, November 27, 2007, through 2400 hours,
December 31, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Bryant, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9244.
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 on a percentage
basis among the coastal states from Florida through Maine. The process
to set the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in Sec. 648.160.
The initial total commercial quota for Atlantic bluefish for the
2007 calendar year was set equal to 8,688,760 lb (3,941 mt) (72 FR
4458, January 31, 2007). The percent allocated to vessels landing
bluefish in New York is 10.3851 percent, resulting in a commercial
quota of 902,336 lb (409,927 kg). The 2007 allocation was reduced to
884,278 lb (401,106 kg) when research set-aside was deducted and after
the 2006 overages had been applied. Subsequently, during the 2007
fishing year, New York received two transfers of bluefish quota from
Virginia in the amounts of 150,000 lb (68,039 kg) (72 FR 10934) and
200,000 lb (90,718 kg) (72 FR 62416). These transfers increased New
York's bluefish quota allocation to 1,234,278 lb (559,859 kg).
Section 648.161(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 bluefish in that
state. The Regional Administrator has determined, based upon dealer
reports and other available information, that New York has harvested
its quota for 2007.
The regulations at Sec. 648.4(b) provide that Federal permit
holders agree, as a condition of the permit, not to land bluefish in
any state that the Regional Administrator has determined no longer has
commercial quota available. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, November
27, 2007, further landings of bluefish in New York by vessels holding
bluefish commercial Federal fisheries permits are prohibited for the
remainder of the 2007 calendar year, unless additional quota becomes
available through a transfer and is announced in the Federal Register.
Effective 0001 hours, November 27, 2007, federally permitted dealers
are also notified that they may not purchase bluefish from federally
permitted vessels that land in New York for the remainder of the
calendar year, or until additional quota becomes available through a
transfer from another state.
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: November 21, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-23051 Filed 11-26-07; 8:45 am]
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