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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 001005281–0369–02]
RIN 0648–XE53
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources of the
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip
Limit Reduction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; trip limit
reduction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS reduces the trip limit
in the commercial hook-and-line fishery
for king mackerel in the northern
Florida west coast subzone to 500 lb
(227 kg) of king mackerel per day in or
from the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). This trip limit reduction is
necessary to protect the Gulf king
mackerel resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, December 27, 2007, through
June 30, 2008, unless changed by further
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Gerhart, telephone 727–824–
5305, fax 727–824–5308, e-mail
susan.gerhart@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish
(king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, cero,
cobia, little tunny, and, in the Gulf of
Mexico only, dolphin and bluefish) is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf
of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP).
The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils and is
implemented under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations
at 50 CFR part 622.
On April 27, 2000, NMFS
implemented the final rule (65 FR
16336, March 28, 2000) that divided the
Florida west coast subzone of the
eastern zone into northern and southern
subzones, and established their separate
quotas. The quota for the northern
Florida west coast subzone is 168,750 lb
(76,544 kg)(50 CFR
622.42(c)(1)(i)(A)(2)(ii)).
In accordance with 50 CFR
622.44(a)(2)(ii)(B)(2), from the date that
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75 percent of the northern Florida west
coast subzone’s quota has been
harvested until a closure of the
subzone’s fishery has been effected or
the fishing year ends, king mackerel in
or from the EEZ may be possessed on
board or landed from a permitted vessel
in amounts not exceeding 500 lb (227
kg) per day.
NMFS has determined that 75 percent
of the quota for Gulf group king
mackerel from the northern Florida west
coast subzone has been reached.
Accordingly, a 500–lb (227–kg) trip
limit applies to vessels in the
commercial fishery for king mackerel in
or from the EEZ in the northern Florida
west coast subzone effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, December 27, 2007. The 500–
lb (227–kg) trip limit will remain in
effect until the fishery closes or until the
end of the current fishing year (June 30,
2008), whichever occurs first.
The Florida west coast subzone is that
part of the eastern zone south and west
of 25°20.4′ N. lat. (a line directly east
from the Miami-Dade County, FL
boundary). The Florida west coast
subzone is further divided into northern
and southern subzones. The northern
subzone is that part of the Florida west
coast subzone that is between 26°19.8′
N. lat. (a line directly west from the Lee/
Collier County, FL boundary) and
87°31′06″; W. long. (a line directly south
from the Alabama/Florida boundary).
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA,
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 prior notice
and opportunity for public comment is
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. Such procedures would be
unnecessary because the rule itself
already has been subject to notice and
comment, and all that remains is to
notify the public of the closure, if
warranted.
NMFS also finds good cause that the
implementation of this action cannot be
delayed for 30 days. There is a need to
implement this measure in a timely
fashion to prevent an overrun of the
commercial quota of Gulf king mackerel
in the northern Florida west coast
subzone, given the capacity of the
fishing fleet to harvest the quota
quickly. Any delay in implementing this
action would be contrary to the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and the FMP.
Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), a
delay in the effective date is waived.
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This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.43(a) and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
Galen R. Tromble,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No.070719385–7574–02]
RIN 0648–AV59
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Revision
of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
Requirements for Commercial Gulf
Reef Fish Vessels
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to
revise VMS requirements applicable to
the commercial reef fish fishery in the
Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and to revise the
allowable methods for complying with
the advance notification of landing
requirement in the Gulf red snapper
individual fishing quota (IFQ) program.
Regarding the VMS program, this final
rule allows commercial reef fish vessel
owners or operators to reduce the
frequency of VMS transmissions while
in port; extends the existing powerdown exemption to include reef fish
vessels while in port; and adds a
grandfather clause to address VMS units
approved for use in the Gulf reef fish
fishery. Regarding the IFQ program, this
final rule expands the allowable
methods for communicating the
required advance notification of
landing. The intended effects of this
final rule are to resolve an unanticipated
technological problem with the VMS
draining power from vessels that are in
port without access to external power
sources; provide a grandfather clause for
previously approved Gulf reef fish VMS
units; and facilitate compliance with the
advance notification of landing
requirement in the IFQ program.
Finally, NMFS informs the public of the
approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in
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this final rule and publishes the OMB
control numbers for those collections.
DATES: This rule is effective January 28,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA)
may be obtained from Peter Hood,
NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; telephone 727–824–5305; fax
727–824–5308; e-mail
peter.hood@noaa.gov.
Comments regarding the burden-hour
estimates or other aspects of the
collection-of-information requirements
contained in this final rule may be
submitted in writing to Jason Rueter at
the Southeast Regional Office address
(above) and to David Rostker, OMB, by
e-mail at DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov,
or by fax to 202–395–7285.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Hood, telephone 727–824–5305;
fax 727–824–5308; e-mail
peter.hood@noaa.gov.
The reef
fish fishery of the Gulf of Mexico is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Reef Fish
Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).
The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) and is implemented through
regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
On August 6, 2007, NMFS published
the proposed rule to revise VMS
requirements applicable to the
commercial Gulf reef fish fishery and
revise the allowable methods for
complying with the advance notification
of landing requirement in the Gulf red
snapper IFQ program and requested
public comment (72 FR 43583). The
rationale for the measures contained in
this final rule is provided in the
preamble to the proposed rule and is not
repeated here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments and Responses
Comment 1: Several commenters
indicated the 4–hour in port reporting
exemption, while it would reduce the
overall power consumption by VMS
units, was insufficient to address the
VMS power drain issue addressed in
this final rule. Commenters suggested
reducing in-port reporting to less than
once every 4 hours, for example, once
every 12 hours. Other suggestions
included using a vessel’s ignition switch
to power VMS units on and off, or tying
VMS units to global positioning systems
(GPS), so VMS only power on when
vessels are in motion.
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Response: The 4–hour in port
reporting exemption is designed to
reduce battery power drain when
vessels have returned from fishing
activities. If the vessel is not used for an
extended period of time, batteries could
be drained while in port creating safety
problems for vessels. Vendors of VMS
units have indicated a 4–hour reporting
interval, while in port and without
access to external power sources, should
reduce the battery drain sufficiently to
solve this issue. However, for vessel
owners/operators who anticipate their
vessels to be inactive for longer periods,
this rule also provides the ability for
them to power down their VMS unit if
in port or continuously out of the water
for more than 72 hours. This can be
accomplished through the power-down
exemption from NMFS OLE. Once an
owner/operator is authorized to use this
exemption, they need only send a report
via their vessel’s VMS terminal to the
NMFS OLE VMS program each time
they meet the power-down exemption
criteria and wish to power down their
VMS unit.
Revising the in port reporting interval
to time periods longer than 4 hours
would require VMS vendors to
reconfigure their units to a time period
longer than they recommend is needed
to solve this problem. The power-down
exemption provides owners/operators
an alternative to the 4–hour in port
reporting exemption to conserve battery
power. Currently VMS units are tied to
GPS such that if a vessel enters or leaves
a port, the vessel’s VMS unit recognizes
this movement and activates the VMS
accordingly (i.e., once every 4 hours in
port or once every hour out of port). The
rationale for requiring 1–hour position
reports once a vessel is out of port, even
when the vessel is not moving, is to
ensure that vessel owners/operators are
not engaging in illegal activities, such as
anchoring in closed areas, or fishing
during closed seasons. NMFS OLE
currently does not allow VMS units to
be powered on or off through the
ignition system, and is not considering
this as an allowable capability at this
time. This could create another safety
issue by draining battery power should
the ignition switch be left on when the
engine is not running.
Comment 2: One commenter
expressed concern about who will pay
for VMS units to be reconfigured to
allow in-port reporting, power-down
exemption requests, trip declarations,
and red snapper IFQ program 3–hour
notifications. The commenter also
expressed concern about the cost of the
actual transmission of these reports
through the VMS terminal.
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[FR Doc No: 07-6200]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 001005281-0369-02]
RIN 0648-XE53
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; trip limit reduction.
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SUMMARY: NMFS reduces the trip limit in the commercial hook-and-line
fishery for king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone to
500 lb (227 kg) of king mackerel per day in or from the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect
the Gulf king mackerel resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, December 27,
2007, through June 30, 2008, unless changed by further notification in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Gerhart, telephone 727-824-5305,
fax 727-824-5308, e-mail susan.gerhart@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fishery for coastal migratory pelagic
fish (king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, cero, cobia, little tunny, and,
in the Gulf of Mexico only, dolphin and bluefish) is managed under the
Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP). The FMP was prepared by
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils and
is implemented under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations
at 50 CFR part 622.
On April 27, 2000, NMFS implemented the final rule (65 FR 16336,
March 28, 2000) that divided the Florida west coast subzone of the
eastern zone into northern and southern subzones, and established their
separate quotas. The quota for the northern Florida west coast subzone
is 168,750 lb (76,544 kg)(50 CFR 622.42(c)(1)(i)(A)(2)(ii)).
In accordance with 50 CFR 622.44(a)(2)(ii)(B)(2), from the date
that 75 percent of the northern Florida west coast subzone's quota has
been harvested until a closure of the subzone's fishery has been
effected or the fishing year ends, king mackerel in or from the EEZ may
be possessed on board or landed from a permitted vessel in amounts not
exceeding 500 lb (227 kg) per day.
NMFS has determined that 75 percent of the quota for Gulf group
king mackerel from the northern Florida west coast subzone has been
reached. Accordingly, a 500-lb (227-kg) trip limit applies to vessels
in the commercial fishery for king mackerel in or from the EEZ in the
northern Florida west coast subzone effective 12:01 a.m., local time,
December 27, 2007. The 500-lb (227-kg) trip limit will remain in effect
until the fishery closes or until the end of the current fishing year
(June 30, 2008), whichever occurs first.
The Florida west coast subzone is that part of the eastern zone
south and west of 25[deg]20.4' N. lat. (a line directly east from the
Miami-Dade County, FL boundary). The Florida west coast subzone is
further divided into northern and southern subzones. The northern
subzone is that part of the Florida west coast subzone that is between
26[deg]19.8' N. lat. (a line directly west from the Lee/Collier County,
FL boundary) and 87[deg]31'06''; W. long. (a line directly south from
the Alabama/Florida boundary).
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently
obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAA, 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 prior notice and opportunity for public
comment is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures would be unnecessary because the rule itself already has
been subject to notice and comment, and all that remains is to notify
the public of the closure, if warranted.
NMFS also finds good cause that the implementation of this action
cannot be delayed for 30 days. There is a need to implement this
measure in a timely fashion to prevent an overrun of the commercial
quota of Gulf king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone,
given the capacity of the fishing fleet to harvest the quota quickly.
Any delay in implementing this action would be contrary to the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and the FMP. Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), a
delay in the effective date is waived.
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This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.43(a) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
Galen R. Tromble,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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