Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Commercial Period 1 Quota Harvested, 49617-49618 [E8-19426]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Rules and Regulations
Therefore, a regulatory flexibility
analysis was not prepared.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Paperwork Reduction Act
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
This action does not require the
collection of information.
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 060418103–6181–02]
Executive Order 13132
RIN 0648–XJ82
This action does not contain policies
with federalism implications under E.O.
13132.
Executive Order 12898, Section 4–4,
Subsistence Consumption of Fish and
Wildlife.
Executive Order 13175
yshivers on PROD1PC62 with RULES
Executive Order 13175 of November
6, 2000 (25 U.S.C. 450 Note), the
executive Memorandum of April 29,
1994 (25 U.S.C. 450 note), and the
American Indian Native Policy of the
U.S. Department of Commerce (March
30, 1995) outline the responsibilities of
the National Marine Fisheries Service in
matters affecting tribal interests. Section
161 of Public Law 108–100 (188 Stat.
452) as amended by section 518 of
Public Law 108–447 (118 Stat. 3267),
extends the consultation requirements
of E.O. 13175 to Alaska Native
corporations. NMFS has contacted the
tribal governments of St. Paul and St.
George Islands and their respective local
Native corporations (Tanadgusix and
Tanaq) about setting the next three years
harvest estimates and received their
input. NMFS signed cooperative
agreements with the tribal governments
of St. Paul Island in 2000 and with St.
George Island in 2001 pursuant to
section 119 of the MMPA.
Dated: August 18, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–19584 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am]
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:14 Aug 21, 2008
Jkt 214001
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Closure of spiny dogfish fishery.
AGENCY:
Section 4–4, Executive Order 12898,
requires Federal agencies to protect
populations who consume fish and
wildlife as part of their subsistence
lifestyle, and to communicate to the
public the potential health risks [from
contaminants] involved as a result of
eating fish and wildlife. NMFS has
monitored and evaluated contaminant
loads in northern fur seals in Alaska for
nearly a decade and has reported this
information to the Alaska Department of
Health and Social Service, and to Alaska
Native communities, as this information
becomes available.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery;
Commercial Period 1 Quota Harvested
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, 2008 October 31, 2008, has been harvested.
Therefore, effective 0001 hours, August
20, 2008, federally permitted spiny
dofish vessels may not fish for, possess,
transfer, or land spiny dogfish until
November 1, 2008, 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 20, 2008,
through 2400 hr local time October 31,
2008. Effective August 20, 2008,
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.
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
49617
The initial total commercial quota for
spiny dogfish for the 2008 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 Period
1 have the effect of reducing the quota
available to the fishery during 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
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 20, 2008,
landings of spiny dogfish in coastal
states from Maine through Florida by
vessels holding commercial Federal
fisheries permits are prohibited through
October 31, 2008, 2400 hr local time.
The 2008 Period 2 quota will be
available for commercial spiny dogfish
harvest on November 1, 2008. Effective
August 20, 2008, 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.
E:\FR\FM\22AUR1.SGM
22AUR1
49618
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Rules and Regulations
Dated: August 18, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–19426 Filed 8–18–08; 4:15 pm]
yshivers on PROD1PC62 with RULES
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S′
VerDate Aug<31>2005
16:28 Aug 21, 2008
Jkt 214001
PO 00000
Frm 00028
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
E:\FR\FM\22AUR1.SGM
22AUR1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49617-49618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19426]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 060418103-6181-02]
RIN 0648-XJ82
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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, 2008 - October 31, 2008, has been
harvested. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, August 20, 2008, federally
permitted spiny dofish vessels may not fish for, possess, transfer, or
land spiny dogfish until November 1, 2008, 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 20, 2008, through 2400 hr local time
October 31, 2008. Effective August 20, 2008, 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 2008
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 Period 1 have the effect of reducing the quota available
to the fishery during 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 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 20, 2008, landings of spiny dogfish in
coastal states from Maine through Florida by vessels holding commercial
Federal fisheries permits are prohibited through October 31, 2008, 2400
hr local time. The 2008 Period 2 quota will be available for commercial
spiny dogfish harvest on November 1, 2008. Effective August 20, 2008,
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.
[[Page 49618]]
Dated: August 18, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-19426 Filed 8-18-08; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S
