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management plan and amendment
development established under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
This notification also gives the public
notice that interested participants
should locate and preserve records that
substantiate and verify their
participation in the commercial black
sea bass pot fishery in the South
Atlantic EEZ.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 11, 2009
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator For Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–3610 Filed 2–19–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 090205130–9132–01]
RIN 0648–AX55
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Commercial Golden Tilefish Segment
of the Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the
Southern Atlantic States; Control Date
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed
rulemaking; consideration of a control
date.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that it is
establishing a new control date to
control future access to the commercial
golden tilefish fishery operating in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
South Atlantic. If changes to the
management regime are developed and
implemented under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), a control date could be used to
limit the number of participants in the
fishery. This announcement is intended,
in part, to promote awareness of the
potential eligibility criteria for future
access so as to discourage speculative
entry into the fishery while the South
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Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) and NMFS consider whether
and how access to the golden tilefish
fishery should be controlled.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before 5 p.m., eastern
time, March 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by 0648–AX55, by any one of
the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal http://
www.regulations.gov.
• Fax: Attn: Nikhil Mehta 727–824–
5308.
• Mail: Nikhil Mehta, NMFS
Southeast Regional Office, Sustainable
Fisheries Division, 263 13th Avenue
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Instructions: All comments received
are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to http://
www.regulations.gov without change.
All Personal Identifying Information (for
example, name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter N/A in the required
fields, if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe
PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; toll free 1–866–SAFMC–10 or
843–571–4366; kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the
December 2008 Council meeting, the
Council recommended a new control
date of December 4, 2008, for the
commercial golden tilefish segment of
the snapper-grouper fishery. The control
date would apply to persons who are
contemplating entering the commercial
golden tilefish fishery in the EEZ of the
South Atlantic region. The Council
requested that this control date be
published in the Federal Register to
notify fishermen that if they enter such
a fishery after December 4, 2008, they
may not be assured of future access if
the Council and/or NMFS decide to
limit entry or impose other measures to
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manage this segment of the snappergrouper fishery. A control date of
October 14, 2005 (70 FR 60058), was
previously established for the snappergrouper fishery and would remain
unchanged.
Establishment of the new control date
for the commercial golden tilefish
segment of the snapper-grouper fishery
would allow the Council to evaluate the
level of participation in this segment of
the snapper-grouper fishery and address
any level of overcapacity. Control dates
are intended to discourage speculative
entry into a fishery, as new entrants
entering the fishery after the control
date are forewarned that they are not
guaranteed future participation in the
fishery.
Establishment of this control date
does not commit the Council or NMFS
to any particular management regime or
criteria for entry into the commercial
golden tilefish fishery. Fishermen are
not guaranteed future participation in
the fishery regardless of their level of
participation before or after the control
date. The Council may recommend a
different control date or it may
recommend a management regime that
does not involve a control date. Other
criteria, such as documentation of
landings or fishing effort, may be used
to determine eligibility for participation
in a limited access fishery. The Council
and/or NMFS also may choose to take
no further action to control entry or
access to the fisheries, in which case the
control date may be rescinded. Any
action by the Council will be taken
pursuant to the requirements for fishery
management plan and amendment
development established under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
This notification also gives the public
notice that interested participants
should locate and preserve records that
substantiate and verify their
participation in the commercial golden
tilefish fishery in the South Atlantic
EEZ.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 11, 2009
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator For Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–3607 Filed 2–19–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 090205130-9132-01]
RIN 0648-AX55
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Commercial Golden Tilefish Segment of the Snapper-Grouper Fishery off
the Southern Atlantic States; Control Date
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking; consideration of a
control date.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that it is establishing a new control date to
control future access to the commercial golden tilefish fishery
operating in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic.
If changes to the management regime are developed and implemented under
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), a control date could be used to limit the number of
participants in the fishery. This announcement is intended, in part, to
promote awareness of the potential eligibility criteria for future
access so as to discourage speculative entry into the fishery while the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS consider
whether and how access to the golden tilefish fishery should be
controlled.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., eastern
time, March 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-AX55, by any one
of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov.
Fax: Attn: Nikhil Mehta 727-824-5308.
Mail: Nikhil Mehta, NMFS Southeast Regional Office,
Sustainable Fisheries Division, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg,
FL 33701.
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without
change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required
fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; toll free 1-866-
SAFMC-10 or 843-571-4366; kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the December 2008 Council meeting, the
Council recommended a new control date of December 4, 2008, for the
commercial golden tilefish segment of the snapper-grouper fishery. The
control date would apply to persons who are contemplating entering the
commercial golden tilefish fishery in the EEZ of the South Atlantic
region. The Council requested that this control date be published in
the Federal Register to notify fishermen that if they enter such a
fishery after December 4, 2008, they may not be assured of future
access if the Council and/or NMFS decide to limit entry or impose other
measures to manage this segment of the snapper-grouper fishery. A
control date of October 14, 2005 (70 FR 60058), was previously
established for the snapper-grouper fishery and would remain unchanged.
Establishment of the new control date for the commercial golden
tilefish segment of the snapper-grouper fishery would allow the Council
to evaluate the level of participation in this segment of the snapper-
grouper fishery and address any level of overcapacity. Control dates
are intended to discourage speculative entry into a fishery, as new
entrants entering the fishery after the control date are forewarned
that they are not guaranteed future participation in the fishery.
Establishment of this control date does not commit the Council or
NMFS to any particular management regime or criteria for entry into the
commercial golden tilefish fishery. Fishermen are not guaranteed future
participation in the fishery regardless of their level of participation
before or after the control date. The Council may recommend a different
control date or it may recommend a management regime that does not
involve a control date. Other criteria, such as documentation of
landings or fishing effort, may be used to determine eligibility for
participation in a limited access fishery. The Council and/or NMFS also
may choose to take no further action to control entry or access to the
fisheries, in which case the control date may be rescinded. Any action
by the Council will be taken pursuant to the requirements for fishery
management plan and amendment development established under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
This notification also gives the public notice that interested
participants should locate and preserve records that substantiate and
verify their participation in the commercial golden tilefish fishery in
the South Atlantic EEZ.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 11, 2009
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator For Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E9-3607 Filed 2-19-09; 8:45 am]
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