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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Provisions; Fisheries of the
Northeastern United States; Atlantic
Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the
Delmarva Scallop Access Area to
General Category Scallop Vessels
Foreign relations, International postal
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No.070817467–8554–02]
RIN 0648–XN68
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
Delmarva Scallop Access Area will
close to general category scallop vessels
for the remainder of the 2009 fishing
year. This action is based on the
determination that 728 general category
scallop trips into the Delmarva Access
Area are projected to be taken as of
0001, April 1, 2009. This action is being
taken to prevent the allocation of
general category trips in the Delmarva
Scallop Access Area from being
exceeded during the 2009 fishing year,
in accordance with the regulations
implementing Framework 19 to the
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, April 1,
2009, through February 28, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don
Frei, Fishery Management Specialist,
(978) 281–9221, fax (978) 281–9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing fishing activity in
the Sea Scallop Access Areas are found
at §§ 648.59 and 648.60. Regulations
specifically governing general category
scallop vessel operations in the
Delmarva Scallop Access Area are
specified at § 648.59(e)(4)(ii). These
regulations authorize vessels issued a
valid general category scallop permit to
fish in the Delmarva Scallop Access
Area under specific conditions,
including a total of 728 trips that may
be taken by general category vessels
during the 2009 fishing year. The
regulations at § 648.59(e)(4)(ii) require
the Delmarva Scallop Access Area to be
closed to general category scallop
vessels once the Northeast Regional
Administrator has determined that the
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allowed number of trips are projected to
be taken.
Based on trip declarations by general
category scallop vessels fishing in the
Delmarva Scallop Access Area, and
analysis of fishing effort, a projection
concluded that 728 trips will have been
taken on April 1, 2009. Therefore, in
accordance with the regulations at
§ 648.59(e)(4)(ii), the Delmarva Scallop
Access Area is closed to all general
category scallop vessels as of 0001
hours, April 1, 2009, through February
28, 2010. Any vessel that has declared
into the general category Delmarva
Access Area scallop fishery, complied
with all trip notification and observer
requirements, and crossed the VMS
demarcation line on the way to the area,
may complete the trip. This closure is
in effect for the remainder of the 2009
scallop fishing year under current
regulations.
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Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
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This action closes the Delmarva
Scallop Access Area to all general
category scallop vessels for the
remainder of the 2009 fishing year. The
regulations at § 648.59(e)(4)(ii) allow
such action to ensure that general
category scallop vessels do not take
more than their allocated number of
trips in the Delmarva Scallop Access
Area. The Delamarva Scallop Access
Area opened for the 2009 fishing year at
0001 hours on March 1, 2009. Data
indicating the general category scallop
fleet has taken all of the Delmarva
Scallop Access Area trips have only
recently become available. To allow
general category scallop vessels to
continue to take trips in the Delmarva
Scallop Access Area during the period
necessary to publish and receive
comments on a proposed rule would
result in vessels taking much more than
the allowed number of trips in the
Delmarva Scallop Access Area.
Excessive trips and harvest from the
Delmarva Scallop Access Area would
result in excessive fishing effort in the
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Delmarva Scallop Access Area, where
effort controls are critical, thereby
undermining conservation objectives of
the FMP. Should excessive effort occur
in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area,
future management measures would
need to be more restrictive. Based on the
above, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
proposed rulemaking is waived because
it would be impracticable and contrary
to the public interest to allow a period
for public comment. Furthermore, for
the same reasons, there is good cause
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the
30-day delayed effectiveness period for
this action.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2009.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
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.070817467-8554-02]
RIN 0648-XN68
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea
Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Delmarva Scallop Access Area to General
Category Scallop Vessels
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Delmarva Scallop Access Area will
close to general category scallop vessels for the remainder of the 2009
fishing year. This action is based on the determination that 728
general category scallop trips into the Delmarva Access Area are
projected to be taken as of 0001, April 1, 2009. This action is being
taken to prevent the allocation of general category trips in the
Delmarva Scallop Access Area from being exceeded during the 2009
fishing year, in accordance with the regulations implementing Framework
19 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, April 1, 2009, through February 28, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Frei, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9221, fax (978) 281-9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing fishing activity in
the Sea Scallop Access Areas are found at Sec. Sec. 648.59 and 648.60.
Regulations specifically governing general category scallop vessel
operations in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area are specified at Sec.
648.59(e)(4)(ii). These regulations authorize vessels issued a valid
general category scallop permit to fish in the Delmarva Scallop Access
Area under specific conditions, including a total of 728 trips that may
be taken by general category vessels during the 2009 fishing year. The
regulations at Sec. 648.59(e)(4)(ii) require the Delmarva Scallop
Access Area to be closed to general category scallop vessels once the
Northeast Regional Administrator has determined that the
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allowed number of trips are projected to be taken.
Based on trip declarations by general category scallop vessels
fishing in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area, and analysis of fishing
effort, a projection concluded that 728 trips will have been taken on
April 1, 2009. Therefore, in accordance with the regulations at Sec.
648.59(e)(4)(ii), the Delmarva Scallop Access Area is closed to all
general category scallop vessels as of 0001 hours, April 1, 2009,
through February 28, 2010. Any vessel that has declared into the
general category Delmarva Access Area scallop fishery, complied with
all trip notification and observer requirements, and crossed the VMS
demarcation line on the way to the area, may complete the trip. This
closure is in effect for the remainder of the 2009 scallop fishing year
under current regulations.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
This action closes the Delmarva Scallop Access Area to all general
category scallop vessels for the remainder of the 2009 fishing year.
The regulations at Sec. 648.59(e)(4)(ii) allow such action to ensure
that general category scallop vessels do not take more than their
allocated number of trips in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area. The
Delamarva Scallop Access Area opened for the 2009 fishing year at 0001
hours on March 1, 2009. Data indicating the general category scallop
fleet has taken all of the Delmarva Scallop Access Area trips have only
recently become available. To allow general category scallop vessels to
continue to take trips in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area during the
period necessary to publish and receive comments on a proposed rule
would result in vessels taking much more than the allowed number of
trips in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area. Excessive trips and harvest
from the Delmarva Scallop Access Area would result in excessive fishing
effort in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area, where effort controls are
critical, thereby undermining conservation objectives of the FMP.
Should excessive effort occur in the Delmarva Scallop Access Area,
future management measures would need to be more restrictive. Based on
the above, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), proposed rulemaking is waived
because it would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest
to allow a period for public comment. Furthermore, for the same
reasons, there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-
day delayed effectiveness period for this action.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2009.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E9-7460 Filed 3-30-09; 4:15 pm]
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