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The authority for this action is the
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Dated: April 12, 2010
Daniel M. Ashe,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 0908191244–91427–02]
RIN 0648–XV91
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is transferring a
portion of its 2010 commercial summer
flounder quota to the Commonwealth of
Virginia. By this action, NMFS adjusts
the quotas and announces the revised
commercial quota for each state
involved.
DATES: Effective April 22, 2010 through
December 31, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Heil, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9257.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder 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 North Carolina through Maine. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state are described in § 648.100.
The final rule implementing
Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder,
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Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan, which was published
on December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936),
provided a mechanism for summer
flounder quota to be transferred from
one state to another. Two or more states,
under mutual agreement and with the
concurrence of the Administrator,
Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional
Administrator), can transfer or combine
summer flounder commercial quota
under § 648.100(d). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider
the criteria set forth in § 648.100(d)(3) in
the evaluation of requests for quota
transfers or combinations.
North Carolina has agreed to transfer
84,150 lb (38,170 kg) of its 2010
commercial quota to Virginia. This
transfer was prompted by summer
flounder landings of 12 North Carolina
vessels that were granted safe harbor in
Virginia due to mechanical problems
and severe weather conditions between
January 20, 2010, and February 27,
2010. The Regional Administrator has
determined that the criteria set forth in
§ 648.100(d)(3) have been met. The
revised quotas for calendar year 2010
are: North Carolina, 3,382,502 lb
(1,534,277 kg); and Virginia, 2,897,955
lb (1,314,490 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.
Dated: April 21, 2010.
James P. Burgess,
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. 0908191244-91427-02]
RIN 0648-XV91
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Quota Transfer
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is
transferring a portion of its 2010 commercial summer flounder quota to
the Commonwealth of Virginia. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas
and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
DATES: Effective April 22, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Heil, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9257.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder
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 North Carolina through Maine. The process to set
the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each state are
described in Sec. 648.100.
The final rule implementing Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, which was published
on December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936), provided a mechanism for summer
flounder quota to be transferred from one state to another. Two or more
states, under mutual agreement and with the concurrence of the
Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), can
transfer or combine summer flounder commercial quota under Sec.
648.100(d). The Regional Administrator is required to consider the
criteria set forth in Sec. 648.100(d)(3) in the evaluation of requests
for quota transfers or combinations.
North Carolina has agreed to transfer 84,150 lb (38,170 kg) of its
2010 commercial quota to Virginia. This transfer was prompted by summer
flounder landings of 12 North Carolina vessels that were granted safe
harbor in Virginia due to mechanical problems and severe weather
conditions between January 20, 2010, and February 27, 2010. The
Regional Administrator has determined that the criteria set forth in
Sec. 648.100(d)(3) have been met. The revised quotas for calendar year
2010 are: North Carolina, 3,382,502 lb (1,534,277 kg); and Virginia,
2,897,955 lb (1,314,490 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.
Dated: April 21, 2010.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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