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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 001005281–0369–02]
RIN 0648–XC196
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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish
(king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and
cobia) 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 (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
king mackerel Gulf migratory group’s
Florida west coast subzone of the Gulf
eastern zone into northern and
southern subzones, and established
their separate quotas. The quota for the
northern Florida west coast subzone is
197,064 lb (89,397 kg) (50 CFR
622.42(c)(1)(i)(A)(2)(ii)).
The regulations at 50 CFR
622.44(a)(2)(ii)(B)(2), provide that when
75 percent of the northern Florida west
coast subzone’s quota has been
harvested until a closure of the subzone
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 projected that 75 percent of
the quota for Gulf group king mackerel
from the northern Florida west coast
subzone will be reached by August 30,
2012. Accordingly, a 500-lb (227-kg) trip
limit applies to vessels in the
commercial sector for king mackerel in
or from the EEZ in the northern Florida
west coast subzone effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, August 30, 2012. 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,
2013), whichever occurs first.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The authority citation for part 595
continues to read as follows:
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AGENCY:
This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, August 30, 2012, through
June 30, 2013, unless changed by further
notice in the Federal Register.
DATES:
Susan Gerhart, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: susan.gerhart@noaa.gov.
PART 595—MAKE INOPERATIVE
EXEMPTIONS
§ 595.5
NMFS reduces the trip limit
for the commercial sector of king
mackerel in the eastern zone of the Gulf
of Mexico (Gulf) 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.
SUMMARY:
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The Florida west coast subzone is that
part of the eastern zone located south
and west of 25°20.4′ N. lat. (a line
directly east from the Miami-Dade/
Monroe County, FL boundary) along the
west coast of Florida to 87°31.1′ W.
long. (a line directly south from the
Alabama/Florida 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°31.1′ 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,
(AA), finds that the need to immediately
implement this trip limit reduction for
the commercial sector constitutes good
cause to waive the requirements to
provide prior notice and opportunity for
public comment pursuant to the
authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B),
as such procedures would be
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 trip limit
reduction.
Allowing prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
contrary to the public interest because
the capacity of the fishing fleet allows
for rapid harvest of the quota. Prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment could result in a harvest well
in excess of the established quota.
Immediate implementation of this
action is needed to protect the fishery.
For the aforementioned reasons, the
AA also finds good cause to waive the
30-day delay in effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
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: August 27, 2012.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 001005281-0369-02]
RIN 0648-XC196
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 for the commercial sector of king
mackerel in the eastern zone of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) 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, August 30, 2012,
through June 30, 2013, unless changed by further notice in the Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Gerhart, telephone: 727-824-
5305, email: susan.gerhart@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fishery for coastal migratory pelagic
fish (king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia) 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
(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 king mackerel Gulf migratory group's
Florida west coast subzone of the Gulf eastern zone into northern and
southern subzones, and established their separate quotas. The quota for
the northern Florida west coast subzone is 197,064 lb (89,397 kg) (50
CFR 622.42(c)(1)(i)(A)(2)(ii)).
The regulations at 50 CFR 622.44(a)(2)(ii)(B)(2), provide that when
75 percent of the northern Florida west coast subzone's quota has been
harvested until a closure of the subzone 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 projected that 75 percent of the quota for Gulf group king
mackerel from the northern Florida west coast subzone will be reached
by August 30, 2012. Accordingly, a 500-lb (227-kg) trip limit applies
to vessels in the commercial sector for king mackerel in or from the
EEZ in the northern Florida west coast subzone effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, August 30, 2012. 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, 2013), whichever occurs first.
The Florida west coast subzone is that part of the eastern zone
located south and west of 25[deg]20.4' N. lat. (a line directly east
from the Miami-Dade/Monroe County, FL boundary) along the west coast of
Florida to 87[deg]31.1' W. long. (a line directly south from the
Alabama/Florida 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]31.1' 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, (AA), finds that the need to immediately implement this trip
limit reduction for the commercial sector constitutes good cause to
waive the requirements to provide prior notice and opportunity for
public comment pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), as such procedures would be 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 trip limit reduction.
Allowing prior notice and opportunity for public comment is
contrary to the public interest because the capacity of the fishing
fleet allows for rapid harvest of the quota. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment could result in a harvest well in excess
of the established quota. Immediate implementation of this action is
needed to protect the fishery.
For the aforementioned reasons, the AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3).
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: August 27, 2012.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-21426 Filed 8-27-12; 4:15 pm]
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