Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer, 9849 [2013-03202]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 29 / Tuesday, February 12, 2013 / Rules and Regulations
Dated: February 7, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–03199 Filed 2–7–13; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 111220786–1781–01]
RIN 0648–XC451
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is retroactively
transferring a portion of its 2012
commercial summer flounder quota to
the Commonwealth of Virginia. NMFS
is adjusting the quotas and announcing
the revised commercial quota for each
state involved.
DATES: This rule is effective February
12, 2013. The quota transfer is
applicable December 1, 2012, through
December 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carly Bari, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are in 50 CFR part 648,
and 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 § 648.102.
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 § 648.102(c)(2). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider
the criteria in § 648.102(c)(2)(i) to
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evaluate requests for quota transfers or
combinations.
North Carolina has agreed to transfer
100,037 lb (45,376 kg) of its 2012
commercial quota to Virginia. This
transfer was prompted by summer
flounder landings of a number of North
Carolina vessels that were granted safe
harbor in Virginia due to mechanical
failures and hazardous weather,
between December 1, 2012, and
December 31, 2012, thereby requiring a
quota transfer to account for an increase
in Virginia’s landings that would have
otherwise accrued against the North
Carolina quota. The Regional
Administrator has determined that the
criteria set forth in § 648.102(c)(2)(i)
have been met. The revised summer
flounder quotas for calendar year 2012
are: North Carolina, 1,567,401 lb
(710,961 kg); and Virginia, 4,804,130 lb
(2,179,117 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: February 7, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–03202 Filed 2–11–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 111207737–2141–02]
RIN 0648–XC493
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical
Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of
a closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is opening directed
fishing for pollock in Statistical Area
630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This
action is necessary to fully use the 2013
total allowable catch of pollock in
Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), February 8, 2013, through
1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 10, 2013.
Comments must be received at the
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following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., February 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by FDMS
Docket Number NOAA–NMFS–2013–
0032 by any of the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20130032, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
• Fax: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Fax comments to 907–
586–7557.
• Hand delivery to the Federal
Building: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Deliver comments to
709 West 9th Street, Room 420A,
Juneau, AK.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. 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, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 111220786-1781-01]
RIN 0648-XC451
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
retroactively transferring a portion of its 2012 commercial summer
flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Virginia. NMFS is adjusting the
quotas and announcing the revised commercial quota for each state
involved.
DATES: This rule is effective February 12, 2013. The quota transfer is
applicable December 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carly Bari, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder
fishery are in 50 CFR part 648, and 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.
648.102.
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.
648.102(c)(2). The Regional Administrator is required to consider the
criteria in Sec. 648.102(c)(2)(i) to evaluate requests for quota
transfers or combinations.
North Carolina has agreed to transfer 100,037 lb (45,376 kg) of its
2012 commercial quota to Virginia. This transfer was prompted by summer
flounder landings of a number of North Carolina vessels that were
granted safe harbor in Virginia due to mechanical failures and
hazardous weather, between December 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012,
thereby requiring a quota transfer to account for an increase in
Virginia's landings that would have otherwise accrued against the North
Carolina quota. The Regional Administrator has determined that the
criteria set forth in Sec. 648.102(c)(2)(i) have been met. The revised
summer flounder quotas for calendar year 2012 are: North Carolina,
1,567,401 lb (710,961 kg); and Virginia, 4,804,130 lb (2,179,117 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: February 7, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-03202 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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