Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer, 25003-25004 [2013-10022]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 121009528–2729–02]
RIN 0648–XC634
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 transfers.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is transferring a
portion of its 2013 commercial summer
flounder quota to the Commonwealth of
Virginia and to the State of Rhode
Island; and that the Commonwealth of
Virginia is transferring a portion of its
2013 commercial summer flounder
quota to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and to the State of New
Jersey. NMFS is adjusting the quotas
and announcing the revised commercial
quota for each state involved.
DATES: Effective April 24, 2013, through
December 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carly Bari, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9224.
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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 § 648.100.
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 § 648.102(c)(2). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider
the criteria in § 648.102(c)(2)(i) to
evaluate requests for quota transfers or
combinations.
North Carolina has agreed to transfer
556,921 lb (252,615 kg) of its 2013
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 hazardous
shoaling, from March 20, 2013, to April
5, 2013, thereby requiring a quota
transfer to account for an increase in
Virginia’s landings that would have
otherwise accrued against the North
Carolina quota. North Carolina has also
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agreed to transfer 8,940 lb (4,055 kg) of
its 2013 commercial quota to Rhode
Island. This transfer was prompted by
summer flounder landings of a North
Carolina vessel that was granted safe
harbor in Rhode Island on March 17,
2013, thereby requiring a quota transfer
to account for an increase in Rhode
Island’s landings that would have
otherwise accrued against the North
Carolina quota.
Virginia has agreed to transfer 10,990
lb (4,985 kg) of its 2013 commercial
quota to Massachusetts. This transfer
was prompted by summer flounder
landings of a Virginia vessel that was
granted safe harbor in Massachusetts on
March 20, 2013, thereby requiring a
quota transfer to account for an increase
in Massachusetts’ landings that would
have otherwise accrued against Virginia
quota. Virginia has also agreed to
transfer 11,729 lb (5,320 kg) of its 2013
commercial quota to New Jersey. This
transfer was prompted by summer
flounder landings of a Virginia vessel
that was granted safe harbor in New
Jersey on March 7, 2013, thereby
requiring a quota transfer to account for
an increase in New Jersey’s landings
that would have otherwise accrued
against the Virginia 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 2013
are: North Carolina, 422,360 lb (191,579
kg); Virginia, 5,040,501 lb (2,286,333
kg); New Jersey, 1,972,066 lb (894,514
kg); Rhode Island, 1,839,824 lb (834,530
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kg); and Massachusetts, 791,236 lb
(358,899 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 23, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
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 679
[Docket No. 120918468–3111–02]
RIN 0648–XC612
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line
Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of
the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels
(CVs) using hook-and-line gear in the
Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
to prevent exceeding the A season
allowance of the 2013 Pacific cod total
allowable catch apportioned to CVs
using hook-and-line gear in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), April 24, 2013,
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through 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 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
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish
fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 680.
The A season allowance of the 2013
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC)
apportioned to CVs using hook-and-line
gear in the Western Regulatory Area of
the GOA is 145 metric tons (mt), as
established by the final 2013 and 2014
harvest specifications for groundfish of
the GOA (78 FR 13162, February 26,
2013).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator) has
determined that the A season allowance
of the 2013 Pacific cod TAC
apportioned to CVs using hook-and-line
gear in the Western Regulatory Area of
the GOA will soon be reached.
Therefore, the Regional Administrator is
establishing a directed fishing
allowance of 130 mt, and is setting aside
the remaining 15 mt as bycatch to
support other anticipated groundfish
fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for Pacific cod by using
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hook-and-line gear in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA. After the
effective date of this closure the
maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Acting Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the closure of directed fishing for
Pacific cod by CVs using hook-and-line
gear in the Western Regulatory Area of
the GOA. NMFS was unable to publish
a notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of April 22, 2013.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 23, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
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 648
[Docket No. 121009528-2729-02]
RIN 0648-XC634
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 transfers.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is
transferring a portion of its 2013 commercial summer flounder quota to
the Commonwealth of Virginia and to the State of Rhode Island; and that
the Commonwealth of Virginia is transferring a portion of its 2013
commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and to the State of New Jersey. NMFS is adjusting the quotas and
announcing the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
DATES: Effective April 24, 2013, through December 31, 2013.
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.
648.100.
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.
648.102(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 556,921 lb (252,615 kg) of
its 2013 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 hazardous shoaling, from
March 20, 2013, to April 5, 2013, thereby requiring a quota transfer to
account for an increase in Virginia's landings that would have
otherwise accrued against the North Carolina quota. North Carolina has
also agreed to transfer 8,940 lb (4,055 kg) of its 2013 commercial
quota to Rhode Island. This transfer was prompted by summer flounder
landings of a North Carolina vessel that was granted safe harbor in
Rhode Island on March 17, 2013, thereby requiring a quota transfer to
account for an increase in Rhode Island's landings that would have
otherwise accrued against the North Carolina quota.
Virginia has agreed to transfer 10,990 lb (4,985 kg) of its 2013
commercial quota to Massachusetts. This transfer was prompted by summer
flounder landings of a Virginia vessel that was granted safe harbor in
Massachusetts on March 20, 2013, thereby requiring a quota transfer to
account for an increase in Massachusetts' landings that would have
otherwise accrued against Virginia quota. Virginia has also agreed to
transfer 11,729 lb (5,320 kg) of its 2013 commercial quota to New
Jersey. This transfer was prompted by summer flounder landings of a
Virginia vessel that was granted safe harbor in New Jersey on March 7,
2013, thereby requiring a quota transfer to account for an increase in
New Jersey's landings that would have otherwise accrued against the
Virginia 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 2013 are: North Carolina,
422,360 lb (191,579 kg); Virginia, 5,040,501 lb (2,286,333 kg); New
Jersey, 1,972,066 lb (894,514 kg); Rhode Island, 1,839,824 lb (834,530
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kg); and Massachusetts, 791,236 lb (358,899 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 23, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-10022 Filed 4-24-13; 4:15 pm]
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