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(34)(h), of the Instruction. An
environmental analysis was performed
during the marine event permit process
for the rowing event and a checklist and
a categorical exclusion determination
are not required for this special local
regulation.
Dated: September 20, 2013.
R.V. Timme,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Ohio Valley.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Marine safety, Navigation (water),
Reporting and recordkeeping
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the U.S. Coast Guard amends
33 CFR Part 100 as follows:
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; SubAnnual Catch Limit (ACL) Harvested
for Management Area 1A
1. The authority citation for Part 100
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
2. A new temporary § 100.T08–0753 is
added to read as follows:
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§ 100.T08–0753 Special Local Regulation;
Tennessee River, Miles 255.0 to 256.5,
Florence, AL.
(a) Location. The following area is a
special local regulation: All waters of
the Tennessee River, beginning at mile
marker 255.0 and ending at mile marker
256.5.
(b) Effective date. This section is
effective and enforceable from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. on October 19, 2013.
(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with
the general regulations in § 100.35 of
this part, entry into this area is
prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port Ohio Valley or a
designated representative.
(2) Persons or vessels requiring entry
into or passage through the area must
request permission from the Captain of
the Port Ohio Valley or a designated
representative. U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Ohio Valley may be contacted on VHF
Channel 13 or 16, or at 1–800–253–
7465.
(3) All persons and vessels shall
comply with the instructions of the
Captain of the Port Ohio Valley and
designated U.S. Coast Guard patrol
personnel. On-scene U.S. Coast Guard
patrol personnel include commissioned,
warrant, and petty officers of the U.S.
Coast Guard.
(d) Informational broadcasts. The
Captain of the Port Ohio Valley or a
designated representative will inform
the public through broadcast notice to
mariners when the special local
regulation has been established and if
there are changes to the enforcement
period for this special local regulation.
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50 CFR Part 648
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is closing the directed
herring fishery in management area 1A,
because it projects that 92 percent of the
catch limit for that area will have been
caught by the effective date. Effective
0001 hr, October 15, 2013, federally
permitted vessels may not fish for,
catch, possess, transfer, or land more
than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic
herring (herring) per trip or calendar
day in or from Management Area 1A
until June 1, 2014, when the 2014
allocation for Area 1A becomes
available. Vessels that have entered port
before 0001 hr on October 15, 2013, may
possess, offload, and sell more than
2,000 lb of herring from Area 1A, from
that trip, after the closure. Also effective
0001 hr, October 15, 2013, federally
permitted dealers may not receive more
than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring
caught within Management Area 1A per
trip or calendar day, unless it is from a
trip landed by a vessel that entered port
before 0001 hr on October 15, 2013.
DATES: This rule is effective 0001 hr
local time, October 15, 2013, through
December 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Biegel, Fishery
Management Specialist, (978) 281–9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The reader
can find regulations governing the
herring fishery at 50 CFR part 648. The
regulations require annual specification
of the overfishing limit, acceptable
biological catch, annual catch limit
(ACL), optimum yield, domestic harvest
and processing, U.S. at-sea processing,
SUMMARY:
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border transfer, and sub-ACLs for each
management area. The 2013 Domestic
Annual Harvest is 107,800 metric tons
(mt); the 2013 sub-ACL allocated to
Area 1A is 29,775 mt, and 0 mt of the
sub-ACL is set aside for research (78 FR
61828, October 4, 2013). For
management Area 1A, the catch of subACL is currently allocated over two
seasons, the first from January 1 through
May 31, and the second from June 1
through December 31. Because of this
season, the herring fishery in Area 1A
would re-open after the closure on June
1, 2014.
The regulations at § 648.201 require
that when the Administrator, Northeast
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator)
projects herring catch will reach 92
percent of the sub-ACL allocated in any
of the four management areas
designated in the Atlantic Herring
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), NMFS
will prohibit herring vessel permit
holders from fishing for, catching,
possessing, transferring, or landing more
than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring per
trip or calendar day in or from the
specified management area for the
remainder of the closure period. The
Regional Administrator monitors the
herring fishery catch in each of the
management areas based upon dealer
reports, state data, and other available
information. NMFS is publishes
notification in the Federal Register of
the date that the catch is projected to
reach 92 percent of the management
area sub-ACL and closure of the
management area for the remainder of
the closure period. Vessels that have
entered port before the closure date may
offload and sell more than 2,000 lb
(907.2 kg) of herring from Area 1A, from
that trip. During the closure, vessels
may transit Area 1A with more than
2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring on board
only under the conditions specified
below.
The Regional Administrator has
determined, based on dealer reports and
other available information, that the
herring fleet will have caught 92 percent
of the total herring sub-ACL allocated to
Area 1 for the season (June 1 through
December 31) by the effective date.
Therefore, effective 0001 hr local time,
October 15, 2013, federally permitted
vessels may not fish for, catch, possess,
transfer, or land more than 2,000 lb
(907.2 kg) of herring per trip or calendar
day, in or from Area 1A through
December 31, 2013, except that vessels
that have entered port before 0001 hr on
October 15, 2013, may offload and sell
more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring
from Area 1A, from that trip after the
closure. During the closure, a vessel
may transit through Area 1A with more
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than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring on
board, provided the vessel did not catch
the herring in Area 1A and stows all
fishing gear aboard, making it
unavailable for immediate use as
required by § 648.23(b). Effective 0001
hr, October 15, 2013, NMFS also advises
federally permitted dealers that they
may not receive herring from federally
permitted herring vessels that harvest
more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring
from Area 1A through 2400 hr local
time, December 31, 2013, unless it is
from a trip landed by a vessel that
entered port before 0001 hr on October
15, 2013.
Classification
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This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
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NMFS finds good cause pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice
and the opportunity for public comment
because it would be contrary to the
public interest and impracticable. This
action closes the herring fishery for
Management Area 1A until January 1,
2014, under current regulations. The
regulations at § 648.201(a) require such
action to ensure that herring vessels do
not exceed the 2013 sub-ACL allocated
to Area 1A. The herring fishery opened
for the 2013 fishing year on January 1,
2013. Data indicating the herring fleet
will have landed at least 92 percent of
the 2013 sub-ACL allocated to Area 1A
have only recently become available. If
implementation of this closure is
delayed to solicit prior public comment,
the sub-ACL for Area 1A for this fishing
year may be exceeded, thereby
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undermining the conservation
objectives of the FMP. If sub-ACLs are
exceeded, the excess must also be
deducted from a future sub-ACL and
would reduce future fishing
opportunities. NMFS further finds,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C 553(d)(3), good
cause to waive the 30-day delayed
effectiveness period for the reasons
stated above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 11, 2013.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, performing the
functions and duties of the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 130408348-3835-02]
RIN 0648-XC903
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring
Fishery; Sub-Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Harvested for Management Area 1A
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed herring fishery in management
area 1A, because it projects that 92 percent of the catch limit for
that area will have been caught by the effective date. Effective 0001
hr, October 15, 2013, federally permitted vessels may not fish for,
catch, possess, transfer, or land more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of
Atlantic herring (herring) per trip or calendar day in or from
Management Area 1A until June 1, 2014, when the 2014 allocation for
Area 1A becomes available. Vessels that have entered port before 0001
hr on October 15, 2013, may possess, offload, and sell more than 2,000
lb of herring from Area 1A, from that trip, after the closure. Also
effective 0001 hr, October 15, 2013, federally permitted dealers may
not receive more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring caught within
Management Area 1A per trip or calendar day, unless it is from a trip
landed by a vessel that entered port before 0001 hr on October 15,
2013.
DATES: This rule is effective 0001 hr local time, October 15, 2013,
through December 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Biegel, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The reader can find regulations governing
the herring fishery at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require annual
specification of the overfishing limit, acceptable biological catch,
annual catch limit (ACL), optimum yield, domestic harvest and
processing, U.S. at-sea processing, border transfer, and sub-ACLs for
each management area. The 2013 Domestic Annual Harvest is 107,800
metric tons (mt); the 2013 sub-ACL allocated to Area 1A is 29,775 mt,
and 0 mt of the sub-ACL is set aside for research (78 FR 61828, October
4, 2013). For management Area 1A, the catch of sub-ACL is currently
allocated over two seasons, the first from January 1 through May 31,
and the second from June 1 through December 31. Because of this season,
the herring fishery in Area 1A would re-open after the closure on June
1, 2014.
The regulations at Sec. 648.201 require that when the
Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) projects
herring catch will reach 92 percent of the sub-ACL allocated in any of
the four management areas designated in the Atlantic Herring Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), NMFS will prohibit herring vessel permit holders
from fishing for, catching, possessing, transferring, or landing more
than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring per trip or calendar day in or from
the specified management area for the remainder of the closure period.
The Regional Administrator monitors the herring fishery catch in each
of the management areas based upon dealer reports, state data, and
other available information. NMFS is publishes notification in the
Federal Register of the date that the catch is projected to reach 92
percent of the management area sub-ACL and closure of the management
area for the remainder of the closure period. Vessels that have entered
port before the closure date may offload and sell more than 2,000 lb
(907.2 kg) of herring from Area 1A, from that trip. During the closure,
vessels may transit Area 1A with more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of
herring on board only under the conditions specified below.
The Regional Administrator has determined, based on dealer reports
and other available information, that the herring fleet will have
caught 92 percent of the total herring sub-ACL allocated to Area 1 for
the season (June 1 through December 31) by the effective date.
Therefore, effective 0001 hr local time, October 15, 2013, federally
permitted vessels may not fish for, catch, possess, transfer, or land
more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring per trip or calendar day, in
or from Area 1A through December 31, 2013, except that vessels that
have entered port before 0001 hr on October 15, 2013, may offload and
sell more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring from Area 1A, from that
trip after the closure. During the closure, a vessel may transit
through Area 1A with more
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than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring on board, provided the vessel did
not catch the herring in Area 1A and stows all fishing gear aboard,
making it unavailable for immediate use as required by Sec. 648.23(b).
Effective 0001 hr, October 15, 2013, NMFS also advises federally
permitted dealers that they may not receive herring from federally
permitted herring vessels that harvest more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of
herring from Area 1A through 2400 hr local time, December 31, 2013,
unless it is from a trip landed by a vessel that entered port before
0001 hr on October 15, 2013.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
NMFS finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior
notice and the opportunity for public comment because it would be
contrary to the public interest and impracticable. This action closes
the herring fishery for Management Area 1A until January 1, 2014, under
current regulations. The regulations at Sec. 648.201(a) require such
action to ensure that herring vessels do not exceed the 2013 sub-ACL
allocated to Area 1A. The herring fishery opened for the 2013 fishing
year on January 1, 2013. Data indicating the herring fleet will have
landed at least 92 percent of the 2013 sub-ACL allocated to Area 1A
have only recently become available. If implementation of this closure
is delayed to solicit prior public comment, the sub-ACL for Area 1A for
this fishing year may be exceeded, thereby undermining the conservation
objectives of the FMP. If sub-ACLs are exceeded, the excess must also
be deducted from a future sub-ACL and would reduce future fishing
opportunities. NMFS further finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 553(d)(3), good
cause to waive the 30-day delayed effectiveness period for the reasons
stated above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 11, 2013.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, performing the
functions and duties of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-24475 Filed 10-11-13; 4:15 pm]
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