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possible thereafter, once catch data are
available, as described in paragraph
(d)(2)(ii)(A) of this section. In addition,
adjustments to the recreational
management measures, taking into
account the performance of the
measures and conditions that
precipitated the overage, will be made
in the following year.
(A) Adjustment to Recreational ACT.
If an adjustment to the following year’s
Recreational ACT is required, then the
ACT will be reduced by the exact
amount, in pounds, of the product of the
overage, defined as the difference
between the recreational catch and the
recreational ACL, and the payback
coefficient, as specified in paragraph
(d)(2)(ii)(B) of this section.
(B) Payback coefficient. The payback
coefficient is the difference between the
most recent estimate of biomass and
BMSY (i.e., BMSY¥B) divided by one-half
of BMSY.
(3) If biomass is above BMSY. If the
most recent estimate of biomass is above
BMSY (i.e., B/BMSY is greater than 1.0),
then adjustments to the recreational
management measures, taking into
account the performance of the
measures and conditions that
precipitated the overage, will be made
in the following fishing year, or as soon
as possible thereafter, once catch data
are available, as a single-year
adjustment.
(e) State/Federal disconnect AM. If
the total catch, allowable landings,
commercial quotas, and/or RHL
measures adopted by the ASMFC
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea
Bass Management Board and the
MAFMC differ for a given fishing year,
administrative action will be taken as
soon as possible to revisit the respective
recommendations of the two groups.
The intent of this action shall be to
achieve alignment through consistent
state and Federal measures such that no
differential effects occur to Federal
permit holders.
■ 6. In § 648.163, paragraphs (d) and (e)
are revised to read as follows:
§ 648.163 Bluefish accountability
measures (AMs).
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(d) Recreational landings AM when
the ACL is exceeded and no sector-tosector transfer of allowable landings has
occurred. If the fishery-level ACL is
exceeded and landings from the
recreational fishery are determined to be
the sole cause of the overage, and no
transfer between the commercial and
recreational sector was made for the
fishing year, as outlined in
§ 648.162(b)(2), then the following
procedure will be followed:
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(1) If biomass is below the threshold,
the stock is under rebuilding, or
biological reference points are
unknown. If the most recent estimate of
biomass is below the BMSY threshold
(i.e., B/BMSY is less than 0.5), the stock
is under a rebuilding plan, or the
biological reference points (B or BMSY)
are unknown, and the ACL has been
exceeded, then the exact amount, in
pounds, by which the most recent year’s
recreational catch estimate exceeded the
most recent year’s ACL will be deducted
from the following year’s recreational
ACT, or as soon as possible thereafter,
once catch data are available, as a
single-year adjustment.
(2) If biomass is above the threshold,
but below the target, and the stock is not
under rebuilding. If the most recent
estimate of biomass is above the
biomass threshold (B/BMSY is greater
than 0.5), but below the biomass target
(B/BMSY is less than 1.0), and the stock
is not under a rebuilding plan, then the
following AMs will apply:
(i) If the ACL has been exceeded. If
the ACL has been exceeded, then
adjustments to the recreational
management measures, taking into
account the performance of the
measures and conditions that
precipitated the overage, will be made
in the following fishing year, or as soon
as possible thereafter, once catch data
are available, as a single-year
adjustment.
(ii) If the ABC has been exceeded. If
the ABC has been exceeded, then a
single-year adjustment to the following
year’s recreational ACT will be made in
the following fishing year, or as soon as
possible thereafter, once catch data are
available, as described in paragraph
(d)(2)(ii)(A) of this section. In addition,
adjustments to the recreational
management measures, taking into
account the performance of the
measures and conditions that
precipitated the overage, will be made
in the following year.
(A) Adjustment to Recreational ACT.
If an adjustment to the following year’s
Recreational ACT is required, then the
ACT will be reduced by the exact
amount, in pounds, of the product of the
recreational overage, defined as the
difference between the recreational
contribution to the catch above the ACL,
and the payback coefficient, as specified
in paragraph (d)(2)(ii)(B) of this section.
(B) Payback coefficient. The payback
coefficient is the difference between the
most recent estimates of BMSY and
biomass (i.e., BMSY¥B) divided by onehalf of BMSY.
(3) If biomass is above BMSY. If the
most recent estimate of biomass is above
BMSY (i.e., B/BMSY is greater than 1.0),
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then adjustments to the recreational
management measures, taking into
account the performance of the
measures and conditions that
precipitated the overage, will be made
in the following fishing year, or as soon
as possible thereafter, once catch data
are available, as a single-year
adjustment.
(e) AM for when the ACL is exceeded
and a sector-to-sector transfer of
allowable landings has occurred. If the
fishery-level ACL is exceeded and
landings from the recreational fishery
and/or the commercial fishery are
determined to have caused the overage,
and a transfer between the commercial
and recreational sector has occurred for
the fishing year, as outlined in
§ 648.162(b)(2), then the amount
transferred between the recreational and
commercial sectors may be reduced by
the ACL overage amount (pound-forpound repayment) in a subsequent,
single fishing year if the Bluefish
Monitoring Committee determines that
the ACL overage was the result of too
liberal a landings transfer between the
two sectors. If the Bluefish Monitoring
Committee determines that the ACL
overage was not the result of the
landings transfer, the recreational AMs
described in paragraph (d) of this
section will be implemented.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 121009528–2729–02]
RIN 0648–XD025
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 Maryland is transferring a
portion of its 2013 commercial summer
flounder quota to the State of
Connecticut. NMFS is adjusting the
quotas and announcing the revised
commercial quota for each state
involved.
SUMMARY:
Effective December 17, 2013,
through December 31, 2013.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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 § 648.100.
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.
Maryland has agreed to transfer
10,000 lb (4,536 kg) of its 2013
commercial quota to Connecticut. This
transfer was prompted by the diligent
efforts of state officials in Connecticut
not to exceed the commercial summer
flounder quota. The Regional
Administrator has determined that the
criteria set forth in § 648.102(c)(2)(i)
have been met. The revised summer
flounder commercial quotas for calendar
year 2013 are: Maryland, 223,269 lb
(101,273 kg); and Connecticut, 273,605
lb (125,105 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: December 16, 2013.
Sean F. Corson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 111220786–1781–01]
RIN 0648–XD030
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Commercial Quota Harvested for the
State of New Jersey
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
2013 summer flounder commercial
quota allocated to the State of New
Jersey has been harvested. Vessels
issued a commercial Federal fisheries
permit for the summer flounder fishery
may not land summer flounder in New
Jersey for the remainder of calendar year
2013, unless additional quota becomes
available through a transfer from
another state. Regulations governing the
summer flounder fishery require
publication of this notification to advise
New Jersey that the quota has been
harvested and to advise vessel permit
holders and dealer permit holders that
no Federal commercial quota is
available for landing summer flounder
in New Jersey.
DATES: Effective December 17, 2013,
through December 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carly Bari, (978) 281–9224, or
Carly.Bari@noaa.gov.
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 on a percentage basis
among the coastal states from North
Carolina through Maine. The process to
set the annual commercial quota and the
percent allocated to each state is
described in § 648.102.
The initial total commercial quota for
summer flounder for the 2013 fishing
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year is 11,793,596 lb (5,349,575 kg) (77
FR 76942, December 31, 2012). The
percent allocated to vessels landing
summer flounder in New Jersey is
16.72499 percent, resulting in a
commercial quota of 1,972,478 lb
(894,716 kg). The 2013 allocation was
adjusted to 1,972,066 lb (894,514 kg)
after deduction of research set-aside,
adjustment for 2012 quota overages, and
adjustments for quota transfers between
states.
The Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator),
monitors the state commercial landings
and determines when a state’s
commercial quota has been harvested.
NMFS is required to publish
notification in the Federal Register
advising and notifying commercial
vessels and dealer permit holders that,
effective upon a specific date, the state’s
commercial quota has been harvested
and no commercial quota is available for
landing summer flounder in that state.
The Regional Administrator has
determined, based upon dealer reports
and other available information, that
New Jersey has harvested its quota for
2013.
Section 648.4(b) provides that Federal
permit holders agree, as a condition of
the permit, not to land summer flounder
in any state that the Regional
Administrator has determined no longer
has commercial quota available.
Therefore, effective December 17, 2013,
landings of summer flounder in New
Jersey by vessels holding summer
flounder commercial Federal fisheries
permits are prohibited for the remainder
of the 2013 calendar year, unless
additional quota becomes available
through a transfer and is announced in
the Federal Register. Effective
December 17, 2013, federally permitted
dealers are also notified that they may
not purchase summer flounder in New
Jersey for the remainder of the calendar
year, or until additional quota becomes
available through a transfer from
another state.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 121009528-2729-02]
RIN 0648-XD025
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 Maryland is transferring a
portion of its 2013 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of
Connecticut. NMFS is adjusting the quotas and announcing the revised
commercial quota for each state involved.
DATES: Effective December 17, 2013, through December 31, 2013.
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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.
Maryland has agreed to transfer 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) of its 2013
commercial quota to Connecticut. This transfer was prompted by the
diligent efforts of state officials in Connecticut not to exceed the
commercial summer flounder 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 commercial quotas for calendar
year 2013 are: Maryland, 223,269 lb (101,273 kg); and Connecticut,
273,605 lb (125,105 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: December 16, 2013.
Sean F. Corson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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