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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources in the
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region;
Amendment 20A
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Councils (Councils) have submitted
Amendment 20A to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources (CMP) in
the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region
(FMP) (Amendment 20A) for review,
approval, and implementation by
NMFS. Amendment 20A proposes
actions to restrict sale of king and
Spanish mackerel caught under the bag
limit and to remove the income
qualification requirement for king and
Spanish mackerel commercial vessel
permits.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before May 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on Amendment 20A, identified by
‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2013–0168’’ 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-20130168, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Susan Gerhart, Southeast Regional
Office, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
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.
Electronic copies of Amendment 20A,
which includes an environmental
assessment, a Regulatory Flexibility Act
analysis, and a regulatory impact
review, may be obtained from the
Southeast Regional Office Web site at
https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_
fisheries/gulf_sa/cmp/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Gerhart, Southeast Regional
Office, NMFS, telephone: 727–824–
5305; email: Susan.Gerhart@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
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Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires each
regional fishery management council to
submit any fishery management plan or
amendment to NMFS for review and
approval, partial approval, or
disapproval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act
also requires that NMFS, upon receiving
a plan or amendment, publish an
announcement in the Federal Register
notifying the public that the plan or
amendment is available for review and
comment.
The FMP being revised by
Amendment 20A was prepared by the
Councils and implemented through
regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Actions Contained in Amendment 20A
Currently, no Federal permits are
required to sell CMP species, although
commercial vessel permits are required
to exceed the bag limit for king and
Spanish mackerel. All fish harvested in
Federal waters that are sold are
considered commercial harvest and
count towards a species’ commercial
quota, whether or not the fisherman has
a Federal commercial permit. The
Councils and NMFS are concerned that
landings sold from recreational trips
may contribute to the commercial quota
and lead to early closures in the
commercial sector. Reducing the sale of
fish caught under the bag limit should
improve the accuracy of data by
reducing ‘‘double counting’’, i.e.,
harvest from a single trip that is counted
towards both the commercial quota and
recreational allocation. This practice
occurs when the same catches are
reported through recreational surveys
and commercial trip tickets and
logbooks.
For the Gulf region, Amendment 20A
would prohibit the sale of bag-limitcaught king and Spanish mackerel
except in two limited circumstances.
First, bag-limit-caught king and Spanish
mackerel could be sold when harvested
during a for-hire trip on a vessel with
both a Gulf Charter/Headboat Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Fish Permit and either
a King Mackerel Commercial Permit or
a Spanish Mackerel Commercial Permit,
as appropriate to the species harvested
or possessed. Second, king and Spanish
mackerel harvested during statepermitted tournaments may be donated
to a dealer who has a state or Federal
permit and then sold by that dealer, if
the proceeds are donated to charity.
Dealers receiving such fish must report
them as tournament-caught fish. In the
Gulf, these sales from dually-permitted
vessels or tournaments would only
occur in Florida because all other Gulf
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states prohibit the sale of any bag-limit
caught fish.
Currently, there is no Federal dealer
permit for king or Spanish mackerel.
However, a proposed rule published on
January 2, 2014 (79 FR 81), that would
implement the Generic Dealer
Amendment, includes an action to
implement a Gulf and South Atlantic
dealer permit which would add king
and Spanish mackerel onto the Federal
dealer permit. Therefore, if the Generic
Dealer Amendment is approved and a
final rule is implemented, there would
be a Federal dealer permit for king and
Spanish mackerel.
For the Atlantic region, Amendment
20A would prohibit the sale of baglimit-caught king and Spanish mackerel
except those harvested during a statepermitted tournament. As in the Gulf,
king and Spanish mackerel harvested
during state-permitted tournaments may
be donated to a dealer with a state or
Federal permit and then sold by that
dealer, if the proceeds are donated to
charity. Dealers receiving such fish must
report them as tournament-caught fish.
Amendment 20A would also remove
the income qualification requirement for
king and Spanish mackerel commercial
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vessel permits. To obtain or renew a
king or Spanish mackerel commercial
vessel permit, a minimum amount of the
applicant’s earned income must be
derived from commercial or charter
fishing. This requirement is difficult to
enforce and has recently been removed
as a requirement to obtain or renew a
Gulf reef fish permit. No other Federal
permit in the Southeast Region has an
income qualification requirement except
the Federal commercial spiny lobster
permit, which mirrors requirements by
Florida. This action would not affect the
number of king mackerel permits
issued, which are limited access, but
could increase the number of Spanish
mackerel permits issued, which are
open access.
Amendment 20A also contained an
action to eliminate or restrict latent
permits; however, the Councils chose
not to take action on that issue at this
time.
A proposed rule that would
implement measures outlined in
Amendment 20A has been drafted. In
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, NMFS is evaluating the proposed
rule to determine whether it is
consistent with the FMP, the Magnuson-
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Stevens Act, and other applicable law.
If that determination is affirmative,
NMFS will publish the proposed rule in
the Federal Register for public review
and comment.
Consideration of Public Comments
The Council submitted Amendment
20A for Secretarial review, approval,
and implementation on November 26,
2013. Comments received by May 2,
2014, whether specifically directed to
the amendment or the proposed rule,
will be considered by NMFS in its
decision to approve, disapprove, or
partially approve the amendment.
Comments received after that date will
not be considered by NMFS in this
decision. All comments received by
NMFS on the amendment or the
proposed rule during their respective
comment periods will be addressed in
the final rule.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 25, 2014.
James P. Burgess,
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
RIN 0648-BD83
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Region; Amendment 20A
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and South Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils (Councils) have submitted Amendment 20A to the
Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources
(CMP) in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region (FMP) (Amendment 20A)
for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. Amendment 20A
proposes actions to restrict sale of king and Spanish mackerel caught
under the bag limit and to remove the income qualification requirement
for king and Spanish mackerel commercial vessel permits.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on Amendment 20A, identified by
``NOAA-NMFS-2013-0168'' 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-2013-0168, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Susan Gerhart, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
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.
Electronic copies of Amendment 20A, which includes an environmental
assessment, a Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis, and a regulatory
impact review, may be obtained from the Southeast Regional Office Web
site at https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/gulf_sa/cmp/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Gerhart, Southeast Regional
Office, NMFS, telephone: 727-824-5305; email: Susan.Gerhart@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires each regional
fishery management council to submit any fishery management plan or
amendment to NMFS for review and approval, partial approval, or
disapproval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act also requires that NMFS, upon
receiving a plan or amendment, publish an announcement in the Federal
Register notifying the public that the plan or amendment is available
for review and comment.
The FMP being revised by Amendment 20A was prepared by the Councils
and implemented through regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Actions Contained in Amendment 20A
Currently, no Federal permits are required to sell CMP species,
although commercial vessel permits are required to exceed the bag limit
for king and Spanish mackerel. All fish harvested in Federal waters
that are sold are considered commercial harvest and count towards a
species' commercial quota, whether or not the fisherman has a Federal
commercial permit. The Councils and NMFS are concerned that landings
sold from recreational trips may contribute to the commercial quota and
lead to early closures in the commercial sector. Reducing the sale of
fish caught under the bag limit should improve the accuracy of data by
reducing ``double counting'', i.e., harvest from a single trip that is
counted towards both the commercial quota and recreational allocation.
This practice occurs when the same catches are reported through
recreational surveys and commercial trip tickets and logbooks.
For the Gulf region, Amendment 20A would prohibit the sale of bag-
limit-caught king and Spanish mackerel except in two limited
circumstances. First, bag-limit-caught king and Spanish mackerel could
be sold when harvested during a for-hire trip on a vessel with both a
Gulf Charter/Headboat Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fish Permit and either
a King Mackerel Commercial Permit or a Spanish Mackerel Commercial
Permit, as appropriate to the species harvested or possessed. Second,
king and Spanish mackerel harvested during state-permitted tournaments
may be donated to a dealer who has a state or Federal permit and then
sold by that dealer, if the proceeds are donated to charity. Dealers
receiving such fish must report them as tournament-caught fish. In the
Gulf, these sales from dually-permitted vessels or tournaments would
only occur in Florida because all other Gulf
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states prohibit the sale of any bag-limit caught fish.
Currently, there is no Federal dealer permit for king or Spanish
mackerel. However, a proposed rule published on January 2, 2014 (79 FR
81), that would implement the Generic Dealer Amendment, includes an
action to implement a Gulf and South Atlantic dealer permit which would
add king and Spanish mackerel onto the Federal dealer permit.
Therefore, if the Generic Dealer Amendment is approved and a final rule
is implemented, there would be a Federal dealer permit for king and
Spanish mackerel.
For the Atlantic region, Amendment 20A would prohibit the sale of
bag-limit-caught king and Spanish mackerel except those harvested
during a state-permitted tournament. As in the Gulf, king and Spanish
mackerel harvested during state-permitted tournaments may be donated to
a dealer with a state or Federal permit and then sold by that dealer,
if the proceeds are donated to charity. Dealers receiving such fish
must report them as tournament-caught fish.
Amendment 20A would also remove the income qualification
requirement for king and Spanish mackerel commercial vessel permits. To
obtain or renew a king or Spanish mackerel commercial vessel permit, a
minimum amount of the applicant's earned income must be derived from
commercial or charter fishing. This requirement is difficult to enforce
and has recently been removed as a requirement to obtain or renew a
Gulf reef fish permit. No other Federal permit in the Southeast Region
has an income qualification requirement except the Federal commercial
spiny lobster permit, which mirrors requirements by Florida. This
action would not affect the number of king mackerel permits issued,
which are limited access, but could increase the number of Spanish
mackerel permits issued, which are open access.
Amendment 20A also contained an action to eliminate or restrict
latent permits; however, the Councils chose not to take action on that
issue at this time.
A proposed rule that would implement measures outlined in Amendment
20A has been drafted. In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS
is evaluating the proposed rule to determine whether it is consistent
with the FMP, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable law. If
that determination is affirmative, NMFS will publish the proposed rule
in the Federal Register for public review and comment.
Consideration of Public Comments
The Council submitted Amendment 20A for Secretarial review,
approval, and implementation on November 26, 2013. Comments received by
May 2, 2014, whether specifically directed to the amendment or the
proposed rule, will be considered by NMFS in its decision to approve,
disapprove, or partially approve the amendment. Comments received after
that date will not be considered by NMFS in this decision. All comments
received by NMFS on the amendment or the proposed rule during their
respective comment periods will be addressed in the final rule.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 25, 2014.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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