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paragraph (d)(8)(i), by removing the
words ‘‘wood storks, and bald eagles’’
and adding in their place the words
‘‘and wood storks’’;
■ c. In paragraphs (d)(8)(i)(A) and
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occur more than 750 feet from active
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(d)(8)(i)(D) to read as set forth below;
■ e. In paragraph (d)(8)(iii), by removing
the word ‘‘four’’;
■ f. By revising paragraph (d)(11) to read
as set forth below; and
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§ 21.48 Depredation order for doublecrested cormorants to protect public
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taken only by means of egg oiling, egg
and nest destruction, cervical
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lead.
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to implement double-crested cormorant
control activities that may affect bald
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(https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/
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Guidelines.pdf) in conducting the
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by January 31 for control activities
undertaken the previous calendar year.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2014
Sub-Annual Catch Limit (ACL)
Harvested for Management Area 1B
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; directed fishery
closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is closing the directed
herring fishery in management Area 1B,
because it projects that 92 percent of the
2014 catch limit for that area will have
been caught by the effective date. This
action is necessary to comply with the
regulations implementing the Atlantic
Herring Fishery Management Plan and
is intended to prevent over harvest in
Area 1B.
DATES: Effective 0001 hr local time, May
24, 2014, through December 31, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carly Bari, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9224.
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 2014 Domestic
Annual Harvest is 107,800 metric tons
(mt); the 2014 sub-ACL allocated to
Area 1B is 4,600 mt, and 138 mt of the
Area 1B sub-ACL is set aside for
research (78 FR 61828, October 4, 2013).
The 2014 Area 1B sub-ACL was reduced
to 2,878 mt to account for a 1,584 mt
overage in 2012 (79 FR 15253, March
19, 2014). For management Area 1B, the
catch of sub-ACL is currently allocated
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to the seasonal period from May 1
through December 31. During the
seasonal period from January 1 through
April 30, there is no quota currently
allocated to this season; therefore,
vessels are prohibited from fishing for
herring in or from Area 1B during this
period.
The regulations at § 648.201 require
that when the NMFS Administrator of
the Greater Atlantic Region (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 directed fishery
closure period. The Regional
Administrator monitors the herring
fishery catch in each of the management
areas based on dealer reports, state data,
and other available information. NMFS
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 directed fishery in 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 1B, from
that trip. During the directed fishery
closure, vessels may transit Area 1B
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 1B for the 2014 season (May 1
through December 31) by May 24, 2014.
Therefore, effective 0001 hr local time,
May 24, 2014, 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 1B through
December 31, 2014, except that vessels
that have entered port before 0001 hr on
May 24, 2014, may offload and sell more
than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring from
Area 1B from that trip after the closure.
During the directed fishery closure, May
24, 2014, through December 31, 2014, a
vessel may transit through Area 1B with
more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring
on board, provided the vessel did not
catch more than 2,000 lb of herring in
Area 1B and stows all fishing gear
aboard, making it unavailable for
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immediate use as required by
§ 648.23(b). Effective 0001 hr, May 24,
2014, 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
1B through 2400 hr local time,
December 31, 2014, unless it is from a
trip landed by a vessel that entered port
before 0001 hr on May 24, 2014. During
the seasonal period January 1, 2015,
through April 30, 2015, vessels are
prohibited from fishing for herring in or
from Area 1B. Beginning on May 1,
2015, the 2015 allocation for Area 1B
becomes available.
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Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive
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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 directed herring
fishery for Management Area 1B
through December 31, 2014, under
current regulations. The regulations at
§ 648.201(a) require such action to
ensure that herring vessels do not
exceed the 2014 sub-ACL allocated to
Area 1B. The herring fishery opened for
the 2014 fishing year on January 1,
2014. Data indicating the herring fleet
will have landed at least 92 percent of
the 2014 sub-ACL allocated to Area 1B
have only recently become available. If
implementation of this closure is
delayed to solicit prior public comment,
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the sub-ACL for Area 1B 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: May 22, 2014.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
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. 130919816-4205-02]
RIN 0648-XD308
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring
Fishery; 2014 Sub-Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Harvested for Management
Area 1B
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; directed fishery closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed herring fishery in management
Area 1B, because it projects that 92 percent of the 2014 catch limit
for that area will have been caught by the effective date. This action
is necessary to comply with the regulations implementing the Atlantic
Herring Fishery Management Plan and is intended to prevent over harvest
in Area 1B.
DATES: Effective 0001 hr local time, May 24, 2014, through December 31,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carly Bari, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9224.
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 2014 Domestic Annual Harvest is 107,800
metric tons (mt); the 2014 sub-ACL allocated to Area 1B is 4,600 mt,
and 138 mt of the Area 1B sub-ACL is set aside for research (78 FR
61828, October 4, 2013). The 2014 Area 1B sub-ACL was reduced to 2,878
mt to account for a 1,584 mt overage in 2012 (79 FR 15253, March 19,
2014). For management Area 1B, the catch of sub-ACL is currently
allocated to the seasonal period from May 1 through December 31. During
the seasonal period from January 1 through April 30, there is no quota
currently allocated to this season; therefore, vessels are prohibited
from fishing for herring in or from Area 1B during this period.
The regulations at Sec. 648.201 require that when the NMFS
Administrator of the Greater Atlantic Region (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
directed fishery closure period. The Regional Administrator monitors
the herring fishery catch in each of the management areas based on
dealer reports, state data, and other available information. NMFS
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 directed fishery in 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 1B, from that trip. During the directed fishery
closure, vessels may transit Area 1B 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 1B for
the 2014 season (May 1 through December 31) by May 24, 2014. Therefore,
effective 0001 hr local time, May 24, 2014, 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 1B
through December 31, 2014, except that vessels that have entered port
before 0001 hr on May 24, 2014, may offload and sell more than 2,000 lb
(907.2 kg) of herring from Area 1B from that trip after the closure.
During the directed fishery closure, May 24, 2014, through December 31,
2014, a vessel may transit through Area 1B with more than 2,000 lb
(907.2 kg) of herring on board, provided the vessel did not catch more
than 2,000 lb of herring in Area 1B and stows all fishing gear aboard,
making it unavailable for
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immediate use as required by Sec. 648.23(b). Effective 0001 hr, May
24, 2014, 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 1B through
2400 hr local time, December 31, 2014, unless it is from a trip landed
by a vessel that entered port before 0001 hr on May 24, 2014. During
the seasonal period January 1, 2015, through April 30, 2015, vessels
are prohibited from fishing for herring in or from Area 1B. Beginning
on May 1, 2015, the 2015 allocation for Area 1B becomes available.
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 directed herring fishery for Management Area 1B through December
31, 2014, under current regulations. The regulations at Sec.
648.201(a) require such action to ensure that herring vessels do not
exceed the 2014 sub-ACL allocated to Area 1B. The herring fishery
opened for the 2014 fishing year on January 1, 2014. Data indicating
the herring fleet will have landed at least 92 percent of the 2014 sub-
ACL allocated to Area 1B have only recently become available. If
implementation of this closure is delayed to solicit prior public
comment, the sub-ACL for Area 1B 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: May 22, 2014.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-12323 Filed 5-22-14; 4:15 pm]
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