Correction; Restatement of Final Rule To Remove the Sunset Provision of the Final Rule Implementing Vessel Speed Restrictions To Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales, 34245-34246 [2014-14017]
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section to remove the expiration date
and republishes § 224.105 for the
convenience of the reader.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 224
Endangered marine and anadromous
species.
Dated: June 10, 2014.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 224 is corrected
as follows:
50 CFR Part 224
[Docket No. 110819518–4477–03]
PART 224—ENDANGERED MARINE
AND ANADROMOUS SPECIES
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Correction; Restatement of Final Rule
To Remove the Sunset Provision of the
Final Rule Implementing Vessel Speed
Restrictions To Reduce the Threat of
Ship Collisions With North Atlantic
Right Whales
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
AGENCY:
NMFS published a document
eliminating the expiration date (or
‘‘sunset clause’’) in regulations requiring
vessel speed restrictions to reduce the
likelihood of lethal vessel collisions
with North Atlantic right whales. The
DATES section in the preamble of that
document did not specify that the
expiration date of the original rule was
being removed. This document corrects
the DATES section to remove the
expiration date and republishes
§ 224.105 for the convenience of the
reader.
SUMMARY:
The expiration of 50 CFR
224.105, as published at 73 FR 60173
(October 10, 2008), is removed effective
December 6, 2013. The effective date of
this rule is December 6, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Silber, Ph.D., Fishery Biologist,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, at
(301) 427–8402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published a document eliminating the
expiration date (or ‘‘sunset clause’’) in
regulations requiring vessel speed
restrictions to reduce the likelihood of
lethal vessel collisions with North
Atlantic right whales. The DATES section
in the preamble of that document did
not specify that the expiration date of
the original rule was being removed.
This document corrects the DATES
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1. The authority citation for 50 CFR
part 224 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543 and 16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.
2. In part 224, republish section
224.105 to read as follows:
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§ 224.105 Speed restrictions to protect
North Atlantic Right Whales.
(a) The following restrictions apply to:
All vessels greater than or equal to 65
ft (19.8 m) in overall length and subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States,
and all other vessels greater than or
equal to 65 ft (19.8 m) in overall length
entering or departing a port or place
subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States. These restrictions shall not apply
to U.S. vessels owned or operated by, or
under contract to, the Federal
Government. This exemption extends to
foreign sovereign vessels when they are
engaging in joint exercises with the U.S.
Department of the Navy. In addition,
these restrictions do not apply to law
enforcement vessels of a State, or
political subdivision thereof, when
engaged in law enforcement or search
and rescue duties.
(1) Southeast U.S. (south of St.
Augustine, FL to north of Brunswick,
GA): Vessels shall travel at a speed of 10
knots or less over ground during the
period of November 15 to April 15 each
year in the area bounded by the
following: Beginning at 31°27′00.0″ N–
080°51′36.0″ W; thence west to charted
mean high water line then south along
charted mean high water line and
inshore limits of COLREGS limit to a
latitude of 29°45′00.0″ N thence east to
29°45′00.0″ N–080°51′36.0″ W; thence
back to starting point. (Fig. 1).
(2) Mid-Atlantic U.S. (from north of
Brunswick, Georgia to Rhode Island):
Vessels shall travel 10 knots or less over
ground in the period November 1 to
April 30 each year:
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(i) In the area bounded by the
following: 33°56′42.0″ N–077°31′30.0″
W; thence along a NW bearing of
313.26° True to charted mean high
water line then south along mean high
water line and inshore limits of
COLREGS limit to a latitude of
31°27′00.0″ N; thence east to 31°27′00.0″
N–080°51′36.0″ W; thence to 31°50′00.0″
N–080°33′12.0″ W; thence to 32°59′06.0″
N–078°50′18.0″ W; thence to 33°28′24.0″
N–078°32′30.0″ W; thence to 33°36′30.0″
N–077°47′06.0″ W; thence back to
starting point.;
(ii) Within a 20-nm (37 km) radius (as
measured seaward from COLREGS
delineated coast lines and the center
point of the port entrance) (Fig. 2) at the
(A) Ports of New York/New Jersey:
40°29′42.2″ N–073°55′57.6″ W;
(B) Delaware Bay (Ports of
Philadelphia and Wilmington):
38°52′27.4″ N–075°01′32.1″ W;
(C) Entrance to the Chesapeake Bay
(Ports of Hampton Roads and
Baltimore): 37°00′36.9″ N–075°57′50.5″
W; and
(D) Ports of Morehead City and
Beaufort, NC: 34°41′32.0″ N–
076°40′08.3″ W; and
(iii) In Block Island Sound, in the area
bounded by the following coordinates:
Beginning at 40°51′53.7″ N–70°36′44.9″
W; thence to 41°20′14.1″ N–70°49′44.1″
W; thence to 41°04′16.7″ N–71°51′21.0″
W; thence to 40°35′56.5″ N–71°38′25.1″
W; thence back to starting point. (Fig. 2).
(3) Northeast U.S. (north of Rhode
Island):
(i) In Cape Cod Bay, MA: Vessels shall
travel at a speed of 10 knots or less over
ground during the period of January 1
to May 15 in Cape Cod Bay, in an area
beginning at 42°04′56.5″ N–070°12′00.0″
W; thence north to 42°12′00.0″ N–
070°12′00.0″ W; thence due west to
charted mean high water line; thence
along charted mean high water within
Cape Cod Bay back to beginning point.
(Fig. 3).
(ii) Off Race Point: Vessels shall travel
at a speed of 10 knots or less over
ground during the period of March 1 to
April 30 each year in waters bounded by
straight lines connecting the following
points in the order stated (Fig. 3):
42°30′00.0″ N–069°45′00.0″ W; thence to
42°30′00.0″ N–070°30′00.0″ W; thence to
42°12′00.0″ N–070°30′00.0″ W; thence to
42°12′00.0″ N–070°12′00.0″ W; thence to
42°04′56.5″ N–070°12′00.0″ W; thence
along charted mean high water line and
inshore limits of COLREGS limit to a
latitude of 41°40′00.0″ N; thence due
east to 41°41′00.0″ N–069°45′00.0″ W;
thence back to starting point.
(iii) Great South Channel: Vessels
shall travel at a speed of 10 knots or less
over ground during the period of April
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1 to July 31 each year in all waters
bounded by straight lines connecting
the following points in the order stated
(Fig. 3):
42°30′00.0″ N–069°45′00.0″ W
41°40′00.0″ N–069°45′00.0″ W
41°00′00.0″ N–069°05′00.0″ W
42°09′00.0″ N–067°08′24.0″ W
42°30′00.0″ N–067°27′00.0″ W
42°30′00.0″ N–069°45′00.0″ W
(b) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of
this section, it is unlawful under this
section:
(1) For any vessel subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States to
violate any speed restriction established
in paragraph (a) of this section; or
(2) For any vessel entering or
departing a port or place under the
jurisdiction of the United States to
violate any speed restriction established
in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) A vessel may operate at a speed
necessary to maintain safe maneuvering
speed instead of the required ten knots
only if justified because the vessel is in
an area where oceanographic,
hydrographic and/or meteorological
conditions severely restrict the
maneuverability of the vessel and the
need to operate at such speed is
confirmed by the pilot on board or,
when a vessel is not carrying a pilot, the
master of the vessel. If a deviation from
the ten-knot speed limit is necessary,
the reasons for the deviation, the speed
at which the vessel is operated, the
latitude and longitude of the area, and
the time and duration of such deviation
shall be entered into the logbook of the
vessel. The master of the vessel shall
attest to the accuracy of the logbook
entry by signing and dating it.
(d) No later than January 1, 2019, the
National Marine Fisheries Service will
publish and seek comment on a report
evaluating the conservation value and
economic and navigational safety
impacts of this section, including any
recommendations to minimize burden
of such impacts.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Susan Gerhart, telephone: 727–824–
5305, or email: Susan.Gerhart@
noaa.gov.
[Docket No. 131206999–4466–02]
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
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues this final rule to
implement 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), as prepared and submitted by the
Gulf of Mexico (Gulf Council) and South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(South Atlantic Council) (collectively,
the Councils). This final rule restricts
sales of king and Spanish mackerel
caught under the bag limit (those fish
harvested by vessels that do not have a
valid commercial vessel permit for king
or Spanish mackerel and are subject to
the bag limits) and removes the income
qualification requirements for king and
Spanish mackerel commercial vessel
permits. The purpose of this final rule
is to obtain more accurate landings data
while ensuring the CMP fishery
resources are utilized efficiently.
DATES: This rule is effective July 16,
2014, except for the amendments to
§ 622.386(d) and (e), which are effective
August 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
documents supporting this final rule,
which include 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/.
Comments regarding the burden-hour
estimates or other aspects of the
collection-of-information requirements
contained in this final rule may be
submitted in writing to Anik Clemens,
Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), by email at OIRA
Submission@omb.eop.gov, or by fax to
202–395–7285.
SUMMARY:
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The CMP
fishery in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and
the Atlantic is managed under the FMP.
The FMP was prepared by the Councils
and implemented through regulations at
50 CFR part 622 under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act).
On March 3, 2014, NMFS published
a notice of availability for Amendment
20A and requested public comment (79
FR 11748). On March 19, 2014, NMFS
published a proposed rule for
Amendment 20A and requested public
comment (79 FR 15284). NMFS
approved Amendment 20A on May 30,
2014. The proposed rule and
Amendment 20A outline the rationale
for the actions contained in this final
rule. A summary of the actions
implemented by this final rule is
provided below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Management Measures Contained in
This Final Rule
For the Gulf region, this final rule
prohibits the sale of bag-limit-caught
king and Spanish mackerel, except in
two limited circumstances. First, baglimit-caught king and Spanish mackerel
may be sold when harvested during a
for-hire trip on a vessel with both a Gulf
Charter Vessel/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 (dually permitted vessel).
The purpose of this exception is to
preserve a historic practice that is
important to Gulf charter and headboat
businesses on the west coast of Florida.
Florida is the only Gulf state that
currently allows the sale of
recreationally-caught fish and Florida
requires that fishermen have the
appropriate permits, including a Federal
commercial vessel permit, to sell these
fish. Second, king and Spanish mackerel
harvested during state-permitted
tournaments may be donated to a dealer
who has a state or Federal dealer 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.
For the Atlantic region, this final rule
prohibits the sale of all 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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 224
[Docket No. 110819518-4477-03]
RIN 0648-BB20
Correction; Restatement of Final Rule To Remove the Sunset
Provision of the Final Rule Implementing Vessel Speed Restrictions To
Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS published a document eliminating the expiration date (or
``sunset clause'') in regulations requiring vessel speed restrictions
to reduce the likelihood of lethal vessel collisions with North
Atlantic right whales. The DATES section in the preamble of that
document did not specify that the expiration date of the original rule
was being removed. This document corrects the DATES section to remove
the expiration date and republishes Sec. 224.105 for the convenience
of the reader.
DATES: The expiration of 50 CFR 224.105, as published at 73 FR 60173
(October 10, 2008), is removed effective December 6, 2013. The
effective date of this rule is December 6, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Silber, Ph.D., Fishery
Biologist, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, at (301) 427-8402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a document eliminating the
expiration date (or ``sunset clause'') in regulations requiring vessel
speed restrictions to reduce the likelihood of lethal vessel collisions
with North Atlantic right whales. The DATES section in the preamble of
that document did not specify that the expiration date of the original
rule was being removed. This document corrects the DATES section to
remove the expiration date and republishes Sec. 224.105 for the
convenience of the reader.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 224
Endangered marine and anadromous species.
Dated: June 10, 2014.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 224 is
corrected as follows:
PART 224--ENDANGERED MARINE AND ANADROMOUS SPECIES
0
1. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 224 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543 and 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.
0
2. In part 224, republish section 224.105 to read as follows:
Sec. 224.105 Speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic Right
Whales.
(a) The following restrictions apply to: All vessels greater than
or equal to 65 ft (19.8 m) in overall length and subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States, and all other vessels greater than
or equal to 65 ft (19.8 m) in overall length entering or departing a
port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. These
restrictions shall not apply to U.S. vessels owned or operated by, or
under contract to, the Federal Government. This exemption extends to
foreign sovereign vessels when they are engaging in joint exercises
with the U.S. Department of the Navy. In addition, these restrictions
do not apply to law enforcement vessels of a State, or political
subdivision thereof, when engaged in law enforcement or search and
rescue duties.
(1) Southeast U.S. (south of St. Augustine, FL to north of
Brunswick, GA): Vessels shall travel at a speed of 10 knots or less
over ground during the period of November 15 to April 15 each year in
the area bounded by the following: Beginning at 31[deg]27'00.0'' N-
080[deg]51'36.0'' W; thence west to charted mean high water line then
south along charted mean high water line and inshore limits of COLREGS
limit to a latitude of 29[deg]45'00.0'' N thence east to
29[deg]45'00.0'' N-080[deg]51'36.0'' W; thence back to starting point.
(Fig. 1).
(2) Mid-Atlantic U.S. (from north of Brunswick, Georgia to Rhode
Island): Vessels shall travel 10 knots or less over ground in the
period November 1 to April 30 each year:
(i) In the area bounded by the following: 33[deg]56'42.0'' N-
077[deg]31'30.0'' W; thence along a NW bearing of 313.26[deg] True to
charted mean high water line then south along mean high water line and
inshore limits of COLREGS limit to a latitude of 31[deg]27'00.0'' N;
thence east to 31[deg]27'00.0'' N-080[deg]51'36.0'' W; thence to
31[deg]50'00.0'' N-080[deg]33'12.0'' W; thence to 32[deg]59'06.0'' N-
078[deg]50'18.0'' W; thence to 33[deg]28'24.0'' N-078[deg]32'30.0'' W;
thence to 33[deg]36'30.0'' N-077[deg]47'06.0'' W; thence back to
starting point.;
(ii) Within a 20-nm (37 km) radius (as measured seaward from
COLREGS delineated coast lines and the center point of the port
entrance) (Fig. 2) at the
(A) Ports of New York/New Jersey: 40[deg]29'42.2'' N-
073[deg]55'57.6'' W;
(B) Delaware Bay (Ports of Philadelphia and Wilmington):
38[deg]52'27.4'' N-075[deg]01'32.1'' W;
(C) Entrance to the Chesapeake Bay (Ports of Hampton Roads and
Baltimore): 37[deg]00'36.9'' N-075[deg]57'50.5'' W; and
(D) Ports of Morehead City and Beaufort, NC: 34[deg]41'32.0'' N-
076[deg]40'08.3'' W; and
(iii) In Block Island Sound, in the area bounded by the following
coordinates: Beginning at 40[deg]51'53.7'' N-70[deg]36'44.9'' W; thence
to 41[deg]20'14.1'' N-70[deg]49'44.1'' W; thence to 41[deg]04'16.7'' N-
71[deg]51'21.0'' W; thence to 40[deg]35'56.5'' N-71[deg]38'25.1'' W;
thence back to starting point. (Fig. 2).
(3) Northeast U.S. (north of Rhode Island):
(i) In Cape Cod Bay, MA: Vessels shall travel at a speed of 10
knots or less over ground during the period of January 1 to May 15 in
Cape Cod Bay, in an area beginning at 42[deg]04'56.5'' N-
070[deg]12'00.0'' W; thence north to 42[deg]12'00.0'' N-
070[deg]12'00.0'' W; thence due west to charted mean high water line;
thence along charted mean high water within Cape Cod Bay back to
beginning point. (Fig. 3).
(ii) Off Race Point: Vessels shall travel at a speed of 10 knots or
less over ground during the period of March 1 to April 30 each year in
waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the
order stated (Fig. 3): 42[deg]30'00.0'' N-069[deg]45'00.0'' W; thence
to 42[deg]30'00.0'' N-070[deg]30'00.0'' W; thence to 42[deg]12'00.0''
N-070[deg]30'00.0'' W; thence to 42[deg]12'00.0'' N-070[deg]12'00.0''
W; thence to 42[deg]04'56.5'' N-070[deg]12'00.0'' W; thence along
charted mean high water line and inshore limits of COLREGS limit to a
latitude of 41[deg]40'00.0'' N; thence due east to 41[deg]41'00.0'' N-
069[deg]45'00.0'' W; thence back to starting point.
(iii) Great South Channel: Vessels shall travel at a speed of 10
knots or less over ground during the period of April
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1 to July 31 each year in all waters bounded by straight lines
connecting the following points in the order stated (Fig. 3):
42[deg]30'00.0'' N-069[deg]45'00.0'' W
41[deg]40'00.0'' N-069[deg]45'00.0'' W
41[deg]00'00.0'' N-069[deg]05'00.0'' W
42[deg]09'00.0'' N-067[deg]08'24.0'' W
42[deg]30'00.0'' N-067[deg]27'00.0'' W
42[deg]30'00.0'' N-069[deg]45'00.0'' W
(b) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, it is
unlawful under this section:
(1) For any vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
to violate any speed restriction established in paragraph (a) of this
section; or
(2) For any vessel entering or departing a port or place under the
jurisdiction of the United States to violate any speed restriction
established in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) A vessel may operate at a speed necessary to maintain safe
maneuvering speed instead of the required ten knots only if justified
because the vessel is in an area where oceanographic, hydrographic and/
or meteorological conditions severely restrict the maneuverability of
the vessel and the need to operate at such speed is confirmed by the
pilot on board or, when a vessel is not carrying a pilot, the master of
the vessel. If a deviation from the ten-knot speed limit is necessary,
the reasons for the deviation, the speed at which the vessel is
operated, the latitude and longitude of the area, and the time and
duration of such deviation shall be entered into the logbook of the
vessel. The master of the vessel shall attest to the accuracy of the
logbook entry by signing and dating it.
(d) No later than January 1, 2019, the National Marine Fisheries
Service will publish and seek comment on a report evaluating the
conservation value and economic and navigational safety impacts of this
section, including any recommendations to minimize burden of such
impacts.
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