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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 1206013412–2517–02]
RIN 0648–XD422
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico; 2014 Commercial and
Recreational Accountability Measures
and Closures for Gulf of Mexico
Greater Amberjack
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements
accountability measures (AMs) for
commercial and recreational greater
amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf)
reef fish fishery for the 2014 fishing year
through this temporary final rule. This
rule adjusts the 2014 recreational
annual catch target (ACT) (equal to the
recreational quota) and annual catch
limit (ACL), based on final landings data
from 2013, and closes the commercial
and recreational sectors for Gulf greater
amberjack. NMFS has determined that
the commercial and recreational annual
catch targets (ACTs) (equal to the
commercial and recreational quotas,
respectively) for Gulf greater amberjack
will be reached by August 24, 2014.
Therefore, NMFS closes the commercial
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and recreational sectors for greater
amberjack in the Gulf exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) at 12:01 a.m., local
time, August 25, 2014, until January 1,
2015. These closures are necessary to
protect the Gulf greater amberjack
resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time on August 25, 2014, until
12:01 a.m., local time on January 1,
2015, unless changed by subsequent
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich
Malinowski, Southeast Regional Office,
telephone 727–824–5305, email
rich.malinowski@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the reef fish fishery of the Gulf,
which includes greater amberjack,
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf
(FMP). The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council)
prepared the FMP and NMFS
implements the FMP under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All
greater amberjack weights discussed in
this temporary rule are in round weight,
which are equal to whole weight.
The commercial ACL for Gulf greater
amberjack is 481,000 lb (218,178 kg), as
specified in 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1), and
the commercial ACT (equivalent to the
commercial quota) is 409,000 lb
(185,519 kg), as specified in 50 CFR
622.39(a)(1)(v).
The 2014 recreational ACL for Gulf
greater amberjack is 1,299,000 lb
(589,216 kg) and the recreational ACT
(recreational quota) is 1,130,000 lb
(512,559 kg) as specified in 50 CFR
622.41(a)(2)(iii) and 50 CFR
622.39(a)(2)(ii), respectively. However,
because preliminary landings data
indicated an overage of the recreational
ACL of 267,488 lb (121,331 kg) in 2013,
NMFS implemented AMs to reduce the
recreational ACT and ACL in 2014. The
recreational ACT was reduced to
862,512 lb (391,229 kg) for 2014 and the
recreational ACL was reduced to
1,031,512 lb (467,886 kg) for 2014
through a temporary rule (79 FR 22594,
April 23, 2014). Landings data for the
recreational sector were finalized in
May 2014, and NMFS determined the
final recreational overage was 241,171
lb (109,393 kg). Therefore, this rule
increases the recreational ACL for 2014
to 1,057,829 lb (479,823 kg), and
increases the recreational ACT for 2014
to 888,829 lb (403,166 kg).
Under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1)(i) and 50
CFR 622.41(a)(2)(i), NMFS is required to
close the commercial and recreational
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sectors for greater amberjack,
respectively, when the commercial ACT
and recreational ACT, respectively, are
reached, or are projected to be reached,
by filing a notification to that effect with
the Office of the Federal Register. NMFS
has determined the 2014 commercial
ACT and the 2014 recreational ACT will
be reached by August 24, 2014.
Accordingly, NMFS closes the
commercial and recreational sectors for
Gulf greater amberjack effective 12:01
a.m., local time, August 25, 2014, until
12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2015,
unless changed by subsequent
notification in the Federal Register.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
commercial vessel permit for Gulf reef
fish having greater amberjack aboard
must have landed, bartered, traded, or
sold such greater amberjack prior to
12:01 a.m., local time, August 25, 2014.
During the commercial closure, the sale
or purchase of greater amberjack taken
from the EEZ is prohibited. During the
recreational closure, the bag and
possession limit of greater amberjack in
or from the Gulf EEZ is zero. The
prohibition on sale or purchase and the
bag and possession limit apply in the
Gulf on board a vessel for which a valid
Federal charter vessel/headboat permit
for Gulf reef fish has been issued,
without regard to where such species
were harvested, i.e. in state or Federal
waters. The prohibition on sale or
purchase does not apply to the sale or
purchase of greater amberjack that were
harvested, landed ashore, and sold prior
to 12:01 a.m., local time, August 25,
2014, and were held in cold storage by
a dealer or processor.
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The commercial and recreational
sectors for greater amberjack will reopen
on January 1, 2015, the beginning of the
2015 commercial and recreational
fishing seasons.
Classification
The Regional Administrator,
Southeast Region, NMFS, has
determined this temporary rule is
necessary for the conservation and
management of Gulf greater amberjack
and is consistent with the MagnusonStevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.41(a)(1) and (2) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the
procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the temporary rule is issued
without opportunity for prior notice and
comment.
This action responds to the best
scientific information available.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there is
good cause to waive the requirements to
provide prior notice and opportunity for
public comment on this temporary rule
because such procedures are
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. Prior notice and opportunity
for public comment is unnecessary
because the AMs specified in 50 CFR
622.39(a)(1)(v) and (a)(2)(ii) state that
NMFS will file a notification with the
Office of the Federal Register to close
the commercial and recreational sectors
for Gulf greater amberjack for the
remainder of the fishing year if
commercial and recreational landings,
respectively, reach or are projected to
reach the commercial recreational
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ACTs, respectively. All that remains is
to notify the public of the reduced
commercial and recreational fishing
seasons for greater amberjack for the
remainder of the fishing year.
Allowing prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
contrary to the public interest because
of the need to immediately implement
this action to protect the greater
amberjack resource. Any delay in the
closure of the commercial and
recreational sectors could result in the
ACLs being exceeded. The AMs state
that if commercial and recreational
landings exceed the ACL, NMFS will
file a notification with the Office of the
Federal Register, at or near the
beginning of the following fishing year,
to reduce the commercial and
recreational ACLs and the ACTs for that
following fishing year by the amount of
the ACL overages in the prior fishing
year. Reducing the commercial and
recreational ACLs and ACTs the
following fishing season could be
disruptive to business plans and would
provide less flexibility to fishermen.
For the aforementioned reasons, the
Assistant Administrator, NMFS, also
finds good cause to waive the 30-day
delay in the effectiveness of this action
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting 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
[Docket No. 1206013412-2517-02]
RIN 0648-XD422
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2014 Commercial and
Recreational Accountability Measures and Closures for Gulf of Mexico
Greater Amberjack
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for commercial
and recreational greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) reef
fish fishery for the 2014 fishing year through this temporary final
rule. This rule adjusts the 2014 recreational annual catch target (ACT)
(equal to the recreational quota) and annual catch limit (ACL), based
on final landings data from 2013, and closes the commercial and
recreational sectors for Gulf greater amberjack. NMFS has determined
that the commercial and recreational annual catch targets (ACTs) (equal
to the commercial and recreational quotas, respectively) for Gulf
greater amberjack will be reached by August 24, 2014. Therefore, NMFS
closes the commercial and recreational sectors for greater amberjack in
the Gulf exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at 12:01 a.m., local time,
August 25, 2014, until January 1, 2015. These closures are necessary to
protect the Gulf greater amberjack resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time on August 25,
2014, until 12:01 a.m., local time on January 1, 2015, unless changed
by subsequent notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Malinowski, Southeast Regional
Office, telephone 727-824-5305, email rich.malinowski@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the reef fish fishery of the
Gulf, which includes greater amberjack, under the Fishery Management
Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf (FMP). The Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council (Council) prepared the FMP and NMFS
implements the FMP under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations
at 50 CFR part 622. All greater amberjack weights discussed in this
temporary rule are in round weight, which are equal to whole weight.
The commercial ACL for Gulf greater amberjack is 481,000 lb
(218,178 kg), as specified in 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1), and the commercial
ACT (equivalent to the commercial quota) is 409,000 lb (185,519 kg), as
specified in 50 CFR 622.39(a)(1)(v).
The 2014 recreational ACL for Gulf greater amberjack is 1,299,000
lb (589,216 kg) and the recreational ACT (recreational quota) is
1,130,000 lb (512,559 kg) as specified in 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(iii) and
50 CFR 622.39(a)(2)(ii), respectively. However, because preliminary
landings data indicated an overage of the recreational ACL of 267,488
lb (121,331 kg) in 2013, NMFS implemented AMs to reduce the
recreational ACT and ACL in 2014. The recreational ACT was reduced to
862,512 lb (391,229 kg) for 2014 and the recreational ACL was reduced
to 1,031,512 lb (467,886 kg) for 2014 through a temporary rule (79 FR
22594, April 23, 2014). Landings data for the recreational sector were
finalized in May 2014, and NMFS determined the final recreational
overage was 241,171 lb (109,393 kg). Therefore, this rule increases the
recreational ACL for 2014 to 1,057,829 lb (479,823 kg), and increases
the recreational ACT for 2014 to 888,829 lb (403,166 kg).
Under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1)(i) and 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(i), NMFS is
required to close the commercial and recreational
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sectors for greater amberjack, respectively, when the commercial ACT
and recreational ACT, respectively, are reached, or are projected to be
reached, by filing a notification to that effect with the Office of the
Federal Register. NMFS has determined the 2014 commercial ACT and the
2014 recreational ACT will be reached by August 24, 2014. Accordingly,
NMFS closes the commercial and recreational sectors for Gulf greater
amberjack effective 12:01 a.m., local time, August 25, 2014, until
12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2015, unless changed by subsequent
notification in the Federal Register.
The operator of a vessel with a valid commercial vessel permit for
Gulf reef fish having greater amberjack aboard must have landed,
bartered, traded, or sold such greater amberjack prior to 12:01 a.m.,
local time, August 25, 2014. During the commercial closure, the sale or
purchase of greater amberjack taken from the EEZ is prohibited. During
the recreational closure, the bag and possession limit of greater
amberjack in or from the Gulf EEZ is zero. The prohibition on sale or
purchase and the bag and possession limit apply in the Gulf on board a
vessel for which a valid Federal charter vessel/headboat permit for
Gulf reef fish has been issued, without regard to where such species
were harvested, i.e. in state or Federal waters. The prohibition on
sale or purchase does not apply to the sale or purchase of greater
amberjack that were harvested, landed ashore, and sold prior to 12:01
a.m., local time, August 25, 2014, and were held in cold storage by a
dealer or processor.
The commercial and recreational sectors for greater amberjack will
reopen on January 1, 2015, the beginning of the 2015 commercial and
recreational fishing seasons.
Classification
The Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and management of
Gulf greater amberjack and is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act
and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1) and (2) and is
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act because the temporary rule is issued without
opportunity for prior notice and comment.
This action responds to the best scientific information available.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there is good cause to waive the
requirements to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment
on this temporary rule because such procedures are unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. Prior notice and opportunity for
public comment is unnecessary because the AMs specified in 50 CFR
622.39(a)(1)(v) and (a)(2)(ii) state that NMFS will file a notification
with the Office of the Federal Register to close the commercial and
recreational sectors for Gulf greater amberjack for the remainder of
the fishing year if commercial and recreational landings, respectively,
reach or are projected to reach the commercial recreational ACTs,
respectively. All that remains is to notify the public of the reduced
commercial and recreational fishing seasons for greater amberjack for
the remainder of the fishing year.
Allowing prior notice and opportunity for public comment is
contrary to the public interest because of the need to immediately
implement this action to protect the greater amberjack resource. Any
delay in the closure of the commercial and recreational sectors could
result in the ACLs being exceeded. The AMs state that if commercial and
recreational landings exceed the ACL, NMFS will file a notification
with the Office of the Federal Register, at or near the beginning of
the following fishing year, to reduce the commercial and recreational
ACLs and the ACTs for that following fishing year by the amount of the
ACL overages in the prior fishing year. Reducing the commercial and
recreational ACLs and ACTs the following fishing season could be
disruptive to business plans and would provide less flexibility to
fishermen.
For the aforementioned reasons, the Assistant Administrator, NMFS,
also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effectiveness of
this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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