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meaning that just over 1 percent of the
butterfish mortality cap has been
harvested each month. At this rate,
NMFS has projected that less than 15
percent of the current (3,884 mt)
butterfish mortality cap will be
harvested by December 31, 2014. If
implementation of this quota transfer is
delayed to solicit public comment, the
increase may not be effective prior to
the end of the 2014 fishing year and
butterfish that is currently allocated to
the longfin squid fishery may go
unutilized, thereby undermining the
intended economic benefits associated
with this action. Transferring the
allocation allows the directed butterfish
fishery to continue to target butterfish
while the fish are available. NMFS
further finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3), good cause to waive the 30day delayed effectiveness period for the
reasons stated above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 3, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–26413 Filed 11–3–14; 4:15 pm]
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specification of a commercial quota that
is apportioned among the coastal states
from Florida through Maine. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state are described in § 648.162.
The final rule implementing
Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan, which was published
in the Federal Register on July 26, 2000
(65 FR 45844), provided a mechanism
for bluefish quota to be transferred from
one state to another. Two or more states,
under mutual agreement and with the
concurrence of the Administrator,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), can transfer or
combine bluefish commercial quota
under § 648.162(e). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider
the criteria in § 648.162(e)(1) in the
evaluation of requests for quota transfers
or combinations.
Florida has agreed to transfer 250,000
lb (113,398 kg) of its 2014 commercial
quota to New York. This transfer was
prompted by the diligent efforts of state
officials in New York not to exceed the
commercial bluefish quota. The
Regional Administrator has determined
that the criteria set forth in
§ 648.162(e)(1) have been met. The
revised bluefish quotas for calendar year
2014 are: Florida, 500,309 lb (226,936
kg); and New York, 1,024,579 lb
(464,741 kg).
Classification
50 CFR Part 648
This action is taken under 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
[Docket No. 140214138–4482–02]
RIN 0648–XD584
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Bluefish 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 Florida is transferring a portion
of its 2014 commercial bluefish quota to
the State of New York. By this action,
NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces
the revised commercial quota for each
state involved.
DATES: Effective November 3, 2014
through December 31, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carly Bari, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the bluefish
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.
The regulations require annual
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Dated: November 3, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 131115973–4885–02]
RIN 0648–BD74
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 96 to the
Gulf of Alaska Fishery Management
Plan; Management of Community
Quota Entities
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
NMFS publishes regulations
to implement Amendment 96 to the
Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP)
and an amendment to the Pacific halibut
commercial fishery regulations for
waters in and off Alaska. Amendment
96 to the FMP and the regulatory
amendment modify the Individual
Fishing Quota Program for the FixedGear Commercial Fisheries for Pacific
Halibut and Sablefish in Waters in and
off Alaska (IFQ Program). This action
will remove a regulation that prohibits
a Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Community
Quota Entity (CQE) from transferring
and holding small blocks of halibut and
sablefish quota share (QS). This action
will allow CQEs to acquire additional
QS and facilitate CQE community
resident participation in the IFQ
Program. This action promotes the goals
and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of
1982, the FMP, and other applicable
law.
DATES: Effective December 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of this
rule, the Regulatory Impact Review
(RIR)/Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (IRFA) (collectively, Analysis),
and the proposed rule prepared for
Amendment 96 and the regulatory
amendment may be obtained from
https://www.regulations.gov or from the
NMFS Alaska Region Web site at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. An electronic
copy of the 2010 Review of the CQE
Program under the Halibut and
Sablefish IFQ Program prepared by the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) is available from the
Council Web site at www.npfmc.org/
community-quota-entity-program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Murphy, (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Regulatory Authority
NMFS issues regulations to
implement Amendment 96 to the FMP
and revise the halibut and sablefish
provisions of the CQE Program. The
Council recommended and NMFS
approved the FMP in 1978 under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.). Regulations implementing
the FMP and general regulations
governing sablefish appear at 50 CFR
part 679. Fishing for Pacific halibut
(Hippoglossus stenolepis) is managed by
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 140214138-4482-02]
RIN 0648-XD584
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Bluefish 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 Florida is transferring a
portion of its 2014 commercial bluefish quota to the State of New York.
By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised
commercial quota for each state involved.
DATES: Effective November 3, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carly Bari, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the bluefish fishery
are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned among the
coastal states from Florida through Maine. The process to set the
annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each state are
described in Sec. 648.162.
The final rule implementing Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan, which was published in the Federal Register on July
26, 2000 (65 FR 45844), provided a mechanism for bluefish quota to be
transferred from one state to another. Two or more states, under mutual
agreement and with the concurrence of the Administrator, Greater
Atlantic Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), can transfer or combine
bluefish commercial quota under Sec. 648.162(e). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider the criteria in Sec.
648.162(e)(1) in the evaluation of requests for quota transfers or
combinations.
Florida has agreed to transfer 250,000 lb (113,398 kg) of its 2014
commercial quota to New York. This transfer was prompted by the
diligent efforts of state officials in New York not to exceed the
commercial bluefish quota. The Regional Administrator has determined
that the criteria set forth in Sec. 648.162(e)(1) have been met. The
revised bluefish quotas for calendar year 2014 are: Florida, 500,309 lb
(226,936 kg); and New York, 1,024,579 lb (464,741 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: November 3, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-26412 Filed 11-3-14; 4:15 pm]
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