Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2014 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia, 71959-71960 [2014-28468]
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table 3.
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50 CFR Part 622
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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2014
Commercial Accountability Measure
and Closure for Atlantic Migratory
Group Cobia
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements
accountability measures (AMs) for
commercial Atlantic migratory group
cobia in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ) of the South Atlantic. Commercial
landings for Atlantic migratory group
cobia, as estimated by the Science
Research Director (SRD), are projected
to reach the commercial annual catch
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limit (ACL) on December 11, 2014.
Therefore, NMFS closes the commercial
sector for Atlantic migratory group cobia
on December 11, 2014, and it will
remain closed throughout the remainder
of the fishing year, through December
31, 2014. This closure is necessary to
protect the resource of Atlantic
migratory group cobia.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, December 11, 2014, until
12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Britni LaVine, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: britni.lavine@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish
(king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and
cobia) is managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic Region (FMP). The FMP
was prepared by the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Councils (Councils) and is implemented
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
Separate migratory groups of cobia
were established in Amendment 18 to
the FMP. The southern boundary for
Atlantic migratory group cobia occurs at
the division between Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic migratory groups, which is
set at the intercouncil jurisdictional
boundary, off the Florida Keys. As
specified in 50 CFR 600.105(c), the
South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
intercouncil boundary coincides with
the line of demarcation between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico,
which begins at the intersection of the
outer boundary of the EEZ, as specified
in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and
83°00′ W. longitude, proceeds
northward along that meridian to 24°35′
N. latitude, (near the Dry Tortugas
Islands), then eastward along that
parallel, through Rebecca Shoal and the
Quicksand Shoal, to the Marquesas
Keys, and then through the Florida Keys
to the mainland at the eastern end of
Florida Bay, the line so running that the
narrow waters within the Dry Tortugas
Islands, the Marquesas Keys and the
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Florida Keys, and between the Florida
Keys and the mainland, are within the
Gulf of Mexico. The northern boundary
for Atlantic migratory group cobia is at
the jurisdictional boundary between the
Mid-Atlantic and New England
Councils. As specified in 50 CFR
600.105(a), the northern boundary
begins at the intersection point of
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New
York at 41°18′16.249″ N. latitude and
71°54′28.477″ W. longitude and
proceeds south along 37°22′32.75″ E.
longitude to the point of intersection
with the outward boundary of the EEZ
as specified in the Magnuson-Stevens
Act.
The commercial ACL or commercial
quota (quota) for Atlantic migratory
group cobia is 125,712 lb (57,022 kg),
round weight, for the current fishing
year, January 1 through December 31,
2014, as specified in 50 CFR
622.384(d)(2).
The AMs specified at 50 CFR
622.388(f)(1)(i) require NMFS to close
the commercial sector for Atlantic
migratory group cobia when its quota is
reached or is projected to be reached, by
filing a notification with the Office of
the Federal Register to close the
commercial sector for the remainder of
the fishing year. NMFS has determined
that the quota for Atlantic migratory
group cobia will have been reached by
December 11, 2014. Accordingly, the
commercial sector for Atlantic migratory
group cobia is closed effective 12:01
a.m., local time, December 11, 2014,
until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1,
2015.
The possession limit for cobia located
at 50 CFR 622.383(b), specifies that no
person may possess more than two
cobia per day in or from the EEZ in the
Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, or South
Atlantic, regardless of the number of
trips or duration of a trip. In addition,
a person who fishes in the EEZ may not
combine this harvest limitation with a
harvest limitation applicable to state
waters. Atlantic migratory group cobia
taken in the EEZ may not be transferred
at sea, regardless of where such transfer
takes place, and may not be transferred
in the EEZ.
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During the closure, the possession
limit for cobia remains in effect,
however, in accordance with regulations
at 50 CFR 622.384(e)(3), the sale or
purchase of Atlantic migratory group
cobia taken under the possession limit
is prohibited. The prohibition on sale
and purchase does not apply to the sale
or purchase of Atlantic migratory group
cobia that were harvested, landed
ashore, and sold prior to 12:01 a.m.,
local time, December 11, 2014, and were
held in cold storage by a dealer or
processor.
Classification
The Regional Administrator,
Southeast Region, NMFS, has
determined this temporary rule is
necessary for the conservation and
management of Atlantic migratory group
cobia and is consistent with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and other
applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.8(b) 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. The
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive
the requirements to provide prior notice
and opportunity for public comment,
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such prior notice
and opportunity for public comment is
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. Such procedures are
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest because the AMs for Atlantic
migratory group cobia established by
Amendment 18 to the FMP (76 FR
82058, December 29, 2011), and located
at 50 CFR 622.388(f)(1)(i), have already
been subject to notice and comment,
and all that remains is to notify the
public of the commercial closure for the
remainder of the 2014 fishing year.
Additionally, there is a need to
immediately implement the closure to
prevent further commercial harvest and
prevent the ACL from being exceeded,
which will protect the cobia resource.
Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment on this action would be
contrary to the public interest, because
those affected by the closure need as
much advance notice as NMFS is able
to provide.
For the aforementioned reasons, the
AA 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.
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Dated: November 28, 2014.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 648
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RIN 0648–BE01
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Herring Fishery;
Framework Adjustment 3
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements final
regulations to establish a process for
setting river herring (alewife and
blueback) and shad (American and
hickory) catch caps for the herring
fishery. This action also sets these catch
caps for the 2014 and 2015 fishing
years. The river herring and shad caps
in the herring fishery will limit how
much of these species will be caught in
the herring fishery. This action will
allow the New England Fishery
Management Council to set river herring
and shad catch caps and associated
measures in future years through
specifications or frameworks, whichever
is appropriate. The measures in this
action are a positive step in
conservation efforts for river herring and
shad.
DATES: Effective December 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The New England Fishery
Management Council developed an
environmental assessment (EA) for this
action that describes the action and
other considered alternatives and
provides a thorough analysis of the
impacts of these final measures and
alternatives. Copies of the framework,
the EA, and the Regulatory Impact
Review (RIR)/Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), are
available upon request from Thomas A.
Nies, Executive Director, New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Newburyport, MA 01950. The
EA/RIR/IRFA is accessible via the
Internet at https://www.greateratlantic.
fisheries.noaa.gov/sustainable/species/
atlherring/.
SUMMARY:
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Copies of the small entity compliance
guide are available from John K.
Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930–2298, or
available on the Internet at https://www.
greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
sustainable/species/atlherring/
index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Nordeen, Fishery Policy Analyst,
978–281–9272, fax 978–281–9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The New England Fishery
Management Council adopted
Framework Adjustment 3 to the Atlantic
Herring Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) at its September 24, 2013,
meeting. The Council submitted
Framework 3 to NMFS for review on
January 3, 2014, and resubmitted it to
NMFS on March 26, 2014. The Council
reviewed the Framework 3 proposed
rule regulations as drafted by NMFS,
and deemed them to be necessary and
appropriate as specified in section
303(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
proposed rule for Framework 3
published in the Federal Register on
June 13, 2014 (79 FR 33879), with a 30day public comment period that ended
July 14, 2014. NMFS received four
comments on the proposed measures.
Framework 3 establishes a process for
setting and modifying catch caps for
river herring (alewife and blueback) and
shad (American and hickory) catch caps
in the Atlantic herring fishery (herring
fishery), and sets specific river herring
and shad catch caps for the 2014 and
2015 fishing years. Catch of river
herring and shad for 2014 will count
against the cap in 2014 after the
effective date of this final rule.
River herring and shad are
anadromous species that may co-occur
seasonally with Atlantic herring and are
harvested as a non-target species in the
fishery. When river herring are
encountered in the herring fishery, they
are either discarded at sea (bycatch) or,
because they closely resemble herring,
they are retained and sold as part of the
herring catch (incidental catch).
According to the most recent river
herring stock assessment (May 2012)
conducted by the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), river
herring populations have declined from
historic levels and many factors will
need to be addressed to allow their
recovery, including: Fishing in both
state and Federal waters; improvement
of river passageways and water quality;
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 101206604-1758-02]
RIN 0648-XD601
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
2014 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for Atlantic
Migratory Group Cobia
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
Atlantic migratory group cobia in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of
the South Atlantic. Commercial landings for Atlantic migratory group
cobia, as estimated by the Science Research Director (SRD), are
projected to reach the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) on December
11, 2014. Therefore, NMFS closes the commercial sector for Atlantic
migratory group cobia on December 11, 2014, and it will remain closed
throughout the remainder of the fishing year, through December 31,
2014. This closure is necessary to protect the resource of Atlantic
migratory group cobia.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, December 11,
2014, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Britni LaVine, telephone: 727-824-
5305, email: britni.lavine@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fishery for coastal migratory pelagic
fish (king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia) is managed under the
Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils
(Councils) and is implemented under the authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act)
by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
Separate migratory groups of cobia were established in Amendment 18
to the FMP. The southern boundary for Atlantic migratory group cobia
occurs at the division between Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic migratory
groups, which is set at the intercouncil jurisdictional boundary, off
the Florida Keys. As specified in 50 CFR 600.105(c), the South Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico intercouncil boundary coincides with the line of
demarcation between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, which
begins at the intersection of the outer boundary of the EEZ, as
specified in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and 83[deg]00' W. longitude,
proceeds northward along that meridian to 24[deg]35' N. latitude, (near
the Dry Tortugas Islands), then eastward along that parallel, through
Rebecca Shoal and the Quicksand Shoal, to the Marquesas Keys, and then
through the Florida Keys to the mainland at the eastern end of Florida
Bay, the line so running that the narrow waters within the Dry Tortugas
Islands, the Marquesas Keys and the Florida Keys, and between the
Florida Keys and the mainland, are within the Gulf of Mexico. The
northern boundary for Atlantic migratory group cobia is at the
jurisdictional boundary between the Mid-Atlantic and New England
Councils. As specified in 50 CFR 600.105(a), the northern boundary
begins at the intersection point of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New
York at 41[deg]18'16.249'' N. latitude and 71[deg]54'28.477'' W.
longitude and proceeds south along 37[deg]22'32.75'' E. longitude to
the point of intersection with the outward boundary of the EEZ as
specified in the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
The commercial ACL or commercial quota (quota) for Atlantic
migratory group cobia is 125,712 lb (57,022 kg), round weight, for the
current fishing year, January 1 through December 31, 2014, as specified
in 50 CFR 622.384(d)(2).
The AMs specified at 50 CFR 622.388(f)(1)(i) require NMFS to close
the commercial sector for Atlantic migratory group cobia when its quota
is reached or is projected to be reached, by filing a notification with
the Office of the Federal Register to close the commercial sector for
the remainder of the fishing year. NMFS has determined that the quota
for Atlantic migratory group cobia will have been reached by December
11, 2014. Accordingly, the commercial sector for Atlantic migratory
group cobia is closed effective 12:01 a.m., local time, December 11,
2014, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2015.
The possession limit for cobia located at 50 CFR 622.383(b),
specifies that no person may possess more than two cobia per day in or
from the EEZ in the Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, or South Atlantic,
regardless of the number of trips or duration of a trip. In addition, a
person who fishes in the EEZ may not combine this harvest limitation
with a harvest limitation applicable to state waters. Atlantic
migratory group cobia taken in the EEZ may not be transferred at sea,
regardless of where such transfer takes place, and may not be
transferred in the EEZ.
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During the closure, the possession limit for cobia remains in
effect, however, in accordance with regulations at 50 CFR
622.384(e)(3), the sale or purchase of Atlantic migratory group cobia
taken under the possession limit is prohibited. The prohibition on sale
and purchase does not apply to the sale or purchase of Atlantic
migratory group cobia that were harvested, landed ashore, and sold
prior to 12:01 a.m., local time, December 11, 2014, and were held in
cold storage by a dealer or processor.
Classification
The Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and management of
Atlantic migratory group cobia and is consistent with the Magnuson-
Stevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.8(b) 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.
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause
to waive the requirements to provide prior notice and opportunity for
public comment, pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), as such prior notice and opportunity for public comment is
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such procedures are
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest because the AMs for
Atlantic migratory group cobia established by Amendment 18 to the FMP
(76 FR 82058, December 29, 2011), and located at 50 CFR
622.388(f)(1)(i), have already been subject to notice and comment, and
all that remains is to notify the public of the commercial closure for
the remainder of the 2014 fishing year. Additionally, there is a need
to immediately implement the closure to prevent further commercial
harvest and prevent the ACL from being exceeded, which will protect the
cobia resource. Prior notice and opportunity for public comment on this
action would be contrary to the public interest, because those affected
by the closure need as much advance notice as NMFS is able to provide.
For the aforementioned reasons, the AA 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: November 28, 2014.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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