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meter capacity exceeding 1,000 SCFH.
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for any new or replaced service line
must be installed in such a way to allow
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
RIN 0648–BE38
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery and Golden Crab
Fishery of the South Atlantic, and
Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the
Atlantic
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) has
submitted Amendment 34 to the Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for the
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South
Atlantic Region, Amendment 9 to the
FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of the
South Atlantic Region, and Amendment
8 to the FMP for the Dolphin and
Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic;
collectively referred to as the Generic
Accountability Measures (AMs) and
Dolphin Allocation Amendment
(Generic AM Amendment) for review,
approval, and implementation by
NMFS. If approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, the Generic AM
Amendment would revise the
commercial and recreational AMs for
numerous snapper-grouper species and
golden crab. This amendment would
also revise commercial and recreational
sector allocations for dolphin in the
Atlantic. The proposed actions are
intended to make the AMs consistent for
the snapper-grouper species addressed
in this amendment and for golden crab,
and revise the allocations between the
commercial and recreational sectors for
dolphin.
DATES: Written comments on the
Generic AM Amendment must be
received on or before September 14,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the proposed amendment and
environmental assessment identified by
‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2013–0181’’ by either
of the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20130181, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
SUMMARY:
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• Mail: Submit all written comments
to Mary Janine Vara, NMFS Southeast
Regional Office (SERO), 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
Electronic copies of the Generic AM
Amendment may be obtained from
www.regulations.gov or the Southeast
Regional Office Web site at https://
sero.nmfs.noaa.gov. The Generic AM
Amendment includes an environmental
assessment, initial regulatory flexibility
analysis (IRFA), regulatory impact
review, and fishery impact statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Janine Vara, NMFS SERO,
telephone: 727–824–5305, or email:
mary.vara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires each
regional fishery management council to
submit any fishery management plan or
amendment to NMFS for review and
approval, partial approval, or
disapproval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act
also requires that NMFS, upon receiving
a plan or amendment, publish an
announcement in the Federal Register
notifying the public that the plan or
amendment is available for review and
comment.
Actions Contained in the Generic AM
Amendment
Modifications to AMs for SnapperGrouper Species and Golden Crab
This amendment would revise the
AMs for golden tilefish, snowy grouper,
gag, red grouper, black grouper, scamp,
the shallow-water grouper complex,
greater amberjack, the other jacks
complex, bar jack, yellowtail snapper,
mutton snapper, the other snappers
complex, gray triggerfish, wreckfish
(recreational sector), Atlantic spadefish,
hogfish, red porgy, the other porgies
complex, and golden crab (commercial
sector).
Currently, the snapper-grouper
species and golden crab addressed in
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this amendment have slightly different
AMs in place compared to other
snapper-grouper species. The Generic
AM Amendment intends to modify the
AMs for these species and species
complexes to make them consistent
with the majority of AMs already in
place for other snapper-grouper species.
Specifically, the recreational AMs
would be updated to allow NMFS to
close the recreational sectors in-season
when the recreational ACLs are met or
projected to be met. The proposed
action would also modify the AMs to
trigger post-season reductions in the
following year’s catch limit in the
commercial and recreational sectors if
the species, or one or more species in
a species complex, is overfished and the
total (commercial and recreational
combined) ACL has been exceeded.
Additionally, for the recreational sector,
the fishing season may also be
shortened to compensate for a total ACL
overage in the previous year if the
species or one or more species in a
species complex is overfished.
Modifying the AMs in this manner
would create regulatory consistency
among most federally managed species
in the South Atlantic region.
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Modifications to Commercial and
Recreational Sector Allocations for
Dolphin
The Generic AM Amendment revises
the sector allocations for dolphin. The
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current sector allocations for dolphin
are 92.46 percent for the recreational
sector and 7.54 percent for the
commercial sector. The Council chose
these allocations using a sector
allocation formula where 50 percent of
the sector allocations are based on
landings from a longer time series
(1999–2008) and 50 percent of the sector
allocations are based on landings from
a shorter time series (2006–2008). This
results in the current annual catch
limits (ACL) of 1,157,001 lb (524,807
kg), round weight, for the commercial
sector and 14,187,845 lb (6,435,498 kg),
round weight, for the recreational
sector. The Generic AM Amendment
would revise the sector allocation
formula for dolphin to be based on the
average of the percentages of the total
catch for 2008–2012. The recreational
sector allocation for dolphin would be
90 percent with an ACL of 13,810,361
lb (6,264,274 kg), round weight, and the
commercial sector allocation would be
10 percent with an ACL of 1,534,485 lb
(696,031 kg), round weight.
The Council has submitted the
Generic AM Amendment for Secretarial
review, approval, and implementation.
The decision to approve, partially
approve, or disapprove the Generic AM
Amendment will be based, in part, on
consideration of comments,
recommendations, and information
received during the comment period on
this notice of availability.
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Proposed Rule for the Generic AM
Amendment
A proposed rule that would
implement the Generic AM Amendment
has been drafted. In accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS is
evaluating the proposed rule to
determine whether it is consistent with
the FMP, the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
and other applicable laws. If that
determination is affirmative, NMFS will
publish the proposed rule in the Federal
Register for public review and
comment.
Consideration of Public Comments
Comments received by September 14,
2015 will be considered by NMFS in the
decision to approve, disapprove, or
partially approve the amendment.
Comments received after that date will
not be considered by NMFS in this
decision. All comments received by
NMFS on the amendment or the
proposed rule during their respective
comment periods will be addressed in
the final rule.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 10, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-17334]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
RIN 0648-BE38
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Snapper-Grouper Fishery and Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic,
and Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) has
submitted Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, Amendment 9 to
the FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, and
Amendment 8 to the FMP for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the
Atlantic; collectively referred to as the Generic Accountability
Measures (AMs) and Dolphin Allocation Amendment (Generic AM Amendment)
for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. If approved by the
Secretary of Commerce, the Generic AM Amendment would revise the
commercial and recreational AMs for numerous snapper-grouper species
and golden crab. This amendment would also revise commercial and
recreational sector allocations for dolphin in the Atlantic. The
proposed actions are intended to make the AMs consistent for the
snapper-grouper species addressed in this amendment and for golden
crab, and revise the allocations between the commercial and
recreational sectors for dolphin.
DATES: Written comments on the Generic AM Amendment must be received on
or before September 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposed amendment and
environmental assessment identified by ``NOAA-NMFS-2013-0181'' by
either of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic comments via
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2013-0181, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Submit all written comments to Mary Janine Vara,
NMFS Southeast Regional Office (SERO), 263 13th Avenue South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
Electronic copies of the Generic AM Amendment may be obtained from
www.regulations.gov or the Southeast Regional Office Web site at https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov. The Generic AM Amendment includes an environmental
assessment, initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA), regulatory
impact review, and fishery impact statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Janine Vara, NMFS SERO,
telephone: 727-824-5305, or email: mary.vara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires each regional
fishery management council to submit any fishery management plan or
amendment to NMFS for review and approval, partial approval, or
disapproval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act also requires that NMFS, upon
receiving a plan or amendment, publish an announcement in the Federal
Register notifying the public that the plan or amendment is available
for review and comment.
Actions Contained in the Generic AM Amendment
Modifications to AMs for Snapper-Grouper Species and Golden Crab
This amendment would revise the AMs for golden tilefish, snowy
grouper, gag, red grouper, black grouper, scamp, the shallow-water
grouper complex, greater amberjack, the other jacks complex, bar jack,
yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, the other snappers complex, gray
triggerfish, wreckfish (recreational sector), Atlantic spadefish,
hogfish, red porgy, the other porgies complex, and golden crab
(commercial sector).
Currently, the snapper-grouper species and golden crab addressed in
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this amendment have slightly different AMs in place compared to other
snapper-grouper species. The Generic AM Amendment intends to modify the
AMs for these species and species complexes to make them consistent
with the majority of AMs already in place for other snapper-grouper
species. Specifically, the recreational AMs would be updated to allow
NMFS to close the recreational sectors in-season when the recreational
ACLs are met or projected to be met. The proposed action would also
modify the AMs to trigger post-season reductions in the following
year's catch limit in the commercial and recreational sectors if the
species, or one or more species in a species complex, is overfished and
the total (commercial and recreational combined) ACL has been exceeded.
Additionally, for the recreational sector, the fishing season may also
be shortened to compensate for a total ACL overage in the previous year
if the species or one or more species in a species complex is
overfished. Modifying the AMs in this manner would create regulatory
consistency among most federally managed species in the South Atlantic
region.
Modifications to Commercial and Recreational Sector Allocations for
Dolphin
The Generic AM Amendment revises the sector allocations for
dolphin. The current sector allocations for dolphin are 92.46 percent
for the recreational sector and 7.54 percent for the commercial sector.
The Council chose these allocations using a sector allocation formula
where 50 percent of the sector allocations are based on landings from a
longer time series (1999-2008) and 50 percent of the sector allocations
are based on landings from a shorter time series (2006-2008). This
results in the current annual catch limits (ACL) of 1,157,001 lb
(524,807 kg), round weight, for the commercial sector and 14,187,845 lb
(6,435,498 kg), round weight, for the recreational sector. The Generic
AM Amendment would revise the sector allocation formula for dolphin to
be based on the average of the percentages of the total catch for 2008-
2012. The recreational sector allocation for dolphin would be 90
percent with an ACL of 13,810,361 lb (6,264,274 kg), round weight, and
the commercial sector allocation would be 10 percent with an ACL of
1,534,485 lb (696,031 kg), round weight.
The Council has submitted the Generic AM Amendment for Secretarial
review, approval, and implementation. The decision to approve,
partially approve, or disapprove the Generic AM Amendment will be
based, in part, on consideration of comments, recommendations, and
information received during the comment period on this notice of
availability.
Proposed Rule for the Generic AM Amendment
A proposed rule that would implement the Generic AM Amendment has
been drafted. In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS is
evaluating the proposed rule to determine whether it is consistent with
the FMP, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable laws. If that
determination is affirmative, NMFS will publish the proposed rule in
the Federal Register for public review and comment.
Consideration of Public Comments
Comments received by September 14, 2015 will be considered by NMFS
in the decision to approve, disapprove, or partially approve the
amendment. Comments received after that date will not be considered by
NMFS in this decision. All comments received by NMFS on the amendment
or the proposed rule during their respective comment periods will be
addressed in the final rule.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 10, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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