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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2015
Commercial Accountability Measure
and Closure for South Atlantic Gray
Triggerfish; July Through December
Season
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements
accountability measures for commercial
gray triggerfish in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic. NMFS projects commercial
landings for gray triggerfish, will reach
the commercial annual catch limit
(ACL) for the period July through
December by September 8, 2015.
Therefore, NMFS is closing the
commercial sector for gray triggerfish in
the South Atlantic EEZ on September 8,
2015. This closure is necessary to
protect the gray triggerfish resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, September 8, 2015, until
January 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Hayslip, NMFS Southeast
SUMMARY:
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Regional Office, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: catherine.hayslip@
noaa.gov.
The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes gray triggerfish and is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared
by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and is
implemented by NMFS under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
The final rule implementing FMP
Amendment 29 recently divided the
commercial ACL (equal to the
commercial quota) for gray triggerfish in
the South Atlantic into two 6-month
fishing seasons and allocated 50 percent
of the total commercial ACL (quota) of
312,324 lb (141,668 kg), round weight,
to each fishing season, January 1
through June 30, and July 1 through
December 31 (80 FR 30947, June 1,
2015), as specified in 50 CFR
622.190(a)(8). However, because the
final rule implementing FMP
Amendment 29 occurred halfway
through the 2015 fishing year and
commercial landings of gray triggerfish
accumulated, only 63,918 lb (28,992 kg)
out of 156,162 lb (70,834 kg), round
weight, remained for the 2015
commercial ACL (quota) for the July 1
through December 31 fishing season.
This quota amount was calculated as the
difference between the total commercial
ACL (312,324 lb (141,667 kg), round
weight) and the amount of commercial
landings that had occurred by July 1,
2015 (248,406 lb (112,675 kg), round
weight).
Under 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i), NMFS
is required to close the commercial
sector for gray triggerfish when the
commercial quota specified in
§ 622.190(a)(8)(i) or (ii) is reached, or is
projected to be reached, by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. NMFS has
determined that the commercial quota
for South Atlantic gray triggerfish will
be reached by September 8, 2015.
Accordingly, the commercial sector for
South Atlantic gray triggerfish is closed
effective 12:01 a.m., local time,
September 8, 2015, until the start of the
next fishing season on January 1, 2016.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
commercial vessel permit for South
Atlantic snapper-grouper having gray
triggerfish on board must have landed
and bartered, traded, or sold such gray
triggerfish prior to 12:01 a.m., local
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time, September 8, 2015. During the
closure, the bag limit specified in 50
CFR 622.187(b)(8), and the possession
limits specified in 50 CFR 622.187(c),
apply to all harvest or possession of gray
triggerfish in or from the South Atlantic
EEZ. Also, during the closure, the sale
or purchase of gray triggerfish taken
from the South Atlantic EEZ is
prohibited. The prohibition on the sale
or purchase does not apply to gray
triggerfish that were harvested, landed
ashore, and sold prior to 12:01 a.m.,
local time, September 8, 2015, and were
held in cold storage by a dealer or
processor.
For a person on board a vessel for
which a Federal commercial or charter
vessel/headboat permit for the South
Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery has
been issued, the bag and possession
limits and sale and purchase provisions
of the commercial closure for gray
triggerfish apply regardless of whether
the fish are harvested in state or Federal
waters, as specified in 50 CFR
622.193(q)(1)(i).
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Classification
The Regional Administrator,
Southeast Region, NMFS, has
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determined this temporary rule is
necessary for the conservation and
management of gray triggerfish and the
South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery
and is consistent with the MagnusonStevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.193(q)(1)(i) 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 that the need to
immediately implement this action to
close the commercial sector for gray
triggerfish constitutes good cause to
waive the requirements to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment pursuant to the authority set
forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such
procedures are unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the
rule implementing FMP Amendment 29,
which established the split commercial
season for gray triggerfish, and the rule
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that established the closure provisions
have already been subject to notice and
comment, and all that remains is to
notify the public of the closure. Such
procedures are contrary to the public
interest because of the need to
immediately implement this action to
protect gray triggerfish since the
capacity of the fishing fleet allows for
rapid harvest of the commercial ACL.
Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment would require time and would
potentially result in a harvest well in
excess of the established commercial
ACL.
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: August 31, 2015.
Alan D. Risenhoover
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. 141107936-5399-02]
RIN 0648-XE004
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
2015 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic
Gray Triggerfish; July Through December Season
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 for commercial gray
triggerfish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic.
NMFS projects commercial landings for gray triggerfish, will reach the
commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for the period July through
December by September 8, 2015. Therefore, NMFS is closing the
commercial sector for gray triggerfish in the South Atlantic EEZ on
September 8, 2015. This closure is necessary to protect the gray
triggerfish resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, September 8,
2015, until January 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Hayslip, NMFS Southeast
Regional Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email:
catherine.hayslip@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes gray triggerfish and is managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and is implemented by NMFS under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
The final rule implementing FMP Amendment 29 recently divided the
commercial ACL (equal to the commercial quota) for gray triggerfish in
the South Atlantic into two 6-month fishing seasons and allocated 50
percent of the total commercial ACL (quota) of 312,324 lb (141,668 kg),
round weight, to each fishing season, January 1 through June 30, and
July 1 through December 31 (80 FR 30947, June 1, 2015), as specified in
50 CFR 622.190(a)(8). However, because the final rule implementing FMP
Amendment 29 occurred halfway through the 2015 fishing year and
commercial landings of gray triggerfish accumulated, only 63,918 lb
(28,992 kg) out of 156,162 lb (70,834 kg), round weight, remained for
the 2015 commercial ACL (quota) for the July 1 through December 31
fishing season. This quota amount was calculated as the difference
between the total commercial ACL (312,324 lb (141,667 kg), round
weight) and the amount of commercial landings that had occurred by July
1, 2015 (248,406 lb (112,675 kg), round weight).
Under 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i), NMFS is required to close the
commercial sector for gray triggerfish when the commercial quota
specified in Sec. 622.190(a)(8)(i) or (ii) is reached, or is projected
to be reached, by filing a notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. NMFS has determined that the commercial quota
for South Atlantic gray triggerfish will be reached by September 8,
2015. Accordingly, the commercial sector for South Atlantic gray
triggerfish is closed effective 12:01 a.m., local time, September 8,
2015, until the start of the next fishing season on January 1, 2016.
The operator of a vessel with a valid commercial vessel permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper having gray triggerfish on board must
have landed and bartered, traded, or sold such gray triggerfish prior
to 12:01 a.m., local
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time, September 8, 2015. During the closure, the bag limit specified in
50 CFR 622.187(b)(8), and the possession limits specified in 50 CFR
622.187(c), apply to all harvest or possession of gray triggerfish in
or from the South Atlantic EEZ. Also, during the closure, the sale or
purchase of gray triggerfish taken from the South Atlantic EEZ is
prohibited. The prohibition on the sale or purchase does not apply to
gray triggerfish that were harvested, landed ashore, and sold prior to
12:01 a.m., local time, September 8, 2015, and were held in cold
storage by a dealer or processor.
For a person on board a vessel for which a Federal commercial or
charter vessel/headboat permit for the South Atlantic snapper-grouper
fishery has been issued, the bag and possession limits and sale and
purchase provisions of the commercial closure for gray triggerfish
apply regardless of whether the fish are harvested in state or Federal
waters, as specified in 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i).
Classification
The Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and management of
gray triggerfish and the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery and is
consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i) 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 that the
need to immediately implement this action to close the commercial
sector for gray triggerfish constitutes good cause to waive the
requirements to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such
procedures are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the rule implementing FMP Amendment
29, which established the split commercial season for gray triggerfish,
and the rule that established the closure provisions have already been
subject to notice and comment, and all that remains is to notify the
public of the closure. Such procedures are contrary to the public
interest because of the need to immediately implement this action to
protect gray triggerfish since the capacity of the fishing fleet allows
for rapid harvest of the commercial ACL. Prior notice and opportunity
for public comment would require time and would potentially result in a
harvest well in excess of the established commercial ACL.
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: August 31, 2015.
Alan D. Risenhoover
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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