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Dated: September 8, 2015.
Roy E. Wright
Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
of this action is to update existing
Council regulations to reflect the current
procedure for processing Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) requests
received by Councils. These changes
will make our rules more internally
consistent and easier to use.
DATES: This final rule is effective
October 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: 1315 East West Highway,
SSMC3, Room #10843, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Goodman at 301–427–8732,
steven.goodman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 600
[Docket No. 141212999–5843–01]
RIN 0648–BE73
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Fishery Management Council Freedom
of Information Act Requests
Regulations; Technical Amendments
to Regulations
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is hereby making
technical amendments without altering
the substance of the regulations
governing the operation of Regional
Fishery Management Councils
(Councils) under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The intent
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Background
Recently, the Department of
Commerce (DOC) published a proposed
rule and a final rule in the Federal
Register (79 FR 11025, February 27,
2014; 79 FR 62553, October 20, 2014)
implementing revisions to DOC FOIA
regulations. The DOC FOIA regulations
were revised to clarify, update and
streamline the language of several
procedural provisions, including using
FOIAonline, a web-based tracking and
processing tool for FOIA requests.
NOAA now uses FOIAonline to receive,
securely manage and respond to FOIA
requests submitted by the public.
NMFS has existing regulations for
handling FOIA requests received by the
Councils entitled ‘‘Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) requests.’’ 50
CFR 600.155. These regulations provide
that the NOAA FOIA Officer will
prepare a Form CD–244, ‘‘FOIA Request
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and Action Record,’’ for FOIA requests
received by a Council.
Corrections
NMFS is revising regulations at
§ 600.155(a) and (b) to reflect the use of
FOIAonline. This action specifically
amends the regulations to remove the
requirement to prepare a Form CD–244
and to clarify that, after FOIA requests
received by a Council are coordinated
with the appropriate NMFS Regional
Office (Region), the Region then
forwards the request to the NOAA FOIA
officer who enters the FOIA request into
FOIAonline. No other changes are being
considered or implemented.
Classification
The NMFS Assistant Administrator
has determined that this rule is
consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and other applicable laws.
This rule has been determined to be
not significant for purposes of Executive
Order 12866.
This rule pertains solely to agency
procedure and corrects existing
regulations to reflect the current
practice for processing FOIA requests
received by a Council. It makes no
changes to the substantive legal rights,
obligations, or interests of affected
parties. This rule therefore is a ‘‘rule of
agency organization, procedure or
practice’’ and is therefore exempt from
the notice-and-comment requirements
of the Administrative Procedure Act at
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).
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List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 600
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Administrative practice and
procedure, Confidential business
information, Fisheries, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: September 21, 2015.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[Docket No. 150316270–5270–01]
50 CFR Part 660
RIN 0648–XE187
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial and Recreational Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Actions #30
Through #36
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, NMFS amends 50 CFR part
600 as follows:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
PART 600—MAGNUSON-STEVENS
ACT PROVISIONS
1. The authority citation for part 600
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 5 U.S.C 561 and 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.
2. Section 600.155 is revised to read
as follows:
■
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§ 600.155 Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) requests.
(a) FOIA requests received by a
Council should be coordinated
promptly with the appropriate NMFS
Regional Office. The Region will
forward the request to the NOAA FOIA
Officer to secure a FOIA number and log
the request into FOIAonline. The Region
will also obtain clearance from the
NOAA General Counsel’s Office
concerning initial determination for
denial of requested information.
(b) FOIA request processing will be
controlled and documented in the
Region. The requests should be
forwarded to the NOAA FOIA Officer
who will enter the request into
FOIAonline. The request will be
assigned an official FOIA number and
due date. In the event the Region
determines that the requested
information is exempt from disclosure,
in full or in part, under the FOIA, the
denial letter prepared for the Assistant
Administrator’s signature, along with
the ‘‘Foreseeable Harm’’ Memo and list
of documents to be withheld, must be
cleared through the NMFS FOIA
Liaison. Upon completion, a copy of the
signed letter transmitting the
information to the requester should be
posted to FOIAonline by NMFS.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces seven
inseason actions in the ocean salmon
fisheries. These inseason actions
modified the commercial and
recreational salmon fisheries in the area
from the U.S./Canada border to Cape
Falcon, OR.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Actions. Comments will be accepted
through October 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2015–0001,
by any one of the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
NOAA-NMFS-2015-0001, click the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your
comments.
• Mail: William W. Stelle, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, West Coast
Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way
NE., Seattle WA 98115–6349.
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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In the 2015 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (80
FR 25611, May 5, 2015), NMFS
announced the commercial and
recreational fisheries in the area from
the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./
Mexico border, beginning May 1, 2015,
and 2016 salmon fisheries opening
earlier than May 1, 2016. NMFS is
authorized to implement inseason
management actions to modify fishing
seasons and quotas as necessary to
provide fishing opportunity while
meeting management objectives for the
affected species (50 CFR 660.409).
Inseason actions in the salmon fishery
may be taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR
660.409(a)—Fixed inseason
management provisions) or upon
consultation with the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and the
appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
660.409(b)—Flexible inseason
management provisions). The state
management agencies that participated
in the consultations described in this
document were: Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW).
Management of the salmon fisheries is
generally divided into two geographic
areas: north of Cape Falcon (U.S./
Canada border to Cape Falcon, OR) and
south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon, OR,
to the U.S./Mexico border). The
inseason actions reported in this
document affect fisheries north of Cape
Falcon. The north of Cape Falcon area
is further subdivided into four
management subareas: Neah Bay
Subarea (U.S./Canada border to Cape
Alava, WA), La Push Subarea (Cape
Alava, WA, to Queets River, WA),
Westport Subarea (Queets River, WA, to
Leadbetter Point, WA), and Columbia
River Subarea (Leadbetter Point, WA, to
Cape Falcon, OR). All times mentioned
refer to Pacific daylight time.
Inseason Actions
Inseason Action #30
Description of action: Inseason action
#30 reduced the landing and possession
limit for Chinook salmon in the
commercial salmon fishery north of
Cape Falcon from 40 to 35 Chinook
salmon per vessel per open period. This
action superseded inseason action #29
(80 FR 53015, September 2, 2015).
Effective dates: Inseason action #30
took effect on August 28, 2015, and
remained in effect until superseded by
inseason action #34 on September 4,
2015.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24364]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 600
[Docket No. 141212999-5843-01]
RIN 0648-BE73
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fishery Management Council
Freedom of Information Act Requests Regulations; Technical Amendments
to Regulations
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is hereby making technical amendments without altering
the substance of the regulations governing the operation of Regional
Fishery Management Councils (Councils) under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The
intent of this action is to update existing Council regulations to
reflect the current procedure for processing Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) requests received by Councils. These changes will make our rules
more internally consistent and easier to use.
DATES: This final rule is effective October 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, Room #10843, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Goodman at 301-427-8732,
steven.goodman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Recently, the Department of Commerce (DOC) published a proposed
rule and a final rule in the Federal Register (79 FR 11025, February
27, 2014; 79 FR 62553, October 20, 2014) implementing revisions to DOC
FOIA regulations. The DOC FOIA regulations were revised to clarify,
update and streamline the language of several procedural provisions,
including using FOIAonline, a web-based tracking and processing tool
for FOIA requests. NOAA now uses FOIAonline to receive, securely manage
and respond to FOIA requests submitted by the public.
NMFS has existing regulations for handling FOIA requests received
by the Councils entitled ``Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
requests.'' 50 CFR 600.155. These regulations provide that the NOAA
FOIA Officer will prepare a Form CD-244, ``FOIA Request and Action
Record,'' for FOIA requests received by a Council.
Corrections
NMFS is revising regulations at Sec. 600.155(a) and (b) to reflect
the use of FOIAonline. This action specifically amends the regulations
to remove the requirement to prepare a Form CD-244 and to clarify that,
after FOIA requests received by a Council are coordinated with the
appropriate NMFS Regional Office (Region), the Region then forwards the
request to the NOAA FOIA officer who enters the FOIA request into
FOIAonline. No other changes are being considered or implemented.
Classification
The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this rule is
consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and other applicable laws.
This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866.
This rule pertains solely to agency procedure and corrects existing
regulations to reflect the current practice for processing FOIA
requests received by a Council. It makes no changes to the substantive
legal rights, obligations, or interests of affected parties. This rule
therefore is a ``rule of agency organization, procedure or practice''
and is therefore exempt from the notice-and-comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).
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List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 600
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business
information, Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 21, 2015.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, NMFS amends 50 CFR part
600 as follows:
PART 600--MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT PROVISIONS
0
1. The authority citation for part 600 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C 561 and 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
0
2. Section 600.155 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 600.155 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
(a) FOIA requests received by a Council should be coordinated
promptly with the appropriate NMFS Regional Office. The Region will
forward the request to the NOAA FOIA Officer to secure a FOIA number
and log the request into FOIAonline. The Region will also obtain
clearance from the NOAA General Counsel's Office concerning initial
determination for denial of requested information.
(b) FOIA request processing will be controlled and documented in
the Region. The requests should be forwarded to the NOAA FOIA Officer
who will enter the request into FOIAonline. The request will be
assigned an official FOIA number and due date. In the event the Region
determines that the requested information is exempt from disclosure, in
full or in part, under the FOIA, the denial letter prepared for the
Assistant Administrator's signature, along with the ``Foreseeable
Harm'' Memo and list of documents to be withheld, must be cleared
through the NMFS FOIA Liaison. Upon completion, a copy of the signed
letter transmitting the information to the requester should be posted
to FOIAonline by NMFS.
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