Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Annual Catch Limits, 18801 [C1-2016-06306]
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5. In § 300.187, revise paragraphs (f)
introductory text and (f)(2) to read as
follows:
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§ 300.187
Validation requirements.
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(f) BCD tags. The requirements of this
paragraph apply to Pacific bluefin tuna.
Requirements for tagging Atlantic
bluefin tuna are specified in § 635.5.
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(2) Transfer. BCD tags for use on
Pacific bluefin tuna issued under this
section are not transferable and are
usable only by the permit holder to
whom they are issued.
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PART 635—ATLANTIC HIGHLY
MIGRATORY SPECIES
6. The authority citation for part 635
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.
7. In § 635.5, revise paragraph
(b)(2)(i)(A) to read as follows:
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§ 635.5
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(A) Landing reports. Each dealer with
a valid Atlantic Tunas dealer permit
issued under § 635.4 must submit the
landing reports to NMFS for each
bluefin received from a U.S. fishing
vessel. Such reports must be submitted
electronically by sending a facsimile or,
once available, via the Internet, to a
number or a web address designated by
NMFS not later than 24 hours after
receipt of the bluefin. Landing reports
must include the name and permit
number of the vessel that landed the
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8. In § 635.71, revise paragraphs
(b)(30), (31), (33), (34), and (35) to read
as follows:
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Recordkeeping and reporting.
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bluefin and other information regarding
the catch as instructed by NMFS.
Landing reports submitted via facsimile
must be signed by the permitted vessel
owner or operator immediately upon
transfer of the bluefin. When purchasing
bluefin tuna from eligible IBQ Program
participants or Atlantic Tunas Purse
Seine category participants, permitted
Atlantic Tunas dealers must also enter
landing reports into the electronic IBQ
System established under 635.15, not
later than 24 hours after receipt of the
bluefin. The vessel owner or operator
must confirm that the IBQ System
landing report information is accurate
by entering a unique PIN when the
dealer report is submitted. The dealer
must inspect the vessel’s permit to
verify that it is a commercial category,
the required vessel name and permit
number as listed on the permit are
correctly recorded on the landing report,
and that the vessel permit has not
expired.
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Prohibitions.
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(30) Fish for any HMS, other than
Atlantic BAYS tunas, with speargun
fishing gear, as specified at § 635.21(i).
(31) Harvest or fish for BAYS tunas
using speargun gear with powerheads,
or any other explosive devices, as
specified in § 635.21(i).
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(33) Fire or discharge speargun gear
without being physically in the water,
as specified at § 635.21(i).
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(34) Use speargun gear to harvest a
BAYS tuna restricted by fishing lines or
other means, as specified at § 635.21(i).
(35) Use speargun gear to fish for
BAYS tunas from a vessel that does not
possess either a valid HMS Angling or
HMS Charter/Headboat permit, as
specified at § 635.21(i).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 160202070–6070–01]
RIN 0648–XE427
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Northeast Multispecies
Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank
and Southern New England/MidAtlantic Yellowtail Flounder Annual
Catch Limits
Correction
In rule document 2016–06306,
appearing on pages 14986 through
14988 in the issue of Monday, March
21, 2016, make the following
corrections:
1. On page 14986, in the third
column, in the DATES section, on the
first line, ‘‘April 18, 2016’’ should read
‘‘March 18, 2016’’.
2. On page 14987, in the second
column, on the seventeenth and
eighteenth lines, ‘‘April 18, 2016’’
should read ‘‘March 18, 2016’’.
[FR Doc. C1–2016–06306 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am]
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[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: C1-2016-06306]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 160202070-6070-01]
RIN 0648-XE427
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast
Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank and Southern New
England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Annual Catch Limits
Correction
In rule document 2016-06306, appearing on pages 14986 through 14988
in the issue of Monday, March 21, 2016, make the following corrections:
1. On page 14986, in the third column, in the DATES section, on the
first line, ``April 18, 2016'' should read ``March 18, 2016''.
2. On page 14987, in the second column, on the seventeenth and
eighteenth lines, ``April 18, 2016'' should read ``March 18, 2016''.
[FR Doc. C1-2016-06306 Filed 3-31-16; 8:45 am]
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