Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2016 Winter II Quota, 56535 [2016-20031]
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comment, and a 30-day delay in
effectiveness, prevents the immediate
closure of the GOM Cod Trimester 1
TAC Area. Delaying the effective date of
a closure increases the likelihood that
the common pool fishery will exceed its
quota of GOM cod to the detriment of
this stock, which could undermine
management objectives of the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
Additionally, an overage of the common
pool quota could cause negative
economic impacts to the common pool
fishery as a result of overage paybacks
in a future trimester or fishing year.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 16, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–19983 Filed 8–17–16; 4:15 pm]
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Classification
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 150903814–5999–02]
RIN 0648–XE755
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to
the 2016 Winter II Quota
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment.
AGENCY:
NMFS adjusts the 2016
Winter II commercial scup quota. This
action complies with Framework
Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan, which established a
process to allow the rollover of unused
commercial scup quota from the Winter
I period to the Winter II period.
DATES: Effective November 1, 2016,
through December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid
Lichwell, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published a final rule in the Federal
Register on November 3, 2003 (68 FR
62250), implementing a process to roll
over unused Winter I commercial scup
quota (January 1 through April 30) to be
added to the Winter II period quota
(November 1 through December 31).
This framework also allows adjustment
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of the commercial possession limit for
the Winter II period dependent on the
amount of quota rolled over from the
Winter I period.
For 2016, the initial Winter II quota is
3,262,554 lb (1,480 mt), and the best
available landings information indicates
that 3,192,389 lb (1,448 mt) remain of
the Winter I quota of 9,232,987 lb (4,188
mt). Consistent with the intent of
Framework 3, the full amount of unused
2016 Winter I quota would be
transferred to Winter II, resulting in a
revised 2016 Winter II quota of
6,454,943 lb (2,928 mt). Because the
amount transferred is greater than
2,000,000 lb (907 mt), the possession
limit per trip will increase from 12,000
lb (5,443 kg) to 18,000 lb (8,165 kg), as
outlined in the final rule that
established the 2016 specifications,
published on December 28, 2015 (80 FR
80689).
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA (AA), has determined
good cause exists pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the
opportunity for public comment on this
in-season adjustment because it is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. The landings data upon which
this action is based are not available on
a real-time basis and, consequently,
were compiled only a short time before
the determination was made that this
action is warranted. If implementation
of this in-season action is delayed to
solicit prior public comment, the
objective of the fishery management
plan to achieve the optimum yield from
the fishery could be compromised;
deteriorating weather conditions during
the latter part of the fishing year will
reduce fishing effort and could prevent
the annual quota from being fully
harvested. This would conflict with the
agency’s legal obligation under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act to
achieve the optimum yield from a
fishery on a continuing basis, resulting
in a negative economic impact on
vessels permitted to fish in this fishery.
Moreover, the rollover process and
potential changes in trip limits were
already outlined in the 2016 to 2018
specifications published December 28,
2015, that were provided for notice and
comment rulemaking. No comments
were received on either part.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: August 17, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–20031 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 150903814–5999–02]
RIN 0648–XE810
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Commercial Quota Harvested for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
2016 summer flounder commercial
quota allocated to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts has been harvested.
Vessels issued a commercial Federal
fisheries permit for the summer
flounder fishery may not land summer
flounder in Massachusetts for the
remainder of calendar year 2016, unless
additional quota becomes available
through a transfer from another state.
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery require publication of
this notification to advise Massachusetts
that the quota has been harvested and to
advise vessel permit holders and dealer
permit holders that no Federal
commercial quota is available for
landing summer flounder in
Massachusetts.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, August 19,
2016, through December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid
Lichwell, (978) 281–9112, or
Reid.Lichwell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found at 50 CFR
part 648. The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota that
is apportioned on a percentage basis
among the coastal states from North
Carolina through Maine. The process to
set the annual commercial quota and the
percent allocated to each state is
described in § 648.102.
The initial commercial quota for
summer flounder for the 2016 calendar
year was set equal to 8,124,035 lb
(3,684,997 kg) (80 FR 80689, December
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 150903814-5999-02]
RIN 0648-XE755
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery;
Adjustment to the 2016 Winter II Quota
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS adjusts the 2016 Winter II commercial scup quota. This
action complies with Framework Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, which established a
process to allow the rollover of unused commercial scup quota from the
Winter I period to the Winter II period.
DATES: Effective November 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid Lichwell, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a final rule in the Federal
Register on November 3, 2003 (68 FR 62250), implementing a process to
roll over unused Winter I commercial scup quota (January 1 through
April 30) to be added to the Winter II period quota (November 1 through
December 31). This framework also allows adjustment of the commercial
possession limit for the Winter II period dependent on the amount of
quota rolled over from the Winter I period.
For 2016, the initial Winter II quota is 3,262,554 lb (1,480 mt),
and the best available landings information indicates that 3,192,389 lb
(1,448 mt) remain of the Winter I quota of 9,232,987 lb (4,188 mt).
Consistent with the intent of Framework 3, the full amount of unused
2016 Winter I quota would be transferred to Winter II, resulting in a
revised 2016 Winter II quota of 6,454,943 lb (2,928 mt). Because the
amount transferred is greater than 2,000,000 lb (907 mt), the
possession limit per trip will increase from 12,000 lb (5,443 kg) to
18,000 lb (8,165 kg), as outlined in the final rule that established
the 2016 specifications, published on December 28, 2015 (80 FR 80689).
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), has
determined good cause exists pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive
prior notice and the opportunity for public comment on this in-season
adjustment because it is impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. The landings data upon which this action is based are not
available on a real-time basis and, consequently, were compiled only a
short time before the determination was made that this action is
warranted. If implementation of this in-season action is delayed to
solicit prior public comment, the objective of the fishery management
plan to achieve the optimum yield from the fishery could be
compromised; deteriorating weather conditions during the latter part of
the fishing year will reduce fishing effort and could prevent the
annual quota from being fully harvested. This would conflict with the
agency's legal obligation under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act to achieve the optimum yield from a
fishery on a continuing basis, resulting in a negative economic impact
on vessels permitted to fish in this fishery. Moreover, the rollover
process and potential changes in trip limits were already outlined in
the 2016 to 2018 specifications published December 28, 2015, that were
provided for notice and comment rulemaking. No comments were received
on either part.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 17, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-20031 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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