Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate Complex; Framework Adjustment 3; Correction, 60635 [2016-21156]
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Administration
In FR Doc. 2016–19601 appearing on
page 54744 in the Federal Register of
Wednesday, August 17, 2016, the
following corrections are made:
1. On page 54744, in the third
column, the first paragraph under
Specifications for Fishing Years 2016–
2017 is corrected to read as follows:
Specifications including the
acceptable biological catch (ABC),
annual catch limit (ACL), annual catch
target (ACT), and total allowable
landings (TALs) for the skate wing and
bait fisheries, as well as possession
limits, may be specified for up to 2
years. The 2016–2017 skate complex
ABC and ACL is 31,081 metric tons
(mt). After removing management
uncertainty from the ABC, the ACT that
remains is 23,311 mt. After removing
discards and state landings from the
ACT, the TAL that remains is 12,590 mt.
Tables 1 and 2 (below) detail TALs and
possession limits for the skate wing and
skate bait fisheries—there are no
possession limit changes from last year.
These specifications and possession
limits remain in effect until they are
replaced.
2. On pages 54744 and 54745, Table
1 is corrected to read as follows:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 160301164–6694–02 ]
RIN 0648–BF87
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Provisions; Fisheries of the
Northeastern United States; Northeast
Skate Complex; Framework
Adjustment 3; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
This action corrects two
errors in the total allowable landing
values specified in the final rule to
implement Framework Adjustment 3 to
the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery
Management Plan published in the
Federal Register on August 17, 2016.
DATES: Effective September 2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Whitmore, Fishery Policy
Analyst, phone: 978–281–9182; email:
William.Whitmore@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
17, 2016, we published a final rule for
Framework Adjustment 3 to the
Northeast Skate Complex Fishery
Management Plan (81 FR 54744). That
final rule included two errors in the
2016–2017 final specifications that are
not consistent with the values included
in Framework Adjustment 3 and the
June 6, 2016, proposed rule (81 FR
36251). The specifications in
Framework Adjustment 3 and its
proposed rule are correct and will
remain.
The final rule mistakenly stated that
the skate complex total allowable
landings (TAL) is 12,872 mt. A draft
version of Framework 3 specified a TAL
of 12,872 mt, but the TAL was later
revised through an addendum to the
Framework after the formula used to
calculate the proportion of dead skate
discards was revised. The correct skate
TAL for fishing years 2016–2017 is
12,590 mt.
A typographical error for the Season
1 skate wing TAL was included in Table
1 of the final rule. This correction rule
adjusts the Season 1 skate wing TAL
from 4,722 mt to the correct value of
4,772 mt, as specified in the Framework
3 proposed rule.
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TABLE 1—TOTAL ALLOWABLE LANDINGS FOR FISHING YEARS 2016–
2017
Total allowable landings
(TAL)
mt
Skate Wing Fishery:
Season 1 (May 1–Aug 31) ....
Season 2 (Sept 1–Apr 30) ....
Skate Bait Fishery:
Season 1 (May 1–Jul 31) .....
Season 2 (Aug 1–Oct 31) .....
Season 3 (Nov 1–Apr 30) .....
4,772
3,600
1,299
1,565
1,354
Dated: August 24, 2016.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 151130999–6225–01]
RIN 0648–XE834
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Quota Transfer
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; approval of
quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces its approval
of the State of North Carolina
transferring a portion of its 2016
commercial bluefish quota to the State
of New York. This approval of the quota
complies with the Atlantic Bluefish
Fishery Management Plan quota transfer
provision. This announcement also
informs the public of the revised
commercial quotas for North Carolina
and New York.
DATES: Effective September 1, 2016,
through December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid
Lichwell, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the Atlantic
bluefish fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.160 through 648.167. The
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through Florida. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state are described in § 648.162.
The final rule implementing
Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan published in the
Federal Register on July 26, 2000 (65 FR
45844), and provided a mechanism for
transferring bluefish quota from one
state to another. Two or more states,
under mutual agreement and with the
concurrence of the Administrator,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), can request
approval of a transfer of bluefish
commercial quota under
§ 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii). The
Regional Administrator must first
approve any such transfer based on the
criteria in § 648.162(e).
New York and North Carolina have
requested the transfer of 100,000 lb
(45,359 kg) of Atlantic bluefish
commercial quota from North Carolina
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 160301164-6694-02 ]
RIN 0648-BF87
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast
Skate Complex; Framework Adjustment 3; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This action corrects two errors in the total allowable landing
values specified in the final rule to implement Framework Adjustment 3
to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan published in the
Federal Register on August 17, 2016.
DATES: Effective September 2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Whitmore, Fishery Policy
Analyst, phone: 978-281-9182; email: William.Whitmore@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 17, 2016, we published a final
rule for Framework Adjustment 3 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery
Management Plan (81 FR 54744). That final rule included two errors in
the 2016-2017 final specifications that are not consistent with the
values included in Framework Adjustment 3 and the June 6, 2016,
proposed rule (81 FR 36251). The specifications in Framework Adjustment
3 and its proposed rule are correct and will remain.
The final rule mistakenly stated that the skate complex total
allowable landings (TAL) is 12,872 mt. A draft version of Framework 3
specified a TAL of 12,872 mt, but the TAL was later revised through an
addendum to the Framework after the formula used to calculate the
proportion of dead skate discards was revised. The correct skate TAL
for fishing years 2016-2017 is 12,590 mt.
A typographical error for the Season 1 skate wing TAL was included
in Table 1 of the final rule. This correction rule adjusts the Season 1
skate wing TAL from 4,722 mt to the correct value of 4,772 mt, as
specified in the Framework 3 proposed rule.
Corrections
In FR Doc. 2016-19601 appearing on page 54744 in the Federal
Register of Wednesday, August 17, 2016, the following corrections are
made:
1. On page 54744, in the third column, the first paragraph under
Specifications for Fishing Years 2016-2017 is corrected to read as
follows:
Specifications including the acceptable biological catch (ABC),
annual catch limit (ACL), annual catch target (ACT), and total
allowable landings (TALs) for the skate wing and bait fisheries, as
well as possession limits, may be specified for up to 2 years. The
2016-2017 skate complex ABC and ACL is 31,081 metric tons (mt). After
removing management uncertainty from the ABC, the ACT that remains is
23,311 mt. After removing discards and state landings from the ACT, the
TAL that remains is 12,590 mt. Tables 1 and 2 (below) detail TALs and
possession limits for the skate wing and skate bait fisheries--there
are no possession limit changes from last year. These specifications
and possession limits remain in effect until they are replaced.
2. On pages 54744 and 54745, Table 1 is corrected to read as
follows:
Table 1--Total Allowable Landings for Fishing Years 2016-2017
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total allowable landings (TAL) mt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Skate Wing Fishery:
Season 1 (May 1-Aug 31).................................. 4,772
Season 2 (Sept 1-Apr 30)................................. 3,600
Skate Bait Fishery:
Season 1 (May 1-Jul 31).................................. 1,299
Season 2 (Aug 1-Oct 31).................................. 1,565
Season 3 (Nov 1-Apr 30).................................. 1,354
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: August 24, 2016.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21156 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
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