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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
50 CFR Part 648
RIN 0648–BF86
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Amendment 6 to the Tilefish
Fishery Management Plan
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council has submitted Amendment 6 to
the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan
for review and approval by the Secretary
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of Commerce. We are requesting
comments from the public on the
amendment. Amendment 6 would
establish management measures for the
blueline tilefish fishery north of the
Virginia/North Carolina border,
including: Permitting, recordkeeping,
and reporting requirements; trip limits
for both the commercial and
recreational sectors of the fishery; and
the process for setting specifications and
annual catch limits. In addition, this
action would set 2017 harvest limits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2016–0025,
by either of the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
NOAA-NMFS-2016-0025, click the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your
comments.
• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope:
‘‘Comments on Blueline Tilefish
Amendment.’’
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 part of the public record
and will generally be posted to
www.regulations.gov without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address, etc.) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
NMFS will accept anonymous
comments. Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted via
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats
only.
Copies of Amendment 6, and of the
draft Environmental Assessment and
preliminary Regulatory Impact Review
(EA/RIR), are available from the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council,
800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover,
DE 19901. The EA/RIR is also accessible
via the Internet at:
www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Potts, Fishery Policy Analyst,
978–281–9341.
We are
soliciting public comments on
Amendment 6 and its incorporated
documents through the end of the
comment period stated in this notice of
availability. We will publish a proposed
rule in the Federal Register that would
implement the amendment’s
management measures for additional
public comment, following NMFS’s
evaluation of the proposed rule under
the procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. Public comments on the proposed
rule must be received by the end of the
comment period provided in this notice
of availability to be considered in the
approval/disapproval decision on the
amendment. All comments received by
August 14, 2017, whether specifically
directed to the amendment or the
proposed rule will be considered in the
approval/disapproval decision on the
amendment. To be considered,
comments must be received by close of
business on the last day of the comment
period. Comments received after that
date will not be considered in the
decision to approve or disapprove
Amendment 6, including those
postmarked or otherwise transmitted by
the last day of the comment period.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council developed this
amendment to establish management
measures for the blueline tilefish fishery
north of the Virginia/North Carolina
border. This proposed action would
establish the management framework for
this fishery including: Permitting,
recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements; trip limits for both the
commercial and recreational sectors of
the fishery; and the process for setting
specifications and annual catch limits.
In addition, this action would set
harvest quotas and commercial and
recreational management measures for
the 2017 fishing year. Additional details
of the proposed measures are available
in the amendment document and the
proposed rule.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 9, 2017.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
RIN 0648-BF86
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 6 to the
Tilefish Fishery Management Plan
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council has submitted Amendment 6 to the Tilefish Fishery Management
Plan for review and approval by the Secretary of Commerce. We are
requesting comments from the public on the amendment. Amendment 6 would
establish management measures for the blueline tilefish fishery north
of the Virginia/North Carolina border, including: Permitting,
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements; trip limits for both the
commercial and recreational sectors of the fishery; and the process for
setting specifications and annual catch limits. In addition, this
action would set 2017 harvest limits.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2016-0025,
by either of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2016-0025, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope: ``Comments on
Blueline Tilefish Amendment.''
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 part of the
public record and will generally be posted to www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments. Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted via Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
Copies of Amendment 6, and of the draft Environmental Assessment
and preliminary Regulatory Impact Review (EA/RIR), are available from
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901. The EA/RIR is also accessible via the
Internet at: www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Potts, Fishery Policy Analyst,
978-281-9341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments on
Amendment 6 and its incorporated documents through the end of the
comment period stated in this notice of availability. We will publish a
proposed rule in the Federal Register that would implement the
amendment's management measures for additional public comment,
following NMFS's evaluation of the proposed rule under the procedures
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Public
comments on the proposed rule must be received by the end of the
comment period provided in this notice of availability to be considered
in the approval/disapproval decision on the amendment. All comments
received by August 14, 2017, whether specifically directed to the
amendment or the proposed rule will be considered in the approval/
disapproval decision on the amendment. To be considered, comments must
be received by close of business on the last day of the comment period.
Comments received after that date will not be considered in the
decision to approve or disapprove Amendment 6, including those
postmarked or otherwise transmitted by the last day of the comment
period.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council developed this
amendment to establish management measures for the blueline tilefish
fishery north of the Virginia/North Carolina border. This proposed
action would establish the management framework for this fishery
including: Permitting, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements; trip
limits for both the commercial and recreational sectors of the fishery;
and the process for setting specifications and annual catch limits. In
addition, this action would set harvest quotas and commercial and
recreational management measures for the 2017 fishing year. Additional
details of the proposed measures are available in the amendment
document and the proposed rule.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 9, 2017.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-12307 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am]
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