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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements
accountability measures for commercial
gray triggerfish in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic. NMFS projects commercial
landings for gray triggerfish will reach
the commercial annual catch limit
(ACL) (commercial quota) for the period
of July through December by October 29,
2017. Therefore, NMFS is closing the
commercial sector for gray triggerfish in
the South Atlantic EEZ on November 8,
2017. This closure is necessary to
protect the gray triggerfish resource.
SUMMARY:
52.213–4 Terms and Conditions—
Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than
Commercial Items).
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This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, November 8, 2017, until
January 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
mary.vara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes gray triggerfish and is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared
by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and is
implemented by NMFS under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
The final rule implementing
Amendment 29 to the FMP (80 FR
30947, June 1, 2015) divided the
commercial ACL (commercial quota) for
gray triggerfish in the South Atlantic
into two 6-month commercial fishing
seasons and allocated 50 percent of the
total commercial quota of 312,324 lb
(141,668 kg), round weight, to each of
the January 1 through June 30 and July
1 through December 31 fishing seasons,
as specified in 50 CFR 622.190(a)(8). As
a result, the commercial quota is
divided into two equal seasonal quotas
of 156,162 lb (70,834 kg), round weight.
The 2017 July through December
quota includes 20,278 lb (9,198 kg),
round weight, that was not harvested
during the 2017 January through June
fishing season. In accordance with 50
CFR 622.190(a)(8)(iii), the unused
portion of the 2017 January through
June quota was added to the 2017 July
through December quota, for an adjusted
commercial quota of 176,440 lb (80,032
kg), round weight.
Under 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i), NMFS
is required to close the commercial
sector for gray triggerfish when the
commercial quota specified in
§ 622.190(a)(8)(i) or (ii) is reached, or is
projected to be reached, by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. NMFS has
determined that the adjusted
commercial quota for South Atlantic
gray triggerfish will be reached by
October 29, 2017. Accordingly, the
commercial sector for South Atlantic
gray triggerfish is closed effective 12:01
a.m., local time, November 8, 2017,
until the start of the next commercial
fishing season on January 1, 2018.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
commercial vessel permit for South
Atlantic snapper-grouper having gray
triggerfish onboard must have landed
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and bartered, traded, or sold such gray
triggerfish prior to 12:01 a.m., local
time, November 8, 2017. During the
closure, the bag limit specified in 50
CFR 622.187(b)(8), and the possession
limits specified in 50 CFR 622.187(c),
apply to all harvest or possession of gray
triggerfish in or from the South Atlantic
EEZ. Also, during the closure, the sale
or purchase of gray triggerfish taken
from the South Atlantic EEZ is
prohibited. The prohibition on the sale
or purchase does not apply to gray
triggerfish that were harvested, landed
ashore, and sold prior to 12:01 a.m.,
local time, November 8, 2017, and were
held in cold storage by a dealer or
processor.
For a person onboard a vessel for
which a Federal commercial or charter
vessel/headboat permit for the South
Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery has
been issued, the bag and possession
limits and sale and purchase
prohibitions applicable after the
commercial quota closure for gray
triggerfish apply regardless of whether
the fish are harvested in state or Federal
waters, as specified in 50 CFR
622.193(q)(1)(i).
Classification
The Regional Administrator,
Southeast Region, NMFS, has
determined this temporary rule is
necessary for the conservation and
management of gray triggerfish and the
South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery
and is consistent with the MagnusonStevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.193(q)(1)(i) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the
procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the temporary rule is issued
without opportunity for prior notice and
comment.
This action responds to the best
scientific information available. The
NOAA Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries (AA), finds that the need to
immediately implement this action to
close the commercial sector for gray
triggerfish constitutes good cause to
waive the requirements to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment pursuant to the authority set
forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such
procedures are unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the
rule implementing Amendment 29,
which established the split commercial
seasons and quotas for gray triggerfish,
and the accountability measures have
already been subject to notice and
comment, and all that remains is to
notify the public of the closure. Such
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procedures are contrary to the public
interest because of the need to
immediately implement this action to
protect gray triggerfish since the
capacity of the fishing fleet allows for
rapid harvest of the commercial quota.
Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment would require time and could
potentially result in a harvest well in
excess of the established commercial
quota.
For the aforementioned reasons, the
AA also finds good cause to waive the
30-day delay in the effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 3, 2017.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of Maine is transferring a portion
of its 2017 commercial summer flounder
quota to the State of Connecticut. This
quota adjustment is necessary to comply
with the Summer Flounder, Scup, and
Black Sea Bass Fishery Management
Plan quota transfer provisions. This
announcement informs the public of the
revised commercial quotas for Maine
and Connecticut.
DATES: Effective November 7, 2017,
through December 31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Hanson, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.100 through 648.110. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through North Carolina. The
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process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.102, and the
initial 2017 allocations were published
on December 22, 2016 (81 FR 93842).
The final rule implementing
Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
Fishery Management Plan, as published
in the Federal Register on December 17,
1993 (58 FR 65936), provided a
mechanism for transferring summer
flounder commercial quota from one
state to another. Two or more states,
under mutual agreement and with the
concurrence of the NMFS Greater
Atlantic Regional Administrator, can
transfer or combine summer flounder
commercial quota under § 648.102(c)(2).
The Regional Administrator is required
to consider the criteria in
§ 648.102(c)(2)(i)(A) through (C) in the
evaluation of requests for quota transfers
or combinations.
Maine is transferring 2,500 lb (1,134
kg) of summer flounder commercial
quota to Connecticut. This transfer was
requested by state officials in
Connecticut to ensure their commercial
summer flounder quota is not exceeded.
The revised summer flounder quotas for
calendar year 2017 are now: Maine, 192
lb (87 kg); and Connecticut, 130,234 lb
(59,073 kg); based on the initial quotas
published in the 2017 Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Specifications and subsequent transfers.
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 3, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Revisions to Framework Adjustment
56 to the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 141107936-5399-02]
RIN 0648-XF810
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
2017 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic
Gray Triggerfish; July Through December Season
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS implements accountability measures for commercial gray
triggerfish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic.
NMFS projects commercial landings for gray triggerfish will reach the
commercial annual catch limit (ACL) (commercial quota) for the period
of July through December by October 29, 2017. Therefore, NMFS is
closing the commercial sector for gray triggerfish in the South
Atlantic EEZ on November 8, 2017. This closure is necessary to protect
the gray triggerfish resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, November 8, 2017,
until January 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: mary.vara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes gray triggerfish and is managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and is implemented by NMFS under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
The final rule implementing Amendment 29 to the FMP (80 FR 30947,
June 1, 2015) divided the commercial ACL (commercial quota) for gray
triggerfish in the South Atlantic into two 6-month commercial fishing
seasons and allocated 50 percent of the total commercial quota of
312,324 lb (141,668 kg), round weight, to each of the January 1 through
June 30 and July 1 through December 31 fishing seasons, as specified in
50 CFR 622.190(a)(8). As a result, the commercial quota is divided into
two equal seasonal quotas of 156,162 lb (70,834 kg), round weight.
The 2017 July through December quota includes 20,278 lb (9,198 kg),
round weight, that was not harvested during the 2017 January through
June fishing season. In accordance with 50 CFR 622.190(a)(8)(iii), the
unused portion of the 2017 January through June quota was added to the
2017 July through December quota, for an adjusted commercial quota of
176,440 lb (80,032 kg), round weight.
Under 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i), NMFS is required to close the
commercial sector for gray triggerfish when the commercial quota
specified in Sec. 622.190(a)(8)(i) or (ii) is reached, or is projected
to be reached, by filing a notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. NMFS has determined that the adjusted
commercial quota for South Atlantic gray triggerfish will be reached by
October 29, 2017. Accordingly, the commercial sector for South Atlantic
gray triggerfish is closed effective 12:01 a.m., local time, November
8, 2017, until the start of the next commercial fishing season on
January 1, 2018.
The operator of a vessel with a valid commercial vessel permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper having gray triggerfish onboard must
have landed
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and bartered, traded, or sold such gray triggerfish prior to 12:01
a.m., local time, November 8, 2017. During the closure, the bag limit
specified in 50 CFR 622.187(b)(8), and the possession limits specified
in 50 CFR 622.187(c), apply to all harvest or possession of gray
triggerfish in or from the South Atlantic EEZ. Also, during the
closure, the sale or purchase of gray triggerfish taken from the South
Atlantic EEZ is prohibited. The prohibition on the sale or purchase
does not apply to gray triggerfish that were harvested, landed ashore,
and sold prior to 12:01 a.m., local time, November 8, 2017, and were
held in cold storage by a dealer or processor.
For a person onboard a vessel for which a Federal commercial or
charter vessel/headboat permit for the South Atlantic snapper-grouper
fishery has been issued, the bag and possession limits and sale and
purchase prohibitions applicable after the commercial quota closure for
gray triggerfish apply regardless of whether the fish are harvested in
state or Federal waters, as specified in 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i).
Classification
The Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and management of
gray triggerfish and the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery and is
consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.193(q)(1)(i) and is exempt
from review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act because the temporary rule is issued without
opportunity for prior notice and comment.
This action responds to the best scientific information available.
The NOAA Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), finds that the
need to immediately implement this action to close the commercial
sector for gray triggerfish constitutes good cause to waive the
requirements to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such
procedures are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the rule implementing Amendment 29,
which established the split commercial seasons and quotas for gray
triggerfish, and the accountability measures have already been subject
to notice and comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of
the closure. Such procedures are contrary to the public interest
because of the need to immediately implement this action to protect
gray triggerfish since the capacity of the fishing fleet allows for
rapid harvest of the commercial quota. Prior notice and opportunity for
public comment would require time and could potentially result in a
harvest well in excess of the established commercial quota.
For the aforementioned reasons, the AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effectiveness of this action under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 3, 2017.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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