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Administration
Temporary final rule;
adjustment to annual catch limits;
correction.
ACTION:
The final rule adjusting the
2018 management area annual catch
limits for the herring fishery published
in the Federal Register on February 15,
2018. That rule contained several errors
and this document corrects those errors.
This action is necessary to ensure that
correct 2018 herring fishery annual
catch limits are available to the public.
DATES: Effective June 20, 2018, through
December 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Copies of supporting
documents, including the 2013–2015
Specifications/Framework Adjustment 2
SUMMARY:
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No.: 171213999–8128–01]
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Herring Fishery;
Adjustments to 2018 Management Area
Annual Catch Limits; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
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and the 2016–2018 Specifications to the
Atlantic Herring Fishery Management
Plan (FMP), are available from the
Sustainable Fisheries Division, Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55
Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930, telephone (978) 281–9315, or
online at: https://www.nefmc.org/
library/framework-2-2 or https://
www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
sustainable/species/atlherring/
index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alyson Pitts, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Need for Correction
A final rule adjusting the 2018 annual
catch limits (ACL) in the Atlantic
herring fishery was effective upon
publication in the Federal Register (83
FR 6797) on February 15, 2018.
However, the adjusted 2018 ACLs using
the preliminary 2016 adjusted ACLs did
not take into account the new 2016–
2018 specifications that were published
in the Federal Register (81 FR 75731) on
November 1, 2016, and effective on
December 1, 2016. Additionally, the
adjusted 2018 ACLs did not account for
the reallocation of a portion of the
management uncertainty buffer between
the acceptable biological catch and the
stockwide ACL due to lower than
expected harvest (less than 4,000 mt) in
the New Brunswick weir fishery. This
document corrects the 2018 ACLs for
the Atlantic herring management areas.
The adjustments result in a slightly
higher ACL for Area 1A, no change for
Area 2, and a slight reduction in Areas
1B, 3, and stockwide.
Correction
Accordingly, in the rule NMFS
published on February 15, 2018 (83 FR
6797), on page 6798, Table 2 is
corrected to read as follows:
TABLE 2—HERRING SUB-ACLS, CATCH, AND CARRYOVER
[mt]
Corrected
adjusted 2016
sub-ACLs *
Area 1A ..........................................
Area 1B ..........................................
Area 2 .............................................
Area 3 .............................................
Stockwide .......................................
2016 catch
30,524
2,844
31,227
42,765
101,135
27,831
3,657
13,463
18,631
63,581
2016
underages/
overages
Carryover **
(up to 10
percent)
2,693
¥813
17,764
24,134
NA
2018
sub-ACLs
(minus
research
set-aside)
2,693
NA
2,910
4,090
NA
29,391
4,365
28,227
39,673
101,656
Corrected
adjusted 2018
sub-ACLs
(resulting
change)
32,084 (+122).
3,552 (¥97).
31,137 (N/A).
43,763 (¥90).
100,843 (¥126). ***
* Includes the reallocation of the management uncertainty buffer (1,000 mt) to Area 1A sub-ACL and Stockwide ACL due to lower than expected catch in the New Brunswick weir fishery.
** Maximum carryover is based on up to 10 percent of the 2016 sub-ACLs: Area 1A = 30,300 mt; Area 1B = 4,500 mt; Area 2 = 29,100 mt;
and Area 3 = 40,900 mt.
*** The stockwide ACL cannot be increased by carryover. The 2018 adjusted stockwide ACL is decreased by the Area 1B overage.
Classification
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The NMFS Assistant Administrator
has determined that this final rule is
consistent with the FMP, other
provisions of the MSA, and other
applicable law. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B), there is good cause to
waive prior notice and an opportunity
for public comment on this action
because it would be contrary to the
public interest. Allowing for prior
notice and public comment on this
adjustment is also impracticable
because regulations require notification
of catch allocations and adjustments as
close as possible to the start of the
herring fishing year on January 1, 2018.
This is a correction to the Adjustments
to 2018 Management Area Annual Catch
Limits in the Atlantic Herring Fishery
final rule that was published in the
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:19 Jun 19, 2018
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Federal Register on February 15, 2018.
We recently identified the correct
information to adjust 2016 sub-ACL
determinations. To provide accurate
information for harvesting, it is in the
best interest of the fleet and the herring
resource to correct the adjusted 2018
sub-ACLs as soon as possible. In
addition, the change helps fulfill
regulatory requirements, is formulaic,
and involves no exercise of discretion or
policymaking. Putting the corrected
adjusted sub-ACLs in place as soon as
possible provides the earliest
opportunity for the fleet to adjust their
business plans to facilitate their full
harvest of available catch in the open
areas. For the same reasons, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 553(d), NMFS finds good cause
for this correction to be effective on the
date of publication.
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This final rule is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
This final rule does not contain a
collection-of-information requirement
for purposes of the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
Because prior notice and opportunity
for public comment are not required for
this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other
law, the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq., are inapplicable.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 15, 2018.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No.: 171213999-8128-01]
RIN 0648-XF898
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring
Fishery; Adjustments to 2018 Management Area Annual Catch Limits;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary final rule; adjustment to annual catch limits;
correction.
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SUMMARY: The final rule adjusting the 2018 management area annual catch
limits for the herring fishery published in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2018. That rule contained several errors and this document
corrects those errors. This action is necessary to ensure that correct
2018 herring fishery annual catch limits are available to the public.
DATES: Effective June 20, 2018, through December 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Copies of supporting documents, including the 2013-2015
Specifications/Framework Adjustment 2
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and the 2016-2018 Specifications to the Atlantic Herring Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), are available from the Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, telephone (978) 281-9315, or online at:
https://www.nefmc.org/library/framework-2-2 or https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/sustainable/species/atlherring/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alyson Pitts, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Need for Correction
A final rule adjusting the 2018 annual catch limits (ACL) in the
Atlantic herring fishery was effective upon publication in the Federal
Register (83 FR 6797) on February 15, 2018. However, the adjusted 2018
ACLs using the preliminary 2016 adjusted ACLs did not take into account
the new 2016-2018 specifications that were published in the Federal
Register (81 FR 75731) on November 1, 2016, and effective on December
1, 2016. Additionally, the adjusted 2018 ACLs did not account for the
reallocation of a portion of the management uncertainty buffer between
the acceptable biological catch and the stockwide ACL due to lower than
expected harvest (less than 4,000 mt) in the New Brunswick weir
fishery. This document corrects the 2018 ACLs for the Atlantic herring
management areas. The adjustments result in a slightly higher ACL for
Area 1A, no change for Area 2, and a slight reduction in Areas 1B, 3,
and stockwide.
Correction
Accordingly, in the rule NMFS published on February 15, 2018 (83 FR
6797), on page 6798, Table 2 is corrected to read as follows:
Table 2--Herring Sub-ACLs, Catch, and Carryover
[mt]
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2018 sub-ACLs
Corrected 2016 underages/ Carryover ** (minus Corrected adjusted 2018 sub-ACLs
adjusted 2016 2016 catch overages (up to 10 research set- (resulting change)
sub-ACLs * percent) aside)
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Area 1A.............................. 30,524 27,831 2,693 2,693 29,391 32,084 (+122).
Area 1B.............................. 2,844 3,657 -813 NA 4,365 3,552 (-97).
Area 2............................... 31,227 13,463 17,764 2,910 28,227 31,137 (N/A).
Area 3............................... 42,765 18,631 24,134 4,090 39,673 43,763 (-90).
Stockwide............................ 101,135 63,581 NA NA 101,656 100,843 (-126). ***
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* Includes the reallocation of the management uncertainty buffer (1,000 mt) to Area 1A sub-ACL and Stockwide ACL due to lower than expected catch in the
New Brunswick weir fishery.
** Maximum carryover is based on up to 10 percent of the 2016 sub-ACLs: Area 1A = 30,300 mt; Area 1B = 4,500 mt; Area 2 = 29,100 mt; and Area 3 = 40,900
mt.
*** The stockwide ACL cannot be increased by carryover. The 2018 adjusted stockwide ACL is decreased by the Area 1B overage.
Classification
The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this final
rule is consistent with the FMP, other provisions of the MSA, and other
applicable law. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), there is good cause
to waive prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on this
action because it would be contrary to the public interest. Allowing
for prior notice and public comment on this adjustment is also
impracticable because regulations require notification of catch
allocations and adjustments as close as possible to the start of the
herring fishing year on January 1, 2018. This is a correction to the
Adjustments to 2018 Management Area Annual Catch Limits in the Atlantic
Herring Fishery final rule that was published in the Federal Register
on February 15, 2018. We recently identified the correct information to
adjust 2016 sub-ACL determinations. To provide accurate information for
harvesting, it is in the best interest of the fleet and the herring
resource to correct the adjusted 2018 sub-ACLs as soon as possible. In
addition, the change helps fulfill regulatory requirements, is
formulaic, and involves no exercise of discretion or policymaking.
Putting the corrected adjusted sub-ACLs in place as soon as possible
provides the earliest opportunity for the fleet to adjust their
business plans to facilitate their full harvest of available catch in
the open areas. For the same reasons, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), NMFS
finds good cause for this correction to be effective on the date of
publication.
This final rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
This final rule does not contain a collection-of-information
requirement for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not
required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq., are inapplicable.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 15, 2018.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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