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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120403249–2492–02]
RIN 0648–XG440
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South
Atlantic; 2018 Recreational
Accountability Measure and Closure
for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements
accountability measures (AMs) for the
golden tilefish recreational sector in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
South Atlantic for the 2018 fishing year
through this temporary rule. NMFS
estimates recreational landings of
golden tilefish in 2018 has reached the
recreational annual catch limit (ACL).
Therefore, NMFS closes the golden
tilefish recreational sector in the South
Atlantic EEZ on August 28, 2018. This
closure is necessary to protect the
golden tilefish resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, August 28, 2018, until 12:01
a.m., local time, January 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
frank.helies@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes golden tilefish 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.
On January 2, 2018, as a result of
golden tilefish being determined to be
undergoing overfishing, NMFS
published a final temporary rule in the
Federal Register (83 FR 65) to reduce
the combined ACL for golden tilefish in
the South Atlantic to reduce overfishing
of the stock. The final temporary rule
was subsequently extended through
January 3, 2019 (83 FR 28387; June 19,
2018). The recreational ACL in place
during the effectiveness of the interim
measures is 2,187 fish, during this
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current 2018 fishing year. As described
in the final temporary rule, the 2,187
fish is equivalent to 9,960 lb (4,395 kg),
gutted weight. In accordance with
regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(a)(2)(i) for
the recreational sector, if recreational
landings of golden tilefish reach the
recreational ACL, the Assistant
Administrator for NOAA Fisheries (AA)
will file a notification with the Office of
the Federal Register to close the
recreational sector for the remainder of
the fishing year. Landings data from the
NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science
Center indicate that the golden tilefish
recreational ACL of 2,187 fish has been
reached. Therefore, this temporary rule
implements an AM to close the golden
tilefish recreational sector of the
snapper-grouper fishery for the
remainder of the 2018 fishing year. As
a result, the recreational sector for
golden tilefish in the South Atlantic
EEZ will be closed effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time August 28, 2018.
As the commercial sector, including
both longline and hook-and-line
components, are also closed, during the
recreational closure, the bag and
possession limits for golden tilefish in
or from the South Atlantic EEZ are zero,
and all harvest and possession of golden
tilefish is prohibited. The recreational
sector for golden tilefish will reopen on
January 1, 2019, the beginning of the
2019 fishing year and the recreational
fishing season.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the
NMFS Southeast Region has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the
conservation and management of South
Atlantic golden tilefish and is consistent
with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and
other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.193(a)(2)(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 AA
finds that the need to immediately
implement this action to close the
recreational sector for golden tilefish
constitutes good cause to waive the
requirements to provide prior notice
and opportunity for public comment on
this temporary rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), because such procedures are
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. Such procedures are
unnecessary because the regulations at
50 CFR 622.193(a)(2)(i) have already
been subject to notice and comment,
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and all that remains is to notify the
public of the recreational closure for
golden tilefish for the remainder of the
2018 fishing year. Prior notice and
opportunity for comment are contrary to
the public interest because of the need
to immediately implement this action to
protect the golden tilefish resource.
Time required for notice and public
comment would allow for continued
recreational harvest and further
exceedance of the recreational ACL.
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: August 23, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 170816769–8162–02]
RIN 0648–XG394
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal
to 50 Feet Length Overall Using Hookand-Line Gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels
greater than or equal to 50 feet length
overall (LOA) using hook-and-line gear
in the Central Regulatory Area of the
Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the
annual allowance of the 2018 Pacific
cod total allowable catch apportioned to
catcher vessels greater than or equal to
50 feet LOA using hook-and-line gear in
the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), September 1, 2018,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
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GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
Regulations governing sideboard
protections for GOA groundfish
fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR
part 680.
The annual allowance of the 2018
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC)
apportioned to catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 50 feet LOA using hookand-line gear in the Central Regulatory
Area of the GOA is 404 metric tons (mt),
as established by the final 2018 and
2019 harvest specifications for
groundfish of the GOA (83 FR 8768,
March 1, 2018).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator) has
determined that the annual allowance of
the 2018 Pacific cod TAC apportioned
to catcher vessels greater than or equal
to 50 feet LOA using hook-and-line gear
in the Central Regulatory Area of the
GOA will soon be reached. Therefore,
the Regional Administrator is
establishing a directed fishing
allowance of 344 mt and is setting aside
the remaining 60 mt as bycatch to
support other anticipated groundfish
fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for Pacific cod by
catcher vessels greater than or equal to
50 feet LOA using hook-and-line gear in
the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
While this closure is effective the
maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
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delay the directed fishing closure of
Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 50 feet LOA using hookand-line gear in the Central Regulatory
Area of the GOA. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of August 22, 2018.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 23, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 170817779–8161–02]
RIN 0648–XG429
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of
a closure; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS is opening directed
fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels
less than 60 feet (18.3 meters) length
overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or
pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (BSAI). This
action is necessary to fully use the 2018
total allowable catch of Pacific cod
allocated to catcher vessels less than 60
feet LOA using hook-and-line or pot
gear in the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), September 1, 2018,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2018. Comments must be received at the
following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., September 12, 2018.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120403249-2492-02]
RIN 0648-XG440
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2018 Recreational
Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish
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 (AMs) for the golden
tilefish recreational sector in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of
the South Atlantic for the 2018 fishing year through this temporary
rule. NMFS estimates recreational landings of golden tilefish in 2018
has reached the recreational annual catch limit (ACL). Therefore, NMFS
closes the golden tilefish recreational sector in the South Atlantic
EEZ on August 28, 2018. This closure is necessary to protect the golden
tilefish resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, August 28, 2018,
until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes golden tilefish 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.
On January 2, 2018, as a result of golden tilefish being determined
to be undergoing overfishing, NMFS published a final temporary rule in
the Federal Register (83 FR 65) to reduce the combined ACL for golden
tilefish in the South Atlantic to reduce overfishing of the stock. The
final temporary rule was subsequently extended through January 3, 2019
(83 FR 28387; June 19, 2018). The recreational ACL in place during the
effectiveness of the interim measures is 2,187 fish, during this
current 2018 fishing year. As described in the final temporary rule,
the 2,187 fish is equivalent to 9,960 lb (4,395 kg), gutted weight. In
accordance with regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(a)(2)(i) for the
recreational sector, if recreational landings of golden tilefish reach
the recreational ACL, the Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries
(AA) will file a notification with the Office of the Federal Register
to close the recreational sector for the remainder of the fishing year.
Landings data from the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center indicate
that the golden tilefish recreational ACL of 2,187 fish has been
reached. Therefore, this temporary rule implements an AM to close the
golden tilefish recreational sector of the snapper-grouper fishery for
the remainder of the 2018 fishing year. As a result, the recreational
sector for golden tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ will be closed
effective 12:01 a.m., local time August 28, 2018.
As the commercial sector, including both longline and hook-and-line
components, are also closed, during the recreational closure, the bag
and possession limits for golden tilefish in or from the South Atlantic
EEZ are zero, and all harvest and possession of golden tilefish is
prohibited. The recreational sector for golden tilefish will reopen on
January 1, 2019, the beginning of the 2019 fishing year and the
recreational fishing season.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the NMFS Southeast Region has
determined this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and
management of South Atlantic golden tilefish and is consistent with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.193(a)(2)(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 AA finds that the need to immediately implement this action to
close the recreational sector for golden tilefish constitutes good
cause to waive the requirements to provide prior notice and opportunity
for public comment on this temporary rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), because such procedures are unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest. Such procedures are unnecessary because the
regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(a)(2)(i) have already been subject to
notice and comment,
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and all that remains is to notify the public of the recreational
closure for golden tilefish for the remainder of the 2018 fishing year.
Prior notice and opportunity for comment are contrary to the public
interest because of the need to immediately implement this action to
protect the golden tilefish resource. Time required for notice and
public comment would allow for continued recreational harvest and
further exceedance of the recreational ACL.
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: August 23, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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