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that Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination
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to this action. In addition, this action
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140818679–5356–02]
RIN 0648–XG837
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2019
Recreational Fishing Seasons for Red
Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the 2019
recreational fishing seasons for the
private angling and Federal charter
vessel/headboat (for-hire) components
for red snapper in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of
Mexico (Gulf) through this temporary
Dated: March 4, 2019.
rule. The season for the recreational
Michael Goodis,
sector for red snapper in the Gulf EEZ
opens on June 1, each year. For
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
recreational harvest by the private
angling component, the season closes at
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
12:01 a.m., local time, June 1, 2019.
amended as follows:
NMFS has issued exempted fishing
permits (EFPs) that allow each Gulf state
PART 180—[AMENDED]
(Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
■ 1. The authority citation for part 180
Alabama, and Florida) to set the private
continues to read as follows:
recreational season for red snapper that
are landed from state and Federal waters
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
in that state during 2018 and 2019. For
■ 2. In § 180.544, add alphabetically the
recreational harvest by the Federal forcommodities ‘‘Tea, dried’’ and ‘‘Tea,
hire component, the season closes at
instant’’ to the table in paragraph (a) to
12:01 a.m., local time, on August 2,
read as follows:
2019. These closures are necessary to
§ 180.544 Methoxyfenozide; tolerances for prevent the private angling and Federal
for-hire components from exceeding
residues.
their respective quotas, equivalent to
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annual catch limits (ACLs), for the 2019
fishing year and to prevent overfishing
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of the Gulf red snapper resource.
DATES: The closure is effective at 12:01
a.m., local time, June 1, 2019, until
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20 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2020,
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20 for the private angling component. The
closure is effective at 12:01 a.m., local
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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time, August 2, 2019, until 12:01 a.m.,
local time, January 1, 2020, for the
Federal for-hire component.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Hood, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
peter.hood@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
reef fish fishery, which includes red
snapper, is managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Reef Fish
Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).
The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of
Mexico 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 40 to the FMP established
two components within the recreational
sector fishing for Gulf red snapper: The
private angling component, and the
Federal for-hire component (80 FR
22422; April 22, 2015). Amendment 40
also allocated the red snapper
recreational ACL (recreational quota)
between the components and
established separate seasonal closures
for the two components. The
recreational seasonal closures are
projected from the component annual
catch targets (ACTs). Using ACTS to
project the recreational season closures
reduces the likelihood of the harvest
exceeding the component quotas and
the total recreational ACL. The current
private angling and for-hire component
ACTs are 20 percent below the
component quotas.
On March 5, 2019, NMFS published
a final rule implementing two
framework actions that modify the red
snapper ACLs (quotas) and ACTs (84 FR
2828). This rule, which will be effective
on April 4, 2019, increased the red
snapper quotas and decreased the
Federal for-hire component’s red
snapper ACT for 2019 to 9 percent
below the for-hire component quota.
Therefore, the applicable regulations
will be updated and the 2019 total
recreational quota for red snapper in the
Gulf EEZ will be 7.399 million lb (3.356
million kg) (50 CFR 622.39(2)(i)). This
quota is allocated 57.7 percent to the
private angling component and 42.3
percent to the Federal for-hire
component. For the private angling
component, the 2019 quota will be
4.269 million lb (1.936 million kg), and
the 2019 ACT will be 3.415 million lb
(1.549 million kg) (50 CFR
622.41(q)(2)(iii)(C)). For the Federal forhire component, the 2019 quota will be
3.130 million lb (1.420 million kg), and
the 2019 ACT will be 2.848 million lb
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(1.292 million kg) (50 CFR
622.41(q)(2)(iii)(B)). All weights given
are in round weight.
Private Angling Component
For the private angling component,
NMFS has issued EFPs that allow each
Gulf state (Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) to
set the season for red snapper that are
landed from state and Federal waters in
that state during 2018 and 2019. The
EFPs allocate a portion of the private
angling quota to each state, and each
state is required under the terms and
conditions of the EFPs to constrain
landings to its allocation. The combined
allocations equal the private angling
component quota.
To accommodate the EFPs, the private
angling season in federal waters will be
closed all year, but private anglers with
the appropriate state licenses are
exempt from regulations at 50 CFR
622.34(b) (recreational season closure
for red snapper) and 50 CFR
622.41(q)(2)(i) (private angler
component in-season closure) if these
anglers hold the appropriate state
fishing permits and are landing red
snapper in a participating state during
the state’s open season. Therefore, there
will be no Federal season for the private
angling component in 2019, and this
closure notification will take effect at
12:01 a.m., local time, June 1, 2019.
The Gulf states will establish seasons
during which red snapper caught in
state and Federal waters can be landed.
States will monitor red snapper
landings and close their respective
fishing seasons if the state’s assigned
quota is reached or projected to be
reached. Private anglers should consult
the regulations for the Gulf state where
they wish to land red snapper to
determine state season dates and
landing requirements.
Federal For-Hire Component
The 2019 red snapper Federal for-hire
fishing season has been determined to
be 62 days based on NMFS’ projection
of the date landings are expected to
reach the component ACT. For details
about the calculation of the projection
for 2019, see https://www.fisheries.noaa
.gov/southeast/recreational-fishing/gulfmexico-recreational-red-snappermanagement. Therefore, the 2019
Federal recreational season for the
Federal for-hire component will begin at
12:01 a.m., local time, June 1, 2019, and
close at 12:01 a.m., local time, August
2, 2019.
On and after the effective date of the
Federal for-hire component closure, the
bag and possession limits for red
snapper for Federal for-hire vessels are
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zero. When either the Federal for-hire
component or entire recreational sector
is closed, these bag and possession
limits apply in the Gulf onboard a vessel
for which a valid Federal for-hire permit
for Gulf reef fish has been issued,
without regard to where such species
were harvested, i.e., in state or Federal
waters.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Classification
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2019
Bluefish Specifications
The Regional Administrator for the
NMFS Southeast Region has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the
conservation and management of Gulf
red snapper and is consistent with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and other
applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.41(q)(2)(i) and (ii) 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 is based on the best
scientific information available. The
Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries (AA), finds that the need to
immediately implement this action to
close the private angling and Federal
for-hire components for the red snapper
recreational sector constitute good cause
to waive the requirements to provide
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment on this temporary rule
pursuant to the authority set forth in 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), because such
procedures are unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the
rule implementing the recreational red
snapper ACLs and ACTs, and the rule
implementing the requirement to close
the recreational components when the
ACTs are projected to be reached have
already been subject to notice and
comment, and all that remains is to
notify the public of the closures.
Providing prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are
contrary to the public interest because it
would require time and many for-hire
operations book trips for clients in
advance and need as much advance
notice as NMFS is able to provide to
adjust their business plans to account
for the fishing season.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 7, 2019.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues final
specifications for the 2019 Atlantic
bluefish fishery. This action establishes
allowable harvest levels for the bluefish
stock, to prevent overfishing while
allowing optimum yield, consistent
with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act and
the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan. This rule is also
intended to inform the public of these
specifications for the 2019 fishing year.
DATES: Effective March 12, 2019,
through December 31, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Copies of these
specifications, including the
Supplemental Information Report, and
other supporting documents for the
action, are available upon request from
Dr. Christopher M. Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, Suite 201, 800 N
State Street, Dover, DE 19901. These
documents are also accessible via the
internet at https://www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Ferrio, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The bluefish fishery is jointly
managed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
under the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). The FMP
requires the specification of the
acceptable biological catch (ABC),
annual catch limit (ACL), annual catch
targets (ACT), commercial quotas,
recreational harvest limit, and other
management measures, for up to three
years at a time. This action implements
final 2019 specifications for the bluefish
fishery, which are very similar to 2018.
The bluefish stock will undergo an
operational assessment in mid-2019 that
is designed to incorporate updated
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140818679-5356-02]
RIN 0648-XG837
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2019 Recreational Fishing
Seasons for Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 2019 recreational fishing seasons for the
private angling and Federal charter vessel/headboat (for-hire)
components for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) through this temporary rule. The season for the
recreational sector for red snapper in the Gulf EEZ opens on June 1,
each year. For recreational harvest by the private angling component,
the season closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, June 1, 2019. NMFS has
issued exempted fishing permits (EFPs) that allow each Gulf state
(Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) to set the
private recreational season for red snapper that are landed from state
and Federal waters in that state during 2018 and 2019. For recreational
harvest by the Federal for-hire component, the season closes at 12:01
a.m., local time, on August 2, 2019. These closures are necessary to
prevent the private angling and Federal for-hire components from
exceeding their respective quotas, equivalent to annual catch limits
(ACLs), for the 2019 fishing year and to prevent overfishing of the
Gulf red snapper resource.
DATES: The closure is effective at 12:01 a.m., local time, June 1,
2019, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2020, for the private
angling component. The closure is effective at 12:01 a.m., local time,
August 2, 2019, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2020, for the
Federal for-hire component.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Hood, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: peter.hood@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf reef fish fishery, which includes
red snapper, is managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef
Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the
Gulf of Mexico 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 40 to the FMP established two
components within the recreational sector fishing for Gulf red snapper:
The private angling component, and the Federal for-hire component (80
FR 22422; April 22, 2015). Amendment 40 also allocated the red snapper
recreational ACL (recreational quota) between the components and
established separate seasonal closures for the two components. The
recreational seasonal closures are projected from the component annual
catch targets (ACTs). Using ACTS to project the recreational season
closures reduces the likelihood of the harvest exceeding the component
quotas and the total recreational ACL. The current private angling and
for-hire component ACTs are 20 percent below the component quotas.
On March 5, 2019, NMFS published a final rule implementing two
framework actions that modify the red snapper ACLs (quotas) and ACTs
(84 FR 2828). This rule, which will be effective on April 4, 2019,
increased the red snapper quotas and decreased the Federal for-hire
component's red snapper ACT for 2019 to 9 percent below the for-hire
component quota.
Therefore, the applicable regulations will be updated and the 2019
total recreational quota for red snapper in the Gulf EEZ will be 7.399
million lb (3.356 million kg) (50 CFR 622.39(2)(i)). This quota is
allocated 57.7 percent to the private angling component and 42.3
percent to the Federal for-hire component. For the private angling
component, the 2019 quota will be 4.269 million lb (1.936 million kg),
and the 2019 ACT will be 3.415 million lb (1.549 million kg) (50 CFR
622.41(q)(2)(iii)(C)). For the Federal for-hire component, the 2019
quota will be 3.130 million lb (1.420 million kg), and the 2019 ACT
will be 2.848 million lb
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(1.292 million kg) (50 CFR 622.41(q)(2)(iii)(B)). All weights given are
in round weight.
Private Angling Component
For the private angling component, NMFS has issued EFPs that allow
each Gulf state (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida)
to set the season for red snapper that are landed from state and
Federal waters in that state during 2018 and 2019. The EFPs allocate a
portion of the private angling quota to each state, and each state is
required under the terms and conditions of the EFPs to constrain
landings to its allocation. The combined allocations equal the private
angling component quota.
To accommodate the EFPs, the private angling season in federal
waters will be closed all year, but private anglers with the
appropriate state licenses are exempt from regulations at 50 CFR
622.34(b) (recreational season closure for red snapper) and 50 CFR
622.41(q)(2)(i) (private angler component in-season closure) if these
anglers hold the appropriate state fishing permits and are landing red
snapper in a participating state during the state's open season.
Therefore, there will be no Federal season for the private angling
component in 2019, and this closure notification will take effect at
12:01 a.m., local time, June 1, 2019.
The Gulf states will establish seasons during which red snapper
caught in state and Federal waters can be landed. States will monitor
red snapper landings and close their respective fishing seasons if the
state's assigned quota is reached or projected to be reached. Private
anglers should consult the regulations for the Gulf state where they
wish to land red snapper to determine state season dates and landing
requirements.
Federal For-Hire Component
The 2019 red snapper Federal for-hire fishing season has been
determined to be 62 days based on NMFS' projection of the date landings
are expected to reach the component ACT. For details about the
calculation of the projection for 2019, see https://www.fisheries.noaa
.gov/southeast/recreational-fishing/gulf-mexico-recreational-red-
snapper-management. Therefore, the 2019 Federal recreational season for
the Federal for-hire component will begin at 12:01 a.m., local time,
June 1, 2019, and close at 12:01 a.m., local time, August 2, 2019.
On and after the effective date of the Federal for-hire component
closure, the bag and possession limits for red snapper for Federal for-
hire vessels are zero. When either the Federal for-hire component or
entire recreational sector is closed, these bag and possession limits
apply in the Gulf onboard a vessel for which a valid Federal for-hire
permit for Gulf reef fish has been issued, without regard to where such
species were harvested, i.e., in state or Federal waters.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the NMFS Southeast Region has
determined this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and
management of Gulf red snapper and is consistent with the Magnuson-
Stevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.41(q)(2)(i) and (ii) 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 is based on the best scientific information available.
The Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries (AA), finds that the
need to immediately implement this action to close the private angling
and Federal for-hire components for the red snapper recreational sector
constitute good cause to waive the requirements to provide prior notice
and opportunity for public comment on this temporary rule pursuant to
the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), because such procedures
are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such procedures
are unnecessary because the rule implementing the recreational red
snapper ACLs and ACTs, and the rule implementing the requirement to
close the recreational components when the ACTs are projected to be
reached have already been subject to notice and comment, and all that
remains is to notify the public of the closures.
Providing prior notice and opportunity for public comment are
contrary to the public interest because it would require time and many
for-hire operations book trips for clients in advance and need as much
advance notice as NMFS is able to provide to adjust their business
plans to account for the fishing season.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 7, 2019.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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