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ACTION:
Temporary rule; closure.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140501394–5279–02]
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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2019
Commercial Accountability Measure
and Closure for South Atlantic Blueline
Tilefish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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NMFS implements an
accountability measure (AM) for
commercial blueline tilefish in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
South Atlantic. Commercial landings of
blueline tilefish are projected to reach
the commercial annual catch limit
(ACL) by July 30, 2019. Therefore,
NMFS is closing the commercial sector
for blueline tilefish in the South
Atlantic EEZ at 12:01 a.m., local time,
on July 30, 2019, and it will remain
closed until the start of the next fishing
year on January 1, 2020. This closure is
necessary to protect the blueline tilefish
resource.
SUMMARY:
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This temporary rule is effective
at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 30,
2019, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on
January 1, 2020.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
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Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
mary.vara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes blueline tilefish and is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council and
NMFS prepared the FMP, and the FMP
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.
As specified at 50 CFR
622.193(z)(1)(i), the commercial ACL for
blueline tilefish is 87,521 lb (39,699 kg),
round weight. The commercial AM for
blueline tilefish requires NMFS to close
the commercial sector when the
commercial ACL is reached, or
projected to be reached, by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
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of the Federal Register (50 CFR
622.193(z)(1)(i)). NMFS has projected
that for the 2019 fishing year, the
commercial ACL for South Atlantic
blueline tilefish will be reached by July
30, 2019. Accordingly, the commercial
sector for South Atlantic blueline
tilefish is closed effective at 12:01 a.m.,
local time, on July 30, 2019, until 12:01
a.m., local time, on January 1, 2020.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
Federal commercial vessel permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper having
blueline tilefish on board must have
landed and bartered, traded, or sold
such blueline tilefish prior to July 30,
2019. During the commercial closure, all
sale or purchase of blueline tilefish is
prohibited. The harvest or possession of
blueline tilefish in or from the South
Atlantic EEZ is limited to the bag and
possession limits specified in 50 CFR
622.187(b)(2) and 622.187(c)(1),
respectively, while the recreational
sector for blueline tilefish is open.
These bag and possession limits apply
in the South Atlantic on board a vessel
with a valid Federal commercial or
charter vessel/headboat permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper, and
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apply to the harvest of blueline tilefish
in both state and Federal waters.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the
NMFS Southeast Region has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the
conservation and management of
blueline tilefish and the South Atlantic
snapper-grouper fishery and is
consistent with the FMP, the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.193(z)(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
Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries (AA) finds that the need to
immediately implement this action to
close the commercial sector for blueline
tilefish 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 prior notice
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and opportunity for public comment are
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. Such procedures are
unnecessary because the regulations at
50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i) have already
been subject to notice and comment,
and all that remains is to notify the
public of the closure. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are
contrary to the public interest because
there is a need to immediately
implement this action to protect
blueline tilefish, since the capacity of
the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest
of the commercial ACL. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment would
require time and would potentially
result in a harvest well in excess of the
established commercial 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: July 24, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140501394-5279-02]
RIN 0648-XS005
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
2019 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic
Blueline 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 an accountability measure (AM) for commercial
blueline tilefish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic. Commercial landings of blueline tilefish are projected to
reach the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) by July 30, 2019.
Therefore, NMFS is closing the commercial sector for blueline tilefish
in the South Atlantic EEZ at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 30, 2019,
and it will remain closed until the start of the next fishing year on
January 1, 2020. This closure is necessary to protect the blueline
tilefish resource.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective at 12:01 a.m., local time, on
July 30, 2019, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes blueline tilefish and is managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and NMFS
prepared the FMP, and the FMP 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.
As specified at 50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i), the commercial ACL for
blueline tilefish is 87,521 lb (39,699 kg), round weight. The
commercial AM for blueline tilefish requires NMFS to close the
commercial sector when the commercial ACL is reached, or projected to
be reached, by filing a notification to that effect with the Office
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of the Federal Register (50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i)). NMFS has projected
that for the 2019 fishing year, the commercial ACL for South Atlantic
blueline tilefish will be reached by July 30, 2019. Accordingly, the
commercial sector for South Atlantic blueline tilefish is closed
effective at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 30, 2019, until 12:01
a.m., local time, on January 1, 2020.
The operator of a vessel with a valid Federal commercial vessel
permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper having blueline tilefish on
board must have landed and bartered, traded, or sold such blueline
tilefish prior to July 30, 2019. During the commercial closure, all
sale or purchase of blueline tilefish is prohibited. The harvest or
possession of blueline tilefish in or from the South Atlantic EEZ is
limited to the bag and possession limits specified in 50 CFR
622.187(b)(2) and 622.187(c)(1), respectively, while the recreational
sector for blueline tilefish is open. These bag and possession limits
apply in the South Atlantic on board a vessel with a valid Federal
commercial or charter vessel/headboat permit for South Atlantic
snapper-grouper, and apply to the harvest of blueline tilefish in both
state and Federal waters.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the NMFS Southeast Region has
determined this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and
management of blueline tilefish and the South Atlantic snapper-grouper
fishery and is consistent with the FMP, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and
other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.193(z)(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 Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries (AA) finds that the need
to immediately implement this action to close the commercial sector for
blueline tilefish 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 prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest. Such procedures are unnecessary because the
regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i) have already been subject to
notice and comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of the
closure. Prior notice and opportunity for public comment are contrary
to the public interest because there is a need to immediately implement
this action to protect blueline tilefish, since the capacity of the
fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest of the commercial ACL. Prior
notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and would
potentially result in a harvest well in excess of the established
commercial 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: July 24, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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