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current offering of grade standards in
that it standardizes methods across all
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improving the implementation of the
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.
Dated: October 9, 2019.
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 622
[Docket No. 191008–0058]
RIN 0648–BJ17
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Resources in the
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region;
Control Date
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed
rulemaking; consideration of a control
date.
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AGENCY:
This document announces the
establishment of a control date of March
7, 2019, for the commercial sector of
Spanish mackerel. The South Atlantic
SUMMARY:
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Fishery Management Council (South
Atlantic Council) may use the control
date if it decides to create restrictions
limiting participation in the commercial
sector for Spanish mackerel. The Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Gulf Council) would also need to
approve any restrictions to the Federal
commercial Spanish mackerel permit.
Anyone entering the sector after the
control date would not be assured of
future access should a management
program that limits participation in the
sector be prepared and implemented.
This announcement is intended, in part,
to promote awareness of the potential
eligibility criteria for future access to
discourage speculative entry into the
Spanish mackerel commercial sector
while the South Atlantic Council and
NMFS consider whether and how access
to the sector should be further
controlled.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by November 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2019–
0083’’ by either of the following
methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20190083, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Nikhil Mehta, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nikhil Mehta, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, or
email: nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
coastal migratory pelagic (CMP) fishery
in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
regions is managed jointly by the Gulf
of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils (Councils). The
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Fishery Management Plan for Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf
of Mexico and Atlantic Region (FMP)
includes king mackerel and Spanish
mackerel, and cobia in the Gulf of
Mexico. The FMP was prepared by the
Councils and is implemented by NMFS
through regulations at 50 CFR part 622
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
Spanish mackerel is not currently
overfished or undergoing overfishing.
However, as a result of increased
commercial effort and exceedance of the
commercial annual catch limit in recent
years, the South Atlantic Council
requested at their June 2019 meeting
that NMFS publish a control date of
March 7, 2019, for the Spanish mackerel
commercial permit. The final rule for
Amendment 2 to the FMP (52 FR 23836;
June 25, 1987), established an open
access Federal commercial permit for
both Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
migratory groups of Spanish mackerel.
The control date enables the South
Atlantic Council to inform current and
potential participants that it is
considering creating restrictions that
may limit participation in the Spanish
mackerel commercial sector. The South
Atlantic Council may consider creating
a limited access permit system for the
Spanish mackerel commercial sector
where the number of participants could
be restricted through permit limitations
to control the amount of effort. Other
options may include, but are not limited
to, a limited access gillnet endorsement
in the Atlantic southern zone (North
Carolina/South Carolina boundary to
the Miami-Dade/Monroe County,
Florida, boundary), and collaboration
with state agencies.
This document informs participants
who enter the commercial sector for
Spanish mackerel after March 7, 2019,
that they may not be ensured
participation under future management
of this portion of the CMP fishery. If the
South Atlantic Council decides to
restrict participation in the Spanish
mackerel commercial sector in relation
to this control date, an amendment to
the FMP with analysis of specific
biological, economic, and social effects
will be prepared at that time. Any future
amendment addressing modifications to
the Spanish mackerel commercial
permit in relation to this control date
would require approval by both
Councils.
In addition to an amendment to the
FMP, implementation of any such
changes would require publication of a
notice of availability and proposed rule
in the Federal Register with public
comment periods, and, if approved by
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the Secretary of Commerce, issuance of
a final rule.
Fishermen are not guaranteed future
participation in a fishery or sector
regardless of their entry date or intensity
of participation in the fishery or sector
before or after the control date under
consideration. The South Atlantic
Council subsequently may choose a
different control date or a different
management program without using a
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control date. The South Atlantic
Council also may choose to take no
further action to control entry or access
to the Spanish mackerel commercial
sector.
NMFS invites comments on the
establishment of this control date. This
notification also gives the public notice
that interested participants should
locate and preserve records that
substantiate and verify their
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participation in the Spanish mackerel
commercial sector.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 8, 2019.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–22317 Filed 10–11–19; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 191008-0058]
RIN 0648-BJ17
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Region; Control Date
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking; consideration of a
control date.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the establishment of a control date of
March 7, 2019, for the commercial sector of Spanish mackerel. The South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) may use
the control date if it decides to create restrictions limiting
participation in the commercial sector for Spanish mackerel. The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) would also need to
approve any restrictions to the Federal commercial Spanish mackerel
permit. Anyone entering the sector after the control date would not be
assured of future access should a management program that limits
participation in the sector be prepared and implemented. This
announcement is intended, in part, to promote awareness of the
potential eligibility criteria for future access to discourage
speculative entry into the Spanish mackerel commercial sector while the
South Atlantic Council and NMFS consider whether and how access to the
sector should be further controlled.
DATES: Written comments must be received by November 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by ``NOAA-NMFS-2019-
0083'' by either of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2019-0083, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Nikhil Mehta, NMFS
Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikhil Mehta, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The coastal migratory pelagic (CMP) fishery
in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic regions is managed jointly by the
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils
(Councils). The Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic
Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region (FMP) includes king
mackerel and Spanish mackerel, and cobia in the Gulf of Mexico. The FMP
was prepared by the Councils and is implemented by NMFS through
regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Spanish mackerel is not currently overfished or undergoing
overfishing. However, as a result of increased commercial effort and
exceedance of the commercial annual catch limit in recent years, the
South Atlantic Council requested at their June 2019 meeting that NMFS
publish a control date of March 7, 2019, for the Spanish mackerel
commercial permit. The final rule for Amendment 2 to the FMP (52 FR
23836; June 25, 1987), established an open access Federal commercial
permit for both Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico migratory groups of Spanish
mackerel. The control date enables the South Atlantic Council to inform
current and potential participants that it is considering creating
restrictions that may limit participation in the Spanish mackerel
commercial sector. The South Atlantic Council may consider creating a
limited access permit system for the Spanish mackerel commercial sector
where the number of participants could be restricted through permit
limitations to control the amount of effort. Other options may include,
but are not limited to, a limited access gillnet endorsement in the
Atlantic southern zone (North Carolina/South Carolina boundary to the
Miami-Dade/Monroe County, Florida, boundary), and collaboration with
state agencies.
This document informs participants who enter the commercial sector
for Spanish mackerel after March 7, 2019, that they may not be ensured
participation under future management of this portion of the CMP
fishery. If the South Atlantic Council decides to restrict
participation in the Spanish mackerel commercial sector in relation to
this control date, an amendment to the FMP with analysis of specific
biological, economic, and social effects will be prepared at that time.
Any future amendment addressing modifications to the Spanish mackerel
commercial permit in relation to this control date would require
approval by both Councils.
In addition to an amendment to the FMP, implementation of any such
changes would require publication of a notice of availability and
proposed rule in the Federal Register with public comment periods, and,
if approved by
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the Secretary of Commerce, issuance of a final rule.
Fishermen are not guaranteed future participation in a fishery or
sector regardless of their entry date or intensity of participation in
the fishery or sector before or after the control date under
consideration. The South Atlantic Council subsequently may choose a
different control date or a different management program without using
a control date. The South Atlantic Council also may choose to take no
further action to control entry or access to the Spanish mackerel
commercial sector.
NMFS invites comments on the establishment of this control date.
This notification also gives the public notice that interested
participants should locate and preserve records that substantiate and
verify their participation in the Spanish mackerel commercial sector.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 8, 2019.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-22317 Filed 10-11-19; 8:45 am]
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