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quota monitoring and inseason
adjustments.
NMFS reminds General category
participants that when the fishery
reopens December 1, 2019, the BFT
General category daily retention limit
will be one large medium or giant BFT
per vessel per day/trip.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
NMFS (AA) finds that it is impracticable
and contrary to the public interest to
provide prior notice of, and an
opportunity for public comment on, this
action for the following reasons:
The regulations implementing the
2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and
amendments provide for inseason quota
transfers to respond to the unpredictable
nature of BFT availability on the fishing
grounds, the migratory nature of this
species, and the regional variations in
the BFT fishery. Affording prior notice
and opportunity for public comment to
implement the quota transfer for the
remainder of 2019 is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest as such a
delay would result in continued closure
of the General category fishery (because
the available quota has been exceeded)
and the need to re-open the fishery later
in the December time period, rather
than the fishery automatically reopening on December 1, 2019. The
delay would preclude the fishery from
harvesting BFT that are available on the
fishing grounds and that might
otherwise become unavailable during a
delay. Therefore, the AA finds good
cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive
prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment. For these reasons,
there also is good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(d) to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness.
This action is being taken under
§ 635.27(a)(9) (Inseason adjustments)
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.
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Dated: November 14, 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 648
RTID 0648–XX025
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer From MD to NJ
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement of quota
transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of Maryland is transferring a
portion of its 2019 commercial summer
flounder quota to the State of New
Jersey. This quota adjustment is
necessary to comply with the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Fishery Management Plan quota transfer
provisions. This announcement informs
the public of the revised 2019
commercial quotas for Maryland and
New Jersey.
DATES: Effective November 18, 2019,
through December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.100 through 648.110. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through North Carolina. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.102 and final
2019 allocations were published on May
17, 2019 (84 FR 22392).
The final rule implementing
Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as
published in the Federal Register on
December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936),
provided a mechanism for transferring
summer flounder commercial quota
from one state to another. Two or more
states, under mutual agreement and
with the concurrence of the NMFS
Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator,
can transfer or combine summer
flounder commercial quota under
§ 648.102(c)(2). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider
three criteria in the evaluation of
requests for quota transfers or
combinations: The transfer or
combinations would preclude the
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overall annual quota from being fully
harvested; the transfer addresses an
unforeseen variation or contingency in
the fishery; and, the transfer is
consistent with the objectives of the
FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Maryland is transferring 15,220 lb
(6,904 kg) of summer flounder
commercial quota to New Jersey. This
transfer was requested to repay landings
made by a Maryland-permitted vessel in
New Jersey under a safe harbor
agreement. Based on the revised
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Specifications, the summer
flounder quotas for fishing year 2019 are
now: Maryland, 208,734 lb (94,680 kg);
and, New Jersey, 1,855,396 lb (841,593
kg).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 14, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 180831813–9170–02]
RIN 0648–XY025
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 2019
Pacific cod total allowable catch
apportioned to catcher vessels greater
than or equal to 50 feet LOA using hookand-line gear in the Central Regulatory
Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), November 16, 2019,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
RTID 0648-XX025
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Quota Transfer From MD to NJ
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement of quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of Maryland is transferring a
portion of its 2019 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of
New Jersey. This quota adjustment is necessary to comply with the
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota
transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the
revised 2019 commercial quotas for Maryland and New Jersey.
DATES: Effective November 18, 2019, through December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder
fishery are found in 50 CFR 648.100 through 648.110. These regulations
require annual specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned
among the coastal states from Maine through North Carolina. The process
to set the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in Sec. 648.102 and final 2019 allocations were
published on May 17, 2019 (84 FR 22392).
The final rule implementing Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as published in the Federal Register on
December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936), provided a mechanism for transferring
summer flounder commercial quota from one state to another. Two or more
states, under mutual agreement and with the concurrence of the NMFS
Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator, can transfer or combine summer
flounder commercial quota under Sec. 648.102(c)(2). The Regional
Administrator is required to consider three criteria in the evaluation
of requests for quota transfers or combinations: The transfer or
combinations would preclude the overall annual quota from being fully
harvested; the transfer addresses an unforeseen variation or
contingency in the fishery; and, the transfer is consistent with the
objectives of the FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Maryland is transferring 15,220 lb (6,904 kg) of summer flounder
commercial quota to New Jersey. This transfer was requested to repay
landings made by a Maryland-permitted vessel in New Jersey under a safe
harbor agreement. Based on the revised Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black
Sea Bass Specifications, the summer flounder quotas for fishing year
2019 are now: Maryland, 208,734 lb (94,680 kg); and, New Jersey,
1,855,396 lb (841,593 kg).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 14, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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