Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfers From NC to MA and VA to RI, 48476 [2020-17524]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 155 / Tuesday, August 11, 2020 / Rules and Regulations
§ 251.56
Final rule; correction.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture is correcting a final rule that
appeared in the Federal Register on July
10, 2020. The final rule amends existing
special use regulations to implement
section 512 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act, as added by
section 211 of division O, Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 (hereinafter
‘‘section 512’’). Section 512 governs the
development and approval of operating
plans and agreements for maintenance
and vegetation management of electric
transmission and distribution line
facilities (powerline facilities) on
National Forest System (NFS) lands
inside the linear boundary of special use
authorizations for powerline facilities
and on abutting NFS lands to remove or
prune hazard trees.
DATES: Effective August 10, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reggie Woodruff, Energy Program
Manager, Lands and Realty
Management, 202–205–1196 or
reginal.woodruff@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR doc.
2020–13999 appearing on pages 41387–
41394 in the Federal Register of Friday,
July 10, 2020, the following corrections
are made:
SUMMARY:
§ 251.51
[Corrected]
15:51 Aug 10, 2020
James E. Hubbard,
Under Secretary, Natural Resources and
Environment.
[FR Doc. 2020–17462 Filed 8–7–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
RTID 0648–XA339
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfers From NC to MA and
VA to RI
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
AGENCY:
1. On page 41392, in the first column,
in § 251.51, in amendment 2, the
instruction is corrected to read as
follows:
■ 2. Amend § 251.51 by:
■ a. Adding in alphabetical order the
definition of ‘‘Hazard tree’’;
■ b. Revising the definition of ‘‘Linear
right-of-way’’; and
■ c. Adding in alphabetical order the
definitions of ‘‘Maintenance,’’
‘‘Maximum operating sag,’’ ‘‘Minimum
vegetation clearance distance,’’
‘‘Operating plan or agreement for a
powerline facility,’’ ‘‘Owner or
operator,’’ ‘‘Powerline facility,’’ and
‘‘Vegetation Management’’.
The additions and revision read as
follows:
■ 2. On page 41392, in the second
column, in § 251.51, the definition for
‘‘Linear right-of-way’’ is corrected to
read as follows:
Linear right-of-way—an authorized
right-of-way for a linear facility, such as
a road, trail, pipeline, powerline facility,
fence, water transmission facility, or
fiber optic cable, whose linear boundary
is delineated by its legal description.
■ 3. On page 41394, in the first column,
in § 251.56, paragraph (h)(5)(viii)(B) is
corrected to read as follows:
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(B) Emergency vegetation
management. Emergency vegetation
management does not require prior
written approval from the authorized
officer. The owner or operator shall
notify the authorized officer in writing
of the location and quantity of the
emergency vegetation management
within 24 hours of initiating the
response;
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NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is transferring a
portion of its 2020 commercial summer
flounder quota to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of
Virginia is also transferring a portion of
its 2020 summer flounder quota to the
State of Rhode Island. These quota
adjustments are 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 commercial quotas for North
Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia, and
Rhode Island.
DATES: Effective August 10, 2020,
through December 31, 2020.
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
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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
2020 allocations were published on
October 9, 2019 (84 FR 54041).
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
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.
North Carolina is transferring 6,965
pounds (lb) (3,519 kilograms (kg)) to
Massachusetts. Virginia is transferring
6,417 lb (2,911 kg) to Rhode Island.
These transfers are occurring through
mutual agreement of the states. These
transfers were requested to repay
landings made by out-of-state permitted
vessels under safe harbor agreements.
The revised summer flounder quotas for
fishing year 2020 are now: North
Carolina, 3,134,764 lb (1,421,905 kg);
Massachusetts 793,364 lb (359,864 kg);
Rhode Island, 1,814,665 lb (823,118 kg);
and Virginia, 2,474,181 lb (1,122,269
kg).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 6, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–17524 Filed 8–10–20; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
RTID 0648-XA339
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Quota Transfers From NC to MA and VA to RI
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is
transferring a portion of its 2020 commercial summer flounder quota to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Virginia is also
transferring a portion of its 2020 summer flounder quota to the State
of Rhode Island. These quota adjustments are 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 commercial quotas for North Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia,
and Rhode Island.
DATES: Effective August 10, 2020, through December 31, 2020.
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 2020 allocations were
published on October 9, 2019 (84 FR 54041).
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.
North Carolina is transferring 6,965 pounds (lb) (3,519 kilograms
(kg)) to Massachusetts. Virginia is transferring 6,417 lb (2,911 kg) to
Rhode Island. These transfers are occurring through mutual agreement of
the states. These transfers were requested to repay landings made by
out-of-state permitted vessels under safe harbor agreements. The
revised summer flounder quotas for fishing year 2020 are now: North
Carolina, 3,134,764 lb (1,421,905 kg); Massachusetts 793,364 lb
(359,864 kg); Rhode Island, 1,814,665 lb (823,118 kg); and Virginia,
2,474,181 lb (1,122,269 kg).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 6, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17524 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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