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‘‘any agricultural commodity’’ means
horticultural products at risk of
perishing, or degrading in quality,
during transport by commercial motor
vehicle, including plants, sod, flowers,
shrubs, ornamentals, seedlings, live
trees, and Christmas trees.
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in sec. 602 of the Emergency Livestock
Feed Assistance Act of 1988 [7 U.S.C.
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living animals cultivated, grown, or
raised for commercial purposes,
including aquatic animals.
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and not subjected to significant postharvest changes to enhance shelf life,
such as canning, jarring, freezing, or
drying. The term ‘‘non-processed food’’
includes fresh fruits and vegetables, and
cereal and oilseed crops which have
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Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.87.
James W. Deck,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020–25971 Filed 11–20–20; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 200212–0053; RTID 0648–
XA663]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Blueline Tilefish Fishery; 2020
Blueline Tilefish Commercial Quota
Harvested
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure of the
blueline tilefish commercial fishery.
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AGENCY:
Federal commercial tilefish
permit holders are prohibited from
fishing for, catching, possessing,
transferring or landing tilefish in the
Tilefish Management Unit for the
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remainder of the 2020 fishing year. This
action is required when NMFS projects
that 100 percent of the 2020 total
allowable landings will have been
caught by the effective date. This action
is intended to prevent over-harvest of
blueline tilefish for the fishing year.
DATES: Effective 0001 hr local time,
November 21, 2020, through December
31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations for the blueline tilefish
fishery are at 50 CFR part 648. The
regulations at § 648.295(b)(2)(ii) require
that when NMFS projects that blueline
tilefish catch will reach 100 percent of
the total allowable landings (TAL), the
Regional Administrator must close the
commercial blueline tilefish fishery for
the remainder of the fishing year. No
vessel may retain or land blueline
tilefish in or from the Tilefish
Management Unit after the announced
closure date. NMFS monitors the
blueline tilefish fishery catch based on
dealer reports, state data, and other
available information. When 100
percent of the TAL is projected to be
landed, NMFS must publish a notice in
the Federal Register notifying blueline
tilefish vessel and dealer permit holders
of the closure date.
The Regional Administrator has
determined, based on dealer reports and
other available information, that the
blueline tilefish commercial fishery will
catch 100 percent of the TAL by
November 21, 2020. Effective 0001
November 21, 2020, vessels may not
retain or land blueline tilefish in or from
the Tilefish Management Unit through
December 31, 2020.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
part 648, which was issued pursuant to
section 304(b), and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
NMFS finds good cause pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3)
to waive prior notice and the
opportunity for public comment and the
delayed effectiveness period because it
would be contrary to the public interest
and impracticable. Data and other
information indicating the blueline
tilefish commercial fishery will have
landed 100 percent of the TAL have
only recently become available.
Landings data are updated by dealer
reports dealers on a weekly basis, and
NMFS monitors data as catch increases
toward the limit. This action is routine
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and formulaic. The regulations at
§ 648.295(b)(2)(ii) require such action to
ensure that blueline tilefish commercial
vessels do not exceed the 2020 TAL. If
implementation of this action is
delayed, the TAL for the 2020 fishing
year may be exceeded, thereby
undermining the conservation
objectives of the Tilefish Fishery
Management Plan. Also, the public had
prior notice and full opportunity to
comment on this process when the
provisions regarding closures and the
2020 quota levels were put in place.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 18, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–25925 Filed 11–19–20; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 200522–0145]
RIN 0648–BJ80
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery;
Extend an Emergency Action To
Extend Portions of the Fishing Year
2019 Scallop Carryover Provisions
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency
action extension.
AGENCY:
This temporary rule extends
emergency measures that extend
portions of the fishing year 2019
carryover provisions in the Atlantic Sea
Scallop Fishery Management Plan into
the 2020 fishing year published on June
1, 2020 (85 FR 33027), which is
scheduled to expire on November 29,
2020. This action is necessary to prevent
the Limited Access General Category
Individual Fishery Quota vessels from
losing any carryover granted by this
emergency action and to prevent the
Nantucket Lightship-West Access Area
from opening on November 29, 2020.
This action is intended to provide
additional time for Limited Access
General Category Individual Fishery
Quota vessels to land the 2019 carryover
allocation granted by the original
emergency action and to provide the
New England Fishery Management
Council additional time to develop a
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 200212-0053; RTID 0648-XA663]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Blueline Tilefish
Fishery; 2020 Blueline Tilefish Commercial Quota Harvested
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure of the blueline tilefish commercial
fishery.
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SUMMARY: Federal commercial tilefish permit holders are prohibited from
fishing for, catching, possessing, transferring or landing tilefish in
the Tilefish Management Unit for the remainder of the 2020 fishing
year. This action is required when NMFS projects that 100 percent of
the 2020 total allowable landings will have been caught by the
effective date. This action is intended to prevent over-harvest of
blueline tilefish for the fishing year.
DATES: Effective 0001 hr local time, November 21, 2020, through
December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations for the blueline tilefish
fishery are at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations at Sec.
648.295(b)(2)(ii) require that when NMFS projects that blueline
tilefish catch will reach 100 percent of the total allowable landings
(TAL), the Regional Administrator must close the commercial blueline
tilefish fishery for the remainder of the fishing year. No vessel may
retain or land blueline tilefish in or from the Tilefish Management
Unit after the announced closure date. NMFS monitors the blueline
tilefish fishery catch based on dealer reports, state data, and other
available information. When 100 percent of the TAL is projected to be
landed, NMFS must publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying
blueline tilefish vessel and dealer permit holders of the closure date.
The Regional Administrator has determined, based on dealer reports
and other available information, that the blueline tilefish commercial
fishery will catch 100 percent of the TAL by November 21, 2020.
Effective 0001 November 21, 2020, vessels may not retain or land
blueline tilefish in or from the Tilefish Management Unit through
December 31, 2020.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR part 648, which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
NMFS finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment
and the delayed effectiveness period because it would be contrary to
the public interest and impracticable. Data and other information
indicating the blueline tilefish commercial fishery will have landed
100 percent of the TAL have only recently become available. Landings
data are updated by dealer reports dealers on a weekly basis, and NMFS
monitors data as catch increases toward the limit. This action is
routine and formulaic. The regulations at Sec. 648.295(b)(2)(ii)
require such action to ensure that blueline tilefish commercial vessels
do not exceed the 2020 TAL. If implementation of this action is
delayed, the TAL for the 2020 fishing year may be exceeded, thereby
undermining the conservation objectives of the Tilefish Fishery
Management Plan. Also, the public had prior notice and full opportunity
to comment on this process when the provisions regarding closures and
the 2020 quota levels were put in place.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 18, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-25925 Filed 11-19-20; 4:15 pm]
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