Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From NC to MA, 8559 [2021-02521]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 24 / Monday, February 8, 2021 / Rules and Regulations disconnection to the Reassigned Numbers Database per the 2018 Second Report and Order, published on March 26, 2019, is now required. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Compliance with 47 CFR 64.1200(l)(2), published at 84 FR 11226, March 26, 2019, is required as of March 10, 2021. 50 CFR Part 648 DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Schroeder of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer Policy Division, at (202) 418–0654 or Karen.Schroeder@fcc.gov. This document announces that OMB approved the information collection requirement in § 64.1200(l)(2) on June 2, 2020. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the compliance date of the rule. The Commission previously announced that compliance with the rules for aging numbers and maintaining records of the most recent date of permanent disconnection was required as of July 27, 2020, published at 85 FR 38334, June 26, 2020. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@ fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by the Office of the Federal Register on January 14, 2021. [FR Doc. 2021–01299 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES BILLING CODE 6712–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:53 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 253001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA843] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From NC to MA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; quota transfer. AGENCY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring a portion of its 2020 commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This retroactive adjustment to the 2020 fishing year quota 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 retroactively revised 2020 commercial quotas for North Carolina and Massachusetts. DATES: Effective February 5, 2021, through December 31, 2021. 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 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 8559 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 not 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. The Regional Administrator has determined these three criteria have been met for the transfer approved in this notice. North Carolina is transferring 9,185 lb (4,166 kg) of 2020 summer flounder commercial quota to Massachusetts through mutual agreement of the states. This transfer was requested to repay landings made by a North Carolinapermitted vessel in Massachusetts under a safe harbor agreement. The revised summer flounder quotas for calendar year 2020 are: North Carolina, 3,026,316 lb (1,372,714 kg); and, Massachusetts, 802,549 lb (364,030 kg). Given the timing of the safe harbor agreement and the states’ request, we were unable to process the transfer before the December 31st end of the 2020 fishing year. The retroactively adjusted quotas will be used to calculate overages for the 2020 fishing year and adjust, as needed, 2021 summer flounder quotas. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: February 3, 2021. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2021–02521 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\08FER1.SGM 08FER1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 24 (Monday, February 8, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02521]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[RTID 0648-XA843]


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder 
Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From NC to MA

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; quota transfer.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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. This retroactive adjustment to the 
2020 fishing year quota 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 
retroactively revised 2020 commercial quotas for North Carolina and 
Massachusetts.

DATES: Effective February 5, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

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 not 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. The Regional 
Administrator has determined these three criteria have been met for the 
transfer approved in this notice.
    North Carolina is transferring 9,185 lb (4,166 kg) of 2020 summer 
flounder commercial quota to Massachusetts through mutual agreement of 
the states. This transfer was requested to repay landings made by a 
North Carolina-permitted vessel in Massachusetts under a safe harbor 
agreement. The revised summer flounder quotas for calendar year 2020 
are: North Carolina, 3,026,316 lb (1,372,714 kg); and, Massachusetts, 
802,549 lb (364,030 kg).
    Given the timing of the safe harbor agreement and the states' 
request, we were unable to process the transfer before the December 
31st end of the 2020 fishing year. The retroactively adjusted quotas 
will be used to calculate overages for the 2020 fishing year and 
adjust, as needed, 2021 summer flounder quotas.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 3, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-02521 Filed 2-5-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.