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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No.: 210308–0050; RTID 0648–
XX070]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Monkfish Fishery; 2021
Monkfish Specifications
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We are implementing
specifications for the 2021 monkfish
fishery. This action is necessary to
ensure allowable monkfish harvest
levels that will prevent overfishing and
allow harvesting of optimum yield. This
action is intended to establish the
allowable 2021 harvest levels,
consistent with the Monkfish Fishery
Management Plan and previously
announced multi-year specifications.
SUMMARY:
The final specifications for the
2021 monkfish fishery are effective May
1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allison Murphy, Fishery Policy Analyst,
(978) 281–9122.
The New
England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils jointly manage
the monkfish fishery. The Monkfish
Fishery Management Plan includes a
specifications process that requires the
Councils to recommend quotas on a
triennial basis. This action would
finalize 2021 specifications approved by
the Councils in Framework Adjustment
12 to the Monkfish Fishery Management
Plan, which included specifications for
fishing years 2020–2022.
On September 17, 2020, we approved
Framework 12 measures for the 2020
fishing year (85 FR 57986), based on a
recent stock assessment update and
consistent with the New England
Council’s Scientific and Statistical
Committee recommendations. At that
time, we also projected a continuation
of those same specifications for 2021
and 2022. Final 2021 total allowable
landings in both the Northern and
Southern Fishery Management Areas are
summarized in Table 1. These 2021
measures are the same as those
implemented in 2020. All other
requirements remain the same.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
TABLE 1—MONKFISH SPECIFICATIONS FOR FISHING YEAR 2021
[In metric tons]
Catch limits
Acceptable Biological Catch ....................................................................................................................................
Annual Catch Limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Management Uncertainty .........................................................................................................................................
Annual Catch Target (Total Allowable Landings + discards) ..................................................................................
Discards ...................................................................................................................................................................
Total Allowable Landings .........................................................................................................................................
We have reviewed available 2020
fishery information. There have been no
annual catch limit or total allowable
landings overages, nor is there any new
biological information that would
require altering the projected 2021
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specifications. Based on this, we are
implementing the fishing year 2021
specifications announced in the
Framework 12 final rule (85 FR 57986,
September 17, 2020). The 2021
specifications will be effective until
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Northern area
Southern area
8,351
8,351
3 percent
8,101
1,477
6,624
12,316
12,316
3 percent
11,947
6,065
5,882
April 30, 2022. We will finalize the
2022 fishing year specifications prior to
May 1, 2022, by publishing another final
rule.
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Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(3) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS
Assistant Administrator has determined
that this final rule is consistent with the
Monkfish Fishery Management Plan,
other provisions of the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable law.
This rule is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), we
find good cause to waive prior public
notice and opportunity for public
comment on the catch limit and
allocation adjustments because allowing
time for notice and comment is
unnecessary. The Framework 12
proposed rule provided the public with
the opportunity to comment on the
2020–2022 specifications (85 FR 39157,
June 30, 2020). No comments were
received on the proposed rule. Thus, the
proposed and final rules that contained
the projected 2020–2022 specifications
provided a full opportunity for the
public to comment on the substance and
process of this action. Furthermore, no
circumstances or conditions have
changed in the monkfish fishery that
would cause new concern or necessitate
reopening the comment period. Finally,
the final 2021 specifications being
implemented by this rule are unchanged
from those projected in the Framework
12 final rule.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation,
Department of Commerce, previously
certified to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration (SBA) that the 2020–
2022 monkfish specifications would not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Implementing status quo specifications
for 2021 will not change the conclusions
drawn in that previous certification to
the SBA. Because advance notice and
the opportunity for public comment are
not required for this action under the
Administrative Procedure Act, or any
other law, the analytical requirements of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C.
601 et seq., do not apply to this rule.
Therefore, no new regulatory flexibility
analysis is required and none has been
prepared.
This final rule contains no
information collection requirements
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 210217–0022]
RTID 0648–XA821
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the
Community Development Quota (CDQ)
pollock directed fishing allowance
(DFA) from the Aleutian Islands subarea
to the Bering Sea subarea. This action is
necessary to provide opportunity for
harvest of the 2021 total allowable catch
of pollock, consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(BSAI).
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), March 12, 2021, until the
effective date of the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for BSAI
groundfish, unless otherwise modified
or superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt
Iverson, 907–586–7210.
SUMMARY:
NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
In the Aleutian Islands subarea, the
portion of the 2021 pollock total
allowable catch (TAC) allocated to the
CDQ DFA is 1,900 metric tons (mt) as
established by the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (86 FR 11449, February 25,
2021).
As of January 19, 2021, the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has
determined that 1,900 mt of pollock
CDQ DFA in the Aleutian Islands
subarea will not be harvested.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(4), NMFS
reallocates 1,900 mt of pollock CDQ
DFA from the Aleutian Islands subarea
to the Bering Sea subarea. The 1,900 mt
of pollock 2021 Aleutians Islands CDQ
DFA is added to the 2021 Bering Sea
CDQ DFA. The 2021 Bering Sea subarea
pollock incidental catch allowance
remains at 49,500 mt. As a result, the
2021 harvest specifications for pollock
in the Aleutian Islands subarea included
in the final 2021 and 2022 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (86 FR 11449, February 25, 2021)
are revised as follows: 0 mt to CDQ
DFA. Furthermore, pursuant to
§ 679.20(a)(5), Table 4 of the final 2021
and 2022 harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (86 FR 11449,
February 25, 2021) is revised to make
2021 pollock allocations consistent with
this reallocation. This reallocation
results in an adjustment to the 2021
CDQ pollock allocation established at
§ 679.20(a)(5).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
TABLE 4—FINAL 2021 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ
DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES (DFA) 1
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2021 A season 1
2021
allocations
Area and sector
Bering Sea subarea TAC 1 ......................................................................
CDQ DFA .................................................................................................
ICA 1 .........................................................................................................
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SCA harvest
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n/a
62,730
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2021 B season 1
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n/a
39,032
n/a
B season DFA
n/a
76,670
n/a
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14012-14013]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No.: 210308-0050; RTID 0648-XX070]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fishery;
2021 Monkfish Specifications
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are implementing specifications for the 2021 monkfish
fishery. This action is necessary to ensure allowable monkfish harvest
levels that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum
yield. This action is intended to establish the allowable 2021 harvest
levels, consistent with the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan and
previously announced multi-year specifications.
DATES: The final specifications for the 2021 monkfish fishery are
effective May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Murphy, Fishery Policy
Analyst, (978) 281-9122.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils jointly manage the monkfish fishery. The Monkfish
Fishery Management Plan includes a specifications process that requires
the Councils to recommend quotas on a triennial basis. This action
would finalize 2021 specifications approved by the Councils in
Framework Adjustment 12 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan, which
included specifications for fishing years 2020-2022.
On September 17, 2020, we approved Framework 12 measures for the
2020 fishing year (85 FR 57986), based on a recent stock assessment
update and consistent with the New England Council's Scientific and
Statistical Committee recommendations. At that time, we also projected
a continuation of those same specifications for 2021 and 2022. Final
2021 total allowable landings in both the Northern and Southern Fishery
Management Areas are summarized in Table 1. These 2021 measures are the
same as those implemented in 2020. All other requirements remain the
same.
Table 1--Monkfish Specifications for Fishing Year 2021
[In metric tons]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Catch limits Northern area Southern area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Acceptable Biological Catch............. 8,351 12,316
Annual Catch Limit...................... 8,351 12,316
Management Uncertainty.................. 3 percent 3 percent
Annual Catch Target (Total Allowable 8,101 11,947
Landings + discards)...................
Discards................................ 1,477 6,065
Total Allowable Landings................ 6,624 5,882
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We have reviewed available 2020 fishery information. There have
been no annual catch limit or total allowable landings overages, nor is
there any new biological information that would require altering the
projected 2021 specifications. Based on this, we are implementing the
fishing year 2021 specifications announced in the Framework 12 final
rule (85 FR 57986, September 17, 2020). The 2021 specifications will be
effective until April 30, 2022. We will finalize the 2022 fishing year
specifications prior to May 1, 2022, by publishing another final rule.
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Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS
Assistant Administrator has determined that this final rule is
consistent with the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan, other provisions
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable law.
This rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), we find good cause to waive prior
public notice and opportunity for public comment on the catch limit and
allocation adjustments because allowing time for notice and comment is
unnecessary. The Framework 12 proposed rule provided the public with
the opportunity to comment on the 2020-2022 specifications (85 FR
39157, June 30, 2020). No comments were received on the proposed rule.
Thus, the proposed and final rules that contained the projected 2020-
2022 specifications provided a full opportunity for the public to
comment on the substance and process of this action. Furthermore, no
circumstances or conditions have changed in the monkfish fishery that
would cause new concern or necessitate reopening the comment period.
Finally, the final 2021 specifications being implemented by this rule
are unchanged from those projected in the Framework 12 final rule.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation, Department of Commerce,
previously certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration (SBA) that the 2020-2022 monkfish
specifications would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Implementing status quo
specifications for 2021 will not change the conclusions drawn in that
previous certification to the SBA. Because advance notice and the
opportunity for public comment are not required for this action under
the Administrative Procedure Act, or any other law, the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
do not apply to this rule. Therefore, no new regulatory flexibility
analysis is required and none has been prepared.
This final rule contains no information collection requirements
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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