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Corrections to Framework Adjustment
59
Revisions to Framework Adjustment
59 to the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan and Sector
Annual Catch Entitlements; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; adjustment to
specifications; correction.
AGENCY:
This final rule distributes
sector allocation carried over from
fishing year 2019 into fishing year 2020
and corrects minor errors published in
the final rule approving and
implementing Framework Adjustment
59 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan. This action is
SUMMARY:
necessary to correct errors published in
the final rule and to allocate carryover
quota to sectors. The carryover
adjustments are routine and formulaic,
and industry expects them each year.
DATES: Effective March 25, 2021,
through April 30, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Spencer Talmage, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
30, 2020, we published a final rule
approving Framework Adjustment 59 to
the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) (85 FR 45794;
July 30, 2020), which set 2020–2022
annual catch limits (ACL) for four
groundfish stocks, and 2020 ACLs for
three shared U.S./Canada stocks. That
action became effective on July 28,
2020. This rule corrects minor errors
published in the Framework
Adjustment 59 final rule and distributes
unused sector quota carried over from
fishing year 2019.
Tables 12 through 14 published in the
Framework Adjustment 59 final rule
announced the Percent Sector
Contribution (PSC) and initial Annual
Catch Entitlements (ACE) allocated to
individual sectors based on the
approved catch limits for fishing year
2020. These tables erroneously labeled
the values for the Maine Permit Bank
(MPB) as if they were the values for the
Mooncusser sector, and vice versa.
These sectors have had their correct
allocations for the duration of fishing
year 2020; the typographical error in
Framework 59 and this rule correcting
it have no effect on the operations of
these sectors in any way. The corrected
information appears in tables 1 through
3 below.
TABLE 1—CORRECTED FISHING YEAR 2020 PERCENT SECTOR CONTRIBUTION AND ANNUAL CATCH ENTITLEMENT FOR
THE MAINE PERMIT BANK AND MOONCUSSER SECTORS, TABLES 12 THROUGH 14 IN FRAMEWORK ADJUSTMENT 59
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GB Cod ........................
GB Cod East ...............
GOM Cod ....................
GB Haddock ................
GB Haddock East ........
GOM Haddock .............
GB Yellowtail Flounder
SNE/MA Yellowtail
Flounder ...................
CC/GOM Yellowtail
Flounder ...................
Plaice ...........................
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Mooncusser
11
40
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(in 1,000 lb)
ACE
(in metric tons)
Percent sector
contribution
ACE
(in 1,000 lb)
ACE
(in metric tons)
0.13361103
N/A
1.15503867
0.04432773
N/A
1.12455699
0.01377701
1
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7
16
103
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1
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N/A
3.36592802
3.72602983
N/A
3.03406286
0.38302570
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231
20
1,331
8,680
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1
22
105
9
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3,937
366
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TABLE 1—CORRECTED FISHING YEAR 2020 PERCENT SECTOR CONTRIBUTION AND ANNUAL CATCH ENTITLEMENT FOR
THE MAINE PERMIT BANK AND MOONCUSSER SECTORS, TABLES 12 THROUGH 14 IN FRAMEWORK ADJUSTMENT 59—
Continued
Sector name
MRI count
Maine Permit Bank
Mooncusser
11
40
Percent sector
contribution
Witch Flounder ............
GB Winter Flounder ....
GOM Winter Flounder
SNE/MA Winter Flounder ............................
Redfish ........................
White Hake ..................
Pollock .........................
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0.89399263
2.48392191
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0.82190532
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1,306
Carryover regulations at 50 CFR
648.87(b)(1)(i)(C) allow each groundfish
sector to carry over an amount of
unused ACE equal to 10 percent of the
sector’s original ACE for each stock
(except for Georges Bank (GB) yellowtail
flounder) that is unused at the end of
the fishing year into the following
fishing year. However, we are
authorized to adjust ACE carryover to
ensure that the total unused ACE
combined with the overall sub-ACL
does not exceed the Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC) for the fishing
year in which the carryover may be
harvested. We have completed 2019
fishing year data reconciliation with
sectors and determined final 2019
fishing year sector catch and the amount
of allocation that sectors may carry over
from the 2019 to the 2020 fishing year.
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Percent sector
contribution
0.72688452
0.00021715
0.42662327
Sector Carryover Allocations From
Fishing Year 2019
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A sector may carry over up to 10 percent
of unused ACE for each stock, with a
few exceptions. The amount of unused
ACE may have been reduced so as not
to exceed the ABC. Accordingly, unused
ACE from fishing year 2019 available to
carry over to 2020 was reduced for the
following stocks: GB cod, Gulf of Maine
(GOM) cod, Southern New England/
Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) yellowtail
flounder; Cape Cod/GOM yellowtail
flounder; GB winter flounder; GOM
winter flounder; SNE/MA winter
flounder; redfish; white hake; and
pollock. For GB haddock, GOM
haddock, and American plaice, NMFS
published an emergency action on
December 31, 2020 (85 FR 86849) which
authorized us to increase the maximum
amount of carryover for those stocks
above 10 percent of unused ACE from
fishing year 2019 to an amount not to
exceed the ABC. Complete details on
carryover reduction percentages can be
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found at: https://
www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
ro/fso/reports/h/groundfish_catch_
accounting. Table 2 includes the
maximum amount of allocation that
sectors may carry over from the 2019 to
the 2020 fishing year.
Table 3 includes the de minimis
amount of carryover for each sector for
the 2020 fishing year. If the overall ACL
for any allocated stock is exceeded for
the 2020 fishing year, the allowed
carryover harvested by a sector, minus
the pounds in the sector’s de minimis
amount, will be counted against its
allocation to determine whether an
overage subject to an accountability
measure occurred. Tables 4 and 5 list
the final ACE available to sectors for the
2020 fishing year, including finalized
carryover amounts for each sector, as
adjusted down when necessary to equal
each stock’s ABC.
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Table 3 --De Minimis Carryover ACE from Fishing Year 2019 to Fishing Year 2020 (lb)
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Classification
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The NMFS Assistant Administrator
has determined that this rule is
consistent with the Northeast
Multispecies FMP, other provisions of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, and
other applicable laws.
This rule is exempt from the
procedures of Executive Order 12866
because this action contains no
implementing regulations.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), we
find good cause to waive prior public
notice and opportunity for public
comment on the minor corrections and
allocation adjustments because allowing
time for notice and comment is
impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest. We also
find good cause to waive the 30-day
delay in effectiveness pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(1) and (3), so that this
final rule may become effective in a
timely manner and the fishery may
maximize the economic benefits of the
adjusted allocations to the fishery.
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Notice and comment and a 30-day
delay in effectiveness would be
impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest. The
distribution of unused quota carried
over from the previous fishing year is an
annual adjustment action that is
expected by industry. These
adjustments increase available catch.
They are routine, formulaic, and
authorized by regulation. Delaying these
adjustments would result in a delay in
the distribution of unused carryover to
sectors, and could negate or reduce the
intended economic benefits and
increased operational flexibility of the
rule. We only recently finalized
carryover for 2020 based on data
available in the late fall and an
emergency action which published on
December 31, 2020 (85 FR 86849). The
adjustments in this rule are necessary to
correct minor errors made in the
Framework Adjustment 59 final rule.
Correcting these errors is not subject to
our discretion, so there would be no
benefit to allowing time for notice and
comment. Immediate implementation
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corrects information published in
Framework Adjustment 59 and provides
industry with the most accurate
information. Delaying these adjustments
could cause confusion to industry. The
need for these corrections was
discovered only recently, so quicker
action on our part was not possible.
Also, because advanced 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.SC.
601, et seq., do not apply to this rule.
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 23, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 210323-0063; RTID 0648-XA803]
Revisions to Framework Adjustment 59 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch
Entitlements; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; adjustment to specifications; correction.
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SUMMARY: This final rule distributes sector allocation carried over
from fishing year 2019 into fishing year 2020 and corrects minor errors
published in the final rule approving and implementing Framework
Adjustment 59 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
This action is necessary to correct errors published in the final rule
and to allocate carryover quota to sectors. The carryover adjustments
are routine and formulaic, and industry expects them each year.
DATES: Effective March 25, 2021, through April 30, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Spencer Talmage, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 30, 2020, we published a final rule
approving Framework Adjustment 59 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) (85 FR 45794; July 30, 2020), which set 2020-2022
annual catch limits (ACL) for four groundfish stocks, and 2020 ACLs for
three shared U.S./Canada stocks. That action became effective on July
28, 2020. This rule corrects minor errors published in the Framework
Adjustment 59 final rule and distributes unused sector quota carried
over from fishing year 2019.
Corrections to Framework Adjustment 59
Tables 12 through 14 published in the Framework Adjustment 59 final
rule announced the Percent Sector Contribution (PSC) and initial Annual
Catch Entitlements (ACE) allocated to individual sectors based on the
approved catch limits for fishing year 2020. These tables erroneously
labeled the values for the Maine Permit Bank (MPB) as if they were the
values for the Mooncusser sector, and vice versa. These sectors have
had their correct allocations for the duration of fishing year 2020;
the typographical error in Framework 59 and this rule correcting it
have no effect on the operations of these sectors in any way. The
corrected information appears in tables 1 through 3 below.
Table 1--Corrected Fishing Year 2020 Percent Sector Contribution and Annual Catch Entitlement for the Maine Permit Bank and Mooncusser Sectors, Tables
12 Through 14 in Framework Adjustment 59
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Sector name Maine Permit Bank Mooncusser
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11 40
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MRI count Percent sector ACE (in 1,000 ACE (in metric Percent sector ACE (in 1,000 ACE (in metric
contribution lb) tons) contribution lb) tons)
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GB Cod................................... 0.13361103 1 0 11.87404994 49 22
GB Cod East.............................. N/A 3 1 N/A 231 105
GOM Cod.................................. 1.15503867 7 3 3.36592802 20 9
GB Haddock............................... 0.04432773 16 7 3.72602983 1,331 604
GB Haddock East.......................... N/A 103 47 N/A 8,680 3,937
GOM Haddock.............................. 1.12455699 299 136 3.03406286 807 366
GB Yellowtail Flounder................... 0.01377701 0 0 0.38302570 1 0
SNE/MA Yellowtail Flounder............... 0.03180705 0 0 0.32527727 0 0
CC/GOM Yellowtail Flounder............... 0.31794656 5 2 2.58549375 39 18
Plaice................................... 1.16407583 75 34 0.76474219 50 22
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Witch Flounder........................... 0.72688452 21 10 1.71821481 50 23
GB Winter Flounder....................... 0.00021715 0 0 0.89399263 10 5
GOM Winter Flounder...................... 0.42662327 3 1 2.48392191 16 7
SNE/MA Winter Flounder................... 0.01789120 0 0 2.26957436 27 12
Redfish.................................. 0.82190532 204 92 2.65202110 657 298
White Hake............................... 1.65422882 74 33 5.80626985 258 117
Pollock.................................. 1.69505501 896 407 5.44388052 2,879 1,306
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Sector Carryover Allocations From Fishing Year 2019
Carryover regulations at 50 CFR 648.87(b)(1)(i)(C) allow each
groundfish sector to carry over an amount of unused ACE equal to 10
percent of the sector's original ACE for each stock (except for Georges
Bank (GB) yellowtail flounder) that is unused at the end of the fishing
year into the following fishing year. However, we are authorized to
adjust ACE carryover to ensure that the total unused ACE combined with
the overall sub-ACL does not exceed the Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC) for the fishing year in which the carryover may be harvested. We
have completed 2019 fishing year data reconciliation with sectors and
determined final 2019 fishing year sector catch and the amount of
allocation that sectors may carry over from the 2019 to the 2020
fishing year. A sector may carry over up to 10 percent of unused ACE
for each stock, with a few exceptions. The amount of unused ACE may
have been reduced so as not to exceed the ABC. Accordingly, unused ACE
from fishing year 2019 available to carry over to 2020 was reduced for
the following stocks: GB cod, Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod, Southern New
England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) yellowtail flounder; Cape Cod/GOM
yellowtail flounder; GB winter flounder; GOM winter flounder; SNE/MA
winter flounder; redfish; white hake; and pollock. For GB haddock, GOM
haddock, and American plaice, NMFS published an emergency action on
December 31, 2020 (85 FR 86849) which authorized us to increase the
maximum amount of carryover for those stocks above 10 percent of unused
ACE from fishing year 2019 to an amount not to exceed the ABC. Complete
details on carryover reduction percentages can be found at: https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ro/fso/reports/h/groundfish_catch_accounting. Table 2 includes the maximum amount of
allocation that sectors may carry over from the 2019 to the 2020
fishing year.
Table 3 includes the de minimis amount of carryover for each sector
for the 2020 fishing year. If the overall ACL for any allocated stock
is exceeded for the 2020 fishing year, the allowed carryover harvested
by a sector, minus the pounds in the sector's de minimis amount, will
be counted against its allocation to determine whether an overage
subject to an accountability measure occurred. Tables 4 and 5 list the
final ACE available to sectors for the 2020 fishing year, including
finalized carryover amounts for each sector, as adjusted down when
necessary to equal each stock's ABC.
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Classification
The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this rule is
consistent with the Northeast Multispecies FMP, other provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and other
applicable laws.
This rule is exempt from the procedures of Executive Order 12866
because this action contains no implementing regulations.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), we find good cause to waive
prior public notice and opportunity for public comment on the minor
corrections and allocation adjustments because allowing time for notice
and comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public
interest. We also find good cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1) and (3), so that this
final rule may become effective in a timely manner and the fishery may
maximize the economic benefits of the adjusted allocations to the
fishery.
Notice and comment and a 30-day delay in effectiveness would be
impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. The
distribution of unused quota carried over from the previous fishing
year is an annual adjustment action that is expected by industry. These
adjustments increase available catch. They are routine, formulaic, and
authorized by regulation. Delaying these adjustments would result in a
delay in the distribution of unused carryover to sectors, and could
negate or reduce the intended economic benefits and increased
operational flexibility of the rule. We only recently finalized
carryover for 2020 based on data available in the late fall and an
emergency action which published on December 31, 2020 (85 FR 86849).
The adjustments in this rule are necessary to correct minor errors made
in the Framework Adjustment 59 final rule. Correcting these errors is
not subject to our discretion, so there would be no benefit to allowing
time for notice and comment. Immediate implementation corrects
information published in Framework Adjustment 59 and provides industry
with the most accurate information. Delaying these adjustments could
cause confusion to industry. The need for these corrections was
discovered only recently, so quicker action on our part was not
possible.
Also, because advanced 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.SC. 601, et seq., do not apply to this
rule.
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 23, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-06295 Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]
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