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and with the concurrence of the NMFS
Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator,
can request approval to transfer or
combine bluefish commercial quota
under § 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii).
The Regional Administrator must
approve any such transfer based on the
criteria in § 648.162(e). In evaluating
requests to transfer a quota or combine
quotas, the Regional Administrator shall
consider whether: 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.
Virginia is transferring 70,000 lb
(31,751 kg) to North Carolina, and
Florida is transferring 40,000 lb (18,144
kg) to Rhode Island through mutual
agreement of the states. These transfers
were requested to ensure that North
Carolina and Rhode Island would not
exceed their 2021 state quota. The
revised bluefish quotas for 2021 are:
Virginia, 168,800 lb (76,566 kg); North
Carolina, 1,057,377 lb (479,618 kg);
Florida 238,432 lb (108,151 kg); and
Rhode Island, 304,434 lb (138,089 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii), which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is
exempted from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 16, 2021.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 648
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Quota Transfers From DE to NC and
MD to RI
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification; quota transfers.
AGENCY:
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NMFS announces that the
states of Delaware and Maryland are
transferring a portion of their 2021
commercial bluefish quota to the states
of North Carolina and Rhode Island,
respectively. These quota adjustments
are necessary to comply with the
Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management
Plan quota transfer provisions. This
announcement informs the public of the
revised commercial bluefish quotas for
Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland,
and Rhode Island.
DATES: Effective December 17, 2021,
through December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the Atlantic
bluefish fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.160 through 648.167. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through Florida. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.162, and the
final 2021 allocations were published
on December 16, 2020 (85 FR 81421).
The final rule implementing
Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) published in
the Federal Register on July 26, 2000
(65 FR 45844), and provided a
mechanism for transferring bluefish
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 request approval to transfer or
combine bluefish commercial quota
under § 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii).
The Regional Administrator must
approve any such transfer based on the
criteria in § 648.162(e). In evaluating
requests to transfer a quota or combine
quotas, the Regional Administrator shall
consider whether: 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.
Delaware is transferring 15,000 lb
(6,804 kg) to North Carolina, and
Maryland is transferring 10,000 lb
(4,536 kg) to Rhode Island through
mutual agreement of the states. These
transfers were requested to ensure that
North Carolina and Rhode Island would
not exceed their 2021 state quota. The
revised bluefish quotas for 2021 are:
Delaware, 6,958 lb (3,156 kg); North
Carolina, 1,072,377 lb (486,422 kg);
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Maryland 43,084 lb (19,542 kg); and
Rhode Island, 314,434 lb (142,625 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii), which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is
exempted from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 17, 2021.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 210210–0018; RTID 0648–
XB656]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory
Area of the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of Pacific cod
total allowable catch (TAC) from catcher
vessels using trawl gear to catcher/
processors using trawl gear in the
Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
to allow the 2021 TAC of Pacific cod in
the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA
to be harvested.
DATES: Effective December 21, 2021,
through 2400 hours, Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management 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.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 201209-0332; RTID 0648-XB660]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish
Fishery; Quota Transfers From DE to NC and MD to RI
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification; quota transfers.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the states of Delaware and Maryland are
transferring a portion of their 2021 commercial bluefish quota to the
states of North Carolina and Rhode Island, respectively. These quota
adjustments are necessary to comply with the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This announcement informs
the public of the revised commercial bluefish quotas for Delaware,
North Carolina, Maryland, and Rhode Island.
DATES: Effective December 17, 2021, through December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the Atlantic bluefish
fishery are found in 50 CFR 648.160 through 648.167. These regulations
require annual specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned
among the coastal states from Maine through Florida. The process to set
the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each state is
described in Sec. 648.162, and the final 2021 allocations were
published on December 16, 2020 (85 FR 81421).
The final rule implementing Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) published in the Federal Register on July 26,
2000 (65 FR 45844), and provided a mechanism for transferring bluefish
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 request approval to transfer or combine
bluefish commercial quota under Sec. 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii).
The Regional Administrator must approve any such transfer based on the
criteria in Sec. 648.162(e). In evaluating requests to transfer a
quota or combine quotas, the Regional Administrator shall consider
whether: 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.
Delaware is transferring 15,000 lb (6,804 kg) to North Carolina,
and Maryland is transferring 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) to Rhode Island
through mutual agreement of the states. These transfers were requested
to ensure that North Carolina and Rhode Island would not exceed their
2021 state quota. The revised bluefish quotas for 2021 are: Delaware,
6,958 lb (3,156 kg); North Carolina, 1,072,377 lb (486,422 kg);
Maryland 43,084 lb (19,542 kg); and Rhode Island, 314,434 lb (142,625
kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 648.162(e)(1)(i) through
(iii), which was issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempted
from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 17, 2021.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-27762 Filed 12-17-21; 4:15 pm]
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