Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From MA to CT, 2557-2558 [2022-00738]

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In § 52.1870, the table in paragraph (e) is amended under the heading ‘‘Summary of Criteria Pollutant Attainment Plans’’ by adding an entry for ‘‘SO2 (2010)’’ after the entry for ‘‘SO2 (2010)’’ (with a State date of 2/16/2017) to read as follows: ■ § 52.1870 * Identification of plan. * * (e) * * * * * EPA-APPROVED OHIO NONREGULATORY AND QUASI-REGULATORY PROVISIONS Applicable geographical or non-attainment area Title * State date * EPA approval * * Comments * * * Summary of Criteria Pollutant Attainment Plans * SO2 (2010) .................. * Muskingum River ........ * * * * 1/18/2022, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION]. * 3. Section 52.1873 is amended by adding paragraph (b) to read as follows: ■ § 52.1873 * 6/23/2020 * * DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Approval status. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES * * * * * (b) The Administrator disapproves Ohio’s attainment demonstration, submitted on April 3, 2015, and October 13, 2015, and supplemented on June 23, 2020, and June 1, 2021, for the Muskingum River SO2 nonattainment area. [FR Doc. 2022–00784 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:23 Jan 14, 2022 [RTID 0648–XB717] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From MA to CT National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Jkt 256001 * PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 * Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification of quota transfer. NMFS announces that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is transferring a portion of its 2021 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of Connecticut. This retroactive adjustment to the 2021 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 SUMMARY: 50 CFR Part 648 AGENCY: BILLING CODE 6560–50–P * * EPA is approving only the emissions inventory and nonattainment NSR elements. E:\FR\FM\18JAR1.SGM 18JAR1 2558 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 2021 commercial quotas for Massachusetts and Connecticut. DATES: Effective January 12, 2022. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281–9184. 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 2021 allocations were published on December 21, 2020 (85 FR 82946). 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 § 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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Regional Administrator has determined these three criteria have been met for the transfer approved in this notification. Massachusetts is transferring 40,000 lb (18,144 kg) to Connecticut through mutual agreement of the states. This transfer was requested to ensure Connecticut would not exceed its 2021 quota. The revised summer flounder quotas for 2021 are: Massachusetts, 985,159 lb (446,861 kg) and Connecticut, 709,376 lb (321,768 kg). Given the timing of the states’ request, we were unable to process the transfer before the December 31 end of the 2021 fishing year. The retroactively adjusted quotas will be used to calculate overages for the 2021 fishing year and adjust, as needed, 2022 summer flounder quotas. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:23 Jan 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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 accordance with § 679.21(e)(3)(ii)(B)(1), this action is necessary because the State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game did not established a guideline harvest level fishery for red king crab in the Bristol Bay area for the 2021/2022 fishing year. Consequently, the Regional Administrator is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using nonpelagic trawl gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea of the BSAI. While this closure is effective the maximum retainable amounts at § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip. 50 CFR Part 679 Classification [Docket No. 210217–0022; RTID 0648– XB722] NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR part 679, which was issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there is good cause to waive prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on this action, as notice and comment would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest, as it would prevent NMFS from responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and would delay the directed fishing closure of groundfish by vessels using nonpelagic trawl gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea of the BSAI. NMFS was unable to publish a notification providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of January 1, 2022. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and opportunity for public comment. 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: January 11, 2022. Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–00738 Filed 1–12–22; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. AGENCY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using nonpelagic trawl gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game did not established a guideline harvest level fishery for red king crab in the Bristol Bay area for the 2021/2022 fishing year. DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), January 20, 2022, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Furuness, 907–586–7447. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the BSAI 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 under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: January 11, 2022. Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–00739 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\18JAR1.SGM 18JAR1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2557-2558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00738]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[RTID 0648-XB717]


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

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

ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is 
transferring a portion of its 2021 commercial summer flounder quota to 
the State of Connecticut. This retroactive adjustment to the 2021 
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

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2021 commercial quotas for Massachusetts and Connecticut.

DATES: Effective January 12, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978) 281-9184.

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 2021 allocations were 
published on December 21, 2020 (85 FR 82946).
    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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act. The Regional Administrator has determined these three 
criteria have been met for the transfer approved in this notification.
    Massachusetts is transferring 40,000 lb (18,144 kg) to Connecticut 
through mutual agreement of the states. This transfer was requested to 
ensure Connecticut would not exceed its 2021 quota. The revised summer 
flounder quotas for 2021 are: Massachusetts, 985,159 lb (446,861 kg) 
and Connecticut, 709,376 lb (321,768 kg).
    Given the timing of the states' request, we were unable to process 
the transfer before the December 31 end of the 2021 fishing year. The 
retroactively adjusted quotas will be used to calculate overages for 
the 2021 fishing year and adjust, as needed, 2022 summer flounder 
quotas.

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: January 11, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-00738 Filed 1-12-22; 4:15 pm]
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