Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Supplement to Draft Amendment 14 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel, 3504-3505 [2022-01282]
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Supplement to Draft Amendment 14 to
the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Fishery
Management Plan; Meeting of the
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
Advisory Panel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
supplement to Draft Amendment 14;
request for comments; notice of public
webinars/conference calls.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the
availability of a supplement to Draft
Amendment 14 to the 2006
Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Fishery Management
Plan (FMP). Draft Amendment 14 is
being undertaken to revise the
mechanism or ‘‘framework’’ used in
establishing quotas and related
management measures for Atlantic
shark fisheries. The revised framework
would modify the procedures followed
in establishing the acceptable biological
catch (ABC) and annual catch limits
(ACLs) for Atlantic sharks and the
process used to account for carryover or
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underharvests of quotas. NMFS
provides details for application of the
tiered ABC control rule and reopens the
comment period on the ABC control
rule for Atlantic HMS shark fisheries
and Amendment 14 will not make
changes to the current quotas or other
management measures. Any operational
changes to HMS fishery management
measures as a result of Amendment 14
will be considered in future
rulemakings, as appropriate. NMFS will
hold a half-day HMS Advisory Panel
(AP) meeting on this topic in February
2022. The intent of the HMS AP meeting
is to discuss the ABC control rule for
Atlantic HMS shark fisheries and collect
comments regarding the application of
the tiered ABC control rule. The
meeting is open to the public.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by March 10, 2022. The AP
meeting webinar and conference call
will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on
Friday February 11, 2022. NMFS will
hold one public hearing via webinar on
supplement to Draft Amendment 14 will
be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on
February 23, 2022. For specific
information see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
Supplement to Draft Amendment 14 to
the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP may
be obtained on the internet at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
amendment-14-2006-consolidated-hmsfishery-management-plan-shark-quotamanagement.
You may submit comments on this
document, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2019–0040, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov, enter NOAA–
NMFS–2019–0040 into the search box,
click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
The HMS AP meeting will be
accessible via conference call and
webinar. Conference call and webinar
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access information are available at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/
february-2022-hms-advisory-panelmeeting.
Participants are strongly encouraged
to log/dial in 15 minutes prior to the
meeting. NMFS will show the
presentations via webinar and allow
public comment during identified times
on the agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy
DuBeck (Guy.DuBeck@noaa.gov) or
Karyl Brewster-Geisz (Karyl.BrewsterGeisz@noaa.gov) by email, or by phone
at (301) 427–8503 for information on the
supplement to Draft Amendment 14.
Peter Cooper (Peter.Cooper@noaa.gov)
at (301) 427–8503 for information
regarding the HMS AP meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic
HMS fisheries are managed under the
dual authority of both the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA;
16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). The 2006
Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery
Management Plan (2006 Consolidated
HMS FMP) and its amendments are
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR
part 635.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires
that any FMP or FMP amendment be
consistent with 10 National Standards
(NS). Specifically, NS1 requires
‘‘conservation and management
measures shall prevent overfishing
while achieving, on a continuing basis,
the optimum yield from each fishery for
the United States fishing industry.’’ In
2016, NMFS revised the NS1 guidelines
to improve, streamline, and enhance
their utility for managers and the public
and to facilitate compliance with the
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act and provide management flexibility
in doing so (81 FR 71858; October 18,
2016). The revisions addressed a range
of issues, such as providing guidance on
options to phase in changes to catch
limits and carry over unused quota from
one year to the next. On September 24,
2020, NMFS announced the availability
of Draft Amendment 14 to the 2006
Consolidated HMS FMP (85 FR 60132)
that considered revisions to the
mechanism or ‘‘framework’’ used in
establishing quotas and related
management measures in Atlantic shark
fisheries, considering the revised
guidance. The current framework was
established in Amendment 3 to the 2006
Consolidated HMS FMP. The revised
framework would incorporate for
potential use several optional fishery
management tools in the revised NS1
guidelines.
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In Draft Amendment 14, NMFS
considered management options in
order to revise the ABC framework that
was established in Amendment 3. The
management options considered
included modifying the ABC control
rule, revising processes for the
implementation of an ABC, and
modifying carry-over and phase-in
provisions and multi-year overfishing
status determinations. Full descriptions
of the management options considered,
including the preferred management
options, are provided in Draft
Amendment 14.
In Draft Amendment 14, NMFS
preferred Management Option A3,
which would adopt a general tiered
approach to ABC control rules based on
stocks that are categorized into tiers
depending on the availability and
quality of scientific data. NMFS did not
provide details for its application,
instead explaining that the shark ABC
control rule would be similar to the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council’s tiered ABC control rule for
Amendment 29 to the snapper grouper
fishery FMP.
During the comment period for Draft
Amendment 14, the agency received ten
written comments and a variety of
verbal comments on preferred
management options. Regarding the
ABC control rule specifically, several
commenters asked questions and
requested additional information
regarding Management Option A3.
Based on these comments, NMFS has
revised Management Option A3 and is
providing further details in a
supplement to Draft Amendment 14.
These tiers apply to all sharks that have
a stock status of healthy (i.e., not subject
to overfishing and not overfished),
experiencing overfishing, or unknown.
For shark stocks that are: (1) Under a
rebuilding plan, (2) assessed (or could
be assessed) by the scientific body of the
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT),
or (3)in the prohibited shark complex,
different approaches would apply.
The supplemental document provides
further details regarding preferred
Management Option A3 on the ABC
control rule. The remaining options
published in Draft Amendment 14 are
still being considered to establish the
general framework through which
specific management measures would
later be developed and adopted. Any
changes to the actual management and
quotas of HMS-managed Atlantic shark
stocks or management complexes would
occur in future FMP amendments or
regulatory actions, as appropriate.
NMFS is requesting public comment
on the additional details provided in the
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supplement on preferred Management
Option A3 and the other management
options considered under the ABC
control rule from Draft Amendment 14.
Comments on any other topic (phase-in
ABC control rule, ACL development,
carry-over of underharvested ACL, or
multi-year overfishing status
determination criteria) within Draft
Amendment 14 are not specifically
being sought at this time. However,
NOAA Fisheries would consider new
comments if the additional details
provided in this document affect how
the public might comment on other
issues in Draft Amendment 14.
Previously-submitted comments should
not be re-submitted during this
comment period.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires
the establishment of APs and requires
NMFS to consult with and consider the
comments and views of AP members
during the preparation and
implementation of FMPs or FMP
amendments. 16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)(A)–
(B). NMFS meets with the HMS AP
approximately twice each year to
consider potential alternatives for the
conservation and management of
Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and
shark fisheries, consistent with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
For the upcoming HMS AP meeting,
we will focus on the supplement to
Draft Amendment 14 and the ABC
control rule for Atlantic HMS shark
fisheries. Additional information and a
copy of the draft agenda will be posted
prior to the meeting at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/february2022-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
Public Hearings
NMFS will take into consideration
public comments on Draft Amendment
14 and the supplemental document
before finalizing the preferred
management options. The preferred
management options may be altered or
different management options may be
adopted at the final Amendment stage,
although any significant changes would
require additional notice and
opportunity for public comment. NMFS
anticipates that Final Amendment 14
and its related documents would be
available in 2022.
Comments on supplement to Draft
Amendment 14 may be submitted via
www.regulations.gov, and comments
may also be submitted at the public
hearing. NMFS solicits comments on
this action by March 10, 2022. During
the comment period, NMFS will hold
one public hearing via webinar.
Information on the webinar will be
posted at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
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amendment-14-2006-consolidated-hmsfishery-management-plan-shark-quotamanagement. Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Guy DuBeck at
guy.dubeck@noaa.gov or 301–427–8503,
at least 7 days prior to the meeting. In
addition, NMFS will make a
presentation on the supplement to the
HMS AP on February 11, 2022.
Information on the HMS AP meeting
will be posted prior to the meeting at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/
february-2022-hms-advisory-panelmeeting.
The public is reminded that NMFS
expects participants at public webinar
to conduct themselves appropriately. At
the beginning of the webinar, the
moderator will explain how the webinar
will be conducted and how and when
participants can provide comments.
NMFS representative(s) will structure
the webinars so that all members of the
public will be able to comment, if they
so choose, regardless of the
controversial nature of the subject(s).
Participants are expected to respect the
ground rules, and those that do not may
be asked to leave the webinar.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq., and 1801
et seq.)
Dated: January 18, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RIN 0648-BI59]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Supplement to Draft Amendment
14 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery
Management Plan; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
Advisory Panel
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of supplement to Draft Amendment 14;
request for comments; notice of public webinars/conference calls.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability of a supplement to Draft
Amendment 14 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Draft Amendment 14 is being
undertaken to revise the mechanism or ``framework'' used in
establishing quotas and related management measures for Atlantic shark
fisheries. The revised framework would modify the procedures followed
in establishing the acceptable biological catch (ABC) and annual catch
limits (ACLs) for Atlantic sharks and the process used to account for
carryover or underharvests of quotas. NMFS provides details for
application of the tiered ABC control rule and reopens the comment
period on the ABC control rule for Atlantic HMS shark fisheries and
Amendment 14 will not make changes to the current quotas or other
management measures. Any operational changes to HMS fishery management
measures as a result of Amendment 14 will be considered in future
rulemakings, as appropriate. NMFS will hold a half-day HMS Advisory
Panel (AP) meeting on this topic in February 2022. The intent of the
HMS AP meeting is to discuss the ABC control rule for Atlantic HMS
shark fisheries and collect comments regarding the application of the
tiered ABC control rule. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: Written comments must be received by March 10, 2022. The AP
meeting webinar and conference call will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
on Friday February 11, 2022. NMFS will hold one public hearing via
webinar on supplement to Draft Amendment 14 will be held from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m. on February 23, 2022. For specific information see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the Supplement to Draft Amendment 14 to
the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP may be obtained on the internet at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-14-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-shark-quota-management.
You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA-NMFS-
2019-0040, via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov, enter NOAA-NMFS-2019-0040 into the search box,
click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and
enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
The HMS AP meeting will be accessible via conference call and
webinar. Conference call and webinar access information are available
at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/february-2022-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
Participants are strongly encouraged to log/dial in 15 minutes
prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the presentations via webinar and
allow public comment during identified times on the agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy DuBeck ([email protected]) or
Karyl Brewster-Geisz ([email protected]) by email, or by
phone at (301) 427-8503 for information on the supplement to Draft
Amendment 14. Peter Cooper ([email protected]) at (301) 427-8503
for information regarding the HMS AP meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed under the
dual authority of both the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). The 2006
Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plan (2006 Consolidated
HMS FMP) and its amendments are implemented by regulations at 50 CFR
part 635.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that any FMP or FMP amendment be
consistent with 10 National Standards (NS). Specifically, NS1 requires
``conservation and management measures shall prevent overfishing while
achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from each fishery
for the United States fishing industry.'' In 2016, NMFS revised the NS1
guidelines to improve, streamline, and enhance their utility for
managers and the public and to facilitate compliance with the
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and provide management
flexibility in doing so (81 FR 71858; October 18, 2016). The revisions
addressed a range of issues, such as providing guidance on options to
phase in changes to catch limits and carry over unused quota from one
year to the next. On September 24, 2020, NMFS announced the
availability of Draft Amendment 14 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (85
FR 60132) that considered revisions to the mechanism or ``framework''
used in establishing quotas and related management measures in Atlantic
shark fisheries, considering the revised guidance. The current
framework was established in Amendment 3 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS
FMP. The revised framework would incorporate for potential use several
optional fishery management tools in the revised NS1 guidelines.
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In Draft Amendment 14, NMFS considered management options in order
to revise the ABC framework that was established in Amendment 3. The
management options considered included modifying the ABC control rule,
revising processes for the implementation of an ABC, and modifying
carry-over and phase-in provisions and multi-year overfishing status
determinations. Full descriptions of the management options considered,
including the preferred management options, are provided in Draft
Amendment 14.
In Draft Amendment 14, NMFS preferred Management Option A3, which
would adopt a general tiered approach to ABC control rules based on
stocks that are categorized into tiers depending on the availability
and quality of scientific data. NMFS did not provide details for its
application, instead explaining that the shark ABC control rule would
be similar to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's tiered
ABC control rule for Amendment 29 to the snapper grouper fishery FMP.
During the comment period for Draft Amendment 14, the agency
received ten written comments and a variety of verbal comments on
preferred management options. Regarding the ABC control rule
specifically, several commenters asked questions and requested
additional information regarding Management Option A3. Based on these
comments, NMFS has revised Management Option A3 and is providing
further details in a supplement to Draft Amendment 14. These tiers
apply to all sharks that have a stock status of healthy (i.e., not
subject to overfishing and not overfished), experiencing overfishing,
or unknown. For shark stocks that are: (1) Under a rebuilding plan, (2)
assessed (or could be assessed) by the scientific body of the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(ICCAT), or (3)in the prohibited shark complex, different approaches
would apply.
The supplemental document provides further details regarding
preferred Management Option A3 on the ABC control rule. The remaining
options published in Draft Amendment 14 are still being considered to
establish the general framework through which specific management
measures would later be developed and adopted. Any changes to the
actual management and quotas of HMS-managed Atlantic shark stocks or
management complexes would occur in future FMP amendments or regulatory
actions, as appropriate.
NMFS is requesting public comment on the additional details
provided in the supplement on preferred Management Option A3 and the
other management options considered under the ABC control rule from
Draft Amendment 14. Comments on any other topic (phase-in ABC control
rule, ACL development, carry-over of underharvested ACL, or multi-year
overfishing status determination criteria) within Draft Amendment 14
are not specifically being sought at this time. However, NOAA Fisheries
would consider new comments if the additional details provided in this
document affect how the public might comment on other issues in Draft
Amendment 14. Previously-submitted comments should not be re-submitted
during this comment period.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires the establishment of APs and
requires NMFS to consult with and consider the comments and views of AP
members during the preparation and implementation of FMPs or FMP
amendments. 16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)(A)-(B). NMFS meets with the HMS AP
approximately twice each year to consider potential alternatives for
the conservation and management of Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish,
and shark fisheries, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
For the upcoming HMS AP meeting, we will focus on the supplement to
Draft Amendment 14 and the ABC control rule for Atlantic HMS shark
fisheries. Additional information and a copy of the draft agenda will
be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/february-2022-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
Public Hearings
NMFS will take into consideration public comments on Draft
Amendment 14 and the supplemental document before finalizing the
preferred management options. The preferred management options may be
altered or different management options may be adopted at the final
Amendment stage, although any significant changes would require
additional notice and opportunity for public comment. NMFS anticipates
that Final Amendment 14 and its related documents would be available in
2022.
Comments on supplement to Draft Amendment 14 may be submitted via
www.regulations.gov, and comments may also be submitted at the public
hearing. NMFS solicits comments on this action by March 10, 2022.
During the comment period, NMFS will hold one public hearing via
webinar. Information on the webinar will be posted at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-14-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-shark-quota-management. Requests for sign
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to
Guy DuBeck at [email protected] or 301-427-8503, at least 7 days
prior to the meeting. In addition, NMFS will make a presentation on the
supplement to the HMS AP on February 11, 2022. Information on the HMS
AP meeting will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/february-2022-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at public
webinar to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning of the
webinar, the moderator will explain how the webinar will be conducted
and how and when participants can provide comments. NMFS
representative(s) will structure the webinars so that all members of
the public will be able to comment, if they so choose, regardless of
the controversial nature of the subject(s). Participants are expected
to respect the ground rules, and those that do not may be asked to
leave the webinar.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq., and 1801 et seq.)
Dated: January 18, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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