Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2022 Winter II Quota, 59340-59341 [2022-21295]

Download as PDF 59340 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 189 / Friday, September 30, 2022 / Rules and Regulations jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with RULES § 4.17 Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative. (a) Facilities-based mobile wireless providers are required to perform, or have established, the following procedures when: (1) Any entity authorized to declare Emergency Support Function 2 (ESF–2) activates ESF–2 for a given emergency or disaster; (2) The Commission activates the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS); or (3) The Commission’s Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issues a Public Notice activating the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative in response to a state request to do so, where the state has also either activated its Emergency Operations Center, activated mutual aid or proclaimed a local state of emergency: (i) Provide for reasonable roaming under disaster arrangements (RuDs) when technically feasible, where: (A) A requesting provider’s network has become inoperable and the requesting provider has taken all appropriate steps to attempt to restore its own network; and (B) The provider receiving the request (home provider) has determined that roaming is technically feasible and will not adversely affect service to the home provider’s own subscribers, provided that existing roaming arrangements and call processing methods do not already achieve these objectives and that any new arrangements are limited in duration and contingent on the requesting provider taking all possible steps to restore service on its own network as quickly as possible; (ii) Establish mutual aid arrangements with other facilities-based mobile wireless providers for providing aid upon request to those providers during emergencies, where such agreements address the sharing of physical assets and commit to engaging in necessary consultation where feasible during and after disasters, provided that the provider supplying the aid has reasonably first managed its own network needs; (iii) Take reasonable measures to enhance municipal preparedness and restoration; (iv) Take reasonable measures to increase consumer readiness and preparation; and (v) Take reasonable measures to improve public awareness and stakeholder communications on service and restoration status. (b) Providers subject to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section are required to perform annual testing of their roaming capabilities and VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:09 Sep 29, 2022 Jkt 256001 related coordination processes, with such testing performed bilaterally with other providers that may foreseeably roam, or request roaming from, the provider during times of disaster or other exigency. (c) Providers subject to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section are required to submit reports to the Commission detailing the timing, duration, and effectiveness of their implementation of the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative’s provisions in this section within 60 days of when the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issues a Public Notice announcing such reports must be filed for providers operating in a certain geographic area in the aftermath of a disaster. (d) Providers subject to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section are required retain RuDs for a period of at least one year after their expiration and supply copies of such agreements to the Commission promptly upon Commission request. (e)(1) This section may contain information collection and/or recordkeeping requirements. Compliance with this section will not be required until this paragraph (e) is removed or contains compliance dates, which will not occur until the later of: (i) 30 days after the Office of Management and Budget completes review of such requirements pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act or the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau determines that such review is not required; or (ii) June 30, 2023 for facilities-based mobile wireless service providers with 1,500 or fewer employees and March 30, 2023 for all other facilities-based mobile wireless service providers, except that compliance with paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of this section will not be required until 30 days after the compliance date for the other provisions of this section. (2) The Commission directs the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to announce the compliance dates for this section by subsequent Public Notice and notification in the Federal Register and to cause this section to be revised accordingly. [FR Doc. 2022–19745 Filed 9–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 2021–27773; RTID 0648–XC417] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2022 Winter II Quota National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment. AGENCY: NMFS adjusts the 2022 Winter II commercial scup quota and per-trip Federal landing limit. This action is necessary to comply with regulations implementing Framework Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan that established the rollover of unused commercial scup quota from the Winter I to Winter II period. This notification is intended to inform the public of this quota and trip limit change. DATES: Effective October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281–9184; or Laura.Deighan@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a final rule for Framework Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan in the Federal Register on November 3, 2003 (68 FR 62250), implementing a process to roll over unused Winter I commercial scup quota (January 1 through April 30) to be added to the Winter II period quota (October 1 through December 31) (50 CFR 648.122(d)). The framework also allows adjustment of the commercial possession limit for the Winter II period dependent on the amount of quota rolled over from the Winter I period. For 2022, the initial Winter II quota is 3,248,849 lb (1,473,653 kg). The best available landings information through September 8, 2022, indicates that 4,219,494 lb (1,913,930 kg) remain of the 9,194,201 lb (4,170,419 kg) Winter I quota. Consistent with Framework 3, the full amount of unused 2022 Winter I quota is being transferred to Winter II, resulting in a revised 2022 Winter II quota of 7,468,343 lb (3,387,583 kg). Because the amount transferred is between 4.0 and 4.5 million lb (1,814,369 and 2,041,165 kg), the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 189 / Friday, September 30, 2022 / Rules and Regulations Federal per trip possession limit will increase from 12,000 lb (5,443 kg) to 24,000 lb (10,886 kg), as outlined in the final rule that established the possession limit and quota rollover procedures for this year, published on December 23, 2021 (86 FR 72859). The new possession limit would be effective October 1 through December 31, 2022. The possession limit will revert back to 12,000 lb (5,443 kg) at the start of the next fishing year that begins January 1, 2023. jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with RULES Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 648.122(d), which was issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempted 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:09 Sep 29, 2022 Jkt 256001 would be contrary to the public interest. This action transfers unused quota from the Winter I Period to the Winter II Period to make it accessible to the commercial scup fishery and increase fishing opportunities. If implementation of this inseason action is delayed to solicit prior public comment, the objective of the fishery management plan to achieve the optimum yield from the fishery could be compromised. Deteriorating weather conditions during the latter part of the fishing year may reduce fishing effort, and could also prevent the annual quota from being fully harvested. If this action is delayed, it would reduce the amount of time vessels have to realize the benefits of this quota increase, which would result in negative economic impacts on vessels permitted to fish in this fishery. Moreover, the rollover process being applied here is routine and formulaic and was the subject of notice and PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 59341 comment rulemaking, and the range of potential trip limit changes were outlined in the final 2022 scup specifications that were published December 23, 2021, which were developed through public notice and comment. The benefit of soliciting additional public comment on this formulaic adjustment would not outweigh the benefits of making this additional quota available to the fishery as quickly as possible. Based on these considerations, there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delayed effectiveness period for the reasons stated above. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 27, 2022. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–21295 Filed 9–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21295]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 2021-27773; RTID 0648-XC417]


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; 
Adjustment to the 2022 Winter II Quota

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

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.

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SUMMARY: NMFS adjusts the 2022 Winter II commercial scup quota and per-
trip Federal landing limit. This action is necessary to comply with 
regulations implementing Framework Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan that established the 
rollover of unused commercial scup quota from the Winter I to Winter II 
period. This notification is intended to inform the public of this 
quota and trip limit change.

DATES: Effective October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978) 281-9184; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a final rule for Framework 
Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery 
Management Plan in the Federal Register on November 3, 2003 (68 FR 
62250), implementing a process to roll over unused Winter I commercial 
scup quota (January 1 through April 30) to be added to the Winter II 
period quota (October 1 through December 31) (50 CFR 648.122(d)). The 
framework also allows adjustment of the commercial possession limit for 
the Winter II period dependent on the amount of quota rolled over from 
the Winter I period.
    For 2022, the initial Winter II quota is 3,248,849 lb (1,473,653 
kg). The best available landings information through September 8, 2022, 
indicates that 4,219,494 lb (1,913,930 kg) remain of the 9,194,201 lb 
(4,170,419 kg) Winter I quota. Consistent with Framework 3, the full 
amount of unused 2022 Winter I quota is being transferred to Winter II, 
resulting in a revised 2022 Winter II quota of 7,468,343 lb (3,387,583 
kg). Because the amount transferred is between 4.0 and 4.5 million lb 
(1,814,369 and 2,041,165 kg), the

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Federal per trip possession limit will increase from 12,000 lb (5,443 
kg) to 24,000 lb (10,886 kg), as outlined in the final rule that 
established the possession limit and quota rollover procedures for this 
year, published on December 23, 2021 (86 FR 72859). The new possession 
limit would be effective October 1 through December 31, 2022. The 
possession limit will revert back to 12,000 lb (5,443 kg) at the start 
of the next fishing year that begins January 1, 2023.

Classification

    NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 648.122(d), which was 
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempted 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 contrary to the public interest. This action 
transfers unused quota from the Winter I Period to the Winter II Period 
to make it accessible to the commercial scup fishery and increase 
fishing opportunities. If implementation of this inseason action is 
delayed to solicit prior public comment, the objective of the fishery 
management plan to achieve the optimum yield from the fishery could be 
compromised. Deteriorating weather conditions during the latter part of 
the fishing year may reduce fishing effort, and could also prevent the 
annual quota from being fully harvested. If this action is delayed, it 
would reduce the amount of time vessels have to realize the benefits of 
this quota increase, which would result in negative economic impacts on 
vessels permitted to fish in this fishery. Moreover, the rollover 
process being applied here is routine and formulaic and was the subject 
of notice and comment rulemaking, and the range of potential trip limit 
changes were outlined in the final 2022 scup specifications that were 
published December 23, 2021, which were developed through public notice 
and comment. The benefit of soliciting additional public comment on 
this formulaic adjustment would not outweigh the benefits of making 
this additional quota available to the fishery as quickly as possible. 
Based on these considerations, there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 
553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delayed effectiveness period for the 
reasons stated above.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 27, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-21295 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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