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vessel/headboat permit for Gulf reef fish
any time during the fishing year may
not harvest or possess red snapper in or
from the Gulf EEZ when the Federal
charter vessel/headboat component is
closed. The Federal charter vessel/
headboat component quota is 3,191,958
lb (1,447,848 kg), round weight.
(C) Private angling component quota.
The private angling component quota
applies to vessels that fish under the bag
limit and have not been issued a Federal
charter vessel/headboat permit for Gulf
reef fish any time during the fishing
year. The private angling component
quota is 4,354,042 lb (1,974,960 kg),
round weight.
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■ 4. In § 622.41, revise the last sentence
in paragraphs (q)(2)(iii)(B) and
(q)(2)(iii)(C) to read as follows:
§ 622.41 Annual catch limits (ACLs),
annual catch targets (ACTs), and
accountability measures (AMs).
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(2) * * *
(iii) * * *
(B) * * * The component ACT is
2,904,682 lb (1,317,542 kg), round
weight.
(C) * * * The component ACT is
3,483,234 lb (1,579,968 kg), round
weight.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 220126–0034]
RTID 0648–XC554
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Quota Transfers From ME to RI
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification; quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of Maine is transferring a portion
of its 2022 commercial bluefish quota to
the State of Rhode Island. This quota
adjustment is 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 Maine and Rhode
Island.
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Effective December 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Deighan, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9184.
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 2022 allocations were published
on February 2, 2022 (87 FR 5739).
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.
Maine is transferring 15,000 lb (6,804
kg) to Rhode Island through mutual
agreement of the states. This transfer
was requested to ensure Rhode Island
would not exceed its 2022 state quota.
The revised bluefish quotas for 2022 are:
Maine, 5,819 lb (2,639 kg) and Rhode
Island, 339,956 lb (154,201 kg).
DATES:
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: November 28, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 211217–0262; RTID 0648–
XC575]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer From VA to RI
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
Commonwealth of Virginia is
transferring a portion of its 2022
commercial summer flounder quota to
the State of Rhode Island. This
adjustment to the 2022 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 revised 2022
commercial quotas for Virginia and
Rhode Island.
DATES: Effective December 1, 2022,
through December 31, 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 § 648.102 and final
2022 allocations were published on
December 23, 2021 (86 FR 72859).
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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 220126-0034]
RTID 0648-XC554
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish
Fishery; Quota Transfers From ME to RI
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification; quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of Maine is transferring a
portion of its 2022 commercial bluefish quota to the State of Rhode
Island. This quota adjustment is 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 Maine and Rhode Island.
DATES: Effective December 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9184.
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 2022 allocations were
published on February 2, 2022 (87 FR 5739).
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.
Maine is transferring 15,000 lb (6,804 kg) to Rhode Island through
mutual agreement of the states. This transfer was requested to ensure
Rhode Island would not exceed its 2022 state quota. The revised
bluefish quotas for 2022 are: Maine, 5,819 lb (2,639 kg) and Rhode
Island, 339,956 lb (154,201 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: November 28, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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