Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Re-Opening of the Commercial Longline Fishery for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic, 20079-20080 [2023-07031]
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a. Revising the date of the clause; and
b. Removing from the note to
paragraph (b)(2) the citation
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■ b. In paragraph (a) removing the
definition heading ‘‘Introduction of New
Supplies/Services Special Item Number
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■ a. Revising the date of the Alternate;
■ b. Removing from the note to
paragraph (b)(2) the citation
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‘‘507.103(b)(3)’’ in its place; and
■ c. Removing from the last sentence in
paragraph (c)(1) the word ‘‘benefitting’’
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Wireless Services’’ and adding ‘‘the
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■ c. Revising paragraph (d)(1); and
■ d. Removing from paragraphs (d)(2),
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120404257–3325–02; RTID
0648–XC895]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; ReOpening of the Commercial Longline
Fishery for Golden Tilefish in the
South Atlantic
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; re-opening.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the reopening of the commercial longline
component for golden tilefish in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
South Atlantic through this temporary
rule. The most recent commercial
longline landings data for golden tilefish
indicate the commercial longline annual
catch limit (ACL) for the 2023 fishing
year has not yet been reached.
Therefore, NMFS re-opens the
commercial longline component to
harvest golden tilefish in the South
Atlantic EEZ for 3 days. The purpose of
this temporary rule is to allow for the
commercial longline ACL for golden
tilefish to be harvested while
minimizing the risk of exceeding the
commercial ACL.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective
from 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 4,
2023, until 12:01 a.m. eastern time on
April 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
mary.vara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes golden tilefish and is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared
by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) and is
implemented by NMFS under the
SUMMARY:
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authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
The commercial sector for golden
tilefish comprises the longline and
hook-and-line components. The
commercial golden tilefish ACL is
allocated 75 percent to the longline
component and 25 percent to the hookand-line component. The commercial
ACL (equivalent to the commercial
quota) is 331,740 lb (150,475 kg) in
gutted weight, and the longline
component quota is 248,805 lb (112,856
kg) in gutted weight (50 CFR
622.190(a)(2)(iii)).
Under 50 CFR 622.193(a)(1)(ii), NMFS
is required to close the commercial
longline component for golden tilefish
when the longline component’s
commercial quota specified under 50
CFR 622.190(a)(2)(iii) is reached or is
projected to be reached by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. After the
longline component quota is reached or
is projected to be reached, golden
tilefish may not be commercially fished
or possessed by a vessel with a golden
tilefish longline endorsement. NMFS
previously determined that the
commercial quota for the golden tilefish
longline component in the South
Atlantic would be reached by February
26, 2023. Therefore, NMFS published a
temporary rule to close the commercial
longline component for South Atlantic
golden tilefish from February 26, 2023,
through the end of the 2023 fishing year
(88 FR 11397, February 23, 2023).
However, a more recent estimation of
golden tilefish landings harvested by
longline gear indicates that the
commercial longline ACL for golden
tilefish has not been met.
In accordance with 50 CFR 622.8(c),
NMFS temporarily re-opens the
commercial longline component for
golden tilefish on April 4, 2023. The
commercial longline component will
remain open for 3 days to allow for the
commercial longline ACL to be reached.
The commercial longline component
will be closed from 12:01 a.m. eastern
time on April 7, 2023, until January 1,
2024, the start of the next fishing year.
NMFS has determined that this reopening will allow an additional
opportunity to commercially harvest the
golden tilefish longline component
quota while minimizing the risk of
exceeding the commercial ACL.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
Federal commercial vessel permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper and a
valid commercial longline endorsement
for golden tilefish having golden tilefish
on board must have landed and
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bartered, traded, or sold such golden
tilefish before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on
April 7, 2023. During the subsequent
commercial longline closure, golden
tilefish may still be commercially
harvested using hook-and-line gear
while the hook-and-line component is
open. However, a vessel with a golden
tilefish longline endorsement is not
eligible to fish for or possess golden
tilefish using hook-and-line gear under
the hook-and-line commercial trip limit,
as specified in 50 CFR 622.191(a)(2)(ii).
The operator of a vessel with a valid
Federal commercial vessel permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper and a
valid commercial longline endorsement
for golden tilefish with golden tilefish
on board must have landed and
bartered, traded, or sold such golden
tilefish before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on
April 7, 2023. During the commercial
longline closure, the recreational bag
and possession limits specified in 50
CFR 622.187(b)(2)(iii) and (c)(1),
respectively, apply to all harvest or
possession of golden tilefish in or from
the South Atlantic EEZ by a vessel with
a golden tilefish longline endorsement.
The sale or purchase of longlinecaught golden tilefish taken from the
South Atlantic EEZ is prohibited during
the commercial longline closure. The
prohibition on sale or purchase does not
apply to the sale or purchase of
longline-caught golden tilefish that were
harvested, landed ashore, and sold
before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April
7, 2023, and were held in cold storage
by a dealer or processor. Additionally,
the recreational bag and possession
limits and the sale and purchase
provisions of the commercial closure
apply to a person on board a vessel with
a golden tilefish longline endorsement,
regardless of whether the golden tilefish
are harvested in state or Federal waters,
as specified in 50 CFR 622.190(c)(1).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
622.190(a)(2)(iii) and 622.193(a)(1)(ii),
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 is
unnecessary. Such procedure is
unnecessary, because the regulations
associated with the commercial longline
component quota for golden tilefish and
a re-opening to provide an opportunity
for the quota to be harvested have
already been subject to notice and
public comment, and all that remains is
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to notify the public of the commercial
longline component re-opening.
For the reasons stated earlier, the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
also finds good cause to waive the 30day delay in the effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2023.
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 679
[Docket No. 230306–0065; RTID 0648–
XC860]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in
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 Pacific cod by catcher vessels
using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the B season
apportionment of the 2023 Pacific cod
total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to
catcher vessels using trawl gear in the
BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), April 2, 2023, through
1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krista Milani, 907–581–2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
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 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.
The B season apportionment of the
2023 Pacific cod TAC allocated to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120404257-3325-02; RTID 0648-XC895]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Re-Opening of the Commercial Longline Fishery for Golden Tilefish in
the South Atlantic
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; re-opening.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the re-opening of the commercial longline
component for golden tilefish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of
the South Atlantic through this temporary rule. The most recent
commercial longline landings data for golden tilefish indicate the
commercial longline annual catch limit (ACL) for the 2023 fishing year
has not yet been reached. Therefore, NMFS re-opens the commercial
longline component to harvest golden tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ
for 3 days. The purpose of this temporary rule is to allow for the
commercial longline ACL for golden tilefish to be harvested while
minimizing the risk of exceeding the commercial ACL.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective from 12:01 a.m. eastern time on
April 4, 2023, until 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes golden tilefish and is managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) and is implemented by NMFS under the
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authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
The commercial sector for golden tilefish comprises the longline
and hook-and-line components. The commercial golden tilefish ACL is
allocated 75 percent to the longline component and 25 percent to the
hook-and-line component. The commercial ACL (equivalent to the
commercial quota) is 331,740 lb (150,475 kg) in gutted weight, and the
longline component quota is 248,805 lb (112,856 kg) in gutted weight
(50 CFR 622.190(a)(2)(iii)).
Under 50 CFR 622.193(a)(1)(ii), NMFS is required to close the
commercial longline component for golden tilefish when the longline
component's commercial quota specified under 50 CFR 622.190(a)(2)(iii)
is reached or is projected to be reached by filing a notification to
that effect with the Office of the Federal Register. After the longline
component quota is reached or is projected to be reached, golden
tilefish may not be commercially fished or possessed by a vessel with a
golden tilefish longline endorsement. NMFS previously determined that
the commercial quota for the golden tilefish longline component in the
South Atlantic would be reached by February 26, 2023. Therefore, NMFS
published a temporary rule to close the commercial longline component
for South Atlantic golden tilefish from February 26, 2023, through the
end of the 2023 fishing year (88 FR 11397, February 23, 2023). However,
a more recent estimation of golden tilefish landings harvested by
longline gear indicates that the commercial longline ACL for golden
tilefish has not been met.
In accordance with 50 CFR 622.8(c), NMFS temporarily re-opens the
commercial longline component for golden tilefish on April 4, 2023. The
commercial longline component will remain open for 3 days to allow for
the commercial longline ACL to be reached. The commercial longline
component will be closed from 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 7, 2023,
until January 1, 2024, the start of the next fishing year. NMFS has
determined that this re-opening will allow an additional opportunity to
commercially harvest the golden tilefish longline component quota while
minimizing the risk of exceeding the commercial ACL.
The operator of a vessel with a valid Federal commercial vessel
permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper and a valid commercial
longline endorsement for golden tilefish having golden tilefish on
board must have landed and bartered, traded, or sold such golden
tilefish before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 7, 2023. During the
subsequent commercial longline closure, golden tilefish may still be
commercially harvested using hook-and-line gear while the hook-and-line
component is open. However, a vessel with a golden tilefish longline
endorsement is not eligible to fish for or possess golden tilefish
using hook-and-line gear under the hook-and-line commercial trip limit,
as specified in 50 CFR 622.191(a)(2)(ii). The operator of a vessel with
a valid Federal commercial vessel permit for South Atlantic snapper-
grouper and a valid commercial longline endorsement for golden tilefish
with golden tilefish on board must have landed and bartered, traded, or
sold such golden tilefish before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 7,
2023. During the commercial longline closure, the recreational bag and
possession limits specified in 50 CFR 622.187(b)(2)(iii) and (c)(1),
respectively, apply to all harvest or possession of golden tilefish in
or from the South Atlantic EEZ by a vessel with a golden tilefish
longline endorsement.
The sale or purchase of longline-caught golden tilefish taken from
the South Atlantic EEZ is prohibited during the commercial longline
closure. The prohibition on sale or purchase does not apply to the sale
or purchase of longline-caught golden tilefish that were harvested,
landed ashore, and sold before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 7,
2023, and were held in cold storage by a dealer or processor.
Additionally, the recreational bag and possession limits and the sale
and purchase provisions of the commercial closure apply to a person on
board a vessel with a golden tilefish longline endorsement, regardless
of whether the golden tilefish are harvested in state or Federal
waters, as specified in 50 CFR 622.190(c)(1).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 622.190(a)(2)(iii) and
622.193(a)(1)(ii), 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 is unnecessary. Such procedure is unnecessary, because the
regulations associated with the commercial longline component quota for
golden tilefish and a re-opening to provide an opportunity for the
quota to be harvested have already been subject to notice and public
comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of the commercial
longline component re-opening.
For the reasons stated earlier, the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effectiveness of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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