Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Resources of the South Atlantic; 2023 Red Snapper Commercial and Recreational Fishing Seasons, 33838-33839 [2023-11218]

Download as PDF 33838 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 101 / Thursday, May 25, 2023 / Rules and Regulations (2) Contracting officers shall document in the contract file the justification for withholding or not withholding payments if the qualifying proposal was not submitted in accordance with the contract definitization schedule. PART 252—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 4. Revise section 252.217–7027 to read as follows: ■ 252.217–7027 Contract Definitization. As prescribed in 217.7406(b), use the following clause: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 Contract Definitization (May 2023) (a) Alll [insert specific type of contract action] is contemplated. The Contractor agrees to begin promptly negotiating with the Contracting Officer the terms of a definitive contract that will include— (1) All clauses required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on the date of execution of the undefinitized contract action; (2) All clauses required by law on the date of execution of the definitive contract action; and (3) Any other mutually agreeable clauses, terms, and conditions. (b) The Contractor agrees to submit alll [insert type of proposal; e.g., fixed-price or cost-and-fee] proposal and certified cost or pricing data supporting its proposal. Notwithstanding FAR 52.216–26, Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization, failure to meet the qualifying proposal date in the contract definitization schedule could result in the Contracting Officer withholding an amount up to 5 percent of all subsequent requests for financing until the Contracting Officer determines that a proposal is qualifying. 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(e) The definitive contract resulting from this undefinitized contract action will include a negotiatedlll [insert ‘‘cost/price ceiling’’ or ‘‘firm-fixed price’’] in no event to exceedll[insert the not-to-exceed amount]. (End of clause) [FR Doc. 2023–11139 Filed 5–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 622 [Docket No. 1710319998630–02; RTID 0648– XC946] Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Resources of the South Atlantic; 2023 Red Snapper Commercial and Recreational Fishing Seasons National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; 2023 fishing seasons notification. AGENCY: NMFS announces the limited opening of commercial and recreational red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic for the 2023 fishing year. This notification announces the 2023 red snapper commercial season opening date and the opening and closing dates for the red snapper recreational season, according to the accountability measures (AMs). This season announcement for South Atlantic red snapper allows fishers to maximize their opportunity to harvest the commercial and recreational annual catch limits (ACLs) while also managing harvest to protect the red snapper resource. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 The 2023 commercial red snapper season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, July 10, 2023, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2024, unless changed by subsequent notification in the Federal Register. The 2023 recreational red snapper season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 14, 2023, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 16, 2023. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email: mary.vara@noaa.gov. The South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery includes red snapper and is managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP). The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) prepared the FMP, and the FMP is implemented by NMFS under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622. For South Atlantic red snapper, the commercial AM requires the sector to close when commercial landings reach or are projected to reach the commercial ACL. The recreational AM is the length of the recreational season, with NMFS projecting the season length based on catch rate estimates from previous years. The commercial ACL is 124,815 lb (56,615 kg), round weight, and in 2022, NMFS closed the commercial sector on August 31 as a result of the commercial ACL being projected to be met (87 FR 52859, August 30, 2022). The recreational ACL is 29,656 fish, and NMFS has determined that recreational landings are expected to reach the recreational ACL in a 2-day season. The commercial season for South Atlantic red snapper begins each year on the second Monday in July and closes when the commercial ACL is reached or is projected to be reached. Accordingly, the 2023 commercial season opens on July 10, 2023, and will remain open until 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2024, unless the commercial ACL is reached or projected to be reached prior to this date. During the commercial fishing season, the commercial trip limit is 75 lb (34 kg), gutted weight. NMFS will monitor commercial landings during the open season, and if commercial landings reach or are projected to reach the commercial ACL, then NMFS will file a notification with the Office of the Federal Register to close the commercial sector for red snapper for the remainder of the fishing year. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\25MYR1.SGM 25MYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 101 / Thursday, May 25, 2023 / Rules and Regulations The recreational season for South Atlantic red snapper begins on the second Friday in July. Accordingly, the 2023 recreational red snapper season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 14, 2023, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 16, 2023. During the recreational season, the recreational bag limit is one red snapper per person, per day. After the closure of the recreational sector, the bag and possession limits for red snapper are zero. There is not a red snapper minimum or maximum size limit for the commercial and recreational sectors during the open seasons. Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 622.183(b)(5)(i) and 622.193(y), which were 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 unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such procedures are unnecessary because the rule establishing the red snapper ACLs and AMs has already been subject to notice and comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of the respective commercial and recreational fishing seasons. In addition, providing prior notice and an opportunity for public comment is contrary to the public interest because the seasons begin in early July and announcing the length of the fishing seasons now allows each sector to prepare for the upcoming harvest, provides opportunity to for-hire fishing vessels to book trips that could increase their revenues and profits, and gives the South Atlantic states the time needed to prepare for their respective data collection needs for the season. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 22, 2023. Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 [FR Doc. 2023–11218 Filed 5–22–23; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:53 May 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 [Docket No. 230518–0134] RIN 0648–BL94 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Tunas General Category Restricted-Fishing Days (RFDs) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule. AGENCY: This temporary rule sets Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category restricted-fishing days (RFDs) for all Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from July 1 through November 30, 2023. On an RFD, Atlantic Tunas General category permitted vessels may not fish for (including catch-and-release or tagand-release fishing), possess, retain, land, or sell BFT. On an RFD, HMS Charter/Headboat permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement also are subject to these restrictions and may not fish commercially for BFT under the General category restrictions and retention limits, but such vessels may still fish for, possess, retain, or land BFT when fishing recreationally under applicable HMS Angling category rules. NMFS may waive previously scheduled RFDs under certain circumstances, but will not modify the previously scheduled RFDs during the fishing year in other ways (such as changing an RFD from one date to another or adding RFDs). SUMMARY: Effective July 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Copies of this temporary rule and supporting documents are available from the HMS Management Division website at https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/atlantichighly-migratory-species or by contacting Erianna Hammond at erianna.hammond@noaa.gov or 301– 427–8503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erianna Hammond, erianna.hammond@ noaa.gov, or Larry Redd, Jr., larry.redd@ noaa.gov, at 301–427–8503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic HMS fisheries, including BFT fisheries, are managed under the authority of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 33839 Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 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. Section 635.27 divides the U.S. BFT quota, recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and as implemented by the United States, among the various domestic fishing categories per the allocations established in the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and its amendments. Section 635.23 specifies the retention limit provisions for Atlantic Tunas General category permitted vessels and HMS Charter/Headboat permitted vessels, including regarding RFDs. Specific information regarding RFDs, request for comments, and the current U.S. quota and General category subquotas, was provided in the preamble to the proposed rule (88 FR 13771, March 6, 2023) and is not repeated here. As described in the proposed rule, NMFS is undertaking this rulemaking to address and avoid repetition of certain issues that affected the General category BFT fishery in previous years and could recur without additional action. Those issues include the shortened time to fish under the General category subquotas that occurs when the quota is filled quickly, and the increased numbers of BFT that are landed but not sold to dealers because of market gluts. Because the use of RFDs in 2022 succeeded in extending fishing opportunities through a greater portion of the relevant General Category time periods and the fishing season overall, consistent with management objectives for the fishery, NMFS proposed an RFD schedule for parts of the 2023 and 2024 fishing years. The comment period for the proposed rule closed on April 5, 2023. NMFS received 43 written comments, including comments from commercial and recreational fishermen, Atlantic tunas dealers, and the general public as well as oral comments at a public hearing held by webinar. The comments received and responses to those comments are summarized below in the Response to Comments section. After considering public comments on the proposed rule in light of the management goals of this action, NMFS is finalizing an RFD schedule for the June through August, September, and October through November 2023 time periods and is not finalizing an RFD schedule for the December 2023 or January through March 2024 time periods. Setting an RFD schedule for E:\FR\FM\25MYR1.SGM 25MYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33838-33839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11218]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 1710319998630-02; RTID 0648-XC946]


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
Snapper-Grouper Resources of the South Atlantic; 2023 Red Snapper 
Commercial and Recreational Fishing Seasons

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

ACTION: Temporary rule; 2023 fishing seasons notification.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the limited opening of commercial and 
recreational red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the 
South Atlantic for the 2023 fishing year. This notification announces 
the 2023 red snapper commercial season opening date and the opening and 
closing dates for the red snapper recreational season, according to the 
accountability measures (AMs). This season announcement for South 
Atlantic red snapper allows fishers to maximize their opportunity to 
harvest the commercial and recreational annual catch limits (ACLs) 
while also managing harvest to protect the red snapper resource.

DATES: The 2023 commercial red snapper season opens at 12:01 a.m., 
local time, July 10, 2023, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 
2024, unless changed by subsequent notification in the Federal 
Register. The 2023 recreational red snapper season opens at 12:01 a.m., 
local time, on July 14, 2023, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on 
July 16, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional 
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery 
includes red snapper and is managed under the Fishery Management Plan 
for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP). The 
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) prepared the FMP, 
and the FMP is implemented by NMFS under the authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) 
by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
    For South Atlantic red snapper, the commercial AM requires the 
sector to close when commercial landings reach or are projected to 
reach the commercial ACL. The recreational AM is the length of the 
recreational season, with NMFS projecting the season length based on 
catch rate estimates from previous years.
    The commercial ACL is 124,815 lb (56,615 kg), round weight, and in 
2022, NMFS closed the commercial sector on August 31 as a result of the 
commercial ACL being projected to be met (87 FR 52859, August 30, 
2022). The recreational ACL is 29,656 fish, and NMFS has determined 
that recreational landings are expected to reach the recreational ACL 
in a 2-day season.
    The commercial season for South Atlantic red snapper begins each 
year on the second Monday in July and closes when the commercial ACL is 
reached or is projected to be reached. Accordingly, the 2023 commercial 
season opens on July 10, 2023, and will remain open until 12:01 a.m., 
local time, on January 1, 2024, unless the commercial ACL is reached or 
projected to be reached prior to this date. During the commercial 
fishing season, the commercial trip limit is 75 lb (34 kg), gutted 
weight. NMFS will monitor commercial landings during the open season, 
and if commercial landings reach or are projected to reach the 
commercial ACL, then NMFS will file a notification with the Office of 
the Federal Register to close the commercial sector for red snapper for 
the remainder of the fishing year.

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    The recreational season for South Atlantic red snapper begins on 
the second Friday in July. Accordingly, the 2023 recreational red 
snapper season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 14, 2023, and 
closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 16, 2023. During the 
recreational season, the recreational bag limit is one red snapper per 
person, per day. After the closure of the recreational sector, the bag 
and possession limits for red snapper are zero.
    There is not a red snapper minimum or maximum size limit for the 
commercial and recreational sectors during the open seasons.

Classification

    NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 622.183(b)(5)(i) and 
622.193(y), which were 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 unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. 
Such procedures are unnecessary because the rule establishing the red 
snapper ACLs and AMs has already been subject to notice and comment, 
and all that remains is to notify the public of the respective 
commercial and recreational fishing seasons.
    In addition, providing prior notice and an opportunity for public 
comment is contrary to the public interest because the seasons begin in 
early July and announcing the length of the fishing seasons now allows 
each sector to prepare for the upcoming harvest, provides opportunity 
to for-hire fishing vessels to book trips that could increase their 
revenues and profits, and gives the South Atlantic states the time 
needed to prepare for their respective data collection needs for the 
season.

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

    Dated: May 22, 2023.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-11218 Filed 5-22-23; 4:15 pm]
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