Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Re-Opening of the Commercial Sector for Blueline Tilefish in the South Atlantic, 61984-61985 [2023-19450]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140501394–5279–02; RTID
0648–XD317]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; ReOpening of the Commercial Sector for
Blueline 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 sector for
blueline tilefish in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic through this temporary rule.
The most recent data for commercial
landings of blueline tilefish indicate the
commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for
the 2023 fishing year has not yet been
reached. Therefore, NMFS re-opens the
commercial sector to harvest blueline
tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ for 6
days. The purpose of this temporary
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SUMMARY:
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rule is to allow for the commercial ACL
of blueline 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
September 11, 2023, through September
16, 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 blueline 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
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All
weights in this temporary rule are given
in round weight.
Regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i)
specify the commercial ACL for blueline
tilefish of 117,148 lb (53,137 kg), and
the commercial accountability measure
for blueline tilefish. NMFS is required
to close the commercial sector when its
ACL is reached, or is projected to be
reached, by filing a notification to that
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effect with the Office of the Federal
Register. Recently in this 2023 fishing
year, NMFS projected that commercial
landings of blueline tilefish would reach
the commercial ACL on August 2, 2023,
and therefore closed commercial harvest
for the rest of the year on that date (88
FR 50806, August 2, 2023). However, a
recent update of commercial landings
data indicates that the commercial ACL
for blueline tilefish was not reached on
August 2, 2023.
In accordance with 50 CFR 622.8(c),
NMFS temporarily re-opens the
commercial sector for blueline tilefish
on September 11, 2023. The commercial
sector will be open for 6 days or through
September 16, 2023, to allow for the
commercial ACL to be reached. The
commercial sector will close again on
September 17, 2023, and remain closed
until January 1, 2024, the start of the
next fishing year. NMFS has determined
that this re-opening will allow for an
additional opportunity to commercially
harvest blueline tilefish while reducing
the risk of exceeding the commercial
ACL.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
Federal commercial vessel permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper with
blueline tilefish on the vessel must have
landed and bartered, traded, or sold
such blueline tilefish before September
17, 2023. During the subsequent
commercial closure from September 17
through the rest of 2023, all sale or
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purchase of blueline tilefish is
prohibited. The recreational sector for
blueline tilefish in the South Atlantic
EEZ is closed each year from January 1
through April 30, and from September
1 through December 31, and during
these periods the bag and possession
limits for blueline tilefish in or from the
South Atlantic EEZ are zero.
Additionally, these bag and possession
limits apply to the harvest of blueline
tilefish in both state and Federal waters
in the South Atlantic on a vessel with
a valid Federal commercial or charter
vessel/headboat permit for South
Atlantic snapper-grouper.
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Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.8(c), issued pursuant to section
304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
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 ACL of
blueline tilefish and a re-opening to
provide an opportunity for the
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commercial ACL to be harvested have
already been subject to notice and
public comment, and all that remains is
to notify the public of the commercial
sector 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: September 5, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[FR Doc No: 2023-19450]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140501394-5279-02; RTID 0648-XD317]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Re-Opening of the Commercial Sector for Blueline 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 sector for
blueline tilefish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic through this temporary rule. The most recent data for
commercial landings of blueline tilefish indicate the commercial annual
catch limit (ACL) for the 2023 fishing year has not yet been reached.
Therefore, NMFS re-opens the commercial sector to harvest blueline
tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ for 6 days. The purpose of this
temporary rule is to allow for the commercial ACL of blueline 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
September 11, 2023, through September 16, 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 blueline 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
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All
weights in this temporary rule are given in round weight.
Regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i) specify the commercial ACL
for blueline tilefish of 117,148 lb (53,137 kg), and the commercial
accountability measure for blueline tilefish. NMFS is required to close
the commercial sector when its ACL is reached, or is projected to be
reached, by filing a notification to that effect with the Office of the
Federal Register. Recently in this 2023 fishing year, NMFS projected
that commercial landings of blueline tilefish would reach the
commercial ACL on August 2, 2023, and therefore closed commercial
harvest for the rest of the year on that date (88 FR 50806, August 2,
2023). However, a recent update of commercial landings data indicates
that the commercial ACL for blueline tilefish was not reached on August
2, 2023.
In accordance with 50 CFR 622.8(c), NMFS temporarily re-opens the
commercial sector for blueline tilefish on September 11, 2023. The
commercial sector will be open for 6 days or through September 16,
2023, to allow for the commercial ACL to be reached. The commercial
sector will close again on September 17, 2023, and remain closed until
January 1, 2024, the start of the next fishing year. NMFS has
determined that this re-opening will allow for an additional
opportunity to commercially harvest blueline tilefish while reducing
the risk of exceeding the commercial ACL.
The operator of a vessel with a valid Federal commercial vessel
permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper with blueline tilefish on the
vessel must have landed and bartered, traded, or sold such blueline
tilefish before September 17, 2023. During the subsequent commercial
closure from September 17 through the rest of 2023, all sale or
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purchase of blueline tilefish is prohibited. The recreational sector
for blueline tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ is closed each year
from January 1 through April 30, and from September 1 through December
31, and during these periods the bag and possession limits for blueline
tilefish in or from the South Atlantic EEZ are zero. Additionally,
these bag and possession limits apply to the harvest of blueline
tilefish in both state and Federal waters in the South Atlantic on a
vessel with a valid Federal commercial or charter vessel/headboat
permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.8(c), issued
pursuant to section 304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 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 ACL of blueline tilefish and
a re-opening to provide an opportunity for the commercial ACL to be
harvested have already been subject to notice and public comment, and
all that remains is to notify the public of the commercial sector 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: September 5, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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