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September 11, 2023; and 5:30 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Areas 7 and 7A: Open for drift gillnet
fishing from 8 a.m. through 9 p.m.,
Saturday, September 9, 2023; 8 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Sunday, September 10,
2023; 8 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday,
September 11, 2023; and 8 a.m. through
9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Area 7: Open for reef net fishing 5:30
a.m. through 9 p.m., Saturday,
September 9, 2023; 5:30 a.m. through 9
p.m., Sunday, September 10, 2023; 5:30
a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday,
September 11, 2023; and 5:30 a.m.
through 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 12,
2023. Sockeye must be released.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2023–
08: Issued 12:00 p.m., September 12,
2023
date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
of the inseason orders. A delay in the
effective date of the inseason orders
would not allow fishers appropriately
controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
300.97, and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: December 19, 2023.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Treaty Tribal Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Extend for net
fishing from 9 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
Sockeye must be released.
Treaty Tribal and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6, 7, and 7A, excluding the
Apex: Relinquish regulatory control
effective 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
September 13, 2023. The Apex is those
waters north and west of the Area 7A
‘‘East Point Line,’’ defined as a line
projected from the low water range
marker in Boundary Bay on the
International Boundary through the east
tip of Point Roberts in the state of
Washington to the East Point light on
Saturna Island in the Province of British
Columbia.
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The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for the inseason orders to be
issued without affording the public
prior notice and opportunity for
comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as
such prior notice and opportunity for
comments is impracticable and contrary
to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
impracticable because of insufficient
time between the time the stock
abundance information is available to
determine how much fishing can be
allowed and the time the fishery must
open or close in order to harvest the
appropriate amount of fish while they
are available.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
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50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 221223–0282; RTID 0648–
XD608]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer From NC to NJ
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is transferring a
portion of its 2023 commercial summer
flounder quota to the State of New
Jersey. This adjustment to the 2023
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 2023
commercial quotas for North Carolina
and New Jersey.
DATES: Effective December 21, 2023,
through December 31, 2023.
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 648.111. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through North Carolina. The
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process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.102 and final
2023 allocations were published on
January 3, 2023 (88 FR 11).
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
combinations would not 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 Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Regional
Administrator has determined these
three criteria have been met for the
transfer approved in this notification.
North Carolina is transferring 16,690
pounds (lb; 7,570 kilograms (kg)) to New
Jersey through a mutual agreement
between the states. This transfer was
requested to repay landings made by an
out-of-state permitted vessel under a
safe harbor agreement. The revised
summer flounder quotas for 2023 are
North Carolina, 3,131,074 lb (1,420,231
kg), and New Jersey, 2,487,110 lb
(1,128,134 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.102(c)(2)(i) through (iv), 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: December 20, 2023.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 221223-0282; RTID 0648-XD608]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Quota Transfer From NC to NJ
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is
transferring a portion of its 2023 commercial summer flounder quota to
the State of New Jersey. This adjustment to the 2023 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 2023 commercial quotas
for North Carolina and New Jersey.
DATES: Effective December 21, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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 648.111. 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 Sec. 648.102 and final 2023 allocations were
published on January 3, 2023 (88 FR 11).
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 Sec. 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
combinations would not 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 Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Regional Administrator has
determined these three criteria have been met for the transfer approved
in this notification.
North Carolina is transferring 16,690 pounds (lb; 7,570 kilograms
(kg)) to New Jersey through a mutual agreement between the states. This
transfer was requested to repay landings made by an out-of-state
permitted vessel under a safe harbor agreement. The revised summer
flounder quotas for 2023 are North Carolina, 3,131,074 lb (1,420,231
kg), and New Jersey, 2,487,110 lb (1,128,134 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 648.102(c)(2)(i) through
(iv), 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: December 20, 2023.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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