Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Commercial Closure for Blueline Tilefish in the South Atlantic, 64397-64398 [2024-17439]
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PART 8360—VISITOR SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 8360
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aaa, et seq.; 670,
et seq.; 877, et seq.; 1241, et seq.; and 1281c;
and 43 U.S.C. 315a and 1701 et seq.
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2. Revise § 8364.1 to read as follows:
§ 8364.1
orders.
Temporary closure and restriction
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(a) The authorized officer may issue
an order to temporarily close or restrict
the use of designated public lands,
including roads, trails, and waterways,
to protect persons, property, public
lands, or resources; avoid conflict
among public land users; or ensure the
privacy of Tribal activities for
traditional or cultural use.
(b) Each order shall:
(1) Identify the public lands,
including roads, trails, or waterways,
that are closed to entry or restricted as
to use;
(2) Specify the uses that are restricted;
(3) Specify the date and period of time
that the closure or restriction order will
become effective and the date and time
that the order will terminate;
(4) Identify any persons or groups
who are exempt from the closure or
restriction; and
(5) Identify the reasons for the closure
or restriction.
(c) When issuing closure or restriction
orders pursuant to this section, the
authorized officer shall provide public
notice by:
(1) Posting the order in a Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Office having
jurisdiction over the public lands,
including roads, trails, or waterways, to
which the order applies;
(2) Posting the order at places near or
within the area to which the closure or
restriction applies, in such manner and
location as is reasonable to bring
prohibitions to the attention of users;
(3) Notifying local media outlets; and
(4) Posting information on at least one
BLM-controlled, publicly available
online communication system.
(d) Notwithstanding any contrary
provisions in part 4 of this title, the
authorized officer will provide that
orders issued pursuant to this section
will be effective upon issuance or at a
date and time established in the order.
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If appealed, such orders shall remain in
effect pending the decision on appeal
unless a stay is granted.
(e) Any person who violates a
temporary closure or restriction order
may be tried before a United States
magistrate and fined in accordance with
18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more
than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a)
and § 8360.0–7, or both.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140501394–5279–02; RTID
0648–XE157]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Commercial Closure for Blueline
Tilefish in the South Atlantic
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements an
accountability measure for blueline
tilefish in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS
estimates that commercial landings of
blueline tilefish will soon reach the
commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for
the 2024 fishing year. Accordingly,
NMFS closes the commercial sector for
the harvest of blueline tilefish in the
South Atlantic EEZ to protect the
blueline tilefish resource from
overfishing.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective
from August 8, 2024, through December
31, 2024.
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
SUMMARY:
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Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council and
NMFS 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. All
weights in this temporary rule are given
in round weight.
Regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i)
specify the commercial ACL and
accountability measure for blueline
tilefish in the South Atlantic. The
commercial ACL is 117,148 pounds (lb)
or 53,137 kilograms (kg). NMFS is
required to close the commercial harvest
of blueline tilefish when NMFS projects
its landings will reach or have reached
the commercial ACL. NMFS estimates
that for the 2024 fishing year,
commercial landings of blueline tilefish
will reach the commercial ACL by
August 8, 2024. Accordingly, the
commercial sector for South Atlantic
blueline tilefish is closed from August 8,
2024, through December 31, 2024.
During the commercial closure, all
sale or purchase of blueline tilefish is
prohibited. Because the harvest of
blueline tilefish by the recreational
sector is also closed for the rest of 2024
(89 FR 19290, March 18, 2024), during
this commercial closure all harvest and
possession of blueline tilefish in or from
the South Atlantic EEZ is also
prohibited through the end of 2024. The
bag and possession limits of zero
blueline tilefish during the remainder of
2024 apply in state or Federal waters of
the South Atlantic on a vessel for which
NMFS has issued a valid commercial or
charter vessel/headboat permit for
South Atlantic snapper-grouper [50 CFR
622.193(z)(1)(i)].
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
622.193(z)(1)(i), which was issued
pursuant to section 304(b) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is exempt
from review under Executive Order
12866.
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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 are
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. Such procedures are
unnecessary because the regulations
associated with the closure of the
blueline tilefish commercial sector at 50
CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i) have already been
subject to notice and public comment,
and all that remains is to notify the
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public of the closure. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are
contrary to the public interest because
there is a need to immediately
implement this action to protect
blueline tilefish, because the capacity of
the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest
of the commercial ACL. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment would
require time and would potentially
result in a harvest well in excess of the
established commercial ACL.
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For the reasons already stated, there is
also 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: August 2, 2024.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
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 622
[Docket No. 140501394-5279-02; RTID 0648-XE157]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Commercial Closure for Blueline Tilefish in the South Atlantic
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS implements an accountability measure for blueline
tilefish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic.
NMFS estimates that commercial landings of blueline tilefish will soon
reach the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for the 2024 fishing
year. Accordingly, NMFS closes the commercial sector for the harvest of
blueline tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ to protect the blueline
tilefish resource from overfishing.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective from August 8, 2024, through
December 31, 2024.
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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and NMFS
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. All
weights in this temporary rule are given in round weight.
Regulations at 50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i) specify the commercial ACL
and accountability measure for blueline tilefish in the South Atlantic.
The commercial ACL is 117,148 pounds (lb) or 53,137 kilograms (kg).
NMFS is required to close the commercial harvest of blueline tilefish
when NMFS projects its landings will reach or have reached the
commercial ACL. NMFS estimates that for the 2024 fishing year,
commercial landings of blueline tilefish will reach the commercial ACL
by August 8, 2024. Accordingly, the commercial sector for South
Atlantic blueline tilefish is closed from August 8, 2024, through
December 31, 2024.
During the commercial closure, all sale or purchase of blueline
tilefish is prohibited. Because the harvest of blueline tilefish by the
recreational sector is also closed for the rest of 2024 (89 FR 19290,
March 18, 2024), during this commercial closure all harvest and
possession of blueline tilefish in or from the South Atlantic EEZ is
also prohibited through the end of 2024. The bag and possession limits
of zero blueline tilefish during the remainder of 2024 apply in state
or Federal waters of the South Atlantic on a vessel for which NMFS has
issued a valid commercial or charter vessel/headboat permit for South
Atlantic snapper-grouper [50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i)].
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i), which
was issued pursuant to section 304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and
is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
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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 are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the regulations associated with the
closure of the blueline tilefish commercial sector at 50 CFR
622.193(z)(1)(i) have already been subject to notice and public
comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of the closure.
Prior notice and opportunity for public comment are contrary to the
public interest because there is a need to immediately implement this
action to protect blueline tilefish, because the capacity of the
fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest of the commercial ACL. Prior
notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and would
potentially result in a harvest well in excess of the established
commercial ACL.
For the reasons already stated, there is also 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: August 2, 2024.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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