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PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
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The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In
particular, the Act addresses actions
that may result in the expenditure by a
State, local, or tribal government, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or
more in any one year. Though this rule
will not result in such an expenditure,
we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this rule under
Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023–01, Rev. 1, associated
implementing instructions, and
Environmental Planning COMDTINST
5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast
Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have
determined that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human
environment. This rule involves a safety
zone lasting 35 hours over two days that
will prohibit entry within 656 yards of
42°46′20.6″ N,78°52′42.5″ W. It is
categorically excluded from further
review under paragraph L60a of
Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction
Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 1. A
Record of Environmental Consideration
supporting this determination is
available in the docket. For instructions
on locating the docket, see the
ADDRESSES section of this preamble.
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G. Protest Activities
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124;
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
2. Add § 165.T24–0755 to read as
follows:
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§ 165.T24–0755
Hamburg, NY.
Safety Zone; Lake Erie,
(a) Location. The following area is a
safety zone: All waters of Lake Erie,
from surface to bottom, in a 656-yard
radius of 42°46′20.6″ N, 78°52′42.5″ W.
(b) Definitions. As used in this
section, designated representative
means a Coast Guard Patrol
Commander, including a Coast Guard
coxswain, petty officer, or other officer
operating a Coast Guard vessel and a
Federal, State, and local officer
designated by or assisting the Captain of
the Port Eastern Great Lakes. (COTP) in
the enforcement of the safety zone.
(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general
safety zone regulations in subpart C of
this part, you may not enter the safety
zone described in paragraph (a) of this
section unless authorized by the COTP
or the COTP’s designated representative.
(2) To seek permission to enter,
contact the COTP or the COTP’s
representative by phone: (716) 843–
9560. Those in the safety zone must
comply with all lawful orders or
directions given to them by the COTP or
the COTP’s designated representative.
(d) Enforcement period. This section
will be enforced from 6 a.m. through
11:30 p.m. from September 26, 2024,
through September 27, 2024.
Dated: September 17, 2024.
S.M. Murray,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate
Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes.
The Coast Guard respects the First
Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to
coordinate protest activities so that your
message can be received without
jeopardizing the safety or security of
people, places, or vessels.
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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. 231215–0305; RTID 0648–
XE310]
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165 as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer From North Carolina to
New Jersey
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is transferring a
portion of its 2024 commercial summer
flounder quota to the State of New
Jersey. This adjustment to the 2024
fishing year quota is necessary to
comply with the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) quota transfer
provisions. This announcement informs
the public of the revised 2024
commercial quotas for North Carolina
and New Jersey.
DATES: Effective September 20, 2024,
through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Rigdon, Fishery Resource
Management Specialist, (978) 281–9336.
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 § 648.102, and the
final 2024 allocations were published
on December 21, 2023 (88 FR 88266).
The final rule implementing
amendment 5 to the 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: (1) the transfers or
combinations would not preclude the
overall annual quota from being fully
harvested; (2) the transfers address an
unforeseen variation or contingency in
the fishery; and (3) the transfers are
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 9,340
pounds (lb; 4,237 kilograms (kg)) to New
Jersey through a mutual agreement
between the states. This transfer was
requested to repay landings made by an
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out-of-state permitted vessel under a
safe harbor agreement. The revised
summer flounder quotas for 2024 are:
North Carolina, 2,331,735 lb (1,057,657
kg); and New Jersey, 1,502,298 lb
(681,431 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) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is exempted
from review under Executive Order
12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 17, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 240304–0068]
RTID 0648–XD950
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch
in the Central Aleutian District of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the
Central Aleutian district (CAI) of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI) by vessels
participating in the BSAI trawl limited
access sector fishery. This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2024
total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific
ocean perch in the CAI allocated to
vessels participating in the BSAI trawl
limited access sector fishery.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), September 19, 2024,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the BSAI
prepared by the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council under authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). Regulations
governing fishing by U.S. vessels in
accordance with the BSAI FMP appear
at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50
CFR part 679.
The 2024 TAC of Pacific ocean perch,
in the CAI, allocated to vessels
participating in the BSAI trawl limited
access sector fishery was established as
a directed fishing allowance of 487
metric tons by the final 2024 and 2025
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (89 FR 17287, March 11,
2024).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii),
the Regional Administrator finds that
this directed fishing allowance has been
reached. Consequently, NMFS is
prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific
ocean perch in the CAI by vessels
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participating in the BSAI trawl limited
access sector fishery. While this closure
is effective, the maximum retainable
amounts at § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at
any time during a trip.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
part 679, which was 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 impracticable and contrary to
the public interest, as it would prevent
NMFS from responding to the most
recent fisheries data in a timely fashion,
and would delay the closure of Pacific
ocean perch directed fishery in the CAI
for vessels participating in the BSAI
trawl limited access sector fishery.
NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment
because the most recent, relevant data
only became available as of September
13, 2024.
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA also finds good cause
to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date of this action under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based
upon the reasons provided above for
waiver of prior notice and opportunity
for public comment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 18, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
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 648
[Docket No. 231215-0305; RTID 0648-XE310]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to New Jersey
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is
transferring a portion of its 2024 commercial summer flounder quota to
the State of New Jersey. This adjustment to the 2024 fishing year quota
is necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) quota transfer provisions. This
announcement informs the public of the revised 2024 commercial quotas
for North Carolina and New Jersey.
DATES: Effective September 20, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rigdon, Fishery Resource
Management Specialist, (978) 281-9336.
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 the final 2024 allocations
were published on December 21, 2023 (88 FR 88266).
The final rule implementing amendment 5 to the 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: (1) the transfers or combinations would not preclude the
overall annual quota from being fully harvested; (2) the transfers
address an unforeseen variation or contingency in the fishery; and (3)
the transfers are 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 9,340 pounds (lb; 4,237 kilograms
(kg)) to New Jersey through a mutual agreement between the states. This
transfer was requested to repay landings made by an
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out-of-state permitted vessel under a safe harbor agreement. The
revised summer flounder quotas for 2024 are: North Carolina, 2,331,735
lb (1,057,657 kg); and New Jersey, 1,502,298 lb (681,431 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) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, and is exempted from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 17, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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