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1996), and evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) (for a policy statement, see 56 FR 58612, November 20, 1991).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 240228–0062; RTID 0648–
XE363]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Herring Fishery;
Adjustment to the 2024 Specifications
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment.
AGENCY:
NMFS increases the 2024
Atlantic herring annual catch limit and
Area 1A sub-annual catch limit by 1,000
metric tons (mt) for the remainder of
2024. This action is required by the
herring regulations when, based on data
through October 1, 2024, NMFS
determines that the New Brunswick
weir fishery has landed less than 2,722
SUMMARY:
mt of herring. This notification informs
the public of these catch limit changes.
DATES: Effective October 8, 2024,
through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Trudeau, Fishery Resource
Management Specialist, 978–281–9252,
ashley.trudeau@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published final 2024 specifications for
the Atlantic Herring Fishery
Management Plan on March 4, 2024 (89
FR 15482), establishing the 2024 annual
catch limit (ACL) and area sub-ACLs.
Table 1 shows the current herring
specifications for 2024 and the
specifications as revised by this action
for the remainder of the calendar year.
The NMFS Regional Administrator
tracks herring landings in the New
Brunswick weir fishery each year. The
regulations at 50 CFR 648.201(h) require
that if the New Brunswick weir fishery
landings through October 1 are
determined to be less than 2,722 mt,
then NMFS subtracts 1,000 mt from the
management uncertainty buffer and
reallocates that amount to the ACL and
Area 1A sub-ACL. When such a
determination is made, NMFS is
required to notify the New England
Fishery Management Council and
publish the ACL and Area 1A sub-ACL
adjustment in the Federal Register.
Information from Canada’s
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
indicates that the New Brunswick weir
fishery landed 930 mt of herring
through October 1, 2024. Therefore, the
Regional Administrator determined that,
effective upon notification filing in the
Federal Register, 1,000 mt will be
reallocated from the management
uncertainty buffer to the Area 1A subACL and the ACL. This 1,000 mt
reallocation increases the Area 1A subACL from 5,504 mt to 6,504 mt and the
ACL from 19,141 mt to 20,141 mt for the
remainder of 2024.
Additionally, NMFS will use the
adjusted allocations when we project
whether catch from Area 1A will reach
92 percent of the Area 1A sub-ACL, or
whether overall herring catch will reach
95 percent of the ACL. When Area 1A
catch is projected to reach 92 percent of
the Area 1A sub-ACL, catch from this
area is reduced to 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) per
trip, per calendar day. When overall
catch is projected to reach 95 percent of
the ACL, then catch in or from all
herring management areas is limited to
2,000 lb (907.2 kg) per trip, per calendar
day.
TABLE 1—ATLANTIC HERRING SPECIFICATIONS FOR 2024
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Current specifications
(mt)
Overfishing Limit ............................................................................................................
Acceptable Biological Catch ..........................................................................................
Management Uncertainty ...............................................................................................
Optimum Yield/ACL .......................................................................................................
Domestic Annual Harvest ..............................................................................................
Border Transfer ..............................................................................................................
Domestic Annual Processing .........................................................................................
U.S. At-Sea Processing .................................................................................................
Area 1A Sub-ACL (28.9 percent) ..................................................................................
Area 1B Sub-ACL (4.3 percent) ....................................................................................
Area 2 Sub-ACL (27.8 percent) .....................................................................................
Area 3 Sub-ACL (39 percent) ........................................................................................
Fixed Gear Set-Aside ....................................................................................................
Research Set-Aside (RSA) ............................................................................................
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23,409
4,220
19,141
19,141
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19,141
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5,504
819
5,449
7,484
30
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Adjusted specifications
(mt)
32,233
23,409
3,220
20,141
20,141
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20,141
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6,504
819
5,449
7,484
30
0%
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Classification
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NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
part 648, which was issued pursuant to
section 304(b), and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior
notice and the opportunity for public
comment on this inseason adjustment
because it would be unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. This
action allocates a portion of the
management uncertainty buffer to the
ACL and Area 1A sub-ACL for the
remainder of the calendar year pursuant
to a previously published regulation
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that provides no discretionary decisionmaking. This reallocation process was
the subject of prior notice and comment
rulemaking. The adjustment is routine
and formulaic, required by regulation,
and is expected by industry. The
potential to reallocate the management
uncertainty buffer was also outlined in
the 2024 herring specifications that
were published March 23, 2023 (88 FR
17397), which were developed through
public notice and comment. Further,
this reallocation provides additional
economic opportunity for the herring
fleet. If implementation of this action is
delayed to solicit public comment, the
objective of the fishery management
plan to achieve optimum yield in the
fishery could be compromised.
Deteriorating weather conditions during
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the latter part of the fishing year may
reduce fishing effort, and could also
prevent the ACL from being fully
harvested. This would result in a
negative economic impact on vessels
permitted to fish in this fishery. Based
on these considerations, NMFS further
finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
good cause to waive the 30-day delayed
effectiveness period for the reasons
stated above.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: October 3, 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. 240228-0062; RTID 0648-XE363]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring
Fishery; Adjustment to the 2024 Specifications
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS increases the 2024 Atlantic herring annual catch limit
and Area 1A sub-annual catch limit by 1,000 metric tons (mt) for the
remainder of 2024. This action is required by the herring regulations
when, based on data through October 1, 2024, NMFS determines that the
New Brunswick weir fishery has landed less than 2,722 mt of herring.
This notification informs the public of these catch limit changes.
DATES: Effective October 8, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Trudeau, Fishery Resource
Management Specialist, 978-281-9252, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published final 2024 specifications for
the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan on March 4, 2024 (89 FR
15482), establishing the 2024 annual catch limit (ACL) and area sub-
ACLs. Table 1 shows the current herring specifications for 2024 and the
specifications as revised by this action for the remainder of the
calendar year.
The NMFS Regional Administrator tracks herring landings in the New
Brunswick weir fishery each year. The regulations at 50 CFR 648.201(h)
require that if the New Brunswick weir fishery landings through October
1 are determined to be less than 2,722 mt, then NMFS subtracts 1,000 mt
from the management uncertainty buffer and reallocates that amount to
the ACL and Area 1A sub-ACL. When such a determination is made, NMFS is
required to notify the New England Fishery Management Council and
publish the ACL and Area 1A sub-ACL adjustment in the Federal Register.
Information from Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans
indicates that the New Brunswick weir fishery landed 930 mt of herring
through October 1, 2024. Therefore, the Regional Administrator
determined that, effective upon notification filing in the Federal
Register, 1,000 mt will be reallocated from the management uncertainty
buffer to the Area 1A sub-ACL and the ACL. This 1,000 mt reallocation
increases the Area 1A sub-ACL from 5,504 mt to 6,504 mt and the ACL
from 19,141 mt to 20,141 mt for the remainder of 2024.
Additionally, NMFS will use the adjusted allocations when we
project whether catch from Area 1A will reach 92 percent of the Area 1A
sub-ACL, or whether overall herring catch will reach 95 percent of the
ACL. When Area 1A catch is projected to reach 92 percent of the Area 1A
sub-ACL, catch from this area is reduced to 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) per
trip, per calendar day. When overall catch is projected to reach 95
percent of the ACL, then catch in or from all herring management areas
is limited to 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) per trip, per calendar day.
Table 1--Atlantic Herring Specifications for 2024
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Current specifications Adjusted specifications
(mt) (mt)
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Overfishing Limit........................................ 32,233 32,233
Acceptable Biological Catch.............................. 23,409 23,409
Management Uncertainty................................... 4,220 3,220
Optimum Yield/ACL........................................ 19,141 20,141
Domestic Annual Harvest.................................. 19,141 20,141
Border Transfer.......................................... 0 0
Domestic Annual Processing............................... 19,141 20,141
U.S. At-Sea Processing................................... 0 0
Area 1A Sub-ACL (28.9 percent)........................... 5,504 6,504
Area 1B Sub-ACL (4.3 percent)............................ 819 819
Area 2 Sub-ACL (27.8 percent)............................ 5,449 5,449
Area 3 Sub-ACL (39 percent).............................. 7,484 7,484
Fixed Gear Set-Aside..................................... 30 30
Research Set-Aside (RSA)................................. 0% 0%
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Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR part 648, which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment on this inseason adjustment because it would be
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. This action allocates
a portion of the management uncertainty buffer to the ACL and Area 1A
sub-ACL for the remainder of the calendar year pursuant to a previously
published regulation that provides no discretionary decision-making.
This reallocation process was the subject of prior notice and comment
rulemaking. The adjustment is routine and formulaic, required by
regulation, and is expected by industry. The potential to reallocate
the management uncertainty buffer was also outlined in the 2024 herring
specifications that were published March 23, 2023 (88 FR 17397), which
were developed through public notice and comment. Further, this
reallocation provides additional economic opportunity for the herring
fleet. If implementation of this action is delayed to solicit public
comment, the objective of the fishery management plan to achieve
optimum yield in the fishery could be compromised. Deteriorating
weather conditions during the latter part of the fishing year may
reduce fishing effort, and could also prevent the ACL from being fully
harvested. This would result in a negative economic impact on vessels
permitted to fish in this fishery. Based on these considerations, NMFS
further finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), good cause to waive the
30-day delayed effectiveness period for the reasons stated above.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: October 3, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-23318 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]
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