80_FR_49329 80 FR 49171 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit

80 FR 49171 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 158 (August 17, 2015)

Page Range49171-49172
FR Document2015-20221

We announce the reduction of the commercial possession limit for northern red hake for the remainder of the 2015 fishing year. This action is required to prevent the northern red hake total allowable landing limit from being exceeded. This announcement informs the public that the northern red hake possession limit is reduced.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 158 (Monday, August 17, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-20221]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 120109034-2171-01]
RIN 0648-XE094


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh 
Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern Red Hake Inseason 
Possession Limit

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.

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SUMMARY: We announce the reduction of the commercial possession limit 
for northern red hake for the remainder of the 2015 fishing year. This 
action is

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required to prevent the northern red hake total allowable landing limit 
from being exceeded. This announcement informs the public that the 
northern red hake possession limit is reduced.

DATES: Effective August 12, 2015 through April, 30, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid Lichwell, Fishery Management 
Specialist, 978-675-9112.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The small-mesh multispecies fishery is 
managed primarily through a series of exemptions from the Northeast 
Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan. Regulations governing the red 
hake fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations describing 
the process to adjust inseason commercial possession limits of northern 
red hake are described in Sec.  648.86(d)(4) and (5). These regulations 
require the Regional Administrator to reduce the northern red hake 
possession limit from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) to 1,500 lb (680 kg) when 
landings have been projected to reach or exceed 45 percent of the total 
allowable landings (TAL). The northern red hake possession limit is 
required to be further reduced to 400 lb (181 kg) if landings are 
projected to reach or exceed 62.5 percent of the TAL, unless such a 
reduction would be expected to prevent the TAL from being reached. The 
setting of these inseason adjustment thresholds were established in the 
final rule implementing the small-mesh multispecies specifications for 
2015-2017, published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2015 (80 FR 
30379).
    These measures were imposed because the annual catch limits (ACL) 
for northern red hake were exceeded for the 2012 and 2013 fishing 
years, and northern red hake was experiencing overfishing. To reduce 
the risk of continued overfishing on the stock and to better constrain 
catch to the ACL, we implemented this possession limit reduction 
trigger.
    Based on commercial landings data reported through July 30, 2015, 
the northern red hake fishery is projected to reach 45 percent of the 
TAL on August 10, 2015. Based on this projection, reducing the 
commercial northern red hake possession limit to 1,500 lb (680 kg) is 
required to prevent the TAL from being exceeded. Upon the effective 
date of this action, no person may possess on board or land more than 
1,500 lb (680 kg) of northern red hake, per trip for the remainder of 
the fishing year.

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from 
review under Executive Order 12866.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 12, 2015.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-20221 Filed 8-12-15; 4:15 pm]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 158 / Monday, August 17, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 49171 Senecioate’’ (June 30, 2015), available in Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, Register. This action is not a ‘‘major the docket for this action. Based upon April 23, 1997). This action does not rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). its evaluation, EPA concludes that there contain any information collections List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 are no threshold effects of concern to subject to OMB approval under the infants or children when lavandulyl Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 Environmental protection, senecioate is applied or used in U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require Administrative practice and procedure, microbeads/dispensers in or on all raw any special considerations under Agricultural commodities, Pesticides agricultural commodities at a rate not to Executive Order 12898, entitled and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping exceed 150 grams active ingredient/ ‘‘Federal Actions to Address requirements. acre/year. As a result, EPA concludes Environmental Justice in Minority Dated: July 31, 2015. that no additional margin of exposure Populations and Low-Income Robert McNally, (safety) is necessary. Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Based on the available data, EPA 1994). Prevention Division. determines that there is a reasonable Since tolerances and exemptions that certainty that no harm will result from are established on the basis of a petition Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is aggregate exposure to lavandulyl under FFDCA section 408(d), such as amended as follows: senecioate to the general U.S. the exemption in this final rule, do not PART 180—[AMENDED] population, including infants and require the issuance of a proposed rule, children when applied to growing crops the requirements of the Regulatory ■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 using microbeads/dispensers at a rate Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et continues to read as follows: not to exceed 150 grams active seq.), do not apply. ingredient/acre/year. EPA concludes Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. This action directly regulates growers, that an exemption from the requirement food processors, food handlers, and food ■ 2. Add § 180.1332 to subpart D to read of a tolerance for residues of lavandulyl retailers, not States or tribes, nor does as follows: senecioate in or on raw agricultural this action alter the relationships or commodities when applied to growing § 180.1332 Lavandulyl senecioate; distribution of power and exemption from the requirement of a crops using microbeads/dispensers at a responsibilities established by Congress tolerance. rate not to exceed 150 grams active in the preemption provisions of FFDCA ingredient/acre/year is safe. An exemption from the requirement section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency of a tolerance is established for residues VII. Other Considerations has determined that this action will not of the arthropod pheromone, lavandulyl have a substantial direct effect on States senecioate (5-methyl-2-(1- A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology or tribal governments, on the methylethenyl)-4-hexenyl 3-methyl-2- An analytical method is not required relationship between the national butonate), in or on all raw agricultural for enforcement purposes since the government and the States or tribal commodities when applied or used in Agency is establishing an exemption governments, or on the distribution of microbeads/dispensers at a rate not to from the requirement of a tolerance power and responsibilities among the exceed 150 grams active ingredient/ without any numerical limitation. various levels of government or between acre/year in accordance with good the Federal Government and Indian agricultural practices. VIII. Conclusions tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined [FR Doc. 2015–20257 Filed 8–14–15; 8:45 am] Therefore, an exemption is that Executive Order 13132, entitled ‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P established for residues of the arthropod pheromone, lavandulyl senecioate, in or 1999) and Executive Order 13175, on all raw agricultural commodities entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination when applied or used in microbeads/ with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE dispensers at a rate not to exceed 150 67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply grams active ingredient/acre/year. to this action. In addition, this action National Oceanic and Atmospheric does not impose any enforceable duty or Administration IX. Statutory and Executive Order contain any unfunded mandate as Reviews described under Title II of the Unfunded 50 CFR Part 648 This action establishes an exemption Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. [Docket No. 120109034–2171–01] from the requirement of a tolerance 1501 et seq.). under FFDCA section 408(d) in This action does not involve any RIN 0648–XE094 response to a petition submitted to the technical standards that would require Fisheries of the Northeastern United Agency. The Office of Management and Agency consideration of voluntary States; Small-Mesh Multispecies Budget (OMB) has exempted these types consensus standards pursuant to section Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern of actions from review under Executive 12(d) of the National Technology Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Transfer and Advancement Act Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735, (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries October 4, 1993). Because this action Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and X. 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49172 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 158 / Monday, August 17, 2015 / Rules and Regulations required to prevent the northern red projected to reach or exceed 45 percent northern red hake fishery is projected to hake total allowable landing limit from of the total allowable landings (TAL). reach 45 percent of the TAL on August being exceeded. This announcement The northern red hake possession limit 10, 2015. Based on this projection, informs the public that the northern red is required to be further reduced to 400 reducing the commercial northern red hake possession limit is reduced. lb (181 kg) if landings are projected to hake possession limit to 1,500 lb (680 DATES: Effective August 12, 2015 reach or exceed 62.5 percent of the TAL, kg) is required to prevent the TAL from through April, 30, 2016. unless such a reduction would be being exceeded. Upon the effective date expected to prevent the TAL from being of this action, no person may possess on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid reached. The setting of these inseason board or land more than 1,500 lb (680 Lichwell, Fishery Management adjustment thresholds were established Specialist, 978–675–9112. kg) of northern red hake, per trip for the in the final rule implementing the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The small- remainder of the fishing year. small-mesh multispecies specifications mesh multispecies fishery is managed for 2015–2017, published in the Federal Classification primarily through a series of exemptions Register on May 28, 2015 (80 FR 30379). from the Northeast Multispecies These measures were imposed This action is taken under 50 CFR Fisheries Management Plan. Regulations because the annual catch limits (ACL) part 648 and is exempt from review governing the red hake fishery are found for northern red hake were exceeded for under Executive Order 12866. at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations the 2012 and 2013 fishing years, and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. describing the process to adjust northern red hake was experiencing inseason commercial possession limits overfishing. To reduce the risk of Dated: August 12, 2015. of northern red hake are described in continued overfishing on the stock and Alan D. Risenhoover, § 648.86(d)(4) and (5). These regulations to better constrain catch to the ACL, we Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, require the Regional Administrator to implemented this possession limit National Marine Fisheries Service. reduce the northern red hake possession reduction trigger. [FR Doc. 2015–20221 Filed 8–12–15; 4:15 pm] limit from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) to 1,500 Based on commercial landings data BILLING CODE 3510–22–P lb (680 kg) when landings have been reported through July 30, 2015, the tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:26 Aug 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\17AUR1.SGM 17AUR1


Document Created: 2015-12-15 11:06:46
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 11:06:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionTemporary rule; inseason adjustment.
DatesEffective August 12, 2015 through April, 30, 2016.
ContactReid Lichwell, Fishery Management Specialist, 978-675-9112.
FR Citation80 FR 49171 
RIN Number0648-XE09
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