80 FR 63929 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Georges Bank Haddock Catch Cap Harvested
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 204 (October 22, 2015)
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 204 (October 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26875 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 63929-63930] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26875] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 130919816-4205-02] RIN 0648-XE266 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Georges Bank Haddock Catch Cap Harvested AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed herring fishery in the Herring Georges Bank Haddock Accountability Measure Area based on a determination that the Georges Bank Haddock Catch Cap has been harvested. Federally permitted vessels may not fish for, possess, transfer, receive, land or sell more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring in or from the Herring Georges Bank Haddock Accountability Measure Area for the remainder of the fishing year. Also, vessels issued Federal permits for Atlantic herring fishing with midwater trawl gear, or vessels issued an All Areas and/or Areas 2 and 3 Limited Access Atlantic herring permit on a declared Atlantic herring trip, regardless of gear used, may not possess haddock, unless also on a declared Northeast multispecies trip with a Northeast multispecies permit. DATES: Effective 0001 hr local time, October 22, 2015, through April 30, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannah Jaburek, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 282-8456. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the Atlantic herring fishery and the Northeast (NE) multispecies fishery can be found at 50 CFR part 648. The NE multispecies regulations require specification of acceptable biological catches (ABC), annual catch limits, and overfishing limits for each of the NE multispecies stocks. The haddock catch allowance for vessels issued a Federal herring permit is one percent of each of the ABCs for Gulf of Maine haddock and Georges Bank (GB) haddock stocks. The 2015 haddock ABC is 53,717,835 million lb (24,366 mt), and one percent of the ABC has been allocated to the GB Haddock Catch Cap for the 2015 fishing year, which is further reduced by seven percent to 500,449 lb (227 mt) to account for management uncertainty (80 FR 25109). The regulations at Sec. 648.201 require the Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), to determine when the GB Haddock Catch Cap has been fully harvested. Once the GB Haddock Catch Cap has been harvested, regulations require NMFS to prohibit herring vessel permit holders from fishing for, possessing, transferring, receiving, landing, or selling more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring per trip or calendar day in or from the Herring GB Haddock AM Area for the remainder of the fishing year. Additionally, federally permitted herring vessels fishing with midwater trawl gear can no longer possess haddock in the Herring GB Haddock Accountability Management (AM) Area for the reminder of the fishing year, unless vessels are also fishing on a declared NE multispecies trip with a NE multispecies permit. Vessels issued an All Areas or Areas 2 and 3 Limited Access herring permit on a declared herring trip cannot possess haddock in the Herring GB Haddock AM Area, regardless of the gear used. The Regional Administrator has determined, based on dealer reports and other available information, that the herring fleet has fully harvested the GB Haddock Catch Cap. Therefore, effective 0001 hr local time, October 22, 2015, federally permitted vessels may not fish for, possess, transfer, receive, land, or sell more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring per trip or calendar day, in or from the Herring GB Haddock AM Area through April 30, 2016, except vessels that have entered port before 0001 hr on October 22, 2015, may land and sell more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring from the Herring GB Haddock AM Area from that trip. A vessel may transit through the Herring GB Haddock AM Area with more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring on board, provided all herring onboard was caught outside the Herring GB Haddock AM Area and all fishing gear is stowed and not available for immediate use as defined by Sec. 648.2. Effective 0001 hr, October 22, 2015, herring vessels fishing with midwater trawl gear cannot possess haddock and [[Page 63930]] vessels issued All Areas or Areas 2 and 3 Limited Access herring vessels on a declared herring trip cannot possess haddock regardless of gear used, unless on a declared NE multispecies trip with a NE multispecies permit. Effective 0001 hr, October 22, 2015, federally permitted dealers may not receive herring from federally permitted herring vessels that harvest more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring from the Herring GB Haddock AM Area through 2400 hr local time, April 30, 2016, unless it is from a vessel that entered port before 0001 hr on October 22, 2015. Classification This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. NMFS finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment because it would be contrary to the public interest and impracticable. This action severely restricts the catch of GB herring in the GB Haddock AM Area until May 1, 2016. The regulations at Sec. 648.201(a) require such action to ensure that herring vessels do not exceed the haddock catch allocated to the herring fishery. Data indicating the herring fleet will have harvested GB Haddock Catch Cap have only recently become available. If implementation of this closure is delayed to solicit prior public comment, the catch of GB haddock allocated to the herring fishery for this fishing year may be exceeded, thereby undermining the conservation objectives of the FMP. 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 19, 2015. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-26875 Filed 10-19-15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Æ Regulations.gov: http:// List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 202, limits for each of the NE multispecies
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 204, 212, 239, and 252 stocks. The haddock catch allowance for
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by Government procurement. vessels issued a Federal herring permit
entering ‘‘DFARS Case 2013–D018’’ is one percent of each of the ABCs for
under the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or Jennifer L. Hawes, Gulf of Maine haddock and Georges
ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Bank (GB) haddock stocks. The 2015
link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that System. haddock ABC is 53,717,835 million lb
corresponds with ‘‘DFARS Case 2013– [FR Doc. 2015–26887 Filed 10–21–15; 8:45 am] (24,366 mt), and one percent of the ABC
D018.’’ Follow the instructions provided BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P has been allocated to the GB Haddock
at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Catch Cap for the 2015 fishing year,
Please include your name, company which is further reduced by seven
name (if any), and ‘‘DFARS Case 2013– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE percent to 500,449 lb (227 mt) to
D018’’ on your attached document. account for management uncertainty (80
Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include National Oceanic and Atmospheric FR 25109).
Administration The regulations at § 648.201 require
DFARS Case 2013–D018 in the subject
the Administrator, Greater Atlantic
line of the message.
50 CFR Part 648 Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator),
Æ Fax: 571–372–6094. to determine when the GB Haddock
Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition [Docket No. 130919816–4205–02] Catch Cap has been fully harvested.
Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Dustin RIN 0648–XE266 Once the GB Haddock Catch Cap has
Pitsch, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, been harvested, regulations require
Room 3B855, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Fisheries of the Northeastern United NMFS to prohibit herring vessel permit
Washington, DC 20301–3060. States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; holders from fishing for, possessing,
Comments received generally will be Georges Bank Haddock Catch Cap transferring, receiving, landing, or
posted without change to http:// Harvested selling more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of
www.regulations.gov, including any herring per trip or calendar day in or
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries from the Herring GB Haddock AM Area
personal information provided. To
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and for the remainder of the fishing year.
confirm receipt of your comment(s),
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Additionally, federally permitted
please check www.regulations.gov,
Commerce. herring vessels fishing with midwater
approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (except ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. trawl gear can no longer possess
allow 30 days for posting of comments haddock in the Herring GB Haddock
SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed Accountability Management (AM) Area
submitted by mail). herring fishery in the Herring Georges for the reminder of the fishing year,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bank Haddock Accountability Measure unless vessels are also fishing on a
Dustin Pitsch, telephone 571–372–6090. Area based on a determination that the declared NE multispecies trip with a NE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Georges Bank Haddock Catch Cap has multispecies permit. Vessels issued an
been harvested. Federally permitted All Areas or Areas 2 and 3 Limited
I. Background vessels may not fish for, possess, Access herring permit on a declared
transfer, receive, land or sell more than herring trip cannot possess haddock in
On August 26, 2015, DoD published 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring in
an interim rule (DFARS Case 2013– the Herring GB Haddock AM Area,
or from the Herring Georges Bank regardless of the gear used.
D018) in the Federal Register at 80 FR Haddock Accountability Measure Area The Regional Administrator has
51739 revising the DFARS to implement for the remainder of the fishing year. determined, based on dealer reports and
section 941 of the National Defense Also, vessels issued Federal permits for other available information, that the
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Atlantic herring fishing with midwater herring fleet has fully harvested the GB
Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L. 112–239) and trawl gear, or vessels issued an All Haddock Catch Cap. Therefore, effective
section 1632 of the NDAA for FY 2015 Areas and/or Areas 2 and 3 Limited 0001 hr local time, October 22, 2015,
(Pub. L. 113–291). Section 941 requires Access Atlantic herring permit on a federally permitted vessels may not fish
cleared defense contractors to report declared Atlantic herring trip, regardless for, possess, transfer, receive, land, or
penetrations of networks and of gear used, may not possess haddock, sell more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of
information systems and allows DoD unless also on a declared Northeast herring per trip or calendar day, in or
personnel access to equipment and multispecies trip with a Northeast from the Herring GB Haddock AM Area
information to assess the impact of multispecies permit. through April 30, 2016, except vessels
reported penetrations. Section 1632 that have entered port before 0001 hr on
requires that a contractor designated as DATES: Effective 0001 hr local time,
October 22, 2015, through April 30, October 22, 2015, may land and sell
operationally critical must report each more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of herring
time a cyber incident occurs on that 2016.
from the Herring GB Haddock AM Area
contractor’s network or information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: from that trip. A vessel may transit
systems. This rule also implements DoD Shannah Jaburek, Fishery Management through the Herring GB Haddock AM
policies and procedures for use when Specialist, (978) 282–8456. Area with more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg)
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contracting for cloud computing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of herring on board, provided all herring
services. Regulations governing the Atlantic onboard was caught outside the Herring
The due date for comments on the herring fishery and the Northeast (NE) GB Haddock AM Area and all fishing
interim rule (DFARS Case 2013–D018) multispecies fishery can be found at 50 gear is stowed and not available for
is being extended from October 26, 2015 CFR part 648. The NE multispecies immediate use as defined by § 648.2.
to November 20, 2015, to provide regulations require specification of Effective 0001 hr, October 22, 2015,
additional time for interested parties to acceptable biological catches (ABC), herring vessels fishing with midwater
submit comments on the interim rule. annual catch limits, and overfishing trawl gear cannot possess haddock and
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vessels issued All Areas or Areas 2 and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE be publicly accessible. NMFS will
3 Limited Access herring vessels on a accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
declared herring trip cannot possess National Oceanic and Atmospheric A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
haddock regardless of gear used, unless Administration remain anonymous). Attachments to
on a declared NE multispecies trip with electronic comments will be accepted in
a NE multispecies permit. Effective 0001 50 CFR Part 679 Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
hr, October 22, 2015, federally [Docket No. 141021887–5172–02] file formats only.
permitted dealers may not receive FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RIN 0648–XE225 Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
herring from federally permitted herring
vessels that harvest more than 2,000 lb Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
(907.2 kg) of herring from the Herring Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch manages the groundfish fishery in the
GB Haddock AM Area through 2400 hr in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
local time, April 30, 2016, unless it is Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) exclusive
from a vessel that entered port before Management Area economic zone according to the Fishery
0001 hr on October 22, 2015. Management Plan for Groundfish of the
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Classification Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and management area (FMP) prepared by the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), North Pacific Fishery Management
This action is required by 50 CFR part Commerce. Council under authority of the
648 and is exempt from review under ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Executive Order 12866. a closure. Conservation and Management Act.
NMFS finds good cause pursuant to 5 Regulations governing fishing by U.S.
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed vessels in accordance with the FMP
and the opportunity for public comment fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600
because it would be contrary to the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and 50 CFR part 679.
public interest and impracticable. This and Aleutian Islands management area. NMFS closed directed fishing for
This action is necessary to fully use the Pacific ocean perch (POP) in the Bering
action severely restricts the catch of GB
2015 total allowable catch of Pacific Sea subarea of the BSAI under
herring in the GB Haddock AM Area
ocean perch specified for the Bering Sea § 679.20(d)(1)(iii) (80 FR 11919, March
until May 1, 2016. The regulations at subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
§ 648.201(a) require such action to 5, 2015).
Islands management area. NMFS has determined that
ensure that herring vessels do not
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local approximately 5,000 metric tons of POP
exceed the haddock catch allocated to
time (A.l.t.), October 20, 2015, through remain in the directed fishing
the herring fishery. Data indicating the 1200 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2015.
herring fleet will have harvested GB allowance. Therefore, in accordance
Comments must be received at the with § 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C), and
Haddock Catch Cap have only recently following address no later than 4:30 (a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize the
become available. If implementation of p.m., A.l.t., November 3, 2015. 2015 total allowable catch of POP in the
this closure is delayed to solicit prior ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI, NMFS
public comment, the catch of GB on this document, identified by FDMS is terminating the previous closure and
haddock allocated to the herring fishery Docket Number 2014–0134, by any of is opening directed fishing for POP in
for this fishing year may be exceeded, the following methods: Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI, effective
thereby undermining the conservation • Electronic Submission: Submit all 1200 hrs, A.l.t., October 20, 2015,
objectives of the FMP. NMFS further electronic public comments via the through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., December 31,
finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 553(d)(3), Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 2015. This will enhance the
good cause to waive the 30-day delayed www.regulations.gov/ socioeconomic well-being of harvesters
effectiveness period for the reasons #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- dependent on POP in this area.
stated above. 0134, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, The Administrator, Alaska Region
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. complete the required fields, and enter considered the following factors in
or attach your comments. reaching this decision: (1) the current
Dated: October 19, 2015. • Mail: Submit written comments to catch of POP in the BSAI and, (2) the
Emily H. Menashes, Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional harvest capacity and stated intent on
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries future harvesting patterns of vessels
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: participating in this fishery.
[FR Doc. 2015–26875 Filed 10–19–15; 4:15 pm] Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. Classification
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Instructions: Comments sent by any This action responds to the best
other method, to any other address or available information recently obtained
individual, or received after the end of from the fishery. The Assistant
the comment period, may not be Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
considered by NMFS. All comments (AA), finds good cause to waive the
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received are a part of the public record requirement to provide prior notice and
and will generally be posted for public opportunity for public comment
viewing on www.regulations.gov pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
without change. All personal identifying U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such requirement is
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), impracticable and contrary to the public
confidential business information, or interest. This requirement is
otherwise sensitive information impracticable and contrary to the public
submitted voluntarily by the sender will interest as it would prevent NMFS from
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Temporary rule; closure. | |
| Dates | Effective 0001 hr local time, October 22, 2015, through April 30, 2016. | |
| Contact | Shannah Jaburek, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 282-8456. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 63929 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE26 |
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