80 FR 79485 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 245 (December 22, 2015)

Page Range		79485-79486
FR Document		2015-32109

NMFS announces that the States of North Carolina and Maine and the Commonwealth of Virginia are transferring portions of their 2015 commercial summer flounder quotas to the State of Connecticut. These quota adjustments are necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provision. This announcement informs the public of the revised commercial quota for each state involved.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 140117052-4402-02]
RIN 0648-XE347


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder 
Fishery; Quota Transfer

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 States of North Carolina and Maine and 
the Commonwealth of Virginia are transferring portions of their 2015 
commercial summer flounder quotas to the State of Connecticut. These 
quota adjustments are necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, 
Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer 
provision. This announcement informs the public of the revised 
commercial quota for each state involved.

DATES: Effective December 21, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Scheimer, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978)-281-9236.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder 
fishery are in 50 CFR 648.100 through 50 CFR 648.110. The 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 are described in Sec.  648.102.
    The final rule implementing Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder 
Fishery Management Plan, 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

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Atlantic Regional Administrator, can transfer or combine summer 
flounder commercial quota under Sec.  648.102(c)(2). The Regional 
Administrator is required to consider the criteria in Sec.  
648.102(c)(2)(i) in the evaluation of requests for quota transfers or 
combinations.
    Connecticut is receiving the following 2015 summer flounder 
commercial quota transfers: 10,000 lb (4,534 kg) from North Carolina, 
10,000 lb (4,534 kg) from Virginia, and 5,200 lb (2,359 kg) from Maine. 
These transfers were prompted by state officials in Connecticut to 
ensure their commercial summer flounder quota is not exceeded. The 
Regional Administrator has determined that the criteria set forth in 
Sec.  648.102(c)(2)(i) are met. The revised summer flounder quotas for 
calendar year 2015 are: North Carolina, 2,966,243 lb (1,345,465 kg); 
Maine, 65 lb (29 kg); Virginia, 2,391,568 lb (1,084,796 kg); and 
Connecticut, 275,045 lb (124,758 kg), based on the final 2015 Summer 
Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Specifications and Commercial Summer 
Flounder Quota Adjustments, as published in the Federal Register on 
December 30, 2014 (79 FR 78311).

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: December 17, 2015.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
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Respondents: Business or other for- test date. On the day of the test, EAS
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, Participants will input test results into Federal Communications Commission.
and state, local or tribal government. ETRS (e.g., whether the test message Gloria J. Miles,
Number of Respondents and was received and processed Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Responses: 63,080 respondents; successfully). They will input the Secretary.
3,569,028 responses. remaining data called for by our [FR Doc. 2015–32034 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am]
Estimated Time per Response: 43 reporting rules (e.g., more detailed test BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
hours. results) within 45 day of the test. The
Frequency of Response: On occasion Commission believes that structuring
reporting requirement and ETRS in this fashion will allow EAS
recordkeeping requirement. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Participants to timely provide the
Obligation to Respond: Obligatory for Commission with test data in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric
all entities required to participate in minimally burdensome fashion. Administration
EAS.
Total Annual Burden: 82,008 hours. Our analysis indicates that this
Total Annual Cost: No cost. revised collection will cause no change 50 CFR Part 648
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: in the burden estimates or reporting and
[Docket No. 140117052–4402–02]
Filings will be given the presumption of recordkeeping requirements that the
confidentiality. The Commission will Commission submitted (and which RIN 0648–XE347
allow test data and reports containing OMB subsequently approved) for the
individual test data to be shared on a 2011 system. The revised information Fisheries of the Northeastern United
confidential basis with other Federal collection requirements contained in States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
agencies and state governmental this collection are as follows: Section Quota Transfer
emergency management agencies that 11.21(a) requires EAS Participants to
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
have confidentiality protection at least provide the identifying information
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
equal to that provided by the Freedom required by the ETRS no later than sixty
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
of Information Act (FOIA). See 5 U.S.C. days after the publication in the Federal
Commerce.
552 (2006), amended by OPEN Register of a notice announcing the
approval by the Office of Management ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
Government Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110–
175, 121 Stat. 2524 (stating the FOIA and Budget of the modified information SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
confidentiality standard, along with collection requirements under the States of North Carolina and Maine and
relevant exemptions). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Commonwealth of Virginia are
Privacy Act: No impact. an effective date of the rule amendment, transferring portions of their 2015
Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains or within sixty days of the launch of the commercial summer flounder quotas to
rules and regulations addressing the ETRS, whichever is later, and shall the State of Connecticut. These quota
nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS). renew this identifying information on a adjustments are necessary to comply
The EAS provides the President with yearly basis or as required by any with the Summer Flounder, Scup and
the capability to provide immediate revision of the EAS Participant’s State Black Sea Bass Fishery Management
communications and information to the EAS Plan filed pursuant to section 11.21 Plan quota transfer provision. This
general public at the national, state and of this part, and consistent with the announcement informs the public of the
local area level during periods of requirements of paragraph revised commercial quota for each state
national emergency. The EAS also 11.61(a)(3)(iv) of this part. Section involved.
provides state and local governments 11.61(a)(3)(iv) requires test results to be
DATES: Effective December 21, 2015,
and the National Weather Service with logged by all EAS Participants into the
ETRS as determined by the through December 31, 2015.
the capability to provide immediate
communications and information to the Commission’s Public Safety and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
general public concerning emergency Homeland Security Bureau, subject to Elizabeth Scheimer, Fishery
situations posing a threat to life and the following requirements. EAS Management Specialist, (978)-281–9236.
property. Participants shall provide the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EAS Participants must utilize the identifying information required by the Regulations governing the summer
ETRS to file identifying and test result ETRS initially no later than sixty days flounder fishery are in 50 CFR 648.100
data as part of their participation in the after the publication in the Federal through 50 CFR 648.110. The
second nationwide EAS test. Although Register of a notice announcing the regulations require annual specification
the ETRS adopted in this Sixth Report approval by the Office of Management of a commercial quota that is
and Order in EB Docket No. 04–296, and Budget of the modified information apportioned among the coastal states
FCC 15–60, largely resembles the collection requirements under the from Maine through North Carolina. The
version used during the first nationwide Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and process to set the annual commercial
EAS test, it also contains certain an effective date of the rule amendment, quota and the percent allocated to each
improvements, such as support for pre- or within sixty days of the launch of the state are described in § 648.102.
population of form data, and integration ETRS, whichever is later, and shall The final rule implementing
of form data into an EAS ‘‘Mapbook.’’ renew this identifying information on a Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
ETRS will continue to collect such yearly basis or as required by any Fishery Management Plan, as published
identifying information as station call revision of the EAS Participant’s State in the Federal Register on December 17,
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letters, license identification number, EAS Plan filed pursuant to section 11.21 1993 (58 FR 65936), provided a
geographic coordinates, EAS of this part. EAS Participants must also mechanism for transferring summer
designation, EAS monitoring file ‘‘day of test’’ data in the ETRS flounder commercial quota from one
assignment, and emergency contact within 24 hours of any nationwide test state to another. Two or more states,
information. EAS Participants will or as otherwise required by the Public under mutual agreement and with the
submit this identifying data prior to the Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. concurrence of the NMFS Greater

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$79486 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 245 / Tuesday, December 22, 2015 / Rules and Regulations Atlantic Regional Administrator, can Connecticut to ensure their commercial published in the Federal Register on transfer or combine summer flounder summer flounder quota is not exceeded. December 30, 2014 (79 FR 78311). commercial quota under § 648.102(c)(2). The Regional Administrator has Classification The Regional Administrator is required determined that the criteria set forth in to consider the criteria in § 648.102(c)(2)(i) are met. The revised This action is taken under 50 CFR § 648.102(c)(2)(i) in the evaluation of summer flounder quotas for calendar part 648 and is exempt from review requests for quota transfers or year 2015 are: North Carolina, 2,966,243 under Executive Order 12866. combinations. lb (1,345,465 kg); Maine, 65 lb (29 kg); Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Connecticut is receiving the following Virginia, 2,391,568 lb (1,084,796 kg); Dated: December 17, 2015. 2015 summer flounder commercial and Connecticut, 275,045 lb (124,758 Alan D. Risenhoover, quota transfers: 10,000 lb (4,534 kg) kg), based on the final 2015 Summer Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, from North Carolina, 10,000 lb (4,534 kg) from Virginia, and 5,200 lb (2,359 Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass National Marine Fisheries Service. kg) from Maine. These transfers were Specifications and Commercial Summer [FR Doc. 2015–32109 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am] prompted by state officials in Flounder Quota Adjustments, as BILLING CODE 3510–22–P rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:05 Dec 21, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\22DER1.SGM 22DER1$

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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; quota transfer.
Dates		Effective December 21, 2015, through December 31, 2015.
Contact		Elizabeth Scheimer, Fishery Management Specialist, (978)-281-9236.
FR Citation		80 FR 79485
RIN Number		0648-XE34

80 FR 79485 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer

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