81 FR 22919 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 75 (April 19, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 22919] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09016] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 150105004-5355-01] RIN 0648-XE569 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action increases the trip limit for Gulf of Maine cod, Gulf of Maine haddock, and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder for Northeast multispecies common pool vessels for the remainder of the 2015 fishing year. The regulations authorize the Regional Administrator to adjust the trip limits for common pool vessels in order to facilitate harvest of, or prevent exceeding, the pertinent common pool quotas during the fishing year. Increasing these trip limits is intended to provide additional fishing opportunities and help allow the common pool fishery to catch its allowable quota for this stock. DATES: The trip limit increase is effective April 14, 2016, through April 30, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Heil, Supervisory Fishery Policy Analyst, 978-281-9257. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations at Sec. 648.86(o) authorize the Regional Administrator (RA) to adjust the possession limits for common pool vessels in order to prevent the overharvest or underharvest of the common pool quotas. As of April 5, 2016, the common pool had caught approximately 61 percent of its annual quota of Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod, 11 percent of its GOM haddock quota, and 88 percent of its Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) yellowtail flounder quota. To allow the common pool fishery to catch more of its quota for these stocks, effective April 14, 2016, the trip limits for GOM cod, GOM haddock, and SNE/MA yellowtail flounder for all common pool vessels are increased as summarized in Table 1. These changes are intended to provide additional fishing opportunities for common pool vessels. Table 1--Fishing Year 2015 Common Pool Trip Limit Increases ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Current possession/trip limit New possession/trip limit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOM Cod........................................... 25 lb (11.3 kg) per trip..... 100 lb (45.4 kg) per trip. GOM Haddock....................................... 50 lb (22.7 kg) per DAS up to 500 lb (226.8 kg) per DAS up 200 lb (90.7 kg) per trip. to 1,000 lb (453.6 kg) per trip. SNE/MA Yellowtail Flounder........................ 50 lb (22.7 kg) per trip..... 500 lb (226.8 kg) per DAS up to 1,000 lb (453.6 kg) per trip. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly quota monitoring reports for the common pool fishery can be found on our Web site at: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ro/fso/MultiMonReports.htm. We will continue to monitor common pool catch through vessel trip reports, dealer-reported landings, vessel monitoring system catch reports, and other available information and, if necessary, we will make additional adjustments to common pool management measures. Classification This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment and the 30-day delayed effectiveness period because it would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest. The regulations at Sec. 648.86(o) authorize the RA to adjust the Northeast multispecies possession and trip limits for common pool vessels in order to prevent the overharvest or underharvest of the pertinent common pool sub-ACLs. The catch data used to justify increasing the possession and trip limit for GOM cod, GOM haddock, and SNE/MA yellowtail flounder only recently became available. The possession and trip limit increase implemented through this action allows for increased harvest of these stocks, to help ensure that the fishery may achieve optimum yield. As a result, the time necessary to provide for prior notice and comment, and a 30-day delay in effectiveness, would prevent us from increasing the possession and trip limit for these stocks before the end of the fishing year on April 30, 2016, which would prevent the additional fishing opportunities this action is intended to provide. This would undermine management objectives of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and cause unnecessary negative economic impacts to the common pool fishery. There is additional good cause to waive the delayed effective period because this action relieves restrictions on fishing vessels by increasing a trip limit. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: April 14, 2016. Alan D. Risenhoover, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-09016 Filed 4-14-16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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* * * * * SUMMARY: This action increases the trip Regional Administrator (RA) to adjust
[FR Doc. 2016–09028 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am] limit for Gulf of Maine cod, Gulf of the possession limits for common pool
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Maine haddock, and Southern New vessels in order to prevent the
England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail overharvest or underharvest of the
flounder for Northeast multispecies common pool quotas. As of April 5,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE common pool vessels for the remainder 2016, the common pool had caught
of the 2015 fishing year. The regulations approximately 61 percent of its annual
National Oceanic and Atmospheric authorize the Regional Administrator to quota of Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod, 11
Administration adjust the trip limits for common pool percent of its GOM haddock quota, and
vessels in order to facilitate harvest of, 88 percent of its Southern New
50 CFR Part 648 or prevent exceeding, the pertinent England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA)
[Docket No. 150105004–5355–01] common pool quotas during the fishing yellowtail flounder quota. To allow the
year. Increasing these trip limits is
RIN 0648–XE569 common pool fishery to catch more of
intended to provide additional fishing
its quota for these stocks, effective April
opportunities and help allow the
Fisheries of the Northeastern United 14, 2016, the trip limits for GOM cod,
common pool fishery to catch its
States; Northeast Multispecies GOM haddock, and SNE/MA yellowtail
allowable quota for this stock.
Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the flounder for all common pool vessels
Common Pool Fishery DATES: The trip limit increase is
are increased as summarized in Table 1.
effective April 14, 2016, through April
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries These changes are intended to provide
30, 2016.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and additional fishing opportunities for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), common pool vessels.
Sarah Heil, Supervisory Fishery Policy
Commerce. Analyst, 978–281–9257.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
adjustment.
regulations at § 648.86(o) authorize the
TABLE 1—FISHING YEAR 2015 COMMON POOL TRIP LIMIT INCREASES
Stock Current possession/trip limit New possession/trip limit
GOM Cod ...................................... 25 lb (11.3 kg) per trip ................................................ 100 lb (45.4 kg) per trip.
GOM Haddock .............................. 50 lb (22.7 kg) per DAS up to 200 lb (90.7 kg) per 500 lb (226.8 kg) per DAS up to 1,000 lb (453.6 kg)
trip. per trip.
SNE/MA Yellowtail Flounder ......... 50 lb (22.7 kg) per trip ................................................ 500 lb (226.8 kg) per DAS up to 1,000 lb (453.6 kg)
per trip.
Weekly quota monitoring reports for period because it would be possession and trip limit for these
the common pool fishery can be found impracticable and contrary to the public stocks before the end of the fishing year
on our Web site at: http:// interest. on April 30, 2016, which would prevent
www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ The regulations at § 648.86(o) the additional fishing opportunities this
ro/fso/MultiMonReports.htm. We will authorize the RA to adjust the Northeast action is intended to provide. This
continue to monitor common pool catch multispecies possession and trip limits would undermine management
through vessel trip reports, dealer- for common pool vessels in order to objectives of the Northeast Multispecies
reported landings, vessel monitoring prevent the overharvest or underharvest Fishery Management Plan and cause
system catch reports, and other of the pertinent common pool sub- unnecessary negative economic impacts
available information and, if necessary, ACLs. The catch data used to justify to the common pool fishery. There is
we will make additional adjustments to increasing the possession and trip limit additional good cause to waive the
common pool management measures. for GOM cod, GOM haddock, and SNE/ delayed effective period because this
MA yellowtail flounder only recently action relieves restrictions on fishing
Classification
became available. The possession and vessels by increasing a trip limit.
This action is required by 50 CFR part trip limit increase implemented through Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
648 and is exempt from review under this action allows for increased harvest
Executive Order 12866. of these stocks, to help ensure that the Dated: April 14, 2016.
The Assistant Administrator for fishery may achieve optimum yield. As Alan D. Risenhoover,
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause a result, the time necessary to provide Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 for prior notice and comment, and a 30- National Marine Fisheries Service.
U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive prior notice day delay in effectiveness, would [FR Doc. 2016–09016 Filed 4–14–16; 4:15 pm]
and the opportunity for public comment prevent us from increasing the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
and the 30-day delayed effectiveness
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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; inseason adjustment. | |
| Dates | The trip limit increase is effective April 14, 2016, through April 30, 2016. | |
| Contact | Sarah Heil, Supervisory Fishery Policy Analyst, 978-281-9257. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 22919 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE56 |
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