81_FR_60807 81 FR 60636 - Revisions to Framework Adjustment 55 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2016

81 FR 60636 - Revisions to Framework Adjustment 55 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 171 (September 2, 2016)

Page Range60636-60647
FR Document2016-21154

We, NMFS, are adjusting the 2016 fishing year sub-annual catch limits for commercial groundfish vessels, including sector allocations based on the final Northeast multispecies sector rosters submitted as of May 1, 2016. The revisions to 2016 catch limits are necessary to account for changes in the number of participants electing to fish in either sectors or the common pool fishery. These adjustments are routine and formulaic, and are required to match allocations to sector enrollment.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 160516426-6426-01]
RIN 0648-XE632


Revisions to Framework Adjustment 55 to the Northeast 
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch 
Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common 
Pool for Fishing Year 2016

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

ACTION: Final rule; adjustment to specifications.

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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are adjusting the 2016 fishing year sub-annual catch 
limits for commercial groundfish vessels, including sector allocations 
based on the final Northeast multispecies sector rosters submitted as 
of May 1, 2016. The revisions to 2016 catch limits are necessary to 
account for changes in the number of participants electing to fish in 
either sectors or the common pool fishery. These adjustments are 
routine and formulaic, and are required to match allocations to sector 
enrollment.

DATES: Effective September 2, 2016, through April 30, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aja Szumylo, Fishery Policy Analyst, 
(978) 281-9195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We recently approved Framework Adjustment 
55, which set annual catch limits for groundfish stocks and three 
jointly managed U.S./Canada stocks for the 2016 fishing year. This 
action became effective on May 1, 2016 (81 FR 26412). Framework 55 
included allocations for the 19 sectors approved to operate in 2016 
based on enrollment as of March 15, 2016. A sector receives an 
allocation of each stock, or annual catch entitlement (referred to as 
ACE, or allocation), based on its members' catch histories. State-
operated permit banks also receive an allocation that can be 
transferred to qualifying sector vessels. The sum of all sector and 
state-operated permit bank allocations is referred to as the sector 
sub-annual catch limit (sub-ACL). The groundfish allocations remaining 
after sectors and state-operated permit banks receive their allocations 
are then allocated to the common pool (i.e., vessels not enrolled in a 
sector), which is referred to as the common pool sub-ACL.
    This rule adjusts the 2016 fishing year sector and common pool 
allocations based on final sector membership as of May 1, 2016. Permits 
enrolled in a sector and the vessels associated with those permits have 
until April 30, the last day prior to the beginning of a new fishing 
year, to withdraw from a sector and fish in the common pool. As a 
result, the actual sector enrollment for the new fishing year is 
unknown when the final specifications are published and sector 
enrollment from an earlier date is used until final enrollment is 
known. Consistent with regulatory requirements, each year we 
subsequently publish an adjustment rule modifying sector and common 
pool allocations based on final sector enrollment. The Framework 55 
proposed and final rules both explained that sector enrollments may 
change and that there would be a need to adjust the sub-ACLs and sector 
ACEs accordingly.
    Adjustments to sector ACEs and the sub-ACLs for sectors and the 
common pool are typically minimal as there has been little change in 
sector enrollment since 2010. Vessels currently enrolled in sectors 
have accounted for approximately 99 percent of the historical 
groundfish landings. This year's sector final rule specified sector 
ACEs based on the 837 permits enrolled in sectors on March 15, 2016. As 
of May 1, 2016, there were 841 Northeast multispecies permits enrolled 
in sectors, which means four additional permits elected to join sectors 
for the 2016 fishing year. Tables 1, 2, and 3 explain the revised 2016 
fishing year allocations. Table 4 compares the allocation changes 
between the Framework 55 final rule and this adjustment rule.
    This rulemaking also corrects transcription errors in the 2016-2018 
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) yellowtail flounder ACLs 
published in the Framework 55 final rule. Specifically, there were 
errors in the total groundfish fishery sub-ACL, the sector and common 
pool sub-ACLs, and the scallop fishery sub-ACL. Table 5 presents both 
the incorrect values presented in the Framework 55 final rule, as well 
as the corrected values. Although the values were listed incorrectly in 
the Framework 55 final rule, the total fishery ACLs for SNE/MA 
yellowtail flounder (255 mt) were listed correctly for all three years. 
In addition, the Environmental Assessment and supporting analysis for 
Framework 55 included the correct values. These adjustments are minor, 
and will not affect fishery operations.

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                                 Table 5--Corrected Fishing Year 2016-2016 SNE/MA Yellowtail Flounder Catch Limits (mt)
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                                                                       2016                            2017                            2018
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                                                           Framework 55                    Framework 55                    Framework 55
                                                          final rule sub- Corrected sub-  final rule sub- Corrected sub-  final rule sub- Corrected sub-
                                                                ACL             ACL             ACL             ACL             ACL             ACL
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Total groundfish fishery................................             182             189             187             187             179             186
Sector..................................................             145             150             145             149             142             148
Common Pool.............................................              37              39              37              39              37              38
Scallop Fishery.........................................              39              32              39              34              38              37
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    We have completed 2015 fishing year data reconciliation with 
sectors and determined final 2015 fishing year sector catch and the 
amount of allocation that sectors may carry over from the 2015 to the 
2016 fishing year. With the exception of Georges Bank yellowtail 
flounder, a sector may carry over up to 10 percent of unused ACE for 
each stock from the end of 2015 to 2016. Table 6 includes the maximum 
amount of allocation that sectors may carry over from the 2015 to the 
2016 fishing year. Because the amount of unused ACE combined with the 
overall sector sub-ACL may not exceed the acceptable biological catch 
(ABC) for each stock, the unused ACE is adjusted down when necessary to 
ensure the combined carryover of unused ACE and the sector sub-ACL do 
not exceed each stock's ABC.
    Table 7 includes the de minimis amount of carryover for each sector 
for the 2016 fishing year. If the overall ACL for any allocated stock 
is exceeded for the 2016 fishing year, the allowed carryover harvested 
by a sector, minus the pounds the sector's de minimis amount, will be 
counted against its allocation to determine whether an overage subject 
to an accountability measure occurred. Tables 8 and 9 list the final 
ACE available to sectors for the 2016 fishing year, including finalized 
carryover amounts for each sector, as adjusted down when necessary to 
equal each stocks ABC.

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    Common pool enrollment also changed after March 15, 2016, and also 
requires adjustments to applicable catch limits. The common pool sub-
ACL for each stock (except for SNE/MA winter flounder, windowpane 
flounder, ocean

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pout, Atlantic wolffish, and Atlantic halibut) is divided into 
trimester total allowable catches (Trimester TACs). In addition, 
Framework 55 specified incidental catch limits (or incidental total 
allowable catches, ``Incidental TACs'') applicable to the common pool 
and groundfish Special Management Programs for the 2016 fishing year, 
including the B day-at-sea (DAS) Program. Because the Trimester and 
incidental TACs are based on the common-pool allocation, they also must 
be revised to match current common pool enrollment allocation. Final 
common pool trimester quotas and incidental catch limits are included 
in Tables 10-14 below.
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      Table 11--Fishing Year 2016 Common Pool Incidental Catch TACs
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                                           Percentage of
                  Stock                     common pool     Incidental
                                              sub-ACL     catch TAC (mt)
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GB cod..................................               2           0.229
GOM cod.................................               1            0.09
GB yellowtail flounder..................               2           0.062
CC/GOM yellowtail flounder..............               1            0.14
American Plaice.........................               5            1.00
Witch Flounder..........................               5            0.39
SNE/MA winter flounder..................               1            0.62
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         Table 12--Distribution of Common Pool Incidental Catch TACs to Each Special Management Program
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                                                     Closed area I hook                         Southern closed
            Stock                 Regular B DAS       gear Haddock SAP     Eastern U.S./CA      area II Haddock
                                   program (%)              (%)            Haddock SAP (%)          SAP (%)
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GB cod.......................  50.................  16.................  34.................  NA.
GOM cod......................  100................  NA.................  NA.................  NA.
GB yellowtail flounder.......  50.................  NA.................  50.................  NA.
CC/GOM yellowtail flounder...  100................  NA.................  NA.................  NA.
American Plaice..............  100................  NA.................  NA.................  NA.
Witch Flounder...............  100................  NA.................  NA.................  NA.
SNE/MA winter flounder.......  100................  NA.................  NA.................  NA.
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     Table 13--Fishing Year 2016 Common Pool Incidental Catch TACs for Each Special Management Program (mt)
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                                         Regular B DAS    Closed area I hook gear    Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock
                 Stock                      program             Haddock SAP                      SAP
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GB cod................................            0.11  0.04.......................  0.08.
GOM cod...............................            0.09  NA.........................  NA.
GB yellowtail flounder................            0.03  NA.........................  0.04.
CC/GOM yellowtail flounder............            0.14  NA.........................  NA.
American Plaice.......................            1.00  NA.........................  NA.
Witch Flounder........................            0.39  NA.........................  NA.
SNE/MA winter flounder................            0.62  NA.........................  NA.
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       Table 14--Fishing Year 2016 Common Pool Regular B DAS Program Quarterly Incidental Catch TACs (mt)
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                                                    1st quarter     2nd quarter     3rd quarter     4th quarter
                      Stock                            (13%)           (29%)           (29%)           (29%)
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GB cod..........................................            0.01            0.03            0.03            0.03
GOM cod.........................................            0.01            0.03            0.03            0.03
GB yellowtail flounder..........................           0.004           0.009           0.009           0.009
CC/GOM yellowtail flounder......................            0.02            0.04            0.04            0.04
American Plaice.................................            0.13            0.29            0.29            0.29
Witch Flounder..................................            0.05            0.11            0.11            0.11
SNE/MA winter flounder..........................            0.08            0.18            0.18            0.18
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Classification

    The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this final 
rule is consistent with the FMP, other provisions of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, and other applicable law.
    This action is exempt from the procedures of E.O. 12866 because 
this action contains no implementing regulations.
    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), we find good cause to waive 
prior public notice and opportunity for public comment on the catch 
limit and allocation adjustments because allowing time for notice and 
comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public 
interest. We also find good cause to waive the 30-day delay in 
effectiveness pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), so that this final rule 
may become effective upon filing.
    There are several reasons that notice and comment are 
impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. First, 
the proposed and final rules for Framework 55 explained the need and 
likelihood for adjustments of sector and common pool allocations based 
on final sector rosters. These adjustments are routine and formulaic, 
required by regulation, and necessary to match allocations to sector 
enrollment. No comments were received on the potential for these 
adjustments, which provide an accurate accounting of a sector's or 
common pool's allocation. Furthermore, we have followed a similar 
process since Amendment 16 was implemented in 2010; this annual 
adjustment action is anticipated by industry. Second, these adjustments 
are based on either objective sector enrollment data or a pre-
determined accountability measure and are not subject to NMFS' 
discretion, so there would be no benefit to allowing time for prior 
notice and comment. Data regarding final sector enrollment only became 
available after rosters were finalized in May 2016. In addition, 
reconciliation of final 2015 fishing year sector catch was completed in 
August 2016. This information allows us to determine the amount of 
allocation that sectors may carry over from the 2015 to the 2016 
fishing year, and it was not practicable to finalize this information 
sooner. If this rule is not effective immediately, the sector and 
common pool vessels will be operating under incorrect information on 
the catch limits for each stock for sectors and the common pool. This 
could cause confusion and negative economic impacts to the both sectors 
and the common pool, depending on the size of the allocation, the 
degree of change in the allocation, and the catch rate of a particular 
stock.
    The catch limit and allocation adjustments are not controversial 
and the need for them was clearly explained in the proposed and final 
rules for Framework 55. Adjustments for overages are also explained in 
detail in the Amendment 16 proposed and final rules. As a result, 
Northeast multispecies permit holders are expecting these adjustments 
and awaiting their implementation. Fishermen may make both short- and 
long-term business decisions based on the catch limits in a given 
sector or the common pool. Any delays in adjusting these limits may 
cause the affected fishing entities to slow down, or speed up, their 
fishing activities during the interim period before this rule becomes 
effective. Both of these reactions could negatively affect the fishery 
and the businesses and communities that depend on them. Therefore, it 
is important to implement adjusted catch limits and allocations as soon 
as possible. For these reasons, we are waiving the public comment 
period and delay in effectiveness for this rule, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B) and (d), respectively.
    Also, because advanced notice and the opportunity for public 
comment are not required for this action under the Administrative 
Procedure Act, or any other law, the analytical requirements of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., do not apply to this 
rule. Therefore, no new final regulatory flexibility analysis is 
required and none has been prepared.

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

    Dated: August 29, 2016.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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60636 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2016 / Rules and Regulations to New York and have certified that the ACTION: Final rule; adjustment to the new fishing year is unknown when transfer meets all pertinent state specifications. the final specifications are published requirements. This quota transfer was and sector enrollment from an earlier requested by the State of New York to SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are adjusting the date is used until final enrollment is ensure that its 2016 quota would not be 2016 fishing year sub-annual catch known. Consistent with regulatory exceeded. The Regional Administrator limits for commercial groundfish requirements, each year we has approved this quota transfer based vessels, including sector allocations subsequently publish an adjustment on his determination that the criteria set based on the final Northeast rule modifying sector and common pool forth in § 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii) multispecies sector rosters submitted as allocations based on final sector have been met. The revised bluefish of May 1, 2016. The revisions to 2016 enrollment. The Framework 55 quotas for calendar year 2016 are: North catch limits are necessary to account for proposed and final rules both explained changes in the number of participants Carolina, 1,466,100 lb (665,012 kg); and that sector enrollments may change and electing to fish in either sectors or the New York, 687,289 lb (311,749 kg). that there would be a need to adjust the common pool fishery. These These quota adjustments revise the sub-ACLs and sector ACEs accordingly. adjustments are routine and formulaic, quotas specified in the final rule Adjustments to sector ACEs and the and are required to match allocations to implementing the 2016–2018 Atlantic sub-ACLs for sectors and the common sector enrollment. Bluefish Specifications published on pool are typically minimal as there has DATES: Effective September 2, 2016, August 4, 2016 (81 FR 51370), and been little change in sector enrollment reflect all subsequent commercial through April 30, 2017. since 2010. Vessels currently enrolled in bluefish quota transfers completed to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aja sectors have accounted for date. Szumylo, Fishery Policy Analyst, (978) approximately 99 percent of the 281–9195. historical groundfish landings. This Classification SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We year’s sector final rule specified sector This action is taken under 50 CFR recently approved Framework ACEs based on the 837 permits enrolled part 648 and is exempt from review Adjustment 55, which set annual catch in sectors on March 15, 2016. As of May under Executive Order 12866. limits for groundfish stocks and three 1, 2016, there were 841 Northeast jointly managed U.S./Canada stocks for multispecies permits enrolled in sectors, Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. the 2016 fishing year. This action which means four additional permits Dated: August 30, 2016. became effective on May 1, 2016 (81 FR elected to join sectors for the 2016 Emily H. Menashes, 26412). Framework 55 included fishing year. Tables 1, 2, and 3 explain Acting Director, Office of Sustainable allocations for the 19 sectors approved the revised 2016 fishing year Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. to operate in 2016 based on enrollment allocations. Table 4 compares the [FR Doc. 2016–21206 Filed 9–1–16; 8:45 am] as of March 15, 2016. A sector receives allocation changes between the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P an allocation of each stock, or annual Framework 55 final rule and this catch entitlement (referred to as ACE, or adjustment rule. allocation), based on its members’ catch This rulemaking also corrects DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE histories. State-operated permit banks transcription errors in the 2016–2018 also receive an allocation that can be National Oceanic and Atmospheric Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic transferred to qualifying sector vessels. Administration (SNE/MA) yellowtail flounder ACLs The sum of all sector and state-operated published in the Framework 55 final permit bank allocations is referred to as 50 CFR Part 648 rule. Specifically, there were errors in the sector sub-annual catch limit (sub- ACL). The groundfish allocations the total groundfish fishery sub-ACL, remaining after sectors and state- the sector and common pool sub-ACLs, [Docket No. 160516426–6426–01] operated permit banks receive their and the scallop fishery sub-ACL. Table allocations are then allocated to the 5 presents both the incorrect values RIN 0648–XE632 presented in the Framework 55 final common pool (i.e., vessels not enrolled in a sector), which is referred to as the rule, as well as the corrected values. Revisions to Framework Adjustment Although the values were listed 55 to the Northeast Multispecies common pool sub-ACL. This rule adjusts the 2016 fishing year incorrectly in the Framework 55 final Fishery Management Plan and Sector rule, the total fishery ACLs for SNE/MA Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated sector and common pool allocations based on final sector membership as of yellowtail flounder (255 mt) were listed Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and correctly for all three years. In addition, the Common Pool for Fishing Year May 1, 2016. Permits enrolled in a sector and the vessels associated with the Environmental Assessment and 2016 supporting analysis for Framework 55 those permits have until April 30, the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries last day prior to the beginning of a new included the correct values. These Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and fishing year, to withdraw from a sector adjustments are minor, and will not Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and fish in the common pool. As a affect fishery operations. Commerce. result, the actual sector enrollment for BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:05 Sep 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\02SER1.SGM 02SER1

Table 1. Final Sector Enrollment and Percentage (%) of ACE for Each Sector, by Stock for Fishing Year 2016‘ ss 3| t |Tlfs)csfsl&Gsl 5| § 14Gblisl |s |f . islisl s or 3 $li & |i}| suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Sector Name o S 2. |yg 5 3 |VkEtl s 3 %GEtfl8 1%le SEléGgl& 5 3| | S 3 |iG°)zRG E |2 3 \ZGI\ 3 4 3 &3 |=—2 =s$ > & o 2 s |»*a|z s e/0 se f 4 |aelZ&elke) & & 2 # ° 3 6 |&~]|°7°=~|0—*=] $ § |o"~"|g "~|a=~ > C a Z 9 FGS 115| 28.55 2.61 6.34 1.87 0.01 0.37 3.04 0.98 2.14 0.03 13.46| 2.34 2.79 5.73 7.42 MCCS 47| 0.25 5.82 0.04 2.86 0 0.77 0.93 7.57 5.07 0.01 1.85 0.32 2.92 5.82 5.81 MPB 11| 0.13 1.15 0.04 1.12 0.01 0.03 0.32 |1.16 0.73 0 0.43 0.02 0.82 1.65 1.69 NCCsS 27| 0.18 0.99 0.14 0.39 0.84 0.72 0.8 0.31 0.3 0.05 1.34 0.29 0.46 0.86 0.52 NEFS 1 3| 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.01 0.01 0 0.05 0 0 0 0 NEFS 2 84| 5.77 19.48 10.64|17.76| 1.86 1.73 19.8 9.51 |13.54| 3.21 19.34 3.5 |15.04| 6.93 12.95 NEFS 3 66| 0.88 12.19 0.1 7.56 0.04 0.07 7.1 2.23 1.78 0.01 7.71 0.42 0.91 3.59 4.97 NEFS 4 50| 4.14 9.6 5.34 8.27 2.16 2.35 5.46 9.29 849 0.69 6.24 1.28 6.64 8.06 6.16 NEFS 5 30| 0.55 0 0.86 0 1.35 23.28 0.21 0.46 0.62 0.47 0.02 13.5 0.02 0.11 0.05 NEFS 6 22| 2.87 2.96 2.92 3.86 2.7 5.26 3.73 3.89 5.2 1.5 4.55 1.94 5.31 3.91 3.31 NEFS 7 20| 1.25 0.8 1.35 0.59 3.41 2.47 2.27 0.74 0.94 1.28 2.38 0.8 0.36 0.56 0.45 NEFS 8 18| 6.59 0.16 6.11 0.08 10.64 5.21 2.93 219 2.6 21.18| 0.71 9.02 0.55 0.51 0.64 NEFS 9 60| 13.17 3.01 |11.24] 7.39 25.19 8.71 10.61 9.71 9.41 32.56 2.94 17.94 9.05 6.38 6.36 NEFS 10 27| 0.34 241 0.16 1.36 0 0.53 4.54 1.1 1.75 0.01 9.22 0.5 0.33 0.62 0.7 NEFS 11 52l 0.41 12.4 0.04 3.05 0 0.02 24 241 |2.04 0 212 0.02 1.97 4.73 9.01 NEFS 12 19| 0.63 2.98 0.09 1.05 0 0.01 7.95 0.5 0.57 0 7.65 0.22 0.23 0.3 0.82 NEFS 13 60| 12.11 0.91 |19.95| 1.04 34.49 21 8.51 8.38 9.14 17.8 3.01 16.54 4.23 2.07 2.59 NHPB 4\ 0 1.14 0 0.03 0 0 0.02 0.03 0.01 0 0.06 0| 0.02 0.08 0.11 SHS 1 34| 3.28 7.03 3.08 5.88 1.21 0.6 5.55 6.61 5.73 6.02 7.11 2.39 6.56 9.49 8.34 SHS 2 15| 0.29 0.35 0.4 0.07 2.21 2.24 1.14 0.72 0.62 0.46 1.33 1.11 0.26 0.34 0.27 SHS 3 77| 16.73 10.8 |30.49| 34.7 12.4 7.46 8.39 |30.82|27.18| 13.91 3.42 17.29 40.99| 37.49| 27.2 All Sectors 841| 98.12 |96.82 99.3 98.9 |98.54| 82.83 95.75 98.3 97.9 99.2 |94.96|89.42| 99.5 99.2 99.4 Common 634| 1.88 3.18 0.66 1.06 1.46 17.17 4.25 1.7 |2.14| 0.8 5.04 |10.58| 0.55 0.76 0.63 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector (FGS), Maine Coast Community Sector (MCCS), Maine Permit Bank (MPB), New Hampshire Permit Bank (NHPB), Northeast Coastal Communities Sector (NCCS), Northeast Fishery Sectors (NEFS), and Sustainable Harvest Sector (SHS) ‘All ACE values for sectors outlined in Table 1 assume that each sector permit is valid for fishing year 2016. L€6909

86909 Table 2. Final ACE, for Each Sector, by Stock for Fishing Year 2016 (mt)‘" 4 4 4 < & s ib 2 g i m 9 m i= i "Tas preman( y Te e clé:l 6 |aisle is# zi)Lfidls 4 |& 2 §|5 fil6Ggd) s |sdlidiasdglisd) f |sk.| f3 suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Sector |VU a| U m 3 a1|M 3 & §|p E S 428 S 3 2 C 2 C is = :2 8 “2015“0@“@@0@:@@:\@: LCs “:3:O.E=HE= "C < & mas Name |3 =|8 Z| (G5 &=|~ ab §Z)| 0 ab3 ab 3m 3|z3 3|093 3| e D o Ee Q j Em A |2 2), E= 3 5|02 5\2z m D s 5|2 $ |2=—| 2 FGS 39 134 7 962| 2314 45 0 1 10 12 8 0 86 14 266| 198| 1.322 MCCsS 0 1| 16 6 16 69 0 1 3 90 19 0 12 2| 278| 201| 1.035 MPB 0 1 3 7 16 727 0 0 1 14 3 0 3 0 78 57 302 NCCsS 0 1 3 21 50 9 7 1 4 1 0 9 7 43 30 97 NEFS 1| — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 o 0 0 0 o — — — NEFS2| 83| 272| ss5| 1614| 3.8$$%4| 429 4 3 68| 113| so| 19 124 20| 1433 240| 2307 NEFS3| 1 4 34 15 36 183 0 0 24 26| 7 0 49 7 §7 124 885 NEFS4| 6| 19| 27 so9 1.947| 200 5 4 19 110| 31 4 40 7| 633| 279| 1.098 NEFS 5| d 3 0 130 313 0 3 44 1 5| _2 3 0 79 7 4 9 NEFS 6| 4| 13 3 444 1.067 93 6 10 13 46 19 9 29 11 506 135 589 NEFS7| 2| 6 7 205 494 14 7 5 3 9 _3 3 15 5 34 19 81 NEFS83| 9| 31 0 927 2230 7 727 10 10 26| 10| 125 5 53 53 18 114 NEFS9| 18| 62 s| 1.706| 4.104| 179 53 16 36| 115| 35| 192 19 105 s62| 221| 1133 NEFS 10| 0| 2 , 95 60 33 0 1 15 13 6 0 59 3 31 727 124 NEFS 11| 1 2| ag 6 14 74 0 0 3 25 g 0 14 0 188 164 1.606 NEFS 12| 1 3 $ 14 34 75 0 0 27 6| 2 0 49 1 727 10 147 NEFS 13| 17| 57 ,| 3027| 7282 95 73 40 29 99 34 105 19 97 403 72 462 NHPB o 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 7 3 20 SHS 1 5 15| 20 467| 1124 142 3 1 19 73 21| 36 45 14 625| 328 1.485 SHS 2 0 1 1 61 147 7 5 4 4 9| 2 3 3 6 25 12 48 sns3 23| 79| 30| 4.625| 11.126| 838 26 14 29| 365| 101| 82 727 101 3.904| 1.297| 4.846 STeOctt;r 135 461 271 15,070 36,257 2,390 208 157 327 1,163 362 585 607 523 9,474 3,433 17,704 C"lf(‘)‘:l"“ 3 9| 9 100 240 26 3 32 14 20 8 5 32 62 52 26 113 ‘All ACE values for sectors outlined in Table 2 assume that each sector permit is valid for fishing year 2016. *These values do not include any potential ACE carryover or deductions from fishing year 2015 sector ACE underages or overages.

suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Table 3. Final ACE for Each Sector by Stock for Fishing Year 2016 (1,000 lb)l’2 ser|eg|E:|o|sir:ee:cElsfiefilgfil z= |0 € 5|00 4 C O 3 o 3 3 |a= 3 5| 2 53| ss |sfliflae:fli:d) o e se |E 5|z 5 |O 5 5\a E5 5| &$ ‘" x ‘ m 3 _ L L io 2 o= Name Eflg@ @3 o 5 — a 2| 0 & I 2 |Z % 2 |V % 2 C® >z 5 m 3 |V z 2|z z 2 _ C C C ym Em D e Ei Q e — h (p C 0 " nq:) > = . FGS $7| 296| 16| 2120 5102| 100 0 2 23 26| 17 0 190 30 585 437 2,915 Mmcos 1 3 36 14 34 152 0 3 7| 197| 41 0 26 A 612 444 2.282 MPB 0 1 7 15 36 60 0 0 2 30 6 0 6 0 173 126 665 NcCs 1 2| 6 46 111 21 A 3 6 8 2 1 19 4 96 65 202 NEFS 1 — — 0) — — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — — NEFS2 18 60 120 3.559| 8.563 946 9 7 149 248 110 42 272 45 3,159 529 5.087 NEFS 3 3 9| 75 33 80 403 0 0 53 58 15 0 109 5 191 274 1,952 NEFS4 13 43 59| 1,784 4,293 441 10 10 41| 242| 69 9 88 17 1,395 614 2,420 NEFS 5 2 6| 0 286 689 0 6 97 2 12 5 6 0 174 5 9 19 NEFS 6 9 30 18 978 2352 205 13 22 28 101| 42 20 64 25 1,115 299 1,298 NEFS 7 4 13 5 452 1,088 31 16 10 17 19 8 17 34 10 75 43 179 NEFS8 20 68 1 2043 4,916 A 49 22 22 57| 21| 275 10 116 116 39 251 NEFSo 40| 136| 19 3.760 9,047 394 117 36 80 253 77| 423 41 231 1,901 486 2,499 NEFS 10| 1 4 15 55 132 73 0 2 34 29 14 0 130 6 68 47 274 NEFS 11 1 4 77 12 30 163 0 0 18 55 17 0 30 0 414 361 3,540 NEFS12| 2 7 18 31 76 56 0 0 60 13 5 0 108 3 48 23 324 NEersi3| 37| 125 6| 6673 16054 55 160 88 64 219 75 231 42 213 889 158 1.018 NHPB 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 A 6 44 SHS 1 10 34 43 1,030 2479 313 6 2 42 172| 47 78 100 31 1,377 724 3,274 SHS 2 1 3 2 134 323 4 10 9 9 19 5 6 19 14 55 26 105 sus3 51| 173| 67| 10196 24,530 1.848 58 31 63| 804| 222 181 48 223 8,607 2859 10,683 STeO“::l" 299 1,017 598 33,225 79,934 5,270 458 345 720 2,564 798 1,290 1,338 1,153 20,887 7,568 39,031 C"l‘,‘(‘)‘;‘l"“ 6 20 20 220 528 56 7 72 32 44 17 10 71 137 115 58 249 ‘All ACE values for sectors outlined in Table 3 assume that each sector permit is valid for fishing year 2016. *These values do not include any potential ACE carryover or deductions from fishing year 2015 sector ACE underages or overages. 66909

—26—0LSf 3000 SNNMTIIG 0F909 suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Table 4. ACE Comparison Between Framework 55 Final Rule and Adjustment Rule (mt) 9 4 4 & a 3 —= ~= ~= s 3 2 5 lg.l 8 li.liklsfil.Gkl¢Gkil&Gk) . |«4lidkl4kl¢s5k) g f @ T |VG $ I3 & G $ < |a ze G/\z= rG|C rIG) g f:‘:'“:a:gg:&: — 6 © a § § 3 O 3 |o 3 1 |\a= 3 5|09 3 3| 8 s |Z 3 3 |a 5 3| 7 a = o & |8&2) s |2= 2 7 O 5 Bz sge/0ofs) & 2 3 m a|Zz 8|z z> e) $ £ 2 CA 3 & CA & CA — fmla | fln y— flw W * fln _ & Em U D & fln 2 Total ACE 138 470 280 15,170 36497 2416 211 189 341 1,183 370| 590 639 585 9,526 3459 17,817 Common Pool ACE from 3 9 7 99 239 23 3 33 14 20 8 5 32 63 48 23 102 Final Rule Adjusted Common P ool 3 9 9 100 240 26 3 32 14 20 8 5 32 62 52 26 113 Allocation Sector ACE from Final 135 461 273 15,071 36,258 2,393 208 156 327 1,163 362 585 607 522 9478 3436 17,715 Rule Adjusted Sector 135 461 271 15,070 36,257 2,390 208 157 327 1,163 362 585 607 523 9,474 3433 17,704 Allocation % ACE M fr S(;‘czet:(c)lrs ?én 0.0% 0.0% |—0.6%| 0.0% 0.0% |—0.1% 0.0% 0.2% —0.3% 0.0% |—0.1% 0.0% |—0.1% 0.1% 0.0% |—0.1% —0.1% Common Pool

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 60641 TABLE 5—CORRECTED FISHING YEAR 2016–2016 SNE/MA YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER CATCH LIMITS (mt) 2016 2017 2018 Framework 55 Framework 55 Framework 55 Corrected Corrected Corrected final rule final rule final rule sub-ACL sub-ACL sub-ACL sub-ACL sub-ACL sub-ACL Total groundfish fishery ........................... 182 189 187 187 179 186 Sector ....................................................... 145 150 145 149 142 148 Common Pool .......................................... 37 39 37 39 37 38 Scallop Fishery ........................................ 39 32 39 34 38 37 We have completed 2015 fishing year Because the amount of unused ACE the 2016 fishing year, the allowed data reconciliation with sectors and combined with the overall sector sub- carryover harvested by a sector, minus determined final 2015 fishing year ACL may not exceed the acceptable the pounds the sector’s de minimis sector catch and the amount of biological catch (ABC) for each stock, amount, will be counted against its allocation that sectors may carry over the unused ACE is adjusted down when allocation to determine whether an from the 2015 to the 2016 fishing year. necessary to ensure the combined overage subject to an accountability With the exception of Georges Bank carryover of unused ACE and the sector measure occurred. Tables 8 and 9 list yellowtail flounder, a sector may carry sub-ACL do not exceed each stock’s the final ACE available to sectors for the over up to 10 percent of unused ACE for ABC. 2016 fishing year, including finalized each stock from the end of 2015 to 2016. Table 7 includes the de minimis carryover amounts for each sector, as Table 6 includes the maximum amount amount of carryover for each sector for adjusted down when necessary to equal of allocation that sectors may carry over the 2016 fishing year. If the overall ACL each stocks ABC. from the 2015 to the 2016 fishing year. for any allocated stock is exceeded for BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:05 Sep 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\02SER1.SGM 02SER1

<t909 suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Table 6. Finalized Carryover ACE from Fishing Year 2015 to Fishing Year 2016 (lb)l’2 3 e e e T4 . T4 . T4 . m g H s e _2 m d|la z& 2 04660 %%2\|8f o8 f\saeGf|08G) 3 > 5 2 ? o 5 5|29 5 32| T 2 o 0 0 3 O E T 2 ReEelégrelyrel >— nA y U : ~ 2 & E & 2|82n 7A & 2> E FGS 18,281| 1,187 — 276,337 3,892 — 125 1,272 2,382 277 11 10,731 1,819 30,723| 23447 156,976 MCCS 159| 2,096 — 1,859 4,939 — 223 439| 12,187 2,357 2 1,565 149 28,033| 18,077 80,574 NCCS 137 411 — 6,606 828 — 243 260 747 70 21 737 222 5,061 3,531 10,923 NEFS 1 0 3 — 0 2 — 0 4 7 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 NEFS 2 4,338| 8,341 — 5312,423| 34,739 — 0 7,894| 17,718 5,867 1,290 14,483 2484 165,095]| 24,875 251,843 NEFS 3 857| 6,239 — 6,837| 18,875 — 138 3,561 4,919 1,327 10 7,318 586 14,445| 18,551 128,649 NEFS 4 3,159| —4,374 — 255,884|l 17458 — 795 2,288| 10,255 2,128 130 4,975 997 74429| 33,141 130,587 NEFS 5 245 8 — 41,187 278 — 7,004 86 537 257 174 13 9,594 234 417 1,978 NEFS 6 2,187| 1,348 — 140,185 8,139 — 1,783 1,564 7411 2425 604 3,629 1,510 59,505| 16,090 70,050 NEFS 7 3,504 373 — 216,256 1465 — 1,467 1,826 8,986 1,710 4,125 2,396 3,793 6,818 3,610 16,070 NEFS 8 4,493 81 — 281,280 162 — 1,841 1,809 3,759 987 6,054 830 7,610 5,945 1,890 12,116 NEFS 9 10,727 753 — 556,305 9,946 — 2,677 4,368| 20,134 3,856 15,902 1,952 14,297 63,767| 16,832 82,475 NEFS 10 561| 2465 — 12,063 5464 — 185 5467 4,157 1,116 4 14,425 568 6,147 3,765 30,979 NEFS 11 62| 6,100 — 1,828 6,788 — 6 935 2431 965 1 1,792 16 22,248| —19,883 200,715 NEFS 12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — NEFS 13 6,066 383 — 765,922 905 — 6,297 1,987| 11,390 2,876 2,910 1,640 8421 44,626 7,181 48,280 SHSI 917| 1,978 — 107,254 8,316 — 147 1,179 6,051 1,155 2,311 4,032 641 47,821| 20,039 83,849 SHS2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — SHS3 14,847| 7,014 — 1,570,086| 82,132 — 3,515 4,735| 23,606 14,506 6,125 4422 15,627 529,609| 189,904| 761,865 Total 70,540| 43,154 — 4,752,312| 204,328 — 26,446| 39,674|136,677| 41,881| 39,674| 74,946| 68,334|1,104,506|401,233|2,067,929 ‘NEFS 12 and SHS 2 did not operate in fishing year 2015; therefore, these sectors cannot carry over ACE from fishing year 2015, denoted by a 660 99 °GB cod and GB haddock ACE are carried over as Western ACE of the respective stock to comply with the U.S./Canada sharing agreement. Similarly, GB yellowtail flounder cannot be carried over. Therefore, there is no carryover for Eastern GB cod and haddock, denoted by a 66 99

suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Table 7. De Minimis Carryover ACE from Fishing Year 2015 to Fishing Year 2016 (Ib)"" 3 5 . <G on < o. + rllke + m 2 adlazr| & & & 0g40 O S %¢)|SG C as I0GilgGgilg¢i) °? c|& 2R3 2 mr] $* &fiE )jE siilsgig}f) 8 T 8 T t >— n |;— U : & * 2)2 56 7 2 m S > 2~ FGS — 3,827 161 — 72,220 998 — 15 228 255 175 4 1,897 301 5,854| 4,369 29,149 MCCS — 34 359 — 486 1,523 — 32 70 1,974 413 1 261 41 6,123] 4441 22,820 NCCS — 24 61 — 1,569 209 — 30 60 80 24 7 189 37 957 655 2,025 NEFS 1 — 0 2) _— 0 1 — 0 3 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 NEFS 2 — 773| 1,203 — 121,220 9458 — 0 1,489]| 2481 1,104 417 2,724 451 31,590| 5,288 50,865 NEFS 3 — 118 752) _— 1,127 4,029 — 3 534 580 145 2 1,087 54 1,915| __2,741 19,517 NEFS 4 — 555 592) _— 60,770 4405 — 98 411 2422 693 90 879 165 13,949| __6,144 24,202 NEFS 5 — 73 0| _— 9,756 2 — 970 16 120 50 61 3 1,741 46 87 192 NEFS 6 — 385 183 — 33,302 2,054 — 219 281 1,015 425 196 642 250 11,153| __2,985 12,983 NEFS 7 — 168 50| _ _— 15,406 314 — 103 170 193 76 167 336 104 750 426 1,785 NEFS 8 — 883 10 — 69,594 43 — 217 220 571 212 2,7535 100 1,163 1,163 392 2,512 NEFS 9 — 1,765 186 — 128,075 3,936 — 363 798 2,531 768 4,235 414 2,314 19,009| 4,864 24,986 NEFS 10 — 46 149 — 1,873 727 — 22 342 288 143 1 1,299 64 683 475 2,739 NEFS 11 — 54 765 — 424 1,625 — 1 181 547 167 0 299 3 4,138] __3,607 35,398 NEFS 12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — NEFS 13 — 1,623 56 — 227,262 553 — 875 639 2,186 746 2,315 425 2,133 8,892 1,577 10,184 SHSI — 440 434 — 35,094 3,132 — 25 418 1,724 468 783 1,001 308 13,774] __7,240 32,742 SHS2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — SHS3 — 2,243 667 — 347,254| 18,480 — 311 631 8,038 2,217 1,809 482 2,229 86,074| 28,586]| 106,835 Total — |13,011| 5,630 — 1,125,432| 51,489 — 3,284 6,491| 25,007| 7,827| 12,843| 12,044| 11,358| 206,070| 73,877| 378,934 ‘NEFS 12 and SHS 2 did not operate in fishing year 2015; therefore, these sectors do not have de minimis carryover ACE from fishing year 2015, denoted by a "— 99 °GB cod and GB haddock ACE are carried over as Western ACE of the respective stock to comply with the U.S./Canada sharing agreement. Similarly, GB yellowtail flounder cannot be carried over. Therefore, there is no carryover for Eastern GB cod and haddock, denoted by a "—". €£7¥909

tFt909 suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Table 8. Total ACE Available to Sectors in Fishing Year 2016 with Finalized Carryover (mt) 3 3 3 x x 4 G bl< s 5 |= B 5 i 3 5 _ 5|< .L 5 < 3 s B"IS"| §> PB"°CB*] °B PCFéEéRFElgFE) >— in > O > & |Filsé|®rélkreEl & &n 4 i> & FGS 39| 142 8 962 2439 47 0 1 11 13 8 0 91 15 279 209 1,393 MCCs 0 1 17 6 16 71 0 2 3 95 20 0 13 2 290 210 1.072 MPB 0 1 3 7 16 27 0 0 1 14 3 0 3 0 78 57 302 NCCsS 0 1 3 21 53 10 2 1 3 4 1 0 2 46 31 97 NEFS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEFS 2 8 29 58| 1,614 4.116 445 A 3 71 121 53 20 130 22 1,508 251 2421 NEFS 3 1 5 37 15 39 191 0 0 26 29 7 0 53 3 93 133 944 NEFS 4 6 21 29 809 2.063 208 5 5 20 115 32 4 42 8 666 294 1,157 NEFS 5 1 3 0 130 331 0 3 47 1 6 2 3 0 83 2 4 10 NEFS 6 4 14 9 444 1,131 97 6 11 13 49 20 9 31 12 533 143 621 NEFS 7 2 7 2 205 597 15 7 5 9 13 4 9 16 6 37 21 88 NEFS 8 9 33 0 927 2,357 2 22 11 11 28 10 128 5 56 55 19 119 NEFS 9 18 67 9| 1,706 4,356 183 53 18 38 124 37 199 20 111 891 228 1,171 NEFS 10 0 2 8 25 65 35 0 1 18 15 7 0 65 3 34 23 138 NEFS 11 1 2 37 6 14 77 0 0 9 26 8 0 14 0 198 173 1,697 NEFS 12 1 3 8 14 34 25 0 0 27 6 2 0 49 1 22 10 147 NEFS 13 17 60 3| 3,027 7.629 25 73 43 30 104 35 106 20 101 424 75 484 NHPB 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 20 SHS1 5 16 21 467 1,173 146 3 1 19 81 22 37 47 14 646 337 1,523 SHS2 0 1 1 61 147 2 5 4 4 9 2 3 8 6 25 12 48 SHS3 23 85 33| 4,625 11,839 875 26 16 31 375 107 85 24 108 4,144| 1,383 5.192 Total 135| 493| 291| 15,070| 38,413| 2,483 208 169 344| 1,225 381 603 641 554 9,975| 3,615| 18,642

oste pue ‘910Z ‘ST YoJep 19e pasueyo osfe juawfforusa jood uowW0; suonefndoy pue sany/91I0Z ‘z doqwordag ‘AMepHU/ TT ‘ON ‘I8 ‘TOA /Jojst8ay feJapaq Table 9. Total ACE Available to Sectors in Fishing Year 2016 with Finalized Carryover (1,000 Ib) s s 3 x x xo G s«3 5|z § 5 5 B 5 L obl<o uL B|ooe 3 s 3 =|82 72| 5 5 s ©|° —— §R —— |Oo —B s> el2 52 l0 a3] El m p tE |Q p 2 |rRe22 as |0rBelRER) 5 — & & E— & 8> 2 FGS 87| 314 17| 2,120 5.378 104 0 2 24 28 18 0 200 32 616 460 3.072 MCCs 1 3 38 14 36 157 0 3 7 210 44 0 28 4 640 462 2,363 gore> argeardde 01 squaunsni[pe sarmmba IJ0J Tpy—qns jood uowwo) aU,1, ‘s}IWIj MPB 0 1 7 15 36 60 0 0 2 30 6 0 6 0 173 126 665 NCCs 1 2 7 46 117 22 4 3 6 9 2 1 20 4 101 69 213 NEFS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 NEFS 2 18 64| 129| 3.,559 9.075 981 9 7 157 266 116 43 287 48 3,324 554 5.338 NEFS 3 3 10 81 33 86 422 0 0 57 63 16 0 116 6 206 293 2.080 NEFS 4 13 46 64| 1,784 4,549 458 10 11 43 252 71 9 93 18 1,469 648 2,551 NEFS 5 2 6 0| 286 730 0 6 104 2 13 5 6 0 184 5 9 21 NEFS 6 9 32 20| ___978 2493 214 13 24 30 109 45 20 68 26 1,175 315 1,368 NEFS 7 4 17 5| 452 1,305 33 16 12 19 28 9 21 36 14 82 46 195 NEFS 8 20 73 1| __2.043 5.197 4 49 24 24 61 22 282 11 124 122 41 263 NEFS 9 40| 147 19| 3.760 9.603 404 117 39 84 273 81 439 43 246 1,965 503 2,581 NEFS 10 1 4 17 55 144 78 0 2 40 33 15 0 144 7 74 51 305 NEFS 11 1 4 83 12 32 169 0 0 19 57 18 0 32 0 436 381 3,740 NEFS 12 1.921| _6.542] 18.394| _31.442] ___75.645| 55.663 2 44| 59.748| 13.141| __4.637 6| 107.777| 2.821] 48.198|_ 22.522| 324.037 NEFS 13 37| 132 6| 6,673| __16.819 56 160 94 66 230 77 234 44 222 934 165 1,067 weado ‘apunop; auedmoputm ‘1apunop JajuIm yp/INS Io; j1daoxa) 9018 e3 NHPB 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 44 SHSI 10 35 45\ 1,030 2.586 321 6 3 43 178 48 81 104 31 1,425 744 3.358 SHS2 877| 2.988| _2.140| 134,337| 323.197| __3.931| 10,278 9.344| 8.549| 18.755| 5,026| 5.978| 18.678|__14,306| 54.846| 25.561| 104,898 SHS3 51| 188 74) 10,196| 26,100| 1.930 58 35 68 827 236 187 53 239 9,137| 3,.049| 11.445 Total ___|3,094|10,607| 21,154|198,838| 483,129| 65,008| 10,728| 9,750| 68,988| 34,565| 10,494| 7,307| 127,742| 18,332| 124,933| 56,005| 469,604 ©¥909

60646 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2016 / Rules and Regulations pout, Atlantic wolffish, and Atlantic TACs’’) applicable to the common pool common-pool allocation, they also must halibut) is divided into trimester total and groundfish Special Management be revised to match current common allowable catches (Trimester TACs). In Programs for the 2016 fishing year, pool enrollment allocation. Final addition, Framework 55 specified including the B day-at-sea (DAS) common pool trimester quotas and incidental catch limits (or incidental Program. Because the Trimester and incidental catch limits are included in total allowable catches, ‘‘Incidental incidental TACs are based on the Tables 10–14 below. BILLING CODE 3510–22–C TABLE 11—FISHING YEAR 2016 COMMON POOL INCIDENTAL CATCH TACS Percentage of Incidental Stock common pool catch TAC sub-ACL (mt) GB cod ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 0.229 GOM cod ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 0.09 GB yellowtail flounder .............................................................................................................................................. 2 0.062 CC/GOM yellowtail flounder .................................................................................................................................... 1 0.14 American Plaice ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.00 Witch Flounder ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 0.39 SNE/MA winter flounder .......................................................................................................................................... 1 0.62 TABLE 12—DISTRIBUTION OF COMMON POOL INCIDENTAL CATCH TACS TO EACH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Closed area I Eastern Southern Regular B hook gear U.S./CA closed area II Stock DAS program Haddock SAP Haddock SAP Haddock SAP (%) (%) (%) (%) GB cod ............................................................................................................ 50 ................... 16 ................... 34 ................... NA. GOM cod ........................................................................................................ 100 ................. NA .................. NA .................. NA. GB yellowtail flounder ..................................................................................... 50 ................... NA .................. 50 ................... NA. CC/GOM yellowtail flounder ........................................................................... 100 ................. NA .................. NA .................. NA. American Plaice .............................................................................................. 100 ................. NA .................. NA .................. NA. Witch Flounder ................................................................................................ 100 ................. NA .................. NA .................. NA. SNE/MA winter flounder ................................................................................. 100 ................. NA .................. NA .................. NA. Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES ER02SE16.016</GPH> VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Sep 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\02SER1.SGM 02SER1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 60647 TABLE 13—FISHING YEAR 2016 COMMON POOL INCIDENTAL CATCH TACS FOR EACH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (mt) Closed area I Eastern Regular B Stock hook gear U.S./Canada DAS program Haddock SAP Haddock SAP GB cod ........................................................................................................................................ 0.11 0.04 ................ 0.08. GOM cod ..................................................................................................................................... 0.09 NA .................. NA. GB yellowtail flounder ................................................................................................................. 0.03 NA .................. 0.04. CC/GOM yellowtail flounder ........................................................................................................ 0.14 NA .................. NA. American Plaice .......................................................................................................................... 1.00 NA .................. NA. Witch Flounder ............................................................................................................................ 0.39 NA .................. NA. SNE/MA winter flounder .............................................................................................................. 0.62 NA .................. NA. TABLE 14—FISHING YEAR 2016 COMMON POOL REGULAR B DAS PROGRAM QUARTERLY INCIDENTAL CATCH TACS (mt) 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Stock (13%) (29%) (29%) (29%) GB cod ............................................................................................................. 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 GOM cod ......................................................................................................... 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 GB yellowtail flounder ...................................................................................... 0.004 0.009 0.009 0.009 CC/GOM yellowtail flounder ............................................................................ 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.04 American Plaice ............................................................................................... 0.13 0.29 0.29 0.29 Witch Flounder ................................................................................................. 0.05 0.11 0.11 0.11 SNE/MA winter flounder .................................................................................. 0.08 0.18 0.18 0.18 Classification adjustment action is anticipated by Fishermen may make both short- and industry. Second, these adjustments are long-term business decisions based on The NMFS Assistant Administrator based on either objective sector the catch limits in a given sector or the has determined that this final rule is enrollment data or a pre-determined common pool. Any delays in adjusting consistent with the FMP, other accountability measure and are not these limits may cause the affected provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens subject to NMFS’ discretion, so there fishing entities to slow down, or speed Act, and other applicable law. would be no benefit to allowing time for up, their fishing activities during the This action is exempt from the prior notice and comment. Data procedures of E.O. 12866 because this interim period before this rule becomes regarding final sector enrollment only effective. Both of these reactions could action contains no implementing became available after rosters were regulations. negatively affect the fishery and the finalized in May 2016. In addition, Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), we businesses and communities that reconciliation of final 2015 fishing year find good cause to waive prior public sector catch was completed in August depend on them. Therefore, it is notice and opportunity for public 2016. This information allows us to important to implement adjusted catch comment on the catch limit and determine the amount of allocation that limits and allocations as soon as allocation adjustments because allowing sectors may carry over from the 2015 to possible. For these reasons, we are time for notice and comment is the 2016 fishing year, and it was not waiving the public comment period and impracticable, unnecessary, and practicable to finalize this information delay in effectiveness for this rule, contrary to the public interest. We also sooner. If this rule is not effective pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) and find good cause to waive the 30-day immediately, the sector and common (d), respectively. delay in effectiveness pursuant to 5 pool vessels will be operating under Also, because advanced notice and U.S.C. 553(d)(3), so that this final rule incorrect information on the catch limits the opportunity for public comment are may become effective upon filing. for each stock for sectors and the not required for this action under the There are several reasons that notice common pool. This could cause Administrative Procedure Act, or any and comment are impracticable, confusion and negative economic other law, the analytical requirements of unnecessary, and contrary to the public impacts to the both sectors and the interest. First, the proposed and final the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. common pool, depending on the size of rules for Framework 55 explained the 601, et seq., do not apply to this rule. the allocation, the degree of change in need and likelihood for adjustments of the allocation, and the catch rate of a Therefore, no new final regulatory sector and common pool allocations particular stock. flexibility analysis is required and none based on final sector rosters. These The catch limit and allocation has been prepared. adjustments are routine and formulaic, adjustments are not controversial and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. required by regulation, and necessary to the need for them was clearly explained Dated: August 29, 2016. match allocations to sector enrollment. in the proposed and final rules for No comments were received on the Framework 55. Adjustments for Samuel D. Rauch III, Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES potential for these adjustments, which overages are also explained in detail in Deputy Assistant Administrator for provide an accurate accounting of a the Amendment 16 proposed and final Regulatory Programs, National Marine sector’s or common pool’s allocation. rules. As a result, Northeast Fisheries Service. Furthermore, we have followed a multispecies permit holders are [FR Doc. 2016–21154 Filed 9–1–16; 8:45 am] similar process since Amendment 16 expecting these adjustments and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P was implemented in 2010; this annual awaiting their implementation. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:05 Sep 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\02SER1.SGM 02SER1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; adjustment to specifications.
DatesEffective September 2, 2016, through April 30, 2017.
ContactAja Szumylo, Fishery Policy Analyst, (978) 281-9195.
FR Citation81 FR 60636 
RIN Number0648-XE63
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