82 FR 18434 - Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 74 (April 19, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-07923

This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has found that the following stocks are subject to overfishing or overfished: South Atlantic golden tilefish and the Western and Central Pacific stock of Pacific bigeye tuna are subject to overfishing; South Atlantic blueline tilefish is still subject to overfishing; and Pacific bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Ocean and South Atlantic red snapper are still both overfished and subject to overfishing. NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, notifies the appropriate fishery management council (Council) whenever it determines that overfishing is occurring, a stock is in an overfished condition or a stock is approaching an overfished condition.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF203


Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the 
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has found that the following stocks 
are subject to overfishing or overfished: South Atlantic golden 
tilefish and the Western and Central Pacific stock of Pacific bigeye 
tuna are subject to overfishing; South Atlantic blueline tilefish is 
still subject to overfishing; and Pacific bluefin tuna in the North 
Pacific Ocean and South Atlantic red snapper are still both overfished 
and subject to overfishing. NMFS, on behalf of the

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Secretary, notifies the appropriate fishery management council 
(Council) whenever it determines that overfishing is occurring, a stock 
is in an overfished condition or a stock is approaching an overfished 
condition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Spallone, (301) 427-8568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 304(e)(2) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), and implementing regulations at 50 
CFR 600.310(e)(2) and (j)(1), NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must 
notify Councils, and publish in the Federal Register, whenever it 
determines that a stock or stock complex is subject to overfishing, 
overfished, or approaching an overfished condition.
    NMFS has determined that South Atlantic golden tilefish is subject 
to overfishing. This determination is based on the most recent stock 
assessment (SEDAR 25 Update), finalized in 2016, which supports a 
finding of subject to overfishing because estimates of fishing 
mortality (F) are above the maximum fishing mortality threshold, or 
MFMT. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has been informed 
that they must take action to end overfishing immediately on this 
stock.
    NMFS has determined that the Western and Central Pacific (WCP) 
stock of Pacific bigeye tuna is subject to overfishing. This 
determination is based on a 2014 stock assessment update conducted by 
the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and accepted by the Western 
and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. NMFS has determined that 
section 304(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) applies because (1) the 
overfishing of the WCP stock of Pacific bigeye tuna is due largely to 
excessive international fishing pressure, and (2) the applicable 
regional fishery management organizations have inadequate measures in 
place to correct the problem. NMFS has informed the Western Pacific 
Fishery Management Council and the Pacific Fishery Management Council 
of their obligations for international and domestic management under 
Magnuson-Stevens Act sections 304(i) and 304(i)(2) to address 
international and domestic impacts, respectively. The Councils must 
develop recommendations for domestic regulations to address the 
relative impact of the domestic fishing fleet on the stock, and develop 
recommendations to the Secretary of State and Congress for 
international actions to end overfishing on the WCP stock of bigeye 
tuna.
    NMFS has determined that South Atlantic blueline tilefish is still 
subject to overfishing. A 2014 stock assessment determined that the 
stock was subject to overfishing (79 FR 28686, May 19, 2014). This 
stock was not assessed in 2016, so landings were compared to the 
overfishing level (OFL). Final landings in 2015 exceeded the OFL for 
this stock, which supports a determination of subject to overfishing. 
NMFS continues to work with the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council to end overfishing.
    In addition, NMFS has determined that South Atlantic red snapper 
continues to be subject to overfishing and is in an overfished 
condition. A 2010 assessment determined that this stock was subject to 
overfishing and in an overfished condition. That assessment found that 
estimates of F were above the MFMT and the stock size was less than the 
minimum stock size threshold, or MSST. This latest determination is 
based on the most recent stock assessment (SEDAR 41), finalized in 
2016, which provides no basis to change the determination that the 
stock is subject to overfishing and is overfished. NMFS continues to 
work with the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to end 
overfishing and rebuild this stock.
    Finally, NMFS has determined that Pacific bluefin tuna in the North 
Pacific Ocean continues to be subject to overfishing and is in an 
overfished condition. A 2014 assessment determined that this stock was 
subject to overfishing and in an overfished condition (80 FR 12621, 
March 10, 2015). This latest determination is based on a 2016 
assessment conducted by the International Scientific Committee for Tuna 
and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, in conjunction with 
NOAA scientists.
    NMFS has determined that section 304(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act 
applies because (1) the overfishing and overfished condition of Pacific 
bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Ocean is due largely to excessive 
international fishing pressure, and (2) there are no management 
measures (or efficiency measures) to end overfishing under an 
international agreement to which the United States is a party. NMFS has 
informed the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council and the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council of their obligations for international and 
domestic management under Magnuson-Stevens Act sections 304(i) and 
304(i)(2) to address international and domestic impacts, respectively. 
The Councils must develop recommendations for domestic regulations to 
address the relative impact of the domestic fishing fleet on the stock, 
and develop recommendations to the Secretary of State and Congress for 
international actions to end overfishing and rebuild the Pacific 
bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Ocean.

    Dated: April 14, 2017.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Requests for additional information or (including hours and cost) of the
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This notice serves as the only directed to Megean Blum, clarity of the information to be
reminder to parties subject to megean.blum@nist.gov, 301–975–3160. collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
administrative protective order (APO) of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: burden of the collection of information
their responsibility concerning the on respondents, including through the
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disclosed under APO in accordance Sponsored by NIST, the or other forms of information
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely Manufacturing Extension Partnership technology.
written notification of return/ (MEP) is a national network of locally Comments submitted in response to
destruction of APO materials or based manufacturing extension centers this notice will be summarized and/or
conversion to judicial protective order is working with small manufacturers to included in the request for OMB
hereby requested. Failure to comply assist them improve their productivity, approval of this information collection;
with the regulations and the terms of an improve profitability and enhance their they also will become a matter of public
APO is a sanctionable violation. economic competitiveness. The record.
This notice is published in information collected will provide the Sheleen Dumas,
accordance with section 751(a)(1) and MEP with information regarding MEP
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief
777(i)(1) of the Act. Center performance regarding the Information Officer.
Dated: April 12, 2017. delivery of technology, and business
[FR Doc. 2017–07885 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]
Ronald K. Lorentzen, solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers.
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The collected information will assist in
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance. determining the performance of the
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Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in levels, provide information critical to
the Issues and Decision Memorandum monitoring and reporting on MEP National Oceanic and Atmospheric
I. Summary programmatic performance, and assist Administration
II. Background management in policy decisions.
Responses to the collection of RIN 0648–XF203
III. Margin Calculation
IV. Scope of the Order information are mandatory per the Determination of Overfishing or an
V. Discussion of the Issues regulations governing the operation of
1. Rate Assigned to A-Madeus Overfished Condition
the MEP Program (15 CFR parts 290,
VI. Recommendation 291, 292, and H.R. 1274—section 2). AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
[FR Doc. 2017–07926 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am] The information collected will include Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P MEP Customer inputs regarding their Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
sales, costs, investments, employment, Commerce.
and exports. Customers will take the ACTION: Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE survey online. Customers will only be
surveyed once per year under this SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice
National Institute of Standards and collection. Data collected in this survey that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of
Technology is confidential. Commerce (Secretary), has found that
the following stocks are subject to
Proposed Information Collection; II. Method of Collection overfishing or overfished: South
Comment Request; NIST MEP Client Atlantic golden tilefish and the Western
Information will be collected
Impact Survey and Central Pacific stock of Pacific
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electronically.
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards bigeye tuna are subject to overfishing;
III. Data South Atlantic blueline tilefish is still
and Technology (NIST), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice. OMB Control Number: 0693–0021. subject to overfishing; and Pacific
Form Number: None. bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Ocean
SUMMARY: The Department of Type of Review: Regular. and South Atlantic red snapper are still
Commerce, as part of its continuing Affected Public: Business or other for- both overfished and subject to
effort to reduce paperwork and profit organizations. overfishing. NMFS, on behalf of the

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Secretary, notifies the appropriate actions to end overfishing on the WCP domestic regulations to address the
fishery management council (Council) stock of bigeye tuna. relative impact of the domestic fishing
whenever it determines that overfishing NMFS has determined that South fleet on the stock, and develop
is occurring, a stock is in an overfished Atlantic blueline tilefish is still subject recommendations to the Secretary of
condition or a stock is approaching an to overfishing. A 2014 stock assessment State and Congress for international
overfished condition. determined that the stock was subject to actions to end overfishing and rebuild
overfishing (79 FR 28686, May 19, the Pacific bluefin tuna in the North
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2014). This stock was not assessed in Pacific Ocean.
Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568. 2016, so landings were compared to the
Dated: April 14, 2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant overfishing level (OFL). Final landings
to section 304(e)(2) of the Magnuson- Karen H. Abrams,
in 2015 exceeded the OFL for this stock,
Stevens Fishery Conservation and which supports a determination of Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
subject to overfishing. NMFS continues
Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), and to work with the South Atlantic Fishery [FR Doc. 2017–07923 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]
implementing regulations at 50 CFR Management Council to end overfishing. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
600.310(e)(2) and (j)(1), NMFS, on In addition, NMFS has determined
behalf of the Secretary, must notify that South Atlantic red snapper
Councils, and publish in the Federal continues to be subject to overfishing DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Register, whenever it determines that a and is in an overfished condition. A
stock or stock complex is subject to 2010 assessment determined that this Arbitration Panel Decision Under the
overfishing, overfished, or approaching stock was subject to overfishing and in Randolph-Sheppard Act
an overfished condition. an overfished condition. That AGENCY: Department of Education.
NMFS has determined that South assessment found that estimates of F
were above the MFMT and the stock ACTION: Notice of arbitration decision.
Atlantic golden tilefish is subject to
overfishing. This determination is based size was less than the minimum stock SUMMARY: The Department of Education
on the most recent stock assessment size threshold, or MSST. This latest (Department) gives notice that, on
(SEDAR 25 Update), finalized in 2016, determination is based on the most February 14, 2014, an arbitration panel
which supports a finding of subject to recent stock assessment (SEDAR 41), (Panel) rendered a decision in the
overfishing because estimates of fishing finalized in 2016, which provides no matter of Kentucky Office of the Blind
mortality (F) are above the maximum basis to change the determination that vs. Department of the Army, Fort
fishing mortality threshold, or MFMT. the stock is subject to overfishing and is Campbell (Case no. R–S/11–06).
overfished. NMFS continues to work
The South Atlantic Fishery Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
with the South Atlantic Fishery
Council has been informed that they may obtain a copy of the full text of the
Management Council to end overfishing
must take action to end overfishing Panel decision from Donald Brinson,
and rebuild this stock.
immediately on this stock. Finally, NMFS has determined that U.S. Department of Education, 400
NMFS has determined that the Pacific bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5045,
Western and Central Pacific (WCP) stock Ocean continues to be subject to Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
of Pacific bigeye tuna is subject to overfishing and is in an overfished 20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–
overfishing. This determination is based condition. A 2014 assessment 7310. If you use a telecommunications
on a 2014 stock assessment update determined that this stock was subject device for the deaf or a text telephone,
conducted by the Secretariat of the to overfishing and in an overfished call the Federal Relay Service, toll-free,
Pacific Community, and accepted by the condition (80 FR 12621, March 10, at 1–800–877–8339.
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 2015). This latest determination is based Individuals with disabilities can
Commission. NMFS has determined that on a 2016 assessment conducted by the obtain this document in an accessible
section 304(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens International Scientific Committee for format (e.g., braille, large print,
Fishery Conservation and Management Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the audiotape, or compact disc) on request
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) applies North Pacific Ocean, in conjunction to the contact person listed under FOR
because (1) the overfishing of the WCP with NOAA scientists. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
stock of Pacific bigeye tuna is due NMFS has determined that section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
largely to excessive international fishing 304(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act Department convened the Panel under
pressure, and (2) the applicable regional applies because (1) the overfishing and the Randolph-Sheppard Act (Act), 20
fishery management organizations have overfished condition of Pacific bluefin U.S.C. 107d–1(b), after receiving a
inadequate measures in place to correct tuna in the North Pacific Ocean is due complaint from the Kentucky Office of
the problem. NMFS has informed the largely to excessive international fishing the Blind, the State licensing agency
Western Pacific Fishery Management pressure, and (2) there are no (SLA) designated to administer the
Council and the Pacific Fishery management measures (or efficiency Randolph-Sheppard program in
Management Council of their measures) to end overfishing under an Kentucky. Under section 107d–2(c) of
obligations for international and international agreement to which the the Act, the Secretary publishes in the
domestic management under Magnuson- United States is a party. NMFS has Federal Register a synopsis of each
Stevens Act sections 304(i) and 304(i)(2) informed the Western Pacific Fishery Panel decision affecting the
to address international and domestic Management Council and the Pacific
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administration of vending facilities on
impacts, respectively. The Councils Fishery Management Council of their Federal and other property.
must develop recommendations for obligations for international and
domestic regulations to address the domestic management under Magnuson- Background
relative impact of the domestic fishing Stevens Act sections 304(i) and 304(i)(2) The Department of the Army, Fort
fleet on the stock, and develop to address international and domestic Campbell (Army) used contractors
recommendations to the Secretary of impacts, respectively. The Councils through the SLA for several years
State and Congress for international must develop recommendations for because most of the Army’s cooks

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Regina Spallone, (301) 427-8568.
FR Citation		82 FR 18434
RIN Number		0648-XF20

82 FR 18434 - Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition

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