82 FR 55520 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 55520-55522] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25202] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 [Docket No. 150121066-5717-02] RIN 0648-XF805 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason bluefin tuna quota transfer (Harpoon category to General category). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS is transferring 25.6 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the Harpoon category to the General category for the remainder of the 2017 fishing year, to account for overharvests of the September and October through November subquotas, and utilize the unused portion of the adjusted Harpoon category quota. This action results in an adjusted General category subquota of 12.7 mt for the December subquota period. It is intended to preserve the opportunity for General category fishermen to participate in the December General category fishery, which reopens on December 1, 2017, and is based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments and applies to Atlantic tunas General category (commercial) permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels when fishing commercially for BFT. DATES: The quota transfer is effective December 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah McLaughlin or Brad McHale, 978- 281-9260. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations implemented under the authority of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) governing the harvest of BFT by persons and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part 635. Section 635.27 subdivides the U.S. BFT quota recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and as implemented by the United States among the various domestic fishing categories, per the allocations established in the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (2006 Consolidated HMS FMP) (71 FR 58058, October 2, 2006), as amended by Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (Amendment 7) (79 FR 71510, December 2, 2014). NMFS is required under ATCA and the Magnuson- Stevens Act to provide U.S. fishing vessels with a reasonable opportunity to harvest the ICCAT-recommended quota. The base quota for the General category is 466.7 mt, as established in the 2015 BFT quota final rule (80 FR 52198, August 28, 2015). See Sec. 635.27(a). Each of the General category time periods (January, June through August, September, October through November, and December) is allocated a ``subquota'' or portion of the annual General category quota. Although it is called the ``January'' subquota, the regulations allow the General category fishery under this quota to continue until the subquota is reached or March 31, whichever comes first. The subquotas for each time period are as follows: 24.7 mt for January; 233.3 mt for June through August; 123.7 mt for September; 60.7 mt for October through November; and 24.3 mt for December. Any unused General category quota rolls forward within the fishing year, which coincides with the calendar year, from one time period to the next, and is available for use in subsequent time periods. On December 19, 2016, NMFS published an inseason action transferring 16.3 mt of quota from the December 2017 subquota to the January 2017 subquota period, resulting in a subquota of 41 mt for the January 2017 period and a subquota of 8 mt for the December 2017 period (81 FR 91873). For 2017, NMFS also transferred 40 mt from the Reserve to the General category effective March 2, resulting in an adjusted General category quota of 506.7 mt (82 FR 12747, March 7, 2017). In advance of the October 1 General category reopening, NMFS published an inseason action transferring 156.4 mt from the Reserve category to the General category to account for overharvests of the January, June through August, and September subquotas, resulting in an adjusted 2017 General category quota of 663.1 mt (82 FR 46000, October 3, 2017). NMFS closed the General category fishery when the October through November subquota (60.7 mt) was met, effective October 5, 2017 (82 FR 46934, October 10, 2017). The Harpoon category fishery automatically closed for the year on November 15, 2017. Once re-opened on December 1, the 2017 General category fishery would be open until December 31, 2017, or until the General category quota is reached, whichever comes first. Quota Transfer Under Sec. 635.27(a)(9), NMFS has the authority to transfer quota among fishing categories or subcategories, after considering regulatory determination criteria at Sec. 635.27(a)(8). NMFS has considered all of the relevant determination criteria and their applicability to the General category fishery. These considerations include, but are not limited to, the following: NMFS considered the catches of the General category quota to date (including during the summer/fall and winter fisheries in the last several years), and the likelihood of closure of that segment of the fishery if no adjustment is made (Sec. 635.27(a)(8)(ii) and (ix)). Preliminary landings data as of October 31, 2017, indicate that the General category has landed 676 mt this year, which exceeds the adjusted [[Page 55521]] General category quota of 663.1 mt, and the Harpoon category has landed 43 mt of the adjusted Harpoon category quota of 68.6 mt. Without a quota transfer at this time, there would be no quota available to General category participants in December because the entire adjusted General category quota of 663.1 mt has been reached and exceeded. Approximately 75 percent (816.3 mt) of the total of the BFT subquotas for all commercial categories (888.7 mt, as published in the 2015 BFT quota final rule) has been harvested as of October 31, 2017, however, and NMFS anticipates that some amount of that 888.7 mt of commercial quota may remain unused by the end of the year even with the transfer. Absent a transfer at this time, this segment of the fishery would have to remain closed if no adjustment is made, even though NMFS anticipates that commercial-sized BFT will be readily available to vessels fishing under the General category quota when the General category fishery is scheduled to reopen on December 1, 2017. Transferring 25.6 mt of BFT quota from the Harpoon category to the General category, effective December 1, 2017, would allow the General category to resume fishing and would result in an adjusted quota of 688.7 mt for the 2017 General category fishing season, and, specifically, 12.7 mt available for the December subquota period. Regarding the projected ability of the vessels fishing under the particular category quota (here, the General category) to harvest the additional amount of BFT quota transferred before the end of the fishing year (Sec. 635.27(a)(8)(iii)), NMFS considered General category landings over the last several years and landings to date this year. Landings are highly variable and depend on access to commercial- sized BFT and fishing conditions, among other factors. A portion of the transferred quota covers overharvests in the category as prosecuted to date (i.e., for late-reported September landings and landings in excess of the October through November subquota), and thus has already been harvested. For the remainder of the transferred quota, which make the December subquota whole to the extent that transferrable quota is available and to utilize unused Harpoon category quota, there is a high probability that the transferred quota will be harvested during the December time period. NMFS also considered the estimated amounts by which quotas for other gear categories of the fishery might be exceeded (Sec. 635.27(a)(8)(iv)) and the ability to account for all 2017 landings and dead discards. In the last several years, total U.S. BFT landings have been below the total available U.S. quota such that the United States has carried forward the maximum amount of underharvest allowed by ICCAT from one year to the next. NMFS will need to account for 2017 landings and dead discards within the adjusted U.S. quota, consistent with ICCAT recommendations, and NMFS anticipates having sufficient quota to do that. Regarding the usefulness of information obtained from catches in the particular category for biological sampling and monitoring of the status of the stock (Sec. 635.27(a)(8)(i)), biological samples collected from BFT landed by General category fishermen and provided by BFT dealers continue to provide NMFS with valuable data for ongoing scientific studies of BFT age and growth, migration, and reproductive status. Additional opportunity to land BFT over the longest time-period allowable would support the collection of a broad range of data for these studies and for stock monitoring purposes. This transfer would be consistent with the current U.S. quota, which was established and analyzed in the 2015 BFT quota final rule, and with objectives of the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and amendments. (Sec. 635.27(a)(8)(v) and (vi)). Another principal consideration is the objective of providing opportunities to harvest the full annual U.S. BFT quota without exceeding it based on the goals of the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and Amendment 7, including to achieve optimum yield on a continuing basis and to optimize the ability of all permit categories to harvest their full BFT quota allocations (related to Sec. 635.27(a)(8)(x)). Based on the considerations above, NMFS is transferring all of the remaining 25.6 mt of Harpoon category quota to the General category with the objective of accounting for underharvests of the September and October through November subquotas, providing the previously announced 8 mt of BFT quota for the December subquota period, and also utilizing the remainder of the unused Harpoon category quota. Therefore, NMFS adjusts the General category quota to 688.7 mt for the 2017 General category fishing season (i.e., through December 31, 2017, or until the General category quota is reached, whichever comes first), and adjusts the Harpoon category quota to 43 mt. This results in 12.7 mt being available to the General category for the December subquota period. If necessary, NMFS will close the General category fishery for December when the available subquota for that time period is reached. Monitoring and Reporting NMFS will continue to monitor the BFT fishery closely. Dealers are required to submit landing reports within 24 hours of a dealer receiving BFT. Late reporting by dealers compromises NMFS' ability to timely implement actions such as quota and retention limit adjustment, as well as closures, and may result in enforcement actions. Additionally, and separate from the dealer reporting requirement, General and HMS Charter/Headboat category vessel owners are required to report the catch of all BFT retained or discarded dead within 24 hours of the landing(s) or end of each trip, by accessing hmspermits.noaa.gov or by using the HMS Catch Reporting App. Depending on the level of fishing effort and catch rates of BFT, NMFS may determine that additional action (e.g., quota adjustment or closure) is necessary to ensure available subquotas are not exceeded or to enhance scientific data collection from, and fishing opportunities in, all geographic areas. If needed, subsequent adjustments will be published in the Federal Register. In addition, fishermen may call the Atlantic Tunas Information Line at (978) 281-9260, or access hmspermits.noaa.gov, for updates on quota monitoring and inseason adjustments. NMFS reminds General category participants that when the fishery reopens December 1, 2017, the BFT General category daily retention limit will be one large medium or giant BFT (measuring 73'' or greater) per vessel per day/trip. Classification The Assistant Administrator for NMFS (AA) finds that it is impracticable and contrary to the public interest to provide prior notice of, and an opportunity for public comment on, this action for the following reasons: The regulations implementing the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and amendments provide for inseason retention limit adjustments to respond to the unpredictable nature of BFT availability on the fishing grounds, the migratory nature of this species, and the regional variations in the BFT fishery. Affording prior notice and opportunity for public comment to implement the quota transfer for the remainder of 2017 is impracticable and contrary to the public interest as such a delay would result in continued closure of the General category fishery (because the available quota has been met) and the need to re-open the fishery later in the [[Page 55522]] December time period, rather than the fishery automatically re-opening on December 1. The delay would preclude the fishery from harvesting BFT that are available on the fishing grounds and that might otherwise become unavailable during a delay. Therefore, the AA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment. For these reasons, there also is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness. This action is being taken under Sec. 635.27(a)(9) (Inseason adjustments) and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801 et seq. Dated: November 16, 2017. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-25202 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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in January and using inseason trip limit November subquotas, and utilize the 31, whichever comes first. The
adjustments to ensure the fishery is unused portion of the adjusted Harpoon subquotas for each time period are as
open later in the year in 2018 will cause category quota. This action results in an follows: 24.7 mt for January; 233.3 mt
beneficial cumulative economic adjusted General category subquota of for June through August; 123.7 mt for
impacts, because it allows for a more 12.7 mt for the December subquota September; 60.7 mt for October through
equitable distribution of the quotas period. It is intended to preserve the November; and 24.3 mt for December.
among constituents in this region, opportunity for General category Any unused General category quota
consistent with the 2006 Consolidated fishermen to participate in the rolls forward within the fishing year,
HMS FMP and its amendments. December General category fishery, which coincides with the calendar year,
Section 212 of the Small Business which reopens on December 1, 2017, from one time period to the next, and
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of and is based on consideration of the is available for use in subsequent time
1996 states that, for each rule or group regulatory determination criteria periods.
of related rules for which an agency is regarding inseason adjustments and On December 19, 2016, NMFS
required to prepare a FRFA, the agency applies to Atlantic tunas General published an inseason action
shall publish one or more guides to category (commercial) permitted vessels transferring 16.3 mt of quota from the
assist small entities in complying with and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) December 2017 subquota to the January
the rule, and shall designate such Charter/Headboat category permitted 2017 subquota period, resulting in a
publications as ‘‘small entity vessels when fishing commercially for subquota of 41 mt for the January 2017
compliance guides.’’ The agency shall BFT. period and a subquota of 8 mt for the
explain the actions a small entity is DATES: The quota transfer is effective
December 2017 period (81 FR 91873).
required to take to comply with a rule December 1, 2017, through December For 2017, NMFS also transferred 40 mt
or group of rules. As part of this 31, 2017. from the Reserve to the General category
rulemaking process, NMFS has prepared effective March 2, resulting in an
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
a listserv summarizing fishery adjusted General category quota of 506.7
Sarah McLaughlin or Brad McHale,
information and regulations for Atlantic mt (82 FR 12747, March 7, 2017). In
978–281–9260.
shark fisheries for 2018. This listserv advance of the October 1 General
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: category reopening, NMFS published an
also serves as the small entity Regulations implemented under the
compliance guide. Copies of the inseason action transferring 156.4 mt
authority of the Atlantic Tunas from the Reserve category to the General
compliance guide are available from Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et
NMFS (see ADDRESSES). category to account for overharvests of
seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery the January, June through August, and
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. Conservation and Management Act September subquotas, resulting in an
1801 et seq. (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 adjusted 2017 General category quota of
Dated: November 15, 2017. et seq.) governing the harvest of BFT by 663.1 mt (82 FR 46000, October 3,
Samuel D. Rauch, III, persons and vessels subject to U.S. 2017). NMFS closed the General
Deputy Assistant Administrator for jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part category fishery when the October
Regulatory Programs, National Marine 635. Section 635.27 subdivides the U.S. through November subquota (60.7 mt)
Fisheries Service. BFT quota recommended by the was met, effective October 5, 2017 (82
[FR Doc. 2017–25203 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] International Commission for the FR 46934, October 10, 2017). The
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Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Harpoon category fishery automatically
and as implemented by the United closed for the year on November 15,
States among the various domestic 2017. Once re-opened on December 1,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE fishing categories, per the allocations the 2017 General category fishery would
established in the 2006 Consolidated be open until December 31, 2017, or
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Highly Migratory Species Fishery until the General category quota is
Administration Management Plan (2006 Consolidated reached, whichever comes first.
HMS FMP) (71 FR 58058, October 2,
50 CFR Part 635 2006), as amended by Amendment 7 to Quota Transfer
[Docket No. 150121066–5717–02] the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP Under § 635.27(a)(9), NMFS has the
(Amendment 7) (79 FR 71510, December authority to transfer quota among
RIN 0648–XF805 2, 2014). NMFS is required under ATCA fishing categories or subcategories, after
and the Magnuson-Stevens Act to considering regulatory determination
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; provide U.S. fishing vessels with a criteria at § 635.27(a)(8). NMFS has
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries reasonable opportunity to harvest the considered all of the relevant
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries ICCAT-recommended quota. determination criteria and their
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The base quota for the General applicability to the General category
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), category is 466.7 mt, as established in fishery. These considerations include,
Commerce. the 2015 BFT quota final rule (80 FR but are not limited to, the following:
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason 52198, August 28, 2015). See NMFS considered the catches of the
bluefin tuna quota transfer (Harpoon § 635.27(a). Each of the General category General category quota to date
category to General category). time periods (January, June through (including during the summer/fall and
August, September, October through winter fisheries in the last several
November, and December) is allocated a years), and the likelihood of closure of
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SUMMARY: NMFS is transferring 25.6
metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna ‘‘subquota’’ or portion of the annual that segment of the fishery if no
(BFT) quota from the Harpoon category General category quota. Although it is adjustment is made (§ 635.27(a)(8)(ii)
to the General category for the called the ‘‘January’’ subquota, the and (ix)). Preliminary landings data as
remainder of the 2017 fishing year, to regulations allow the General category of October 31, 2017, indicate that the
account for overharvests of the fishery under this quota to continue General category has landed 676 mt this
September and October through until the subquota is reached or March year, which exceeds the adjusted
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December time period, rather than the 2017, through April 30, 2019) is such as a penalty schedule for non-
fishery automatically re-opening on withdrawn, effective November 20, compliance with the operations plan or
December 1. The delay would preclude 2017. Written comments must be other actions that would jeopardize the
the fishery from harvesting BFT that are received on or before December 20, sector’s continued approval. Penalties
available on the fishing grounds and 2017. under the plan range from a written
that might otherwise become ADDRESSES: You may submit comments warning or fine to expulsion from the
unavailable during a delay. Therefore, on this document, identified by NOAA– sector.
the AA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. The Regional Administrator may
NMFS–2017–0016, by either of the
553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the withdraw approval of a sector, after
following methods:
opportunity for public comment. For • Electronic Submission: Submit all consultation with the New England
these reasons, there also is good cause electronic public comments via the Fishery Management Council, at any
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to waive the 30- Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to time as authorized in 50 CFR
day delay in effectiveness. www.regulations.gov/ 648.87(c)(3). Withdrawal may occur if
This action is being taken under sector participants are not complying
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§ 635.27(a)(9) (Inseason adjustments) with the requirements of the approved
0016, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
and is exempt from review under operations plan or if the continuation of
complete the required fields, and enter
Executive Order 12866. the operations plan will undermine
or attach your comments.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801 • Mail: Submit written comments to achievement of fishing mortality
et seq. John K. Bullard, Regional objectives of the Northeast Multispecies
Administrator, National Marine FMP.
Dated: November 16, 2017. On March 30, 2017, Carlos Rafael
Emily H. Menashes, Fisheries Service, 55 Great Republic
pleaded guilty to all counts in United
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the
States v. Carlos Rafael (No. 16–
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. outside of the envelope, ‘‘Comments on CR10124–WGY). Mr. Rafael is the owner
[FR Doc. 2017–25202 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] the Interim Final Rule to Withdraw of Carlos Seafood (a Federally permitted
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Approval of NEFS 9.’’ dealer) and a fleet of Federally
Instructions: Comments sent by any
permitted groundfish vessels that are
other method, to any other address or
enrolled in NEFS 9. Mr. Rafael admitted
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE individual, or received after the end of
to falsely reporting catch information
the comment period, may not be
(species and weight) for 13 of his vessels
National Oceanic and Atmospheric considered by NMFS. All comments
on dealer catch reports and vessel trip
Administration received are a part of the public record reports from 2012 through 2015. These
and will generally be posted for public 13 vessels operated under the sector
50 CFR Part 648 viewing on www.regulations.gov operations plan for NEFS 9 during the
without change. All personal identifying period of known misreporting, and are
[Docket No. 170104016–7999–03]
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), currently enrolled in the sector for
RIN 0648–XF138 confidential business information, or fishing year 2017. Sentencing for these
otherwise sensitive information violations occurred on September 25,
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; submitted voluntarily by the sender will
Fisheries of the Northeastern United 2017. Mr. Rafael was sentenced to serve
be publicly accessible. NMFS will 46 months in prison and 3 years of
States; Northeast Multispecies accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
Fishery; Disapproval of Northeast supervised release, and during
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to supervised release, he is banned from
Fishery Sector IX Operational Plan remain anonymous). working in the fishing industry. The
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Court also ordered Mr. Rafael to pay a
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Sullivan, Fishery Policy Analyst, (978) fine of $200,000 and restitution to the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 282–8493. U.S. Treasury of $108,929. On October
Commerce. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 11, 2017, the U.S. District Court Judge
ACTION: Interim final rule. in the criminal case ordered the
Background
forfeiture of Mr. Rafael’s interests in 4
SUMMARY: This rule withdraws approval To help achieve the fishing mortality of the 13 vessels involved in the
of the 2017 and 2018 Northeast Fishery and conservation objectives of the criminal case, as well as the permits
Sector IX operations plan. The Regional Fishery Management Plan (FMP), each issued to those vessels.
Administrator determined that the sector is allocated annual catch On April 28, 2017, we published an
sector and its participants are not entitlements (ACE) and must ensure that interim final rule approving 19 sectors
complying with the requirements of the these ACEs are not exceeded. The and their operations plans, including
approved operations plan, and that the Regional Administrator must approve NEFS 9, for fishing years 2017 and 2018
continuation of the operations plan will sector operations plans in order for (82 FR 19618). At the time, although Mr.
undermine achievement of conservation sectors to operate and be allocated ACE Rafael had pleaded guilty, the criminal
and management objectives of the for specific groundfish stocks. A sector’s case was not complete and sentencing
Northeast Multispecies Fishery operations plan includes a detailed plan for the violations had not occurred. We
Management Plan. This rule is intended for monitoring and reporting catch and provisionally approved the NEFS 9
to ensure that sector operations are the specific management rules sector operations plan for fishing years 2017
consistent with approved plans for participants will abide by in order to and 2018, and allocated ACE to the
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accurately monitoring and reporting avoid exceeding the sector’s allocation, sector for 2017, pending Mr. Rafael’s
sector catch to ensure that overages of as well as a plan for how the sector will sentencing to allow for our
a sector’s allocation do not occur. operate if an ACE is exceeded. The consideration of any additional
DATES: Approval of the Northeast operations plan also includes internal information regarding NEFS 9
Fishery Sector IX Operations Plan for sector enforcement measures for operations. In the interim final rule, we
Fishing Years 2017 and 2018 (May 1, operation plan breaches and remedies, noted that we intended to take
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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 bluefin tuna quota transfer (Harpoon category to General category). | |
| Dates | The quota transfer is effective December 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. | |
| Contact | Sarah McLaughlin or Brad McHale, 978- 281-9260. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 55520 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF80 |
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