82_FR_8840 82 FR 8821 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Individual Bluefin Quota Program; Inseason Transfers

82 FR 8821 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Individual Bluefin Quota Program; Inseason Transfers

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 19 (January 31, 2017)

Page Range8821-8821
FR Document2017-02043

In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2017 (the Memorandum), this action stays the final rule NMFS published on December 29, 2016, in order to delay its effective date.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017) 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 635

[Docket No. 160527473-6999-02]
RIN 0648-BG09


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Individual Bluefin Quota 
Program; Inseason Transfers

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

ACTION: Stay of final rule.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from 
the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled 
``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' published in the Federal Register 
on January 24, 2017 (the Memorandum), this action stays the final rule 
NMFS published on December 29, 2016, in order to delay its effective 
date.

DATES: Effective January 31, 2017, the final rule amending 50 CFR part 
635, that published on December 29, 2016, at 81 FR 95903, is stayed 
until March 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Warren or Sarah McLaughlin, 
978-281-9260; Carrie Soltanoff, 301-427-8503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 29, 2016, NMFS published this 
final rule modifying the Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) 
regulations regarding the distribution of inseason Atlantic bluefin 
tuna quota transfers to the Longline category. This final rule provides 
NMFS the ability to distribute quota inseason either to all qualified 
Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) share recipients (i.e., share recipients 
who have associated their permit with a vessel) or only to permitted 
Atlantic Tunas Longline vessels with recent fishing activity, whether 
or not they are associated with IBQ shares. This action is necessary to 
optimize fishing opportunity in the directed pelagic longline fishery 
for target species such as tuna and swordfish and to improve the 
functioning of the IBQ Program and its leasing provisions consistent 
with the objectives of Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery 
Management Plan.
    On January 20, 2017, the White House issued a memo instructing 
Federal agencies to temporarily postpone the effective date for 60 days 
after January 20, 2017, of any regulations or guidance documents that 
have published in the Federal Register but not yet taken effect, for 
the purpose of ``reviewing questions of fact, law, and policy they 
raise.'' Because its effective date has already passed, we are enacting 
this stay of the rule published on December 29, 2016, at 81 FR 95903 
(see DATES above) until March 21, 2017.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 635

    Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing vessels, Foreign relations, Imports, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Treaties.

    Dated: January 26, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 635 is amended 
as follows:

PART 635--ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

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1. The authority citation for part 635 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


Sec.  635.15  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  635.15, paragraphs (b) introductory text and (b)(9) are 
stayed until March 21, 2017.

[FR Doc. 2017-02043 Filed 1-30-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 19 / Tuesday, January 31, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 8821 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE documents that have published in the DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local Federal Register but not yet taken effect, time (A.l.t.), January 27, 2017, through National Oceanic and Atmospheric for the purpose of ‘‘reviewing questions 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 10, 2017. Administration of fact, law, and policy they raise.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Because its effective date has already Keaton, 907–586–7228. 50 CFR Part 635 passed, we are enacting this stay of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS [Docket No. 160527473–6999–02] rule published on December 29, 2016, at manages the groundfish fishery in the 81 FR 95903 (see DATES above) until GOA exclusive economic zone RIN 0648–BG09 March 21, 2017. according to the Fishery Management Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 635 Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Individual Bluefin Quota Program; Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing vessels, Pacific Fishery Management Council Inseason Transfers Foreign relations, Imports, Penalties, under authority of the Magnuson- AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Reporting and recordkeeping Stevens Fishery Conservation and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and requirements, Treaties. Management Act. Regulations governing Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dated: January 26, 2017. fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance Commerce. Alan D. Risenhoover, with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 ACTION: Stay of final rule. Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. Regulatory Programs, National Marine The A season allowance of the 2017 SUMMARY: In accordance with the Fisheries Service. total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock in memorandum of January 20, 2017, from For the reasons set out in the Statistical Area 610 of the GOA is 2,232 the Assistant to the President and Chief preamble, 50 CFR part 635 is amended metric tons (mt) as established by the of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze as follows: final 2016 and 2017 harvest Pending Review,’’ published in the specifications for groundfish in the GOA Federal Register on January 24, 2017 PART 635—ATLANTIC HIGHLY (81 FR 14740, March 18, 2016) and (the Memorandum), this action stays the MIGRATORY SPECIES inseason adjustment (81 FR 95063, final rule NMFS published on December December 27, 2016). 29, 2016, in order to delay its effective ■ 1. The authority citation for part 635 In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), date. continues to read as follows: the Regional Administrator has DATES: Effective January 31, 2017, the determined that the A season allowance Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. final rule amending 50 CFR part 635, 1801 et seq. of the 2017 TAC of pollock in Statistical that published on December 29, 2016, at Area 610 of the GOA will soon be 81 FR 95903, is stayed until March 21, § 635.15 [Amended] reached. Therefore, the Regional 2017. ■ 2. In § 635.15, paragraphs (b) Administrator is establishing a directed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: introductory text and (b)(9) are stayed fishing allowance of 2,132 mt and is Thomas Warren or Sarah McLaughlin, until March 21, 2017. setting aside the remaining 100 mt as 978–281–9260; Carrie Soltanoff, 301– bycatch to support other anticipated [FR Doc. 2017–02043 Filed 1–30–17; 8:45 am] 427–8503. groundfish fisheries. In accordance with BILLING CODE 3510–22–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional December 29, 2016, NMFS published Administrator finds that this directed this final rule modifying the Atlantic DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE fishing allowance has been reached. highly migratory species (HMS) Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting regulations regarding the distribution of National Oceanic and Atmospheric directed fishing for pollock in Statistical inseason Atlantic bluefin tuna quota Administration Area 610 of the GOA. transfers to the Longline category. This After the effective date of this closure final rule provides NMFS the ability to 50 CFR Part 679 the maximum retainable amounts at distribute quota inseason either to all § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time qualified Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) [Docket No. 150818742–6210–02] during a trip. share recipients (i.e., share recipients Classification who have associated their permit with RIN 0648–XF170 This action responds to the best a vessel) or only to permitted Atlantic Tunas Longline vessels with recent Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic available information recently obtained fishing activity, whether or not they are Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical from the fishery. The Acting Assistant associated with IBQ shares. This action Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA is necessary to optimize fishing (AA), finds good cause to waive the opportunity in the directed pelagic AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries requirement to provide prior notice and longline fishery for target species such Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and opportunity for public comment as tuna and swordfish and to improve Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 the functioning of the IBQ Program and Commerce. U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is its leasing provisions consistent with ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. impracticable and contrary to the public asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES the objectives of Amendment 7 to the interest. This requirement is 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed impracticable and contrary to the public Management Plan. fishing for pollock in Statistical Area interest as it would prevent NMFS from On January 20, 2017, the White House 610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This responding to the most recent fisheries issued a memo instructing Federal action is necessary to prevent exceeding data in a timely fashion and would agencies to temporarily postpone the the A season allowance of the 2017 total delay the closure of directed fishing for effective date for 60 days after January allowable catch of pollock for Statistical pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 20, 2017, of any regulations or guidance Area 610 in the GOA. GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:52 Jan 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\31JAR1.SGM 31JAR1


Document Created: 2017-01-31 00:19:46
Document Modified: 2017-01-31 00:19:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionStay of final rule.
DatesEffective January 31, 2017, the final rule amending 50 CFR part 635, that published on December 29, 2016, at 81 FR 95903, is stayed until March 21, 2017.
ContactThomas Warren or Sarah McLaughlin, 978-281-9260; Carrie Soltanoff, 301-427-8503.
FR Citation82 FR 8821 
RIN Number0648-BG09
CFR AssociatedFisheries; Fishing; Fishing Vessels; Foreign Relations; Imports; Penalties; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Treaties
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