83 FR 60372 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)
| Page Range | 60372-60372 | |
| FR Document | 2018-25566 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 60372] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25566] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 170828822-70999-04] RIN 0648-XG633 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of Maryland is transferring a portion of its 2018 commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This quota adjustment is necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the revised commercial quotas for Maryland and Massachusetts. DATES: Effective November 23, 2018, through December 31, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Ferrio, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281-9180. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR 648.100 through 648.110. These regulations require annual specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned among the coastal states from Maine through North Carolina. The process to set the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each state is described in Sec. 648.102, and the initial 2018 allocations were published on December 22, 2017 (82 FR 60682), and corrected January 30, 2018 (83 FR 4165). The final rule implementing Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan, as published in the Federal Register on December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936), provided a mechanism for transferring summer flounder commercial quota from one state to another. Two or more states, under mutual agreement and with the concurrence of the NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator, can transfer or combine summer flounder commercial quota under Sec. 648.102(c)(2). The Regional Administrator is required to consider the criteria in Sec. 648.102(c)(2)(i)(A) through (C) in the evaluation of requests for quota transfers or combinations. Maryland is transferring 3,169 lb (1,437 kg) of summer flounder commercial quota to Massachusetts through mutual agreement of the states. This transfer was requested to repay landings by a Maryland- permitted vessel that landed in Massachusetts under a safe harbor agreement. Based on the initial quotas published in the 2018 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications and subsequent adjustments, the revised summer flounder quotas for calendar year 2018 are now: Maryland, 128,070 lb (58,092 kg); and Massachusetts, 413,361 lb (187,497 kg). Classification This action is taken under 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: November 19, 2018. Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-25566 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Parts per portion of its 2018 commercial summer concurrence of the NMFS Greater
Commodity million flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Atlantic Regional Administrator, can
Massachusetts. This quota adjustment is transfer or combine summer flounder
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Fishery Management Plan quota transfer to consider the criteria in
provisions. This announcement informs § 648.102(c)(2)(i)(A) through (C) in the
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. the public of the revised commercial evaluation of requests for quota transfers
[Reserved] quotas for Maryland and Massachusetts. or combinations.
(c) Tolerances with regional DATES: Effective November 23, 2018, Maryland is transferring 3,169 lb
registrations. [Reserved] through December 31, 2018. (1,437 kg) of summer flounder
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: commercial quota to Massachusetts
[Reserved] Cynthia Ferrio, Fishery Management through mutual agreement of the states.
[FR Doc. 2018–25690 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] Specialist, (978) 281–9180. This transfer was requested to repay
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: landings by a Maryland-permitted
Regulations governing the summer vessel that landed in Massachusetts
flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR under a safe harbor agreement. Based on
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 648.100 through 648.110. These the initial quotas published in the 2018
regulations require annual specification Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
National Oceanic and Atmospheric of a commercial quota that is Bass Specifications and subsequent
Administration apportioned among the coastal states adjustments, the revised summer
from Maine through North Carolina. The flounder quotas for calendar year 2018
50 CFR Part 648 process to set the annual commercial are now: Maryland, 128,070 lb (58,092
quota and the percent allocated to each kg); and Massachusetts, 413,361 lb
[Docket No. 170828822–70999–04]
state is described in § 648.102, and the (187,497 kg).
RIN 0648–XG633 initial 2018 allocations were published Classification
on December 22, 2017 (82 FR 60682),
Fisheries of the Northeastern United and corrected January 30, 2018 (83 FR This action is taken under 50 CFR
States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 4165). part 648 and is exempt from review
Quota Transfer The final rule implementing under Executive Order 12866.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Fishery Management Plan, as published
in the Federal Register on December 17, Dated: November 19, 2018.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. 1993 (58 FR 65936), provided a Karen H. Abrams,
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer. mechanism for transferring summer Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
flounder commercial quota from one Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the state to another. Two or more states, [FR Doc. 2018–25566 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
State of Maryland is transferring a under mutual agreement and with the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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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; quota transfer. | |
| Dates | Effective November 23, 2018, through December 31, 2018. | |
| Contact | Cynthia Ferrio, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281-9180. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 60372 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG63 |
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