83 FR 8362 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 2017; Extension of Emergency Removal of Southern Windowpane Accountability Measures
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 39 (February 27, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-03899 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 8362-8365] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03899] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 170808738-7777-01] RIN 0648-BH11 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 2017; Extension of Emergency Removal of Southern Windowpane Accountability Measures AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency action extended. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This rule extends the emergency action to remove the 2017 southern windowpane flounder accountability measures (AM) for non- groundfish trawl vessels. The rule is necessary because the emergency measures would otherwise expire before the end of the 2017 fishing year. This rule is intended to mitigate negative economic impacts to non-groundfish vessels, while maintaining conservation benefits for the southern windowpane flounder stock. DATES: Effective March 1, 2018, through April 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: Copies of recent related actions, including Framework 52, 55, and Framework 56, the Environmental Assessments (EA), and their Regulatory Impact Review, and the Final Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis prepared by the New England Fishery Management Council and NMFS are available from Michael Pentony, Regional Administrator, NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. The documents are also accessible via the internet at: https://www.nefmc.org/management-plans/northeast-multispecies. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Heil, Senior Fishery Policy Analyst, phone: 978-281-9257. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2017, we implemented emergency measures to remove the southern windowpane flounder AMs for non-groundfish trawl vessels (82 FR 41564). These emergency measures expire on February 28, 2018. The emergency rule published on September 1, 2017, included detailed information on the background, reasons, and justification for the emergency measures, and this information is not repeated here. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) limits NMFS' emergency action authority to an initial period of 180 days, with a potential extension up to an additional 186 days, if certain criteria are met. An extension is allowed if the public has had an opportunity to comment on the emergency regulation, and in the case of a Council recommendation for an emergency action, the Council is actively developing a change to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or regulations to address the emergency on a permanent basis. We accepted public comment on the emergency measures, and received one comment in support of the action. Additionally, the New England Fishery Management Council developed changes in Framework Adjustment 57 to the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) FMP to permanently address the emergency. Framework 57 is intended to be implemented for the 2018 fishing year beginning on May 1, 2018. As discussed in more detail below, we determined the necessary criteria to extend the emergency measures have been met. Therefore, this temporary rule removes the southern windowpane flounder AMs for non-groundfish trawl vessels for the remainder of the 2017 fishing year through April 30, 2018. [[Page 8363]] Background On August 1, 2017, we implemented AMs because the 2015 total annual catch limit (ACL) for southern windowpane flounder was exceeded (82 FR 35660). Due to data availability, we typically implement AMs for windowpane flounder at the start of the second fishing year after an overage. These AMs require trawl vessels fishing in certain Southern New England areas to use selective gear that limit flatfish catch. The southern windowpane AM areas apply to all groundfish trawl vessels. The AM areas also apply to non-groundfish trawl vessels fishing with a 5 inch (12.7 centimeter) or greater codend mesh size, which includes vessels that target summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and skates. The AMs impose a substantial financial hardship on both groundfish and non-groundfish vessels, particularly because the AM areas eliminate access to target species that vessels are unlikely to recoup even if they move to fish in other areas. These AMs are estimated to result in $2 million in lost revenue in catch of yellowtail flounder, winter flounder, summer flounder, and scup. In 2015, we implemented Framework Adjustment 52 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP to reduce the economic impacts of the windowpane flounder AMs for the groundfish fishery (80 FR 2021; January 15, 2015). At the time, the AMs had only been triggered for the groundfish fishery. The Council intentionally limited the scope of Framework 52 to the groundfish fishery to ensure the action could be completed and implemented during the 2015 fishing year. Framework 52 gave the Regional Administrator authority to remove the windowpane flounder AM in-season if catch is below the ACL in the year immediately following the overage. For example, if we implement an AM in year 3 (2017) due to an overage in year 1 (2015), we can remove the AM in September if catch did not exceed the ACL in year 2 (2016). Total 2016 catch of southern windowpane flounder was 82 percent of the total ACL. As a result, under the Regional Administrator authority that Framework 52 established, we removed the AMs for the groundfish fishery on September 1, 2017 (82 FR 35676; August 1, 2017). However, because this authority is limited to the groundfish fishery only, the AMs for non-groundfish trawl vessels would have remained in place for the entire 2017 fishing year without additional action. As a result of the 2015 ACL overage, we implemented the AMs for non-groundfish trawl vessels for the first time in 2017. Neither we, nor the New England Council, considered or foresaw the possibility of removing the AMs inseason for groundfish vessels, but maintaining them for non-groundfish trawl vessels despite catch being below the ACL. This situation presented an issue of fairness and equity, particularly because catch by non-groundfish vessels was well below the sub-ACL for this fishery component. Maintaining the AMs for non-groundfish trawl vessels for the full fishing year would have substantial economic impacts without further contributing to the conservation goals of the AMs. For these reasons, and at the request of the New England and Mid- Atlantic Councils, on September 1, 2017, we implemented an emergency rule to remove the 2017 southern windowpane flounder AMs for non- groundfish trawl vessels (82 FR 41564). These emergency measures expire on February 28, 2018. Extension of Emergency Measures If the emergency measures expire, the southern windowpane flounder AMs would be re-implemented for non-groundfish trawl vessels for the remainder of the 2017 fishing year. This would undermine the conservation and management goals of the September 1, 2017, emergency action. AMs are intended to correct operational issues that cause overages and mitigate biological consequences of overages. The fishery's 2016 catch was below the overall ACL, which is consistent with the fishery having corrected the operational issues that caused the 2015 overage. We expect 2017 catch to be similar to 2016 because of recent quota reductions for key flounder species that limit overall fishing effort on all flatfish stocks, including southern windowpane flounder. Additionally, the 2017 assessment update shows a stable and slightly increasing southern windowpane stock. This assessment information, along with 2016 catch, is consistent with the AM's goal of mitigating or addressing the effects of the overage. As a result, we determined that removing the AMs in September would not result in negative impacts for the stock. Thus, allowing the emergency measures to expire would result in unnecessary economic loss to non-groundfish trawl vessels. Additionally, as noted earlier in this preamble, emergency action was justified because new information presented an issue of fairness and equity that we, nor the Council, previously contemplated. At the time of the emergency action, the New England Council was developing Framework Adjustment 57 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, in part to address the issue of southern windowpane flounder AM impacts on non- groundfish trawls that arose during 2017. In this action, the New England Council recommended giving the Regional Administrator authority to remove the AMs inseason for non-groundfish vessels. The New England Council also recommended revising the southern windowpane flounder AM areas. These measures are intended to provide non-groundfish trawl vessels additional flexibility while continuing to reduce impacts on southern windowpane flounder. Framework 57 is intended to be implemented for the 2018 fishing year. The New England Council took final action on Framework 57 in December 2017, and has submitted the action to us for review. Framework 57 could not be developed and implemented in time to address this issue for the 2017 fishing year. Extending the emergency measures for the remainder of this fishing year will prevent disruption to non-groundfish trawl vessels while we consider the New England Council's recommended permanent changes. Emergency Measures This emergency action extends the Regional Administrator authority to remove the southern windowpane flounder AM inseason for non- groundfish trawl vessels if we determine that catch is below the ACL in the year immediately following an overage. Effective March 1, 2018, this action removes the southern windowpane flounder AMs for non- groundfish trawl vessels fishing with 5 inches (12.7 centimeter) or greater codend mesh size. These emergency measures are effective through April 30, 2018. There will be no southern windowpane flounder AM in effect beginning on May 1, 2018, because the 2016 ACL was not exceeded and current 2017 catch information does not suggest an ACL overage will occur. Non-groundfish trawl vessels may fish inside the southern windowpane flounder AM areas (Figure 1) without selective gear, which increases fishing opportunities to target other flatfish species for which they hold a permit and for which quota is available. [[Page 8364]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR27FE18.001 Comments and Responses We received one comment during the comment period on the emergency rule. Comment 1: Lund's Fisheries, Inc. commented in support of the emergency measures, and agreed that maintaining the AMs for non- groundfish trawl vessels would have presented fairness and equity issues, as well as serious economic impacts, without contributing to conservation goals of the AMs. Response: We agree. For all of the reasons described in detail in the initial emergency rule, as well as those reasons in the preamble above, allowing the emergency measures to expire before the end of the fishing year would undermine the goals of the emergency action. As a result, this rule extends the emergency measures for the remainder of the 2017 fishing year to prevent disruption to Mid-Atlantic trawl vessels in the middle of the fishing year, maintain fairness and equity, and continue to mitigate the negative economic impacts on these vessels that the AMs would otherwise impose. Classification The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this extension to the emergency rule is consistent with the criteria and justifications for use of emergency measures in section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is consistent with the Northeast Multispecies FMP, other provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and other applicable law. Section 553 of the APA establishes procedural requirements applicable to rulemaking by Federal agencies. The purpose of these requirements is to ensure public access to the Federal rulemaking process and to give the public adequate notice and opportunity for comment. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries finds good cause to waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment because it would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest and would prevent the positive benefits this rule is intended to provide. Additionally, because this rule relieves a restriction and removes the southern windowpane flounder AM areas for non-groundfish trawl vessels, it is not subject to the 30-day delayed effectiveness provision of the APA under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1). Without additional action, the emergency measures implemented on September 1, 2017, to remove the AMs for non-groundfish vessels would expire before the end of the 2017 fishing year. Implementing the AMs only for non-groundfish trawl vessels would present fairness and equity issues. The AMs would also have substantial economic impacts without contributing further to the conservation goals of the AMs. The AM areas eliminate access to target species that vessels are unlikely to recoup even if they move to fish in other areas. Thus, extending the emergency measures to remove the AMs for the remainder of the 2017 fishing year continues to mitigate serious economic harm to affected vessels until permanent measures can be implemented. There are less than 3 months remaining in the 2017 fishing year. The time necessary to provide prior notice and an opportunity for public comment would allow the emergency measures to expire, and prevent this action from being implemented before the end of the fishing year. Additionally, the original emergency rule provided for public comment on the emergency measures. The Council also addressed this issue in Framework 57 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, which is scheduled for implementation for the 2018 fishing year beginning on May 1, 2018. During the development of Framework 57, there was extensive public comment on potential changes to the windowpane flounder AMs. Thus, prior notice and opportunity for public comment for this rule would not provide added benefit that would outweigh the need to avoid unnecessary economic harm on non-groundfish trawl vessels fishing in Southern New England. This action is being taken pursuant to the emergency provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and is exempt from Office of Management and Budget review. This emergency rule is exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because the rule is issued without opportunity for prior notice and opportunity for public comment. List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 648 Fisheries, Fishing, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements. [[Page 8365]] Dated: February 21, 2018. Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 648 is amended as follows: PART 648--FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 0 1. The authority citation for part 648 continues to read as follows: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 0 2. In Sec. 648.90, add paragraph (a)(5)(i)(D)(1)(iii) effective March 1, 2018, through April 30, 2018. The addition reads as follows: Sec. 648.90 NE multispecies assessment, framework procedures and specifications, and flexible area action system. (a) * * * (5) * * * (i) * * * (D) * * * (1) * * * (iii) Emergency rule reducing the duration of southern windowpane flounder AM for non-groundfish vessels. Effective March 1, 2018, through April 30, 2018, the southern windowpane flounder AM is removed for all vessels fishing with trawl gear with a codend mesh size equal to or greater than 5 inches (12.7 cm) in other, non-specified sub- components of the fishery, including, but not limited to, exempted fisheries that occur in Federal waters and fisheries harvesting exempted species specified in Sec. 648.80(b)(3). * * * * * [FR Doc. 2018-03899 Filed 2-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DATES: Effective March 1, 2018, through emergency action authority to an initial
April 30, 2018. period of 180 days, with a potential
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration ADDRESSES: Copies of recent related extension up to an additional 186 days,
actions, including Framework 52, 55, if certain criteria are met. An extension
50 CFR Part 648 and Framework 56, the Environmental is allowed if the public has had an
Assessments (EA), and their Regulatory opportunity to comment on the
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management Council and NMFS are actively developing a change to the
Conservation and Management Act available from Michael Pentony, Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or
Provisions; Fisheries of the Regional Administrator, NMFS Greater regulations to address the emergency on
Northeastern United States; Northeast Atlantic Regional Office, 55 Great a permanent basis. We accepted public
Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 2017; Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. comment on the emergency measures,
Extension of Emergency Removal of The documents are also accessible via and received one comment in support of
Southern Windowpane Accountability the internet at: https://www.nefmc.org/ the action. Additionally, the New
Measures management-plans/northeast- England Fishery Management Council
multispecies. developed changes in Framework
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adjustment 57 to the Northeast
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Sarah Heil, Senior Fishery Policy Multispecies (Groundfish) FMP to
Commerce. Analyst, phone: 978–281–9257. permanently address the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Framework 57 is intended to be
ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency
September 1, 2017, we implemented implemented for the 2018 fishing year
action extended.
emergency measures to remove the beginning on May 1, 2018. As discussed
SUMMARY: This rule extends the southern windowpane flounder AMs for in more detail below, we determined the
emergency action to remove the 2017 non-groundfish trawl vessels (82 FR necessary criteria to extend the
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southern windowpane flounder 41564). These emergency measures emergency measures have been met.
accountability measures (AM) for non- expire on February 28, 2018. The Therefore, this temporary rule removes
groundfish trawl vessels. The rule is emergency rule published on September the southern windowpane flounder
necessary because the emergency 1, 2017, included detailed information AMs for non-groundfish trawl vessels
measures would otherwise expire before on the background, reasons, and for the remainder of the 2017 fishing
the end of the 2017 fishing year. This justification for the emergency year through April 30, 2018.
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Dated: February 21, 2018. apportionments, and prohibited species quota (PSQ) reserves established by
Samuel D. Rauch, III, catch allowances for the groundfish § 679.21; seasonal allowances of
Deputy Assistant Administrator for fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel
Regulatory Programs, National Marine Islands management area (BSAI). This TAC; American Fisheries Act
Fisheries Service. action is necessary to establish harvest allocations; Amendment 80 allocations;
For the reasons set out in the limits for groundfish during the 2018 Community Development Quota (CDQ)
preamble, 50 CFR part 648 is amended and 2019 fishing years, and to reserve amounts established by
as follows: accomplish the goals and objectives of § 679.20(b)(1)(ii); and acceptable
the Fishery Management Plan for biological catch (ABC) surpluses and
PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE Groundfish of the Bering Sea and reserves for CDQ groups and the
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES Aleutian Islands Management Area Amendment 80 cooperative for flathead
(FMP). The intended effect of this action sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole. The
■ 1. The authority citation for part 648 is to conserve and manage the final harvest specifications set forth in
continues to read as follows: groundfish resources in the BSAI in Tables 1 through 25 of this action satisfy
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens these requirements.
Fishery Conservation and Management Section 679.20(c)(3)(i) further requires
■ 2. In § 648.90, add paragraph Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). NMFS to consider public comment on
(a)(5)(i)(D)(1)(iii) effective March 1, the proposed harvest specifications and
DATES: Effective from 1200 hrs, Alaska
2018, through April 30, 2018. to publish final harvest specifications in
The addition reads as follows: local time (A.l.t.), February 27, 2018,
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, the Federal Register. The proposed
§ 648.90 NE multispecies assessment, 2019. 2018 and 2019 harvest specifications for
framework procedures and specifications, the groundfish fishery of the BSAI were
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
and flexible area action system. published in the Federal Register on
Alaska Groundfish Harvest
(a) * * * December 8, 2017 (82 FR 57906).
Specifications Final Environmental
(5) * * * Comments were invited and accepted
Impact Statement (EIS), Record of
(i) * * * through January 8, 2018. NMFS received
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no substantive comments on the
(1) * * * Information Report (SIR) to the EIS, and
proposed harvest specifications. NMFS
(iii) Emergency rule reducing the the Initial Regulatory Flexibility
consulted with the Council on the final
duration of southern windowpane Analysis (IRFA) prepared for this action
2018 and 2019 harvest specifications
flounder AM for non-groundfish vessels. are available from http://
during the December 2017 Council
Effective March 1, 2018, through April alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. The final 2017
meeting in Anchorage, AK. After
30, 2018, the southern windowpane Stock Assessment and Fishery
considering public comments, as well as
flounder AM is removed for all vessels Evaluation (SAFE) report for the
biological and economic data that were
fishing with trawl gear with a codend groundfish resources of the BSAI, dated
available at the Council’s December
mesh size equal to or greater than 5 November 2017, as well as the SAFE
meeting, in this final rule NMFS
inches (12.7 cm) in other, non-specified reports for previous years, are available
implements the final 2018 and 2019
sub-components of the fishery, from the North Pacific Fishery
harvest specifications as recommended
including, but not limited to, exempted Management Council (Council) at 605
by the Council.
fisheries that occur in Federal waters West 4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage,
AK, 99510–2252, phone 907–271–2809, ABC and TAC Harvest Specifications
and fisheries harvesting exempted
species specified in § 648.80(b)(3). or from the Council’s website at http:// The final ABC levels for Alaska
www.npfmc.org/. groundfish are based on the best
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: available biological and socioeconomic
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Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. information, including projected
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal biomass trends, information on assumed
regulations at 50 CFR part 679 distribution of stock biomass, and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE implement the FMP and govern the revised technical methods used to
groundfish fisheries in the BSAI. The calculate stock biomass. In general, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Council prepared the FMP, and NMFS development of ABCs and overfishing
Administration approved it, under the Magnuson- levels (OFLs) involves sophisticated
Stevens Act. General regulations statistical analyses of fish populations.
50 CFR Part 679 governing U.S. fisheries also appear at The FMP specifies a series of six tiers
[Docket No. 170817779–8161–02]
50 CFR part 600. to define OFL and ABC amounts based
The FMP and its implementing on the level of reliable information
RIN 0648–XF636 regulations require NMFS, after available to fishery scientists. Tier 1
consultation with the Council, to represents the highest level of
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic specify annually the total allowable information quality available, while Tier
Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and catch (TAC) for each target species 6 represents the lowest.
Aleutian Islands; 2018 and 2019 category. The sum of all TAC for all In December 2017, the Council, its
Harvest Specifications for Groundfish groundfish species in the BSAI must be Scientific and Statistical Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries within the optimum yield (OY) range of (SSC), and its Advisory Panel (AP)
1.4 million to 2.0 million metric tons reviewed current biological and harvest
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (mt) (see § 679.20(a)(1)(i)(A)). This final information about the condition of the
Commerce. rule specifies the TAC at 2.0 million mt BSAI groundfish stocks. The Council’s
ACTION: Final rule; closures. for both 2018 and 2019. NMFS also BSAI Groundfish Plan Team (Plan
must specify apportionments of TAC, Team) compiled and presented this
SUMMARY: NMFS announces final 2018 prohibited species catch (PSC) information in the final 2017 SAFE
and 2019 harvest specifications, allowances, and prohibited species report for the BSAI groundfish fisheries,
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| Action | Temporary rule; emergency action extended. | |
| Dates | Effective March 1, 2018, through April 30, 2018. | |
| Contact | Sarah Heil, Senior Fishery Policy Analyst, phone: 978-281-9257. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 8362 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-BH11 | |
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