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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 070717342–7713–02] 

RIN 0648–AV42 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

Provisions; Fisheries of the 

Northeastern United States; Atlantic 

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; 

Final 2008–2010 Fishing Quotas for 

Atlantic Surfclams and Ocean 

Quahogs 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is specifying the final 

quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and 

ocean quahog fisheries for 2008, 2009, 

and 2010. Regulations governing these 

fisheries require NMFS to publish the 

final quota specifications for the 2008–

2010 fishing years. The intent of this 

action is to implement final 

specifications for allowable harvest 

levels of Atlantic surfclams and ocean 

quahogs from the Exclusive Economic 

Zone. 

DATES: Effective from January 1, 2008 to 

December 31, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of supporting 

documents, including the 

Environmental Assessment, the 

Regulatory Impact Review (RIR), and the 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

(IRFA) are available from Daniel 

Furlong, Executive Director, MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council, 

Room 2115, Federal Building, 300 South 

New Street, Dover, DE 19904–6790. A 

copy of the RIR/IRFA is accessible via 

the Internet at http:// 

www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/regs/ 

com.html. 

The Final Regulatory Flexibility 

Analysis (FRFA) consists of the IRFA, 

and the summary of impacts and 

alternatives contained in the 

Classification section of the preamble of 

this final rule. Copies of the small entity 

compliance guide are available from 

Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, Northeast 

Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930–2298. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy A. Cardiasmenos, Fishery 

Management Specialist, 978–281–9204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Fishery Management Plan for the 

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 

Fisheries (FMP) requires that NMFS, in 

consultation with the Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (Council), 

specify quotas for surfclams and ocean 

quahogs for a 3-year period, with an 

annual review, from a range that 

represents the optimum yield (OY) for 

each fishery. It is the policy of the 

Council that the levels selected allow 

sustainable fishing to continue at that 

level for at least 10 years for surfclams 

and 30 years for ocean quahogs. In 

addition to this constraint, the Council 

policy also considers the economic 

impacts of the quotas. Regulations 

implementing Amendment 10 to the 

FMP (63 FR 27481, May 19, 1998) added 

Maine ocean quahogs (locally known as 

mahogany quahogs) to the management 

unit, and provided for a small artisanal 

fishery for ocean quahogs in the waters 

north of 43° 50′ N. lat., with an annual 

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100,000 Maine bu (5,991 to 35,240 hL). 

As specified in Amendment 10, the 

Maine mahogany ocean quahog quota is 

allocated separately from the quota 

specified for the ocean quahog fishery. 

Regulations implementing Amendment 

13 to the FMP (68 FR 69970, December 

16, 2003) established the ability to set 

multi-year quotas. An evaluation, in the 

form of an annual quota 

recommendation, is conducted by the 

Council every year to determine if the 

multi-year quota specifications remains 

appropriate. The fishing quotas must be 

in compliance with overfishing 

definitions for each species. In 

proposing these quotas, the Council 

considered the available stock 

assessments, data reported by harvesters 

and processors, and other relevant 

information concerning exploitable 

biomass and spawning biomass, fishing 

mortality rates, stock recruitment, 

projected fishing effort and catches, and 

areas closed to fishing. 

In June 2007, the Council voted to 

recommend maintaining the 2007 quota 

levels of 5.333 million bu (284 million 

L) for the ocean quahog fishery, 3.400 

million bu (181 million L) for the 

Atlantic surfclam fishery, and 100,000 

Maine bu (35,240 hL) for the Maine 

ocean quahog fishery for 2008–2010. 

The final quotas for the 2008–2010 

Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog 

fishery are shown in the table below. 

The Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog 

quotas are specified in standard bu of 

53.24 L per bu, while the Maine ocean 

quahog quota is specified in ‘‘Maine’’ bu 

of 35.24 L per bu. Because Maine ocean 

quahogs are the same species as ocean 

quahogs, both fisheries are assessed 

under the same ocean quahog 

overfishing definition. When the two 

quota amounts (ocean quahog and 

Maine ocean quahog) are added, the 

total allowable harvest is still lower 

than the level that would result in 

overfishing for the entire stock. 

2008–2010 ATLANTIC SURFCLAM AND OCEAN QUAHOG1 QUOTAS 

2008 2009 2010 

bu hL bu hL bu hL 

Surfclams2 3.400 1.810 3.400 1.810 3.400 1.810 

Ocean Quahogs2 5.333 2.840 5.333 2.840 5.333 2.840 

Maine Ocean Quahogs3 100,000 35,240 100,000 35,240 100,000 35,240 

1 Numerical values are in millions, except for Maine ocean quahogs 

2 1 bu = 1.88 cubic ft. = 53.24 liters 

3 1 bu = 1.2445 cubic ft. = 35.24 liters 

Surfclams 

In 1999, the Council expressed its 

intention to increase the surfclam quota 

to OY over a period of 5 years (OY = 3.4 

million bu (181 million L)). The 2008–

2010 status quo surfclam quota was 

developed after reviewing the results of 

the 44th Northeast Regional Stock 

Assessment Workshop (SAW 44) for 

surfclams, issued in January 2007. The 

surfclam quota recommendation is 

consistent with the SAW 44 finding that 

the Atlantic surfclam stock is not 

overfished, nor is overfishing occurring. 

Estimated fishable stock biomass in 

2005 was above the management target, 

and fishing mortality was below the 

management threshold. Even though the 

total stock biomass is expected to 

gradually decline over the next 3 years 

due to poor recruitment, the total 

proposed quota of 3.4 million bu (181 

million L), if fully harvested, would not 

exceed the fishing mortality threshold. 

Based on this information, the Council 

recommended, and NMFS has 

approved, maintaining the status quo 

surfclam quota of 3.4 million bu (181 

million L) for 2008–2010. This quota 

represents the maximum allowable 

quota under the FMP. 

Ocean Quahogs 

The final 2008–2010 quota for ocean 

quahogs also reflects the status quo 

quota of 5.333 million bu (284 million 

L) in 2007. SAW 44 found that the 

ocean quahog stock is not overfished, 

nor is overfishing occurring. Estimated 

fishable biomass in 2005 was above the 

management target, and estimated 

fishing mortality was well below the 

target level. Fishing mortality is not 

expected to reach the target threshold if 

the proposed quota is harvested each of 

the 3 years. Similar to surfclams, the 

ocean quahog biomass is expected to 

decline over the next 3 years. There is 

some evidence of recruitment, and small 

ocean quahogs are found in most 

regions; however, growth is so slow that 

initial recruitment of year classes to the 

fishery is delayed for about 20 years. 

Based on this information, the Council 

recommended, and NMFS has 

approved, maintaining the status quo 

quota of 5.333 million bu (284 million 

L) for 2008–2010. This quota level is 

above current market demand, but 

allows for growth of the market if 

conditions change. 

The 2008–2010 quota for Maine ocean 

quahogs is the status quo level of 

100,000 Maine bu (35,240 hL). In 2006, 

the State of Maine completed a stock 

assessment of the resource within the 

Maine Mahogany Quahog Zone. This 

assessment was peer-reviewed as part of 

SAW 44. Although landings per unit of 

effort have declined since 2002, they 

remain relatively high overall. The 

findings of the Maine quahog survey did 

not change the status of the entire ocean 

quahog resource. The quota represents 

the maximum allowable quota under the 

FMP. 

Comments and Responses 

NMFS received no comments on the 

proposed rule (November 15, 2007; 72 

FR 64187) during the comment period 

that ended on December 17, 2007. 

Classification 

Pursuant to section 304 (b)(1)(A) of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), the NMFS 

Assistant Administrator has determined 

that this final rule is consistent with the 

FMP, other provisions of the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable law. 

This action is authorized by 50 CFR part 

648 and has been determined to be not 

significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

A delay in the effective date of this 

final rule would cause a disruption in 

the ordinary commerce of the surfclam 

and ocean quahog fisheries. Individual 

Transferable Quota (ITQ) shareholders 

each receive a portion of the overall 

annual quotas for the two species. An 

allocation holder receives an amount of 

cage tags equivalent to his/her share of 

the overall quota. Fishing for surfclams 

and ocean quahogs begins on January 1, 

2008, regardless of the publication of 

the annual quota, as tags for the 2008 

fishing year have already been issued by 

the vendor pursuant to § 648.75(b). ITQ 

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permanently or temporarily to meet 

changing economic circumstances in the 

fishery right from the commencement of 

these fisheries. Without a quota in 

effect, NMFS cannot make a transfer of 

part or the entirety of an allocation 

either permanently or temporarily. This 

inability on the part of NMFS to make 

such transfers effective would preclude 

the intended recipients of such transfers 

from fishing, thereby engendering a 

negative economic impact on the 

surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries. A 

delay in the effectiveness of this rule 

would be contrary to the rule’s intent to 

maintain current quota levels that have 

the full support of the fishing industry 

and facilitate the transfer of quotas 

requested by the industry. Every effort 

was made to publish this final rule as 

expeditiously as possible. However, the 

Council could not provide its quota 

specifications until September of 2007. 

As a result of that timing, in order for 

NMFS to provide a proposed 

rulemaking stage with adequate 

opportunity for comment, it is necessary 

to waive the 30 day delay in 

effectiveness, as it would compromise 

the start of the fishing year and thereby 

undermine the intent of the rule. By 

delaying the transfer of quota to a 

harvesting vessel, a vessel operator may 

choose to fish during periods when they 

may otherwise choose not. Given the 

increase in foul weather and hazardous 

seas during the winter months, a 

vessel’s ability to operate safely at sea 

could be compromised. Therefore, there 

is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) 

to waive the 30-day delayed 

effectiveness period for the 

implementation of the 2008–2010 

surfclam, ocean quahog, and Maine 

ocean quahog quotas. 

NMFS, pursuant to section 604 of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

prepared this FRFA in support of the 

2008–2010 Atlantic surfclam and ocean 

quahog specifications. The FRFA 

incorporates the economic impacts 

summarized in the IRFA and the 

corresponding RIR that were prepared 

for this action. The IRFA was 

summarized in the proposed rule and is 

not repeated here. Copies of the IRFA, 

FRFA, and RIR prepared for these quota 

specifications are available from the 

Northeast Regional Office (see 

ADDRESSES). A description of why this 

action was taken, the objectives of, and 

the legal basis for this rule, are 

contained in the preamble to this final 

rule, and are not repeated here. 

There are no Federal rules that 

duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this 

final rule. There were no public 

comments received regarding the IRFA. 

This action implements final fishing 

quotas for Atlantic surfclams and ocean 

quahogs for 2008–2010. The Council 

analyzed four quota alternatives for the 

Atlantic surfclam fishery, five 

alternatives for the ocean quahog 

fishery, and four alternatives for the 

Maine ocean quahog fishery. Each of the 

alternative sets included a preferred 

alternative and a ‘‘no action’’

alternative. The three approved quotas 

for 2008–2010 are 5.333 million bu (284 

million L) for the ocean quahog fishery, 

3.400 million bu (181 million L) for the 

Atlantic surfclam fishery, and 100,000 

Maine bu (35,240 hL) for the Maine 

ocean quahog fishery. 

Description and Estimate of the Number 

of Small Entities to Which This Rule 

Will Apply 

The Small Business Administration 

(SBA) defines a small commercial 

fishing entity as a firm with gross 

annual receipts not exceeding $4 

million. In 2006, 38 vessels reported 

harvesting surfclams and/or ocean 

quahogs from Federal waters under an 

Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) 

system. In addition, 25 vessels 

participated in the limited access Maine 

ocean quahog fishery, for a total of 63 

participants in the 2006 fisheries. 

Average 2006 gross income from 

surfclam ITQ trips was $1,182,713 per 

vessel, and from ocean quahog ITQ trips 

was $1,020,409 per vessel. The Maine 

ocean quahog fishery reported an 

average value of $160,698 per vessel. 

Each vessel in this analysis is treated as 

a single entity for purposes of size 

determination and impact assessment. 

All 63 commercial fishing entities fall 

under the SBA size standard for small 

commercial fishing entities. 

In addition to the actual vessels that 

participate in the fishery, there are 55 

ocean quahog quota allocation owners, 

67 surfclam allocation owners, and 51 

Federal limited access Maine mahogany 

quahog permit holders. An allocation 

owner may choose to fish or lease his 

or her quota allocation. 

A Description of the Reporting, 

Recordkeeping, or other Compliance 

Requirements of the Final Rule 

This rule does not impose any new 

reporting, recodkeeping, or other 

compliance requirements. Therefore, the 

cost of compliance is unchanged. 

A Description of the Steps Taken to 

Minimize the Significant Economic 

Impact of This Final Action on Small 

Entities 

The final quotas for 2008–2010 reflect 

the same quota levels set for 2005–2007. 

Therefore, it is not expected that there 

will be any different economic impacts 

beyond status quo resulting from the 

final quota level. Leaving the ocean 

quahog quota at the harvest level of 

5.333 million bu (284 million L) is not 

expected to constrain the fishery. In 

fact, actual ocean quahog landings for 

2005 and 2006 did not exceed 60 

percent of the available quota. The total 

2007 harvest is expected to be similar to 

that of recent years (as of September 15, 

2007, only 45.4 percent of the quota had 

been harvested). In comparison, 41 

percent of the quota had been harvested 

as of September 15, 2006. 

The surfclam quota is to be set to the 

maximum allowed under the FMP. In 

contrast to the ocean quahog harvest, 

the surfclam fishery has harvested over 

80 percent of the available quota each 

year since 2005. The Maine ocean 

quahog quota is to be also set at the 

maximum allowed under the FMP. The 

Maine ocean quahog quota is often fully 

harvested on an annual basis. It is 

anticipated that, by maintaining the 

status quo quota level for the next 3 

years, the fishing industry will benefit 

from the stability of product demand 

from the seafood processors and being 

able to predict future fishery 

performance based on past performance 

from the last 3 years. 

Small Entity Compliance Guide 

Section 212 of the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 states that, for each rule or group 

of related rules for which an agency is 

required to prepare a FRFA, the agency 

shall publish one or more guides to 

assist small entities in complying with 

the rule, and shall designate such 

publications as ‘‘small entity 

compliance guides.’’ The agency shall 

explain the action a small entity is 

required to take to comply with a rule 

or group of rules. As part of this 

rulemaking process, a small entity 

compliance guide was prepared. Copies 

of the guide will be sent to all holders 

of commercial Federal Atlantic 

surfclam, ocean quahog, and the limited 

access Maine ocean quahog fishery 

permits. The guide will also be available 

on the internet at http:// 

www.nero.noaa.gov. Copies of the guide 

can also be obtained from the Regional 

Administrator (see ADDRESSES). 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

This final rule does not impose any 

new reporting, recordkeeping, or other 

compliance requirements. Therefore, the 

costs of compliance remains unchanged. 

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


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Dated: December 31, 2007 

John Oliver, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Operations, National Marine Fisheries 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213033–7033–01] 

RIN 0648–XE78 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment 

to the 2008 Bering Sea Pollock Total 

Allowable Catch Amount 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason 

adjustment; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is adjusting the 2008 

total allowable catch amount (TAC) for 

the Bering Sea pollock fishery. This 

action is necessary because NMFS has 

determined this TAC is incorrectly 

specified. This action will ensure the 

Bering Sea pollock TAC does not exceed 

the appropriate amount based on the 

best available scientific information for 

pollock in the Bering Sea subarea. This 

action is consistent with the goals and 

objectives of the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands Management Area 

(FMP). 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), December 31, 2007, 

through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 

2008, unless otherwise modified or 

superceded through publication of a 

notification in the Federal Register. 

Comments must be received at the 

following address no later than 4:30 

p.m., A.l.t., January 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘RIN 0648–XE78,’’ by any 

one of the following methods: 

• Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building, 709 West 9th Street, Room 

420A, Juneau, Alaska 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov 

• FAX to 907–586–7557, Attn: Ellen 

Sebastian 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All Personal Identifying Information (for 

example, name, address, etc.) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments. Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe 

PDF file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 

according to the FMP prepared by the 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council) under authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. 

Regulations governing fishing by U.S. 

vessels in accordance with the FMP 

appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 

and 50 CFR part 679. 

The 2008 pollock TAC in the Bering 

Sea subarea was set at 1,318,000 metric 

tons (mt) by the 2007 and 2008 harvest 

specification for groundfish in the BSAI 

(72 FR 9451, March 2, 2007). 

In December 2007, the Council 

recommended a 2008 pollock TAC of 

1,000,000 mt for the Bering Sea subarea. 

This amount is less than the 1,318,000 

mt established by the 2007 and 2008 

harvest specification for groundfish in 

the BSAI (72 FR 9451, March 2, 2007). 

The TAC recommended by the Council 

is based on the Stock Assessment and 

Fishery Evaluation report (SAFE), dated 

November 2007, which NMFS has 

determined is the best available 

scientific information for this fishery. 

Steller sea lions occur in the same 

location as the pollock fishery and are 

listed as endangered under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA). Pollock 

is a principal prey species for Steller sea 

lions in the BSAI. The seasonal 

apportionment of pollock harvest is 

necessary to ensure the groundfish 

fisheries are not likely to cause jeopardy 

of extinction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat for Steller sea lions. The 

regulations at § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A) 

specifies how the pollock TAC shall be 

apportioned. 

In accordance with 

§ 679.25(a)(2)(i)(B), the Administrator, 

Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional 

Administrator), has determined that, 

based on the November 2007 SAFE 

report for this fishery, the current Bering 

Sea pollock TAC is incorrectly 

specified. Consequently, the Regional 

Administrator is adjusting the 2008 

pollock TAC to 1,000,000 mt in the 

Bering Sea subarea. 

Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5), Table 3 of 

the 2007 and 2008 final harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (72 FR 9451, March 2, 2007) is 

revised for the 2008 pollock TACs 

consistent with this adjustment. 

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