69058 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 224 / Thursday, November 20, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 13–1603; MB Docket No. 13–23; RM– 

11690] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Pearsall, 

Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Audio Division, at the 

request of Bryan King (‘‘petitioner’’), 

deletes FM Channel 227A and allots FM 

Channel 277A at Pearsall, Texas. 

Channel 277A can be allotted at 

Pearsall, consistent with the minimum 

distance separation requirements of the 

Commission’s rules, at coordinates 28– 

56–40 NL and 99–11–44 WL, with a site 

restriction of 11.4 km (7.1 miles) 

northwest of the community. The 

Government of Mexico has concurred 

with the allotment of Channel 277A at 

Pearsall, which is located within 320 

kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.- 

Mexican border. See Supplementary 

Information infra. 

DATES: Effective November 20, 2014, 

and applicable September 2, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Dupont, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, MB Docket No. 13–23, 

adopted July 18, 2013, and released July 

19, 2013. The full text of this 

Commission decision is available for 

inspection and copying during normal 

business hours in the FCC Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

The complete text of this decision also 

may be purchased from the 

Commission’s duplicating contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th 

Street SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC, 20554, (800) 378–3160, 

or via the company’s Web site, 

www.bcpiweb.com. This document does 

not contain information collection 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13. In addition, therefore, it does not 

contain any information collection 

burden ‘‘for small business concerns 

with fewer than 25 employees,’’ 

pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Radio, Radio broadcasting. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Nazifa Sawez, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR Part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and 

339. 

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Texas, is amended by 

removing Channel 227A at Pearsall; and 

by adding Channel 277A at Pearsall. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 140722613–4908–02] 

RIN 0648–BE31 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources in the 

Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; 

Framework Amendment 1 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to 

implement management measures 

described in a framework amendment to 

the Fishery Management Plan for the 

Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) 

Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and 

Atlantic Region (FMP) (Framework 

Amendment 1), as prepared and 

submitted by the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Councils (Councils). This rule modifies 

the annual catch limits (ACLs) for 

Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) 

migratory groups of Spanish mackerel 

and modifies the recreational annual 

catch target (ACT) for Atlantic migratory 

group Spanish mackerel, based on the 

results of the most recent stock 

assessments for these stocks. Framework 

Amendment 1 also specifies the 

optimum yield and acceptable 

biological catch (ABC) estimates for 

Atlantic and Gulf migratory groups of 

Spanish mackerel. The purpose of this 

rule is to update ACLs based on the best 

scientific information available and to 

ensure overfishing does not occur for 

the Spanish mackerel resources in the 

Atlantic and Gulf. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 

22, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the 

Framework Amendment, which 

includes an environmental assessment, 

a regulatory flexibility act analysis and 

a regulatory impact review, may be 

obtained from the Southeast Regional 

Office Web site at http://

sero.nmfs.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karla Gore, telephone: 727–824–5305, 

or email: karla.gore@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CMP 

fishery of the South Atlantic and the 

Gulf is managed under the FMP. The 

FMP was prepared by the Councils and 

implemented through regulations at 50 

CFR part 622 under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

On July 31, 2014, NMFS published a 

proposed rule for Framework 

Amendment 1 and requested public 

comment (79 FR 44369). The proposed 

rule and Framework Amendment 1 

outline the rationale for the actions 

contained in this final rule. A summary 

of the actions implemented by this final 

rule is provided below. 

Management Measures Contained in 

This Final Rule 

This final rule revises the stock ACLs 

for Atlantic and Gulf migratory groups 

of Spanish mackerel, based on the 

results of the most recent assessments 

and the ABC recommendations by the 

Councils’ Scientific and Statistical 

Committees (SSCs). Additionally, this 

final rule revises the commercial and 

recreational ACLs (based on previously 

determined sector allocations), the 

recreational ACT, and the adjusted 

commercial quota for Atlantic migratory 

group Spanish mackerel, based on the 

revised commercial ACL (commercial 

quota). 


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Revise Commercial and Recreational 

ACLs, and Recreational ACT for 

Atlantic Migratory Group Spanish 

Mackerel 

This final rule revises the stock ACL 

for Atlantic Migratory group Spanish 

mackerel to 6.063 million lb (2.750 

million kg) and allocates the revised 

ACL based on the previously 

determined allocation distribution of 55 

percent to the commercial sector and 45 

percent to the recreational sector. 

Therefore, this final rule increases the 

commercial ACL (equal to the 

commercial quota) for Atlantic 

migratory group Spanish mackerel to 

3.33 million lb (1.51 million kg) and the 

recreational ACL to 2.727 million lb 

(1.236 million kg). The recreational ACT 

increases to 2.364 million lb (1.072 

million kg). 

Revise Adjusted Quota for Atlantic 

Migratory Group Spanish Mackerel 

This final rule revises the adjusted 

commercial quota for Atlantic migratory 

group Spanish mackerel from 2.88 

million (1.31 million kg) to 3.08 million 

lb (1.40 million kg), based on the 

increase of the commercial ACL 

(commercial quota) for Atlantic 

migratory group Spanish mackerel. The 

adjusted quota is the quota for Atlantic 

migratory group Spanish mackerel 

reduced by an amount calculated to 

allow continued harvests of Atlantic 

migratory group Spanish mackerel at the 

rate of 500 lb (227 kg) per vessel per day 

for the remainder of the fishing year 

after the adjusted quota is reached. Total 

commercial harvest is still subject to the 

ACL and an in-season closure when 

landings are projected to reach the ACL. 

Revise Stock ACL for Gulf Migratory 

Group Spanish Mackerel 

This final rule increases the stock 

ACL for Gulf migratory group Spanish 

mackerel to 12.7 million lb (5.76 million 

kg) for the 2014–2015 fishing year, 11.8 

million lb (5.35 million kg) for the 

2015–2016 fishing year, and 11.3 

million lb (5.13 million kg) for the 

2016–2017 fishing year and subsequent 

fishing years. 

Additions to Codified Text 

This final rule also includes additions 

to the introductory paragraphs for the 

CMP Quotas and ACLs/AMs/ACTs 

sections (50 CFR 622.384 and 50 CFR 

622.388) to include language that all 

weights are in round and eviscerated 

weight combined, unless specified 

otherwise. This language is added to 

clarify that the quotas, ACLs, and ACTs 

are established using landings that are 

documented in both round weight 

(whole weight) and eviscerated weight 

(gutted weight). 

Comments and Responses 

NMFS received a total of eight 

comment letters on the proposed rule, 

which include comments from a Federal 

agency, private citizens, recreational 

fishermen, and commercial fishermen. 

The Federal agency stated it had no 

comments. Two comments were 

received in support of the proposed 

rule. Specific comments on the 

proposed rule and NMFS’ respective 

responses are summarized below. 

Comment 1: There is no need to 

increase the harvest of Spanish 

mackerel. A precautionary approach 

should be used and catch should be 

maintained at current levels. 

Response: NMFS disagrees that catch 

should be maintained at current levels. 

The increased catch levels are expected 

to enhance social and economic benefits 

to fishermen and fishing communities 

that utilize the Atlantic and Gulf 

Spanish mackerel migratory groups, 

while having no negative impacts on the 

stocks. Based on the most recent 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR) stock assessments for 

Gulf and Atlantic Spanish mackerel the 

Councils’ SSCs determined that the 

catch levels for Atlantic and Gulf 

Spanish mackerel could be increased 

without negatively impacting the stocks. 

The stock assessment results indicated 

that the stocks are healthy and the SSCs 

established a buffer between the ABCs 

and the overfishing levels to account for 

scientific uncertainty. The Southeast 

Fisheries Science Center concluded that 

the increased ABCs and ACLs for 

Atlantic and Gulf migratory groups of 

Spanish mackerel are based upon the 

best scientific information available. 

Comment 2: Increasing the harvest of 

Spanish mackerel could result in an 

increase in bycatch of ladyfish, bluefish, 

and other species in the northern Gulf. 

Response: NMFS disagrees that 

increasing catch levels for the Atlantic 

and Gulf migratory groups of Spanish 

mackerel will result in increased 

bycatch. A bycatch practicability 

analysis was included in Framework 

Amendment 1 and indicates that the 

Spanish mackerel portion of the CMP 

fishery has relatively low levels of 

bycatch. The analysis concludes that 

these low levels of bycatch are not 

expected to change as a result of 

implementation of the amendment. 

Comment 3: The recreational sector 

allocation for Atlantic migratory group 

Spanish mackerel should be set equal to 

the commercial sector allocation. 

Response: Framework Amendment 1 

and this final rule do not address the 

sector allocations for Atlantic migratory 

group Spanish mackerel that were 

established in 1999 (64 FR 45457) and 

this comment is therefore beyond the 

scope of this rule. 

Comment 4: One comment states that 

the recreational bag limit for Atlantic 

migratory group Spanish mackerel 

should not be increased from 10 fish per 

person per day to 15 fish per person per 

day. Another comment indicates the bag 

limit for Atlantic migratory group 

Spanish mackerel should be reduced 

from 15 fish per person per day to 10 

fish per person per day. 

Response: Framework Amendment 1 

and this final rule do not address the 

recreational bag limit for Spanish 

mackerel and this comment is therefore 

beyond the scope of this rule. 

Comment 5: With the increase in the 

ACL, the minimum size limit for Gulf 

migratory group Spanish mackerel 

should be increased from 12 inches 

(30.5 cm) fork length (FL) to 15 inches 

(38.1 cm) FL. Most of the fish caught are 

larger than 15 inches (38.1 cm) total 

length. 

Response: Framework Amendment 1 

and this final rule do not address the 

minimum size limit for Gulf migratory 

group Spanish mackerel and this 

comment is therefore beyond the scope 

of this rule. 

Classification 

The Regional Administrator, 

Southeast Region, NMFS, has 

determined that this final rule is 

necessary for the conservation and 

management of Atlantic and Gulf 

migratory groups of Spanish mackerel 

and is consistent with Framework 

Amendment 1, the FMP, the MagnusonStevens Act and other applicable law. 

This final rule has been determined to 

be not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation of 

the Department of Commerce certified 

to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration during 

the proposed rule stage that this action 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The factual basis for this 

certification was published in the 

proposed rule and is not repeated here. 

No comments were received regarding 

the certification and NMFS has not 

received any new information that 

would affect its determination. No 

changes to the final rule were made in 

response to public comments. As a 

result, a regulatory flexibility analysis 

was not required and none was 

prepared. 


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List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622 

Annual catch limit, Annual catch 

target, Fisheries, Fishing, Gulf, Quotas, 

South Atlantic, Spanish mackerel. 

Dated: November 4, 2014. 

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 622 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE 

CARIBBEAN, GULF OF MEXICO, AND 

SOUTH ATLANTIC 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 622 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 622.384, a sentence is added at 

the end of the introductory text and 

paragraph (c)(2) is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 622.384 Quotas. 

* * * All weights are in round and 

eviscerated weight combined, unless 

specified otherwise. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) Atlantic migratory group. The 

commercial quota for the Atlantic 

migratory group of Spanish mackerel is 

3.33 million lb (1.51 million kg). 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In § 622.385, the first sentence in 

paragraph (b)(2) is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 622.385 Commercial trip limits. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) For the purpose of paragraph 

(b)(1)(ii) of this section, the adjusted 

quota is 3.08 million lb (1.40 million 

kg). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 4. In § 622.388, introductory text is 

added and paragraphs (c)(3), (d)(3), and 

the last two sentences of paragraph 

(d)(2)(i) are revised to read as follows: 

§ 622.388 Annual catch limits (ACLs), 

annual catch targets (ACTs), and 

accountability measures (AMs). 

All weights are in round and 

eviscerated weight combined, unless 

specified otherwise. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(3) The stock ACL for Gulf migratory 

group Spanish mackerel is 12.7 million 

lb (5.76 million kg) for the 2014–2015 

fishing year, 11.8 million lb (5.35 

million kg) for the 2015–2016 fishing 

year, and 11.3 million lb (5.13 million 

kg) for the 2016–2017 fishing year and 

subsequent fishing years. 

(d) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) * * * The recreational ACT for the 

Atlantic migratory group is 2.364 

million lb (1.072 million kg). The 

recreational ACL for the Atlantic 

migratory group is 2.727 million lb 

(1.236 million kg). 

* * * * * 

(3) The stock ACL for Atlantic 

migratory group Spanish mackerel is 

6.063 million lb (2.76 million kg). 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 120814338–2711–02] 

RIN 0648–BE64 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Fisheries off West Coast States; 

Biennial Specifications and 

Management Measures; Inseason 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; inseason adjustments 

to biennial groundfish management 

measures. 

SUMMARY: This final rule announces 

inseason changes to management 

measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish 

fisheries. This action, which is 

authorized by the Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan 

(PCGFMP), is intended to allow 

fisheries to access more abundant 

groundfish stocks while protecting 

overfished and depleted stocks. 

DATES: Effective 0001 hours (local time) 

November 20, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gretchen Hanshew (West Coast Region, 

NMFS), phone: 206–526–6147, fax: 206– 

526–6736, gretchen.hanshew@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

This final rule is accessible via the 

Internet at the Office of the Federal 

Register’s Web site at http://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action, 

or http://federalregister.gov. Background 

information and documents are 

available at the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s Web site at 

http://www.pcouncil.org/. Copies of the 

final environmental impact statement 

(FEIS) for the 2013–2014 Groundfish 

Specifications and Management 

Measures are available from Donald 

McIsaac, Executive Director, Pacific 

Fishery Management Council (Council), 

7700 NE Ambassador Place, Portland, 

OR 97220, phone: 503–820–2280. 

Background 

The PCGFMP and its implementing 

regulations at title 50 in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), part 660, 

subparts C through G, regulate fishing 

for over 90 species of groundfish off the 

coasts of Washington, Oregon, and 

California. Groundfish specifications 

and management measures are 

developed by the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council), and are 

implemented by NMFS. 

On November 14, 2012, NMFS 

published a proposed rule to implement 

the 2013–2014 harvest specifications 

and management measures for most 

species of the Pacific Coast groundfish 

fishery (77 FR 67974). The final rule to 

implement the 2013–2014 harvest 

specifications and management 

measures for most species of the Pacific 

Coast Groundfish Fishery was published 

on January 3, 2013 (78 FR 580). 

The Council, in coordination with 

Pacific Coast Treaty Indian Tribes and 

the States of Washington, Oregon, and 

California, recommended changes to 

current groundfish management 

measures at its October 17, 2014 

meeting. Specifically, the Council 

recommended changing the amount of 

darkblotched rockfish initially deducted 

from the annual catch limit (ACL) to 

account for mortality in the incidental 

open access sector from 18.4 metric tons 

(mt) to 15.4 mt. The Council also 

recommended that the corresponding 3 

mt of darkblotched rockfish previously 

deducted from the ACL be made 

available to the catcher/processor (C/P) 

sector of the at-sea Pacific whiting 

fishery. On November 12, 2014, NMFS 

published an inseason action to 

implement the Council’s recommended 

changes (79 FR 67095). That rule 

correctly described the action and the 

intent, but contained erroneous 

calculations in the footnotes to Table 2b 

to subpart C. As a result of those errors, 

only the 3 mt reduction of the amount 

of darkblotched rockfish deducted from 

the ACL to account for mortality in the 

incidental open access sector was made. 

The increase to the C/P allocation of 

darkblotched rockfish was calculated 

incorrectly. For the same reasons stated 

in the November 12, 2014 rule and 

summarized below, this rule 


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