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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Catch Limits, 12502-12503 [2018-05869]
Download as PDF 12502 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 56 / Thursday, March 22, 2018 / Rules and Regulations of portions of a site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability, in the unlikely event that future conditions warrant further actions. Dated: March 12, 2018. Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator. Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. For reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows: List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water supply. 2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the entry for ‘‘Pacific Coast Pipe Lines’’ to read as follows: ■ PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN Appendix B to Part 300—National Priorities List 1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows: ■ TABLE 1—GENERAL SUPERFUND SECTION State Site name * * * * * CA ........................................... Pacific Coast Pipe Lines .......................................................... * * * Notes a City/County * * Fillmore ................................... * * * P * a = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (if scored, HRS score need not be greater than or equal to 28.50). * * * * * * * P = Sites with partial deletion(s). * * * * * * * [FR Doc. 2018–05752 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 180123063–8063–01] RIN 0648–XF987 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Catch Limits National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment of annual catch limits. AGENCY: This action transfers unused quota of Southern New England/MidAtlantic yellowtail flounder from the Atlantic sea scallop fishery to the Northeast multispecies fishery for the remainder of the 2017 fishing year. This daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES SUMMARY: transfer implements an inseason adjustment of annual catch limits authorized by regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that apply when the scallop fishery is not expected to catch its entire allocation of yellowtail flounder. The transfer is intended to achieve optimum yield for both fisheries while ensuring the total annual catch limit is not exceeded. DATES: Effective March 21, 2018, through April 30, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281–9255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is required to estimate the total amount of yellowtail flounder bycatch in the scallop fishery by January 15 each year. NMFS must determine if the scallop fishery is expected to catch less than 90 percent of its Georges Bank (GB) or Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) yellowtail flounder subannual catch limit (sub-ACL) (50 CFR 648.90(a)(4)(iii)(C)). If so, the Regional Administrator (RA) may reduce the scallop fishery sub-ACL for these stocks to the amount projected to be caught, and increase the groundfish fishery subACL for these stocks up to the same amount. This adjustment is intended to help achieve optimum yield for both fisheries while ensuring the total ACLs are not exceeded. Based on the most recent catch information available, we project that the scallop fishery will have unused quota in the 2017 fishing year for the SNE/MA yellowtail flounder stock. Because the scallop fishery is not expected to catch its entire allocation of SNE/MA yellowtail flounder, this rule reduces the scallop sub-ACL for this stock to the upper limit projected to be caught, and increases the groundfish sub-ACL for this stock by the same amount, effective March 21, 2018, through April 30, 2018. This transfer is based on the upper limit of expected SNE/MA yellowtail flounder catch by the scallop fishery, which is expected to minimize any risk of an ACL overage by the scallop fishery while still providing additional fishing opportunities for groundfish vessels. Table 1 summarizes the revisions to the 2017 fishing year sub-ACLs, and Table 2 shows the revised allocations for the groundfish fishery as allocated between the sectors and common pool based on final sector membership for fishing year 2017. TABLE 1—SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER SUB-ACLS Initial sub-ACL (mt) Stock Fishery SNE/MA Yellowtail Flounder ........................................... Groundfish .......................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Mar 21, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 187.5 E:\FR\FM\22MRR1.SGM Change (mt) +29.9 22MRR1 Revised sub-ACL (mt) 217.4 Percent change +16 12503 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 56 / Thursday, March 22, 2018 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 1—SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER SUB-ACLS—Continued Stock Initial sub-ACL (mt) Fishery Scallop ............................... Revised sub-ACL (mt) Change (mt) 34.0 ¥29.9 Percent change ¥88 4.1 TABLE 2—ALLOCATIONS FOR SECTORS AND THE COMMON POOL [in pounds] SNE/MA Yellowtail Flounder Sector name Revised Original Common Pool .......................................................................................................................................................... Fixed Gear Sector ................................................................................................................................................... Maine Coast Community Sector .............................................................................................................................. Maine Permit Bank .................................................................................................................................................. NCCS ....................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 1 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 10 .................................................................................................................................................................. NEFS 11 .................................................................................................................................................................. NEFS 12 .................................................................................................................................................................. NEFS 13 .................................................................................................................................................................. NEFS 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 3 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 4 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 5 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 6 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 7 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 8 .................................................................................................................................................................... NEFS 9 .................................................................................................................................................................... New Hampshire Permit Bank .................................................................................................................................. Sustainable Harvest Sector 1 .................................................................................................................................. Sustainable Harvest Sector 2 .................................................................................................................................. Sustainable Harvest Sector 3 .................................................................................................................................. 92,341 1,774 6,104 152 3,358 ........................ 2,624 84 50 100,781 8,293 316 11,268 100,300 25,259 11,847 25,013 41,805 0 1,511 10,761 35,643 79,641 1,530 5,264 131 2,896 ........................ 2,263 72 43 86,920 7,152 273 9,718 86,506 21,785 10,218 21,573 36,055 0 1,303 9,281 30,741 Sector Total ...................................................................................................................................................... 386,944 333,726 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES Classification Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that the management measures implemented in this final rule are necessary for the conservation and management of the Northeast multispecies fishery and are consistent with the FMP, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable law. This action is authorized by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment for this inseason adjustment because it would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest and would prevent the positive benefits the rule is intended to provide. NMFS is required to project GB and SNE/MA yellowtail flounder catch in the scallop fishery on or around January 15 of each year so that unused VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Mar 21, 2018 Jkt 244001 quota can be transferred to the groundfish fishery. The groundfish fishing year ends on April 30, 2018. The time necessary to provide for prior notice and comment would likely prevent this action from being implemented before the end of the fishing year, thereby precluding the additional economic benefits that would be created through additional GB and SNE/MA yellowtail flounder being made available to groundfish vessels. This adjustment, which implements provisions of 5 U.S.C. part 648, is routine and formulaic, and there was extensive public comment during the development of this provision in the FMP and its implementing regulations. Furthermore, there is no need to allow the industry additional time to adjust to this rule, because this rule does not require any compliance or other action on the part of individual scallop or groundfish fishermen. Thus, prior notice and comment for this rule would provide no benefits to industry and the public, while at the same time it would preclude timely implementation of this PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 action and the intended economic benefits to the groundfish fishery. Giving effect to this rule as soon as possible will help achieve optimum yield in the fishery. For these same reasons, the NMFS Assistant Administrator also finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in the date of effectiveness for this action. Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required and has not been prepared. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 19, 2018. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018–05869 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\22MRR1.SGM 22MRR1
[Pages 12502-12503]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05869]
[Docket No. 180123063-8063-01]
RIN 0648-XF987
Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
Yellowtail Flounder Catch Limits
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment of annual catch limits.
SUMMARY: This action transfers unused quota of Southern New England/
Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder from the Atlantic sea scallop fishery
to the Northeast multispecies fishery for the remainder of the 2017
fishing year. This transfer implements an inseason adjustment of annual
catch limits authorized by regulations implementing the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that apply when the scallop
fishery is not expected to catch its entire allocation of yellowtail
flounder. The transfer is intended to achieve optimum yield for both
fisheries while ensuring the total annual catch limit is not exceeded.
DATES: Effective March 21, 2018, through April 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is required to estimate the total
amount of yellowtail flounder bycatch in the scallop fishery by January
15 each year. NMFS must determine if the scallop fishery is expected to
catch less than 90 percent of its Georges Bank (GB) or Southern New
England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) yellowtail flounder sub-annual catch
limit (sub-ACL) (50 CFR 648.90(a)(4)(iii)(C)). If so, the Regional
Administrator (RA) may reduce the scallop fishery sub-ACL for these
stocks to the amount projected to be caught, and increase the
groundfish fishery sub-ACL for these stocks up to the same amount. This
adjustment is intended to help achieve optimum yield for both fisheries
while ensuring the total ACLs are not exceeded.
Based on the most recent catch information available, we project
that the scallop fishery will have unused quota in the 2017 fishing
year for the SNE/MA yellowtail flounder stock. Because the scallop
fishery is not expected to catch its entire allocation of SNE/MA
yellowtail flounder, this rule reduces the scallop sub-ACL for this
stock to the upper limit projected to be caught, and increases the
groundfish sub-ACL for this stock by the same amount, effective March
21, 2018, through April 30, 2018. This transfer is based on the upper
limit of expected SNE/MA yellowtail flounder catch by the scallop
fishery, which is expected to minimize any risk of an ACL overage by
the scallop fishery while still providing additional fishing
opportunities for groundfish vessels.
Table 1 summarizes the revisions to the 2017 fishing year sub-ACLs,
and Table 2 shows the revised allocations for the groundfish fishery as
allocated between the sectors and common pool based on final sector
membership for fishing year 2017.
Table 1--Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Sub-ACLs
Initial sub-              Revised sub-   Percent
Stock                         Fishery           ACL (mt)   Change (mt)    ACL (mt)      change
SNE/MA Yellowtail Flounder..........  Groundfish............        187.5        +29.9        217.4          +16
Scallop...............         34.0        -29.9          4.1          -88
Table 2--Allocations for Sectors and the Common Pool
Sector name               -------------------------------
Revised        Original
Common Pool.............................          92,341          79,641
Fixed Gear Sector.......................           1,774           1,530
Maine Coast Community Sector............           6,104           5,264
Maine Permit Bank.......................             152             131
NCCS....................................           3,358           2,896
NEFS 1..................................  ..............  ..............
NEFS 10.................................           2,624           2,263
NEFS 11.................................              84              72
NEFS 12.................................              50              43
NEFS 13.................................         100,781          86,920
NEFS 2..................................           8,293           7,152
NEFS 3..................................             316             273
NEFS 4..................................          11,268           9,718
NEFS 5..................................         100,300          86,506
NEFS 6..................................          25,259          21,785
NEFS 7..................................          11,847          10,218
NEFS 8..................................          25,013          21,573
NEFS 9..................................          41,805          36,055
New Hampshire Permit Bank...............               0               0
Sustainable Harvest Sector 1............           1,511           1,303
Sustainable Harvest Sector 2............          10,761           9,281
Sustainable Harvest Sector 3............          35,643          30,741
Sector Total........................         386,944         333,726
determined that the management measures implemented in this final rule
are necessary for the conservation and management of the Northeast
multispecies fishery and are consistent with the FMP, the Magnuson-
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries finds good cause pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment for this inseason adjustment because it would be
impracticable and contrary to the public interest and would prevent the
positive benefits the rule is intended to provide. NMFS is required to
project GB and SNE/MA yellowtail flounder catch in the scallop fishery
on or around January 15 of each year so that unused quota can be
transferred to the groundfish fishery. The groundfish fishing year ends
on April 30, 2018. The time necessary to provide for prior notice and
comment would likely prevent this action from being implemented before
the end of the fishing year, thereby precluding the additional economic
benefits that would be created through additional GB and SNE/MA
yellowtail flounder being made available to groundfish vessels. This
adjustment, which implements provisions of 5 U.S.C. part 648, is
routine and formulaic, and there was extensive public comment during
the development of this provision in the FMP and its implementing
regulations. Furthermore, there is no need to allow the industry
additional time to adjust to this rule, because this rule does not
require any compliance or other action on the part of individual
scallop or groundfish fishermen. Thus, prior notice and comment for
this rule would provide no benefits to industry and the public, while
at the same time it would preclude timely implementation of this action
and the intended economic benefits to the groundfish fishery. Giving
effect to this rule as soon as possible will help achieve optimum yield
in the fishery. For these same reasons, the NMFS Assistant
Administrator also finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to
waive the 30-day delay in the date of effectiveness for this action.
Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not
applicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required and has not been prepared.
[FR Doc. 2018-05869 Filed 3-21-18; 8:45 am]