Notice2021-11833
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Bluefin Tuna Management
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June 7, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS announces the schedule of public hearing webinars for the proposed rule for Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 13). NMFS will provide information on the proposed management measures and take questions and comments from the public. The proposed measures would make several changes to the Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) Program, including distributing IBQ shares only to active vessels, implementing a cap on IBQ shares that may be held by an entity, and implementing a cost recovery program. The proposed measures would also discontinue the Purse Seine category and reallocate that bluefin quota to other directed quota categories; cap Harpoon category daily bluefin landings; modify the recreational trophy bluefin areas and subquotas; modify regulations regarding electronic monitoring of the pelagic longline fishery as well as green-stick use; and modify the regulation regarding permit category changes.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30287-30288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11833]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB103]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendment 13 to the 2006
Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan;
Bluefin Tuna Management
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing webinars.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the schedule of public hearing webinars for the
proposed rule for Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 13). NMFS
will provide information on the proposed management measures and take
questions and comments from the public. The proposed measures would
make several changes to the Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) Program,
including distributing IBQ shares only to active vessels, implementing
a cap on IBQ shares that may be held by an entity, and implementing a
cost recovery program. The proposed measures would also discontinue the
Purse Seine category and reallocate that bluefin quota to other
directed quota categories; cap Harpoon category daily bluefin landings;
modify the recreational trophy bluefin areas and subquotas; modify
regulations regarding electronic monitoring of the pelagic longline
fishery as well as green-stick use; and modify the regulation regarding
permit category changes.
DATES: Public hearing webinars will be held on the dates listed below
in Table 1 under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Warren, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#681c000705091b461f091a1a0d062806070909460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa8e9295979b89d48d9b88889f94ba94959b9bd49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>,
978-281-9260, or Carrie Soltanoff, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#34775546465d511a675b5840555a5b5252745a5b55551a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de9dbfacacb7bbf08db1b2aabfb0b1b8b89eb0b1bfbff0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>, 301-427-
8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) are managed under the dual
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. Under
these authorities, regulations at 50 CFR part 635 implement the 2006
Consolidated HMS FMP as amended (copies are available upon request).
NMFS began the process of considering new regulations focused on the
management of bluefin tuna in 2019, when it announced scoping meetings
and its intent to prepare environmental analyses under the National
Environmental Policy Act (84 FR 23020; May 21, 2019). During 2019, NMFS
conducted scoping meetings and subsequently began developing a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) based on public and HMS Advisory
Panel input, and relevant data.
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NMFS announces public hearing webinars for the Amendment 13
proposed rule and DEIS. The proposed rule and a Notice of Availability
of the DEIS published in separate Federal Register documents. The
proposed rule published on May 21, 2021 (86 FR 27686) with a 60-day
comment period, ending July 20, 2021. The proposed measures are as
listed in the summary. The specifics of the proposed management
measures are provided in the proposed rule and DEIS and are not
repeated here. Until the proposed rule and environmental analyses are
finalized or until other regulations are put into place, the current
regulations remain in effect.
NMFS encourages participation by all people affected by or
otherwise interested in recreational and commercial HMS fishing to
participate in the public hearing webinars, at which NMFS will provide
information on the proposed management measures and take questions and
comments from the public. Participants are encouraged to log on and/or
call into the public webinars, at the dates and times listed in Table 1
below. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary
aids should be directed to Tom Warren or Carrie Soltanoff, at least 7
days prior to the meeting.
In addition to the dates and times in Table 1, NMFS has requested
time on the agenda at the five Atlantic based Fishery Management
Council meetings. If added to the Council agendas, the dates and times
would be included in the agenda for those individual meetings and are
not provided here.
Table 1--Dates, Times, and Details of the Public Hearing Webinars
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Date Time Details on how to join the webinar: see website
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June 8, 2021......................... 2 to 4 p.m............. <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures</a>.
July 8, 2021......................... 2 to 4 p.m............. <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures</a>.
July 14, 2021........................ 2 to 4 p.m............. <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures</a>.
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The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at the public
hearing webinars to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning
of each webinar, a representative of NMFS will explain the ground rules
(e.g., attendees will be called to give their comments in the order in
which they registered to speak; each attendee will have an equal amount
of time to speak; and attendees should not interrupt one another). The
NMFS representative will attempt to structure the webinar so that all
attending members of the public will be able to comment, if they so
choose. Attendees are expected to respect the ground rules, and, if
they do not, they may be asked to leave the webinar.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 1, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-11833 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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