Rule2021-25082
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2021 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for the South Atlantic Other Jacks Complex
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Published
November 17, 2021
Effective
November 17, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the recreational sector for the other jacks complex (lesser amberjack, almaco jack, and banded rudderfish) in the South Atlantic for the 2021 fishing year through this temporary rule. NMFS has determined that recreational landings of the other jacks complex have reached its recreational annual catch limit (ACL). Therefore, NMFS closes the recreational sector for this complex on November 17, 2021, through the remainder of the 2021 fishing year in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. This closure is necessary to protect the lesser amberjack, almaco jack, and banded rudderfish resources.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25082]
[[Page 64082]]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120815345-3525-02; RTID 0648-XB588]
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2021 Recreational
Accountability Measure and Closure for the South Atlantic Other Jacks
Complex
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the
recreational sector for the other jacks complex (lesser amberjack,
almaco jack, and banded rudderfish) in the South Atlantic for the 2021
fishing year through this temporary rule. NMFS has determined that
recreational landings of the other jacks complex have reached its
recreational annual catch limit (ACL). Therefore, NMFS closes the
recreational sector for this complex on November 17, 2021, through the
remainder of the 2021 fishing year in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
of the South Atlantic. This closure is necessary to protect the lesser
amberjack, almaco jack, and banded rudderfish resources.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, November 17,
2021, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#214c4053580f57405340614f4e40400f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b4b8aba0f7afb8abb899b7b6b8b8f7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South
Atlantic includes lesser amberjack, almaco jack, and banded rudderfish,
and is managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-
Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP). The FMP was
prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and is
implemented by NMFS under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations
at 50 CFR part 622.
The recreational ACL for the other jacks complex is 267,799 lb
(121,472 kg), round weight. Under 50 CFR 622.193(l)(2)(i), NMFS is
required to close the recreational sector for the other jacks complex
when the recreational ACL has been reached, or is projected to be
reached, by filing a notification to that effect with the Office of the
Federal Register, unless NMFS determines that no closure is necessary
based on the best scientific information available. The NMFS Southeast
Fisheries Science Center has determined that the recreational sector
for this complex has reached its ACL. Therefore, this temporary rule
implements an AM to close the recreational sector for the other jacks
complex in the South Atlantic EEZ, effective 12:01 a.m., local time,
November 17, 2021, until January 1, 2022, the start of the next fishing
year.
During the recreational closure, the bag and possession limits for
the fish in the other jacks complex in or from the South Atlantic EEZ
are zero.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 50 CFR 622.193(l)(2)(i),
which was issued pursuant to section 304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the NMFS Assistant Administrator
(AA) finds good cause to waive prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment on this action, as notice and comment are unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. Such procedures are unnecessary
because the rule that established the recreational ACL and AMs for the
other jacks complex has already been subject to notice and comment, and
all that remains is to notify the public of the closure. Such
procedures are contrary to the public interest because of the need to
immediately implement this action to protect the South Atlantic other
jacks complex stock. The recreational ACL for the other jacks complex
in the South Atlantic has been reached and prior notice and opportunity
for public comment would require time, potentially resulting in a
harvest well in excess of the established recreational ACL.
For the aforementioned reasons, the AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effectiveness of this action under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 12, 2021.
Michael Ruccio,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-25082 Filed 11-12-21; 4:15 pm]
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