[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-12714]
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[Federal Register: May 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 625
[Docket No. 940262-4062; I.D. 050994D]
Summer Flounder Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of commercial quota adjustment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces adjustments to the commercial quota for the
1994 summer flounder fishery. This action complies with regulations
implementing the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder
Fishery (FMP), which require quota overages landed in any state to be
deducted from that state's quota the following year. The public is
advised that a quota adjustment has been made and is informed of the
revised state quotas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 20, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hannah Goodale, 508-281-9101.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations implementing Amendment 2 to the
FMP are found at 50 CFR part 625, the final rule being published on
December 4, 1992 (57 FR 57358). The regulations require annual
specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned among the
states from North Carolina through Maine. The process to set the annual
commercial quota and the percent allocated to each state is described
in Sec. 625.20. The commercial summer flounder quota for the 1994
calendar year, adopted to ensure achievement of the appropriate fishing
mortality rate of 0.53 for 1994, is set to equal 16,005,560 lb (7.3
million kg) (59 FR 10586, March 7, 1994).
Section 625.20(d)(2) provides that all landings for sale in a state
shall be applied against that state's annual commercial quota. Any
landings in excess of the state's quota will be deducted from that
state's annual quota for the following year. Based on dealer reports
and other available information, the following states were determined
to have exceeded their 1993 quotas: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The remaining states
of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York did not
exceed their 1993 quotas and, therefore, no adjustments are necessary
for these states. Table 1 shows the 1993 quotas adjusted for authorized
transfers made between states during the year, 1993 landings, 1993
overage amounts, 1994 quotas, and the adjusted 1994 quotas taking into
account 1993 overage amounts, by state.
Table 1. Adjusted 1994 Commercial Quota for the Summer Flounder Fishery
[Parentheses Indicate a Negative Amount]
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Adjusted 1994 quota
1993 quota 1993 landings 1993 overage Initial 1994 -------------------------------
(lb) (lb) (lb) quota (lb) (lb) (kg)
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ME.............. 5,874 6,023 149 7,612 7,463 3,385
NH.............. 57 0 0 74 74 34
MA.............. 842,327 902,786 60,459 1,091,653 1,031,194 467,746
RI.............. 1,946,851 1,942,451 0 2,510,149 2,510,149 1,138,596
CT.............. 278,749 224,620 0 361,258 361,258 163,865
NY.............. 944,405 849,376 0 1,223,943 1,223,943 555,177
NJ.............. 2,323,354 2,466,452 143,098 2,676,928 2,533,830 1,149,338
DE.............. 2,197 6,403 4,206 2,847 (1,359) (616)
MD.............. 251,829 254,081 2,252 326,369 324,117 147,018
VA.............. 2,882,623 3,052,136 169,513 3,411,867 3,242,354 1,470,722
NC.............. 2,871,750 2,894,835 23,085 4,392,860 4,369,775 1,982,117
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Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 625 and is exempt from OMB
review under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 19, 1994.
Charles Karnella,
Acting Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-12714 Filed 5-20-94; 12:21 pm]
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