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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 121 / Monday, June 28, 2021 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 622
Docket No. 160426363727502; RTID
0648XB189

Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; 20202021 Commercial Closure for King Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico Northern Zone National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:

NMFS implements an accountability measure AM for commercial king mackerel in the northern zone of the Gulf of Mexico Gulf exclusive economic zone EEZ.
NMFS projects that the commercial quota for king mackerel in the northern zone of the Gulf EEZ has been reached.
Therefore, NMFS closes the northern zone of the Gulf EEZ to commercial king mackerel fishing on June 28, 2021. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource.
DATES: The closure is effective at 12:01
a.m., local time, June 28, 2021, until October 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelli ODonnell, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, telephone: 727824
5305, email: kelli.odonnell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish in the Gulf includes king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia in the Gulf and on the east coast of Florida, and is managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region FMP.
The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils. The FMP 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. All weights described for king mackerel in the Gulf EEZ apply as either round or gutted weight.
The commercial annual catch limit equal to the commercial quota for the Gulf migratory group of king mackerel Gulf king mackerel is 2.74 million lb 1.24 million kg. Commercial fishing for Gulf king mackerel is divided into multiple zones for management
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purposes. The commercial quota for Gulf king mackerel in the northern zone is 493,200 lb 223,712 kg for the current fishing year, October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021 50 CFR
622.384b1ii.
The northern zone for Gulf king mackerel is located in the EEZ between a line at 8731.6 W longitude, which is a line extending due south of the state boundary of Alabama and Florida, and a line at 2619.48 N latitude, which is a line extending due west from the boundary of Lee and Collier Counties in southwest Florida 50 CFR
622.369a1ii.
Regulations at 50 CFR 622.388a1i require NMFS to close the commercial sector for Gulf king mackerel in the northern zone when the commercial quota is reached, or is projected to be reached, by filing a notification to that effect with the Office of the Federal Register. NMFS has determined the commercial quota for Gulf king mackerel in the northern zone has been reached. Accordingly, NMFS closes the northern zone to commercial fishing for Gulf king mackerel effective from 12:01
a.m., local time, on June 28, 2021, 2021, through September 30, 2021, the end of the current fishing year.
During the closure, a person on board a vessel that has been issued a valid Federal commercial or charter vessel/
headboat permit for coastal migratory pelagic fish may continue to retain the king mackerel in the northern zone under the recreational bag and possession limits specified in 50 CFR
622.382a1ii and a2, as long as the recreational sector for Gulf king mackerel in the northern zone is open 50 CFR 622.384e1.
Also during the closure, Gulf king mackerel from the closed zone, including those harvested under the bag and possession limits, may not be purchased or sold. This prohibition does not apply to king mackerel from the closed zone that were harvested, landed ashore, and sold prior to the closure and were held in cold storage by a dealer or processor 50 CFR
622.384e2.
Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305d of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
622.384e and 622.388a1i, which were issued pursuant to section 304b of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553bB, there is good cause to waive prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on this action, as notice and comment are
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unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such procedures are unnecessary because the rule implementing the commercial quota and the associated AM has already been subject to notice and public comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of the closure. Such procedures are also contrary to the public interest because of the need to immediately implement the closure to protect the Gulf king mackerel stock. The capacity of the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest of the commercial quota and the quota has already been met. Prior notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and could result in additional harvest.
For the aforementioned reasons, there is good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effectiveness of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553d3.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 23, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 622
Docket No. 140722613490802; RTID
0648XB185

Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; Commercial Closure for Atlantic Spanish Mackerel in the Northern Zone National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:

NMFS implements an accountability measure AM for commercial Spanish mackerel in the northern zone of the Atlantic exclusive economic zone EEZ. NMFS projects that the commercial quota for Spanish mackerel in the northern zone of the Atlantic EEZ will be reached by June 28, 2021. Therefore, NMFS closes the northern zone in the Atlantic EEZ to commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel on June 28, 2021. This closure is necessary to protect the Spanish mackerel resource in the Atlantic.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern time, on June 28, SUMMARY:

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