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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 130 / Monday, July 12, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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than 600 lb 272 kg of southern red hake per trip when:
1 Using trawls with diamond or square mesh size less than 5.5 in 13.97
cm; and/or 2 A vessel is in possession of a net with mesh size smaller than 5.5 in 13.97 cm, unless it is properly stowed and not available for immediate use in accordance with 648.2 and not used on that trip.
B Vessels using nets of mesh size greater than or equal to 5.5 in 13.97
cm, using small-mesh selective trawls, or gear other than trawl. Owners and operators may possess and land no more than 1,000 lb 453 kg of southern red hake per trip when:
1 Using trawls with diamond or square mesh size 5.5 in 13.97 cm or larger;
2 Using small-mesh selective gear, including raised-footrope trawls as defined in 648.80a9ii, large-mesh belly panel trawls as defined in 648.84f, rope separator trawls as defined in 648.84e, and other selective gears deemed by the Regional Administrator to adequately reduce the catch of red hake; or 3 When using gears other than trawls.

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3. In 648.90, revise paragraphs b2
introductory text and b2i to read as follows:

648.90 NE multispecies assessment, framework procedures and specifications, and flexible area action system.

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2 Process for specifying ABCs, ACLs, and TALs. The Whiting PDT shall calculate the OFL and ABC values for each small-mesh multispecies stock based on the control rules established in the FMP. These calculations shall be reviewed by the SSC and guided by terms of reference developed by the Council. The ACLs and TALs shall be calculated based on the SSCs approved ABCs, as specified in paragraphs a2iA through C, and a2iiA
through C of this section.
i Red hakeA ABCs. 1 The Councils SSC will recommend an ABC
to the Council for both the northern and southern stocks of red hake. The red hake ABCs are reduced from the OFLs based on an adjustment for scientific uncertainty as specified in the FMP; the ABCs must be less than or equal to the OFL.
2 While the southern red hake stock is under a rebuilding plan, the ABC for
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that stock shall be set to 75-percent of the OFL for the duration of the rebuilding period or until the stock reaches its biomass target, whichever occurs first.
B ACLs. The red hake ACLs are equal to 95 percent of the corresponding ABCs.
C TALs. 1 The red hake TALs are equal to the northern red hake and southern red hake ACLs minus a discard estimate based on the most recent 3
years of data and then reduced by 3
percent to account for silver hake and offshore hake landings that occur in state waters.
2 If more than two-thirds of the southern red hake TAL is harvested in a single year, the Regional Administrator shall consult with the Council and will consider implementing quarterly TALs in the following fishing year, as prescribed in the FMP and in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.

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