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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 149 / Friday, August 6, 2021 / Proposed Rules
fishermen in that sub-region. For the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic smoothhound shark management groups, NMFS is proposing to increase the base quotas due to the underharvest in 2021. This would cause a potential gain in revenue of $281,819 for the fleet in the Gulf of Mexico region, and a potential gain in revenue of $1,217,953
for the fleet in the Atlantic region. Since a small business is defined as having annual receipts not in excess of $11.0
million, and total Atlantic shark revenue for the entire fishery is $9
million, each individual shark fishing entity would fall within the small business definition. NMFS has also determined that the proposed rule would not likely affect any small governmental jurisdictions.
All of these changes in gross revenues are similar to the gross revenues analyzed in the 2006 Consolidated HMS
FMP and Amendments 2, 3 5a, 6, and 9 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP.
The final regulatory flexibility analyses for those amendments concluded that the economic impacts on these small
entities from adjustments such as those contemplated in this action are expected to be minimal. In accordance with the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP, as amended, and consistent with NMFS
statements in rules implementing Amendments 2, 3 5a, 6, and 9, and in the EA for the 2011 shark quota specifications rule, NMFS now conducts annual rulemakings in which NMFS
considers the potential economic impacts of adjusting the quotas for underharvests and overharvests.
TABLE 3AVERAGE EX-VESSEL PRICES PER lb dw FOR EACH SHARK MANAGEMENT GROUP, 2020
Region
Species
Average ex-vessel meat price
Average ex-vessel fin price
Western Gulf of Mexico
Blacktip Shark
Aggregated LCS
Hammerhead Shark
Blacktip Shark
Aggregated LCS
Hammerhead Shark
Non-Blacknose SCS
Smoothhound Shark
Aggregated LCS
Hammerhead Shark
Non-Blacknose SCS
Blacknose Shark
Smoothhound Shark
Shark Research Fishery Aggregated LCS
Shark Research Fishery Sandbar only
Blue shark
Porbeagle shark
Other Pelagic sharks
Shark Fins
Shark Fins
Shark Fins
$0.81
0.80
0.74
0.76
0.79
0.71
0.76
1.13
0.57
1.12
1.29
0.92
1.30
1.31
$5.15
1.58
9.44
Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
No Region
All
Atlantic
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In conclusion, as discussed above, this proposed rule would adjust quotas and retention limits and establish the opening date for the 2022 fishing year for the Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. Based on available data on commercial catch of sharks in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea, it appears that shark fishing is conducted by fishermen who already possess Federal permits and are adhering to Federal reporting requirements for all catch as well as other Federal shark regulations, whether they are in Federal or state waters. Given these factors, this action would not have an effect,
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practically, on the regulations that shark fishermen currently follow.
Furthermore, this action is not expected to affect the amount of sharks caught and sold or result in any change in the ex-vessel revenues those fishermen could expect. Therefore, NMFS has determined that this proposed rule, if adopted, would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. As a result, an initial regulatory flexibility analysis is not required and none has been prepared. NMFS invites comments from the public on the information in this determination that this proposed rule, if adopted, would not have a significant
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economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This proposed rule contains no information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.
Dated: August 2, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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