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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 183 / Friday, September 24, 2021 / Rules and Regulations Adjustment of Daily Retention Limit for Selected Dates
quota monitoring and inseason adjustments.

On August 9, 2021 86 FR 43421, NMFS published a final rule implementing RFDs every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday through November 30, 2021. Because the fishery will be closed for the remainder of September, NMFS has decided to waive the previously-scheduled RFDs for the rest of September. RFDs will resume on October 1, 2021.
With the RFDs waived during the closure, consistent with 635.23a4, fishermen aboard General category permitted vessels and HMS Charter/
Headboat permitted vessels may tag and release BFT of all sizes, subject to the requirements of the catch-and-release and tag-and-release programs at 635.26. All BFT that are released must be handled in a manner that will maximize their survival, and without removing the fish from the water, consistent with requirements at 635.21a1. For additional information on safe handling, see the Careful Catch and Release brochure available at https
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/
outreach-and-education/careful-catchand-release-brochure/.

Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305d of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is taken pursuant to 50
CFR part 635, which was issued pursuant to section 304c, and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for NMFS AA finds that pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553bB, there is good cause to waive prior notice of, and an opportunity for public comment on, this action for the following reasons:
The regulations implementing the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and amendments provide for inseason retention limit adjustments to respond to the unpredictable nature of BFT
availability on the fishing grounds, the migratory nature of this species, and the regional variations in the BFT fishery.
This fishery is currently underway and delaying this action would be contrary to the public interest as it could result in BFT landings exceeding the adjusted September 2021 General category quota.
For all of the above reasons, there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553d to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness.

Monitoring and Reporting
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.

NMFS will continue to monitor the BFT fisheries closely. Dealers are required to submit landing reports within 24 hours of a dealer receiving BFT. Late reporting by dealers compromises NMFS ability to timely implement actions such as quota and retention limit adjustment, as well as closures, and may result in enforcement actions. Additionally, and separate from the dealer reporting requirement, General and HMS Charter/Headboat category vessel owners are required to report the catch of all BFT retained or discarded dead within 24 hours of the landings or end of each trip, by accessing hmspermits.noaa.gov, using the HMS Catch Reporting app, or calling 888 8728862 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m..
After the fishery re-opens on October 1, depending on the level of fishing effort and catch rates of BFT, NMFS
may determine that additional adjustments are necessary to ensure available subquotas are not exceeded or to enhance scientific data collection from, and fishing opportunities in, all geographic areas. If needed, subsequent adjustments will be published in the Federal Register. In addition, fishermen may call the Atlantic Tunas Information Line at 978 2819260, or access hmspermits.noaa.gov, for updates on
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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 648
Docket No. 2004200118; RTID 0648
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2021 Winter II Quota National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; in-season adjustment.
AGENCY:

NMFS adjusts the 2021
Winter II commercial scup quota and per-trip Federal landing limit. This action is necessary to comply with Framework Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
SUMMARY:

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Bass Fishery Management Plan that established the rollover of unused commercial scup quota from the Winter I to Winter II period. This notification is intended to inform the public of this quota and trip limit change.
DATES: Effective October 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management Specialist, 978 2819225; or Laura.Hansen@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published a final rule for Framework Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan in the Federal Register on November 3, 2003 68 FR
62250, implementing a process to roll over unused Winter I commercial scup quota January 1 through April 30 to be added to the Winter II period quota October 1 through December 31 50
CFR 648.122d. The framework also allows adjustment of the commercial possession limit for the Winter II period dependent on the amount of quota rolled over from the Winter I period.
The Winter II period start date was changed from November 1 to October 1
as part of Framework Adjustment 12 83
FR 17314; April 19, 2018.
For 2021, the initial Winter II quota is 3,267,825 lb 1,482,260 kg. The best available landings information indicates that 3,415,629 lb 1,549,303 kg remain of the 9,247,904 lb 4,194,779 kg Winter I quota. Consistent with Framework 3, the full amount of unused 2021 Winter I quota is being transferred to Winter II, resulting in a revised 2021 Winter II
quota of 6,683,454 lb 3,031,563 kg.
Because the amount transferred is between 3.0 and 3.5 million lb 1,587,573 and 1,814,369 kg, the Federal per trip possession limit will increase from 12,000 lb 5,443 kg to 21,000 lb 9,525 kg, as outlined in the final rule that established the possession limit and quota rollover procedures for this year, published on December 21, 2020 85 FR 82946. The new possession limit would be effective October 1
through December 31, 2021. The possession limit will revert back to 12,000 lb 5,443 kg at the start of the next fishing year that begins January 1, 2022.
Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305d of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.122d, which was issued pursuant to section 304b, and is exempted from review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553bB, there is good cause to waive prior notice and
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