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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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