[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60962-60963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21402]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA515]


Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic 
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is correcting a notice that informed the public that the 
Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater 
Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an 
Exempted Fishing Permit application contains all of the required 
information and warrants further consideration. The catch estimates 
provided in kilograms in Table 1 were incorrect. The table also 
erroneously included nudibranch in the list of federally managed 
species.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by either of the following 
methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include in the subject line 
``Comments on CFRF Beam Trawl Survey EFP.''
     Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional Administrator, NMFS, 
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Comments on 
CFRF Beam Trawl Survey EFP.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Fenton, Fishery Management 
Specialist, 978-281-9196, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 16, 2020, NMFS published a 
notice that informed the public that the Assistant Regional 
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, 
has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit 
(EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants 
further consideration. The catch estimates provided in kilograms in 
Table 1 were incorrect. The table also erroneously included nudibranch 
in the list of federally managed species. This correction does not 
change the scope or impact of the proposed EFP. This correction is 
necessary to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on 
the application with correct and complete information.

Correction

    In the Federal Register of September 16, 2020, in FR Doc 2020-
20389, on page 57835, Table 1 is corrected to read as follows:

       Table 1--Estimated Catch of Federally Regulated Species per Survey Trip, and Total Estimated Catch
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                                                                  Estimated catch per     Estimated total survey
             Common name                   Scientific name                trip                    catch
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Little skate.........................  Leucoraja erinacea.....  976.9 lb (443.1 kg)....  23,444.8 lb (10,634.4
                                                                                          kg)
Sea scallop..........................  Placopectin              754.0 lb (342.0 kg)....  18,095.5 lb (8,208.0
                                        magellanicus.                                     kg)
Winter skate.........................  Leucoraja ocellata.....  484.4 lb (219.7 kg)....  11,624.5 lb (5,272.8
                                                                                          kg)
Leucoraja spp. skates (immature).....  Leucoraja spp..........  132.5 lb (60.1 kg).....  3,179.9 lb (1,442.4 kg)
Winter flounder......................  Pseudopleuronectes       108.9 lb (49.4 kg).....  2,613.8 lb (1,185.6 kg)
                                        americanus.
Monkfish.............................  Lophius americanus.....  96.1 lb (43.6 kg)......  2,306.9 lb (1,046.4 kg)
Spiny dogfish........................  Squalus acanthias......  54.0 lb (24.5 kg)......  1,296.3 lb (588.0 kg)
Clearnose skate......................  Raja eglanteria........  53.1 lb (24.1 kg)......  1,275.2 lb (578.4 kg)
Ocean quahog.........................  Arctica islandica......  34.0 lb (15.4 kg)......  814.8 lb (369.6 kg)
Yellowtail flounder..................  Pleuronectes ferruginea  29.3 lb (13.3 kg)......  703.7 lb (319.2 kg)
Barndoor skate.......................  Raja laevis............  29.1 lb (13.2 kg)......  698.4 lb (316.8 kg)
Summer flounder......................  Paralichthys dentatus..  29.1 lb (13.2 kg)......  698.4 lb (316.8 kg)
Windowpane flounder..................  Scophthalmus aquosus...  23.8 lb (10.8 kg)......  571.4 lb (259.2 kg)
Silver hake..........................  Merluccius bilinearis..  15.9 lb (7.2 kg).......  381.0 lb (172.8 kg)
Red hake.............................  Urophycis chuss........  12.1 lb (5.5 kg).......  291.0 lb (132.0 kg)
American lobster.....................  Homarus americanus.....  11.5 lb (5.2 kg).......  275.1 lb (124.8 kg)
Witch flounder.......................  Glyptocephalus           10.6 lb (4.8 kg).......  254.0 lb (115.2 kg)
                                        cynoglossus.
Ocean pout...........................  Macrozdarces americanus  9.5 lb (4.3 kg)........  227.5 lb (103.2 kg)
Longfin inshore squid................  Doryteuthis pealeii....  5.3 lb (2.4 kg)........  127.0 lb (57.6 kg)
Scup.................................  Stenotomus chrysops....  5.3 lb (2.4 kg)........  127.0 lb (57.6 kg)
Butterfish...........................  Peprilus triacanthus...  1.5 lb (0.7 kg)........  37.0 lb (16.8 kg)
Surf clam............................  Spisula solidissima....  1.5 lb (0.7 kg)........  37.0 lb (16.8 kg)
Black sea bass.......................  Centropristis striata..  0.4 lb (0.2 kg)........  10.6 lb (4.8 kg)
Haddock..............................  Melanogrammus            0.4 lb (0.2 kg)........  10.6 lb (4.8 kg)
                                        aeglefinus.
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    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 23, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-21402 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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