[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77035-77036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21516]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket Number: 240916-0239]
RIN 0648-BN21


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 80 
Sector Annual BSAI Pacific Halibut PSC Limits; Correction

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

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On November 24, 2023, NMFS published a final rule to implement 
amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of 
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area (BSAI FMP). 
The final rule included a formatting error in table 58 that caused the 
column headings to be incorrectly aligned with the column contents in 
the table. This correction fixes the error.

DATES: Effective on September 20, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia M. Miller, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 24, 2023, NMFS published a final 
rule to implement amendment 123 to the BSAI FMP (88 FR 82740). That 
final rule added table 58 to part 679 (Amendment 80 Sector Annual BSAI 
Pacific Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Limits) to establish the 
International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) index and the NMFS 
Eastern Bering Sea (EBS) index ranges in a table with the corresponding 
PSC limit at the intercepts of each index range. The final rule 
included an error in the formatting of table 58 to part 679 that caused 
the column headings to be incorrectly aligned with the column contents. 
This correction fixes the error.

Classification

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause to waive prior notice and opportunity 
for additional public comment because it would be unnecessary and 
contrary to the public interest. This correcting amendment corrects the 
formatting of table 58 to part 679 as depicted in the Federal Register 
and does not substantively change the contents of the table. The public 
was provided prior notice and comment on the proposed table as well as 
all supporting documents, which included the correctly formatted table 
with the column headings properly aligning with the column contents in 
table 58 to part 679. Therefore, providing prior notice and opportunity 
for public comment on this correction is unnecessary and contrary to 
the public interest because this is a non-substantive change and 
retaining the incorrect formatted table may cause confusion.
    For the reasons stated above, the Assistant Administrator also 
finds good cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), to waive the 30-day 
delay in effective date for this correcting amendment (i.e., it is 
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest since it is a non-
substantive change, the public was provided prior notice and comment on 
the correctly formatted proposed table 58 to part 679).
    Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not 
required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the 
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq., are inapplicable.
    This final rule has been found to be not significant pursuant to 
E.O. 12866.

List of Subjects for 50 CFR Part 679

    Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: September 16, 2024.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, NMFS corrects 50 CFR part 
679 by making the following correcting amendment:

PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA

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1. The authority citation for part 679 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et seq.; 3631 et seq.; 
Pub. L. 108-447; Pub. L. 111-281.


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2. Revise table 58 to part 679 to read as follows:

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                Table 58 to Part 679--Amendment 80 Sector Annual BSAI Pacific Halibut PSC Limits
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                                                                                  Eastern Bering Sea shelf trawl
                                                                                         survey index (t)
                                                       Survey index ranges       -------------------------------
                                                                                   Low <150,000   High >=150,000
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IPHC setline survey index in Area 4ABCDE        High >=11,000...................        1,745 mt        1,745 mt
 (WPUE).
                                                Medium 8,000-10,999.............        1,396 mt        1,571 mt
                                                Low 6,000-7,999.................        1,309 mt        1,396 mt
                                                Very Low <6,000.................        1,134 mt        1,134 mt
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