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Figure 1: Current resiliency for the five 

delineated analysis units for Brawleys 

Fork crayfish. The two central units 

(East Fork Stones River Hollis Creek 

and Brawleys Fork) exhibit moderate 

current resiliency and the western 

unit (West Fork Stones River Lower), 

and eastern units (Mountain Creek 

and Bullpen Creek) exhibit low 

current resiliency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 635 

[Docket No. 230419–0106] 

RIN 0648–BI10 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory 

Species Fishery Management Plan; 

Amendment 15 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period; notice of rescheduled 

public hearing. 

SUMMARY: On May 5, 2023, NMFS 

published the proposed rule for Draft 

Amendment 15 to the 2006 

Consolidated Highly Migratory Species 

(HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 

regarding spatial fisheries management 

and electronic monitoring (EM) cost 

allocation. In the proposed rule, NMFS 

announced a comment period ending on 

September 15, 2023. Due to requests 

from multiple constituents, NMFS is 

extending the comment period for this 

action to October 2, 2023. Furthermore, 

NMFS canceled the Amendment 15 

public hearing originally scheduled for 

August 29, 2023, in Panama City, 

Florida due to Hurricane Idalia and 

reschedules it for September 18, 2023. 

DATES: The comment period on Draft 

Amendment 15 to the 2006 

Consolidated HMS FMP has been 

extended from September 15, 2023, as 

published on May 5, 2023 (88 FR 

29050), to October 2, 2023. The 

Amendment 15 public hearing 

originally scheduled on August 29, 2023 

is rescheduled for September 18, 2023. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 

meeting date and time. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the proposed rule, as published on 

May 5, 2023 (88 FR 29050), identified 

by ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2019–0035,’’ by 

electronic submission. Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

NOAA-NMFS-2019-0035, click the 

‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete the required 

fields, and enter or attach your 

comments. Comments sent by any other 

method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the close of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and generally will be posted for public 

viewing on https://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. Written comments 

regarding the burden-hour estimates or 

other aspects of the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in 

this proposed rule may also be 

submitted via https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— 

Open for Public Comments’’ or by using 

the search function. 

The location of the rescheduled 

Amendment 15 public hearing has not 

changed. The Amendment 15 public 

hearing will be held in Panama City, FL. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 

meeting date and time. 

Copies of the supporting documents— 

including the draft environmental 

impact statement (DEIS), Regulatory 

Impact Review (RIR), Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), the ThreeYear Review of the IBQ Program, and 

the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and 

amendments are available from the 

HMS website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/atlantichighly-migratory-species or by 

contacting Steve Durkee (steve.durkee@

noaa.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Durkee (steve.durkee@noaa.gov), 

Larry Redd, Jr. (larry.redd@noaa.gov), or 

Karyl Brewster-Geisz (karyl.brewstergeisz@noaa.gov) at 301–427–8503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 5, 

2023, NMFS published a proposed rule 

(88 FR 29050) for Draft Amendment 15 

to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP. 

Draft Amendment 15 and its proposed 

rule considers changes to Atlantic HMS 

fishery management measures regarding 

four commercial longline spatial 

management areas and the 

administration and funding of the HMS 

pelagic longline EM program. In the 

proposed rule, NMFS announced a 133- 

day comment period ending on 

September 15, 2023. During the public 

comment period, NMFS received 

requests from multiple constituent 

groups, including the Billfish 

Foundation and Blue Water Fishermen’s 

Association, to extend the public 

comment period. Constituents noted the 

complexity and length of the 

Amendment and the use of a spatial 

modeling tool, HMS Predictive Spatial 

Modeling (PRiSM), as reasons for 

needing more time to read, understand, 

and provide relevant public comments. 

Furthermore, forecasted impacts from 

Hurricane Idalia necessitated canceling 

a previously scheduled public hearing 

in Panama City, Florida. The extended 

comment period provides additional 

time to the hold the rescheduled 

hearing. After considering the request, 

NMFS has determined that it is 

reasonable to extend the comment 

period to allow sufficient time for HMS 

Advisory Panel members and other 

constituents to fully consider the 

analyses, data, and conclusions relevant 

to the proposed management measures 

and to allow additional opportunities 

for public comment. Therefore, NMFS is 

extending the comment period until 

October 2, 2023, for a total of 150 days 

for public input on the proposed rule. 

Comments received during the comment 

period will assist NMFS in determining 

final management measures, consistent 

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, and the 

2006 Consolidated HMS FMP. 

Due to forecasted impacts from 

Hurricane Idalia, NMFS canceled the 

Amendment 15 public hearing 

originally scheduled for August 29, 

2023 in Panama City, FL. NMFS has 

rescheduled the Amendment 15 public 

hearing at the same location on 

September 18, 2023 (Table 1). 


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TABLE 1—DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS OF UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CONFERENCE CALLS

Venue Date/time Street address/webinar information 

Public Hearing ............ September 18, 2023, 5 

p.m.–8 p.m 

National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 3500 Delwood 

Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 

1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 1, 2023. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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