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on the Food Traceability List in 

accordance with paragraph (d)(6) of this 

section); 

* * * * * 

Dated: September 20, 2023. 

Lauren K. Roth, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 591 

Publication of Venezuela Sanctions 

Regulations Web General License 42 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Publication of a web general 

license. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing one 

general license (GL) issued pursuant to 

the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: 

GL 42, which was previously made 

available on OFAC’s website. 

DATES: GL 42 was issued on May 1, 

2023. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for additional relevant dates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing, 

202–622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or 

Assistant Director for Compliance, 202– 

622–2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available on OFAC’s website: https://

ofac.treasury.gov/. 

Background 

On May 1, 2023, OFAC issued GL 42 

to authorize certain transactions 

otherwise prohibited by the Venezuela 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591. 

GL 42 was made available on OFAC’s 

website (https://ofac.treasury.gov/) 

when it was issued. The text of this GL 

is provided below. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 591 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 42 

Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to 

the Negotiation of Certain Settlement 

Agreements With the IV Venezuelan 

National Assembly and Certain Other 

Persons 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, all transactions 

prohibited by the Venezuela Sanctions 

Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), that 

are ordinarily incident and necessary to the 

negotiation of settlement agreements with the 

IV Venezuelan National Assembly seated on 

January 5, 2016 (‘‘IV National Assembly’’), its 

Delegated Commission, any entity 

established by, or under the direction of, the 

IV National Assembly to exercise its mandate 

(‘‘IV National Assembly Entity’’), or any 

person appointed or designated by, or whose 

appointment or designation is retained by, an 

IV National Assembly Entity, relating to any 

debt of the Government of Venezuela, 

Petro ́leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), or any 

entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or 

indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest are 

authorized. 

Note 1 to paragraph (a). The authorization 

in paragraph (a) of this general license 

includes the negotiation of settlement 

agreements with persons appointed or 

designated by, or whose appointment or 

designation is retained by, an IV National 

Assembly Entity to the board of directors 

(including any ad hoc boards of directors), or 

as an executive officer of a Government of 

Venezuela entity (including entities owned 

or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the 

Government of Venezuela). 

(b) This general license does not authorize: 

(1) Any transaction involving the 

Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly 

convened by Nicolas Maduro or the National 

Assembly seated on January 5, 2021, 

including their respective members and staff; 

or 

(2) Any transaction otherwise prohibited 

by the VSR, including transactions involving 

any person blocked pursuant to the VSR 

other than the blocked persons described in 

paragraph (a) of this general license, unless 

separately authorized. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: May 1, 2023. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Note: This document was received for 

publication by the Office of the Federal 

Register on September 20, 2023. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2021–0933; FRL–11004– 

02–R9] 

Air Plan Revisions; California; Placer 

County Air Pollution Control District; 

General Permit Requirements, New 

Source Review 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action on 

two permitting rules submitted as a 

revision to the Placer County Air 

Pollution Control District (PCAPCD or 

‘‘District’’) portion of the California 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). We are 

finalizing an approval of one rule and 

finalizing a limited approval and 

limited disapproval of the second rule. 

These revisions concern the District’s 

New Source Review (NSR) permitting 

program for new and modified sources 

of air pollution under title I of the Clean 

Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’). This final 

action stops all sanction and federal 

implementation plan clocks started by 

our April 20, 2020 limited approval and 

limited disapproval. This action also 

adds regulatory text to clarify that Placer 

County is no longer subject to the 

Federal Implementation Plan related to 

protection of visibility. 

DATES: This rule is effective on October 

26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket No. 

EPA–R09–OAR–2021–0933. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the https://www.regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available through https://

www.regulations.gov, or please contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. If you 

need assistance in a language other than 

English or if you are a person with 

disabilities who needs a reasonable 

accommodation at no cost to you, please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PoChieh Ting, EPA Region IX, 75 


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1 88 FR 47409. 

2 85 FR 21777. 

3As described in the EPA’s July 24, 2023 

proposed action, the EPA previously issued a 

limited approval of Rule 501 on April, 20, 2020 (85 

FR 21777) and previously approved Rule 502 on 

September 29, 2014 (79 FR 58263). See 88 FR 

47409, 47410, Table 2. 

Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 

94105. By phone at (415) 972–3191 or 

by email at ting.pochieh@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Proposed Action 

II. Public Comments 

III. EPA Action 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Proposed Action 

On July 24, 2023, the EPA proposed 

approval of Rule 501 and limited 

approval and limited disapproval of 

Rule 502, listed in Table 1, as a revision 

to the California SIP.1 These rules 

constitute part of the District’s program 

for preconstruction review and 

permitting of new or modified 

stationary sources under its jurisdiction. 

The rule revisions that are the subject of 

this action represent an update to the 

District’s preconstruction review and 

permitting program and are intended to 

satisfy the requirements under part D of 

title I of the Act (‘‘Nonattainment NSR’’ 

or ‘‘NNSR’’) as well as the general 

preconstruction review requirements 

under section 110(a)(2)(C) of the Act 

(‘‘Minor NSR’’). 

TABLE—SUBMITTED RULES

Rule No. Rule title Amended date Submitted date 

501 ............... General Permit Requirements .............................................................................................. 4/8/2021 10/6/2021 

502 ............... New Source Review .............................................................................................................. 8/12/2021 10/6/2021 

We proposed to approve Rule 501 and 

to issue a limited approval of Rule 502 

because we determined that Rule 501 

complies, and Rule 502 mostly 

complies, with the relevant CAA 

requirements. Our proposal identified 

the following deficiencies in Rule 502: 

1. Rule 502 does not contain 

provisions to restrict permitting when 

the EPA finds the SIP is not being 

adequately implemented in the area, as 

required under CAA section 173(a)(4). 

2. The definition of the term ‘‘Major 

Modification’’ in Section 231 of the rule 

does not correctly apply the CAA 

section 182(c)(6) requirements regarding 

aggregation of net emission increases 

and incorrectly specifies use of potential 

to emit as the basis for calculating 

emission increases. 

3. The rule does not contain the 

definition of ‘‘Federal Land Manager’’ 

from 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(xlii). 

4. The definition of the term ‘‘Major 

Stationary Source—Sacramento Air 

Basin’’ in Section 229 of the rule does 

not specify a major source threshold for 

ammonia, which is a PM2.5 precursor, as 

required by 40 CFR 51.165(a)(13). 

Similarly, the definition of the term 

‘‘Major Modification’’ in Section 231 of 

the rule is deficient because it relies on 

the section 229 definition. 

5. The definition of ‘‘Sacramento 

Valley Air Basin’’ in Section 251 does 

not include a small area that is included 

in the federal definition of the 

Sacramento PM2.5 nonattainment area. 

Therefore, the rule is deficient because 

it does not apply the PM2.5 NNSR 

program requirements to this area, as 

required under CAA section 173. 

As described in our proposal, the 

EPA’s final approval of Rule 501 and 

limited approval of 502 addresses our 

April 20, 2020 limited disapproval 

action.2

II. Public Comments 

The EPA’s proposed action provided 

a 30-day public comment period. During 

this period, no comments were 

submitted on our proposal. 

III. EPA Action 

No comments were submitted on our 

proposal. Therefore, as authorized in 

sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act, 

the EPA is finalizing approval of Rule 

501 and limited approval of Rule 502. 

This action incorporates the submitted 

rules into the California SIP and 

replaces the versions of these rules 

previously approved into the SIP.3 The 

approval of Rule 501 stops all sanction 

and federal implementation plan clocks 

started by our April 20, 2020 limited 

approval and limited disapproval 

action. In conjunction with the EPA’s 

SIP approval of the District’s visibility 

provisions for sources subject to the 

NNSR program as meeting the relevant 

requirements of 40 CFR 51.307, this 

action also revises the regulatory 

provision at 40 CFR 52.281(d) 

concerning the applicability of the 

visibility Federal Implementation Plan 

(FIP) at 40 CFR 52.28 as it pertains to 

California, to provide that this FIP does 

not apply to sources subject to review 

under the District’s SIP-approved NNSR 

program. 

Additionally, as authorized in 

sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act, 

the EPA is simultaneously finalizing a 

limited disapproval of Rule 502. Our 

limited disapproval final action triggers 

an obligation on the EPA to promulgate 

a FIP unless the State corrects the 

deficiencies, and the EPA approves the 

related plan revisions, within two years 

of the final action. Additionally, 

because the deficiencies relate to NNSR 

requirements under part D of title I of 

the Act, the offset sanction in CAA 

section 179(b)(2) will apply in the 

designated ozone and PM2.5

nonattainment areas in Placer County 18 

months after the effective date of a final 

limited disapproval, and the highway 

funding sanctions in CAA section 

179(b)(1) will apply in the areas six 

months after the offset sanction is 

imposed. Section 179 sanctions will not 

be imposed under the CAA if the State 

submits, and we approve, prior to the 

implementation of the sanctions, a SIP 

revision that corrects the deficiencies 

that we have identified in our final 

action. The EPA intends to work with 

the District to correct the deficiencies in 

a timely manner. 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, the EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, the EPA is finalizing the 

incorporation by reference of the rules 

described in Section I of this preamble, 

which pertain to new source review 

permit programs, and set forth below in 

the amendments to 40 CFR 52. The EPA 

has made, and will continue to make, 

these documents available through 

https://www.regulations.gov and at the 

EPA Region IX Office (please contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

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V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the 

EPA’s role is to review state choices, 

and approve those choices if they meet 

the minimum criteria of the Act. 

Accordingly, this final action is 

finalizing a limited approval and 

limited disapproval of state law as 

meeting federal requirements and does 

not impose additional requirements 

beyond those imposed by state law. 

Additional information about these 

statutes and Executive orders can be 

found at https://www.epa.gov/lawsregulations/laws-and-executive-orders. 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

This action is not a significant 

regulatory action and was therefore not 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

This action does not impose an 

information collection burden under the 

PRA because this action does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

I certify that this action will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the RFA. This action will not 

impose any requirements on small 

entities beyond those imposed by state 

law. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

This action does not contain any 

unfunded mandate as described in 

UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does 

not significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. This action does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. 

Accordingly, no additional costs to 

State, local, or tribal governments, or to 

the private sector, will result from this 

action. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on the states, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the states, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination 

With Indian Tribal Governments 

This action does not have tribal 

implications, as specified in Executive 

Order 13175, because the SIP is not 

approved to apply on any Indian 

reservation land or in any other area 

where the EPA or an Indian tribe has 

demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction, and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not 

apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

The EPA interprets Executive Order 

13045 as applying only to those 

regulatory actions that concern 

environmental health or safety risks that 

the EPA has reason to believe may 

disproportionately affect children, per 

the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory 

action’’ in section 2–202 of the 

Executive Order. Therefore, this action 

is not subject to Executive Order 13045 

because it is merely finalizing a limited 

approval and limited disapproval of 

state law as meeting federal 

requirements. Furthermore, the EPA’s 

Policy on Children’s Health does not 

apply to this action. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211, because it is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) 

Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs 

the EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. The EPA believes that this 

action is not subject to the requirements 

of section 12(d) of the NTTAA because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies 

to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on minority populations 

and low-income populations to the 

greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. The EPA defines 

environmental justice (EJ) as ‘‘the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people regardless of race, color, 

national origin, or income with respect 

to the development, implementation, 

and enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies.’’ The EPA 

further defines the term fair treatment to 

mean that ‘‘no group of people should 

bear a disproportionate burden of 

environmental harms and risks, 

including those resulting from the 

negative environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

The State did not evaluate 

environmental justice (EJ) 

considerations as part of its SIP 

submittal; the CAA and applicable 

implementing regulations neither 

prohibit nor require such an evaluation. 

The EPA did not perform an EJ analysis 

and did not consider EJ in this action. 

Due to the nature of the action being 

taken here, this action is expected to 

have a neutral to positive impact on the 

air quality of the affected area. 

Consideration of EJ is not required as 

part of this action, and there is no 

information in the record inconsistent 

with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of 

achieving environmental justice for 

people of color, low-income 

populations, and Indigenous peoples. 

K. Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

This action is subject to the CRA, and 

the EPA will submit a rule report to 

each House of the Congress and to the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ 

as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

L. Petitions for Judicial Review 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by November 27, 

2023. Filing a petition for 

reconsideration by the Administrator of 

this final rule does not affect the finality 

of this rule for the purposes of judicial 

review nor does it extend the time 

within which a petition for judicial 

review may be filed, and shall not 

postpone the effectiveness of such rule 

or action. This action may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements (see section 

307(b)(2)). 


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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: September 18, 2023. 

Martha Guzman Aceves, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart F—California 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by: 

■ a. Adding paragraphs (c)(389)(i)(B)(7) 

and (c)(441)(i)(B)(4); 

■ b. Revising paragraph (c)(595) 

introductory text; and 

■ c. Adding paragraph (c)(595)(i) to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan-in part. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(389) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(B) * * * 

(7) Previously approved on April 20, 

2020, in paragraph (c)(389)(i)(B)(1) of 

this section and now deleted with 

replacement in (c)(595)(i)(A)(1) of this 

section: Rule 501, ‘‘General Permit 

Requirements,’’ adopted on August 12, 

2010. 

* * * * * 

(441) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(B) * * * 

(4) Previously approved on September 

29, 2014, in paragraph (c)(441)(i)(B)(1) 

of this section and now deleted with 

replacement in (c)(595)(i)(A)(2) of this 

section: Rule 502, ‘‘New Source 

Review,’’ amended on August 8, 2013. 

* * * * * 

(595) The following rules and 

additional materials were submitted on 

October 6, 2021, by the Governor’s 

designee as an attachment to a letter 

dated October 6, 2021. 

(i) Incorporation by reference. (A) 

Placer County Air Pollution Control 

District. 

(1) Rule 501, ‘‘General Permit 

Requirements,’’ amended on April 8, 

2021. 

(2) Rule 502, ‘‘New Source Review,’’ 

amended on August 12, 2021. 

(B) [Reserved] 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 52.281 is amended by 

adding paragraph (d)(12) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.281 Visibility protection. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(12) Placer County Air Pollution 

Control District. 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 230920–0228] 

RIN 0648–BL93 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic 

Region; Amendment 49 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues regulations to 

implement Amendment 49 to the 

Fishery Management Plan for the 

Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 

Atlantic Region (FMP), as prepared and 

submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council). For 

greater amberjack, this final rule revises 

the sector annual catch limits (ACLs), 

the commercial minimum size limit, the 

commercial seasonal trip limits, and the 

April spawning season closure. In 

addition, Amendment 49 revises the 

overfishing limit (OFL), acceptable 

biological catch (ABC), annual optimum 

yield (OY), and sector allocations of the 

total ACL, as well as removes the 

recreational annual catch targets (ACTs) 

for species in the FMP. The purpose of 

this final rule and Amendment 49 is to 

ensure catch limits are based on the best 

scientific information available and to 

ensure overfishing does not occur for 

the South Atlantic greater amberjack 

stock, while increasing social and 

economic benefits. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

October 26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of 

Amendment 49, which includes a 

fishery impact statement and a 

regulatory impact review, may be 

obtained from the Southeast Regional 

Office website at https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/node/150641. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Vara, telephone: 727–824–5305, or 

email: mary.vara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South 

Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery 

includes greater amberjack and is 

managed under the FMP. The FMP was 

prepared by the Council and is 

implemented by NMFS through 

regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

Background 

The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires 

that NMFS and the regional fishery 

management councils prevent 

overfishing and achieve, on a 

continuing basis, the OY from federally 

managed fish stocks. These mandates 

are intended to ensure that fishery 

resources are managed for the greatest 

overall benefit to the Nation, 

particularly with respect to providing 

food production and recreational 

opportunities, and protecting marine 

ecosystems. To further this goal, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act requires fishery 

managers to minimize bycatch and 

bycatch mortality to the extent 

practicable. 

On June 21, 2023, NMFS published a 

notice of availability for Amendment 49 

and requested public comment (88 FR 

40190). On July 12, 2023, NMFS 

published a proposed rule for 

Amendment 49 and requested public 

comment (88 FR 44244). NMFS 

approved Amendment 49 on September 

15, 2023. The proposed rule and 

Amendment 49 outline the rationale for 

the actions contained in this final rule. 

A summary of the management 

measures described in Amendment 49 

and implemented by this final rule is 

described below. 

In 2008, a stock assessment for greater 

amberjack was completed through the 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR) process (SEDAR 15), 

and it was determined that the stock 

was not overfished or undergoing 

overfishing. As a result of that stock 

status, the Comprehensive ACL 

Amendment to the FMP (77 FR 15915, 

March 16, 2012) established the current 

total ACL and annual OY. 

The most recent SEDAR stock 

assessment for South Atlantic greater 

amberjack (SEDAR 59) was completed 

in 2020. The assessment included data 

through 2018 and used revised 


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