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(e) Use lists and tables wherever 

possible. 

If you feel that we have not met these 

requirements, send us comments by one 

of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section. To better help us revise the 

rule, your comments should be as 

specific as possible. For example, you 

should tell us the names of the sections 

or paragraphs that are unclearly written, 

which sections or sentences are too 

long, the sections where you feel lists or 

tables would be useful, etc. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

We have determined that 

environmental assessments and 

environmental impact statements, as 

defined under the authority of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), need not 

be prepared in connection with 

regulations adopted under section 4(a) 

of the Act. We published a notice 

outlining our reasons for this 

determination in the Federal Register 

on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244). 

References Cited 

A complete list of all references cited 

in this proposed rule is available on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

or upon request from the Branch of 

Foreign Species, Endangered Species 

Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Author(s) 

The primary author of this proposed 

rule is Amy Brisendine, Branch of 

Foreign Species, Endangered Species 

Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Proposed Regulation Promulgation 

Accordingly, we propose to amend 

part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 

50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

as set forth below: 

PART 17—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201–4245; Pub. L. 99– 

625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 17.11(h) by adding a new 

entry for ‘‘Macaw, blue-throated’’ in 

alphabetical order under BIRDS to the 

List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife to read as follows: 

§ 17.11 Endangered and threatened 

wildlife. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * 

Species 

Historic range 

Vertebrate 

population where 

endangered or 

threatened 

Status When listed Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

*******

BIRDS

* * * * * * * 

Macaw, bluethroated.Ara glaucogularis .... Bolivia ..................... Entire ...................... E .................... NA NA 

* * * * * * * 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 31, 2012. 

Rowan W. Gould, 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

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RIN 0648–XC164 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Northeast Multispecies 

Fishery; Proposed Rule To Implement 

a Targeted Acadian Redfish Fishery for 

Sector Vessels; Reopening of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction and 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: This action reopens the 

comment period for an Acadian redfishrelated proposed rule that published on 

November 8, 2012. The original 

comment period closed on November 

23, 2012. This action clarifies a bycatch 

threshold incorrectly explained in the 

proposed rule. The public comment 

period is being reopened to solicit 

additional public comment on this 

correction. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published November 8, 

2012 (77 FR 66947), is reopened. 

Written comments must be received on 

or before January 22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2012–0183, by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012- 

0183, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Fax: (978) 281–9135, Attn: William 

Whitmore. 

• Mail: Paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

comments should be sent to John K. 

Bullard, Regional Administrator, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 55 

Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930. Mark the outside of the 

envelope: ‘‘Comments on Redfish Rule.’’ 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

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

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

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remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Whitmore, Fisheries Policy 

Analyst, phone (978) 281–9182, fax 

(978) 281–9135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

proposed rule published on November 

8, 2012 (77 FR 66947) that would 

implement addenda to fishing year (FY) 

2012 Northeast (NE) multispecies sector 

operations plans and contracts to add 

additional exemptions from Federal 

fishing regulations for FY 2012 sectors. 

Specifically, the action would expand 

on a previously approved sector 

exemption by allowing groundfish 

sector trawl vessels to target redfish 

using nets with codend mesh as small 

as 4.5 inches (11.4 cm). In addition, the 

action proposed to implement an 

industry-funded at-sea monitoring 

program for sector trips targeting redfish 

with trawl nets with mesh sizes that are 

less than the regulated mesh size 

requirement. 

The proposed rule published in the 

Federal Register with a 15-day 

comment period that closed on 

November 23, 2012. At the request of 

the New England Fishery Management 

Council (Council) and industry, we 

extended the comment period through 

December 31, 2012. 

After further review of the proposed 

rule, it was found that one of the 

threshold measures was incorrectly 

explained. The proposed rule included 

a bycatch threshold to help mitigate 

catches of sub-legal sized groundfish. 

The rule proposed that ‘‘total groundfish 

discards (excluding redfish discards), 

may not exceed 5 percent of all 

groundfish caught when directing on 

redfish with small mesh nets.’’ This is 

incorrect. The bycatch threshold would 

account for total regulated groundfish 

discards, including redfish discards. 

This is how the threshold was explained 

and analyzed in the supplemental 

environmental assessment. Further, a 

December 19, 2012, presentation on the 

exemption to the Council’s Groundfish 

Committee also explained the threshold 

as including redfish discards. To clarify, 

the incorrect language would be 

replaced with ‘‘Additionally, to help 

mitigate catches of sub-legal sized 

groundfish, total groundfish discards 

(including redfish discards), may not 

exceed 5 percent of all groundfish 

caught when directing on redfish with 

small-mesh nets.’’ 

Because the language in the proposed 

rule is exactly opposite of what was 

intended, we are reopening the public 

comment period for 15 days to allow for 

additional public comment specifically 

on the correction to the proposed rule. 

Dated: January 4, 2013. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

performing the functions and duties of the 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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