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insert a new row reading 

‘‘* * * * * * *’’. 

■ 6. On the same page, in the same 

table, in the twenty-sixth row, ‘‘Longchain alkylphenol (C18–C30) https://

fedimpact.com/request-to-meet/’’ 

should read ‘‘Long-chain alkylphenol 

(C18–C30)’’. 

Table 2 to Part 150 Grouping of Cargoes 

[Corrected] 

■ 7. On page 81225, in the table, in the 

twenty-fourth row, ‘‘(<25% but <99% 

by volume)’’ should read ‘‘(>25% but 

<99% by volume)’’. 

[FR Doc. C1–2023–25026 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 0099–10–D 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 23–1179; MB Docket No. 23–302; RM– 

11965; FR ID 193053] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Lac Du 

Flambeau, Wisconsin 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document amends the 

Table of FM Allotments, of the Federal 

Communications Commission’s 

(Commission) rules, by allotting FM 

Channel 225A at Lac Du Flambeau, 

Wisconsin, as a Tribal Allotment. The 

staff engineering analysis indicates that 

Channel 225A can be allotted to Lac Du 

Flambeau, Wisconsin, consistent with 

the minimum distance separation 

requirements of the Commission’s rules, 

with a site restriction of 12.1 km (7.5 

miles) northwest of the community. The 

reference coordinates are 46–01–14 NL 

and 89–44–54 WL. 

DATES: Effective February 2, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2054, Rolanda-Faye.Smith@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, adopted December 18, 2023, 

and released December 19, 2023. The 

full text of this Commission decision is 

available online at https://apps.fcc.gov/ 

ecfs/. The full text of this document can 

also be downloaded in Word or Portable 

Document Format (PDF) at https://

www.fcc.gov/edocs. This document does 

not contain information collection 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13. 

The Commission will send a copy of 

the Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Radio, Radio broadcasting. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Nazifa Sawez, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

Final Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 

307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339. 

■ 2. In § 73.202(b), amend the Table of 

FM Allotments under Wisconsin, by 

adding in alphabetical order an entry for 

‘‘Lac Du Flambeau’’ to read as follows: 

§ 73.202 Table of Allotments. 

* * * * * 

(b) Table of FM Allotments. 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (b) 

U.S. States Channel No. 

* * * * * 

Wisconsin 

* * * * * 

Lac Du Flambeau ................. 225A 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 221206–0261] 

RIN 0648–BM72 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 

2023–2024 Biennial Specifications and 

Management Measures; Inseason 

Adjustments; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: NMFS published a final rule 

on November 29, 2023, to announce 

routine inseason adjustments to 

management measures in commercial 

and recreational groundfish fisheries for 

the 2024 fishing year. That rule is 

intended to allow commercial and 

recreational fishing vessels to access 

more abundant groundfish stocks while 

protecting overfished and depleted 

stocks. This action corrects the trip 

limits for the limited entry (LE) fixed 

gear and open access (OA) fleets for 

‘‘Other Flatfish’’ (butter sole, curlfin 

sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex 

sole, rock sole, and sand sole) south of 

latitude (lat.) 40°10′ North (N). This 

correction is necessary so that the 

implementing regulations are accurate 

and implement the action as intended 

by the Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council). This action also 

corrects a final rule published on 

December 1, 2023. 

DATES: The corrections are effective on 

January 1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keeley Kent, phone: 206–526–4655, 

keeley.Kent@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

NMFS published the final rule to 

implement harvest specifications and 

management measures for the 2023– 

2024 biennium for most species 

managed under The Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan 

(PCGFMP) on December 16, 2022 (87 FR 

77007). The harvest specifications and 

mitigation measures developed for the 

2023–2024 biennium used data through 

the 2021 fishing year to help various 

sectors of the fishery attain, but not 

exceed, the catch limits for each stock. 

Based on updated fisheries information 


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that was unavailable when the analysis 

for the current harvest specifications 

was completed, Council recommended 

that NMFS extend the duration of 

several measures implemented through 

an inseason action published on 

October 2, 2023 (88 FR 67656), to 

continue the minimization of mortality 

of quillback rockfish off California for 

the 2024 fishing season. The Council 

also recommended NMFS reset trip 

limits for several species for the 2024 

fishing season. NMFS published a final 

rule on November 29, 2023 (88 FR 

83354), that announces routine inseason 

adjustments to management measures in 

commercial and recreational groundfish 

fisheries for the 2024 fishing year. 

Need for Correction 

The November 29, 2023, final rule 

modified tables 2 north and south to 

part 660, subpart E, and tables 3 north 

and south to part 660, subpart F. NMFS 

implemented an area-based trip limit for 

LE and OA fleets between lat. 42° N and 

lat. 36° N seaward of the non-trawl 

Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) for 

lingcod and other flatfish for all 

cumulative periods in 2024. The trip 

limits for other flatfish for the LE and 

OA fleets south of lat. 40°10’ N were 

inadvertently changed from those that 

were intended by the final rule by 

switching the trip limits in areas lat. 

40°10’ N to lat. 36° N and south of lat. 

36° N. The preamble to the final rule 

correctly notes that by reducing the 

‘‘other flatfish’’ trip limit to 0 lbs/2 

months between lat. 42° N and lat. 36° 

N inside the Non-Trawl RCA, and 

maintaining the current trip limits 

seaward of the Non-Trawl RCA, the 

inseason action would help prevent the 

possible interaction with quillback 

rockfish within the Non-Trawl RCA. 

This action changes the trip limit to 

what was originally intended by 

correcting table 2 south to part 660, 

subpart E and table 3 south to part 660, 

subpart F in the regulations. For LE 

fixed gear between lat. 42° N to lat. 36° 

N, the trip limit for other flatfish will be 

0 lbs/month inside the Non-Trawl RCA 

and 10,000 lbs/month seaward of the 

Non-Trawl RCA. For LE fixed gear south 

of lat. 36° N, the trip limit for other 

flatfish will be 10,000 lbs/month with 

no area restriction. Similarly, for OA, 

between lat. 42° N and lat. 36° N, the 

trip limit for other flatfish will be 0 lbs/ 

month inside the Non-Trawl RCA and 

5,000 lbs/month seaward of the NonTrawl RCA. For OA south of lat. 36° N, 

the trip limit for other flatfish will be 

5,000 lbs/month with no area 

restriction. 

These corrections are consistent with 

the Council’s recommendation for the 

inseason adjustments to the 2024 fishing 

year harvest specifications and are 

minor corrections necessary to correctly 

implement the Council intent in their 

final action from November 2023. 

This rule also removes amendatory 

instructions published in the final rule 

for Amendment 32 to the Groundfish 

FMP (December 1, 2023; 88 FR 83830). 

The amendatory instructions created 

erroneous and incorrect table headings 

for tables 2 north and south to part 660, 

subpart E, and tables 3 north and south 

to part 660, subpart F. 

Classification 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries 

(AA) finds there is good cause to waive 

prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment on this action, as notice 

and comment would be unnecessary 

and contrary to public interest. Notice 

and comment are unnecessary and 

contrary to the public interest because 

this action corrects inadvertent errors in 

the November 29, 2023, final rule. 

Immediate notice of the errors and 

correction is necessary to prevent 

confusion among participants in the 

fishery that could result in issues with 

enforcement of area management. To 

effectively correct the errors, the 

changes in this action must be effective 

on January 1, 2024, which is the 

effective date of the November 29, 2023, 

final rule. Thus, there is not sufficient 

time for notice and comment due to the 

imminent effective date of the 

November 29, 2023, final rule. In 

addition, notice and comment is 

unnecessary because this notice makes 

only minor changes to correct the final 

rule and is consistent with the 

expectation of the public. These 

corrections will not affect the results of 

analyses conducted to support 

management decisions in the Pacific 

coast groundfish fishery. 

For the same reasons stated above, the 

AA has determined that good cause 

exists to waive the 30-day delay in 

effectiveness pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

553(d). This document makes only 

minor corrections to the final rule 

which will be effective January 1, 2024. 

Delaying effectiveness of these 

corrections would result in conflicts in 

the regulations and confusion among 

fishery participants. Because prior 

notice and an opportunity for public 

comment are not required to be 

provided 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 

not applicable. Accordingly, no 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is 

required for this rule and none has been 

prepared. 

This final rule is not significant under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Corrections 

Effective January 1, 2024, in FR Doc. 

2023–26018 at 88 FR 83354 in the issue 

of November 29, 2023: 

Table 2 (North) to Part 660, Subpart E— 

[Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 83359, in amendatory 

instruction 2, ‘‘Table 2 (North) to Part 

660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish 

Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for 

Limited Entry Fixed Gear North of 

40°10′ N Lat.′′ Is corrected to read as 

follows: 

Table 2 (North) to Part 660, Subpart E— 

Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation 

Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry 

Fixed Gear North of 40≥10′ N Lat. 


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Table 2 (South) to Part 660, Subpart E— 

[Corrected] 

■ 2. On page 83360, in amendatory 

instruction 3, ‘‘Table 2 (South) to Part 

660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish 

Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for 

Limited Entry Fixed Gear South of 

40°10′ N Lat.′′ Is corrected to read as 

follows: 

Table 2 (South) to Part 660, Subpart E— 

Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation 

Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry 

Fixed Gear South of 40≥10′ N Lat. 


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Table 2 (North) to Part 660, Subpart E -- Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear North of 40°10' N lat. 

Other limits and reauirements acclv -- Read &&660.10 throuah 660.399 before usina this table 1/1/2024 

JAN-FEB I MAR-APR I MAY-JUN I JUL-AUG I SEP-OCT I NOV-DEC 

Rockfish Conservation Area IRCAl11 : 

1 North of 46°16' N lat. Shoreward EEZ-100 Im line" 

2 46°16' N lat. - 42°00' N lat. 30 Im line11 -75 Im line11 

3 42°00' N lat. - 40°1 0' N lat. Shoreward EEZ - 75 Im line11 

See §§660.60 and 660.230 for additional gear, trip limit and conservation area requirements and restrictions. See §§660.70-660.74 and §§660.76-

660.79 for conservation area descriptions and coordinates (including RCAs, YRCAs, Farallon Islands, Cordell Bank, and EFHCAs). 

3 Minor Slope Rockfish21 & Darkblotched 

rockfish 8,000 lb/ 2 months 

4 Pacific ocean oerch 3,600 lb/ 2 months 

5 Sablefish 4,500 lb/ week, not to exceed 9,000 lb /2 months 

6 Longspine thornvhead 10,000 lb/ 2 months 

7 Shortspine thornyhead 2,000 lb/ 2 months I 2,500 lb/ 2 months 

8 Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale 

sole, English sole, starry flounder 10,000 lb/ month 

9 Other Flatfish" 

10 North of 42°00' N lat. 10,000 lb/ month 

11 42°00' N lat. - 40° 1 0' N lat. 10,000 lb/ month seaward of the non-trawl RCA; 0 lb/month inside the non-trawl RCA 

12 Whiting 10,000 lb/ trip 

13 Minor Shelf Rockfish21 800 lb/ month 

14 Widow rockfish 4,000 lb/ 2 months 

15 Yellowtail rockfish 3,000 lb/ month 

16 Canarv rockfish 3,000 lb/ 2 months 

17 Yelloweve rockfish CLOSED 

18 Quillback rockfish 

19 42°00' N lat. - 40° 10' N lat. 0 lb/ 2 months 

20 Minor Nearshore Rockfish Oreoon black/blue/deacon rockfish & black rockfish41 

21 North of 42°00' N lat. 5,000 lb/ 2 months, no more than 1,200 lb of which may be species other than black rockfish or blue/deacon 

rocl<fish31 

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22 42°00' N lat. - 40° 1 0' N lat. 

Minor Nearshore Rockfish 0 lb/ 2 months 

-

23 42°00' N lat. - 40° 1 0' N lat. 

Black Rockfish 0 lb/ 2 months 

24 Linacod51 

25 North of 42°00' N lat. 11,000 lb/ 2 months 

26 42"00' N lat. - 40°10' N lat. 2,000 lb/ 2 months seaward of the non-trawl RCA; 0 lb/ 2 months inside the non-trawl RCA 

27 Pacific cod 1,000 lb/ 2 months 

28 Spiny dogfish 200,000 lb/ 2 months I 

150,000 lb/ 2 

I 100,000 lb/ 2 months months 

29 Longnose skate Unlimited 

30 Other Fish61 Unlimited 

31 Cabezon in California 0 lb/ 2 months 

32 Oreaon Cabezon/Kelo Greenlina Unlimited 

33 Big skate Unlimited 

1/The Rockfish Conservation Area is an area closed to fishing by particular gear types, bounded by the EEZ (exclusiw economic zone, I.e., federal waters from 3-200 nautical miles from shore) 

or lines specifically defined by latitude and longitude coordinates set out at§§ 660.71-660.74. This RCA is not defined by depth contours (with the exception of the 20-fm 

depth contour boundary south of 42° N lat.), and the boundary lines that define the RCA may close areas that are deeper or shallower 

than the depth contour. Vessels that are subject to RCA restrictions may not fish in the RCA, or operate in the RCA for any purpose 

other than transiting. LEFG vessels may be allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas using non-bottom contact hook and line only. 

See§ 660.230 (d) of the regulations for more information. 

2/ Minor Shelf and Slope Rockfish complexes are defined at§ 660.11. Bocaccio, chili pepper and cowcod are included in the trip limits for Minor ShelfRockfish. Splitnose rockfish is included 

in the trip limits for Minor Slope Rockfish. 

3/"0therflatfish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rexsole, rock sole, and sand sole. 

4/ For black rockfish north of Cape Aiava (46°09.50' N lat.), and between Destruction Is. (47°40' N lat.) and Leadbetter Pnt. (46°36.17' N lat.), there is an additional limit 

of 100 lb or 30 percent by weight of all fish on board, whichever is greater, per vessel, per fishing trip. 

5/The minimum size limit forlingcod is 22 inches (56 cm) total length North of42° N lat. and 22 inches (56 cm) total length South of42° N lat. 

6/"0ther Fish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include kelp greenling offCalifomia and leopard shark. 

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Table 3 (North) to Part 660, Subpart F— 

[Corrected] 

■ 3. On page 83361, in amendatory 

instruction 4, ‘‘Table 3 (North) to Part 

660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish 

Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for 

Open Access Gears North of 40°10′ N 

Lat.′′ Is corrected to read as follows: 

Table 3 (North) to Part 660, Subpart F— 

Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation 

Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access 

Gears North of 40≥10′ N Lat. 


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Table 2 (South) to Part 660, Subpart E -- Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear South of 40°10' N lat. 

Other limits and reauirements annh, -- Read &&660 10 throuah 660 399 before usina this table 1/1/2024 

JAN-FEB I MAR-APR I MAY-JUN I JUL-AUG I SEP-OCT I NOV-DEC 

Rockfish Conservation Area CRCAl11: 

1 40"10' N lat. - 36"00' N lat. Shoreward EEZ11 - 75 fm line11 

2 36"00' N lat. - 34"27' N lat. 50 fm line 11 - 75 fm line 11 

3 South of 34 "27' N lat. 100 fm line 11 - 150 fm line 11 (also anrilies around islands and banks) 

See §§660.60 and 660.230 for additional gear, trip limit and conservation area requirements and restrictions. See §§660.70-660.74 and §§660.76-660.79 for 

conservation area descriptions and coordinates (including RCAs, YRCAs, Farallon Islands, Cordell Bank, and EFHCAs). 

4 Minor Slope rockfish21 & Darkblotched 40,000 lb/ 2 months, of which no more than 6,000 lb may be blackgill rockfish rockfish 

5 SDlitnose rockfish 40,000 lb/ 2 months 

6 Sablefish 

7 40°10' N lat.-36°00' N lat. 4,500 lb/ v.ieek, not to exceed 9,000 lb /2 months 

8 South of 36 • 00" N lat. 2,500 lb/ week 

9 LonasDine thomvhead 10,000 lb/ 2 months 

10 Shortspine thomyhead 

11 40"10' N lat. - 34"27' N lat. 2,000 lb/ 2 months I 2,500 lb/ 2 months 

12 South of 34 °27' N lat. 3,000 lb/ 2 months 

13 Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale sole, 

English sole, starry flounder 10,000 lb/ month 

14 Other Flatfish~ 

15 I 40°10' N lat. - 36°00' N lat. 10,000 lb/ month seaward of the non-trawl RCA; 0 lb/month inside the non-trawl RCA 

16 I South of 36 • 00' N lat. 10,000 lb/ month 

17 Whiting 10,000 lb/ trip 

18 Minor Shelf Rockfish21 

19 I 40"10' N lat. - 34"27' N lat. 6,000 lb/ 2 months, of which no more than 500 lb mav be vermilion 

20 South of 34 "27' N lat. 6,000 lb/ 2 months, of Vvhich no more than 3,000 lb mav be vermilion 

21 Widow rockfish 

22 I 40"10' N lat. - 34"27' N lat. 10,000 lb/ 2 months 

23 South of 34 "27' N lat. 8,000 lb/ 2 months 

24 Chilipepper rockfish 

25 I 40"10' N lat. - 34"27' N lat. 10,000 lb./ 2 months 

26 South of 34 °27' N lat. 8,000 lb./ 2 months 

27 Canary rockfish 3,500 lb/ 2 months 

28 Yelloweve rockfish CLOSED 

29 Quill back rockfish 0 lb/ 2 months 

30 Cowcod CLOSED 

31 Bronzespotted rockfish CLOSED 

32 Bocaccio 8,000 lb/ 2 months 

33 Minor Nearshore Rockfish 

34 40°1 O' N lat. - 36° N lat. Shallow nearshore41 0 lb/ 2 months 

35 South of 36° N lat. Shallow nearshore41 2,000 lb/ 2 months 

36 40°1 O' N lat. - 36° N lat. Deeper nearshore51 0 lb/ 2 months 

37 South of 36° N lat. Deeper nearshore51 2,000 lb/ 2 months, of which no more than 75 lb may be copper rock.fish 

38 California Scorpionfish 3,500 lb/ 2 months 

39 Linacod61 

40 I 40"1 0' N lat. - 36" N lat. 1,600 lb/ 2 months seaward of the non-trawl RCA; 0 lb/ 2 months inside the non-trawl RCA 

41 South of 36° N lat. 1,600 lb/ 2 months 

42 Pacific cod 1,000 lb/ 2 months 

43 Spiny dogfish 200,000 lb/ 2 months I 150,000 lb/ 2 I 100,000 lb/ 2 months months 

44 Longnose skate Unlimited 

45 Other Fish71 0 lb / 2 months 

46 Cabezon in California 

47 40"1 0' N lat. - 36° N lat. 0 lb/ 2 months 

48 South of 36" N lat. Unlimited 

49 Big Skate Unlimited 

1/ The RockfIsh Conservation Area Is an area closed to fishing by particular gear types, bourded by the EEZ (exclusive economic zone, 1.e., federal waters from 3-200 nautical miles from shore) 

or lines specifically defined by latitude and lorgitude coordinates set out at§§ 660.71-660.74. This RCA is not defined by depth contours (with the exception of the 20-fm 

depth contour boundary south of 42° N lat.), and the boundary lines that define the RCA may close areas that are deeper or shallower 

than the depth contour. Vessels that are subject to RCA restrictions may not fish in the RCA, or operate in the RCA for any purpose 

other than transiting. LEFG vessels may be allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas using non-bottom contact hook and line only. 

See§ 660.230 (d) of the regulations for more information. 

2/ Minor Shelf and Slope Rockfish complexes are defined at§ 660.11. Pacific ocean perch is included in the trip limits for Minor Slope Rockfish. Blackgill rockfish have a 

species specific trip sub-limit within the Minor Slope Rockfish cumulative limit. Yellowtail rockfish are included in the trip limits for Minor Shelf Rockfish. Bronzespotted 

rockfish have a species specific trip limit. 

3/ "Other Flatfish'' are defined at § 660. 11 and include butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole. 

4/ "Shallow Nearshore" are defined at§ 660.11 urder "Groundfish" (7)(i)(B)(1 ). 

5/ "Deeper Nearshore" are defined at§ 660.11 urder "Groundfish" (7)(i)(B)(2). 

6/ The commercial mimimum size limit for lirgcod is 22 inches (56 cm) total length South of 42° N lat. 

7/ "other Fish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include kelp greenling off California and leopard shark. 

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Table 3 (South) to Part 660, Subpart F— 

[Corrected] 

■ 4. On page 83362, in amendatory 

instruction 5, ‘‘Table 3 (South) to Part 

660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish 

Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for 

Open Access Gears South of 40°10′ N 

Lat.′′ is corrected to read as follows: 

Table 3 (South) to Part 660, Subpart F— 

Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation 

Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access 

Gears South of 40≥10′ N Lat. 


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Table 3 (North) to Part 660, Subpart F -- Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access Gears North of 40°1 O' N lat. 

Other limits and requirements apply -- Read §§660.10 through 660.399 before using this table 1/1/2024 

JAN-FEB I MAR-APR I MAY✓UN I JUL-AUG I SEP-OCT I NOV-DEC 

Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA)11: I I I I I I I I I I I 1 North of46'16' N lat. Shoreward EEZ-100 fm line11 

2 46'16' N lat. -42'00' N lat. 30 fm line11 - 75 fm line11 

3 42'00' N lat. - 40'1 0' N lat. Shoreward EEZ - 75 fm line11 

See §§660.60, 660.330 and 660.333 for additional gear, trip limit and conservation area requirements and restrictions. See §§660.70-660.74 and §§660.76-660.79 

for conservation area descriptions and coordinates (including RCAs, YRCAs, Farallon Islands, Cordell Bank, and EFHCAs). 

4 Minor Slope Rockfish21 & Darkblotched 2,000 lb/ month rockfish 

5 Pacific ocean perch 100 lb/ month 

6 Sablefish 3,000 lb/ week, not to exceed 6,000 lb/ 2 months 

7 Shortpine thornyheads 50 lb/ month 

a Longspine thornvheads 50 lb/ month 

9 Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale sole, 5,000 lb/ month English sole, starry flounder 71 

10 Other Flatfish31 

11 North of 42'00' N lat. 5,000 lb/ month 

12 42'00' N lat. - 40'1 0' N lat. 5,000 lb/ month seaward of the non-trawl RCA; O lb/month inside the non-trawl RCA 

13 Whiting 300 lb/ month 

14 Minor Shelf Rockfish21 

15 North of 42'00' N lat. 800 lb/ month 

16 42'00' N lat. - 40'1 0' N lat. 600 lb/month 

17 Widow rockfish 2,000 lb/ 2 months 

18 Yellowtail rockfish 1,500 lb/month 

19 Canarv rockfish 1,000 lb/ 2 months 

20 Yelloweye rockfish CLOSED 

21 Quillback rockfish 

22 42'00' N lat. - 40'1 0' N lat. 0 lb/ 2 months 

23 Minor Nearshore Rockfish, Oregon black/blue/deacon rockfish, & black rockfish 

24 North of 42'00' N lat. 5,000 lb/ 2 months, no more than 1,200 lb of which may be species other than black rockfish or blue/deacon rockfish41 

25 42'00' N lat. - 40'1 0' N lat. 0 lb/ 2 months Minor Nearshore Rock.fish 

26 42'00' N lat. - 40'1 0' N lat. 0 lb/ 2 months Black rockfish 

27 Linncod51 

28 North of 42°00' N lat. 5,500 lb/ month 

29 42°00' N lat.-40°10' N lat. 1,000 lb/ month seaward of the non-trawl RCA; 0 lb/ month inside the non-trawl RCA 

30 Pacific cod 1,000 lb/ 2 months 

31 Spiny dogfish 200,000 lb/ 2 months I 150,000 lb/ 2 I 100,000 lb/ 2 months months 

32 Lonanose skate Unlimited 

33 Bia skate Unlimited 

34 Other Fish61 Unlimited 

35 Cabezon in California O lb/ 2 months 

36 Oreaon Cabezon/Kelp Greenlina Unlimited 

37 SALM ON TROLL (subject to RCAs when retaining all species of groundfish, except for yellowtail rockfish and lingcod, as described below) 

Salmon trollers may retain and land up to 500 lb ofyellowtail rockfish per month as long as salmon is on board, both 

within and outside of the RCA. Salmon trollers may retain and land up to 1 ling cod per 2 Chinook per trip, plus 1 

38 North ling cod per trip, up to a trip limit of 1 O lingcod, on a trip where any fishing occurs within the RCA. The ling cod limit only 

applies during times when lingcod retention is allm,ved, and is not "CLOSED." Theses limits are within the per month 

limits described in the table above, and not in addition to those limits. All groundfish species are subject to the open 

access limits, seasons, size limits and RCA restrictions listed in the table above, unless otherwise stated here. 

39 PINK SHRIMP NON-GROUNDFISH TRAWL (not subject to RCAs) 

Effective April 1 - October 31: Groundfish: 500 lb/day, multiplied by the number of days of the trip, not to exceed 

1,500 lb/trip. Toe following sublimits also apply and are counted toward the overall 500 lb/day and 1,500 lb/trip 

groundfish limits: lingcod 300 lb/month (minimum 24 inch size limit); sablefish 2,000 lb/month; canary, thomyheads 

40 North and yelloweye rockfish are PROHIBITED. All othergroundfish species taken are managed under the overall 500 

lb/day and 1,500 lb/trip groundfish limits. Landings of these species count toward the per day and per trip groundfish 

limits and do not have species-specific limits. The amount of groundfish landed may not exceed the amount of pink 

shrimp landed. 

1/ The Rockfish Conservation Area is an area closed to fishing by particular gear types, bounded by the EEZ (exclusive economic zone, i.e,, federal waters from 3-200 nautical miles from shore) 

or lines specifically defined by latitude and longitude coordinates set out at§§ 660.71-660.74. This RCA is not defined by depth contours (with the exception of the 20-fm 

depth contour boundary south of 42° N lat.), and the boundary lines that define the RCA may close areas that are deeper or shallower 

than the depth contour. Vessels that are subject to RCA restrictions may not fish in the RCA or operate in the RCA for any purpose 

other than transiting. Open access vessels may be allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas using hook and line only. 

See§ 660.330 (d) of the regulations for more information. 

2/ Minor Shelf and Slope Rockfish complexes are defined at§ 660.11. Bocaccio, chilipepper and cowcod rockfishes are included in the trip limits for Minor Shelf Rockfish. Splitnose 

rockfish is included in the trip limits for Minor Slope Rockfish. 

3/ "other flatfish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole. 

4/ For black rockfish north of Cape Aiava (48°09.50' N lat.), and between Destruction Is. (47°40' N lat.) and Leadbetter Pnt. (46°38.17' N lat.), 

there is an additional limit of 100 lbs or 30 percent by weight of all fish on board, wtlichever is greater, per vessel, per fishing trip. 

5/ The minimum size limit for lingcod is 22 inches (56 cm) total length North of 42° N lat. and 22 inches (56 cm) South of 42° N lat. 

6/ "other fish" are defined at§ 660.11 and include kelp green ling off California and leopard shark. 

7/ Open access vessels may be allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas using hook and line only. See§ 660.330 (d) of the regulations for more information. 

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Table 3 (South) to Part 660, Subpart F-- Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access Gears South of 40°10' N lat. 

Other limits and requirements apply-- Read §§660 10 through 660 399 before using this table 1/1/2024 

JAN-FEB I MAR-APR I MAY-JUN I JUL-AUG I SEP-OCT I NOV-DEC 

Rockfish Conservation Area {RCA}11: I I I I I I I I I I I 

1 40°10' N lat. - 36°00' N lat. Shoreward EEZ11 - 75 fm line11 

2 36°00' N lat. - 34 °27' N lat. 50 fm line11 - 75 fm line11 

3 South of 34 °27' N lat. 100 fm line11 - 150 fm line11 (also anr.lies around islands and banks\ 

See §§660.60 and 660.230 for additional gear, trip limit and conservation area requirements and restrictions. See §§660.70-660.74 and §§660.76-660.79 for 

conservation area descriptions and coordinates (including RCAs, YRCAs, Farallon Islands, Cordell Bank, and EFHCAs). 

4 Minor Slope Rockfish" & Darkblotched 

rockfish 10,000 lb/ 2 months, of IMlich no more than 2,500 lb may be blackgill rockfish 

5 Splitnose rockfish 200 lb/ month 

6 Sablefish 

7 140°10' N lat. -36°00' N lat. 3,000 lb/ week, not to exceed 6,000 lb/ 2 months -8 I South of 36°00' N lat. 2,000 lb/ week, not to exceed 6,000 lb/ 2 months 

9 Short.pine thomyheads 

10 I 40°10' N lat. - 34°27' N lat 50 lb/ month 

11 Longspine thomyheads 

12 I 40°10' N lat. - 34°27' N lat 50 lb/ month 

13 Shortpine thomyheads and longspine 

thornvheads 

14 I South of 34°27' N lat. 100 lb/ day, no more than 1,000 lb/ 2 months 

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17 I 40°10' N lat. - 36°00' N lat. 5,000 lb/ month seaward of the non-Ira»! RCA; O lb/month inside the non-Ira»! RCA m 18 I South of 36°00' N lat. 5,000 lb/ month r 19 Whiting 300 lb/ month m 20 Minor Shelf Rockfish21 

21 I 40°10' N lat. - 34°27' N lat.I 3,000 lb/ 2 months, of Vvflich no more than 300 lb may be vermilion/sunset 

22 I South of 34°27' N lat. 3,000 lb/ 2 months, of Vvflich no more than 900 lb may be vermilion/sunset w 23 Widow rockfish 

24 I 40°10' N lat. - 34°27' N lat. 6,000 lb/ 2 months 

25 I South of 34°27' N lat. 4,000 lb/ 2 months --en 26 Chilipepper rockfish 0 27 I 40°10' N lat. - 34°27' N lat 6,000 lb/ 2 months C: 28 I South of 34°27' N lat. 4,000 lb/ 2 months 

29 Canarv rockfish 1,500 lb/ 2 months -:::r 30 Yelloweye rockfish CLOSED ~ 

31 Cowcod CLOSED 

32 Bronzespotted rockfish CLOSED 

33 Quill back rockfish O lb/ 2 months 

34 Bocaccio 6,000 lb/ 2 months 

35 Minor Nearshore Rockfish 

36 40°10' N lat. - 36°00' N lat. Shallownearshore~ O lb/ 2 months 

37 South of 36°00' N lat. Shallow nearshore~ 2,000 lb/ 2 months 

38 40°10' N lat. - 36°00' N lat. Deeper nearshore& O lb/ 2 months 

39 South of 36°00' N lat. Deeoer nearshore51 2,000 lb/ 2 months, of Vvflich no more than 75 lb may be copper rockfish 

40 California Scorpionfish 3,500 lb/ 2 months 

41 Linacod61 

42 I 40°10' N lat. - 36°00' N lat. 700 lb/ month seaward of the non-trawl RCA; 0 lb/ month inside the non-trawl RCA 

43 South of 36°00' N lat. 700 lb/ month 

44 Pacific cod 1,000 lb/2 months 

45 Spinydogfish 200,000 lb/ 2 months I 150,000 lb/ 2 

I 100,000 lb/ 2 months months 

48 Longnose skate Unlimited 

47 Big skate Unlimited 

48 Other Fish71 Unlimited 

49 Cabezon in California 

50 I 40° 10' N lat. - 36°00' N lat I O lb/ month 

51 I South of 36°00' N lat. I Unlimited 
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 249 / Friday, December 29, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 90133 

Effective January 1, 2024, in FR Doc. 

2023–25905 at 88 FR 83830 in the issue 

of December 1, 2023: 

Subpart E of Part 660—[Corrected] 

■ 5. On page 83850, remove amendatory 

instruction 19 and the accompanying 

regulatory text revising table 2 (North) 

and table 2 (South) to part 660, subpart 

E, and redesignate amendatory 

instructions 20 through 22 as 

amendatory instructions 19 through 21. 

Subpart F of Part 660—[Corrected] 

■ 6. On page 83855, remove amendatory 

instruction 23 and the accompanying 

regulatory text revising table 3 (North) 

and table 3 (South) to part 660, subpart 

F, and redesignate amendatory 

instructions 24 and 25 as amendatory 

instructions 22 and 23. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 12, 2023. 

Everett Wayne Baxter, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27689 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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Table 3 (South) Continued 

Other limits and reauirements aoolv-- Read §§660 1 O throuah 660 399 before usina this table 1/1/2024 

JAN-FEB I MAR-APR I MAY-JUN I JUL-AUG I SEP-OCT I NOV-DEC 

Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA)11: 

1 40°1 O' N lat. - 36°00' N lat. Shoreward EEZ11 - 75 fm line 11 

2 36°00' N lat. - 34°27' N lat. 50 fm line 11 - 75 fm line 11 

3 South of 34 °27' N lat. 100 fm line 11 - 150 fm line 11 (also aoolies around islands and banks) 

See §§660.60 and 660.230 for additional gear, trip limit and conservation area requirements and restrictions. See §§660.70-660.74 and §§660.76-660.79 for 

conservation area descriptions and coordinates (including RCAs, YRCAs, Farallon Islands, Cordell Bank, and EFHCAs). 

59 SALMON TROLL (subject to RCAs when retainin all species of groundfish, except for yellowtail rockfish, as described below) 

Salmon trollers may retain and land up to 1 lb of yellowtail rockfish for every 2 lb of Chinook salmon landed, with a 

cumulative limit of 200 lb/month, both within and outside of the RCA. This limit is within the 4,000 lb per 2 month limit for 

60 South of 40°1 O' N lat. minor shelf rockfish between 40°1 O' and 34°27' N lat., and not in addition to that limit. All groundfish species are subject 

to the open access limits, seasons, size limits and RCA restrictions listed in the table above, unless otherwise stated 

here. 

61 RIDGEBACK PRAWN AND, SOUTH OF 38°57.50' N lat., CA HALIBUT AND SEA CUCUMBER NON-GROUNDFISH TRAWL 

62 NON-GROUNDFISH TRAWL Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) for CA Halibut, Sea Cucumber & Ridaeback Prawn: 

63 40°10' N lat. -38°00' N lat. 100 Im line 11 -

I 100 Im line 11 - 150 Im line 11 I 

100 Im line 11 -

200fmline 11 200fmline 11 

64 38°00' N lat. - 34°27' N lat. 100 Im line 11 - 150 Im line 11 

65 South of 34°27' N lat. 100 Im line 11 - 150 Im line 11 

Groundfish: 300 lb/trip. Species-specific limits described in the table above also apply and are counted toward the 300 lb 

groundfish per trip limit. The amount of groundfish landed may not exceed the amount of the target species landed, 

except that the amount of spiny dogfish landed may exceed the amount of target species landed. Spiny dogfish are 

limited by the 300 lb/trip overall groundfish limit. The daily trip limits for sablefish coastwide and thornyheads south of Pl. 

66 Conception and the overall groundfish •per trip" limit may not be multiplied by the number of days of the trip. Vessels 

participating in the California halibut fishery south of38°57.50' N lat. are allowed to (1) land upto 100 lb/day of 

groundfish without the ratio requirement, provided that at least one California halibut is landed and (2) land up to 3,000 

lb/month of flatfish, no more than 300 lb of which may be species other than Pacific sanddabs, sand sole, starry flounder, 

rock sole, curlfin sole, or California scorpionfish (California scorpionfish is also subject to the trip limits and closures in 

line 29). 

67 PINK SHRIMP NON-GROUNDFISH TRAWL GEAR (not subject to RCAs) 

Effective April 1 - October 31: Groundfish: 500 lb/day, multiplied by the number of days of the trip, not to exceed 1,500 

lb/trip. The following sublimits also apply and are counted toward the overall 500 lb/ day and 1,500 lb/ trip groundfish 

limits: lingcod 300 lb/ month (minimum 24 inch size limit); sablefish 2,000 lb/ month; canary rockfish, thornyheads and 

69 South yelloweye rockfish are PROHIBITED. All other groundfish species taken are managed under the overall 500 lb/day and 

1,500 lb/ trip groundfish limits. Landings of all groundfish species count toward the per day, per trip or other speciesspecific sublimits described here and the species-specific limits described in the table above do not apply. The amount 

of groundfish landed may not exceed the amount of pink shrimp landed. 

1/ The Rocl<fish Conservation Area Is an area dosed to fishing by particular gear types, bounded by the EEZ (exclusive economic zone, 1.e., federal waters from 3-200 nautical miles from shore) 

or lines specifically defined by latitude and longitude coordinates set out at§§ 660.71-660.74. Ttis RCA is not defined by depth contours (with the exception of the 20-fm 

depth contour boundary south of 42° N lat.), and the boundary lines that define the RCA may close areas that are deeper or shallower 

than the depth contour. Vessels that are subject to RCA restrictions may not fish in the RCA, or operate in the RCA for any purpose 

other than transitirg. LEFG vessels may be allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas usirg non-bottom contact hook ard line only. 

See§ 660.230 (d) of the regulations for more information. 

2/ Minor Shelf and Slope Rockfish complexes are defined at§ 660.11. Pacific ocean perch is included in the trip limits for minor slope rockfish. Blackgill rockfish have 

a species specific trip sub-limit within the minor slope rockfish cumulative limits. Yellowtail rockfish is included in the trip limits for minor shelf rockfish. Bronzespotted rockfish 

have a species specific trip limit. 

3/ "other flatfish'' are defined at§ 660.11 ard include butter sole, curtfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sarddab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole. 

4/ "Shallow Nearshore" are defined at§ 660.11 under "Groundfish" (7)(i)(B)(1 ). 

5/ "Deeper Nearshore" are defined at§ 660.11 under "Groundfish" (7)(i)(B)(2). 

6/ The commercial mimimum size limit for lingcod is 22 inches (56 cm) South of 42" N lat. 

?/ "other fish" are defined at§ 660.11 and indudes kelp greeliing off California and leopard shark. 

8/ Open access vessels may be allowed to fish inside groundfish conservation areas using hook and line only. See§ 660.330 (d) of the regulations for more information. 

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