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Subchapter C—Civil Aviation Security 

PART 1548—INDIRECT AIR CARRIER 

SECURITY 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1548 

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 

44901–44905, 44913–44914, 44916–44917, 

44932, 44935–44936, 46105. 

§ 1548.7 [Amended]

■ 2. Amend § 1548.7 by: 

■ a. In paragraph (a)(4), removing the 

words ‘‘one year after the month it was

approved’’ and adding in their place ‘‘3

years after the month it was approved,

or until the program has been

surrendered or withdrawn, whichever is

earlier’’.

■ b. In paragraph (a)(5) introductory 

text, adding the words ‘‘or renewal’’ 

after the words ‘‘submitted during its 

initial’’. 

■ c. In paragraph (b)(1), removing the 

words ‘‘at least 30 calendar days prior

to the first day of the anniversary month

of initial approval’’ and adding in their

place ‘‘at least 30 calendar days before

the 36th month after the initial

approval’’.

■ d. In paragraph (b)(4), removing the 

words ‘‘one year after the month it was

renewed’’ and adding in their place ‘‘3

years after the month it was renewed, or

until the program has been surrendered

or withdrawn, whichever is earlier’’.

Dated: February 1, 2024. 

David P. Pekoske, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 217 

Regulations Governing the Take of 

Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities 

CFR Correction 

This rule is being published by the 

Office of the Federal Register to correct 

an editorial or technical error that 

appeared in the most recent annual 

revision of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

■ In Title 50 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 200 to 227, revised as

of October 1, 2023, remove Subpart I to

Part 217.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[240202–0033] 

RIN 0648–XD495 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab 

Fishery; 2024 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red 

Crab Specifications 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is approving 

specifications for the 2024–2027 

Atlantic deep-sea red crab fishery, 

including the annual catch limits and 

total allowable landings limits. This 

action implements the allowable 2024 

harvest levels, consistent with the 

Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery 

Management Plan. This action is 

necessary to establish allowable red crab 

harvest levels that will prevent 

overfishing. 

DATES: The final specifications for the 

2024 Atlantic deep-sea red crab fishery 

are effective March 11, 2024, through 

February 28, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the supplemental 

information report, including the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis and 

other supporting documents for the 

specifications, are available from Dr. 

Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, 

MA 01950 or at https://www.nefmc.org/ 

library/2024-2027-red-crabspecifications. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Murphy, Fishery Policy Analyst, 

(978) 281–9122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

The Atlantic deep-sea red crab fishery 

is managed by the New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council). The 

Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) includes a 

specification process that requires the 

Council to recommend, on a triennial 

basis, an acceptable biological catch 

(ABC), an annual catch limit (ACL), and 

total allowable landings (TAL) every 4 

years. The Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) provides a 

recommendation to the Council for the 

ABC. The Council makes a 

recommendation to NMFS on the ABC, 

which cannot exceed the ABC 

recommendation made by the SSC. 

Final Specifications 

The biological and management 

reference points currently in the FMP 

are used to determine whether 

overfishing is occurring or if the stock 

is overfished. There is insufficient 

information on the species to establish 

the maximum sustainable yield, 

optimum yield, or overfishing limit. The 

ABC is defined in terms of landings 

instead of total catch because there is 

insufficient information to estimate 

dead discards of red crab. We are 

approving the Council-recommended 

specifications for the 2024–2027 fishing 

years that establish a 2,000-metric ton 

ABC, ACL, and TAL. This action 

implements these specifications for the 

2024 fishing year. 

At the end of each fishing year, we 

evaluate catch information and 

determine if the quota has been 

exceeded. If a quota is exceeded, the 

regulations at 50 CFR 648.262(b) require 

a pound-for-pound reduction of the 

quota in a subsequent fishing year. 

NMFS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register of any revisions to the 

projected specifications if an overage 

occurs. Based on the performance of the 

2023 red crab fishery, no adjustment is 

necessary for fishing year 2024. NMFS 

will provide notice of the final 2025– 

2027 quotas, and any necessary 

reductions, prior to the start of each 

respective fishing year. 

Comments and Responses 

The public comment period for the 

proposed rule (88 FR 83893, December 

1, 2023) ended on January 2, 2024. No 

comments were received on the 

proposed rule. 

Changes From the Proposed Rule 

There are no changes from the 

proposed rule. 

Classification 

Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS 

Assistant Administrator has determined 

that this final rule is consistent with the 

Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP, other 

provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, and other applicable law. 

This final rule is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation, 

Department of Commerce, certified to 

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration (SBA) 

during the proposed rule stage that this 

action would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 


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number of small entities. The factual 

basis for the certification was published 

in the proposed rule and is not repeated 

here. No comments were received 

regarding this certification. As a result, 

a regulatory flexibility analysis was not 

required and none was prepared. 

This action does not contain a 

collection of information requirement 

for purposes of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

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

Dated: February 2, 2024. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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