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the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes. 

J. National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 

FMCSA analyzed this proposed rule 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and determined this action 

is categorically excluded from further 

analysis and documentation in an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement under 

FMCSA Order 5610.1 (69 FR 9680), 

Appendix 2, paragraphs 6(s) and (t) of 

the order (69 FR 9703). The categorical 

exclusions in paragraphs 6(s) and (t) 

cover regulations regarding the CDL and 

related activities to assure CDL 

information is exchanged between 

States. The proposed requirements in 

this rule are covered by these CEs. 

K. Rulemaking Summary 

As required by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a 

summary of this rulemaking can be 

found in the Abstract section of the 

Department’s Unified Agenda entry for 

this rulemaking at https://www.reginfo.

gov/public/do/eAgendaMain. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 384 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Alcohol abuse, Drug Abuse, 

Highway safety, Incorporation by 

reference, and Motor carriers. 

In consideration of the foregoing, 

FMCSA proposes to amend 49 CFR part 

384 as follows: 

PART 384—STATE COMPLIANCE 

WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S 

LICENSE PROGRAM 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 384 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136, 31301, et seq., 

and 31502; secs. 103 and 215 of Pub. L. 106– 

159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1753, 1767; sec. 32934 

of Pub. L. 112–141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; sec. 

5524 of Pub. L. 114–94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1560; 

and 49 CFR 1.87. 

■ 2. Revise § 384.107 to read as follows: 

§ 384.107 Matter incorporated by 

reference. 

(a) Incorporation by reference. Certain 

material is incorporated by reference 

into this part with the approval of the 

Director of the Federal Register under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All 

approved incorporation by reference 

(IBR) material is available for inspection 

at FMCSA and at the National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA). 

Contact FMCSA at the Department of 

Transportation Library, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

(202) 366–0746 . For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/ 

cfr/ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. The material may be obtained 

from the sources in the following 

paragraph of this section. 

(b) The American Association of 

Motor Vehicle Administrators 

(AAMVA), 4401 Wilson Boulevard, 

Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203; (703) 

522–1300; www.aamva.org. 

(1) ‘‘Commercial Driver’s License 

Information System (CDLIS) State 

Procedures Manual,’’ Version c.0, 

September 2023; approved for 

§§ 384.225(f) and 384.231(d). 

(2) [Reserved] 

■ 3. Amend § 384.301 by adding 

paragraph (p) to read as follows: 

§ 384.301 Substantial compliance— 

general requirements. 

* * * * * 

(p) A State must come into substantial 

compliance with the requirements of 

subpart B of this part, which is effective 

as of [EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL 

RULE], as soon as practicable, but not 

later than August 22, 2024. 

Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.87. 

Sue Lawless, 

Acting Deputy Administrator. 

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Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[RTID 0648–XD481] 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; 

Amendment 21 to the Coastal Pelagic 

Species Fishery Management Plan 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

amendment to a fishery management 

plan; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council has submitted 

Amendment 21 to the Coastal Pelagic 

Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP) for review by the Secretary of 

Commerce. If approved, Amendment 21 

would make a number of nonsubstantive, administrative changes to 

the CPS FMP including defining 

acronyms upon first use, adding 

hyperlinks, removing repetitive 

language, and rearranging sections for 

clarity and logical sequence. These 

changes, colloquially referred to as 

‘‘housekeeping’’ changes, would not 

change the management of the fishery. 

This proposed amendment is intended 

to promote the goals and objectives of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

CPS FMP, and other applicable laws. 

NMFS will consider public comments 

in deciding whether to approve, 

disapprove, or partially approve 

Amendment 21. 

DATES: Comments on the notice of 

availability must be received by April 

22, 2024 to be considered in the 

decision whether to approve, 

disapprove, or partially approve 

Amendment 21. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2023–0134, by the following 

method: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and type 

NOAA–NMFS–2023–0134 in the Search 

box (note: copying and pasting the 

FDMS Docket Number directly from this 

document may not yield search results). 

Click the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete 

the required fields, and enter or attach 

your comments. 

Instructions: Comments must be 

submitted by the above method to 

ensure that the comments are received, 

documented, and considered by NMFS. 

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. All 

comments received are a part of the 

public record and will generally be 

posted for public viewing on https://

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

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

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

Electronic Access 

This rule is accessible via the internet 

on the Office of the Federal Register 

website at https://www.federalregister.

gov/. Additionally, background 

information and documents are 

available on the Pacific Fishery 

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https://www.pcouncil.org/actions/ 

housekeeping-fmp-amendment/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Davis, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, NMFS, (323) 372–2126, katie.

davis@noaa.gov; or Jessi Doerpinghaus, 

Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, (503) 820–2415, 

jessi.doerpinghaus@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

coastal pelagic species (CPS) fishery in 

the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the 

West Coast is managed under the CPS 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

(Council) developed the CPS FMP 

pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 

1801 et seq.). The Secretary of 

Commerce approved the CPS FMP and 

implemented the provisions of the plan 

through regulations at 50 CFR part 660, 

subpart I. Species managed under the 

CPS FMP include Pacific sardine, 

Pacific mackerel, jack mackerel, 

northern anchovy, market squid, and 

krill. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires 

each regional fishery management 

council to submit any amendment to an 

FMP to NMFS for review and approval, 

disapproval, or partial approval. The 

Magnuson-Stevens Act also requires 

that NMFS, upon receiving an 

amendment to an FMP, immediately 

publish notification in the Federal 

Register that the amendment is 

available for public review and 

comment. This notice of availability 

announces that the proposed 

Amendment 21 to the CPS FMP is 

available for public review and 

comment. NMFS will consider the 

public comments received during the 

comment period described above in 

determining whether to approve, 

disapprove, or partially approve 

Amendment 21. 

Background 

At its April 2022 meeting, the Council 

initiated the preparation of an 

administrative amendment for the CPS 

FMP, the intention of which was to 

conduct an editorial revision of the 

document for clarity and consistency. 

The amendment was colloquially 

referred to as a ‘‘housekeeping’’ 

amendment. During the development of 

Amendment 20 on management 

categories (see 88 FR 42652, July 3, 

2023), the Council’s CPS Management 

Team had identified places within the 

CPS FMP where text could be edited to 

address inconsistencies in terminology 

and organization resulting from past 

revisions through various amendments 

to the FMP. The CPS Management Team 

developed, with input from the CPS 

Advisory Subpanel, a draft of proposed 

changes to the CPS FMP that was 

adopted by the Council for public 

review in November 2022. None of the 

proposed changes were intended to alter 

the management of the CPS fisheries. 

Between November 2022 and April 

2023, the CPS Management Team and 

Council staff reviewed and continued to 

work on the draft to ensure that the 

proposed changes were within the 

administrative scope of this action. In 

April 2023, the Council adopted the 

proposed changes to the CPS FMP for 

recommendation to NMFS. 

Summary of Proposed Administrative 

Changes to the Coastal Pelagic Species 

Fishery Management Plan 

A complete list of the proposed 

changes in Amendment 21 to the CPS 

FMP is available on the Council website 

at https://www.pcouncil.org/actions/ 

housekeeping-fmp-amendment/. In 

addition to minor editorial clarifications 

in the FMP, most of the proposed 

changes fall into the following 

categories: 

Abbreviations and acronyms: All 

abbreviations and acronyms would be 

spelled out upon first use and then 

applied throughout the remainder of the 

FMP. A list of acronyms and their 

definitions would be added to the 

beginning of the document. 

Hyperlinks: Hyperlinks to Council 

documents or the Federal Register 

would be inserted upon reference to an 

FMP amendment, final rule that 

implemented an FMP amendment, and 

associated regulations. 

Chub mackerel: Chapter 1 of the CPS 

FMP establishes that Pacific mackerel is 

also known as ‘‘chub’’ mackerel. To 

employ consistent terminology 

throughout the document, the term 

‘‘chub’’ would not be repeated with 

regard to Pacific mackerel. 

Headings and Structure: Sections of 

the CPS FMP would be rearranged to 

achieve clarity and logical order, 

resulting in changes to the section 

headings and numbering to accurately 

and sequentially label their contents. 

Organizational Terminology: 

Terminology would be updated 

consistent with changes in 

nomenclature that have occurred since 

the CPS FMP was written, such as those 

resulting from the 2007 reauthorization 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the 2016 

updates to the National Standard 

guidelines, and the consolidation of the 

NMFS Southwest and Northwest 

Regional Offices into the West Coast 

Region. 

This Amendment would edit the CPS 

FMP for clarity and content, and make 

no changes to the management of CPS 

fisheries. 

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

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Everett Wayne Baxter, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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