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is controversial, and changes of this 

nature were anticipated in the process 

described in regulations at 50 CFR 

300.63(c). 

For the reasons discussed above, there 

is also good cause under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in 

effective date and make this action 

effective immediately upon filing for 

public inspection, as a delay in 

effectiveness of this action would 

constrain fishing opportunity and be 

inconsistent with the goals of the CSP, 

as well as potentially limit the economic 

opportunity intended by this rule to the 

associated fishing communities. This 

inseason action is not expected to result 

in exceeding the total Area 2A 

recreational fishery allocation. NMFS 

regulations allow the Regional 

Administrator to modify state 

recreational allocations, including a 

transfer in recreational allocation from 

one state to another; provided that the 

action allows allocation objectives to be 

met and will not result in exceeding the 

catch limit for Area 2A. NMFS received 

information on the progress of landings 

in the recreational fisheries in Area 2A 

on September 6, 2024, indicating that 

modifying the State recreational fishery 

allocations for Oregon and Washington 

should be implemented to ensure 

optimal harvest in the recreational 

fisheries in Area 2A. As stated above, it 

is in the public interest that this action 

is not delayed, because a delay in the 

effectiveness would obstruct the ability 

for the allocation objectives of the 

recreational Pacific halibut fishery to be 

met. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773–773k. 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket Number: 240916–0239] 

RIN 0648–BN21 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 80 

Sector Annual BSAI Pacific Halibut 

PSC Limits; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: On November 24, 2023, 

NMFS published a final rule to 

implement amendment 123 to the 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for 

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management 

Area (BSAI FMP). The final rule 

included a formatting error in table 58 

that caused the column headings to be 

incorrectly aligned with the column 

contents in the table. This correction 

fixes the error. 

DATES: Effective on September 20, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia M. Miller, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 24, 2023, NMFS published a 

final rule to implement amendment 123 

to the BSAI FMP (88 FR 82740). That 

final rule added table 58 to part 679 

(Amendment 80 Sector Annual BSAI 

Pacific Halibut Prohibited Species Catch 

(PSC) Limits) to establish the 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission (IPHC) index and the 

NMFS Eastern Bering Sea (EBS) index 

ranges in a table with the corresponding 

PSC limit at the intercepts of each index 

range. The final rule included an error 

in the formatting of table 58 to part 679 

that caused the column headings to be 

incorrectly aligned with the column 

contents. This correction fixes the error. 

Classification 

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

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NOAA, finds good cause to waive prior 

notice and opportunity for additional 

public comment because it would be 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. This correcting amendment 

corrects the formatting of table 58 to 

part 679 as depicted in the Federal 

Register and does not substantively 

change the contents of the table. The 

public was provided prior notice and 

comment on the proposed table as well 

as all supporting documents, which 

included the correctly formatted table 

with the column headings properly 

aligning with the column contents in 

table 58 to part 679. Therefore, 

providing prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment on this correction is 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest because this is a nonsubstantive change and retaining the 

incorrect formatted table may cause 

confusion. 

For the reasons stated above, the 

Assistant Administrator also finds good 

cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), to 

waive the 30-day delay in effective date 

for this correcting amendment (i.e., it is 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest since it is a non-substantive 

change, the public was provided prior 

notice and comment on the correctly 

formatted proposed table 58 to part 

679). 

Because prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment are not required 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 inapplicable. 

This final rule has been found to be 

not significant pursuant to E.O. 12866. 

List of Subjects for 50 CFR Part 679 

Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: September 16, 2024. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, NMFS corrects 50 CFR part 

679 by making the following correcting 

amendment: 

PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE 

EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF 

ALASKA 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 679 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et 

seq.; 3631 et seq.; Pub. L. 108–447; Pub. L. 

111–281. 

■ 2. Revise table 58 to part 679 to read 

as follows: 


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TABLE 58 TO PART 679—AMENDMENT 80 SECTOR ANNUAL BSAI PACIFIC HALIBUT PSC LIMITS

Survey index ranges 

Eastern Bering Sea shelf trawl 

survey index (t) 

Low 

<150,000 

High 

≥150,000 

IPHC setline survey index in Area 4ABCDE (WPUE) High ≥11,000 ................................................................ 1,745 mt 1,745 mt 

Medium 8,000–10,999 .................................................. 1,396 mt 1,571 mt 

Low 6,000–7,999 .......................................................... 1,309 mt 1,396 mt 

Very Low <6,000 .......................................................... 1,134 mt 1,134 mt 

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