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Alternate II (DATE). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 18. Amend section 52.213–4 by 

revising the date of the clause and 

removing from paragraph (a)(2)(viii) 

‘‘(NOV 2020)’’ and adding ‘‘(DATE)’’ in 

its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.213–4 Terms and Conditions-Simplified 

Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial 

Items). 

* * * * * 

Terms and Conditions-Simplified 

Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial 

Items) (DATE) 

* * * * * 

■ 19. Amend section 52.219–1 by 

revising the date of the provision and 

paragraph (c)(8)(i) to read as follows: 

52.219–1 Small Business Program 

Representations. 

* * * * * 

Small Business Program 

Representations (DATE) 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(8) * * * 

(i) It b is, b is not a HUBZone small 

business concern listed, on the date of 

this representation, as having been 

certified by SBA as a HUBZone small 

business concern in the Dynamic Small 

Business Search, and will attempt to 

maintain (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)) an 

employment rate of HUBZone residents 

of 35 percent of its employees during 

performance of a HUBZone contract; 

and 

* * * * * 

■ 20. Amend section 52.219–3 by 

revising the heading, clause heading 

and date; and removing paragraph (g). 

The revisions read as follows: 

52.219–3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or 

Sole-Source Award. 

* * * * * 

Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or SoleSource Award (DATE) 

* * * * * 

■ 21. Amend section 52.219–4 by 

revising the clause heading and date, 

and removing paragraph (f). 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.219–4 Notice of Price Evaluation 

Preference for HUBZone Small Business 

Concerns. 

* * * * * 

Notice of Price Evaluation Preference 

for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 

(DATE) 

* * * * * 

■ 22. Amend section 52.219–8 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. In paragraph (a), revising the 

definition ‘‘HUBZone small business 

concern’’; and 

■ c. Revising paragraph (d)(5). 

The revisions read as follows: 

52.219–8 Utilization of Small Business 

Concerns. 

* * * * * 

Utilization of Small Business Concerns 

(DATE) 

(a) * * * 

HUBZone small business concern 

means a small business concern that 

meets the requirements described in 13 

CFR 126.200, certified by the Small 

Business Administration (SBA) and 

designated by SBA as a HUBZone small 

business concern in the Dynamic Small 

Business Search (DSBS). 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(5) The Contractor shall confirm that 

a subcontractor representing itself as a 

HUBZone small business concern is 

certified by SBA as a HUBZone small 

business concern by accessing DSBS at 

https://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_

dsbs.cfm or SAM. 

* * * * * 

■ 23. Amend section 52.219–9 by 

revising the date of clause and 

paragraph (e)(4) to read as follows: 

52.219–9 Small Business Subcontracting 

Plan. 

* * * * * 

Small Business Subcontracting Plan 

(DATE) 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(4) Confirm that a subcontractor 

representing itself as a HUBZone small 

business concern is certified by SBA as 

a HUBZone small business concern by 

accessing the Dynamic Small Business 

Search (DSBS) at https://web.sba.gov/ 

pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm or SAM. 

* * * * * 

■ 24. Amend section 52.244–6 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (c)(1)(vii) 

‘‘(Oct 2018)’’ and adding ‘‘(DATE)’’ in 

its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.244–6 Subcontracts for Commercial 

Items. 

* * * * * 

Subcontracts for Commercial Items 

(DATE) 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[RTID 0648–XA980] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Standardized Bycatch 

Reporting Methodology Amendments 

to the Fishery Management Plans for 

the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King 

and Tanner Crabs, Scallops, and 

Salmon 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Announcement of availability of 

fishery management plan amendments; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) 

submitted Amendment 51 to the Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea/ 

Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and 

Tanner Crabs (Crab FMP), Amendment 

17 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery 

Off Alaska (Scallop FMP), and 

Amendment 15 to the FMP for the 

Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive 

Economic Zone (EEZ) Off Alaska 

(Salmon FMP) (collectively 

Amendments). If approved, these 

Amendments would add to or modify 

language in the Crab, Scallop, and 

Salmon FMPs to more transparently 

reflect and align the FMPs with the way 

bycatch is currently reported in the 

fisheries managed by the Council. These 

Amendments are intended to promote 

the goals and objectives of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act); the Crab, 

Scallop, and Salmon FMPs; and other 

applicable laws. 

DATES: Comments on the Amendments 

must be received no later than August 

13, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2021–0036, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

NOAA–NMFS–2021–0036 in the Search 

box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 


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Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: 

Records Office. Mail comments to P.O. 

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. 

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), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

Electronic copies of proposed 

Amendments, the draft Categorical 

Exclusion, and the draft Analysis 

(referred to as the ‘‘Analysis’’) prepared 

for this action may be obtained from 

www.regulations.gov or from the NMFS 

Alaska Region website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Mackey, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that 

each regional fishery management 

council submit any FMP amendment it 

prepares to NMFS for review and 

approval, disapproval, or partial 

approval by the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary). The Magnuson-Stevens Act 

also requires that NMFS, upon receiving 

an FMP amendment, immediately 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

announcing that the amendment is 

available for public review and 

comment. The Council has submitted 

the Amendments to the Secretary for 

review. This notice announces that the 

proposed Amendments are available for 

public review and comment. 

NMFS manages the crab, scallop, and 

salmon fisheries in Alaska’s exclusive 

economic zone under the Crab, Scallop, 

and Salmon FMPs. The Council 

prepared these FMPs under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 

16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations 

governing U.S. fisheries and 

implementing the FMPs appear at 50 

CFR parts 600, 679, and 680. 

Section 303(a)(11) of the MagnusonStevens Act requires that any FMP 

establish a standardized bycatch 

reporting methodology (SBRM) to assess 

the amount and type of bycatch 

occurring in the fishery, and include 

conservation and management measures 

that, to the extent practicable and in the 

following priority—(A) minimize 

bycatch, and (B) minimize the mortality 

of bycatch that cannot be avoided (16 

U.S.C. 1853(a)(11)). 

On January 19, 2017, NMFS 

published a final rule (82 FR 6317) 

establishing national guidance for 

compliance with this requirement. As 

required by 50 CFR 600.1610(b), 

regional fishery management councils, 

in coordination with NMFS, must 

review their FMPs and make any 

necessary changes so all FMPs are 

consistent with the guidance by 

February 21, 2022. 

The national guidance, codified at 50 

CFR 600.1605(a), defines a SBRM as ‘‘an 

established, consistent procedure or 

procedures used to collect, record, and 

report bycatch data in a fishery.’’ This 

information, in conjunction with other 

relevant sources, is used to assess the 

amount and type of bycatch occurring in 

the fishery and inform the development 

of conservation and management 

measures to minimize bycatch. The 

regulations require that an FMP identify 

the required procedure that constitutes 

the SBRM for the fishery and explain 

how the procedure meets the purpose to 

collect, record, and report bycatch data. 

The SBRM final rule requires the 

Council to explain how the SBRMs meet 

the stated purpose in the rule based on 

an analysis of four considerations: (1) 

Characteristics of bycatch in the fishery, 

(2) the feasibility of the reporting 

methodology, (3) the uncertainty of data 

resulting from the methodology, and (4) 

how the data will be used to assess the 

amount and type of bycatch occurring in 

the fishery (50 CFR 600.1610(a)). The 

Council must address these 

considerations when reviewing or 

establishing an SBRM. 

In February 2020, the Council 

received a report on current FMPs 

managed by the Council and their 

consistency with the SBRM final rule. 

At that meeting, the Council determined 

that the FMPs for Groundfish of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area, Groundfish of the 

Gulf of Alaska, and Fish Resources of 

the Arctic Management Area were in 

compliance with the SBRM final rule. 

The Council also determined that the 

Crab, Scallop, and Salmon FMPs needed 

to be updated to explicitly identify the 

SBRMs to be consistent with the SBRM 

final rule and should therefore be 

amended. 

The Council took final action at its 

February 2021 meeting. In taking final 

action, the Council noted that changes 

to the Crab, Scallop, and Salmon FMPs 

were necessary to ensure those FMPs 

are consistent with the MagnusonStevens Act and the SBRM final rule. 

During deliberation, the Council 

recognized that the Crab, Scallop, and 

Salmon FMPs currently contain 

management measures such as the 

State’s Scallop and Crab Observer 

Programs, industry reports, and fish 

tickets that provide SBRMs consistent 

with the national guidance. However, 

these are not explicitly identified as the 

SBRM in each FMP. 

The Council recommended the three 

FMPs be amended to explicitly state the 

SBRMs and explain how they meet the 

purpose of collecting, recording, and 

reporting bycatch data. The Council also 

noted that the descriptions of the 

management measures that contribute to 

the SBRM (such as the Crab Observer 

Program) may be a bit outdated. These 

management measures may be updated 

as the FMPs are amended by this action, 

and any such updates will be consistent 

with the SBRM regulations and be done 

in coordination with the State. Updates 

to the language of management 

measures for SBRM consistency would 

not add any new reporting 

requirements. 

This proposed action would not add 

any new reporting requirements and 

would not change any regulatory 

requirements. This action would only 

add to or modify language in the Crab, 

Scallop, and Salmon FMPs to more 

transparently reflect and align with how 

bycatch is currently reported in the 

fisheries managed by the Council by 

explicitly stating the SBRM in each 

fishery. 

Crab FMP 

The combination of the Crab Observer 

Program and industry reports provides a 

standard reporting methodology that is 

consistent with the SBRM final rule. 

Descriptions of these management 

measures currently exist in the Crab 

FMP; however, the FMP needs to be 

amended to explicitly identify these 

methodologies as the SBRM. 

Amendment 51 to the Crab FMP would 

add language to Sections 8.1.2, 8.3.1, 

and 8.3.7 to identify the existing SBRM 

and to explain how it meets the purpose 

of collecting, recording, and reporting 

bycatch. 

Scallop FMP 

The combination of industry reports 

and the Scallop Observer Program 

provides a standard reporting 

methodology that is consistent with the 

SBRM final rule. Descriptions of these 

management measures currently exist in 

the Scallop FMP; however, the FMP 

needs to be amended to explicitly 

identify these methodologies as the 

SBRM. Amendment 17 to the Scallop 

FMP would add language to Section 

3.2.12 to identify the SBRM and explain 


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how it meets the purpose of collecting, 

recording, and reporting bycatch. 

Salmon FMP 

Fish tickets are the standardized 

reporting methodology in place for 

reporting catch of salmon species that 

are subject to maximum retainable 

amounts. The Statewide Harvest Survey 

and creel surveys, as well as the 

Saltwater Guide Logbooks, are the 

standardized reporting methodology in 

place for reporting in the salmon sport 

fishery and the guided sport fishery. 

However, the Salmon FMP needs to be 

amended in order to explicitly identify 

these methodologies as the SBRM. 

Amendment 15 to the Salmon FMP 

would add language to Section 8.1.8 

(Bycatch Management) to identify the 

SBRM and explain how it meets the 

purpose of collecting, recording, and 

reporting bycatch in the directed 

commercial salmon fishery. In addition, 

Amendment 15 would add language to 

Section 8.1.9 (Sport Fisheries) to 

identify the SBRM for the salmon sport 

fishery. 

NMFS is soliciting public comments 

on the proposed Amendments through 

the end of the comment period (see 

DATES). All relevant written comments 

received by the end of the applicable 

comment period will be considered by 

NMFS in the approval/partial approval/ 

disapproval decision for the 

Amendments and addressed in the 

response to comments in the final 

decision. Comments received after the 

end of the applicable comment period 

will not be considered in the approval/ 

disapproval decision on the 

Amendments. To be considered, 

comments must be received, not just 

postmarked or otherwise transmitted, by 

the last day of the comment period (see 

DATES). 

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

Dated: June 8, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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