Proposed Rule2022-26828
Extension of Public Comment Period for Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP); Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Halibut Abundance-Based Management of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species Catch Limit
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Published
December 9, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
On November 9, 2022, the National Marine Fisheries Service published a Notice of Availability and request for comments on Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP), but inadvertently did not include the supporting Amendment text. With this notice, NMFS is extending the public comment period by 60 days to February 7, 2023, to afford the public with additional time to provide comments on Amendment 123.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 75569-75570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26828]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
RIN 0648-BL42
Extension of Public Comment Period for Amendment 123 to the
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP); Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Halibut Abundance-Based Management of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species
Catch Limit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On November 9, 2022, the National Marine Fisheries Service
published a Notice of Availability and request for comments on
Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP), but
inadvertently did not include the supporting Amendment text. With this
notice, NMFS is extending the public comment period by 60 days to
February 7, 2023, to afford the public with additional time to provide
comments on Amendment 123.
DATES: Comments on Amendment 123 and supporting documents must be
received by February 7, 2023 as specified under ADDRESSES.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2022-0088,
by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter NOAA-NMFS-2022-0088 in the Search box.
Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and
enter or attach your comments.
<bullet> Mail: Submit written comments to Josh Keaton, Acting
Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 Amendment 123 and the final Environmental
Impact Statement/Regulatory Impact Review (collectively referred to as
the ``Analysis'') prepared for this proposed rule may be obtained from
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. The Analysis may also be found on the
Alaska Regional Office website at: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/final-environmental-impact-statement-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-bsai-halibut">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/final-environmental-impact-statement-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-bsai-halibut</a>.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridget Mansfield, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 9, 2022, the National Marine
Fisheries Service published a Notice of Availability (NOA) and request
for comments on Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI
FMP) (87 FR 67665, November 9, 2022). After inquiries from the public,
NMFS realized that a supporting document containing the revised BSAI
FMP text was not made available for public review with the November 9,
2022 publication of the NOA. The BSAI FMP revised text was posted to
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> on December 2, 2022. With this notification, NMFS is
extending the comment period on the FMP Amendment to provide 60 days
from the date of publication of this notification in the Federal
Register.
NMFS is soliciting public comments on proposed Amendment 123
through the end of the comment period (see DATES). NMFS is separately
seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would implement
Amendment 123.
Respondents do not need to submit the same comments on Amendment
123 and the proposed rule. All relevant written comments received by
the end of the applicable comment period, whether specifically directed
to the BSAI FMP amendment or the proposed rule will be considered by
NMFS in the approval/disapproval decision for Amendments 123 and
addressed in the response to comments in the final rule. Comments
received after the end of the applicable comment period will not be
considered in the approval/disapproval decision on Amendment 123. 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: December 6, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-26828 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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