Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS modifies the baseline annual U.S. North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore) quota, effective until changed, in accordance with the baseline quota adjustment process. NMFS also adjusts the 2024 baseline quotas for U.S. North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore), North and South Atlantic swordfish, and the Atlantic bluefin tuna Reserve category based on the 2023 underharvest and applicable international quota transfer. These temporary adjustments are effective through December 31, 2024. Full annual baseline allocations will be available to U.S. harvesters starting January 1, 2025. These actions are necessary to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 [Docket No. 240916-0238] RIN 0648-BN13 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; temporary quota adjustment. SUMMARY: NMFS modifies the baseline annual U.S. North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore) quota, effective until changed, in accordance with the baseline quota adjustment process. NMFS also adjusts the 2024 baseline quotas for U.S. North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore), North and South Atlantic swordfish, and the Atlantic bluefin tuna Reserve category based on the 2023 underharvest and applicable international quota transfer. These temporary adjustments are effective through December 31, 2024. Full annual baseline allocations will be available to U.S. harvesters starting January 1, 2025. These actions are necessary to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). DATES: The final rule is effective September 20, 2024. The temporary quota adjustments are effective September 20, 2024, through December 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: Supporting documents, including environmental assessments and environmental impact statements, as well as th…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Citation: 89 FR 77029
