November 2, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Actions Regarding the Commission's Policy on Price Index Formation and Transparency, and Indices Referenced in Natural Gas and Electric Tariffs
Document Number: 2022-23846
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
On April 21, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) revised its price index policy set forth in its Policy Statement on Natural Gas and Electric Price Indices (Revised Policy Statement). In order to comply with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Paperwork Reduction Act requirements on Policy Statements, the Commission is establishing a new information collection, FERC-549E, (Price Index Data Providers and Developers) OMB No. 1902-New, to reflect the burden to implement the policy changes in the Revised Policy Statement and to reflect the unreported burden arising from the prior policy statements. The Commission is also seeking comment on the burden and cost related to complying with the Revised Policy Statement.
Notice of Request for Public Comment on Proposed Update to the Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule as Part of the HRSA-Supported Preventive Services Guidelines for Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Document Number: 2022-23845
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
This notice seeks public comment on a proposed update to the Periodicity Schedule of the Bright Futures Recommendations for Pediatric Preventive Health Care (``Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule''), as part of the HRSA-supported preventive service guidelines for infants, children, and adolescents. Please see https:// mchb.hrsa.gov/maternal-child-health-topics/child-health/brigh t- futures.html for additional information. Specifically, the proposed update to the Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule is to extend the upper age range for the existing universal Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) screening recommendation. In the Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule, a ``dot'' with an ``arrow'' indicates a ``range during which a service may be provided.'' In the current Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule, the age range recommended for which adolescents may be provided universal screening for HIV is between the 15-year visit and 18-year visit. The proposed update to the Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule would indicate that the recommended age range for which adolescents may be provided universal screening for HIV is between the 15-year visit and 21-year visit. The proposed update also includes an accompanying footnote to provide updated information from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) about more frequent screening for youth assessed as at high risk of HIV infection.
Color Additive Certification; Increase in Fees for Certification Services
Document Number: 2022-23844
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to amend the color additive regulation to increase the fee for certification services. The change in fees will allow FDA to continue to maintain an adequate color certification program as required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The fees are intended to recover the full costs of operation of FDA's color certification program.
Webinar and Opportunity To Submit Applications for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Potential Inclusion in EPA's Recommendations for Federal Purchasing
Document Number: 2022-23843
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding the Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Recommendations) and is seeking managers of standards development organizations, ecolabel programs, and associated conformity assessment bodies to apply for potential assessment and inclusion in the Recommendations. Interested applicants should electronically submit responses to the scoping questions. Those considering applying are invited to attend a webinar hosted by the EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program to learn more and ask questions about the assessment process. Once all applications are received, EPA will issue an estimated timeline for full assessments against Sections I through IV of the Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Framework). The number of full assessments that EPA can perform will depend on the number of applicants and available resources.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Drivers' Knowledge/Correct Use of New Technology Features in Passenger Vehicles
Document Number: 2022-23842
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This ICR is for a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval for a one-time voluntary experiment on drivers' understanding of and behaviors using vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control and lane centering technologies. A Federal Register notice with a 60- day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on July 20, 2022 (86 FR 43374-76). NHTSA received comments from two organizations, which we address below.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2022-23841
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2022-23840
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2022-23839
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2022-23838
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting via webinar of its Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting Technical Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss reporting and permitting alternatives for the private recreational snapper grouper fishery.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2022-23837
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Executive Committee via webinar to discuss the Council budget.
Minor Boundary Revision at City of Rocks National Reserve
Document Number: 2022-23835
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given that the boundary of City of Rocks National Reserve (Reserve) is modified to include Tract No. 101-13 containing 100 acres of fee land, Tract No. 101-14 containing 4.63 acres of a road access easement, and Tract 101-15 containing 0.45 acres of an access easement for providing vehicular access to staff and visitors to the northeastern area of the park. The inclusion and acquisition of this property will enable the National Park Service (NPS) to provide recreational access to park visitors at the northeastern boundary of the Reserve. The fee lands and road easements will also allow NPS to better manage the lands and preserve the unique rock formation in this area of the Reserve.
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2022-23834
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2022-23833
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Funeral Industry Practices Rule
Document Number: 2022-23832
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is considering whether to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend its Trade Regulation Rule entitled ``Funeral Industry Practices Rule'' (``Funeral Rule'' or ``Rule''). The Rule defines unfair and deceptive practices in the sale of funeral goods and services and prescribes preventative requirements to protect against these practices. All interested persons are hereby given notice of the opportunity to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the Rule.
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2022-23831
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; National School Transportation Association; Correction
Document Number: 2022-23830
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA corrects the October 27, 2022, notice of final disposition in which the Agency announced its decision to grant the exemption requested by the National School Transportation Association (NSTA). Although the exemption expiration date is correctly stated in the DATES section of the notice, Section VII of the notice incorrectly identifies the expiration date. Today's correction notice is being published to remedy that error.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-23828
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or Agency), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites public comments on a new information collection titled ``Tech Sprints,'' as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This information collection has not yet been assigned a control number by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FHFA intends to submit the information collection to OMB for review and approval of a three- year control number.
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 2020-2021
Document Number: 2022-23827
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and exporters of hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from Japan, sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021.
Furfuryl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2022-23826
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on furfuryl alcohol from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the dumping margins identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request
Document Number: 2022-23813
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency is modifying an existing information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public review and comment on the submission. The agencies received no comments in response to the sixty (60) day notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of the burden estimate; the quality, practical utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize reporting the burden, including automated collected techniques and uses of other forms of technology.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Possible Effects of Court Decision on Significant Portion of the Range Analysis for the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the Southern Subspecies of Scarlet Macaw
Document Number: 2022-23812
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are seeking public comment on how recent case law on the Service's significant portion of the range (SPR) policy and the plain language of the Endangered Species Act (Act) may affect our February 26, 2019, final rule designating the northern distinct population segment (DPS) of the southern subspecies of scarlet macaw (Ara macao macao), as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Detection With Coast Guard Optical Sensors
Document Number: 2022-23811
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with companies to evaluate autonomous detection and tracking systems to determine its potential use in Search and Rescue planning. The Coast Guard will provide video output from various sensors to detect and characterize targets for search along with collaboratively developing methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the autonomous detection and tracking systems to allow for the integration with accepted search planning systems and methodologies. From a recent demonstration, the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with Zelim to investigate their artificial intelligence-based casualty detection system, SARBox, and solicits public comment on the possible participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA, and the nature of that participation. The Coast Guard also invites other potential non-Federal participants, who have the interest and capability to bring similar contributions to this type of research, to consider submitting proposals for consideration in similar CRADAs.
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
Document Number: 2022-23810
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China), would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, net countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD and CVD orders.
Approval of Subzone Status; BLG Logistics of Alabama LLC, Northport, Alabama
Document Number: 2022-23809
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2022-23807
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management, will hold a public comment period to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2022-23805
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to modify a current FDIC system of records titled FDIC-013, Insured Financial Institution Liquidation Records, by updating the name to FDIC-013, Financial Institution Resolution and Receivership Records to more closely reflect the records processed by this system of records; adding a new routine use to allow members of the public to locate and understand the status of their accounts; and revising the policies and practices for retention and disposal of records to describe the records retention schedules for the records included in this system of records. Additionally, this notice includes non-substantive changes to simplify the formatting and text of the previously published notice. We hereby publish this notice for comment on the proposed action.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2022-23804
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the FDIC proposes to modify a current FDIC system of records titled, ``Unclaimed Deposit Account Records, FDIC-024.'' FDIC is updating this system of records by adding a new routine use to allow members of the public to locate and understand the status of their accounts. Additionally, this notice includes non-substantive changes to simplify the formatting and text of the previously published notice. We hereby publish this notice for comment on the proposed actions.
Notice of Availability of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines
Document Number: 2022-23803
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Investment Security
By this Notice, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department), announces the availability of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines. These guidelines provide the public with a summary of CFIUS's practice regarding penalties and other remedies for violations of section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended (Section 721), the regulations promulgated thereunder, or mitigation agreements, conditions, or orders pursuant thereto (Violations).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Request for Intervention
Document Number: 2022-23802
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Request for Intervention '' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
Certificate of Alternate Compliance for USS MARINETTE
Document Number: 2022-23789
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The U.S. Navy hereby announces that a Certificate of Alternate Compliance has been issued for USS MARINETTE (LCS 25). Due to the special construction and purpose of this vessel, the Admiralty Counsel of the Navy has determined it is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with the navigation lights provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this notice is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
Royalty Pharma plc and Royalty Pharma Finance Corporation
Document Number: 2022-23788
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
S1B(R1) Addendum to S1B Testing for Carcinogenicity of Pharmaceuticals; International Council for Harmonisation; Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2022-23787
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled ``S1B(R1) Addendum to S1B Testing for Carcinogenicity of Pharmaceuticals.'' The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), formerly the International Conference on Harmonisation. The final guidance expands the testing scheme for assessing human carcinogenic risk of pharmaceuticals by introducing an additional approach that is not described in the original S1B Guideline. The final guidance is intended to offer an integrative approach that provides specific weight of evidence criteria that inform whether a 2-year rat study is likely to add value in completing a human carcinogenicity risk assessment. The Addendum also adds a plasma exposure ratio-based approach for setting the high dose in the rasH2-Tg mouse model, while all other aspects of the recommendations for high-dose selection in ICH guidance for industry ``S1C(R2) Dose Selection for Carcinogenicity Studies of Pharmaceuticals'' still apply.
Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use: Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2022-23785
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry entitled ``Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use: Questions and Answers.'' Since 2017, FDA has received many questions concerning implementation of the regulatory requirements of the expanded access program. In addition, FDA developed recommendations for fulfilling the new requirements for expanded access submissions promulgated in the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) (2016) and the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA). FDA is providing this guidance in a question-and- answer format, addressing the most recent frequently asked questions and sharing recommendations to fulfill the new statutory requirements. This guidance revises the guidance of the same title issued in June 2016 and updated in October 2017.
Certificate of Alternate Compliance for USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120)
Document Number: 2022-23784
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The U.S. Navy hereby announces that a Certificate of Alternate Compliance has been issued for USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120). Due to the special construction and purpose of this vessel, the Admiralty Counsel of the Navy has determined it is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with the navigation lights provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this notice is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
Notice of Fiscal Year 2022 Performance Review Board Membership
Document Number: 2022-23782
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy (DON) announces the appointment of members to the DON Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL), and Scientific and Professional (ST) Fiscal Year 2022 Performance Review Board (PRB). The purpose of the PRB is to provide fair and impartial review of the annual SES performance appraisal prepared by the senior executive's immediate and second level supervisor; to make recommendations to appointing officials regarding acceptance or modification of the performance rating; and to make recommendations for performance-based bonuses and performance-based pay increases.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Testing Communications by the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Document Number: 2022-23781
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on studies regarding communications by FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). This information will be used to explore concepts of interest and assist in the development and modification of communication messages and campaigns to fulfill the Agency's mission to protect the public health.
Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters
Document Number: 2022-23777
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of smoke and fire in the cockpit. This AD requires inspecting the forward cabin roof ceiling harnesses and installation, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2022-11-02-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2022-11-02
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan
Document Number: 2022-24046
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2022-23967
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Inter-American Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier Inc. and de Havilland, Inc.)
Document Number: 2022-23899
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Viking Air Limited (Viking) (type certificate previously held by Bombardier Inc. and de Havilland, Inc.) Model DHC-3 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a recent investigation of a Viking Model DHC-3 airplane where the lock ring of the stabilizer actuator was found missing. This AD requires a visual inspection of the stabilizer actuator to confirm that the stabilizer actuator lock ring is present, correctly seated in the groove in the upper housing, and engaged in the clamp nut, applicable corrective actions, and application of a torque seal. This AD also requires sending the inspection results to the FAA. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2022-23895
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
Exemption From Historic Preservation Review for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
Document Number: 2022-23854
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Historic Preservation, Advisory Council, Agencies and Commissions
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has approved an exemption that would relieve federal agencies from the historic preservation review requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act regarding the effects of the installation of certain electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) on historic properties.
Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package Service, and Parcel Select Service Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2022-23851
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures; 2023 Research Fishery
Document Number: 2022-23850
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces its request for applications for the 2023 shark research fishery from commercial shark fishermen with directed or incidental shark limited access permits. The shark research fishery allows for the collection of fishery-dependent and biological data for future stock assessments and to meet the research objectives of the Agency. The only commercial vessels authorized to land sandbar sharks are those participating in the shark research fishery. Shark research fishery permittees may also land other large coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal sharks (SCS), smoothhound, and pelagic sharks. Commercial shark fishermen who are interested in participating in the shark research fishery need to submit a completed Shark Research Fishery Permit Application to be considered.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 124 to the BSAI FMP for Groundfish and Amendment 112 to the GOA FMP for Groundfish To Revise IFQ Program Regulations
Document Number: 2022-23849
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-11-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendment 124 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP) and Amendment 112 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA FMP) to the Secretary of Commerce for review. If approved, Amendment 124 to the BSAI FMP and Amendment 112 to the GOA FMP would authorize the use of jig gear in the sablefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) and community development quota (CDQ) programs. Amendment 124 would also remove the residency requirements for Community Quota Entity (CQE). These amendments are intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMPs, and other applicable laws.
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