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Waiting 30 days after publication to correct the error within the final rule is unnecessary and contrary to the public’s interest in having access to accurate and current regulations. The November 14, 2022, final rule preamble discussion indicated the changes were intended for hatchets, but the spelling was inaccurate. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 169 For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Coast Guard is correcting 46 CFR part 169 with the following correcting amendment: Coast Guard 46 CFR Part 169 PART 169—SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS [Docket No. USCG–2020–0107] RIN 1625–AC51 1. The authority citation for part 169 continues to read as follows: ■ TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with RULES1 Survival Craft Equipment-Update To Type Approval Requirements; Correction Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507. Coast Guard, DHS. Final rule; correcting amendment. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard is correcting a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2022. The final rule updated type approval SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:58 Aug 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 Dated: August 1, 2023. Michael T. Cunningham, Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard. [FR Doc. 2023–16655 Filed 8–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fire prevention, Incorporation by reference, Marine safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools, Vessels. BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P 51737 § 169.527 [Amended] 2. In § 169.527(c)(4), remove the text ‘‘Hatch’’ and add, in its place, the text ‘‘Hatchet’’. ■ PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 221215–0272; RTID 0648– XD196] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers From VA to NC and RI National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification of quota transfers. AGENCY: NMFS announces that the Commonwealth of Virginia is transferring a portion of its 2023 commercial bluefish quota to the States of North Carolina and Rhode Island. These adjustments to the 2023 fishing year quota are necessary to comply with the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the revised 2023 commercial bluefish quotas for Virginia, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. DATES: Effective August 3, 2023, through December 31, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281–9184. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the Atlantic bluefish fishery are found in 50 CFR 648.160 through 648.167. These regulations require annual specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned among the coastal states from Maine through Florida. The process to set the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each state is described in § 648.162, and the final 2023 allocations were published on December 21, 2022 (87 FR 78011). The final rule implementing Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2000 (65 FR 45844), provided a mechanism for transferring bluefish commercial quota from one state to another. Two or more states, under mutual agreement and with the concurrence of the NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04AUR1.SGM 04AUR1 51738 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 149 / Friday, August 4, 2023 / Rules and Regulations TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with RULES1 can request approval to transfer or combine bluefish commercial quota under § 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii). The Regional Administrator must approve any such transfer based on the criteria in § 648.162(e). In evaluating requests to transfer a quota or combine quotas, the Regional Administrator shall consider whether: The transfer or combinations would preclude the overall annual quota from being fully harvested; the transfer addresses an unforeseen variation or contingency in the fishery; and the transfer is consistent with the objectives of the FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:58 Aug 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Regional Administrator has determined these three criteria have been met for the transfers approved in this notification. Virginia is transferring 55,000 lb (24,948 kg) to North Carolina and 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) to Rhode Island through mutual agreements of the States. These transfers were requested to ensure that North Carolina and Rhode Island would not exceed their 2023 State quotas. The revised bluefish quotas for 2023 are: Virginia, 355,625 lb (161,309 kg); North Carolina, 1,429,077 lb (648,218 kg); and Rhode Island, 351,165 lb (159,286 kg). PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii), which was issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempted from review under Executive Order 12866. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 1, 2023. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–16671 Filed 8–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\04AUR1.SGM 04AUR1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51737-51738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16671]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 221215-0272; RTID 0648-XD196]


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish 
Fishery; Quota Transfers From VA to NC and RI

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notification of quota transfers.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Commonwealth of Virginia is 
transferring a portion of its 2023 commercial bluefish quota to the 
States of North Carolina and Rhode Island. These adjustments to the 
2023 fishing year quota are necessary to comply with the Atlantic 
Bluefish Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This 
announcement informs the public of the revised 2023 commercial bluefish 
quotas for Virginia, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.

DATES: Effective August 3, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978) 281-9184.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the Atlantic bluefish 
fishery are found in 50 CFR 648.160 through 648.167. These regulations 
require annual specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned 
among the coastal states from Maine through Florida. The process to set 
the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each state is 
described in Sec.  648.162, and the final 2023 allocations were 
published on December 21, 2022 (87 FR 78011).
    The final rule implementing Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP), as published in the Federal Register on July 26, 
2000 (65 FR 45844), provided a mechanism for transferring bluefish 
commercial quota from one state to another. Two or more states, under 
mutual agreement and with the concurrence of the NMFS Greater Atlantic 
Regional Administrator,

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can request approval to transfer or combine bluefish commercial quota 
under Sec.  648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii). The Regional Administrator 
must approve any such transfer based on the criteria in Sec.  
648.162(e). In evaluating requests to transfer a quota or combine 
quotas, the Regional Administrator shall consider whether: The transfer 
or combinations would preclude the overall annual quota from being 
fully harvested; the transfer addresses an unforeseen variation or 
contingency in the fishery; and the transfer is consistent with the 
objectives of the FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Regional Administrator has 
determined these three criteria have been met for the transfers 
approved in this notification.
    Virginia is transferring 55,000 lb (24,948 kg) to North Carolina 
and 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) to Rhode Island through mutual agreements of 
the States. These transfers were requested to ensure that North 
Carolina and Rhode Island would not exceed their 2023 State quotas. The 
revised bluefish quotas for 2023 are: Virginia, 355,625 lb (161,309 
kg); North Carolina, 1,429,077 lb (648,218 kg); and Rhode Island, 
351,165 lb (159,286 kg).

Classification

    NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 648.162(e)(1)(i) through 
(iii), which was issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempted 
from review under Executive Order 12866.

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

    Dated: August 1, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-16671 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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