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well as one incorrect statutory citation.
The final rule will continue to be
effective on August 23, 2024.
Regarding the MDPCS, in the
preamble to the final rule, NHTSA
explained that, to account for recent
projection errors as a part of estimating
the total passenger car fleet fuel
economy, NHTSA was retaining the 1.9
percent adjustment that was first used
for the MDPCS in the 2020 final rule.1
However, the MDPCS included in the
June 24, 2024 final rule were not
calculated using an adjusted projected
total passenger car fleet fuel economy.
Instead, the MDPCS included in the
final rule were calculated at 92 percent
of the unadjusted projected fuel
economy. To correct this oversight,
NHTSA is issuing this notice to correct
the inconsistency in the MDPCS listed
in two tables in the preamble of the final
rule as well as in the regulatory text.
These changes properly reflect the
agency’s original intent as described in
the final rule, and do not change the
agency’s intent regarding manufacturers’
compliance obligations.
NHTSA was also made aware of an
error on page 52834 in the issue of June
24, 2024. Specifically, there is a
sentence that explains that the
prohibition on considering the fuel
economy of battery electric vehicles
‘‘applies only when NHTSA is making
decisions about whether CAFE
standards are maximum feasible under
32902(c).’’ However, the correct
statutory provision that should be
referenced is 32902(f) because the rule
issues new CAFE standards and does
not amend existing standards.
I. Preamble Corrections
In final rule FR Doc. 2024–12864,
beginning on page 52540 in the issue of
June 24, 2024, make the following
corrections, in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
1. On page 52548, the existing Table
I–3 is corrected as follows:
TABLE I–3—MINIMUM DOMESTIC PASSENGER CAR STANDARD WITH OFFSET (mpg)
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
(augural)
54.2
55.2
56.4
57.5
58.7
59.9
2. On page 52568, the existing Table
II–1 is corrected as follows:
TABLE II–1—FINAL MINIMUM DOMESTIC PASSENGER CAR STANDARD (MPG)
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
(augural)
54.2
55.2
56.4
57.5
58.7
59.9
3. On page 52834, in the first and
second columns, the sentence ‘‘Which is
to say, for purposes of this rulemaking,
the prohibition applies only when
NHTSA is making decisions about
whether the CAFE standards are
maximum feasible under 32902(c).’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘Which is to say, for
purposes of this rulemaking, the
prohibition applies only when NHTSA
is making decisions about whether the
CAFE standards are maximum feasible
under 32902(f).’’
II. Regulatory Language Corrections
In final rule FR Doc. 2024–12864,
beginning on page 52540 in the issue of
June 24, 2024, make the following
corrections, in the Regulatory Text
section.
§ 531.5
[Corrected]
1. On page 52948, in the first column,
Table 4 to Paragraph (d) is corrected as
follows:
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TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (d)—MINIMUM
FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR
DOMESTICALLY
MANUFACTURED
PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES, MYS
2011–2031
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.5.
Sophie Shulman,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024–16240 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am]
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33.3
34.7
36.7
38.0
39.4
40.9
39.9
40.6
41.1
44.3
48.1
53.5
54.2
55.2
56.4
57.5
58.7
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 240506–0128; RTID 0648–
XE093]
Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West
Coast; Inseason Action for the 2024
Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed
Commercial Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces inseason
action for the 2024 Pacific halibut non-
SUMMARY:
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Tribal directed commercial fishery in
the International Pacific Halibut
Commission’s (IPHC) regulatory Area
2A. This action adds a fishing period,
August 6 through August 8, 2024, with
a fishing period catch limit of 1,000
pounds (0.45 metric tons (mt)) per
vessel, dressed weight. This action is
intended to provide opportunity to
achieve the 2024 non-tribal directed
commercial fishery allocation.
Effective date: August 6, 2024
through December 7, 2024.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Fitch, West Coast Region,
NMFS, (360) 320–6549, heather.fitch@
noaa.gov.
On May
10, 2024, NMFS published a final rule
implementing fishing periods (i.e.,
season dates) and fishing period limits
(i.e., catch limits), by vessel size class,
for the IPHC Area 2A Pacific halibut
non-tribal directed commercial fishery
that operates south of Point Chehalis,
WA (lat. 46°53.30′ N) (89 FR 40417).
The Area 2A non-Tribal directed
commercial fishery allocation is 249,338
pounds (113 mt), net weight (i.e., the
weight of Pacific halibut that is without
gills and entrails, head-off, washed, and
without ice and slime) (89 FR 19275,
March 18, 2024).
The initial fishing periods occurred
on June 25–27 and July 9–11, 2024, with
fishing period limits ranging from 1,800
pounds to 4,500 pounds (0.816 mt to
2.041 mt), varied by vessel size class.
Landings information to date indicates
that sufficient allocation remains to
warrant an additional fishing period.
Approximately 182,778 pounds (82.9
mt), net weight, have been harvested of
the 249,338-pound (113 mt) allocation
(73 percent), leaving 66,560 pounds
(30.2 mt) remaining (27 percent).
NMFS is adopting an additional
fishing period not previously
implemented in the final rule on May
10, 2024 (89 FR 40417), in accordance
with 50 CFR 300.63(e)(1)(iii). Fishing
period limits implemented through
inseason action are equal across vessel
size classes and are based on the
allocation estimated to be remaining
and the projected participation and
catch rates in this additional fishing
period.
NMFS has determined the following
inseason action is necessary to meet the
management objective of attaining the
allocation, is not anticipated to risk
exceeding the allocation, and is
consistent with the inseason
management provisions allowing for
additional fishing periods.
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Inseason Action
This inseason action implements an
additional fishing period, beginning
August 6, 2024 at 8 a.m. and ending on
August 8, 2024 at 6 p.m. This inseason
action also implements a fishing period
catch limit of 1,000 pounds (0.45 mt)
per vessel, dressed weight (head-on,
with ice and slime), for all vessel size
classes.
Notice of this additional fishing
period and fishing period limit will also
be announced on the NMFS hotline at
206–526–6667 or 800–662–9825.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of
1982. This action is taken under the
regulatory authority at 50 CFR
300.63(e)(1)(iii), and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there
is good cause to waive prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment on
this action, as notice and comment
would be impracticable and contrary to
the public interest. The California,
Oregon, and Washington Departments of
Fish and Wildlife provided estimated
harvest data to NMFS inseason. As of
July 18, 2024, the Area 2A non-Tribal
directed commercial fishery had caught
only an estimated 73 percent of the
fishery allocation. NMFS uses current
fishery harvest and participation
estimates, and fishing period catches
from prior years, to determine if
additional fishing periods are necessary
to reach the allocation, and to set fishing
period limits for those additional fishing
periods. Given that harvest in the first
two fishing periods is estimated to be
well below the allocation, a third fishing
period is considered necessary to
maximize commercial fishing
opportunity to attain the allocation.
This action should be implemented as
soon as possible for fishery participants
to plan for the additional fishing. This
fishery has historically had 2 weeks
between fishing periods, or as close to
2 weeks between them as is practicable.
In 2023, NMFS added a fishing period
3 weeks after the second fishing period
and the Council recommended a similar
timeline for 2024. The fishery may close
no later than December 7, 2024 (89 FR
19275, March 18, 2024). As such,
implementing this action through
proposed and final rulemaking would
limit the benefit this action would
provide to fishery participants. Without
implementation of an additional fishing
period, the fishery allocation is unlikely
to be reached, limiting economic
benefits to the participants and not
meeting the goals of the Catch Sharing
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Plan. It is necessary that this action be
implemented in a timely manner so that
planning for the additional fishing
period can take place, and for business
decision making by the regulated public
impacted by this action, which includes
commercial fishing operations and
associated port businesses, among
others. To ensure the regulated public is
fully aware of this action, notice of this
regulatory action will also be provided
to fishery participants through a
telephone hotline, and via email news
release. No aspect of this action is
controversial, and changes of this nature
were anticipated in the process
described in regulations at 50 CFR
300.63(e)(1)(iii) and in the final rule (89
FR 40417, May 10, 2024).
For the reasons discussed above, there
is also good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3) to establish an effective date
less than 30 days after date of
publication, as a delay in effectiveness
of this action would constrain fishing
opportunity and be inconsistent with
the goals of the Catch Sharing Plan, as
well as potentially limit the economic
opportunity intended by this rule to the
associated fishing communities. This
inseason action is not expected to result
in exceeding the Area 2A Pacific halibut
non-tribal directed commercial fishery
allocation. NMFS regulations allow the
Regional Administrator to add fishing
periods and set fishing period limits
inseason, provided that the action
allows allocation objectives to be met
and will not result in exceeding the
catch limit for the fishery. NMFS
recently received information on the
progress of landings in the non-Tribal
directed commercial fishery, indicating
an additional fishing period with fishing
period limits should be implemented in
the fishery to ensure optimal and
sustainable harvest of the allocation. As
stated above, it is in the public interest
that this action is not delayed, because
a delay in the effectiveness of this
additional fishing period would not
allow the allocation objectives of the
Area 2A Pacific halibut non-Tribal
directed commercial fishery to be met.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773–773k.
Dated: July 23, 2024.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–16600 Filed 7–25–24; 8:45 am]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-16600]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 240506-0128; RTID 0648-XE093]
Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for
the 2024 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces inseason action for the 2024 Pacific halibut
non-
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Tribal directed commercial fishery in the International Pacific Halibut
Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds a fishing
period, August 6 through August 8, 2024, with a fishing period catch
limit of 1,000 pounds (0.45 metric tons (mt)) per vessel, dressed
weight. This action is intended to provide opportunity to achieve the
2024 non-tribal directed commercial fishery allocation.
DATES: Effective date: August 6, 2024 through December 7, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Fitch, West Coast Region,
NMFS, (360) 320-6549, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 10, 2024, NMFS published a final rule
implementing fishing periods (i.e., season dates) and fishing period
limits (i.e., catch limits), by vessel size class, for the IPHC Area 2A
Pacific halibut non-tribal directed commercial fishery that operates
south of Point Chehalis, WA (lat. 46[deg]53.30' N) (89 FR 40417). The
Area 2A non-Tribal directed commercial fishery allocation is 249,338
pounds (113 mt), net weight (i.e., the weight of Pacific halibut that
is without gills and entrails, head-off, washed, and without ice and
slime) (89 FR 19275, March 18, 2024).
The initial fishing periods occurred on June 25-27 and July 9-11,
2024, with fishing period limits ranging from 1,800 pounds to 4,500
pounds (0.816 mt to 2.041 mt), varied by vessel size class. Landings
information to date indicates that sufficient allocation remains to
warrant an additional fishing period. Approximately 182,778 pounds
(82.9 mt), net weight, have been harvested of the 249,338-pound (113
mt) allocation (73 percent), leaving 66,560 pounds (30.2 mt) remaining
(27 percent).
NMFS is adopting an additional fishing period not previously
implemented in the final rule on May 10, 2024 (89 FR 40417), in
accordance with 50 CFR 300.63(e)(1)(iii). Fishing period limits
implemented through inseason action are equal across vessel size
classes and are based on the allocation estimated to be remaining and
the projected participation and catch rates in this additional fishing
period.
NMFS has determined the following inseason action is necessary to
meet the management objective of attaining the allocation, is not
anticipated to risk exceeding the allocation, and is consistent with
the inseason management provisions allowing for additional fishing
periods.
Inseason Action
This inseason action implements an additional fishing period,
beginning August 6, 2024 at 8 a.m. and ending on August 8, 2024 at 6
p.m. This inseason action also implements a fishing period catch limit
of 1,000 pounds (0.45 mt) per vessel, dressed weight (head-on, with ice
and slime), for all vessel size classes.
Notice of this additional fishing period and fishing period limit
will also be announced on the NMFS hotline at 206-526-6667 or 800-662-
9825.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to the Northern Pacific Halibut
Act of 1982. This action is taken under the regulatory authority at 50
CFR 300.63(e)(1)(iii), and is exempt from review under Executive Order
12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there is good cause to waive prior
notice and an opportunity for public comment on this action, as notice
and comment would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
The California, Oregon, and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife
provided estimated harvest data to NMFS inseason. As of July 18, 2024,
the Area 2A non-Tribal directed commercial fishery had caught only an
estimated 73 percent of the fishery allocation. NMFS uses current
fishery harvest and participation estimates, and fishing period catches
from prior years, to determine if additional fishing periods are
necessary to reach the allocation, and to set fishing period limits for
those additional fishing periods. Given that harvest in the first two
fishing periods is estimated to be well below the allocation, a third
fishing period is considered necessary to maximize commercial fishing
opportunity to attain the allocation. This action should be implemented
as soon as possible for fishery participants to plan for the additional
fishing. This fishery has historically had 2 weeks between fishing
periods, or as close to 2 weeks between them as is practicable. In
2023, NMFS added a fishing period 3 weeks after the second fishing
period and the Council recommended a similar timeline for 2024. The
fishery may close no later than December 7, 2024 (89 FR 19275, March
18, 2024). As such, implementing this action through proposed and final
rulemaking would limit the benefit this action would provide to fishery
participants. Without implementation of an additional fishing period,
the fishery allocation is unlikely to be reached, limiting economic
benefits to the participants and not meeting the goals of the Catch
Sharing Plan. It is necessary that this action be implemented in a
timely manner so that planning for the additional fishing period can
take place, and for business decision making by the regulated public
impacted by this action, which includes commercial fishing operations
and associated port businesses, among others. To ensure the regulated
public is fully aware of this action, notice of this regulatory action
will also be provided to fishery participants through a telephone
hotline, and via email news release. No aspect of this action is
controversial, and changes of this nature were anticipated in the
process described in regulations at 50 CFR 300.63(e)(1)(iii) and in the
final rule (89 FR 40417, May 10, 2024).
For the reasons discussed above, there is also good cause under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to establish an effective date less than 30 days after
date of publication, as a delay in effectiveness of this action would
constrain fishing opportunity and be inconsistent with the goals of the
Catch Sharing Plan, as well as potentially limit the economic
opportunity intended by this rule to the associated fishing
communities. This inseason action is not expected to result in
exceeding the Area 2A Pacific halibut non-tribal directed commercial
fishery allocation. NMFS regulations allow the Regional Administrator
to add fishing periods and set fishing period limits inseason, provided
that the action allows allocation objectives to be met and will not
result in exceeding the catch limit for the fishery. NMFS recently
received information on the progress of landings in the non-Tribal
directed commercial fishery, indicating an additional fishing period
with fishing period limits should be implemented in the fishery to
ensure optimal and sustainable harvest of the allocation. As stated
above, it is in the public interest that this action is not delayed,
because a delay in the effectiveness of this additional fishing period
would not allow the allocation objectives of the Area 2A Pacific
halibut non-Tribal directed commercial fishery to be met.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773-773k.
Dated: July 23, 2024.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-16600 Filed 7-25-24; 8:45 am]
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