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delegated in 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.5.
Sophie Shulman,
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Response to inquiries.
At any time during the production
year ending August 31, 2026, each
manufacturer shall, upon request from
the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance,
provide information identifying the
vehicles (by make, model and vehicle
identification number) that have been
certified as complying with the
requirements of Standard No. 208 when
using the child restraint systems
specified in appendix A–1 of that
standard (49 CFR 571.208). The
manufacturer’s designation of a vehicle
as a certified vehicle is irrevocable.
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Reporting requirements.
(a) Phase-in reporting requirements.
Within 60 days after the end of the
production year ending August 31,
2026, each manufacturer shall submit a
report to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration concerning its
compliance with requirements of
Standard No. 208 when using the child
restraint systems specified in appendix
A–1 of that standard (49 CFR 571.208)
for its vehicles produced in that year.
Each report shall provide the
information specified in paragraph (b) of
this section and in § 585.2.
(b) Phase-in report content. Basis for
phase-in production goals. Each
manufacturer shall provide the number
of vehicles manufactured in the current
production year, or, at the
manufacturer’s option, in each of the
three previous production years. A new
manufacturer that is, for the first time,
manufacturing passenger cars, trucks,
multipurpose passenger vehicles or
buses for sale in the United States must
report the number of passenger cars,
trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles
or buses manufactured during the
current production year.
(1) Production of complying vehicles.
Each manufacturer shall report on the
number of vehicles that meet the
requirements of Standard No. 208 when
using the child restraint systems
specified in appendix A–1 of that
standard (49 CFR 571.208).
(2) [Reserved]
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Records.
Each manufacturer shall maintain
records of the Vehicle Identification
Number for each vehicle for which
information is reported under § 585.36
until December 31, 2029.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 240506–0128; RTID 0648–
XE206]
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 nonTribal directed commercial fishery in
the International Pacific Halibut
Commission’s (IPHC) regulatory Area
2A. This action adds a fishing period,
August 27 through August 29, 2024,
with a fishing period catch limit of
1,400 pounds (0.64 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 August 27, 2024
through December 7, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Fitch, West Coast Region,
NMFS, (360) 320–6549, heather.fitch@
noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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
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2.041 mt), dressed weight, varied by
vessel size class. A third fishing period
occurred on August 6–8, 2024, with a
fishing period limit of 1,400 pounds
(0.64 mt), dressed weight, for all vessel
size classes. Landings information to
date indicates that sufficient allocation
remains to warrant an additional fishing
period. Approximately 209,204 pounds
(94.9 mt), net weight, have been
harvested of the 249,338-pound (113 mt)
allocation (84 percent), leaving 40,134
pounds (18.2 mt) remaining (16
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 27, 2024 at 8 a.m. and ending on
August 29, 2024 at 6 p.m. This inseason
action also implements a fishing period
catch limit of 1,400 pounds (0.64 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
August 14, 2024, the Area 2A non-Tribal
directed commercial fishery had caught
only an estimated 84 percent of the
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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
three fishing periods is estimated to be
well below the allocation, a fourth
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.
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
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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
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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: August 16, 2024.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 240506-0128; RTID 0648-XE206]
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-Tribal directed commercial fishery in the International Pacific
Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds a
fishing period, August 27 through August 29, 2024, with a fishing
period catch limit of 1,400 pounds (0.64 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 August 27, 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), dressed weight, varied by vessel size
class. A third fishing period occurred on August 6-8, 2024, with a
fishing period limit of 1,400 pounds (0.64 mt), dressed weight, for all
vessel size classes. Landings information to date indicates that
sufficient allocation remains to warrant an additional fishing period.
Approximately 209,204 pounds (94.9 mt), net weight, have been harvested
of the 249,338-pound (113 mt) allocation (84 percent), leaving 40,134
pounds (18.2 mt) remaining (16 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 27, 2024 at 8 a.m. and ending on August 29, 2024 at 6
p.m. This inseason action also implements a fishing period catch limit
of 1,400 pounds (0.64 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 August 14,
2024, the Area 2A non-Tribal directed commercial fishery had caught
only an estimated 84 percent of the
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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 three fishing periods is estimated to
be well below the allocation, a fourth 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. 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: August 16, 2024.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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