Department of Commerce September 21, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). For gag, this final rule revises the sector annual catch limits (ACLs), commercial trip limits, recreational bag, vessel, and possession limits, and recreational accountability measures (AMs). For black grouper, this final rule revises the recreational bag, vessel, and possession limits. In addition, Amendment 53 establishes a rebuilding plan, and revises the overfishing levels, acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual optimum yield (OY), and sector allocations for gag. The purpose of this final rule and Amendment 53 is to end overfishing of gag, rebuild the stock, and achieve OY while minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse social and economic effects.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register of August 25, 2023, in which it issued the third amended final determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) concerning certain corrosion resistant steel products (CORE) from Taiwan. This notice inadvertently listed the incorrect applicable date of July 3, 2023; the correct applicable date is August 25, 2023, the date of publication of the third amended final notice in the Federal Register.