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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 167 / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 / Proposed Rules
under Docket No. FWSR4ES2020
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Authors The primary authors of this proposed rule are the staff members of the Fish and Wildlife Services Species Assessment Team and the Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
Proposed Regulation Promulgation Accordingly, we propose to amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below:
PART 17ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
1. The authority citation for part 17
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 13611407; 1531
1544; and 42014245, unless otherwise noted.
17.11

Amended
2. Amend 17.11 in paragraph h by removing the entry for Darter, snail under FISHES from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.

Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States;
Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of availability of proposed fishery management plan amendment; request for comments.

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has submitted
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Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan to NMFS for review and approval. Amendment 7
proposes to implement a rebuilding plan for the overfished bluefish stock, as well as revisions to fishery management plan goals and objectives, administrative measures during the specifications process, and the allocation percentages of quota between the commercial and recreational sectors and commercial quota among the states.
The purpose of this amendment is to implement a rebuilding plan, as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and to update the Bluefish Fishery Management Plan; responding to recent changes in stock health and distribution using the best information available, while recognizing economic need and reliance throughout the management area. This notice is intended to alert the public to this action and provide an opportunity for comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA
NMFS20210071, by the following method:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
1. Go to https www.regulations.gov, and enter NOAANMFS20210071
in the Search box;
2. Click the Comment icon, complete the required fields; and 3. Enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information e.g., name, address, etc., confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments enter N/
A in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council prepared an environmental assessment EA for this action that describes the proposed measures and other considered alternatives. The EA also provides a thorough analysis of the biological, economic, and social impacts of the proposed measures and other considered alternatives. Copies of Amendment 7, including the EA, the
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Regulatory Impact Review, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis prepared in support of this action, are available upon request from: Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Suite 201, 800 N
State Street, Dover, DE 19901. These documents are also accessible via the internet at https www.mafmc.org/
supporting-documents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Ferrio, Fishery Policy Analyst, 978 2819180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Commission cooperatively manage bluefish from Maine to Florida under the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan FMP. The Council and Commission initiated Amendment 7 as a joint action in December 2017 to address a comprehensive range of management issues in the bluefish fishery from goals and objectives of the FMP to the allocation and transfer of quota between the commercial and recreational sectors.
Following the overfished stock determination from the 2019 operational stock assessment, a rebuilding plan for bluefish was also added to the amendment, and final alternatives were approved at the joint meeting of the Council and Commissions Bluefish Management Board in February 2021.
Public hearings on these alternatives were held throughout the spring of 2021, and the Council and Board approved Amendment 7 on June 8, 2021, with the intent that the changes would be effective for the 2022 fishing year that begins on January 1, 2022.
The purpose of this amendment is to implement a rebuilding plan for bluefish, as required by the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Magnuson-Stevens Act, and to update the FMP;
responding to recent changes in stock health and distribution using the best information available, while recognizing economic need and reliance throughout the management area. This action proposes to:
Update the Bluefish FMP goals and objectives from those that were initially established for the fishery in 1991 to better reflect todays fishery;
Re-allocate bluefish quota between the commercial and recreational fishery sectors to more accurately reflect recent catch and landings data in the fishery, allocating 14 percent to the commercial
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