Commerce Department Final Rule

2026-16049: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 36; Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow-On Actions; Correction

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Summary

NMFS corrects the final rule published on July 22, 2026 to implement Amendment 36 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (91 FR 46000). The final rule inadvertently omitted portions of three amendatory instructions. This correction fixes the omissions.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

465 words as published, August 06, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 50728] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-16049] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 260717-0173] RIN 0648-BO02 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 36; Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow-On Actions; Correction

Agency

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

Action

Final rule; correction. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

NMFS corrects the final rule published on July 22, 2026 to implement Amendment 36 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (91 FR 46000). The final rule inadvertently omitted portions of three amendatory instructions. This correction fixes the omissions.

Dates

Effective on August 6, 2026.

For Further Information Contact

Megan Mackey, 206-526-6140, [email protected].

Supplementary Information

In the final rule to implement Amendment 36 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Groundfish FMP) (91 FR 46000, July 22, 2026), NMFS mistakenly omitted portions of three amendatory instructions: 2.b., 11., and 24.e. These omissions include one set of asterisks, italics, and one subparagraph numeral in the regulatory text, among others. This action corrects these omissions to the amendatory instructions and ensures the regulations are consistent with the intent of the final rule to implement Amendment 36 to the Groundfish FMP. Corrections In the FR Doc. 2026-14790, published July 22, 2026, at 91 FR 46000, the following corrections are made.

1. On page 46004, in the second column, the amendatory instruction

of 2.b. is corrected to read as follows: ``Revising the paragraph heading in paragraph (1)(iv)(B) of the definition of ``Conservation area(s)''.

2. The regulatory text that is being revised by amendatory

instruction 2.b. is also corrected to add three asterisks after the paragraph heading so that it reads as follows: ``(B) Non-Trawl (Limited Entry Non-Trawl and Open Access Non-Trawl Gears) RCAs. * * *''.

3. On page 46006, in the second column, the amendatory instruction

of 11. is corrected to read as follows: ``Amend Sec. 660.55 by removing the words ``fixed gear'' and ``fixed gear'' wherever they appear, and adding in their place ``non-trawl'' and ``non-trawl'', respectively.''

4. On page 46008, in the first column, the amendatory instruction

of 24.e. is corrected to read as follows: ``Revising newly redesignated paragraph (b)(2) and newly redesignated paragraph (b)(5) introductory text;''.

5. On page 46011, in the first column, the regulatory text is

corrected to add the following: ``(ii) [Reserved]'' directly following the end of paragraph Sec. 660.231(c)(7)(i)(C)(3). Dated: August 4, 2026. Shannon Bettridge, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2026-16049 Filed 8-4-26; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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