0648-BN62 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Framework Action 3; Modification of Status Determination Criteria and Management Reference Points based on the SEDAR 80 Queen Triggerfish Stock Assessments

The proposed rule would update annual catch limits (ACL) for the queen triggerfish stocks in federal waters off St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John.  The need for this proposed rule is to update management reference points for the queen triggerfish stock under the St. Croix FMP and the St. Thomas/St. John Fishery Management Plan (FMP) consistent with the most recent stock assessment to prevent overfishing and achieve optimum yield, consistent with the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The proposed changes are not expected to affect landings of queen triggerfish and associated economic benefits because recent landings of queen triggerfish in St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John have not reached or exceeded their respective current ACL or proposed ACL. Consequently, queen triggerfish landings and associated revenues are not expected to change in either St. Croix or St. Thomas/St. John as a result of this action.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt 50 CFR 622 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM 07/00/2025 No No None No No No No Andrew Strelcheck J. Regional Administrator, Southeast Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 727 824-5305 andy.strelcheck@noaa.gov 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg FL 33701