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year transition period, CARB-approved
TPCs may continue to certify composite
wood products under TSCA Title VI
provided the TPC maintains its CARB
approval, follows the requirements
under this part, submits to EPA
documentation from CARB supporting
their eligibility for reciprocity and has
received EPA recognition as an EPA
TSCA Title VI TPC. All TPCs that are
certifying products as compliant with
TSCA Title VI, both during and after the
transition period, are subject to
enforcement actions for any violations
of TSCA Title VI or these regulations.
(e) Beginning December 12, 2018, all
manufacturers (including importers),
fabricators, suppliers, distributors, and
retailers of composite wood products,
and component parts or finished goods
containing these materials, must comply
with this part, subject to the following:
(1) Beginning December 12, 2018,
laminated product producers must
comply with the requirements of this
part that are applicable to fabricators.
(2) Beginning March 22, 2024,
producers of laminated products must
comply with the requirements of this
part that are applicable to hardwood
plywood panel producers (in addition to
the requirements of this part that are
applicable to fabricators) except as
provided at § 770.4.
(3) Beginning March 22, 2024,
producers of laminated products that, as
provided at § 770.4, are exempt from
the definition of ‘‘hardwood plywood’’
must comply with the recordkeeping
requirements in § 770.40(c) and (d) (in
addition to the requirements of this part
that are applicable to fabricators).
(4) Composite wood products
manufactured (including imported)
before December 12, 2018 may be sold,
supplied, offered for sale, or used to
fabricate component parts or finished
goods at any time.
■ 3. In § 770.3 the term ‘‘laminated
product producer’’ is revised to read as
follows:
§ 770.3
Definitions.
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Laminated product producer means a
manufacturing plant or other facility
that manufactures (excluding facilities
that solely import products) laminated
products on the premises. Laminated
product producers are fabricators and,
beginning March 22, 2024, laminated
product producers are also hardwood
plywood panel producers except as
provided at § 770.4.
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■ 4. In § 770.7, paragraph (d)(1)
introductory text is revised to read as
follows:
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(1) During transitional period. The
transitional period is defined as the
period beginning on December 12, 2016
and ending on March 22, 2019. TPCs
already approved by CARB and TPCs
subsequently approved by CARB during
the transitional period must apply for
EPA recognition in accordance with
§ 770.8 before they can certify any
products under this part. Once
recognized by EPA, CARB-approved
TPCs become EPA TSCA Title VI TPCs
and may certify composite wood
products under TSCA Title VI until
March 22, 2019, as long as they:
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■ 5. In § 770.10, paragraph (a) is revised
to read as follows:
§ 770.10 Formaldehyde emission
standards.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
this part, the emission standards in this
section apply to composite wood
products sold, supplied, offered for sale,
or manufactured (including imported)
on or after December 12, 2018 in the
United States. These emission standards
apply regardless of whether the
composite wood product is in the form
of a panel, a component part, or
incorporated into a finished good.
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■ 6. In § 770.12, paragraph (a) is revised
to read as follows:
§ 770.12
Stockpiling.
(a) The sale of stockpiled inventory of
composite wood products, whether in
the form of panels or incorporated into
component parts or finished goods, is
prohibited after December 12, 2018.
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■ 7. In § 770.15, paragraph (a) and (e)
are revised to read as follows:
§ 770.15 Composite wood product
certification.
(a) Beginning December 12, 2018,
only certified composite wood products,
whether in the form of panels or
incorporated into component parts or
finished goods, are permitted to be sold,
supplied, offered for sale, or
manufactured (including imported) in
the United States, unless the product is
specifically exempted by this part.
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(e) If a product is certified by a CARBapproved TPC that is also recognized by
EPA, the product will also be
considered certified under TSCA Title
VI until March 22, 2019 after which the
TPC needs to comply with all the
requirements of this part as an EPA
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TSCA Title VI TPC under Section
770.7(d) in order for the product to
remain certified.
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■ 8. In § 770.30, paragraphs (b)
introductory text, (c), and (d) are revised
to read as follows:
§ 770.30 Importers, fabricators,
distributors, and retailers.
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(b) Importers must demonstrate that
they have taken reasonable precautions
by maintaining, for three years, bills of
lading, invoices, or comparable
documents that include a written
statement from the supplier that the
composite wood products, component
parts, or finished goods are TSCA Title
VI compliant or were produced before
December 12, 2018 and by ensuring the
following records are made available to
EPA within 30 calendar days of request:
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(c) Fabricators, distributors, and
retailers must demonstrate that they
have taken reasonable precautions by
obtaining bills of lading, invoices, or
comparable documents that include a
written statement from the supplier that
the composite wood products,
component parts, or finished goods are
TSCA Title VI compliant or that the
composite wood products were
produced before December 12, 2018.
(d) Beginning March 22, 2019,
importers of articles that are regulated
composite wood products, or articles
that contain regulated composite wood
products, must comply with the import
certification regulations for ‘‘Chemical
Substances in Bulk and As Part of
Mixtures and Articles,’’ as found at 19
CFR 12.118 through 12.127.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 161020985–7181–02]
RIN 0648–XF707
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Longnose Skate in
the Western Regulatory Area of the
Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Temporary rule; closure.
NMFS is prohibiting retention
of longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary because
the 2017 total allowable catch of
longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA will be
reached.
SUMMARY:
Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), September 20, 2017,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
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The 2017 total allowable catch (TAC)
of longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA is 61 metric
tons (mt) as established by the final
2017 and 2018 harvest specifications for
groundfish of the GOA (82 FR 12032,
February 27, 2017).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2017 TAC of
longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA will be
reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring
that longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA be treated
as prohibited species in accordance
with § 679.21(b).
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
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interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay prohibiting the retention of
longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
time for public comment because the
most recent, relevant data only became
available as of September 15, 2017.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and § 679.21 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 20, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-20428]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 161020985-7181-02]
RIN 0648-XF707
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Longnose
Skate in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
because the 2017 total allowable catch of longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA will be reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 20,
2017, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Keaton, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP appear at subpart H
of 50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2017 total allowable catch (TAC) of longnose skate in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA is 61 metric tons (mt) as
established by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications for
groundfish of the GOA (82 FR 12032, February 27, 2017).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(2), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that the 2017 TAC
of longnose skate in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA will be
reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring that longnose skate in the
Western Regulatory Area of the GOA be treated as prohibited species in
accordance with Sec. 679.21(b).
Classification
This action responds to the best available information recently
obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set
forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest. This requirement is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and
would delay prohibiting the retention of longnose skate in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant
data only became available as of September 15, 2017.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is
based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and
opportunity for public comment.
This action is required by Sec. 679.20 and Sec. 679.21 and is
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 20, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-20428 Filed 9-20-17; 4:15 pm]
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