Technical Amendment To Update Internet Web Addresses in Marine Mammal Protection Act and Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act Regulations, 3625-3626 [2018-01375]

Download as PDF 3625 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 2018 / Rules and Regulations Effective date authorization/ cancellation of sale of flood insurance in community Community No. State and location Region VI Louisiana: Grand Isle, Town of, Jefferson Parish. Gretna, City of, Jefferson Parish .. 225197 Harahan, City of, Jefferson Parish 225200 Jean Lafitte, Town of, Jefferson Parish. Westwego, City of, Jefferson Parish. 220371 225198 220094 August 28, 1970, Emerg; October 30, 1970, Reg; February 2, 2018, Susp. August 14, 1970, Emerg; June 18, 1971, Reg; February 2, 2018, Susp. April 19, 1973, Emerg; June 15, 1973, Reg; February 2, 2018, Susp. N/A, Emerg; October 1, 1971, Reg; .... February 2, 2018, Susp ...................... April 27, 1973, Emerg; December 28, 1976, Reg; February 2, 2018, Susp. Current effective map date Date certain Federal assistance no longer available in SFHAs Feb. 2, 2018 ....................... 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AGENCY: NMFS is hereby making technical amendments without altering the substance of the regulations that govern importation into the United States of tuna product and dolphin-safe tuna labeling in the United States under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), and the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (DPCIA). The intent of this action is to update existing regulations containing Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses, more commonly referred to as internet web page addresses. The URL updates are necessary because NMFS is revising all daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Jan 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 of the correct URL would not be in the public interest. This final rule is effective January 26, 2018. ADDRESSES: 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Jacobson, NMFS West Coast Region, 562–980–4035. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866. DATES: Background 50 CFR Part 216 SUMMARY: agency URLs under the NOAA Fisheries Web Modernization Project. These changes are solely administrative in nature. Regulations at 50 CFR 216.24(f)(3) and 50 CFR part 216, subpart H contain URLs that provide importers, tuna processors, and fishermen that harvest tuna for the U.S. market, access to information critical to regulatory compliance. NMFS is undergoing an agency-wide modification of the naming convention used in all existing URLs. Failure to change the URLs in the regulatory text would render the URL references in the regulations unusable, confusing the regulated public. Classification Executive Order 12866 List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 216 Administrative practice and procedure, Fish, Imports, Labeling, Marine mammals. Dated: January 19, 2018. Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 216 is amended as follows: PART 216—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS 1. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 216 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., unless otherwise noted. The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this final rule is consistent with the MMPA, the DPCIA, and other applicable laws. Subpart C—General Exceptions Administrative Procedure Act § 216.24 Taking and related acts incidental to commercial fishing operations by tuna purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. NOAA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) to issue this final rule without advance notice in a proposed rule or the opportunity for public comment, and to make the rule effective immediately without providing a 30-day delay, because the content of this rule makes a technical correction and does not affect the substance of regulations that affect the public. Public input is not necessary to determine the correct URL, and delaying codification PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 2. In § 216.24, revise introductory text of paragraph (f)(3) to read as follows: ■ * * * * * (f) * * * (3) Disposition of Fisheries Certificates of Origin. The FCO described in paragraph (f)(4) of this section may be obtained from the Administrator, West Coast Region, or downloaded from the internet at https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ E:\FR\FM\26JAR1.SGM 26JAR1 3626 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 2018 / Rules and Regulations marine-mammal-protection/noaa-form370-fisheries-certificate-origin. * * * * * Subpart H—Dolphin Safe Tuna Labeling 3. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 216, subpart H, continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1385. 4. In § 216.91, revise paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(B), introductory text of paragraph (a)(3)(iv), and introductory text of paragraph (a)(3)(v) to read as follows: ■ daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES § 216.91 § 216.95 Official mark for ‘‘Dolphin-safe’’ tuna products. * Dolphin-safe labeling standards. (a) * * * (3) * * * (iii) * * * (B) The Captain of the vessel has completed the NMFS Tuna Tracking and Verification Program dolphin-safe captain’s training course. The NMFS Tuna Tracking and Verification Program dolphin-safe captain’s training course is available on the website of the NMFS Tuna Tracking and Verification Program at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ dolphin-safe. (iv) For tuna caught in a fishery where the Assistant Administrator has determined that observers participating in a national or international observer program are qualified and authorized to issue observer statements for purposes of the dolphin-safe labeling program, and where such an observer is on board the vessel, a written statement executed by the observer, or by an authorized representative of a nation participating in the observer program based on information from the observer. Any determination by the Assistant Administrator shall be announced in a notice published in the Federal Register. Determinations under this paragraph (a)(3)(iv) will also be publicized on the website of the NMFS Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ dolphin-safe). The written statement shall certify: * * * * * (v) For tuna caught in a fishery in which the Assistant Administrator has determined that either a regular and significant association between dolphins and tuna (similar to the association between dolphins and tuna in the ETP) or a regular and significant mortality or serious injury of dolphins is occurring, a written statement, executed by the Captain of the vessel and an observer participating in a national or international program acceptable to the Assistant VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Jan 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 Administrator, unless the Assistant Administrator determines an observer statement is unnecessary. Determinations under this paragraph (a)(3)(v) will also be publicized on the website of the NMFS Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/dolphin-safe). The written statement shall certify that: * * * * * ■ 5. In § 216.95, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows: * * * * (b) Location and size of the official mark. The official mark on labels must allow the consumer to identify the official mark and be similar in design and scale to figure 1. A full color version of the official mark is available at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ national/marine-mammal-protection/ dolphin-safe-official-mark. [FR Doc. 2018–01375 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679 [Docket No. 161020985–7181–02] RIN 0648–XF949 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. AGENCY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2018 Pacific cod total allowable catch allocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hookand-line or pot gear in the BSAI. DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), January 23, 2018, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2018. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Keaton, 907–586–7228. NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (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 2018 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI is 5,027 metric tons (mt) as established by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017), inseason adjustment (82 FR 60329, December 20, 2017), and reallocation (83 FR 2932, January 22, 2018). In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that the 2018 Pacific cod TAC allocated as a directed fishing allowance to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI will soon be reached. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI. After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable amounts at § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the closure of directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-andline or pot gear in the BSAI. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of January 19, 2017. E:\FR\FM\26JAR1.SGM 26JAR1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 216

[Docket No. 170803723-8016-01]
RIN 0648-BH09


Technical Amendment To Update Internet Web Addresses in Marine 
Mammal Protection Act and Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act 
Regulations

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

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is hereby making technical amendments without altering 
the substance of the regulations that govern importation into the 
United States of tuna product and dolphin-safe tuna labeling in the 
United States under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), and the 
Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (DPCIA). The intent of this 
action is to update existing regulations containing Uniform Resource 
Locator (URL) addresses, more commonly referred to as internet web page 
addresses. The URL updates are necessary because NMFS is revising all 
agency URLs under the NOAA Fisheries Web Modernization Project. These 
changes are solely administrative in nature.

DATES: This final rule is effective January 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Jacobson, NMFS West Coast 
Region, 562-980-4035.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Regulations at 50 CFR 216.24(f)(3) and 50 CFR part 216, subpart H 
contain URLs that provide importers, tuna processors, and fishermen 
that harvest tuna for the U.S. market, access to information critical 
to regulatory compliance. NMFS is undergoing an agency-wide 
modification of the naming convention used in all existing URLs. 
Failure to change the URLs in the regulatory text would render the URL 
references in the regulations unusable, confusing the regulated public.

Classification

    The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this final 
rule is consistent with the MMPA, the DPCIA, and other applicable laws.

Administrative Procedure Act

    NOAA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) to 
issue this final rule without advance notice in a proposed rule or the 
opportunity for public comment, and to make the rule effective 
immediately without providing a 30-day delay, because the content of 
this rule makes a technical correction and does not affect the 
substance of regulations that affect the public. Public input is not 
necessary to determine the correct URL, and delaying codification of 
the correct URL would not be in the public interest.

Executive Order 12866

    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 216

    Administrative practice and procedure, Fish, Imports, Labeling, 
Marine mammals.

    Dated: January 19, 2018.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 216 is amended 
as follows:

PART 216--REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE 
MAMMALS

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1. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 216 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., unless otherwise noted.

Subpart C--General Exceptions

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2. In Sec.  [thinsp]216.24, revise introductory text of paragraph 
(f)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  [thinsp]216.24  Taking and related acts incidental to commercial 
fishing operations by tuna purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical 
Pacific Ocean.

* * * * *
    (f) * * *
    (3) Disposition of Fisheries Certificates of Origin. The FCO 
described in paragraph (f)(4) of this section may be obtained from the 
Administrator, West Coast Region, or downloaded from the internet at 
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/

[[Page 3626]]

marine-mammal-protection/noaa-form-370-fisheries-certificate-origin.
* * * * *

Subpart H--Dolphin Safe Tuna Labeling

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3. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 216, subpart H, continues to 
read as follows:


    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1385.


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4. In Sec.  [thinsp]216.91, revise paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(B), 
introductory text of paragraph (a)(3)(iv), and introductory text of 
paragraph (a)(3)(v) to read as follows:


Sec.  216.91  Dolphin-safe labeling standards.

    (a) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (iii) * * *
    (B) The Captain of the vessel has completed the NMFS Tuna Tracking 
and Verification Program dolphin-safe captain's training course. The 
NMFS Tuna Tracking and Verification Program dolphin-safe captain's 
training course is available on the website of the NMFS Tuna Tracking 
and Verification Program at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/dolphin-safe.
    (iv) For tuna caught in a fishery where the Assistant Administrator 
has determined that observers participating in a national or 
international observer program are qualified and authorized to issue 
observer statements for purposes of the dolphin-safe labeling program, 
and where such an observer is on board the vessel, a written statement 
executed by the observer, or by an authorized representative of a 
nation participating in the observer program based on information from 
the observer. Any determination by the Assistant Administrator shall be 
announced in a notice published in the Federal Register. Determinations 
under this paragraph (a)(3)(iv) will also be publicized on the website 
of the NMFS Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/dolphin-safe). The written statement shall 
certify:
* * * * *
    (v) For tuna caught in a fishery in which the Assistant 
Administrator has determined that either a regular and significant 
association between dolphins and tuna (similar to the association 
between dolphins and tuna in the ETP) or a regular and significant 
mortality or serious injury of dolphins is occurring, a written 
statement, executed by the Captain of the vessel and an observer 
participating in a national or international program acceptable to the 
Assistant Administrator, unless the Assistant Administrator determines 
an observer statement is unnecessary. Determinations under this 
paragraph (a)(3)(v) will also be publicized on the website of the NMFS 
Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/dolphin-safe). The written statement shall certify that:
* * * * *

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5. In Sec.  [thinsp]216.95, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  216.95  Official mark for ``Dolphin-safe'' tuna products.

* * * * *
    (b) Location and size of the official mark. The official mark on 
labels must allow the consumer to identify the official mark and be 
similar in design and scale to figure 1. A full color version of the 
official mark is available at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/dolphin-safe-official-mark.

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