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Dated: April 30, 2018.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. Amend the table in § 180.431(a) as
follows:
■ a. Add alphabetically the entries for
‘‘Berry, low growing, subgroup 13–
07G’’;‘‘Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup
4–16B’’; ‘‘Broccoli, Chinese’’; ‘‘Fruit,
pome, group 11–10’’; ‘‘Fruit, stone,
group 12–12’’; ‘‘Kohlrabi’’; ‘‘Radish,
roots’’; ‘‘Stalk and stem vegetable
subgroup 22A’’; ‘‘Vegetable, Brassica,
head and stem, group 5–16’’; and
‘‘Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber,
group 2’’.
■ b. Remove the entries for ‘‘Apple’’;
‘‘Asparagus’’; ‘‘Beet, garden, tops’’;
‘‘Beet, sugar, tops’’; ‘‘Brassica, head and
stem, subgroup 5A’’; ‘‘Brassica, leafy
greens, subgroup 5B’’; ‘‘Canola, seed’’;
‘‘Cranberry’’; ‘‘Fruit, stone, group 12’’;
‘‘Strawberry’’; and ‘‘Turnip, greens’’.
The additions read as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120919470–3513–02]
RIN 0648–XG231
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp
Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic
States; Reopening of the Penaeid
Shrimp Fishery Off Georgia
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reopening.
AGENCY:
NMFS reopens the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) off Georgia in the
South Atlantic to trawling for penaeid
shrimp, i.e., for brown, pink, and white
shrimp. NMFS previously closed
penaeid shrimp trawling in the EEZ off
Georgia on January 24, 2018. The
reopening is intended to maximize
harvest benefits while protecting the
penaeid shrimp resource.
DATES: The reopening is effective at
12:01 a.m., local time, May 18, 2018,
until the effective date of a notification
of a closure which will be published in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Helies, 727–824–5305; email:
Frank.Helies@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Penaeid
shrimp in the South Atlantic are
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the Shrimp
Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
(FMP). The FMP was prepared by the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council) and is implemented
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
SUMMARY:
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Under 50 CFR 622.206(a), NMFS may
close the EEZ adjacent to South Atlantic
states that have closed their waters to
the harvest of brown, pink, and white
shrimp to protect the white shrimp
spawning stock that has been severely
depleted by cold weather or when
applicable state water temperatures are
9 °C (48 °F), or less, for at least 7
consecutive days. Consistent with those
procedures and criteria, after
determining that unusually cold
temperatures resulted in water
temperatures of 9 °C (48 °F), or less, for
at least 7 consecutive days in its state
waters, the state of Georgia closed its
waters on January 15, 2018, to the
harvest of brown, pink, and white
shrimp. Georgia subsequently requested
that NMFS implement a concurrent
closure of the EEZ off Georgia.
NMFS determined that Georgia’s
request for an EEZ closure conformed
with the procedures and criteria
specified in the FMP and the MagnusonStevens Act, and, therefore,
implemented the concurrent EEZ
closure effective as of January 24, 2018
(83 FR 3404, January 25, 2018).
During the closure, as specified in 50
CFR 622.206(a)(2), no person could: (1)
Trawl for brown, pink, or white shrimp
in the EEZ off Georgia; (2) possess on
board a fishing vessel brown, pink, or
white shrimp in or from the EEZ off
Georgia unless the vessel is in transit
through the area and all nets with a
mesh size of less than 4 inches (10.2 cm)
are stowed below deck; or (3) for a
vessel trawling within 25 nautical miles
of the baseline from which the territorial
sea is measured, use or have on board
a trawl net with a mesh size less than
4 inches (10.2 cm), as measured
between the centers of opposite knots
when pulled taut.
The FMP and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 622.206(a) state
that: (1) The closure will be effective
until the ending date of the closure in
the state waters, but may be ended
earlier based on the state’s request; and
(2) if the closure is ended through a
state’s request, NMFS will terminate the
closure of the EEZ by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. On May 16,
2018, the state of Georgia requested the
EEZ be reopened as soon as possible,
based on their biological sampling. The
state of Georgia is continuing its
monitoring of both water conditions and
the penaeid shrimp population in state
waters but has not yet determined when
the state waters reopening will occur.
Therefore, NMFS publishes this
notification to reopen the EEZ off
Georgia to the harvest of brown, pink,
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and white shrimp effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, May 18, 2018.
Classification
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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). Allowing prior notice
and opportunity for public comment on
the reopening is unnecessary because
the rule establishing the reopening
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procedures has already been subject to
notice and comment, and all that
remains is to notify the public of the
reopening date. Additionally, allowing
for prior notice and opportunity for
public comment for this reopening is
contrary to the public interest because it
requires time, thus delaying the removal
of a restriction and thereby reducing
socio-economic benefits to the shrimp
fishery. Also, the FMP procedures and
implementing regulations require the
penaeid shrimp trawling component
based on the state’s request, which
Georgia requested to be as soon as
possible.
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For the aforementioned reasons, the
AA also finds good cause to waive the
30-day delay in effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
622.206(a) and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 18, 2018.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23825-23826]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-11009]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120919470-3513-02]
RIN 0648-XG231
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Reopening of the
Penaeid Shrimp Fishery Off Georgia
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reopening.
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SUMMARY: NMFS reopens the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Georgia in
the South Atlantic to trawling for penaeid shrimp, i.e., for brown,
pink, and white shrimp. NMFS previously closed penaeid shrimp trawling
in the EEZ off Georgia on January 24, 2018. The reopening is intended
to maximize harvest benefits while protecting the penaeid shrimp
resource.
DATES: The reopening is effective at 12:01 a.m., local time, May 18,
2018, until the effective date of a notification of a closure which
will be published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Helies, 727-824-5305; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Penaeid shrimp in the South Atlantic are
managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the
South Atlantic Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council) and is implemented under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
Under 50 CFR 622.206(a), NMFS may close the EEZ adjacent to South
Atlantic states that have closed their waters to the harvest of brown,
pink, and white shrimp to protect the white shrimp spawning stock that
has been severely depleted by cold weather or when applicable state
water temperatures are 9 [deg]C (48[emsp14][deg]F), or less, for at
least 7 consecutive days. Consistent with those procedures and
criteria, after determining that unusually cold temperatures resulted
in water temperatures of 9 [deg]C (48[emsp14][deg]F), or less, for at
least 7 consecutive days in its state waters, the state of Georgia
closed its waters on January 15, 2018, to the harvest of brown, pink,
and white shrimp. Georgia subsequently requested that NMFS implement a
concurrent closure of the EEZ off Georgia.
NMFS determined that Georgia's request for an EEZ closure conformed
with the procedures and criteria specified in the FMP and the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, and, therefore, implemented the concurrent EEZ closure
effective as of January 24, 2018 (83 FR 3404, January 25, 2018).
During the closure, as specified in 50 CFR 622.206(a)(2), no person
could: (1) Trawl for brown, pink, or white shrimp in the EEZ off
Georgia; (2) possess on board a fishing vessel brown, pink, or white
shrimp in or from the EEZ off Georgia unless the vessel is in transit
through the area and all nets with a mesh size of less than 4 inches
(10.2 cm) are stowed below deck; or (3) for a vessel trawling within 25
nautical miles of the baseline from which the territorial sea is
measured, use or have on board a trawl net with a mesh size less than 4
inches (10.2 cm), as measured between the centers of opposite knots
when pulled taut.
The FMP and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 622.206(a) state
that: (1) The closure will be effective until the ending date of the
closure in the state waters, but may be ended earlier based on the
state's request; and (2) if the closure is ended through a state's
request, NMFS will terminate the closure of the EEZ by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office of the Federal Register. On
May 16, 2018, the state of Georgia requested the EEZ be reopened as
soon as possible, based on their biological sampling. The state of
Georgia is continuing its monitoring of both water conditions and the
penaeid shrimp population in state waters but has not yet determined
when the state waters reopening will occur. Therefore, NMFS publishes
this notification to reopen the EEZ off Georgia to the harvest of
brown, pink,
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and white shrimp effective 12:01 a.m., local time, May 18, 2018.
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). Allowing prior notice and opportunity for
public comment on the reopening is unnecessary because the rule
establishing the reopening procedures has already been subject to
notice and comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of the
reopening date. Additionally, allowing for prior notice and opportunity
for public comment for this reopening is contrary to the public
interest because it requires time, thus delaying the removal of a
restriction and thereby reducing socio-economic benefits to the shrimp
fishery. Also, the FMP procedures and implementing regulations require
the penaeid shrimp trawling component based on the state's request,
which Georgia requested to be as soon as possible.
For the aforementioned reasons, the AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3).
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 622.206(a) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 18, 2018.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-11009 Filed 5-18-18; 4:15 pm]
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