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0.04 ppm, resulting from the application
of the butoxyethyl ester of triclopyr,
triethylamine salt of triclopyr, or
choline salt of triclopyr.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This action establishes a tolerance
under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to a petition submitted to the
Agency. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has exempted these types
of actions from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Because this action
has been exempted from review under
Executive Order 12866, this action is
not subject to Executive Order 13211,
entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive
Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997). This action does not
contain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require
any special considerations under
Executive Order 12898, entitled
‘‘Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income
Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).
Since tolerances and exemptions that
are established on the basis of a petition
under FFDCA section 408(d), such as
the tolerance in this final rule, do not
require the issuance of a proposed rule,
the requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
This action directly regulates growers,
food processors, food handlers, and food
retailers, not States or tribes, nor does
this action alter the relationships or
distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress
in the preemption provisions of FFDCA
section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency
has determined that this action will not
have a substantial direct effect on States
or tribal governments, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States or tribal
governments, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian
tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined
that Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination
With Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65
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FR 67249, November 9, 2000) do not
apply to this action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable
duty or contain any unfunded mandate
as described under Title II of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
This action does not involve any
technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary
consensus standards pursuant to section
12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act
(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
VII. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will
submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: February 21, 2024.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
PART 180—TOLERANCES AND
EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE
CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. In § 180.417, amend paragraph
(a)(1) by adding a heading for the table
and adding in alphabetical order an
entry for ‘‘Sugarcane, cane’’ to read as
follows:
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§ 180.417
Triclopyr; tolerance for residues.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)
Commodity
Parts per
million
*
*
*
*
Sugarcane, cane ........................
*
0.04
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
Docket No. 220801–0167; RTID 0648–XD737]
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna
Fisheries; Inseason Action for 2024
Commercial Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Annual Catch Limit in the Eastern
Pacific Ocean
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
announcement of 2024 annual catch
limit.
AGENCY:
NMFS is announcing that the
Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF) 2024 annual
catch limit for U.S. commercial fishing
vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean
(EPO) is 720 metric tons (mt).
DATES: The rule is effective 12 a.m. local
time on March 28, 2024, through 11:59
p.m. local time on December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tyler Lawson, NMFS West Coast
Region, 503–230–5421.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States is a member of the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC), which was established under
the Convention for the Establishment of
an IATTC signed in 1949 (1949
Convention). The 1949 Convention
provides an international agreement to
ensure the effective international
conservation and management of highly
migratory species of fish in the IATTC
Convention Area. In 2003, the IATTC
updated the 1949 Convention through
the adoption of the Convention for the
Strengthening of the IATTC Established
by the 1949 Convention between the
United States of America and the
Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua
Convention). The IATTC Convention
Area, as amended by the Antigua
Convention, includes the waters of the
EPO bounded by the coast of the
Americas, the 50° N and 50° S parallels,
and the 150° W meridian.
Fishing for PBF in the EPO is
managed, in part, under the Tuna
Conventions Act of 1950, as amended
(the Act), 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. Under
the Act, NMFS must publish regulations
to carry out recommendations and
decisions of the IATTC in consultation
with the Department of State.
Regulations implementing conservation
and management measures for tuna and
tuna-like species in the EPO are codified
at 50 CFR part 300, subpart C.
SUMMARY:
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On August 5, 2022, NMFS published
a final rule (87 FR 47939) implementing
IATTC Resolution C–21–05 (Measures
for the Conservation and Management
of Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern
Pacific Ocean). That rule established an
initial combined catch limit for 2023–
2024 of 1,017 mt, not to exceed 720 mt
in a single year. The 2023 catch limit
was therefore set at 720 mt, and the
2024 catch limit is the lesser of the
amount caught in 2023 subtracted from
the biennial limit or 720 mt. That rule
also provided that the initial 2023–2024
biennial limit would be adjusted if there
was an over-harvest or under-harvest of
the 2021–2022 biennial limit. On
October 5, 2023, NMFS published a
notice in the Federal Register (88 FR
69098) announcing a PBF 2023–2024
biennial catch limit of 1,054 mt. That
notice stated that the annual catch limit
for 2024 would be announced at the
beginning of 2024. This notification
announces the catch limit for 2024 will
remain unchanged at 720 mt (i.e., the 1-
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year maximum catch limit for 2023–
2024).
As established in the August 2022
final rule, the annual catch limit for
2024 is contingent upon the amount of
PBF tuna caught in 2023; specifically,
the 2024 limit is the lesser of the
amount caught in 2023 subtracted from
the biennial limit or 720 mt. Based on
landings data and other information
available as of February 5, 2024, 186 mt
of PBF were caught by U.S. commercial
vessels fishing in the EPO in 2023,
which when subtracted from the
biennial limit (1,054 mt) results in an
amount that is in excess of the 1-year
maximum catch limit of 720 mt. The
annual catch limit for 2024 is therefore
720 mt.
Notice of the annual catch limit has
also been posted on the NMFS website:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/westcoast/sustainable-fisheries/pacificbluefin-tuna-commercial-harvest-status.
Classification
There is good cause to waive prior
notice and an opportunity for public
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comment on this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), as notice and comment would
be impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest. Existing
regulations provide NMFS with no
discretion in setting the 2024 annual
catch limit; therefore, public comment
on this action is unnecessary. Moreover,
prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment were provided when
NMFS promulgated the regulations for
determining the biennial and annual
catch limits for 2023–2024. Notification
of the 2023–2024 biennial catch limit
and associated annual catch limit were
also provided to the public through
posting on the NMFS website.
This action is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: February 22, 2024.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
Docket No. 220801-0167; RTID 0648-XD737]
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Inseason Action
for 2024 Commercial Pacific Bluefin Tuna Annual Catch Limit in the
Eastern Pacific Ocean
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason announcement of 2024 annual catch
limit.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing that the Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF) 2024
annual catch limit for U.S. commercial fishing vessels in the eastern
Pacific Ocean (EPO) is 720 metric tons (mt).
DATES: The rule is effective 12 a.m. local time on March 28, 2024,
through 11:59 p.m. local time on December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Lawson, NMFS West Coast Region,
503-230-5421.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States is a member of the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which was established under
the Convention for the Establishment of an IATTC signed in 1949 (1949
Convention). The 1949 Convention provides an international agreement to
ensure the effective international conservation and management of
highly migratory species of fish in the IATTC Convention Area. In 2003,
the IATTC updated the 1949 Convention through the adoption of the
Convention for the Strengthening of the IATTC Established by the 1949
Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of
Costa Rica (Antigua Convention). The IATTC Convention Area, as amended
by the Antigua Convention, includes the waters of the EPO bounded by
the coast of the Americas, the 50[deg] N and 50[deg] S parallels, and
the 150[deg] W meridian.
Fishing for PBF in the EPO is managed, in part, under the Tuna
Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (the Act), 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Under the Act, NMFS must publish regulations to carry out
recommendations and decisions of the IATTC in consultation with the
Department of State. Regulations implementing conservation and
management measures for tuna and tuna-like species in the EPO are
codified at 50 CFR part 300, subpart C.
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On August 5, 2022, NMFS published a final rule (87 FR 47939)
implementing IATTC Resolution C-21-05 (Measures for the Conservation
and Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean).
That rule established an initial combined catch limit for 2023-2024 of
1,017 mt, not to exceed 720 mt in a single year. The 2023 catch limit
was therefore set at 720 mt, and the 2024 catch limit is the lesser of
the amount caught in 2023 subtracted from the biennial limit or 720 mt.
That rule also provided that the initial 2023-2024 biennial limit would
be adjusted if there was an over-harvest or under-harvest of the 2021-
2022 biennial limit. On October 5, 2023, NMFS published a notice in the
Federal Register (88 FR 69098) announcing a PBF 2023-2024 biennial
catch limit of 1,054 mt. That notice stated that the annual catch limit
for 2024 would be announced at the beginning of 2024. This notification
announces the catch limit for 2024 will remain unchanged at 720 mt
(i.e., the 1-year maximum catch limit for 2023-2024).
As established in the August 2022 final rule, the annual catch
limit for 2024 is contingent upon the amount of PBF tuna caught in
2023; specifically, the 2024 limit is the lesser of the amount caught
in 2023 subtracted from the biennial limit or 720 mt. Based on landings
data and other information available as of February 5, 2024, 186 mt of
PBF were caught by U.S. commercial vessels fishing in the EPO in 2023,
which when subtracted from the biennial limit (1,054 mt) results in an
amount that is in excess of the 1-year maximum catch limit of 720 mt.
The annual catch limit for 2024 is therefore 720 mt.
Notice of the annual catch limit has also been posted on the NMFS
website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/sustainable-fisheries/pacific-bluefin-tuna-commercial-harvest-status.
Classification
There is good cause to waive prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment on this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as notice and
comment would be impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public
interest. Existing regulations provide NMFS with no discretion in
setting the 2024 annual catch limit; therefore, public comment on this
action is unnecessary. Moreover, prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment were provided when NMFS promulgated the regulations for
determining the biennial and annual catch limits for 2023-2024.
Notification of the 2023-2024 biennial catch limit and associated
annual catch limit were also provided to the public through posting on
the NMFS website.
This action is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: February 22, 2024.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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