83 FR 3625 - Technical Amendment To Update Internet Web Addresses in Marine Mammal Protection Act and Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act Regulations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 18 (January 26, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 18 (January 26, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-01375 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 3625-3626] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01375] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 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 0 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 0 3. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 216, subpart H, continues to read as follows: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1385. 0 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: * * * * * 0 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. [FR Doc. 2018-01375 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Susp.—Suspension.
Dated: January 5, 2018. agency URLs under the NOAA Fisheries of the correct URL would not be in the
Eric Letvin, Web Modernization Project. These public interest.
Deputy Assistant Administrator for changes are solely administrative in
Executive Order 12866
Mitigation, Federal Insurance and Mitigation nature.
Administration, Department of Homeland This final rule has been determined to
Security, Federal Emergency Management DATES: This final rule is effective
January 26, 2018. be not significant for purposes of
Agency. Executive Order 12866.
[FR Doc. 2018–01463 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: 501 West Ocean Boulevard,
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 216
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administrative practice and
William Jacobson, NMFS West Coast procedure, Fish, Imports, Labeling,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Region, 562–980–4035. Marine mammals.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: January 19, 2018.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Background Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulations at 50 CFR 216.24(f)(3) and Regulatory Programs, National Marine
50 CFR Part 216 50 CFR part 216, subpart H contain Fisheries Service.
[Docket No. 170803723–8016–01] URLs that provide importers, tuna
For the reasons set out in the
processors, and fishermen that harvest
RIN 0648–BH09 preamble, 50 CFR part 216 is amended
tuna for the U.S. market, access to
as follows:
Technical Amendment To Update information critical to regulatory
Internet Web Addresses in Marine compliance. NMFS is undergoing an PART 216—REGULATIONS
Mammal Protection Act and Dolphin agency-wide modification of the naming GOVERNING THE TAKING AND
Protection Consumer Information Act convention used in all existing URLs. IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS
Regulations Failure to change the URLs in the
regulatory text would render the URL ■ 1. The authority citation for 50 CFR
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries references in the regulations unusable, part 216 continues to read as follows:
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and confusing the regulated public.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., unless
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), otherwise noted.
Classification
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; technical The NMFS Assistant Administrator Subpart C—General Exceptions
amendments. has determined that this final rule is
consistent with the MMPA, the DPCIA, ■ 2. In § 216.24, revise introductory text
SUMMARY: NMFS is hereby making and other applicable laws. of paragraph (f)(3) to read as follows:
technical amendments without altering
the substance of the regulations that Administrative Procedure Act § 216.24 Taking and related acts incidental
govern importation into the United NOAA finds good cause under 5 to commercial fishing operations by tuna
States of tuna product and dolphin-safe U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) to issue purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical
Pacific Ocean.
tuna labeling in the United States under this final rule without advance notice in
the Marine Mammal Protection Act a proposed rule or the opportunity for * * * * *
(MMPA), and the Dolphin Protection public comment, and to make the rule (f) * * *
Consumer Information Act (DPCIA). The effective immediately without providing (3) Disposition of Fisheries
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intent of this action is to update existing a 30-day delay, because the content of Certificates of Origin. The FCO
regulations containing Uniform this rule makes a technical correction described in paragraph (f)(4) of this
Resource Locator (URL) addresses, more and does not affect the substance of section may be obtained from the
commonly referred to as internet web regulations that affect the public. Public Administrator, West Coast Region, or
page addresses. The URL updates are input is not necessary to determine the downloaded from the internet at https://
necessary because NMFS is revising all correct URL, and delaying codification www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
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marine-mammal-protection/noaa-form- Administrator, unless the Assistant FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
370-fisheries-certificate-origin. Administrator determines an observer Keaton, 907–586–7228.
* * * * * statement is unnecessary. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
Determinations under this paragraph manages the groundfish fishery in the
Subpart H—Dolphin Safe Tuna (a)(3)(v) will also be publicized on the BSAI exclusive economic zone
Labeling website of the NMFS Tuna Tracking and according to the Fishery Management
Verification Program (https:// Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
■ 3. The authority citation for 50 CFR www.fisheries.noaa.gov/dolphin-safe). and Aleutian Islands Management Area
part 216, subpart H, continues to read as The written statement shall certify that: (FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
follows: Fishery Management Council under
* * * * *
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1385. ■ 5. In § 216.95, revise paragraph (b) to
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
read as follows: Fishery Conservation and Management
■ 4. In § 216.91, revise paragraph
Act. Regulations governing fishing by
(a)(3)(iii)(B), introductory text of § 216.95 Official mark for ‘‘Dolphin-safe’’ U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP
paragraph (a)(3)(iv), and introductory tuna products. appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600
text of paragraph (a)(3)(v) to read as and 50 CFR part 679.
* * * * *
follows: The 2018 Pacific cod total allowable
(b) Location and size of the official
§ 216.91 Dolphin-safe labeling standards. mark. The official mark on labels must catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels
(a) * * * allow the consumer to identify the less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using
(3) * * * official mark and be similar in design hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI is
(iii) * * * and scale to figure 1. A full color 5,027 metric tons (mt) as established by
(B) The Captain of the vessel has version of the official mark is available the final 2017 and 2018 harvest
completed the NMFS Tuna Tracking at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ specifications for groundfish in the
and Verification Program dolphin-safe national/marine-mammal-protection/ BSAI (82 FR 11826, February 27, 2017),
captain’s training course. The NMFS dolphin-safe-official-mark. inseason adjustment (82 FR 60329,
Tuna Tracking and Verification Program December 20, 2017), and reallocation
[FR Doc. 2018–01375 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am]
dolphin-safe captain’s training course is (83 FR 2932, January 22, 2018).
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available on the website of the NMFS In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii),
Tuna Tracking and Verification Program the Administrator, Alaska Region,
at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ NMFS (Regional Administrator), has
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
dolphin-safe. determined that the 2018 Pacific cod
(iv) For tuna caught in a fishery where National Oceanic and Atmospheric TAC allocated as a directed fishing
the Assistant Administrator has Administration allowance to catcher vessels less than 60
determined that observers participating feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line
in a national or international observer 50 CFR Part 679 or pot gear in the BSAI will soon be
program are qualified and authorized to reached. Consequently, NMFS is
issue observer statements for purposes [Docket No. 161020985–7181–02] prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific
of the dolphin-safe labeling program, cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet
and where such an observer is on board RIN 0648–XF949 (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or
pot gear in the BSAI.
the vessel, a written statement executed Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic After the effective date of this closure
by the observer, or by an authorized Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by the maximum retainable amounts at
representative of a nation participating Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
in the observer program based on (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using during a trip.
information from the observer. Any Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the
determination by the Assistant Classification
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Administrator shall be announced in a Management Area This action responds to the best
notice published in the Federal available information recently obtained
Register. Determinations under this AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries from the fishery. The Assistant
paragraph (a)(3)(iv) will also be Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
publicized on the website of the NMFS Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (AA), finds good cause to waive the
Tuna Tracking and Verification Program Commerce. requirement to provide prior notice and
(https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. opportunity for public comment
dolphin-safe). The written statement pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
shall certify: SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
* * * * * fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels impracticable and contrary to the public
(v) For tuna caught in a fishery in less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length interest. This requirement is
which the Assistant Administrator has overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or impracticable and contrary to the public
determined that either a regular and pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian interest as it would prevent NMFS from
significant association between Islands management area (BSAI). This responding to the most recent fisheries
dolphins and tuna (similar to the action is necessary to prevent exceeding data in a timely fashion and would
association between dolphins and tuna the 2018 Pacific cod total allowable delay the closure of directed fishing for
in the ETP) or a regular and significant catch allocated to catcher vessels less Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than
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mortality or serious injury of dolphins than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook- 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-
is occurring, a written statement, and-line or pot gear in the BSAI. line or pot gear in the BSAI. NMFS was
executed by the Captain of the vessel DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska unable to publish a notice providing
and an observer participating in a local time (A.l.t.), January 23, 2018, time for public comment because the
national or international program through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, most recent, relevant data only became
acceptable to the Assistant 2018. available as of January 19, 2017.
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| Action | Final rule; technical amendments. | |
| Dates | This final rule is effective January 26, 2018. | |
| Contact | William Jacobson, NMFS West Coast Region, 562-980-4035. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 3625 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-BH09 | |
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