116 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 9 / Monday, January 14, 2019 / Rules and Regulations 

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 12 

Cultural property, Customs duties and 

inspection, Imports, Prohibited 

merchandise. 

Amendment to CBP Regulations 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, part 12 of title 19 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 12) 

is amended as follows: 

PART 12—SPECIAL CLASSES OF 

MERCHANDISE 

■ 1. The general authority citation for 

part 12 and the specific authority 

citation for § 12.104g continue to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 

1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 

1624; 

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Sections 12.104 through 12.104i also 

issued under 19 U.S.C. 2612; 

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■ 2. In § 12.104g, in the table in 

paragraph (a), the entry for Bulgaria is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 12.104g Specific items or categories 

designated by agreements or emergency 

actions. 

(a) * * * 

State party Cultural property Decision No. 

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Bulgaria ................................... Archaeological material from Bulgaria ranging in date from 7500 B.C. through approximately 

1750 A.D. and ecclesiastical ethnological material from Bulgaria ranging in date from the 

beginning of the 4th century A.D. through approximately 1750 A.D.

CBP Dec. 19–01. 

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Kevin K. McAleenan, 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

Approved: January 8, 2019. 

David J. Kautter, 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 170816769–8162–02] 

RIN 0648–XG721 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Trawl 

Catcher Vessels in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 

using trawl gear in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the A season 

allowance of the 2019 Pacific cod total 

allowable catch apportioned to trawl 

catcher vessels in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), January 20, 2019, 

through 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1, 

2019. 

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. 

Regulations governing sideboard 

protections for GOA groundfish 

fisheries appear at subpart B of 50 CFR 

part 680. 

The A season allowance of the 2019 

Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) 

apportioned to trawl catcher vessels in 

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA 

is 1,203 metric tons (mt), as established 

by the final 2018 and 2019 harvest 

specifications for groundfish of the GOA 

(83 FR 8768, March 1, 2018). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator) has 

determined that the A season allowance 

of the 2019 Pacific cod TAC 

apportioned to trawl catcher vessels in 

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA 

is necessary to account for the 

incidental catch in other anticipated 

fisheries. Therefore, the Regional 

Administrator is establishing a directed 

fishing allowance of 0 mt and is setting 

aside the remaining 1,203 mt as bycatch 

to support other anticipated groundfish 

fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this directed 

fishing allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for Pacific cod by 

catcher vessels using trawl gear in the 

Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. 

After the effective date of this closure 

the maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. This closure does not 

apply to fishing by vessels participating 

in the cooperative fishery of the 

Rockfish Program for the Central GOA. 

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 directed fishing closure of 

Pacific cod by catcher vessels using 

trawl gear in the Central 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 December 18, 2018. 

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 


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prior notice and opportunity for public 

comment. 

This action is required by § 679.20 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 9, 2019. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2019–00062 Filed 1–9–19; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 170817779–8161–02] 

RIN 0648–XG688 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for sablefish by vessel using 

trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea and 

the Aleutian Islands subarea of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

management area (BSAI). This action is 

necessary to prevent exceeding the 2019 

sablefish initial total allowable catch 

allocations to vessels using trawl gear in 

the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian 

Islands subarea of the BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), January 20, 2019, through 

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 2019 sablefish initial total 

allowable catch allocations to vessels 

using trawl gear is 876 metric tons (mt) 

in the Bering Sea subarea and is 595 mt 

in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the 

BSAI as established by the final 2018 

and 2019 harvest specifications for 

groundfish in the BSAI (83 FR 8365, 

February 27, 2018). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, (Regional Administrator) has 

determined that the 2019 sablefish 

initial total allowable catch allocations 

to vessels using trawl gear in the Bering 

Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands 

subarea of the BSAI is necessary to 

account for the incidental catch in other 

anticipated fisheries. Therefore, the 

Regional Administrator is establishing a 

directed fishing allowances of 0 mt, and 

is setting aside the remaining 876 mt in 

the Bering Sea subarea and 595 mt in 

the Aleutian Islands subarea as bycatch 

to support other anticipated groundfish 

fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that these directed 

fishing allowances have been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for the sablefish initial 

total allowable catch allocations to 

vessels using trawl gear in the Bering 

Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands 

subarea of the BSAI. 

While this closure is in effect the 

maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. 

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 directed fishery closure of the 

sablefish allocations to vessels using 

trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea and 

the Aleutian Islands subarea of 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 December 18, 2018. 

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 is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 9, 2019. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2019–00061 Filed 1–9–19; 4:15 pm] 

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