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erroneously not included in the 

regulation. Pursuant to section 110(k)(4) 

of the CAA, PADEP submitted on behalf 

of ACHD a letter dated July 16, 2014 

committing to submit a SIP revision to 

EPA addressing this error in order to 

satisfy the RACT requirements under 

the 8-hour ozone standard for Allegheny 

County. More detailed information on 

these provisions can be found in the 

technical support document located in 

the docket prepared for this rulemaking 

action. 

IV. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing conditional 

approval of the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania SIP revision submitted on 

November 15, 2013, which consists of 

amendments to the ACHD Rules and 

Regulations, Article XXI, Air Pollution 

Control for adopting RACT for sources 

covered by EPA’s CTG standards for the 

following categories: Miscellaneous 

metal and/or plastic parts surface 

coating processes, automobile and lightduty truck assembly coatings, 

miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and 

fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. 

Pursuant to section 110(k)(4) of the 

CAA, this conditional approval is based 

upon a letter from PADEP on behalf of 

ACHD dated July 16, 2014 committing 

to submit to EPA, no later than twelve 

months from EPA’s final conditional 

approval of ACHD’s adoption of CTGs 

for miscellaneous metal and/or plastic 

parts surface coating processes, 

automobile and light-duty truck 

assembly coatings, miscellaneous 

industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat 

manufacturing materials, an additional 

SIP revision to address the erroneous 

deficiency in the current regulation for 

fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. 

The SIP revision, to be submitted by 

PADEP on behalf of ACHD, will include 

a table of monomer VOC content limits 

for fiberglass boat manufacturing 

materials. Once EPA has determined 

that ACHD has satisfied this condition, 

EPA shall remove the conditional nature 

of its approval and Allegheny County’s 

adoption of CTGs for miscellaneous 

metal and/or plastic parts surface 

coating processes, automobile and lightduty truck assembly coatings, 

miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and 

fiberglass boat manufacturing materials 

will, at that time, receive a full approval 

status. Should ACHD fail to meet the 

condition specified above, the final 

conditional approval of Allegheny 

County’s CTGs for the above listed 

source categories will convert to a 

disapproval. EPA is soliciting public 

comments on the issues discussed in 

this document. These comments will be 

considered before taking final action. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely proposes to approve state law as 

meeting Federal requirements and does 

not impose additional requirements 

beyond those imposed by state law. For 

that reason, this proposed action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this proposed rule, 

pertaining to ACHD’s adoption of CTG 

standards for miscellaneous metal and/ 

or plastic parts surface coating 

processes, automobile and light-duty 

truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous 

industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat 

manufacturing materials, does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not conditionally approved to apply in 

Indian country located in the state, and 

EPA notes that it will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Ozone, Volatile organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: August 14, 2014. 

William C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 81 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0918; FRL– 9915–91– 

OAR] 

EPA Responses to State and Tribal 

2012 Primary Annual Fine Particle 

Designation Recommendations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) has posted its responses to state 

and tribal designation recommendations 

for the 2012 primary annual fine 

particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) on the 

agency’s Internet Web site. The EPA 

invites the public to review and provide 

input on its responses during the 

comment period specified in the DATES

section. The EPA sent its responses 

directly to the states and tribes on or 

about August 19, 2014. These responses 

focus on designating as 

‘‘nonattainment’’ certain areas of the 

country where air monitoring data from 

2011–2013 indicate violations of the 

2012 primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS. 

The EPA intends to make final 

designation determinations for the 2012 

primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS for most 

areas of the country in December 2014. 

This notice also announces the EPA’s 

decision to extend the designation 

period by up to 1 year to December 2015 

for a limited number of areas for which 

insufficient information is currently 

available to promulgate designations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 29, 2014. Please 


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1Exceptional event claims influenced the EPA’s 

intended designations for areas in the state of 

Hawaii and for Lemhi County, Idaho. 

refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

additional information on the comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–OAR– 

HQ–2012–0918, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: A-and-R-docket@epa.gov. 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2012–0918 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2012– 

0918. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Mail Code 28221T, Attention Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0918, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket 

Center, Room 3334, EPA WJC West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2012– 

0918. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be confidential business 

information or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. Do 

not submit information that you 

consider to be confidential business 

information or otherwise protected 

through www.regulations.gov or email. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means the EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to the EPA without 

going through www.regulations.gov, 

your email address will be 

automatically captured and included as 

part of the comment that is placed in the 

public docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If the EPA is unable to read 

your comment and cannot contact you 

for clarification due to technical 

difficulties, the EPA may not be able to 

consider your comment. Electronic files 

should avoid the use of special 

characters, any form of encryption, and 

be free of any defects or viruses. For 

additional information about the EPA’s 

public docket, visit the EPA Docket 

Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

For additional instructions on 

submitting comments, go to Section II of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., confidential business 

information or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the EPA Docket Center, Room 3334, 

EPA WJC West Building, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the Air 

Docket is 202–566–1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions concerning this 

action, please contact Beth Palma, U.S. 

EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, Air Quality Planning 

Division, C539–04, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711, telephone 919–541– 

5432, email at palma.elizabeth@epa.gov. 

For questions about areas in EPA Region 

1, please contact Alison Simcox, U.S. 

EPA, telephone 617–918–1684, email at 

simcox.alison@epa.gov. For questions 

about areas in EPA Region 2, please 

contact Kenneth Fradkin, U.S. EPA, 

telephone 212–637–3702, email at 

fradkin.kenneth@epa.gov. For questions 

about areas in EPA Region 3, please 

contact Maria Pino, U.S. EPA, telephone 

215–814–2181, email at pino.maria@

epa.gov. For questions about areas in 

EPA Region 4, please contact Joel Huey, 

U.S. EPA, telephone 404–562–9104, 

email at huey.joel@epa.gov. For 

questions about areas in EPA Region 5, 

please contact Carolyn Persoon, U.S. 

EPA, telephone 312–353–8290, email at 

persoon.carolyn@epa.gov. For questions 

about areas in EPA Region 6, please 

contact John Walser, U.S. EPA, 

telephone 214–665–7128, email at 

walser.john@epa.gov. For questions 

about areas in EPA Region 7, please 

contact Andy Hawkins, U.S. EPA, 

telephone 913–551–7179, email at 

hawkins.andy@epa.gov. For questions 

about areas in EPA Region 8, please 

contact Crystal Ostigaard, U.S. EPA, 

telephone 303–312–6602, email at 

ostigaard.crystal@epa.gov. For questions 

about areas in EPA Region 9, please 

contact John J. Kelly, U.S. EPA, 

telephone 415–947–4151, email at 

kelly.johnj@epa.gov. For questions 

about areas in EPA Region 10, please 

contact Justin Spenillo, U.S. EPA, 

telephone 206–553–6125, email at 

spenillo.justin@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Purpose 

On December 14, 2012, the EPA 

revised the primary annual PM2.5

NAAQS to provide increased protection 

of public health and welfare from fine 

particle pollution (78 FR 3086; January 

15, 2013). In that action, the EPA 

revised the primary annual PM2.5

standard, strengthening it from 15.0 

micrograms per cubic meter (mg/m3) to 

12.0 mg/m3, which is attained when the 

3-year average of the annual arithmetic 

means does not exceed 12.0 mg/m3. 

The process for designating areas 

following promulgation of a new or 

revised NAAQS is contained in Clean 

Air Act (CAA) section 107(d), 42 U.S.C. 

7407(d). Following the promulgation of 

a new or revised NAAQS, each governor 

or tribal leader has an opportunity to 

recommend air quality designations, 

including the appropriate boundaries 

for nonattainment areas, to the EPA. The 

EPA considers these recommendations 

as part of its duty to promulgate the 

formal area designations and boundaries 

for the new or revised NAAQS. By no 

later than 120 days prior to 

promulgating designations, the EPA is 

required to notify states and tribes of 

any intended modification to an area 

designation or boundary 

recommendation that the EPA deems 

necessary. 

On or about August 19, 2014, the EPA 

notified states and tribes of its intended 

area designations for the 2012 primary 

annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The EPA based 

its intended 2012 primary annual PM2.5

NAAQS area designations on an 

evaluation of complete, certified, and 

quality-assured monitored air quality 

data for 2011–2013, including an 

evaluation of exceptional event claims.1

States and tribes now have an 

opportunity to demonstrate why they 

believe an intended modification by the 

EPA may be inappropriate. The EPA 


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encourages states and tribes to provide 

comments and additional information 

for the EPA to consider before finalizing 

designations in December 2014. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

public comments from interested parties 

other than states and tribes regarding 

the EPA’s recent responses to the state 

and tribal designation recommendations 

for the 2012 primary annual PM2.5

NAAQS. These responses, and their 

supporting technical analyses, can be 

found on the EPA’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/

particlepollution/designations/

2012standards/index.htm and also in 

the public docket for the 2012 primary 

annual PM2.5 designations at 

www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0918. The EPA 

invites public comment on its responses 

to states and tribes during the 30-day 

comment period provided by this 

notice. Although under CAA section 

107(d) the EPA is not required to seek 

public comment during this designation 

process, the EPA is electing to do so for 

the 2012 primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS 

to gather additional information for 

consideration before promulgating final 

designations. Due to the statutory 

timeframe for promulgating 

designations set out in CAA section 

107(d), the EPA will not be able to 

consider any public comments 

submitted after September 29, 2014. 

This notice and opportunity for public 

comment does not affect any rights or 

obligations of the EPA, or any state or 

tribe, which might otherwise exist 

pursuant to CAA section 107(d). 

Please refer to the ADDRESSES section 

above in this document for specific 

instructions on submitting comments 

and locating relevant public documents. 

The EPA believes that the boundaries 

for each nonattainment area should be 

evaluated and determined on a case-bycase basis considering the specific facts 

and circumstances unique to the area. 

CAA section 107(d) requires that the 

EPA designate as nonattainment not 

only any area that is violating the 2012 

primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS, but also 

any nearby areas that contribute to the 

violation in the violating area. The EPA 

is particularly interested in receiving 

comments, supported by relevant 

information, if you believe that a 

specific geographic area that the EPA is 

proposing to identify as a nonattainment 

area should not be categorized by the 

section 107(d) criteria as nonattainment, 

or if you believe that a specific nearby 

area not proposed by the EPA to be 

identified as contributing to a 

nonattainment area should in fact be 

categorized as contributing to 

nonattainment using the section 107(d) 

criteria. Please be as specific as possible 

in supporting your views. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible. 

• Make sure to provide your input by 

the comment period deadline identified 

in this notice. 

To date, the EPA has identified 14 

areas that do not meet the 2012 primary 

annual PM2.5 NAAQS, and intends to 

designate these areas as 

nonattainment—http://www.epa.gov/

airquality/particlepollution/

designations/2012standards/docs/

20140819nonattainment.pdf. The EPA 

has also identified eight areas with 

ambient air quality monitoring sites that 

lack complete data for the relevant 

period—http://www.epa.gov/airquality/

particlepollution/designations/

2012standards/docs/

20140819unclassifiablelist.pdf. 

Accordingly, because the EPA cannot 

determine based on available 

information whether or not these areas 

are meeting or not meeting the NAAQS, 

the EPA intends to designate these areas 

as ‘‘unclassifiable.’’ The EPA intends to 

designate all but five of the remaining 

areas of the country as ‘‘unclassifiable/ 

attainment.’’ For the five remaining 

areas, which are located in the state of 

Georgia and 2 neighboring counties in 

the bordering states of Alabama and 

South Carolina, relevant information, 

including air quality monitoring data, 

are insufficient to promulgate a 

designation at this time—http://

www.epa.gov/airquality/

particlepollution/designations/

2012standards/docs/

20140819deferredlist.pdf. For these 

areas the EPA believes that an 

additional year of air quality monitoring 

data will result in complete and valid 

data sufficient to inform a designation 

determination. Accordingly, the EPA is 

extending the designation determination 

period for these five areas for up to 1 

year under the authority of CAA section 

107(d)(1)(B)(i). The EPA will assess 

supplementary data for these areas 

before promulgating initial designations 

by the statutory deadline of December 

14, 2015. 

II. Instructions for Submitting Public 

Comments 

A. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for the EPA? 

1. Submitting Confidential Business 

Information. Do not submit this 

information to the EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be confidential 

business information. For confidential 

business information in a disk or CD– 

ROM that you mail to the EPA, mark the 

outside of the disk or CD–ROM as 

confidential business information and 

then identify electronically within the 

disk or CD–ROM the specific 

information that is claimed as 

confidential business information. In 

addition to one complete version of the 

comment that includes information 

claimed as confidential business 

information, a copy of the comment that 

does not contain the information 

claimed as confidential business 

information must be submitted for 

inclusion in the public docket. 

Information so marked will not be 

disclosed except in accordance with 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 

Send or deliver information identified 

as confidential business information 

only to the following address: Roberto 

Morales, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Mail Code 

C404–02, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27711, telephone 919–541–0880, email 

at morales.roberto@epa.gov, Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2012– 

0918. 

2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

• Identify the docket number and 

other identifying information (subject 

heading, Federal Register date and page 

number). 

• Follow directions—the agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations part or 

section number. 

• Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

• Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified in the DATES section 

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III. Internet Web Site for Rulemaking 

Information 

The EPA has also established a Web 

site for this rulemaking at http://

www.epa.gov/airquality/

particlepollution/designations/

2012standards/index.htm. The Web site 

includes the state and tribal designation 

recommendations, information 

supporting the EPA’s preliminary 

designation decisions, as well as the 

rulemaking actions and other related 

information that the public may find 

useful. 

Dated: August 20, 2014. 

Mary Henigin, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20641 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9915–96–Region–6; EPA–R06–RCRA– 

2013–0785] 

40 CFR Part 271 

Oklahoma: Final Authorization of State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The State of Oklahoma has 

applied to the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) for Final authorization of 

the changes to its hazardous waste 

program under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

EPA proposes to grant Final 

authorization to the State of Oklahoma. 

In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section 

of this Federal Register, EPA is 

authorizing the changes by an 

immediate final rule. EPA did not make 

a proposal prior to the direct final rule 

because we believe this action is not 

controversial and do not expect 

comments that oppose it. We have 

explained the reasons for this 

authorization in the preamble to the 

direct final rule. Unless we get written 

comments which oppose this 

authorization during the comment 

period, the direct final rule will become 

effective on the date it establishes, and 

we will not take further action on this 

proposal. If we receive comments that 

oppose this action, we will withdraw 

the direct final rule and it will not take 

effect. We will then respond to public 

comments in a later final rule based on 

this proposal. You may not have another 

opportunity for comment. If you want to 

comment on this action, you must do so 

at this time. 

DATES: Send your written comments by 

September 29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional 

Authorization Coordinator, (6PD–O), 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division, at the address shown below. 

You can examine copies of the materials 

submitted by the State of Oklahoma 

during normal business hours at the 

following locations: EPA Region 6, 1445 

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, 

phone number (214) 665–8533; or 

Oklahoma Department of Environmental 

Quality, 707 North Robinson, Oklahoma 

City, Oklahoma 73101–1677, (405) 702– 

7180. Comments may also be submitted 

electronically or through hand delivery/ 

courier; please follow the detailed 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

the direct final rule which is located in 

the Rules section of this Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alima Patterson (214) 665–8533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information, please see the 

immediate final rule published in the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register. 

Dated: August 5, 2014. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20648 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 120706220–4693–01] 

RIN 0648–BC34 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Pot Gear 

Fishing Closure in the Pribilof Islands 

Habitat Conservation Zone in the 

Bering Sea 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues a proposed rule 

that would implement Amendment 103 

to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 

for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Management Area 

(BSAI FMP) to close year-round the 

Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation 

Zone (PIHCZ) to directed fishing for 

Pacific cod with pot gear to minimize 

bycatch and prevent overfishing of 

Pribilof Islands blue king crab (PIBKC). 

This action would promote the goals 

and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, the FMP, and other applicable law. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2012–0141, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012- 

0141, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Address written comments to 

Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. 

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter 

‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish 

to remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

Electronic copies of the BSAI FMP, 

Amendment 103 to the BSAI FMP, the 

Environmental Assessment (EA), and 

the Regulatory Impact Review/Initial 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RIR/

IRFA) prepared for this action are 

available from http://

www.regulations.gov or from the NMFS 

Alaska Region Web site at http://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Ellgen, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the BSAI groundfish fisheries 

under the FMP for groundfish in the 

BSAI management area (BSAI FMP). 

The North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council) prepared the FMP 


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