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in the NPRM on TWIC reader requirements. We will notify the public of the date(s), time(s), location(s), and other details of any such meeting(s) by publishing a separate notice in the Federal Register as soon as we have information available.

You may view the NPRM, written comments, and supporting documents in the online docket by going to http://www.regulations.gov and using ‘‘USCG–2007–28915’’ as your search term. Locate the NPRM among the search results and use the filters on the left side of the page to search for specific types of documents. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Coast Guard has an agreement with the Department of Transportation to use its Docket Management Facility.

We encourage you to participate by submitting comments either orally at the meeting or in writing. If you bring written comments to the meeting, you may submit them to Coast Guard personnel specified at the meeting to receive written comments. These comments will be submitted to our online public docket. All comments received will be posted without change
to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided.

Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, or other entity). You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting, contact LCDR Gregory Callaghan at the telephone number or email address indicated under the **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** section of this notice. Public Meeting

The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting regarding the ‘‘Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)—Reader Requirements’’ NPRM (78 FR 17781) on Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Houston Marriott North, 255 N Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, Texas 77060. The building is accessible by taxi, public transit, and privately-owned conveyance. Please note that the session may adjourn early if all business, concerns, and questions are addressed. We will post a written summary of the meeting and oral comments in the docket. Authority

This notice is issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 70105(k)(3) and 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

Dated: March 29, 2013. J.R. Morgan, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Cargo and Facility Division (CG–FAC–2).
[FR Doc. 2013–07733 Filed 4–3–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 9110–04–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**40 CFR Part 52**

**[EPA–R09–OAR–2013–0148; FRL–9798–7]**

**Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Nevada;**  **Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan; Reconsideration of BART**  **Compliance Date for Reid Gardner Generating Station; Announcement of**  **Public Hearing**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of public hearing; extension of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  On March 26, 2013, EPA granted reconsideration of the compliance date for the Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NO X ) for Units 1, 2, and 3 at the Reid Gardner Generating Station (RGGS) and proposed to extend the compliance date by 18 months, from January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. EPA is holding a public hearing on April 29, 2013, to accept written and oral comments on this proposed action. The comment period for this action was scheduled to close on May 28, 2013. EPA is extending the comment period to May 30, 2013 to allow for a full 30-day period for the submission of additional public comment following the public hearing.

**DATES :**  The public hearing will be held on April 29, 2013. Comments must be postmarked no later than May 30, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  The public hearing will be held at the Big Auditorium in the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Administration Building on 1 Lincoln Street (cross-street is Reservation Road) in Moapa, Nevada.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Anita Lee, EPA Region 9, (415) 972– 3958, r9

_airplanning@epa.gov.

If you require reasonable accommodation at the public hearing, please contact Terisa Williams, EPA Region 9 Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator, at (415) 972–3829, or Williams.Terisa@epa.gov, by April 15,
2013.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The public hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity to present views or arguments concerning the proposed rule to extend the compliance date, from January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, for Units 1, 2, and 3 at RGGS to meet emission limits for NO X required under the BART provision of the Regional Haze Rule. Written statements and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. Written comments must be postmarked on or before the last day of the comment period, May 30, 2013.

The public hearing will be held at the Big Auditorium in the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Administration Building on 1 Lincoln Street (cross-street is Reservation Road) in Moapa, Nevada. The hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m. (local time) and end at 8:00 p.m. (local time). Oral testimony may be limited to five minutes for each commenter to address the proposed rule. We will not be providing equipment to commenters to show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations. Any person may provide written or oral comments and submit data pertaining to our proposed rule at this hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and copies of written statements or comments will be included in the docket for this proposed rulemaking.

EPA will not respond to comments during the public hearing. When we publish our final action, we will provide written responses to all comments received on our proposal. EPA staff will be available during the hearing to informally answer questions on our proposed action. Any comments made to EPA staff must still be provided in writing or orally during the public hearing in order to be considered in the record.

If you are unable to attend the hearing but wish to submit comments on the proposed rule, you may submit comments, identified by docket number


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EPA–R09–OAR–2013–0148, by one of the following methods:

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions.

(2) Email: r9

_airplanning@epa.gov. (3) Mail or deliver: Anita Lee (Air-2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.

For more detailed instructions concerning how to submit comments on this proposed rule, and for more information on our proposed rule, please see the notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of reconsideration of final rule, published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2013 (78 FR 18280). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen Dioxide.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: March 28, 2013. Deborah Jordan, Air Division Director, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2013–07869 Filed 4–3–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration** 

**50 CFR Part 600**

**[Docket No. 121227743–3275–01]**

**RIN 0648–BC86**

**Fisheries of the United States; Billfish Conservation Act of 2012**  **Implementing Regulations**

**AGENCY :**  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION :**  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  NMFS issues this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to provide background information and request public comment on potential issues related to the implementation of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012.

**DATES :**  Written comments regarding the issues in this ANPR must be received by 5 p.m., local time, on July 3, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA– NMFS–2013–0004, by any of the following methods:

• Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=NOAA–NMFS–2013– 0004, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.

• Mail: Submit written comments to Kim Marshall, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

• Fax: 301–713–1193; Attn: Kim Marshall.

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, etc.), 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.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Kim Marshall, Fishery Policy Analyst, National Marine Fisheries Service, 301–
427–8556.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

The Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 (BCA), Public Law 112–183, 16 U.S.C. 1827a, was signed into law on October 5, 2012. The BCA defines ‘‘billfish’’ as any of the following: (1) Blue marlin; (2) striped marlin; (3) black marlin; (4) sailfish; (5) shortbill spearfish; (6) white marlin; (7) roundscale spearfish; (8) Mediterranean spearfish; or (9) longbill spearfish. It exempts swordfish from the definition of billfish.

Section 4(a) of the BCA prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale. It treats a violation of the BCA as an act prohibited by section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA; 16 U.S.C. 1857). Individuals, including recreational fishermen may possess, but not sell billfish or billfish products or have custody, control, or possession for the purposes of offering them for sale, subject to limits imposed by existing state and federal regulations.

Section 4(c) of the BCA exempts billfish caught by U.S. fishing vessels and landed in Hawaii or Pacific Insular Areas (as defined under the MSA) from the general prohibitions on sale and custody with the intent to sell in section 4(a). It also exempts billfish landed by foreign vessels in the Pacific Insular Areas and exported to markets outside the U.S. or retained within Hawaii and the Pacific Insular Areas for local consumption.

In passing the BCA, Congress recognized the conservation challenges facing billfish populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Congress found that, despite careful management of domestic billfish fisheries, global billfish populations have declined significantly because of overfishing primarily through retention of bycatch by non-U.S. fishing fleets. See 16 U.S.C. 1827a note. In 2011, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature classified blue and white marlin as vulnerable to extinction and striped marlin as near threatened. The over harvest and export of billfish from foreign nations threatens the survival of billfish populations and the sustainability of the U.S. recreational billfish fishery. A report on trade of billfish published by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) in June, 2007 found that the legal sale of billfish caught in the Pacific Ocean may create a market that allows billfish caught in the Atlantic Ocean to enter illegitimately into U.S. markets.

Existing federal regulations require the release of all Atlantic billfish caught by commercial fishing operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), prohibit the possession of billfish onboard commercial fishing vessels inside the U.S. EEZ, and prohibit the sale of Atlantic billfish. 50 CFR 635.21(a) and (e)(2), 635.31(b). The BCA increases the protection for Atlantic billfish by prohibiting the import and sale of all billfish in the U.S., no matter where harvested, unless exempted pursuant to section 4(c) of the BCA.

The only U.S. commercial fishery for billfish occurs in Hawaii and surrounding Pacific island areas. Section 4(c)(1) of the BCA exempts billfish caught by U.S. vessels and landed in Hawaii or Pacific Insular Areas from the general prohibition on sale of billfish. Under existing regulations, seafood dealers and processors are required to use the Billfish Certificate of Eligibility (COE) to document that billfish possessed or offered for sale were not harvested from the Atlantic Ocean. See 50 CFR 635.31(b). NMFS is considering adapting the billfish COE requirements to implement the BCA by requiring that seafood dealers and processors document that billfish offered for sale