35566 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 145 / Friday, July 27, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 

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[FR Doc. 2018–16123 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2003–0010; FRL–9981– 

21—Region 8] 

National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency 

Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion 

of the Davenport and Flagstaff 

Smelters Superfund Site 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 8 announces the 

deletion of the Davenport and Flagstaff 

Smelters Superfund Site (Site) located 

in Sandy City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 

from the National Priorities List (NPL). 

The NPL, promulgated pursuant to 

section 105 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an 

appendix of the National Oil and 

Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 

the State of Utah, through the Utah 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(UDEQ), have determined that all 

appropriate response actions under 

CERCLA, other than operation and 

maintenance, and five-year reviews, 

have been completed. However, this 

deletion does not preclude future 

actions under Superfund. 

DATES: This action is effective July 27, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: 

Docket: EPA has established a docket 

for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–HQ–SFUND– 

2003–0010. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the http://

www.regulations.gov website. 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 through http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the site information repositories. 

Locations, contacts, phone numbers 

and viewing hours are: Utah Department 

of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84047; Phone: (801–944–7641); 

Hours: M–Th: 9 a.m.–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat: 

9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erna 

Waterman, Remedial Project Manager, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 8, EPR–SR, Denver, CO 80202, 

(303) 312–6762, email: waterman.erna@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to 

be deleted from the NPL is: Davenport 

and Flagstaff Smelters Superfund Site, 

Sandy City, Salt Lake County, Utah. A 

Notice of Intent to Delete for this Site 

was published in the Federal Register 

(83 FR 25635–25638) on June 4, 2018. 

The closing date for comments on the 

Notice of Intent to Delete was July 5, 

2018. No public comments were 

received. 

EPA maintains the NPL as the list of 

sites that appear to present a significant 

risk to public health, welfare, or the 

environment. Deletion from the NPL 

does not preclude further remedial 

action. Whenever there is a significant 

release from a site deleted from the NPL, 

the deleted site may be restored to the 

NPL without application of the hazard 

ranking system. Deletion of a site from 

the NPL does not affect responsible 

party liability in the unlikely event that 

future conditions warrant further 

actions. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous 

substances, Hazardous waste, 

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Superfund, Water 

pollution control, Water supply. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

Douglas H. Benevento, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

For reasons set out in the preamble, 

40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows: 

PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 

POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 300 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 

9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 

2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 

3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 

FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. 

Appendix B to Part 300—[Amended]C 

■ 2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 

is amended in the table by removing the 

entry for ‘‘UT, Davenport and Flagstaff 

Smelters, Sandy City, P’’. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 635 

[Docket No. 150121066–5717–02] 

RIN 0648–XG327 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure of 

Angling category northern area trophy 

fishery. 

SUMMARY: NMFS closes the northern 

area Angling category fishery for large 

medium and giant (‘‘trophy’’ (i.e., 

measuring 73 inches curved fork length 

or greater)) Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT). 

This action is being taken to prevent 

further overharvest of the Angling 

category northern area trophy BFT 

subquota. 

DATES: Effective 11:30 p.m., local time, 

July 26, 2018, through December 31, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah McLaughlin or Tom Warren, (978) 

281–9260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations implemented under the 

authority of the Atlantic Tunas 

Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et 

seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 

et seq.) governing the harvest of BFT by 

persons and vessels subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part 

635. Section 635.27 subdivides the U.S. 

BFT quota recommended by the 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

among the various domestic fishing 

categories, per the allocations 

established in the 2006 Consolidated 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 

Fishery Management Plan (2006 

Consolidated HMS FMP) (71 FR 58058, 

October 2, 2006) and amendments. 

NMFS is required, under 

§ 635.28(a)(1), to file a closure notice 

with the Office of the Federal Register 

for publication when a BFT quota is 

reached or is projected to be reached. 


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On and after the effective date and time 

of such notification, for the remainder of 

the fishing year or for a specified period 

as indicated in the notification, 

retaining, possessing, or landing BFT 

under that quota category is prohibited 

until the opening of the subsequent 

quota period or until such date as 

specified in the notice. 

Angling Category Large Medium and 

Giant Northern ‘‘Trophy’’ Fishery 

Closure 

The 2018 BFT fishing year, which is 

managed on a calendar-year basis and 

subject to an annual calendar-year 

quota, began January 1, 2018. The 

Angling category season opened January 

1, 2018, and continues through 

December 31, 2018. The currently 

codified Angling category quota is 195.2 

mt, of which 4.5 mt is allocated for the 

harvest of large medium and giant 

(trophy) BFT by vessels fishing under 

the Angling category quota, with 1.5 mt 

allocated for each of the following areas: 

North of 39°18′ N lat. (off Great Egg 

Inlet, NJ) (the ‘‘northern area’’); south of 

39°18′ N lat. and outside the Gulf of 

Mexico (the ‘‘southern area’’); and in the 

Gulf of Mexico. Trophy BFT measure 73 

inches (185 cm) curved fork length or 

greater. 

Based on reported landings from the 

NMFS Automated Catch Reporting 

System, NMFS has determined that the 

codified Angling category northern area 

trophy BFT subquota has been reached 

and exceeded and that a closure of the 

northern area trophy BFT fishery is 

warranted. Therefore, retaining, 

possessing, or landing large medium or 

giant BFT north of 39°18′ N lat. by 

persons aboard vessels permitted in the 

HMS Angling category and the HMS 

Charter/Headboat category (when 

fishing recreationally) must cease at 

11:30 p.m. local time on July 26, 2018. 

This closure will remain effective 

through December 31, 2018. This action 

is intended to prevent further 

overharvest of the Angling category 

northern area trophy BFT subquota, and 

is taken consistent with the regulations 

at § 635.28(a)(1). NMFS previously 

closed the 2018 trophy BFT fishery in 

the southern area on March 17, 2018 (83 

FR 12141, March 20, 2018) and in the 

Gulf of Mexico on May 13, 2018 (83 FR 

22602, May 16, 2018). Therefore, with 

this closure of the northern area trophy 

BFT fishery as of July 26, 2018, the 

Angling category trophy BFT fishery 

will be closed in all areas for 2018. 

If needed, subsequent Angling 

category adjustments will be published 

in the Federal Register. Information 

regarding the Angling category fishery 

for Atlantic tunas, including daily 

retention limits for BFT measuring 27 

inches (68.5 cm) to less than 73 inches 

and any further Angling category 

adjustments, is available at 

hmspermits.noaa.gov or by calling (978) 

281–9260. HMS Angling and HMS 

Charter/Headboat category permit 

holders may catch and release (or tag 

and release) BFT of all sizes, subject to 

the requirements of the catch-andrelease and tag-and-release programs at 

§ 635.26. Anglers are also reminded that 

all BFT that are released must be 

handled in a manner that will maximize 

survival, and without removing the fish 

from the water, consistent with 

requirements at § 635.21(a)(1). For 

additional information on safe handling, 

see the ‘‘Careful Catch and Release’’ 

brochure available at https:// 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/ 

outreach-and-education/careful-catchand-release-brochure. 

HMS Charter/Headboat and Angling 

category vessel owners are required to 

report the catch of all BFT retained or 

discarded dead, within 24 hours of the 

landing(s) or end of each trip, by 

accessing hmspermits.noaa.gov or by 

using the HMS Catch Reporting App. 

Classification 

The Assistant Administrator for 

NMFS (AA) finds that it is impracticable 

and contrary to the public interest to 

provide prior notice of, and an 

opportunity for public comment on, this 

action for the following reasons: 

The regulations implementing the 

2006 Consolidated HMS FMP and 

amendments provide for inseason 

retention limit adjustments and fishery 

closures to respond to the unpredictable 

nature of BFT availability on the fishing 

grounds, the migratory nature of this 

species, and the regional variations in 

the BFT fishery. The closure of the 

northern area Angling category trophy 

fishery is necessary to prevent any 

further overharvest of the northern area 

trophy fishery subquota. NMFS 

provides notification of closures by 

publishing the notice in the Federal 

Register, emailing individuals who have 

subscribed to the Atlantic HMS News 

electronic newsletter, and updating the 

information posted on the Atlantic 

Tunas Information Line at (978) 281– 

9260 and on hmspermits.noaa.gov. 

These fisheries are currently 

underway and delaying this action 

would be contrary to the public interest 

as it could result in excessive trophy 

BFT landings that may result in future 

potential quota reductions for the 

Angling category, depending on the 

magnitude of a potential Angling 

category overharvest. NMFS must close 

the northern area trophy BFT fishery 

before additional landings of these sizes 

of BFT occur. Therefore, the AA finds 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to 

waive prior notice and the opportunity 

for public comment. For all of the above 

reasons, there is good cause under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d) to waive the 30-day delay 

in effectiveness. 

This action is being taken under 50 

CFR 635.28(a)(1), and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801 

et seq. 

Dated: July 23, 2018. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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