Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 163 / Wednesday, August 22, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 42449 

Office of Management and Budget under 

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

F. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

This direct final rule is exempt from 

Congressional review under 5 U.S.C. 

801 since it relates solely to agency 

management and personnel. 

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 102–84 

Federal buildings and facilities, 

Government property management. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Emily W. Murphy, 

Administrator. 

PART 102–84—[REMOVED AND 

RESERVED] 

■ For the reasons stated in the preamble, 

and under the authority of 40 U.S.C. 

121(c), GSA is removing and reserving 

41 CFR part 102–84, consisting of 

sections 102–84.5 through 102–84.55. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 140501394–5279–02] 

RIN 0648–XG424 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2018 

Commercial Accountability Measure 

and Closure for South Atlantic Blueline 

Tilefish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS implements an 

accountability measure (AM) for 

commercial blueline tilefish in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the 

South Atlantic. Commercial landings of 

blueline tilefish are projected to reach 

the commercial annual catch limit 

(ACL) by August 22, 2018. Therefore, 

NMFS is closing the commercial sector 

for blueline tilefish in the South 

Atlantic EEZ at 12:01 a.m., local time, 

on August 22, 2018, and it will remain 

closed until the start of the next fishing 

year on January 1, 2019. This closure is 

necessary to protect the blueline tilefish 

resource. 

DATES: This temporary rule is effective 

at 12:01 a.m., local time, on August 22, 

2018, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on 

January 1, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional 

Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email: 

mary.vara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

snapper-grouper fishery of the South 

Atlantic includes blueline tilefish and is 

managed under the Fishery 

Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic 

Region (FMP). The South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council and 

NMFS prepared the FMP, and the FMP 

is implemented by NMFS under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by 

regulations at 50 CFR part 622. 

As specified at 50 CFR 

622.193(z)(1)(i), the commercial ACL for 

blueline tilefish is 87,521 lb (39,699 kg), 

round weight. The commercial AM for 

blueline tilefish requires NMFS to close 

the commercial sector when the 

commercial ACL is reached, or is 

projected to be reached, by filing a 

notification to that effect with the Office 

of the Federal Register (50 CFR 

622.193(z)(1)(i)). NMFS has projected 

that the commercial ACL for South 

Atlantic blueline tilefish will be reached 

by August 22, 2018. Accordingly, the 

commercial sector for South Atlantic 

blueline tilefish is closed effective at 

12:01 a.m., local time, on August 22, 

2018, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on 

January 1, 2019. 

The operator of a vessel with a valid 

Federal commercial vessel permit for 

South Atlantic snapper-grouper having 

blueline tilefish on board must have 

landed and bartered, traded, or sold 

such blueline tilefish prior to August 22, 

2018. During the commercial closure, all 

sale or purchase of blueline tilefish is 

prohibited. The harvest or possession of 

blueline tilefish in or from the South 

Atlantic EEZ is limited to the bag and 

possession limits specified in 50 CFR 

622.187(b)(2) and 622.187(c)(1), 

respectively, while the recreational 

sector for blueline tilefish is open. 

These bag and possession limits apply 

in the South Atlantic on board a vessel 

with a valid Federal commercial or 

charter vessel/headboat permit for 

South Atlantic snapper-grouper, and 

apply to the harvest of blueline tilefish 

in both state and Federal waters. 

Classification 

The Regional Administrator for the 

NMFS Southeast Region has determined 

this temporary rule is necessary for the 

conservation and management of 

blueline tilefish and the South Atlantic 

snapper-grouper fishery and is 

consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act and other applicable laws. 

This action is taken under 50 CFR 

622.193(z)(1)(i) and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

These measures are exempt from the 

procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act because the temporary rule is issued 

without opportunity for prior notice and 

comment. 

This action responds to the best 

scientific information available. The 

Assistant Administrator for NOAA 

Fisheries (AA) finds that the need to 

immediately implement this action to 

close the commercial sector for blueline 

tilefish constitutes good cause to waive 

the requirements to provide prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment are 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. Such procedures are 

unnecessary because the regulations at 

50 CFR 622.193(z)(1)(i) have already 

been subject to notice and comment, 

and all that remains is to notify the 

public of the closure. Prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment are 

contrary to the public interest because 

there is a need to immediately 

implement this action to protect 

blueline tilefish, since the capacity of 

the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest 

of the commercial ACL. Prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment would 

require time and would potentially 

result in a harvest well in excess of the 

established commercial ACL. 

For the aforementioned reasons, the 

AA also finds good cause to waive the 

30-day delay in the effectiveness of this 

action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

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

Dated: August 17, 2018. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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