Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 45849 

This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act 

(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). 

VII. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: August 28, 2018. 

Michael Goodis, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. In § 180.607, add alphabetically the 

commodity ‘‘coffee, green bean’’ and 

footnote 1 to the table in paragraph 

(a)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 180.607 Spiromesifen; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

* * * * * 

Coffee, green bean 1 ................. 0.20 

* * * * * 

1This use has not been registered in the 

United States as of August 28, 2018. 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2018–19760 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

[Docket No. 180209155–8589–02] 

RIN 0648–XG458 

International Fisheries; Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly 

Migratory Species; Closure of Purse 

Seine Fishery on the High Seas in 2018 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; fishery closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

U.S. purse seine fishery on the high seas 

in the area of application of the 

Convention on the Conservation and 

Management of Highly Migratory Fish 

Stocks in the Western and Central 

Pacific Ocean (Convention) between the 

latitudes of 20° N and 20° S will close 

as a result of reaching the 2018 limit on 

purse seine fishing effort in that area. 

This action is necessary for the United 

States to implement provisions of a 

conservation and management measure 

adopted by the Commission for the 

Conservation and Management of 

Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 

Western and Central Pacific Ocean 

(WCPFC or Commission) and to satisfy 

the obligations of the United States 

under the Convention, to which it is a 

Contracting Party. 

DATES: Effective 00:00 on September 18, 

2018 coordinated universal time (UTC), 

until 24:00 on December 31, 2018 UTC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rini 

Ghosh, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional 

Office, 808–725–5033. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

U.S. purse seine fishing in the area of 

application of the Convention, or 

Convention Area, is managed, in part, 

under the Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Convention Implementation 

Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). Regulations 

implementing the Act are at 50 CFR part 

300, subpart O. On behalf of the 

Secretary of Commerce, NMFS 

promulgates regulations under the Act 

as may be necessary to carry out the 

obligations of the United States under 

the Convention, including 

implementation of the decisions of the 

Commission. 

Pursuant to WCPFC Conservation and 

Management Measure 2017–01, NMFS 

issued regulations that established a 

limit of 1,370 fishing days that may be 

used by U.S. purse seine fishing vessels 

on the high seas between the latitudes 

of 20° N and 20° S in the Convention 

Area in calendar year 2018 (see final 

rule at 83 FR 33851, published July 18, 

2018, codified at 50 CFR 300.223). A 

fishing day means any day in which a 

fishing vessel of the United States 

equipped with purse seine gear searches 

for fish, deploys a fish aggregating 

device (FAD), services a FAD, or sets a 

purse seine, with the exception of 

setting a purse seine solely for the 

purpose of testing or cleaning the gear 

and resulting in no catch (see definition 

at 50 CFR 300.211). 

Based on data submitted in logbooks 

and other available information, NMFS 

expects that the 2018 limit of 1,370 

fishing days will be reached, and in 

accordance with the procedures 

established at 50 CFR 300.223(a), 

announces that the purse seine fishery 

on the high seas between the latitudes 

of 20° N and 20° S in the Convention 

Area will be closed starting at 00:00 on 

September 18, 2018 UTC, and will 

remain closed until 24:00 on December 

31, 2018 UTC. Accordingly, it shall be 

prohibited for any fishing vessel of the 

United States equipped with purse seine 

gear to be used for fishing on the high 

seas between the latitudes of 20° N and 

20° S in the Convention Area from 00:00 

on September 18, 2018 UTC until 24:00 

December 31, 2018 UTC, except that 

such vessels will not be prohibited from 

bunkering in that area during that 

period (50 CFR 300.223(a)). Fishing 

means using any vessel, vehicle, aircraft 

or hovercraft for any of the following 

activities, or attempting to do so: (1) 

Searching for, catching, taking, or 

harvesting fish; (2) engaging in any 

other activity which can reasonably be 

expected to result in the locating, 

catching, taking, or harvesting of fish for 

any purpose; (3) placing, searching for, 

or recovering fish aggregating devices or 

associated electronic equipment such as 

radio beacons; (4) engaging in any 

operations at sea directly in support of, 

or in preparation for, any of the 

activities previously described in 

elements (1) through (3) of this 

definition, including, but not limited to, 

bunkering; or (5) engaging in 

transshipment at sea, either unloading 

or loading fish (see definition at 50 CFR 

300.211). As noted above, bunkering 

will not be prohibited in the closure 

area during the closure period. This rule 

does not prohibit lawful fishing with 

purse seine gear within the U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone within the 

Convention Area. 

Classification 

There is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and 


daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES
45850 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 

opportunity for public comment on this 

action. Compliance with the notice and 

comment requirement would be 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest, since NMFS would be unable 

to ensure that the 2018 limit on purse 

seine fishing effort on the high seas 

between the latitudes of 20° N and 20° 

S in the Convention Area is not 

exceeded. This action is based on the 

best available information on U.S. purse 

seine fishing effort in the limit area. The 

action is necessary for the United States 

to comply with its obligations under the 

Convention and is important for the 

conservation and management of bigeye 

tuna, yellowfin tuna, and skipjack tuna 

in the western and central Pacific 

Ocean. For the same reasons, there is 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to 

establish an effective date less than 30 

days after the date of publication of this 

notice. 

This action is required by 50 CFR 

300.223(a) and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. 

Dated: September 6, 2018. 

Margo Schulze-Haugen, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19710 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 


daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES