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VI. Statutory and Executive Orders 

Review 

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, the 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed 

action merely approves 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 Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 

FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory 

action because SIP approvals are 

exempted under Executive Order 12866; 

• 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 

it does not involve technical standards; 

and 

• Does not provide the 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, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where the EPA or 

an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 

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

Dated: January 11, 2018. 

Chris Hladick, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

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Fisheries off West Coast States; Highly 

Migratory Fisheries; Amendment 4 to 

Fishery Management Plan for West 

Coast Highly Migratory Species 

Fisheries (HMS FMP); Revisions to the 

Biennial Management Cycle 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

amendment to a fishery management 

plan; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

(Council) has submitted Amendment 4 

to the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. 

West Coast Fisheries for Highly 

Migratory Species (HMS FMP) for 

review by the Secretary of Commerce. 

The intent of Amendment 4 is to bring 

descriptions of the management context 

for highly migratory species (HMS) 

fisheries up to date, better describe the 

Council’s role in the process of making 

stock status determinations including 

evaluations of the best scientific 

information available (BSIA), and 

change the schedule of the Council’s 

three-meeting biennial management 

cycle for HMS stocks. The amendment 

is administrative in nature and is not 

expected to affect activities authorized 

under the FMP or their harvest levels. 

DATES: Comments on Amendment 4 

must be submitted received by March 

26, 2018 to be considered in the 

decision whether to approve, 

disapprove, or partially approve 

Amendment 4. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2017–0138, 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/#!docket

Detail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017-0138, click 

the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete 

the required fields, and enter or attach 

your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Amber.Rhodes@noaa.gov, NMFS West 

Coast Region Long Beach Office, 501 W 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802. Include the identifier 

‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2017–0138’’ in the 

comments. 

Instructions: Comments must be 

submitted by one of the above methods 

to ensure they are received, 

documented, and considered by NMFS. 

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. 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.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

Copies of the draft Amendment 4 and 

other supporting documents are 

available via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov, 

docket NOAA–NMFS–2017–0138, or 

contact Amber Rhodes, NMFS West 

Coast Region, 562–980–3231, 

Amber.Rhodes@noaa.gov or Heidi 

Taylor, NMFS West Coast Region, 562– 

980–4039, Heidi.Taylor@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amber Rhodes, NMFS, 562–980–3231, 

Amber.Rhodes@noaa.gov or Heidi 

Taylor, NMFS, 562–980–4039, 

Heidi.Taylor@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

Council’s 2016 biennial management 

cycle meetings for HMS and 

considerations for recent revisions to 

agency guidelines for National Standard 

1 (81 FR 71858, October 18, 2016), key 


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differences have become evident 

regarding the management of HMS 

stocks versus other Council-managed 

stocks for which management activities 

are largely or fully within the scope of 

Council jurisdiction. In contrast to 

NMFS-conducted assessments for other 

Council-managed stocks, HMS 

assessments are conducted by teams of 

regional fishery management 

organization (RFMO) science providers, 

which may include scientists from the 

United States and other participating 

nations in Pacific HMS fisheries or 

international science providers who 

work at RFMOs. Additionally, 

alternative peer review processes are 

used to determine whether the output of 

these international HMS assessments 

constitute BSIA (81 FR 54561; August 

16, 2016), consistent with BSIA 

determinations for most U.S.-targeted 

stocks subject to international 

agreements. Following these steps, 

NMFS uses assessment outputs, which 

meet the BSIA standard, to determine 

stock status by following the status 

determination criteria (i.e., maximum 

fishing mortality thresholds and 

minimum stock size thresholds) in the 

HMS FMP. 

The proposed changes to the HMS 

FMP are administrative in nature, do 

not involve the issuance of any permits, 

and are described in further detail 

below: 

• The description of the stock status 

determination process in Chapter 4 of 

the current HMS FMP has been revised 

to account for the fact that the HMS 

management unit species are 

internationally assessed and that these 

stock assessments are not routinely 

subject to Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) review for purposes of 

determining BSIA, unlike assessments 

for domestically-managed stocks. 

• Additionally, to better align the 

Council’s biennial management 

schedule with the NMFS’ process for 

conducting HMS stock status 

determinations, the schedule described 

in Chapter 5 of the FMP would be 

changed under the proposed 

amendment to the HMS FMP. The threemeeting biennial management cycle 

would take place during September, 

November, and March Council meetings 

instead of during June, September, and 

November meetings; however, the 

schedule would continue to start on 

even years. 

• Chapters 1 and 6 in the FMP also 

have been substantially revised to better 

describe the management context 

(Chapter 1) and the types of measures 

available and in use to manage U.S. 

West Coast HMS fisheries (Chapter 6). 

• Chapter 8 (Research and Data 

Needed for Management) is proposed to 

be deleted, because it is out of date. This 

information may be periodically 

updated and presented in the HMS 

Stock Assessment and Fishery 

Evaluation Report produced by the HMS 

Management Team and the Research 

and Data Needs Report produced 

periodically by the Council’s SSC. 

NMFS expects to publish and request 

public comment on proposed revisions 

to regulations to implement 

Amendment 4 in the near future. Public 

comments on the proposed rule must be 

received by the end of the comment 

period on Amendment 4 to be 

considered in the approval/disapproval 

decision on the amendment. All 

comments received during the comment 

period for Amendment 4, whether 

specifically directed to the amendment, 

or the proposed rule, will be considered 

in the decision whether to approve, 

disapprove, or partially approve 

Amendment 4. 

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

Dated: January 18, 2018. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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