1048 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 4 / Tuesday, January 7, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 

this action (Document ID EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2005–0155–0597). Additionally, 

the EPA notes that, separately, the 

TSCA rule is imposing at 10-year 

phaseout of the use of PCE in dry 

cleaning. The EPA explained in the 

TSCA rule that it believes it will likely 

reduce existing disproportionate and 

adverse effect on communities with 

environmental justice concerns. 

K. Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

This action is subject to the CRA, and 

the EPA will submit a rule report to 

each House of the Congress and to the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ 

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

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedures, 

Air pollution control, Hazardous 

substances, Intergovernmental relations, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Michael S. Regan, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 240304–0068; RTID 0648– 

XE600] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of 

Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Management Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the 

projected unused amount of Pacific cod 

total allowable catch (TAC) from vessels 

using jig gear, to catcher vessels less 

than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length 

overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or 

pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands (BSAI) management area. This 

action is necessary to allow the A 

season apportionment of the 2025 total 

allowable catch of Pacific cod to be 

harvested. 

DATES: Effective January 2, 2025, 

through 2,400 hours, Alaska local time 

(A.l.t.), December 31, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Olson, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI according to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Groundfish of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area (FMP) prepared by 

the North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council under authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). Regulations 

governing fishing by U.S. vessels in 

accordance with the FMP appear at 

subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50 

CFR part 679. 

The A season apportionment of the 

2025 Pacific cod TAC specified for 

vessels using jig gear in the BSAI is 

1,067 metric tons (mt) as established by 

the final 2024 and 2025 harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (89 FR 17287, March 11, 2024) 

and inseason adjustment (89 FR 105478, 

December 27, 2024). 

The 2025 Pacific cod TAC allocated to 

catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) 

LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in 

the BSAI is 2,525 mt as established by 

final 2024 and 2025 harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (89 FR 17287, March 11, 2024) 

and inseason adjustment (89 FR 105478, 

December 27, 2024). 

The Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, (Regional Administrator) has 

determined that jig vessels will not be 

able to harvest 1,000 mt of the A season 

apportionment of the 2025 Pacific cod 

TAC allocated to those vessels under 

§ 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(A)(1). Therefore, in 

accordance with § 679.20(a)(7)(iv)(C), 

NMFS apportions 1,000 mt of Pacific 

cod from the A season jig gear 

apportionment to the annual amount 

specified for catcher vessels less than 60 

feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line 

or pot gear. 

The harvest specifications for 2025 

Pacific cod included in final 2024 and 

2025 harvest specifications for 

groundfish in the BSAI (89 FR 17287, 

March 11, 2024) and inseason 

adjustment (89 FR 105478, December 

27, 2024) are revised as follows: 67 mt 

to the A season apportionment and 779 

mt to the annual amount for vessels 

using jig gear, and 3,525 mt to catcher 

vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA 

using hook-and-line or pot gear. 

Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 

part 679, which was issued pursuant to 

section 304(b), and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there 

is good cause to waive prior notice and 

an opportunity for public comment on 

this action, as notice and comment 

would be impracticable and contrary to 

the public interest, as it would prevent 

NMFS from responding to the most 

recent fisheries data in a timely fashion 

and would delay the reallocation of 

Pacific cod specified from jig vessels to 

catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) 

LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear. 

NMFS was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of December 

31, 2024. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA also finds good cause 

to waive the 30-day delay in the 

effective date of this action under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based 

upon the reasons provided above for 

waiver of prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment. 

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

Dated: January 2, 2025. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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