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of this Federal Register, rather than file 

an immediate petition for judicial 

review of this direct final rule, so that 

the EPA can withdraw this direct final 

rule and address the comment in the 

proposed rulemaking. This action may 

not be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur Oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: April 13, 2022. 

Deborah Jordan, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

Part 52, Chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart DD—Nevada 

■ 2. In § 52.1470(c), Table 3 is amended 

by revising the entry for ‘‘Section 4: 

Subsections 4.1–4.11 (excluding 

subsection 4.7.3)’’ and removing the 

entries for ‘‘Section 4 (Control Officer): 

Subsection 4.7.3’’ and ‘‘Section 4 

(Control Officer): Subsections 4.12, 

4.12.1–4.12.3’’ to read as follows: 

§ 52.1470 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

TABLE 3—EPA-APPROVED CLARK COUNTY REGULATIONS

County citation Title/subject County 

effective date EPA approval date Additional explanation 

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Section 4 ................ Control Officer ..................... 12/17/19 [INSERT Federal Register 

CITATION], 4/21/22.

Submitted electronically on March 16, 

2020, as an attachment to a letter dated 

March 13, 2020. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 220414–0097; RTID 0648– 

XB848] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Monkfish Fishery; 2022 

Monkfish Specifications 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are implementing 

specifications for the 2022 monkfish 

fishery. This action is necessary to 

ensure allowable monkfish harvest 

levels that will prevent overfishing and 

allow harvesting of optimum yield. This 

action is intended to establish the 

allowable 2022 harvest levels, 

consistent with the Monkfish Fishery 

Management Plan and previously 

announced multi-year specifications. 

DATES: The final specifications for the 

2022 monkfish fishery are effective May 

1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Spencer Talmage, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9232. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New 

England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Councils jointly manage 

the monkfish fishery. The Monkfish 

Fishery Management Plan includes a 

specifications process that requires the 

Councils to recommend quotas on a 

triennial basis. This action finalizes 

2022 specifications approved by the 

Councils in Framework Adjustment 12 

to the Monkfish Fishery Management 

Plan, which included specifications for 

fishing years 2020–2022. 

On September 17, 2020, we approved 

Framework 12 measures for the 2020 

fishing year (85 FR 57986), based on a 

recent stock assessment update and 

consistent with the New England 

Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee recommendations. At that 

time, we also projected a continuation 

of those same specifications for 2021 

and 2022. Final 2022 total allowable 

landings in both the Northern and 

Southern Fishery Management Areas are 

summarized in Table 1. These 2022 

measures are the same as those 

implemented in 2020 and 2021. All 

other requirements remain the same. 

TABLE 1—MONKFISH SPECIFICATIONS FOR FISHING YEAR 2022 

[In metric tons] 

Catch limits Northern area Southern area 

Acceptable Biological Catch ..................................................................................................................... 8,351 ..................... 12,316. 

Annual Catch Limit ................................................................................................................................... 8,351 ..................... 12,316. 

Management Uncertainty .......................................................................................................................... 3 percent ............... 3 percent. 

Annual Catch Target (Total Allowable Landings + discards) ................................................................... 8,101 ..................... 11,947. 

Discards .................................................................................................................................................... 1,477 ..................... 6,065. 

Total Allowable Landings .................................................................................................................. 6,624 ..................... 5,882. 


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We have reviewed available 2020 and 

2021 fishery information. There have 

been no annual catch limit overages, nor 

is there any new biological information 

that would require altering the projected 

2022 specifications. Based on this, we 

are implementing the fishing year 2022 

specifications announced in the 

Framework 12 final rule (85 FR 57986, 

September 17, 2020). The 2022 

specifications will be effective until 

April 30, 2023. 

Classification 

Pursuant to section 304(b)(3) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS 

Assistant Administrator has determined 

that this final rule is consistent with the 

Monkfish Fishery Management Plan, 

other provisions of the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable law. 

This final rule is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

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

find good cause to waive prior public 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment on the catch limit and 

allocation adjustments because allowing 

time for notice and comment is 

unnecessary. The Framework 12 

proposed rule provided the public with 

the opportunity to comment on the 

2020–2022 specifications (85 FR 39157, 

June 30, 2020). No comments were 

received on the proposed rule. Thus, the 

proposed and final rules that contained 

the projected 2020–2022 specifications 

provided a full opportunity for the 

public to comment on the substance and 

process of this action. Furthermore, no 

circumstances or conditions have 

changed in the monkfish fishery that 

would cause new concern or necessitate 

reopening the comment period. Finally, 

the final 2022 specifications being 

implemented by this rule are unchanged 

from those projected in the Framework 

12 final rule. 

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

553(d) to establish an effective date less 

than 30 days after date of publication. 

This action provides notice of monkfish 

fishery specifications for the 2022 

fishing year, which begins on May 1, 

2022. As stated, final 2022 

specifications are unchanged from those 

projected in the Framework 12 final 

rule, and so industry participants expect 

timely implementation of this action. A 

30-day delayed effectiveness for this 

action would result in rollover of 

specifications from the 2021 fishing 

year, until this final rule becomes 

effective. The disruption caused by a 

rollover of 2021 specifications would 

result in negative impacts to the 

industry and public by producing 

confusion and complication to catch 

accounting processes. For these reasons, 

the 30-delayed effectiveness period 

would undermine management 

objectives of the FMP and cause 

unnecessary negative economic or other 

impacts to the monkfish fishery. 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation, 

Department of Commerce, previously 

certified to the Chief Counsel for 

Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration that the 2020–2022 

monkfish specifications would not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Implementing status quo specifications 

for 2022 will not change the conclusions 

drawn in that previous certification to 

the SBA. Because advance notice and 

the opportunity for public comment are 

not required for this action under the 

Administrative Procedure Act, or any 

other law, the analytical requirements of 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq., do not apply to this rule. 

Therefore, no new regulatory flexibility 

analysis is required and none has been 

prepared. 

This final rule contains no 

information collection requirements 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

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

Dated: April 18, 2022. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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