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apply to this section except as modified 

by this paragraph (b). 

(1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping 

requirements as specified in 

§ 721.125(a) through (c), and (i) are 

applicable to manufacturers and 

processors of this substance. 

(2) Limitation or revocation of certain 

notification requirements. The 

provisions of § 721.185 apply to this 

section. 

§ 721.11409 Formaldehyde, polymer with 

N1-(2-aminoethyl)-alkanediamine, 5-amino1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, 2- 

(chloromethyl)oxirane, 4,4′-(1- 

methylethylidene)bis[phenol] and .alpha.- 

hydro-.omega.-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2- 

ethanediyl) (generic). 

(a) Chemical substance and 

significant new uses subject to reporting. 

(1) The chemical substance identified 

generically as formaldehyde, polymer 

with N1-(2-aminoethyl)-alkanediamine, 

5-amino-1,3,3- 

trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, 2- 

(chloromethyl)oxirane, 4,4′-(1- 

methylethylidene)bis[phenol] and 

.alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxypoly(oxy1,2-ethanediyl) (PMN P–19–31) is 

subject to reporting under this section 

for the significant new uses described in 

paragraph (a)(2) of this section. 

(2) The significant new uses are: 

(i) Industrial, commercial, and 

consumer activities. It is a significant 

new use to manufacture, process, or use 

the substance in any manner that results 

in inhalation exposure. 

(ii) Release to water. Requirements as 

specified in § 721.90(a)(4), (b)(4), and 

(c)(4), where N=1. 

(b) Specific requirements. The 

provisions of subpart A of this part 

apply to this section except as modified 

by this paragraph (b). 

(1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping 

requirements as specified in 

§ 721.125(a) through (c), (i), and (k) are 

applicable to manufacturers and 

processors of this substance. 

(2) Limitation or revocation of certain 

notification requirements. The 

provisions of § 721.185 apply to this 

section. 

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§ 721.11411 1-Butanol, reaction products 

with 2-[(2-propen-1-yloxy)methyl]oxirane. 

(a) Chemical substance and 

significant new uses subject to reporting. 

(1) The chemical substance identified as 

1-butanol, reaction products with 2-[(2- 

propen-1-yloxy)methyl]oxirane (PMN 

P–19–72) is subject to reporting under 

this section for the significant new uses 

described in paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section. 

(2) The significant new uses are: 

(i) Industrial, commercial, and 

consumer activities. Requirements as 

specified in § 721.80(j). 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(b) Specific requirements. The 

provisions of subpart A of this part 

apply to this section except as modified 

by this paragraph (b). 

(1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping 

requirements as specified in 

§ 721.125(a) through (c) and (i) are 

applicable to manufacturers and 

processors of this substance. 

(2) Limitation or revocation of certain 

notification requirements. The 

provisions of § 721.185 apply to this 

section. 

(3) Determining whether a specific use 

is subject to this section. The provisions 

of § 721.1725(b)(1) apply to paragraph 

(a)(2)(i) of this section. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 150623546–6395–02; RTID 

0648–XC071] 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2022 

Closure for Spiny Lobster in the U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone Around 

Puerto Rico 

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 spiny 

lobster in the U.S. exclusive economic 

zone (EEZ) around Puerto Rico. NMFS 

has determined that the annual catch 

limit (ACL) for spiny lobster in Puerto 

Rico was exceeded based on average 

landings during the 2017 through 2019 

fishing years. Therefore, NMFS reduces 

the length of the 2022 fishing season for 

spiny lobster in the EEZ around Puerto 

Rico by the amount necessary to ensure 

that landings do not exceed the ACL in 

2022. This AM is necessary to protect 

the spiny lobster resource in the EEZ 

around Puerto Rico. 

DATES: This temporary rule is effective 

from 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 12, 

2022, through September 30, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Stephenson, NMFS Southeast 

Regional Office, telephone: 727–824– 

5305, email: sarah.stephenson@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The spiny 

lobster fishery of the U.S. Caribbean 

EEZ is managed under the Fishery 

Management Plan for Spiny Lobster of 

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 

(USVI) (Spiny Lobster FMP). The Spiny 

Lobster FMP was prepared by the 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council 

(Council) and is implemented by NMFS 

under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622. 

On June 26, 2020, NMFS published in 

the Federal Register a notice of 

availability for three island-based FMPs 

and requested public comment (85 FR 

38350). On September 22, 2020, the 

Secretary of Commerce approved the 

island-based FMPs under section 

304(a)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 

The island-based FMPs replace the four 

U.S. Caribbean-wide FMPs—Reef Fish, 

Spiny Lobster, Queen Conch, Corals and 

Reef Associated Plants and 

Invertebrates. The proposed regulations 

to implement management measures for 

the island-based FMPs published on 

May 19, 2022, and the public comment 

period is open through June 21, 2022 

(87 FR 30730). Therefore, the proposed 

regulations for the island-based FMPs 

are not yet effective and this temporary 

rule implements the AM based on the 

Spiny Lobster FMP under the current 

regulations at 50 CFR 622.12(a)(3). 

The final rule implementing the 2011 

Caribbean ACL Amendment, which 

included Amendment 5 to the Spiny 

Lobster FMP, among others, established 

an ACL and AM for spiny lobster in 

each island management area in the U.S. 

Caribbean (76 FR 82414, December 30, 

2011). The ACL for spiny lobster in the 

EEZ around Puerto Rico is 327,920 lb 

(148,742 kg), round weight. In 

accordance with regulations at 50 CFR 

622.12(a)(3), if NMFS estimates that 

landings have exceeded the spiny 

lobster ACL, based on an evaluation of 

a moving multi-year average of landings, 

NMFS will reduce the length of the 

fishing season for spiny lobster by the 

amount necessary to ensure landings do 

not exceed the ACL. If NMFS 

determines the ACL was exceeded 

because of enhanced data collection and 

monitoring efforts instead of an increase 

in total catch, NMFS will not reduce the 

length of the fishing season. 

Puerto Rico commercial landings of 

spiny lobster for the 2020 and 2021 

fishing years are still preliminary and 

not yet available for management use, 

and therefore, the 3-year average of 


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commercial landings from the 2017– 

2019 fishing years were used in 

comparison to the ACL. Recreational 

landings for spiny lobster are not 

collected and therefore are not used in 

establishing or evaluating compliance 

with the ACL. NMFS used spiny lobster 

landings from the same fishing years in 

ACL monitoring procedures for the 2021 

fishing year. Based on average landings 

of spiny lobster in Puerto Rico from 

2017–2019, NMFS determined that the 

spiny lobster ACL was exceeded and 

that the ACL overage was not the result 

of enhanced data collection or 

monitoring efforts. 

This temporary rule implements an 

AM for spiny lobster to reduce the 

length of the 2022 fishing season to 

ensure that landings do not exceed the 

spiny lobster ACL in the 2022 fishing 

year. Therefore, the spiny lobster fishery 

in the EEZ around Puerto Rico is closed 

from 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 12, 

2022, through September 30, 2022. The 

EEZ around Puerto Rico consists of 

those waters lying seaward of the 9- 

nautical mile (nmi; 16.7-km) boundary 

around Puerto Rico to the outer 

boundary of the Puerto Rico 

management area, as defined in Table 1 

of appendix E to 50 CFR part 622. 

During the closure period for spiny 

lobster announced in this temporary 

rule, both the commercial and 

recreational sectors are closed. Spiny 

lobster in or from the EEZ around 

Puerto Rico may not be harvested, 

possessed, purchased, or sold, and the 

bag and possession limits are zero. 

Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 

622.12(a)(3), which was issued pursuant 

to section 304(b) of the MagnusonStevens Act, 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 are 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. Such procedures are 

unnecessary because the rules 

implementing the spiny lobster ACL 

and the associated AM have already 

been subject to notice and public 

comment, and all that remains is to 

notify the public of the closure. Such 

procedures are also contrary to the 

public interest because of the need to 

provide certainty about the closure 

decision, and to expeditiously 

implement the closure to protect the 

spiny lobster stock around Puerto Rico. 

Available average landings from the 

2017–2019 fishing years exceeded the 

ACL. Based on the average fishing rate 

during this time period, NMFS expects 

the ACL will be exceeded in the 2022 

fishing year and a closure is needed. 

Providing prior notice and opportunity 

for comment could interfere with 

NMFS’ ability to publish a final 

temporary rule and implement the 

closure until after July 12, 2022, which 

would negatively affect NMFS’ ability to 

control harvest this fishing year to the 

ACL. 

For the same reasons, there is 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: June 22, 2022. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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