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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2013–0772; FRL–9921–83– 

Region–4] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; North Carolina; 

Inspection and Maintenance Program 

Updates 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of adverse 

comments, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing 

the November 20, 2014, direct final rule 

to approve North Carolina’s January 31, 

2008, May 24, 2010, October 11, 2013, 

and February 11, 2014, State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions 

pertaining to changes to the North 

Carolina Inspection and Maintenance (I/ 

M) program. EPA will address the 

adverse comments in a subsequent final 

action based on the parallel proposal 

also published on November 20, 2014. 

As stated in the proposal, EPA will not 

institute a second comment period on 

this action. 

DATES: The direct final rule published at 

79 FR 69051 on November 20, 2014, is 

withdrawn as of January 20, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nacosta Ward, Air Planning Branch, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Phone 

number: (404) 562–9140; Email: 

ward.nacosta@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 20, 2014 (79 FR 69051), EPA 

published a direct final rulemaking to 

approve North Carolina’s January 31, 

2008, May 24, 2010, October 11, 2013, 

and February 11, 2014, SIP submissions 

that pertain to changes to the North 

Carolina I/M program. In the direct final 

rule, EPA stated that if adverse 

comments were received by December 

22, 2014, EPA would publish a notice in 

the Federal Register withdrawing the 

final rule and informing the public that 

the rule would not take effect. EPA 

received comments on December 17, 

2014, and December 19, 2014. EPA 

interprets the comments received on 

December 19, 2014 as adverse and, 

therefore, is withdrawing the direct final 

rule. EPA will address the adverse 

comments in a subsequent final action 

based upon the proposed rulemaking 

action, also published on November 20, 

2014 (79 FR 69090). As stated in the 

proposed rulemaking, EPA will not 

institute a second comment period on 

this action. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: January 5, 2015. 

V. Anne Heard, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

■ Accordingly, the revised entries in 40 

CFR 52.1770 (c) for ‘‘Sect .1002,’’ ‘‘Sect 

.1003,’’ and ‘‘Sect .1005’’, the removal of 

the entry for ‘‘Sect .1004,’’ and the 

addition of the last entry to 40 CFR 

52.1770 (e) ‘‘Non-Interference 

Demonstration for the North Carolina 

Inspection and Maintenance Program,’’ 

which published in the Federal Register 

on November 20, 2014, at 79 FR 69051 

are withdrawn as of January 20, 2015. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 140106011–4338–02] 

RIN 0648–XD637 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Northeast Multispecies 

Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the 

Common Pool Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason trip 

limit adjustment. 

SUMMARY: This action reduces the 

possession limit for Southern New 

England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail 

flounder for Northeast multispecies 

common pool vessels for the remainder 

of the 2014 fishing year. Federal 

regulations allow NMFS to adjust the 

trip limit, if necessary, to help ensure 

that a common pool quota is not 

exceeded. The common pool has caught 

79 percent of its Southern New 

England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail 

flounder quota. This action is intended 

to prevent the overharvest of the 

common pool’s 2014 fishing year 

allocation of Southern New England/

Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder. 

DATES: This action is effective January 

20, 2015, through April 30, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brett Alger, Fishery Management 

Specialist, 978–675–2153. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations governing the Northeast 

(NE) multispecies fishery are found at 

50 CFR part 648, subpart F. The 

regulations at 50 CFR 648.86(o) 

authorize the Regional Administrator 

(RA) to adjust the possession limits for 

common pool vessels in order to 

prevent the overharvest or underharvest 

of the common pool quotas. The fishing 

year 2014 (May 1, 2014, through April 

30, 2015) common pool sub-annual 

catch limit (sub-ACL) for Southern New 

England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) 

yellowtail flounder is 102.0 mt. Based 

on the most recent data and 

information, which includes vessel trip 

reports, dealer-reported landings, and 

vessel monitoring system (VMS) 

information, we have determined that 

79 percent of the SNE/MA yellowtail 

flounder sub-ACL has been caught. 

Recent analysis shows that the common 

pool would likely exceed its allocation 

for SNE/MA yellowtail flounder if the 

trip limit is not reduced to the limits 

specified in this action. To address a 

potential overharvest, the trip limit for 

SNE/MA yellowtail flounder is reduced 

to 250 lb (113.4 kg) per day-at-sea (DAS) 

up to 500 lb (226.8 kg) per trip. The trip 

limit adjustment is effective January 20, 

2015, through April 30, 2015, and 

applies to all common pool vessels. 

Weekly quota monitoring reports for 

the common pool fishery can be found 

on our Web site at: http://

www.nero.noaa.gov/ro/fso/

MultiMonReports.htm. We will continue 

to monitor common pool catch through 

vessel trip reports, dealer-reported 

landings, VMS catch reports, and other 

available information and, if necessary, 

we will make additional adjustments to 

common pool management measures. 

Classification 

This action is required by 50 CFR part 

648 and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive 

prior notice and the opportunity for 

public comment because it would be 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest for the reasons stated below. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the AA 

also finds good cause to waive the 30- 

day delayed effectiveness period for the 

same reasons. 


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The regulations at § 648.86(o) 

authorize the RA to adjust the NE 

multispecies trip limits for common 

pool vessels in order to prevent the 

overharvest or underharvest of the 

common pool quotas. The catch data 

used as the basis for this action only 

recently became available. The available 

analysis indicates that if the SNE/MA 

yellowtail flounder trip limit is not 

reduced quickly, the common pool 

fishery will likely exceed its 2014 

fishing year allocation for this stock. 

Any overages of the common pool quota 

any stock would undermine 

conservation objectives and trigger the 

implementation of accountability 

measures that would have negative 

economic impacts on common pool 

vessels. This action reduces the 

probability of the common pool fishery 

exceeding its allocations for SNE/MA 

yellowtail flounder. As a result, the time 

necessary to provide for prior notice and 

comment, and a 30-day delay in 

effectiveness, would prevent NMFS 

from implementing the necessary trip 

limit adjustment in a timely manner, 

which could undermine conservation 

objectives of the NE Multispecies 

Fishery Management Plan, and cause 

negative economic impacts to the 

common pool fishery. 

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

Dated: January 13, 2015. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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