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Subpart RR—Tennessee 

■ 2. Section 52.2220(e) is amended by 

adding entries for ‘‘2006 24-hour PM2.5

Maintenance Plan for the KnoxvilleSevierville-La Follette Area’’ and 

‘‘RACM determination for the 

Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Area 

for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS’’ at 

the end of the table to read as follows: 

§ 52.2220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * 

EPA-APPROVED TENNESSEE NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Name of non-regulatory SIP provision Applicable geographic or nonattainment 

area 

State effective 

date EPA approval date Explanation 

*******

2006 24-hour PM2.5 Maintenance Plan 

for the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette 

Area.

Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon 

Counties and a portion of Roane 

County (the area described by U.S. 

Census 2000 block group identifier 

47–145–0307–2.).

12/20/2016 8/28/2017 [Insert citation of publication].

RACM determination for the KnoxvilleSevierville-La Follette Area for the 

2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.

Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon 

Counties and a portion of Roane 

County (the area described by U.S. 

Census 2000 block group identifier 

47–145–0307–2.).

12/20/2016 8/28/2017 [Insert citation of publication].

PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS 

FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING 

PURPOSES 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 81 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 4. In § 81.343, the table entitled 

‘‘Tennessee—2006 24-Hour PM 2.5

NAAQS’’ is amended by revising the 

entry for ‘‘Knoxville-Sevierville-La 

Follette, TN:’’ to read as follows: 

§ 81.343 Tennessee. 

* * * * * 

TENNESSEE—2006 24-HOUR PM2.5 NAAQS 

[Primary and secondary] 

Designated area 

Designation a Classification 

Date 1 Type Date 2 Type 

Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN: 8/28/2017 Attainment ................. .................... ....................

Anderson County .................................................................................. ........................ Attainment ................. .................... ....................

Blount County ........................................................................................ ........................ Attainment ................. .................... ....................

Knox County .......................................................................................... ........................ Attainment ................. .................... ....................

Loudon County ...................................................................................... ........................ Attainment ................. .................... ....................

Roane County (part) ............................................................................. ........................ Attainment ................. .................... ....................

The area described by U.S. Census 2000 block group identifier 47– 

145–0307–2..

........................ .................................... .................... ....................

*******

a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified. 

1This date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted. 

2This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted. 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2017–18088 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

[Docket No. 160422356–7283–02] 

RIN 0648–XF630 

International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna 

Fisheries; 2017 Commercial Pacific 

Bluefin Tuna Fishery Closure in the 

Eastern Pacific Ocean 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is temporarily closing 

the U.S. commercial fishery for Pacific 

bluefin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean 

(EPO) through December 31, 2017, 

because the 2017 catch limit of 425 

metric tons has been exceeded. This 

action is necessary to prevent the 

fishery from further exceeding the 

applicable catch limit established by the 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission (IATTC) in Resolution C– 

16–08 (Measures for the Conservation 

and Management of Pacific Bluefin 

Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean). 


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DATES: The rule is effective 12 a.m. local 

time August 28, 2017, through 11:59 

p.m. local time December 31, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Celia Barroso, NMFS West Coast Region, 

562–432–1850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States is a member of the IATTC, 

which was established under the 

Convention for the Establishment of an 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission signed in 1949 

(Convention). The Convention provides 

an international agreement to ensure the 

effective international conservation and 

management of highly migratory species 

of fish in the IATTC Convention Area. 

The IATTC Convention Area, as 

amended by the Antigua Convention, 

includes the waters of the EPO bounded 

by the coast of the Americas, the 50° N. 

and 50° S. parallels, and the 150° W. 

meridian. 

Fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna in the 

EPO is managed, in part, under the 

Tuna Conventions Act as amended 

(Act), 16 U.S.C. 951–962. Under the Act, 

NMFS must publish regulations to carry 

out recommendations of the IATTC that 

have been approved by the Department 

of State (DOS). Regulations governing 

fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance 

with the Act appear at 50 CFR part 300, 

subpart C. These regulations implement 

IATTC recommendations for the 

conservation and management of highly 

migratory fish resources in the EPO. 

In 2016, the IATTC adopted 

Resolution C–16–08, which establishes 

a 600 metric ton (mt) catch limit of 

Pacific bluefin tuna applicable to U.S. 

commercial fishing vessels in 2017 and 

2018, combined. Additionally, catch is 

not to exceed 425 mt in a single year; 

therefore, the annual limit in 2017 is 

425 mt. With the approval of the DOS, 

NMFS implemented this catch limit by 

notice-and-comment rulemaking under 

the Act (82 FR 18704, April 21, 2017, 

and codified at 50 CFR 300.25). 

NMFS, through monitoring landings 

data and other available information, 

has determined that the 2017 catch limit 

has been exceeded. In accordance with 

50 CFR 300.25(g), this Federal Register 

notice announces that the U.S. fishery 

for Pacific bluefin tuna in the IATTC 

Convention Area will be closed starting 

on August 28, 2017, through the end of 

the 2017 calendar year. The 2018 catch 

limit will be calculated by subtracting 

the amount caught in 2017 from 600 mt. 

During the closure, a U.S. fishing 

vessel may not be used to target, retain 

on board, transship, or land Pacific 

bluefin tuna captured in the IATTC 

Convention Area, except as follows: 

Any Pacific bluefin tuna already on 

board a fishing vessel on August 28, 

2017, may be retained on board, 

transshipped, and/or landed, to the 

extent authorized by applicable laws 

and regulations, provided all Pacific 

bluefin tuna are landed within 14 days 

after the effective date of this rule, that 

is, no later than September 11, 2017. 

Classification 

NMFS has determined there is good 

cause to waive prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment 

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

action is based on the best available 

information and is necessary for the 

conservation and management of Pacific 

bluefin tuna. Compliance with the 

notice and comment requirement would 

be impracticable and contrary to the 

public interest because NMFS would be 

unable to ensure that the 2017 Pacific 

bluefin tuna catch limit is not further 

exceeded, and that biennial limit of 

600mt is also not exceeded. For the 

same reasons, NMFS has also 

determined there is good cause to waive 

the requirement for a 30-day delay in 

effectiveness under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

This action is required by § 300.25(a) 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. 

Dated: August 23, 2017. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18157 Filed 8–23–17; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 161025999–7662–02] 

RIN 0648–BG42 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged 

Forage Omnibus Amendment 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS partially approves and 

implements through regulations 

measures included in the Mid-Atlantic 

Unmanaged Forage Omnibus 

Amendment, as adopted by the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

and approved by NMFS on June 13, 

2017. The purpose of this action is to 

prevent the development of new, and 

the expansion of existing, commercial 

fisheries on certain forage species until 

the Council has adequate opportunity 

and information to evaluate the 

potential impacts of forage fish harvest 

on existing fisheries, fishing 

communities, and the marine 

ecosystem. This final rule implements 

an annual landing limit, possession 

limits, and permitting and reporting 

requirements for Atlantic chub mackerel 

and certain previously unmanaged 

forage species and species groups 

caught within Mid-Atlantic Federal 

waters; allows vessels to transit MidAtlantic Federal waters with forage 

species caught in other areas; and 

identifies measures that can be revised 

through a future framework adjustment. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

27, 2017 

ADDRESSES: The Council prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged Forage 

Omnibus Amendment that describes the 

Council’s preferred management 

measures and other alternatives 

considered and provides a thorough 

analysis of the impacts of the all 

alternatives considered. Copies of the 

Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged Forage 

Species Omnibus Amendment, 

including the EA, the Regulatory Impact 

Review, and the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act analysis are available from: 

Christopher Moore, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, Suite 201, 800 State Street 

Dover, DE 19901. The supporting 

documents are also accessible via the 

Internet at: 

• https://www.regulations.gov/

docket?D=NOAA-NMFS-2017-0013 

• https://www.greateratlantic.

fisheries.noaa.gov/regs/2017/April/17

ForageOmnibusAmendmentpr.html or 

• http://www.mafmc.org/actions/

unmanaged-forage. 

Copies of the small entity compliance 

guide prepared for this action are 

available from John K. Bullard, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic 

Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930– 

2298, or available on the internet at: 

https://www.greateratlantic.

fisheries.noaa.gov/sustainable/species/

forage/index.html. 

Written comments regarding the 

burden-hour estimates or other aspects 

of the collection-of-information 

requirements contained in this final rule 

may be submitted to the Greater Atlantic 

Regional Fisheries Office and by email 

to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or 

fax to (202) 395–5806. 


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