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BILLING CODE 6820-EP-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 070227048-7048-01; I.D. 020807C] RIN 0648-AU63 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Total Allowable Catches for Georges Bank Cod, Haddock, and Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area for Fishing Year 2007 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS proposes 2007 fishing year

(FY)Total Allowable Catches

(TACs)for Georges Bank

(GB)cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area, as recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). These TACs may be adjusted during FY 2007, if NMFS determines that the harvest of these stocks in FY 2006 exceeded the TACs specified for FY 2006. The intent of this action is to provide for the conservation and management of those three stocks of fish. DATES: Comments must be received by April 11, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following methods: • E-mail: *USCATAC@NOAA.gov* . Include in the subject line the following: Comments on the proposed TACs for the U.S./Canada Management Area. • Federal e-rulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . • Mail: Paper, disk, or CD ROM comments should be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope, “Comments on the proposed TACs for the U.S./Canada Management Area.” • Fax:

(978)281-9135. Copies of the Transboundary Management Guidance Committee's 2006 Guidance Document and copies of the Environmental Assessment

(EA)of the 2007 TACs (including the Regulatory Impact Review and Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

(IRFA)may be obtained from NMFS at the mailing address specified above; telephone

(978)281-9315. NMFS prepared a summary of the IRFA, which is contained in the Classification section of this proposed rule. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tobey Curtis, Fishery Management Specialist,

(978)281-9273, fax

(978)281-9135, e-mail *Tobey.Curtis@NOAA.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northeast

(NE)Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP)specifies a procedure for setting annual hard TAC levels (i.e., the fishery or area closes when a TAC is reached) for GB cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area. The regulations governing the annual development of TACs (§ 648.85(a)(2)) were implemented by Amendment 13 to the FMP (69 FR 22906; April 27, 2004) in order to be consistent with the U.S./Canada Resource Sharing Understanding (Understanding), which is an informal (i.e. non-binding) understanding between the United States and Canada that outlines a process for the management of the shared GB groundfish resources. The Understanding specifies an allocation of TAC for these three stocks for each country, based on a formula that considers historical catch percentages and current resource distribution. Annual TACs are determined through a process involving the Council, the Transboundary Management Guidance Committee (TMGC), and the U.S./Canada Transboundary Resources Steering Committee (§ 648.85(a)(2)(i)). In November 2006, the TMGC approved the 2006 Guidance Document for GB cod, GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder, which included recommended U.S. TACs for these stocks. The recommended 2007 TACs were based upon the most recent stock assessments (Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee

(TRAC)Status Reports for 2006), and the fishing mortality strategy shared by both the United States and Canada. The strategy is to maintain a low to neutral (less than 50 percent) risk of exceeding the fishing mortality limit reference (F ref = 0.18, 0.26, and 0.25, for cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder, respectively). When stock conditions are poor, fishing mortality rates

(F)should be further reduced to promote rebuilding. For GB cod, the TMGC concluded that the most appropriate combined U.S./Canada TAC for FY 2007 is 1,900 mt. This corresponds to an F less than the F ref of 0.18 in 2007, and represents a low risk (less than 25 percent) of exceeding the F ref . At this level of harvest it is unlikely that the stock biomass will decrease from 2007 to 2008. The annual allocation shares for FY 2007 between the United States and Canada are based on a combination of historical catches (25 percent weighting) and resource distribution based on trawl surveys (75 percent weighting). Combining these factors entitles the United States to 26 percent and Canada to 74 percent, resulting in a national quota of 494 mt of cod for the United States and 1,406 mt of cod for Canada. For GB haddock, the TMGC concluded that the most appropriate combined U.S./Canada TAC for FY 2007 is 19,000 mt. This corresponds to an F of less than the F ref of 0.26 in 2007 and would result in a risk of 50 percent of exceeding the F ref . The annual allocation shares for 2007 between countries are based on a combination of historical catches (25 percent weighting) and resource distribution based on trawl surveys (75 percent weighting). Combining these factors entitles the United States to 33 percent and Canada to 67 percent, resulting in a national quota of 6,270 mt of haddock for the United States and 12,730 mt of haddock for Canada. For GB yellowtail flounder, the TMGC concluded that the most appropriate combined U.S./Canada TAC for FY 2007 is 1,250 mt. This TAC would result in a risk of 50 percent that the fishing mortality rate in 2007 would exceed the F ref of 0.25. The annual allocation shares for 2007 between countries are based on a combination of historical catches (25 percent weighting) and resource distribution based on trawl surveys (75 percent weighting). Combining these factors entitles the United States to 72 percent and Canada to 28 percent, resulting in a national quota of 900 mt of yellowtail flounder for the United States and 350 mt of yellowtail flounder for Canada. On September 7, 2006, the 2006 Guidance Document was presented to the U.S./Canada Transboundary Resources Steering Committee. On November 16, 2006, the Council approved, consistent with the 2006 Guidance Document, the following U.S. TACs recommended by the TMGC and recommended their adoption to NMFS: 494 mt of GB cod, 6,270 mt of GB haddock, and 900 mt of GB yellowtail flounder. The 2007 haddock and yellowtail flounder TACs represent a decrease from 2006 TAC levels, and the 2007 cod TAC represents an increase from the 2006 TAC (Tables 1 and 2). Table 1: 2007 U.S./Canada TACs

(mt)and percentage shares (in parentheses) GB Cod GB Haddock GB Yellowtail flounder Total Shared TAC 1,900 19,000 1,250 U.S. TAC 494

(26)6,270

(33)900

(72)Canada TAC 1,406

(74)12,730

(67)350

(28)Table 2: 2006 U.S./Canada TACs

(mt)and percentage shares (in parentheses) GB Cod GB Haddock GB Yellowtail flounder Total Shared TAC 1,700 22,000 3,000 U.S. TAC 374

(22)7,480

(34)2,070

(69)Canada TAC 1,326

(78)14,520

(66)930

(31)The 2007 TACs are based upon stock assessments conducted in July 2006 by the TRAC. The proposed TACs are consistent with the results of the TRAC and the TMGC's harvest strategy and, therefore, NMFS proposes that they be implemented through this action. The regulations for the U.S./Canada Management Understanding, implemented by Amendment 13, at § 648.85(a)(2)(ii), state the following: “Any overages of the GB cod, haddock, or yellowtail flounder TACs that occur in a given fishing year will be subtracted from the respective TAC in the following fishing year.” Therefore, should an analysis of the catch of the shared stocks by U.S. vessels indicate that an overage occurred during FY 2006, the pertinent TAC will be adjusted downward in order to be consistent with the FMP and the Understanding. Although it is very unlikely, it is possible that a very large overage could result in an adjusted TAC of zero. If an adjustment to one of the 2007 TACs for cod, haddock, or yellowtail flounder is necessary, the public will be notified through publication in the **Federal Register** and through a letter to permit holders. Classification NMFS has determined that the proposed rule is consistent with the FMP and preliminarily determined that the rule is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other applicable laws. This proposed rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. An initial regulatory flexibility analysis

(IRFA)was prepared, as required by section 603 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The IRFA describes the economic impact this proposed rule, if adopted, would have on small entities. A description of the action, why it is being considered, and the legal basis for this action are contained at the beginning of this section in the preamble and in the SUMMARY section of the preamble. A summary of the analysis follows. A copy of this analysis is available from the NMFS (see ADDRESSES ). The specification of hard TACs is necessary in order to ensure that the agreed upon U.S./Canada fishing mortality levels for these shared stocks of fish are achieved in the U.S./Canada Management Area (the geographic area on GB defined to facilitate management of stocks of cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder that are shared with Canada). A description of the objectives and legal basis for the proposed TACs is contained in the SUMMARY of this proposed rule. Under the Small Business Administration

(SBA)size standards for small fishing entities ($3.5 million), all permitted and participating vessels in the groundfish fishery are considered to be small entities and, therefore, there are no differential impacts between large and small entities. Gross sales by any one entity (vessel) do not exceed this threshold. The maximum number of small entities that could be affected by the proposed TACs are approximately 1,000 vessels, i.e., those with limited access NE multispecies days-at-sea

(DAS)permits that have an allocation of Category A or B DAS. Realistically, however, the number of vessels that choose to fish in the U.S./Canada Management Area, and that therefore would be subject to the associated restrictions, including hard TACs, would be substantially less. From May 2005 through April 2006 (i.e., FY 2005), 184 individual NE multispecies DAS vessels fished in the U.S./Canada Management Area. Because the regulatory regime in FY 2007 will be similar to that in place in FY 2005, it is likely that the number of vessels that choose to fish in the area during FY 2007 will be similar to the number of vessels that fished in the area during FY 2005. The economic impacts of the proposed TACs are difficult to predict due to several factors that affect the amount of catch, as well as the price of the fish. Furthermore, the economic impacts are difficult to predict due to the relative newness of these regulations (May 2004; Amendment 13 to the FMP). Therefore, there are relatively few historic data, and little is known about the specific fishing patterns or market impacts that may be caused by this hard TAC management system. In general, the rate at which yellowtail flounder is caught in the Eastern and Western U.S./Canada Area and the rate at which cod is caught in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area will determine the length of time the Eastern U.S./Canada Area will remain open. The length of time the Eastern U.S./Canada Area is open will determine the amount of haddock that is caught. During the 2004 and 2005 fishing years, the TACs were not fully utilized, and inseason changes to the regulations impacted the fishery. The amount of GB cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder landed and sold will not be equal to the sum of the TACs, but will be reduced as a result of discards (discards are counted against the hard TAC), and may be further reduced by limitations on access to stocks that may result from the associated rules. Reductions to the value of the fish may result from fishing derby behavior and the potential impact on markets. The overall economic impact of the proposed 2007 U.S./Canada TACs will likely be different from the economic impacts of the 2006 TACs due to the reduced yellowtail flounder TAC, and may result in reduced revenue. Although the 2007 cod TAC represents an increase from 2006, the 2007 haddock and yellowtail flounder TACs represent decreases from 2006. For yellowtail flounder, the decrease is substantial. Based on the estimates in the EA, revenues from cod caught in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area may increase from 2006 to 2007 by approximately 32 percent, and revenue from haddock and yellowtail flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area may decline by 16 percent and 57 percent, respectively. According to the analysis, the overall change in revenue from 2006 to 2007 for the 3 species combined could amount to a 33-percent decline (or approximately $ 3.5 million), although it is difficult to predict future fishing patterns, and there are factors that may mitigate the decline in overall revenue. For example, there could be an increase in yellowtail flounder price, as well as the potential for increased opportunity to harvest haddock from the Eastern U.S./Canada Area. If the larger GB cod TAC results in a longer period of time that the Eastern U.S./Canada Area is open, and if vessels attempt to, and are successful in avoidance of cod, the Eastern Area may be open for a longer period of time in FY 2007 than it was in 2006, resulting in additional revenue from haddock. Although unlikely, a downward adjustment to the TACs specified for FY 2007 could occur after the start of the fishing year, if it is determined that the U.S. catch of one or more of the shared stocks during the 2006 fishing year exceeded the relevant TACs specified for FY 2006. The economic effects of this downward adjustment would likely result in a short term loss of revenue proportional to the magnitude of the adjustment. Three alternatives were considered for FY 2007: The proposed TACs, the status quo TACs, and the no action alternative. No additional set of TACs are proposed because the process involving the TMGC and the Council yields only one proposed set of TACs. Accordingly, NMFS chooses to either accept or reject the recommendation of the Council. The proposed TACs would have a similar economic impact as the status quo TACs. Adoption of the status quo TACs, however, would not be consistent with the FMP because the status quo TACs do not represent the best available scientific information incorporated from the most recent TRAC. Although the no action alternative (no TACs) would not constrain catch in the U.S./Canada Management Area, and therefore would likely provide some additional fishing opportunity, the no action alternative is not a reasonable alternative because it is inconsistent with the FMP in both the short and long term. The FMP requires specification of hard TACs in order to limit catch of shared stocks to the appropriate level (i.e., consistent with the Understanding and the FMP). As such, the no action alternative would likely provide less economic benefits to the industry in the long term than the proposed alternative. Two of the three proposed TACs would be reduced (haddock and yellowtail flounder), and could, under certain circumstances, constrain fishing opportunity on cod (for which the TAC is increasing). The proposed TACs do not modify any collection of information, reporting, or recordkeeping requirements. The proposed TACs do not duplicate, overlap, or conflict with any other Federal rules. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: March 6, 2007. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-4442 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S 72 47 Monday, March 12, 2007 Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request March 6, 2007. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding

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(AMS)is announcing a forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, March 29, 2007, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Requests from individuals and organizations wishing to make oral presentations at the meeting are due by the close of business on March 16, 2007. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at The Washington Plaza Hotel located at Ten Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005. • Requests for copies of the NOSB meeting agenda, may be sent to Ms. Valerie Frances, Executive Director, NOSB, USDA-AMS-TMP-NOP, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 4008-So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250-0268. The NOSB meeting agenda and proposed recommendations may also be viewed at *www.ams.usda.gov/nop.* • Comments on proposed NOSB recommendations may be submitted in writing to Ms. Frances at either the postal address above or via the internet at *www.regulations.gov* only. The comments should identify Docket No. AMS-TM-07-0032; TM-07-05. It is our intention to have all comments to this notice whether they are submitted by mail or the internet available for viewing on the *www.regulations.gov* Web site. • Requests to make an oral presentation at the meeting may also be sent to Ms. Valerie Frances at the postal address above, by e-mail at *valerie.frances@usda.gov,* via facsimile at

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(202)720-3252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Frances, Executive Director, NOSB, National Organic Program (NOP),

(202)720-3252, or visit the NOP Web site at: *http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 *et seq.* ) requires the establishment of the NOSB. The purpose of the NOSB is to make recommendations about whether a substance should be allowed or prohibited in organic production or handling, to assist in the development of standards for substances to be used in organic production, and to advise the Secretary on other aspects of the implementation of the OFPA. The NOSB met for the first time in Washington, DC, in March 1992, and currently has six committees working on various aspects of the organic program. The committees are: Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification; Crops; Handling; Livestock; Materials; and Policy Development. In August of 1994, the NOSB provided its initial recommendations for the NOP to the Secretary of Agriculture. Since that time, the NOSB has submitted 108 addenda to its recommendations and reviewed more than 272 substances for inclusion on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. The Department of Agriculture

(USDA)published its final National Organic Program regulation in the **Federal Register** on December 21, 2000, (65 FR 80548). The rule became effective April 21, 2001. In addition, the OFPA authorizes the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances and provides that no allowed or prohibited substance would remain on the National List for a period exceeding 5 years unless the exemption or prohibition is reviewed and recommended for renewal by the NOSB and adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture. This expiration is commonly referred to as sunset of the National List. The National List appears at 7 CFR Part 205, Subpart G. The principal purposes of the NOSB meeting are to provide an opportunity for the NOSB to receive an update from the USDA/NOP and hear progress reports from NOSB committees regarding work plan items and proposed action items. The last meeting of the NOSB was held on October 17-19, 2006, in Arlington, VA. At its last meeting, the Board concluded its first review of the 169 substances on the National List since October 2002 that were due to sunset October 2007. The Board recommended the renewal of 166 of the 169 exemptions and prohibitions on the National List (along with any restrictive annotations), and the removal of 3 exemptions from the National List. The sunset review process will now be on-going. At this meeting, the Board will begin the sunset review process of 13 materials. There are 8 substances for use in crops and handling which were placed on the National List on November 3, 2003, and are scheduled to expire on November 3, 2008. There are 5 substances for use in handling which were placed on the National List on November 4, 2003, and are scheduled to expire on November 4, 2008. The sunset review process must be concluded no later than November 3 and 4, 2008, respectively. If renewal is not concluded by those dates, the use or prohibition of these 13 materials will no longer be in compliance with the National Organic Program. The Policy Development Committee will present recommendations regarding revisions to the NOSB Policy and Procedures Manual and a guide for new NOSB members. The Policy Development, Crops and Livestock Committees will jointly discuss their work towards guidance for the certification of organic research sites. The Crops Committee will present recommendations on Ammonium salts of fatty acids and Pelargonic acid, materials petitioned for use on § 205.601. The Committee will begin their sunset review of Copper sulfate, Ozone gas, and Peracetic acid, with their respective annotations and limitations, and Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA)List 3—Inerts of unknown toxicity—for use only in passive pheromone dispensers. These National List material exemptions are due to expire on November 3, 2008, from § 205.601. The Committee will also begin their sunset review on the exemption for Calcium chloride for use as a brine-sourced foliar spray. Calcium chloride is otherwise considered a prohibited natural substance on § 205.602 and is also due to expire on November 3, 2008. The Materials and Handling Committees will discuss the materials review process and provide an update regarding their efforts to clarify the definitions of materials on the National List in §§ sections 205.605(a),

(b)and § 205.606. The Handling Committee will present recommendations on fifty-three materials petitioned for consideration for inclusion on either § 205.605 or § 205.606 for use in organic products: Carbon dioxide, carrot fiber, celery powder, dillweed oil, fish gelatin, fish oils, fructooligosaccharides (FOS), frozen galangal, gellan gum, hops, inulin, chipotle peppers, Koji mold, lemongrass, milled flax seed, natamycin, natural casings, non-fat dry milk, pectins (LM), poblano peppers, red peppers, rice starch, Salvia hispanica, sea salt, seaweed (Wakame, Undaria spp), spices (dried), sweet potato starch, turkish bay leaves, whey protein concentrates, whey protein isolate, and yeast. The following substances were petitioned for use in organic products as colors only: Annatto extract, beet juice, beta carotene, black currant juice, blueberry juice, carrot juice (orange), carrot juice (purple/black), cherry juice, chokeberry-aronia juice, elderberry juice, grape juice, grape skin extract, hibiscus juice, lycopene, paprika, pumpkin juice, purple potato juice, red cabbage extract, red radish extract, saffron, tomato juice extract, and turmeric. Additionally, the Handling Committee will begin their sunset review of National List material exemptions on § 205.605(a) which are Agar-agar and Tartaric acid, due to expire on November 3, 2008, and Animal enzymes, Calcium sulfate, and Glucono delta-lactone, with their respective annotations and limitations, due to expire on November 4, 2008. The Committee will also begin their sunset review of material exemptions on § 205.605(b) which are Ethylene (Allowed for postharvest ripening of tropical fruit and degreening of citrus) due to expire on November 3, 2008, and Cellulose and Potassium hydroxide, with their respective annotations and limitations, due to expire on November 4, 2008. The Livestock Committee will present their recommendations on the development of organic aquaculture (finfish) standards, and the issue of cloning in organic agriculture. The Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification Committee will discuss the standardization of information required on organic certificates and peer review procedures. *The Meeting is Open to the Public.* The NOSB has scheduled time for public input for Tuesday, March 27, 2007, from 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, March 29, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Individuals and organizations wishing to make oral presentations at the meeting may forward their requests by mail, facsimile, e-mail, or phone to Valerie Frances as listed in ADDRESSES above. Individuals or organizations will be given approximately 5 minutes to present their views. All persons making oral presentations are requested to provide their comments in writing. Written submissions may contain information other than that presented at the oral presentation. Anyone may submit written comments at the meeting. Persons submitting written comments are asked to provide 30 copies. Interested persons may visit the NOSB portion of the NOP Web site at *http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop* to view available meeting documents prior to the meeting, or visit *www.regulations.gov* to submit and view comments as provided for in ADDRESSES above. Documents presented at the meeting will be posted for review on the NOP Web site approximately 6 weeks following the meeting. Dated: March 7, 2007. Lloyd C. Day, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 07-1156 Filed 3-7-07; 3:12 pm]

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