Proposed Rules. Regulatory Guidance; correction

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BILLING CODE 4910-06-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 390 Regulatory Guidance for Recording of Commercial Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Fires; Correction AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Regulatory Guidance; correction. SUMMARY: The FMCSA published in the **Federal Register** on July 24, 2007, a document announcing regulatory guidance concerning its definition of “accident.” This notice corrects that document by providing the correct telephone number for the agency contact.

DATES: The regulatory guidance was effective on July 24, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah M. Freund, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations,

(202)366-4325, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMCSA published on July 24, 2007 (72 FR 40250), a document announcing regulatory guidance concerning its definition of “accident.” In that document, FMCSA provided an incorrect telephone number for the agency contact person under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . The correct telephone number should read

(202)366-4325. Issued on: August 3, 2007. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7-15599 Filed 8-8-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679 [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01] RIN 0648-XB89 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher processor vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 total allowable catch

(TAC)of Pacific cod specified for trawl catcher processors in the BSAI. DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), August 6, 2007, through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hogan, 907-586-7228. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

(FMP)prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Regulations governing fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. The 2007 TAC of Pacific cod specified for catcher processor vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI is 37,110 metric tons

(mt)as established by the 2007 and 2008 final harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (72 FR 9451, March 2, 2007). See § 679.20(c)(3)(iii), § 679.20(c)(5), and § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(B). In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that the 2007 Pacific cod TAC specified for catcher processor vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI will soon be reached. Therefore, the Regional Administrator is establishing a directed fishing allowance of 32,310 mt, and is setting aside the remaining 4,800 mt as bycatch to support other anticipated groundfish fisheries. In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional Administrator finds that this directed fishing allowance has been reached. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher processor vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI. After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable amounts at § 679.20(e) and

(f)apply at any time during a trip. Classification This action responds to the best available information recently obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest. This requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest as it would prevent NMFS from responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and would delay the closure of Pacific cod by catcher processor vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of August 3, 2007. The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and opportunity for public comment. This action is required by § 679.20 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: August 6, 2007. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 07-3889 Filed 8-6-07; 12:59 pm]

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