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(ii) Will be charged at a rate of $4.75 for 

each quarter hour spent by clerical personnel 

in preparing the records for transit.

* * * * *

(b) Waiver or reduction of fees. Fees will 

be waived or reduced by the Commission if: 

(1) The fee is less than or equal to $10.00, 

the approximate cost to the Commission of 

collecting the fee; or, 

(2) If the Commission determines that the 

disclosure of the information is likely to 

contribute significantly to public 

understanding of the operations or activities 

of the government and is not primarily in the 

commercial interest of the requester.

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Appendix D [Removed]

■ 16. Appendix D is removed.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

12, 2004, by the Commission. 

Jean A. Webb, 

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–25613 Filed 11–17–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 501

Authorization to Manufacture and 

Distribute Postage Meters

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule provides contact 

information for submission of questions 

or comments and all notification, plans, 

and reports directed by regulation 

throughout 39 CFR Part 501—

Authorization to Manufacture and 

Distribute Postage Meters.

DATES: This rule is effective November 

18, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Wilkerson, manager of Postage 

Technology Management, at 1735 N. 

Lynn Street, Rosslyn, VA 22209 by 

phone at (703) 292–3691 or by fax at 

(703) 292–4073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 39, 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 

501, Sections 501.1 through 501.30 

provide Federal rules and regulations 

governing the manufacture and 

distribution of postage meters. These 

sections reference requirements that 

must be submitted to Postal ServiceTM

or Postage Technology Management 

without identification of contact 

information for submission of 

requirements or inquiries. Section 501.1 

gives the contact information for Postage 

Technology Management, the Postal 

Service office responsible for 

authorization.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 501

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service.

The Amendment

■ For the reasons set out in the preamble, 

the Postal Service is amending 39 CFR 

part 501 as follows:

PART 501—AUTHORIZATION TO 

MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE 

POSTAGE METERS

■ 1. The authority citation for part 501 

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 410, 2601, 2605; Inspector 

General Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95–

452, as amended), 5 U.S.C. App. 3.

■ 2. Add § 501.1(f) to read as follows:

§ 501.1 Postage evidencing system/

infrastructure authorization.

* * * * *

(f) The Postal Service functional area 

charged with administering 

authorization as described in this part 

501 is the Postage Technology 

Management program office. All 

submissions cited throughout all 

sections of 39 CFR part 501 are to be 

made to this office in person or via U.S. 

mail to 1735 N. Lynn Street Room 5011, 

Rosslyn, VA 22209–6370 or via fax to 

703–292–4073. Inquiries may be made 

via telephone to 703–292–3691, and 

information updates may be found on 

the U.S. Postal Service Web page at 

www.usps.com/postagesolutions/

flash.htm.

Neva Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 04–25558 Filed 11–17–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 040429134–4135–01; I.D. 

111004C]

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in 

the Western Pacific; West Coast 

Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action 

#17—Adjustment of the Commercial 

Salmon Fishery from the OregonCalifornia Border to Humboldt South 

Jetty, California

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure; request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

commercial salmon fishery in the area 

from the Oregon-California Border to 

Humboldt South Jetty, CA was modified 

to close at midnight on Friday, 

September 17, 2004. This action was 

necessary to conform to the 2004 

management goals. The intended effect 

of this action is to allow the fishery to 

operate within the seasons and quotas 

as specified in the 2004 annual 

management measures.

DATES: Closure effective 2359 hours 

local time (l.t.), September 17, 2004, 

after which the fishery will remain 

closed until opened through an 

additional inseason action for the west 

coast salmon fisheries, which will be 

published in the Federal Register, or 

until the effective date of the next 

scheduled open period announced in 

the 2005 annual management measures. 

Comments will be accepted through 

December 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this action 

must be mailed to D. Robert Lohn, 

Regional Administrator, Northwest 

Region, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point 

Way N.E., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–

0070; or faxed to 206–526–6376; or Rod 

McInnis, Regional Administrator, 

Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 

W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 

Beach, CA 90802–4132; or faxed to 562–

980–4018. Comments can also be 

submitted via e-mail at the 

2004salmonIA17.nwr@noaa.gov

address, or through the internet at the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

and include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. Information 

relevant to this document is available 

for public review during business hours 

at the Office of the Regional 

Administrator, Northwest Region, 

NMFS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Wright, 206–526–6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NMFS Regional Administrator closed 

the commercial salmon fishery in the 

area from the Oregon-California Border 

to Humboldt South Jetty, CA, effective 

at midnight on Friday, September 17, 

2004. On September 15, the Regional 

Administrator determined that available 

catch and effort data indicated that the 

quota of 6,000 chinook salmon would be 

reached by midnight on Friday, 

September 17, 2004.

Automatic season closures based on 

quotas are authorized by regulations at 

50 CFR 660.409(a)(1).

In the 2004 annual management 

measures for ocean salmon fisheries (69 

FR 25026, May 5, 2004), NMFS