Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 8, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 46021 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Television, Television broadcasting. 

■ For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR Part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. 

§ 73.622 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.622(i), the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments 

under Idaho is amended by adding DTV 

channel 9 and removing DTV channel 

28 at Boise. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Clay C. Pendarvis 

Associate Chief, Video Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E9–21597 Filed 9–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 501 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0121] 

RIN 2127–AK59 

Succession to the Administrator 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document amends 

NHTSA’s regulation specifying the 

order of succession to the 

Administrator. We have determined at 

the present time that a change in the 

order of succession better serves the 

agency’s mission. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is 

effective on September 8, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Maria Arsenlis at 202–366– 

9153. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mission of NHTSA is to save lives, 

prevent injuries and reduce economic 

costs due to road traffic crashes, through 

education, research, safety standards 

and enforcement activity. This final 

rule, which amends NHTSA’s regulation 

specifying the order of succession to the 

Administrator, is a matter relating to 

agency management or personnel. We 

have determined at this time that a 

change in the order of succession better 

serves the public interest and the 

agency’s mission. The Senior Associate 

Administrator for Vehicle Safety is 

responsible for overseeing all of 

NHTSA’s rulemaking, enforcement, and 

research programs, as well as NHTSA’s 

National Center for Analysis. 

Notice and the opportunity for 

comment are not required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act, and the 

amendment is effective immediately 

upon publication in the Federal 

Register. 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2). In addition, 

this amendment is not subject to 

Executive Order 12866, the Department 

of Transportation’s regulatory policies 

and procedures, or the provisions for 

Congressional review of final rules in 

Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 501 

Authority delegations (Government 

agencies), Organization and functions 

(Government agencies). 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, 49 

CFR Part 501 is amended as follows: 

PART 501—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 501 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 105 and 322; 

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

■ 2. In § 501.4 revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 501.4 Succession to the Administrator. 

(a) The following officials, in the 

order indicated, shall act in accordance 

with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3346– 

3349 as Administrator of the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

in the case of the absence or disability 

or in the case of a vacancy in the office 

of the Administrator, until a successor 

is appointed: 

(1) Deputy Administrator; 

(2) Senior Associate Administrator for 

Vehicle Safety; 

(3) Chief Counsel; 

(4) Senior Associate Administrator for 

Traffic Injury Control; and 

(5) Senior Associate Administrator for 

Policy and Operations. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24, 

2009. 

John D. Porcari, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20695 Filed 9–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 0810141351–9087–02] 

RIN 0648–XR43 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel 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; modification 

of a closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed 

fishing for Atka mackerel in the Eastern 

Aleutian District and the Bering Sea 

subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands management area (BSAI) for 

vessels participating in the BSAI trawl 

limited access fishery. This action is 

necessary to fully use the 2009 total 

allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel 

in these areas specified for vessels 

participating in the BSAI trawl limited 

access fishery. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), September 3, 2009, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., September 10, 2009. 

Comments must be received at the 

following address no later than 4:30 

p.m., A.l.t., September 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue 

Salveson, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Sebastian. You may submit 

comments, identified by 0648–XR43, by 

any one of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: P. O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802. 

• Fax: (907) 586–7557. 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building: 709 West 9th Street, Room 

420A, Juneau, AK. 

All comments received are a part of 

the public record and will generally be 

posted to http://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All Personal Identifying 

Information (e.g., name, address) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments (enter N/A in the required 


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