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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 2006 POVERTY GUIDELINES*—Continued 

Size of household 

48 Contiguous 

States and the 

District of 

Columbia 

Alaska Hawaii 

2 ................................................................................................................................................... 16,500 20,625 18,975 

3 ................................................................................................................................................... 20,750 25,938 23,863 

4 ................................................................................................................................................... 25,000 31,250 28,750 

5 ................................................................................................................................................... 29,250 36,563 33,638 

6 ................................................................................................................................................... 33,500 41,875 38,525 

7 ................................................................................................................................................... 37,750 47,188 43,413 

8 ................................................................................................................................................... 42,000 52,500 48,300 

For each additional member of the household in excess of 8, add ........................................... 4,250 5,313 4,888 

*The figures in this table represent 125% of the poverty guidelines by household size as determined by the Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

REFERENCE CHART—200% OF DHHS FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES

Size of household 

48 Contiguous 

states and the 

District of 

Columbia 

Alaska Hawaii 

1 ................................................................................................................................................... $19,600 $24,500 $22,540 

2 ................................................................................................................................................... 26,400 33,000 30,360 

3 ................................................................................................................................................... 33,200 41,500 38,180 

4 ................................................................................................................................................... 40,000 50,000 46,000 

5 ................................................................................................................................................... 46,800 58,500 53,820 

6 ................................................................................................................................................... 53,600 67,000 61,640 

7 ................................................................................................................................................... 60,400 75,500 69,460 

8 ................................................................................................................................................... 67,200 84,000 77,280 

For each additional member of the household in excess of 8, add ........................................... 6,800 8,500 7,820 

Victor M. Fortuno, 

Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 

Counsel & Corporate Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 001005281–0369–02; I.D. 

012406A] 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the 

Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip 

Limit Increase 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason trip 

limit increase. 

SUMMARY: NMFS increases the trip limit 

in the commercial hook-and-line fishery 

for king mackerel in the Florida east 

coast subzone to 75 fish per day in or 

from the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). This trip limit increase is 

necessary to maximize the 

socioeconomic benefits of the quota. 

DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., 

local time, February 1, 2006, through 

March 31, 2006, unless changed by 

further notification in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Branstetter, telephone: 727–824–

5305, fax: 727–824–5308, e-mail: 

Steve.Branstetter@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish 

(king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, cero, 

cobia, little tunny, and, in the Gulf of 

Mexico only, dolphin and bluefish) is 

managed under the Fishery 

Management Plan for the Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf 

of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP). 

The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of 

Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Councils (Councils) and is 

implemented under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations 

at 50 CFR part 622. 

Based on the Councils’ recommended 

total allowable catch and the allocation 

ratios in the FMP, on April 30, 2001 (66 

FR 17368, March 30, 2001) NMFS 

implemented a commercial quota of 

2.25 million lb (1.02 million kg) for the 

eastern zone (Florida) of the Gulf 

migratory group of king mackerel. That 

quota is further divided into separate 

quotas for the Florida east coast subzone 

and the northern and southern Florida 

west coast subzones. The quota 

implemented for the Florida east coast 

subzone is 1,040,625 lb (472,020 kg) (50 

CFR 622.42(c)(1)(i)(A)(1)). 

In accordance with 50 CFR 

622.44(a)(2)(i), beginning on February 1, 

if less than 75 percent of the Florida east 

coast subzone quota has been harvested 

by that date, king mackerel in or from 

that subzone may be possessed on board 

or landed from a permitted vessel in 

amounts not exceeding 75 fish per day. 

The 75–fish daily trip limit will 

continue until a closure of the subzone’s 

fishery has been effected or the fishing 

year ends on March 31, 2006. 

NMFS has determined that 75 percent 

of the quota for Gulf group king 

mackerel for vessels using hook-andline gear in the Florida east coast 

subzone will not be reached before 

February 1, 2006. Accordingly, a 75–fish 

trip limit applies to vessels in the 

commercial hook-and-line fishery for 

king mackerel in or from the EEZ in the 

Florida east coast subzone effective 

12:01 a.m., local time, February 1, 2006. 

The 75–fish trip limit will remain in 

effect until the fishery closes or until the 

end of the current fishing season (March 


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31, 2006) for this subzone. From 

November 1 through March 31, the 

Florida east coast subzone of the Gulf 

group king mackerel is that part of the 

eastern zone north of 25°20.4′ N. lat. (a 

line directly east from the Miami-Dade 

County, FL, boundary). 

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 in 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment is 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. Such procedures are 

unnecessary because the rule itself 

already has been subject to notice and 

comment, and all that remains is to 

notify the public of the trip limit 

increase. Allowing prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment for this 

trip limit increase is contrary to the 

public interest because it requires time, 

thus delaying fishermen’s ability to 

catch more king mackerel than the 

present trip limit allows and preventing 

fishermen from reaping the 

socioeconomic benefits derived from 

this increase in daily catch. 

As this action allows fishermen to 

increase their harvest of king mackerel 

from 50 fish to 75 fish per day in or 

from the EEZ of the Florida east coast 

subzone, the AA finds it relieves a 

restriction and may go into effect on its 

effective date pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(1). This action is taken under 50 

CFR 622.43(a) and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 041126333–5040–02; I.D. 

012506A] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska 

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 pollock in Statistical Area 

610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 24 

hours. This action is necessary to fully 

use the A season allowance of the 2006 

total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock 

specified for Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), January 26, 2006, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., January 27, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Keaton, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

GOA exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens 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. 

NMFS closed the directed fishery for 

pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA under § 679.20(d)(1)(iii) on 

January 22, 2006. 

NMFS has determined that, 

approximately 1,900 mt of pollock 

remain in the directed fishing 

allowance. Therefore, in accordance 

with § 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C) and 

(a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize the A 

season allowance of the 2006 TAC of 

pollock in Statistical Area 610, NMFS is 

terminating the previous closure and is 

reopening directed fishing for pollock in 

Statistical Area 610 of the GOA. In 

accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the 

Regional Administrator finds that this 

directed fishing allowance will be 

reached after 24 hours. Consequently, 

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for 

pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., January 

27, 2006. 

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 opening of pollock in 

Statistical Area 610 of the GOA. NMFS 

was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of January 23, 

2006. 

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 § 679.25 

and § 679.20 and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Margo Schulze-Haugen 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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