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■ 2. In § 29.220, add paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 29.220 Are any procurement 

transactions included as covered 

transactions? 

* * * * * 

(c) The contract is awarded by any 

contractor, subcontractor, supplier, 

consultant or its agent or representative 

in any transaction, regardless of tier, to 

be funded or provided by the DOT 

under a nonprocurement transaction 

that is expected to equal or exceed 

$25,000. [See optional lower tier 

coverage shown in the diagram in the 

appendix to this part.] 

§ 29.520 [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 29.520, in paragraph (d), 

remove the references: ‘‘United States 

Coast Guard [DOT–USCG]’’ and 

‘‘Research and Special Programs [DOT–

RSPA]’’ and insert the references 

‘‘Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration [RITA]’’ and ‘‘Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration [DOT–PHMSA]’’ in their 

place, respectively. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 060216045–6045–01; I.D. 

101906D] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Processor Vessels Using 

Hook-and-line 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 hook-and-line 

gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands management area (BSAI). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the 2006 directed fishing allowance 

(DFA) of Pacific cod specified for 

catcher processor vessels using hookand-line gear in the BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), October 21, 2006, until 

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI 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 2006 Pacific cod DFA specified 

for catcher processor vessels using 

hook-and-line gear in the BSAI is 70,619 

metric tons as established by the 2006 

and 2007 final harvest specifications for 

groundfish in the BSAI (71 FR 10894, 

March 3, 2006) and the adjustment on 

March 14, 2006 (71 FR 13777, March 17, 

2006). 

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

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, has determined that the 2006 

Pacific cod DFA specified for catcher 

processor vessels using hook-and-line 

gear in the BSAI has been reached. 

Therefore, the Regional Administrator is 

prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific 

cod by catcher processor vessels using 

hook-and-line 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 hookand-line 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 October 19, 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 § 679.20 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: October 19, 2006. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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