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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 271 

[EPA–R06––RCRA–2006–0914; FRL–8241–

4] 

Louisiana: Final Authorization of State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The of State Louisiana has 

applied to EPA for Final authorization 

of the changes to its hazardous waste 

program under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

EPA proposes to grant Final 

authorization to the State of Louisiana. 

In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section 

of this Federal Register, EPA is 

authorizing the changes by an 

immediate final rule. EPA did not make 

a proposal prior to the immediate final 

rule because we believe this action is 

not controversial and do not expect 

comments that oppose it. We have 

explained the reasons for this 

authorization in the preamble to the 

immediate final rule. Unless we get 

written comments which oppose this 

authorization during the comment 

period, the immediate final rule will 

become effective on the date it 

establishes, and we will not take further 

action on this proposal. If we receive 

comments that oppose this action, we 

will withdraw the immediate final rule 

and it will not take effect. We will then 

respond to public comments in a later 

final rule based on this proposal. You 

may not have another opportunity for 

comment. If you want to comment on 

this action, you must do so at this time. 

DATES: Send your written comments by 

December 13, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional 

Authorization Coordinator, (6PD–O), 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division, at the address shown below. 

You can examine copies of the materials 

submitted by the State of Louisiana 

during normal business hours at the 

following locations: EPA Region 6,1445 

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, 

phone number (214) 665–6444; or 

Louisiana Department of Environmental 

Quality, 602 N. Fifth Street, Baton 

Rouge, Louisiana 70884–2178, phone 

number (225) 219–3559. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically or 

through hand delivery/courier; please 

follow the detailed instructions in the 

ADDRESSES section of the immediate 

final rule which is located in the Rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alima Patterson, (214) 665–8533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information, please see the 

immediate final rule published in the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’section of this 

Federal Register. 

Dated: September 26, 2006. 

Richard E. Greene, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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50 CFR Part 635 

[I.D. 091106B] 

RIN 0648–AU84 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Commercial Shark 

Management Measures 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: This action extends the 

comment period for an October 5, 2006, 

proposed rule regarding the first 2007 

fishing season for Atlantic sharks to 

November 17, 2006. This extension is 

due to late dealer reports that 

significantly changed landings estimates 

of large and small coastal sharks during 

the first trimester of 2006. This action 

releases the revised landings estimates. 

DATES: The deadline for written 

comments on the October 5, 2006 (71 FR 

58778), proposed rule has been 

extended from November 13 to no later 

than 5 p.m. on November 17, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

proposed rule may be submitted to 

Michael Clark, Highly Migratory Species 

Management Division via: 

• E-mail: SF1.091106B@noaa.gov. 

• Mail: 1315 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Please mark 

on the outside of the envelope 

‘‘Comments on Proposed Rule for 2007 

1st Trimester Season Lengths and 

Quotas’’. 

• Fax: 301–713–1917. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Include in the 

subject line the following identifier: 

‘‘I.D. 091106B’’. 

Copies of the associated draft 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

other relevant documents are available 

on the Highly Migratory Species 

Management Division’s Web site at 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms or 

by contacting Michael Clark (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Clark or Karyl Brewster-Geisz 

by phone: 301–713–2347 or by fax: 301–

713–1917. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Atlantic shark fishery is managed under 

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). NMFS 

recently finalized a Consolidated Highly 

Migratory Species Fishery Management 

Plan (HMS FMP) that consolidated and 

replaced previous FMPs for Atlantic 

Billfish and Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, 

and Sharks (October 2, 2006; 71 FR 

58058). The HMS FMP is implemented 

by regulations at 50 CFR part 635. 

On October 5, 2006, NMFS published 

a proposed rule (71 FR 58778) that 

requested comments on the draft EA 

and scheduled three public hearings 

throughout October 2006 to receive 

comments from fishery participants and 

other members of the public regarding 

the first 2007 fishing season for Atlantic 

sharks. On October 20, 2006, NMFS was 

notified that the Southeast Fishery 

Science Center (SEFSC) had not 

received all of the dealer reports for the 

2006 first trimester, and that some 

landings had not been accounted for in 

the proposed rule or in previously 

released landing updates. Based on late 

dealer reports that had the potential to 

change landings estimates of large and 

small coastal sharks in the Gulf of 

Mexico and South Atlantic during the 

first trimester of 2006, NMFS notified 

the public (71 FR 64213; November 1, 

2006) that NMFS was receiving late 

landing reports and extended the 

comment period from November 1, 

2006, to 5 p.m. on November 13, 2006. 

Since October 20, NMFS has been 

working to ensure that revised estimates 

are accurate; however, some dealers still 

have not reported. Due to the additional 

landing reports received by SEFSC, total 

landings of LSC and small coastal 

sharks (SCS) in the GOM and South 

Atlantic have increased. Revised 

landings from reports received as of 

November 6, 2006, are summarized in 

Table 1. A side-by-side comparison of 

the landings published in the proposed 

rule (71 FR 58778; October 5, 2006) and 

the revised estimates received from 

NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science 

Center (SEFSC) on November 6, 2006 

are presented in Table 2. 


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TABLE 1.—REVISED LANDING ESTIMATES FOR THE 2006 FIRST TRIMESTER SEASON FROM THE PELAGIC DEALER

COMPLIANCE (PDC) AND THE AUTOMATED LANDINGS REPORTING SYSTEM (ALS) 

Species groups Region Season closure date 

2006 1st 

Season 

quota 

(mt dw) 

Estimated 

landings 

(mt Dw) 

Percent 

quota taken 

Gulf of Mexico .......................... CLOSED April 15 ..................... 222.8 336.6 151.1 

Large Coastal Sharks ................ South Atlantic ........................... CLOSED March 15 ................... 141.3 393.1 278.2 

North Atlantic ............................ CLOSED April 30 ..................... 5.3 0.2 3.8 

Gulf of Mexico .......................... ................................................... 14.8 78.0 527 

Small Coastal Sharks ................ South Atlantic ........................... CLOSED April 30 ..................... 284.6 44.5 15.6 

North Atlantic ............................ ................................................... 18.7 0.0 0 

Blue Sharks ............................... ................................................... ................................................... 91.0 0.04 0 

Porbeagle Sharks ...................... No Regional Quotas ................. CLOSED April 30 ..................... 30.7 0.5 1.5 

Other Pelagics ........................... ................................................... ................................................... 162.7 19.9 12.2 

TABLE 2.—A COMPARISON OF LCS AND SCS LANDINGS PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 5, 2006 PROPOSED RULE AND THE

REVISED LANDINGS ESTIMATES RECEIVED NOVEMBER 6, 2006 

Species groups Region 

2006 1st 

Season 

quota 

(mt dw) 

Landings in 

proposed 

rule 

(mt dw) 

Revised 

landings 

as of 

11/6/06 

(mt dw) 

Under (+) 

and 

over (¥) 

harvest in 

proposed 

rule 

(mt dw) 

Revised 

under (+) 

and 

over (¥) 

harvest as 

of 11/6/06 

(mt dw) 

Large Coastal Sharks (LCS) ........ Gulf of Mexico .............................. 222.8 103.1 336.6 119.7 ¥113.8 

South Atlantic ............................... 141.3 326.1 393.1 ¥184.3 ¥251.8 

North Atlantic ................................ 5.3 0.3 0.2 5.0 5.1 

Small Coastal Sharks (SCS) ........ Gulf of Mexico .............................. 14.8 5.0 78.0 9.8 ¥63.2 

South Atlantic ............................... 284.6 42.1 44.5 242.5 240.1 

North Atlantic ................................ 18.7 0.1 0.0 18.6 18.7 

NMFS is currently considering 

options to address the overharvest of 

LCS and SCS in the GOM, and is 

reviewing options for the South Atlantic 

as outlined in the proposed rule (71 FR 

58778). In order to provide opportunity 

for public constituents to review the 

revised landings and provide comment, 

NMFS is extending the public comment 

period on the proposed rule and draft 

EA to 5 p.m., November 17, 2006. 

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

et seq. 

Dated: November 7, 2006. 

James Burgess, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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