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(c) * * * Stay petitions must be filed 

at least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend § 1150.35 as follows: 

■ A. In paragraph (e), remove the words 

‘‘21 days’’ and add, in their place, the 

words ‘‘45 days’’. 

■ B. In paragraph (e), remove the words 

‘‘30 days’’ and add, in their place, the 

words ‘‘16 days’’. 

■ C. In paragraph (f), revise the third 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 1150.35 Procedures and relevant dates—

transactions that involve creation of Class 

I or Class II carriers. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * Stay petitions must be filed 

at least 14 days before the exemption 

becomes effective. * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend § 1150.42 as follows: 

■ A. In paragraph (b), remove the words 

‘‘30 days’’ and add, in their place, the 

words ‘‘16 days’’. 

■ B. In paragraph (b), remove the words 

‘‘7 days’’ and add, in their place, the 

words ‘‘30 days’’. 

■ C. In paragraph (c), add a new 

sentence to the end of the paragraph to 

read as follows: 

§ 1150.42 Procedures and relevant dates 

for small line acquisitions. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * Stay petitions must be filed 

at least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Amend § 1150.45 as follows: 

■ A. In paragraph (e), remove the words 

‘‘21 days’’ and add, in their place, the 

words ‘‘45 days’’. 

■ B. In paragraph (e), remove the words 

‘‘30 days’’ and add, in their place, the 

words ‘‘16 days’’. 

■ C. In paragraph (f), revise the third 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 1150.45 Procedures and relevant dates—

transactions under section 10902 that 

involve creation of Class I or Class II rail 

carriers. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * Stay petitions must be filed 

at least 14 days before the exemption 

becomes effective. * * * 

* * * * * 

PART 1180—RAILROAD ACQUISITION, 

CONTROL, MERGER, 

CONSOLIDATION PROJECT, 

TRACKAGE RIGHTS, AND LEASE 

PROCEDURES. 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 1180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553 and 559; 11 U.S.C. 

1172; 49 U.S.C. 721, 10502, 11323–11325. 

■ 7. Amend § 1180.4 as follows: 

■ A. In paragraph (g)(1) introductory 

text, remove the words ‘‘one week’’ and 

add, in their place, the words ‘‘30 days’’. 

■ B. In paragraph (g)(1)(ii), remove the 

words ‘‘30 days’’ and add, in their place, 

the words ‘‘16 days’’. 

■ C. Redesignate paragraph (g)(1)(iii) as 

paragraph (g)(1)(iv) and add a new 

paragraph (g)(1)(iii). 

■ D. Remove paragraph (g)(2)(ii). 

■ E. Redesignate paragraph (g)(2)(iii) as 

paragraph (g)(2)(ii). 

■ F. Remove paragraph (g)(2)(iv). 

§ 1180.4 Procedures. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(iii) The filing of a petition to revoke 

under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) does not stay 

the effectiveness of an exemption. Stay 

petitions must be filed at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes effective. 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 051130316–6047–02; I.D. 

101706A] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total 

Allowable Catch Harvested for 

Management Area 1A 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Closure of Atlantic herring 

fishery for Management Area 1A. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that 95 

percent of the Atlantic herring total 

allowable catch (TAC) allocated to 

Management Area 1A (Area 1A) for 

2006 is projected to be harvested by 

October 21, 2006. Therefore, effective 

0001 hours, October 21, 2006, federally 

permitted vessels may not fish for, 

catch, possess, transfer or land more 

than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic 

herring in or from Area 1A per trip or 

calendar day until January 1, 2007, 

when the 2007 TAC becomes available, 

except for transiting purposes as 

described in this notice. Regulations 

governing the Atlantic herring fishery 

require publication of this notification 

to advise vessel and dealer permit 

holders that no TAC is available for the 

directed fishery for Atlantic herring 

harvested from Area 1A. 

DATES: Effective 0001 hrs local time, 

October 21, 2006, through 2400 hrs local 

time, December 31, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don 

Frei, Fishery Management Specialist, at 

(978) 281–9221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations governing the Atlantic 

herring fishery are found at 50 CFR part 

648. The regulations require annual 

specification of optimum yield, 

domestic and foreign fishing, domestic 

and joint venture processing, and 

management area TACs. The 2006 TAC 

allocated to Area 1A (71 FR 10867, 

March 3, 2006) is 60,000 mt 

(132,277,621 lb). 

The regulations at 50 CFR 648.202 

require the Administrator, Northeast 

Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) 

to monitor the Atlantic herring fishery 

in each of the four management areas 

designated in the Fishery Management 

Plan for the Atlantic Herring Fishery 

and, based upon dealer reports, state 

data, and other available information, to 

determine when the harvest of Atlantic 

herring is projected to reach 95 percent 

of the TAC allocated. When such a 

determination is made, NMFS is 

required to publish notification in the 

Federal Register of this determination. 

Effective upon a specific date, NMFS 

must notify vessel and dealer permit 

holders that vessels are prohibited from 

fishing for, catching, possessing, 

transferring or landing more than 2,000 

lb (907.2 kg) of herring per trip or 

calendar day in or from the specified 

management area for the remainder of 

the closure period. Transiting of Area 

1A with more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) 

of herring on board is allowed under the 

conditions specified below. 

The Regional Administrator has 

determined, based upon dealer reports 

and other available information, that 95 

percent of the total Atlantic herring TAC 

allocated to Area 1A for the 2006 fishing 

year is projected to be harvested by 

October 21, 2006. Therefore, effective 

0001 hrs local time, October 21, 2006, 

federally permitted vessels may not fish 

for, catch, possess, transfer or land more 

than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic 

herring in or from Area 1A per trip or 

calendar day through December 31, 

2006; except a vessel may transit Area 

1A with more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) 

of herring on board, or land more than 

2,000 lb (907.2 kg) provided such 

herring were not caught in Area 1A, and 

provided all fishing gear is stowed and 


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not available for immediate use as 

required by § 648.23(b). Effective 

October 21, 2006, federally permitted 

dealers are also advised that they may 

not purchase Atlantic herring from 

federally permitted Atlantic herring 

vessels that harvest more than 2,000 lb 

(907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring from Area 

1A through December 31, 2006, 2400 

hrs local time. 

Classification 

This action is required by 50 CFR part 

648 and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: October 18, 2006. 

James P. Burgess 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–8830 Filed 10–18–06; 3:18 pm] 

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