20060 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 77 / Monday, April 23, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

internal corrosion. At a minimum, 

unless it is impracticable or unnecessary 

to do so, each new transmission line or 

replacement of line pipe, valve, fitting, 

or other line component in a 

transmission line must: 

(1) Be configured to reduce the risk 

that liquids will collect in the line; 

(2) Have effective liquid removal 

features whenever the configuration 

would allow liquids to collect; and 

(3) Allow use of devices for 

monitoring internal corrosion at 

locations with significant potential for 

internal corrosion. 

(b) Exceptions to applicability. The 

design and construction requirements of 

paragraph (a) of this section do not 

apply to the following: 

(1) Offshore pipeline; and 

(2) Pipeline installed or line pipe, 

valve, fitting or other line component 

replaced before May 23, 2007. 

(c) Change to existing transmission 

line. When an operator changes the 

configuration of a transmission line, the 

operator must evaluate the impact of the 

change on internal corrosion risk to the 

downstream portion of an existing 

onshore transmission line and provide 

for removal of liquids and monitoring of 

internal corrosion as appropriate. 

(d) Records. An operator must 

maintain records demonstrating 

compliance with this section. Provided 

the records show why incorporating 

design features addressing paragraph 

(a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of this section is 

impracticable or unnecessary, an 

operator may fulfill this requirement 

through written procedures supported 

by as-built drawings or other 

construction records. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 16, 

2007. 

Thomas J. Barrett, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–7701 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213033–7033–01; I.D. 

041807B] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by 

Vessels Using Trawl 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 closing directed 

fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels 

using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands management area 

(BSAI). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the second seasonal 

allowance of the 2007 halibut bycatch 

allowance specified for the trawl 

yellowfin sole fishery category in the 

BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), April 19, 2007, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., May 21, 2007. 

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 second seasonal allowance of the 

2007 halibut bycatch allowance 

specified for the trawl yellowfin sole 

fishery category in the BSAI is 195 

metric tons as established by the 2007 

and 2008 final harvest specifications for 

groundfish in the BSAI (72 FR 9451, 

March 2, 2007). 

In accordance with § 679.21(e)(7)(v), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, has determined that the second 

seasonal allowance of the 2007 halibut 

bycatch allowance specified for the 

trawl yellowfin sole fishery category in 

the BSAI has been caught. 

Consequently, NMFS is closing directed 

fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels 

using trawl 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 directed fishing for 

yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl 

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 April 17, 2007. 

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 § 679.21 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: April 18, 2007. 

James P. Burgess 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–1999 Filed 4–18–07; 1:07 pm] 

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