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may enter or remain in the zone except 

for those persons involved in the 

construction of the new Tacoma 

Narrows Bridge, supporting personnel, 

or other vessels authorized by the 

Captain of the Port or his designated 

representatives. Captain of the Port’s 

designated representatives include any 

U.S. Coast Guard commissioned, 

warrant or petty officer who has been 

authorized by the Captain of the Port, 

Puget Sound to act on his behalf. 

Vessels and persons granted 

authorization to enter the safety zone 

shall obey all lawful orders or directions 

of the Captain of the Port or his 

designated representative. 

(c) Applicable dates. This section 

applies from 12:01 a.m. January 16, 

2007 to 11:59 p.m. January 31, 2007. 

Dated: January 12, 2007. 

Mark J. Huebschman, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Captain of the Port, Puget Sound. 

[FR Doc. E7–1280 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

42 CFR Parts 405, 412, 422, and 489 

[CMS–4105–CN] 

RIN 0938–AO41 

Medicare Program; Notification of 

Hospital Discharge Appeal Rights 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects a 

technical error that appeared in the final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on November 27, 2006 entitled 

‘‘Medicare Program; Notification of 

Hospital Discharge Appeal Rights.’’ This 

document is a supplement to the 

November 27, 2006 final rule. 

DATES: Effective Date: This correction 

notice is effective on July 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Roe, (410) 786–2006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In FR Doc. E6–20131 of November 27, 

2006 (71 FR 68708), there were 

technical errors that we identify in the 

‘‘Summary of Errors’’ section and 

correct in the ‘‘Correction of Errors’’

section below. 

II. Summary of Errors 

In the November 27, 2006 final rule, 

on page 68719, we included a table that 

contained an incorrect entry in one row, 

also resulting in an incorrect aggregate 

burden amount. This notice will correct 

those errors. 

III. Correction of Errors 

Make the following corrections to the 

November 27, 2006 final rule (71 FR 

68708): 

1. On page 68719, in the table—

A. In the fifth column, in the third 

entry, change the annual burden hours 

from ‘‘140,834’’ to ‘‘130,000.’’

B. In the fifth column, in the fourth 

entry, change the annual burden hours 

from ‘‘2,914,168’’ to ‘‘2,903,334.’’

The revised table should read as 

follows: 

AGGREGATE HOURLY BURDEN FOR THIS REQUIREMENT

Notices 

Time per 

delivery 

(minutes) 

Fee-for-service 

beneficiaries Managed care enrollees Annual burden hours 

First IM ................................................................. 11 11.3 million ........................... 1.7 million ............................. 2,383,334 

Copy of IM ........................................................... 3 6.78 million ........................... 1.02 million ........................... 390,000 

Detailed Notice ..................................................... 60 113,000 ................................ 17,000 .................................. 130,000 

Total Burden ................................................. .................... ............................................... ............................................... 2,903,334 

2. On page 68719, in the first column, 

in line 3, change the annual burden 

hours from 2,914,618 to 2,903,334. 

IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking 

We ordinarily publish a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register to provide a period for public 

comment before the provisions of a rule 

take effect in accordance with section 

553(b) of the Administrative Procedure 

Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, 

we can waive this procedure if the 

Secretary finds, for good cause, that the 

notice and comment process is 

impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest, and incorporates 

a statement of finding and the reasons 

therefore in the notice. 

The revisions in this document 

merely correct inadvertent technical 

errors. The revisions help ensure that 

the rules governing the Medicare 

administrative appeals process are more 

understandable and less ambiguous and 

protect the rights of all parties to pursue 

Medicare claims appeals under these 

procedures. For this reason, and because 

these technical corrections are not 

substantive in nature, we find that 

undertaking notice and comment 

rulemaking to incorporate these 

corrections into the final rule is 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: January 17, 2007. 

Ashley Files Flory, 

Deputy Executive Secretary to the 

Department. 

[FR Doc. E7–1114 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 060216044–6044–01; I.D. 

012307C] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by NonAmerican Fisheries Act Crab Vessels 

Catching Pacific Cod for Processing 

by the Inshore Component in the 

Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 

Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for the A season allowance of the 

2007 Pacific cod sideboard limits 

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apportioned to non-American Fisheries 

Act (AFA) crab vessels catching Pacific 

cod for processing by the inshore 

component in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the A season allowance of the 2007 

Pacific cod sideboard limits apportioned 

to non-AFA crab vessels catching 

Pacific cod for processing by the inshore 

component in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), January 24, 2007, until 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., September 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hogan, 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. 

The A season allowance of 2007 

Pacific cod sideboard limits apportioned 

to non-AFA crab vessels catching 

Pacific cod for processing by the inshore 

component in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA is 422 metric tons (mt) 

for the GOA, as established by the 2006 

and 2007 harvest specifications for 

groundfish of the GOA (71 FR 10870, 

March 3, 2006). 

In accordance with § 680.22(e)(2)(i), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the A season allowance 

of the 2007 Pacific cod sideboard limits 

apportioned to non-AFA crab vessels 

catching Pacific cod for processing by 

the inshore component in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the GOA will soon 

be reached. Therefore, the Regional 

Administrator is establishing a 

sideboard directed fishing allowance for 

Pacific cod as 412 mt in the Gulf of 

Alaska. The remaining 10 mt in the Gulf 

of Alaska will be set aside as bycatch to 

support other anticipated groundfish 

fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 680.22(e)(3), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this sideboard 

directed fishing allowance has been 

reached. Consequently, NMFS is 

prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific 

cod by non-AFA crab vessels catching 

Pacific cod for processing by the inshore 

component in the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA. 

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 sideboard directed fishing 

closure of Pacific cod apportioned to 

non-AFA crab vessels catching Pacific 

cod for processing by the inshore 

component in the Central Regulatory 

Area 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 22, 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 § 680.22 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: January 23, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–342 Filed 1–23–07; 2:49 pm] 

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