31472 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 109 / Thursday, June 7, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

text of this decision may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s copy 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 

CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, 

telephone 1–800–378–3160 or http:// 

www.BCPIWEB.com. 

The Report and Order in this 

proceeding granted a counterproposal 

filed by JBD Incorporated and dismissed 

a rulemaking petition filed by Ronald C. 

Meredith. The Report and Order 

substitued Channel 244A for Channel 

243A at Harrogate, Tennessee, reallotted 

Channel 244A to Halls Crossroads, 

Tennessee, and modified the license for 

Station WMYL(FM), accordingly. The 

withdrawal of the petition for 

reconsideration complies with Section 

1.420(j) of the Commission’s rules 

because Reynolds Technical Associates, 

LLC has documented that neither it nor 

its principals have or will receive any 

consideration in exchange for the 

withdrawal of its petition. See 69 FR 

34114 (June 18, 2004). 

This document is not subject to the 

Congressional Review Act. (The 

Commission, is, therefore, not required 

to submit a copy of this Memorandum 

Opinion and Order to GAO, pursuant to 

the Congressional Review Act, see 5 

U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) because the petition 

for reconsideration was dismissed). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 07–2818 Filed 6–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01] 

RIN 0648–XA68 

Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive 

Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-water 

Species Fishery by Vessels Using 

Trawl Gear in 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 species that comprise the 

shallow-water species fishery by vessels 

using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the second seasonal 

apportionment of the 2007 Pacific 

halibut bycatch allowance specified for 

the shallow-water species fishery in the 

GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), June 4, 2007, through 1200 

hrs, A.l.t., July 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 second seasonal apportionment 

of the 2007 Pacific halibut bycatch 

allowance specified for the shallowwater species fishery in the GOA is 100 

metric tons as established by the 2007 

and 2008 harvest specifications for 

groundfish of the GOA (72 FR 9676, 

March 5, 2007), for the period 1200 hrs, 

A.l.t., April 1, 2007, through 1200 hrs, 

A.l.t., July 1, 2007. 

In accordance with § 679.21(d)(7)(i), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, has determined that the second 

seasonal apportionment of the 2007 

Pacific halibut bycatch allowance 

specified for the trawl shallow-water 

species fishery in the GOA has been 

reached. Consequently, NMFS is 

prohibiting directed fishing for the 

shallow-water species fishery by vessels 

using trawl gear in the GOA. 

The species and species groups that 

comprise the shallow-water species 

fishery are pollock, Pacific cod, shallowwater flatfish, flathead sole, Atka 

mackerel, skates and ‘‘other species.’’

This closure does not apply to fishing 

by vessels participating in the 

cooperative fishery in the Rockfish Pilot 

Program for the Central 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 closure of the shallow-water 

species fishery by vessels using trawl 

gear in 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 May 31, 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: June 1, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–2834 Filed 6–4–07; 2:33 pm] 

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