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Manufacturer VSP VSA VCP Model type Model ID Model year

114 .................... .................... 300E .......................................................... 124.031 1992

117 .................... .................... 300CE ........................................................ 124.050 1992

120 .................... .................... S320 .......................................................... 140.033 1994

121 .................... .................... 600SL ........................................................ 129.076 1992

126 .................... .................... 190E .......................................................... 201.018 1992

127 .................... .................... 230E .......................................................... 124.023 1993

130 .................... .................... 600SL ........................................................ 129.076 1992, 1993

140 .................... .................... 500SL ........................................................ 129.067 1993–1995

141 .................... .................... 560SEC ..................................................... 126.045 1990

142 .................... .................... 320SL ........................................................ .................... 1992, 1993

147 .................... .................... 500SEL ...................................................... .................... 1992–1993

153 .................... .................... 500SEL ...................................................... .................... 1990

154 .................... .................... 500SE ........................................................ .................... 1990

157 .................... .................... C220 .......................................................... .................... 1995

163 .................... .................... E500 .......................................................... .................... 1994

166 .................... .................... 280E .......................................................... .................... 1993

166 .................... .................... E280 .......................................................... .................... 1994–1996

167 .................... .................... 220TE Station Wagon ............................... .................... 1993–1996

168 .................... .................... 220E .......................................................... .................... 1993

168 .................... .................... E220 .......................................................... .................... 1994–1996

169 .................... .................... 420E .......................................................... .................... 1993

169 .................... .................... E420 .......................................................... .................... 1994–1996

172 .................... .................... 250D .......................................................... .................... 1992

185 .................... .................... 600SEC Coupe ......................................... .................... 1993

185 .................... .................... S600 Coupe .............................................. .................... 1994–1996

192 .................... .................... 300E 4-Matic ............................................. .................... 1990–1993

203 .................... .................... 300TE ........................................................ .................... 1992

204 .................... .................... C280 .......................................................... .................... 1994

207 .................... .................... E200 .......................................................... .................... 1994

209 .................... .................... 420SEC ..................................................... .................... 1990

214 .................... .................... S600L ........................................................ .................... 1994

.................... .................... 3 300GE ....................................................... 463.228 1993

.................... .................... 5 300GE ....................................................... 463.228 1990–1992, 1994

.................... .................... 6 G320 .......................................................... .................... 1995

.................... .................... 11 463 ............................................................. .................... 1996

.................... .................... 13 463 LWB V–8 ............................................ .................... 1992–1996

.................... .................... 14 463 SWB ................................................... .................... 1990–1996

.................... .................... 15 463 ............................................................. .................... 1997

Issued on: October 1, 1997.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–26470 Filed 10–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket Nos. 970214031–7031–01, I.D.

011697C and 970324064–7064–01, I.D.

021997B]

Fisheries of the Northeastern United

States; Northeast Multispecies

Fishery; Framework Adjustment 16;

Framework Adjustment 23; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Correction to final rules.

SUMMARY: On March 3, 1997, NMFS

published a final rule to implement

measures contained in Framework

Adjustment 16 to the Northeast

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP) and on April 1, 1997, NMFS

published a final rule to implement

measures contained in Framework

Adjustment 23 to the Northeast

Multispecies FMP. Because of the

effective dates of the implementing

regulations for both of these

frameworks, Framework Adjustment 16

regulatory text inadvertently superseded

Framework Adjustment 23 regulatory

text. This action corrects those sections

of the regulatory text inadvertently

superseded by Framework Adjustment

16.

DATES: Effective April 2, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Tokarcik, (978) 281–9300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 3, 1997 (62 FR 9377),

NMFS published a final rule

implementing measures contained in

Framework Adjustment 16 to the

Northeast Multispecies FMP. This rule

prohibited the use of all gillnets capable

of catching Northeast multispecies

during the periods to which the harbor

porpoise time/area closures are in effect,

unless the gillnet meets certain

specifications. The intent of this action

was to restrict the use of small-mesh

pelagic gillnets, which were exempt

from the multispecies regulations, to

avoid increasing the risk of harbor

porpoise entanglements, but still allow

a traditional bait fishery to continue by

specifying the size and method of

deployment of the gear. That final rule

became effective on April 2, 1997.

On April 1, 1997 (62 FR 15425),

NMFS published a final rule that closed

Federal waters during specified periods

to vessels fishing with sink gillnet gear

and other gillnet gear capable of

catching multispecies, with the

exception of single pelagic gillnets in

parts of the specified right whale critical

habitats areas. The intent of the action

was to restrict multispecies fishing

activities which have been determined

to jeopardize the continued existence of

the northern right whale. That final rule

became effective upon filing on March

27, 1997.
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Need for the Correction

The final rules published in the

Federal Register on March 3 and April

1, 1997, both amended §§ 648.14(a)(89)

and 648.87 (a) and (b). NMFS’ intent

was to have the rule published on April

1 for Framework Adjustment 23

supersede portions of the measures

contained in the rule published on

March 3 for Framework Adjustment 16.

However, due to an administrative

oversight, the rule implementing the

management measures contained in

Framework Adjustment 23 became

effective on March 27, 1997, prior to the

effective date (April 2, 1997) of the final

rule implementing the management

measures contained in Framework

Adjustment 16. Therefore, portions of

the regulations implementing

Framework Adjustment 16

unintentionally superseded the

regulations implementing Framework

Adjustment 23.

Effective April 2, 1997, this document

corrects the regulatory text contained in

portions of the March 3 rule

(Framework Adjustment 16) to reflect

the appropriate regulatory language

from the April 1 rule (Framework

Adjustment 23). Therefore, this

document corrects §§ 648.14(a)(89) and

648.87 section heading and paragraphs

(a) and (b) heading and introductory text

to restore that text to that intended by

NMFS.

Correction

Accordingly, publication on March 3,

1997, of the final regulations (I.D.

011697C), which was the subject of FR

Doc. 97–4907, is corrected as follows:

On page 9379, in the first column,

under amendatory instruction 3, in

§ 648.14, paragraph (a)(89) is corrected

to read as follows:

§ 648.14 Prohibitions.

(a) * * *

(89) Fail to remove, use, set, haul

back, fish with, or possess on board a

vessel, unless stowed in accordance

with § 648.81(e)(4), sink gillnet gear and

other gillnet gear capable of catching

multispecies, with the exception of

single pelagic gillnets (as described in

§ 648.81(f)(2)(ii)), in the areas and for

the times specified in § 648.87 (a) and

(b), except as provided in

§§ 648.81(f)(2)(ii) and 648.87 (a) and (b),

or unless otherwise authorized in

writing by the Regional Administrator.

* * * * *

On page 9379, in the second column,

amendatory instruction 5 and the

regulatory text are corrected to read as

follows:

5. Section 648.87 is amended by

revising the section heading and

paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:

§ 648.87 Gillnet requirements to reduce or

prevent marine mammal takes.

(a) Areas closed to gillnet gear

capable of catching multispecies to

reduce harbor porpoise takes. Sections

648.81(f) through (h) set forth closed

area restrictions to reduce the take of

harbor porpoise consistent with the

harbor porpoise mortality reduction

goals. Further, all persons owning or

operating vessels in the EEZ portion of

the areas and times specified in

paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section

must remove all of their sink gillnet gear

and other gillnet gear capable of

catching multispecies, with the

exception of single pelagic gillnets (as

described in § 648.81(f)(2)(ii)), and may

not use, set, haul back, fish with, or

possess on board, unless stowed in

accordance with the requirements of

§ 648.81(e)(4), sink gillnet gear or other

gillnet gear capable of catching

multispecies, with the exception of

single pelagic gillnet gear (as described

in § 648.81(f)(2)(ii)) in the EEZ portion

of the areas and for the times specified

in paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this

section. Also, all persons owning or

operating vessels issued a limited access

multispecies permit must remove all of

their sink gillnet gear and other gillnet

gear capable of catching multispecies,

with the exception of single pelagic

gillnets (as described in

§ 648.81(f)(2)(ii)), from the areas and for

the times specified in paragraphs (a) (1)

and (2) of this section, and, may not use,

set, haul back, fish with, or possess on

board, unless stowed in accordance

with the requirements of § 648.81(e)(4),

sink gillnets or other gillnet gear capable

of catching multispecies, with the

exception of single pelagic gillnets (as

described in § 648.81(f)(2)(ii)) in the

areas and for the times specified in

paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section.

(1) Mid-coast Closure Area. (i) From

March 25 through April 25 and from

September 15 through December 31 of

each fishing year, the restrictions and

requirements specified in paragraph (a)

of this section apply to the Mid-coast

Closure Area, as defined under

§ 648.81(g)(1), except as provided in

paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section.

(ii) Vessels subject to the restrictions

and regulations specified in paragraph

(a) of this section may fish in the Midcoast Closure Area, as defined under

§ 648.81(g)(1), from November 1 through

December 31 of each fishing year,

provided that an acoustic deterrent

device (‘‘pinger’’) is attached at the end

of each string of nets and at the bridle

of every net within a string of nets, and

is maintained as operational and

functioning. Each pinger, when

immersed in water, must broadcast a

10kHz +/¥2kHz sound at 132 dB +/

¥4dB re 1 micropascal at 1 m. This

sound must last 300 milliseconds and

repeat every 4 seconds.

(2) Cape Cod South Closure Area.

From March 1 through March 30 of each

fishing year, the restrictions and

requirements specified in paragraph (a)

of this section apply to the Cape Cod

South Closure Area (copies of a chart

depicting this area are available from

the Regional Administrator upon

request), which is the area bounded by

straight lines connecting the following

points in the order stated.

CAPE COD SOUTH CLOSURE AREA

Point N. latitude W. longitude

CCS1 ..................... (1) 71°45′ W

CCS2 ..................... 40°40′ N 71°45′ W

CCS3 ..................... 40°40′ N 70°30′ W

CCS4 ..................... (2) 70°30′ W

1 RI Shoreline.

2 MA Shoreline.

(b) Areas closed to gillnet gear

capable of catching multispecies to

prevent right whale takes. All persons

owning or operating vessels must

remove all of their sink gillnet gear and

gillnet gear capable of catching

multispecies, with the exception of

single pelagic gillnets (as described in

§ 648.81(f)(2)(ii)), from the EEZ portion

of the areas and for the times specified

in (b)(1) and (2) of this section, and may

not use, set, haul back, fish with, or

possess on board, unless stowed in

accordance with the requirements of

§ 648.81(e)(4), sink gillnet gear or gillnet

gear capable of catching multispecies,

with the exception of single pelagic

gillnet gear (as described in

§ 648.81(f)(2)(ii)) in the EEZ portion of

the areas and for the times specified in

paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section.

(1) Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat

Closure Area. From March 27, 1997

through May 15, 1997 and from January

1 through May 15 of each subsequent

year, the restrictions and requirements

specified in paragraph (b) of this section

apply to the Cape Cod Bay Critical

Habitat Closure Area (copies of a chart

depicting this area are available from

the Regional Administrator upon

request), which is the area bounded by

straight lines connecting the following

points in the order stated.
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CAPE COD BAY CRITICAL HABITAT

CLOSURE AREA

Point N. latitude W. longitude

CCB1 ..................... 42°12′ N 70°30′ W

CCB2 ..................... 42°12′ N 70°15′ W

CCB3 ..................... 42°08′ N 70°12.4′ W

Then westerly along the 3 NM state

boundary to

CCB4 ..................... 42°08′ N 70°30′ W

Then due north to CCB1

(2) Great South Channel Critical

Habitat Closure Area. From April 1

through June 30 of each year, the

restrictions and requirements specified

in paragraph (b) of this section apply to

the Great South Channel Critical Habitat

Closure Area (copies of a chart depicting

this area are available from the Regional

Administrator upon request), which is

the area bounded by straight lines

connecting the following points in the

order stated.

GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL CRITICAL

HABITAT CLOSURE AREA

Point N. latitude W. longitude

GSC1 ............. 41°02.2′ N 69°02′ W

GSC2 ............. 41°43.5′ N 69°36.3′ W

GSC3 ............. 42°10′ N 68°31′ W

GSC4 ............. 41°38′ N 68°13′ W

* * * * *

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

Dated: October 1, 1997.

David L. Evans,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–26469 Filed 10–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 961210346-7035-02; I.D.

100197A]

Fisheries of the Northeastern United

States; Summer Flounder Fishery;

Commercial Quota Available for New

Jersey

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Commercial quota availability.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that

summer flounder commercial quota is

available to the State of New Jersey to

allow a reopening of the State to

landings of summer flounder. Vessels

issued a commercial Federal fisheries

permit for the summer flounder fishery

may resume landings of summer

flounder in New Jersey for the

remainder of calendar year 1997, or

until the remaining quota allocation is

harvested.

DATES: Effective October 3, 1997

through December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regina L. Spallone, Fishery Policy

Analyst, (978) 281-9221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulations governing the summer

flounder fishery are found at 50 CFR

part 648. The regulations require annual

specification of a commercial quota that

is apportioned among the states from

North Carolina through Maine. The

process to set the annual commercial

quota and the percent allocated to each

state are described in § 648.100. The

initial total commercial quota for

summer flounder for the 1997 calendar

year was set equal to 11,111,298 lb

(5,040,000 kg) (62 FR 10473, March 7,

1997). The percent allocated to vessels

landing summer flounder in New Jersey

is 16.72499 percent, or 1,858,363 lb

(842,939 kg) in 1997. After deducting a

510,771 lb (231,682 kg) overage landed

in 1996, as specified in section

648.100(d)(2), New Jersey was left with

an adjusted 1997 commercial quota of

1,347,592 lb (611,257 kg) (62 FR 37741,

July 15, 1997). Section 648.101(b)

requires the Administrator, Northeast

Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator),

to monitor state commercial quotas and

to determine when a state’s commercial

quota is harvested. Based on dealer

reports and other available information,

the Regional Administrator determined

that the commercial quota available to

New Jersey had been harvested, and no

quota was available for that State for the

remainder of 1997. Thus, effective

September 24, 1997 (62 FR 50525,

September 26, 1997), summer flounder

landings in the State of New Jersey by

federally permitted vessels, and

purchases by federally permitted

dealers, were prohibited for the

remainder of 1997. The closure of the

State to landings was based on

projections of landings from dealer

reports. However, due to State action to

control landings through trip limits,

actual landings have fallen short of

projections. Specifically, prior to the

NMFS closure, New Jersey closed its

directed fishery and landings dropped

off significantly. The State now has a

bycatch trip limit in place for the

remainder of the year (10 percent of

total fish on board, up to a maximum of

100 lb/trip (45 kg/trip) until November

1st; 200 lb/trip (91 kg/trip) after that

date). Thus, available data indicate that

approximately 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)

remain in New Jersey’s annual

commercial quota of 1,347,592 lb

(611,257 kg). Since summer flounder

commercial quota is available to New

Jersey to be harvested, and in order to

allow the State to receive the full benefit

of its annual allocation of quota, the

closure, published on September 26,

1997, is rescinded.

Classification

This action is required by 50 CFR part

648 and is exempt from review under

E.O. 12286.

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

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Gary Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–26577 Filed 10–3–97; 10:48 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 961107312–7021–02; I.D.

100197D]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the

Offshore Component in the Bering Sea

Subarea

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Inseason adjustment; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues an inseason

adjustment closing the season for

pollock by vessels catching pollock for

processing by the offshore component in

the Bering Sea subarea (BS) of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

management area (BSAI) at midnight

rather than noon. This adjustment is

necessary to prevent the underharvest of

pollock by vessels catching pollock for

processing by the offshore component in

the BS of the BSAI.

DATES: Effective 2400 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), October 2, 1997, until 2400

hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1997.

Comments must be received at the

following address no later than 4:30

p.m., A.l.t., October 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to

Chief, Fisheries Management Division,