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EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendment made

by this final rule is effective October 6,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Rosalind Proctor, Motor Vehicle Theft

Group, Office of Planning and

Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590. Ms. Proctor’s telephone number

is (202) 366–0846. Her fax number is

(202) 493–2739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA is

correcting errors in the final list of hightheft vehicle lines for Model Year (MY)

1998, that appeared in the Federal

Register on July 31, 1997 (62 FR 40949).

This correction document incorporates

updated information brought to

NHTSA’s attention subsequent to the

publication of the final list for MY 1998.

The following are corrections to

Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 541, the

Theft Prevention Standard:

Comments were received from

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.,

requesting that the ‘‘Honda Civic’’ line,

which was erroneously listed in

Appendix A, be deleted from the listing

because it was also listed in Appendix

B. The Honda Civic, a line subject to the

requirements of this standard but whose

theft rate fell below the 1990/91 median,

will be deleted from Appendix A but

will remain listed in Appendix B. (See

59 FR 64164.)

Comments were also received from

Nissan requesting that two vehicle lines

be deleted from the Appendix A listing

because they are no longer being

produced. Those lines are the ‘‘300ZX’’

and the ‘‘Infiniti M30’’. The agency

understands Nissan’s reasons for

requesting deletion of the ‘‘300ZX’’ and

the ‘‘Infiniti M30’’ from the list of

vehicles subject to the parts-marking

requirements of the Theft Prevention

Standard. However, NHTSA cannot

delete the ‘‘300ZX’’ from the list

because it has been covered by the Theft

Prevention Standard since MY 1988,

and the ‘‘Infiniti M30’’ has been covered

since the MY 1990. Pursuant to 49

U.S.C. § 33104(d), a vehicle line on the

list of lines subject to parts marking

cannot be removed from that list unless

the manufacturer has obtained an

exemption from the parts-marking

requirement based on the installation of

a qualified antitheft device as standard

equipment on the entire line.

Nissan also informed the agency that

two of its lines were incorrectly

identified. The Nissan line, erroneously

listed in Appendix A as ‘‘Sentra 1’’, has

been identified respectively ‘‘Sentra/

200SX 1’’ and ‘‘Infiniti I’’ erroneously

listed in Appendix A–I has been

identified respectively ‘‘Infiniti I30’’.

Comments were also received from

Subaru of America, Inc. informing the

agency that the vehicle class for one of

its lines was incorrectly identified. The

Subaru line, erroneously listed as

‘‘Forester (MPV) 2’’, has been identified

respectively ‘‘Forester 2’’, as a passenger

car.

Since the corrections made by this

document only inform the public of

previous agency actions, and do not

impose any additional obligations on

any party, NHTSA finds for good cause

that the revisions made by this notice

should be effective as soon as it is

published in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 541

Administrative practice and

procedure, Labeling, Motor vehicles,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

In consideration of the foregoing, 49

CFR Part 541 is amended as follows:

PART 541—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 541

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2021–2024, and 2026;

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

Appendix A—[Amended]

2. Appendix A is amended as follows:

a. In the entry for ‘‘Honda’’, the

‘‘Civic’’ is removed.

b. In the entry for ‘‘Nissan’’,

‘‘Sentra 1’’ is revised to read ‘‘Sentra/

200SX 1’’.

c. In the entry for ‘‘Subaru’’, ‘‘Forester

(MPV) 2’’ is revised to read ‘‘Forester 2’’.

Appendix A–I—[Amended]

3. Appendix A–I is amended as

follows:

a. In the entry for ‘‘Nissan’’, ‘‘Infiniti

I’’ is revised to read ‘‘Infiniti I30’’.

Issued: September 29, 1997.

L. Robert Shelton,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 970730185–7206–02; I.D.

093097A]

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure

of the Commercial Red Snapper

Component

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS closes the commercial

fishery for red snapper in the exclusive

economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of

Mexico. NMFS has projected that the

annual commercial quota for red

snapper will be reached on October 6,

1997. This closure is necessary to

protect the red snapper resource.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Closure is effective

noon, local time, October 6, 1997,

through December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Sadler, 813–570–5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The reef

fish fishery of the Gulf of Mexico is

managed under the Fishery

Management Plan for the Reef Fish

Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).

The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of

Mexico Fishery Management Council

and is implemented under the authority

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act by

regulations at 50 CFR part 622. Those

regulations set the commercial quota for

red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico at

4.65 million lb (m lb) (2.11 million kg

(m kg)) for the current fishing year,

January 1 through December 31, 1997.

The 1997 commercial quota was split

between two seasons, the first beginning

on February 1 with a quota of 3.06 m

lb (1.39 m kg) and the second beginning

with an initial period of September 2 to

September 15 and thereafter from the

first to the 15th of each month until the

annual commercial quota is reached.

Openings and closings in the fall 1997

season are at noon on the date

indicated.

Under 50 CFR 622.43(a), NMFS is

required to close the commercial fishery

for a species or species group when the

quota for that species or species group

is reached, or is projected to be reached,

by publishing notification to that effect

in the Federal Register. Based on

current statistics, NMFS has projected
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that the annual commercial quota of

4.65 m lb (2.34 m kg) for red snapper

will be reached on October 6, 1997.

Accordingly, the commercial fishery in

the EEZ in the Gulf of Mexico for red

snapper is closed effective noon, local

time, October 6, 1997, through

December 31, 1997. The operator of a

vessel with a valid reef fish permit

having red snapper on board must land

and sell such red snapper prior to noon,

local time, October 6, 1997.

During the closure, the bag limit

applies to all harvest of red snapper in

or from the EEZ in the Gulf of Mexico.

The daily bag limit for red snapper is

five per person. From noon, local time,

October 6, 1997, through December 31,

1997, the sale or purchase of red

snapper taken from the EEZ is

prohibited. This prohibition does not

apply to sale or purchase of red snapper

that were harvested, landed ashore, and

sold prior to noon, local time, October

6, 1997, and were held in cold storage

by a dealer or processor.

Classification

This action is taken under 50 CFR

622.43(a) and is exempt from review

under E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 961126334–7052–02; I.D.

092997A]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the

Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of

Alaska

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Modification of a closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed

fishing for Pacific cod by 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 fully

utilize the total allowable catch (TAC) of

Pacific cod in this area.

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), October 1, 1997, until 2400

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew N. Smoker, 907–587–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the

Gulf of Alaska (FMP) prepared by the

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council under authority of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act.

Fishing by U.S. vessels is governed by

regulations implementing the FMP at

subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50

CFR part 679.

In accordance with § 679.20(a)(6)(iii),

the allowance for the Pacific cod TAC

apportioned to vessels catching Pacific

cod for processing by the inshore

component in the Central Regulatory

Area was established by the Final 1997

Harvest Specifications of Groundfish for

the GOA and subsequent reserve

apportionment (62 FR 8179, February

24, 1997; 62 FR 19062, April 18, 1997)

as 39,321 metric tons (mt).

The Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS, has established a directed

fishing allowance of 38,321 mt, and set

aside the remaining 1,000 mt as bycatch

to support other anticipated groundfish

fisheries. The fishery for Pacific cod by

vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the inshore component in

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA

was closed to directed fishing under

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii) on March 11, 1997 (62

FR 11770, March 13, 1997), in order to

reserve amounts anticipated to be

needed for incidental catch in other

fisheries.

NMFS has determined that as of

September 20, 1997, 930 mt remain in

the directed fishing allowance.

Therefore, NMFS is terminating the

previous closure and is opening

directed fishing for Pacific cod by

vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the inshore component in

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA

effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., October 1,

1997.

Classification

All closures remain in full force and

effect. This action responds to the best

available information recently obtained

from the fishery. It must be

implemented immediately in order to

allow full utilization of the Pacific cod

TAC. Further delay would only disrupt

the FMP’s objective of providing a

portion of the Pacific cod TAC for

processing by the inshore component in

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.

Without this action, the Pacific cod

allocation for vessels catching Pacific

cod for processing by the inshore

component in the Central Regulatory

Area of the GOA would be

underharvested. The Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA,

finds for good cause that providing prior

notice and public comment or delaying

the effective date of this action is

impracticable and contrary to the public

interest. Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C.

553(d), a delay in the effective date is

hereby waived.

This action is required by § 679.20

and is exempt from review under E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–26429 Filed 10–1–97; 1:36 pm]

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