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38°30′00′′ N. Lat. on the north

105°00′00′′ W. Long. on the east

37°30′00′′ N. Lat. on the south

105°50′00′′ W. Long. on the west

Rectangle 3:

40°08′00′′ N. Lat. on the north

107°00′00′′ W. Long. on the east

39°56′00′′ N. Lat. on the south

107°15′00′′ W. Long. on the west

Washington, D.C. Area

Rectangle

38°40′00′′ N. Lat. on the north

78°50′00′′ W. Long. on the east

38°10′00′′ N. Lat. on the south

79°20′00′′ W. Long. on the west

or

(2) Within a radius of 178 km of

38°48′00′′ N. Lat./78°52′00′′ W. Long.

(3) In addition, no application seeking

authority to operate in the 17.8–19.7

GHz band will be accepted for filing if

the proposed station is located within

20 km (or within 55 km if the

application is for an outdoor low power

operation pursuant to § 101.147(r)(10))

of the following coordinated:

Denver, CO area: 39°43′00′′ N. Lat./

104°46′00′′ W. Long.

Washington, DC area: 38°48′00′′ N. Lat./

76°52′00′′ W. Long.

Note to § 101.123: The coordinates cited in

this section are specified in terms of the

‘‘North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)’’

with an accuracy of ±30 meters with respect

to the ‘‘National Spacial Reference System’’.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 961107312–7021–02; I.D.

101697B]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of

Pacific Cod

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Reallocation.

SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the

projected unused amount of Pacific cod

from trawl catcher/processors to vessels

using hook-and-line or pot gear in the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

management area (BSAI) and is

reallocating Pacific cod from vessels

using jig gear to vessels using hook-andline or pot gear in the BSAI. These

actions are necessary to allow the 1997

total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific

cod to be harvested. They are intended

to promote the goals and objectives of

the Fishery Management Plan for the

Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea

and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP).

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.) October 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew N. Smoker, 907–586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the 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(c)(5), the

Pacific cod TAC for the BSAI was

established as 270,000 metric tons (mt)

by the Final 1997 Harvest Specifications

for Groundfish for the BSAI (62 FR

7168, February 18, 1997). Of this

amount, 5,400 mt was allocated to

vessels using jig gear, 126,900 mt to

vessels using trawl gear, and 137,700 mt

to vessels using hook-and-line or pot

gear. The amount of Pacific cod TAC

allocated to trawl gear vessels was

further allocated 50 percent to catcher

vessels (63,450 mt) and 50 percent

(63,450 mt) to catcher/processor vessels

pursuant to § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(B).

Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(A)

NMFS made the projected unused

amount of trawl catcher/processor

Pacific cod (2,000 mt) available to the

trawl catcher vessel sector. The trawl

catcher vessel portion was increased to

65,450 mt (62 FR 51609, October 2,

1997).

The Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has

determined that trawl catcher/

processors will not be able to harvest

10,000 (mt) of Pacific cod allocated to

those vessels under § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(A).

Therefore, in accordance with

§ 679.20(a)(7)(ii), NMFS apportions the

projected unused amount, 10,000 mt of

Pacific cod from vessels using trawl gear

to vessels using hook-and-line or pot

gear.

The Regional Administrator has

determined that vessels using jig gear

will not harvest 5,000 mt of Pacific cod

by the end of the year. Therefore, in

accordance with § 679.20(a)(7)(iii)

NMFS is reallocating the unused

amount of 5,000 mt of Pacific cod

allocated to vessels using jig gear to

vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear.

Classification

This action is taken under 50 CFR

679.20 and is exempt from OMB review

under E.O. 12866.

The Assistant Administrator for

Fisheries, NOAA, has determined,

under section 553(b)(B) and (d)(3) of the

Administrative Procedure Act and 50

CFR 679.20(b)(3)(iii)(A), that good cause

exists for waiving the opportunity for

public comment and the 30-day delayed

effectiveness period for this action.

Fisheries are currently taking place that

will be supplemented by this

apportionment. Delaying the

implementation of this action would be

disruptive and costly to these ongoing

operations.

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

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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