14304 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 

Cooperation with Authorities and 

Remedies (MAR 2012) (E.O. 13126). 

(Applies to contracts for supplies 

exceeding the micro-purchase 

threshold.)’’ 

6. On page 12936 in § 52.222–19, in 

the third column, the twenty-fifth line 

from the top of the page is amended to 

read: ‘‘CHILD LABOR—COOPERATION 

WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES 

(MAR 2012)’’ 

7. On page 12936 in § 52.225–5, in the 

third column, the thirty-fourth line from 

the top of the page is amended to read: 

‘‘TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAR 2012). 

8. On page 12936 in § 52.225–7, in the 

third column, the eighteen line from the 

bottom of the page is amended to read: 

‘‘WAIVER OF BUY AMERICAN ACT 

FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT AND RELATED 

ARTICLES (MAR 2012)’’. 

9. On page 12937 in § 52.225–11,in 

the first column, the ninth line from the 

top of the page is amended to read: 

‘‘BUY AMERICAN ACT— 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER 

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAR 2012)’’ 

10. On page 12937 in § 52.225–23, in 

the first column, the twenty-seventh 

line from the top of the page is amended 

to read: ‘‘REQUIRED USE OF 

AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND 

MANUFACTURED GOODS—BUY 

AMERICAN ACT—CONSTRUCTION 

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE 

AGREEMENTS (MAR 2012)’’ 

[FR Doc. C1–2012–4495 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket Nos. 101126522–0640–02 and 

1112113751–2102–02] 

RIN 0648–XB039 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed 

Under the Individual Fishing Quota 

Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; opening. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed 

fishing for sablefish with fixed gear 

managed under the Individual Fishing 

Quota (IFQ) Program and the 

Community Development Quota (CDQ) 

Program. The season will open 1200 hrs, 

Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 17, 

2012, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., 

November 7, 2012. This period is the 

same as the 2012 commercial halibut 

fishery opening dates adopted by the 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission. The IFQ and CDQ halibut 

season is specified by a separate 

publication in the Federal Register of 

annual management measures. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 

17, 2012, until 1200 hrs, A.l.t., 

November 7, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obren Davis, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning 

in 1995, fishing for Pacific halibut and 

sablefish with fixed gear in the IFQ 

regulatory areas defined in 50 CFR 679.2 

has been managed under the IFQ 

Program. The IFQ Program is a 

regulatory regime designed to promote 

the conservation and management of 

these fisheries and to further the 

objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and the Northern Pacific Halibut 

Act. Persons holding quota share receive 

an annual allocation of IFQ. Persons 

receiving an annual allocation of IFQ 

are authorized to harvest IFQ species 

within specified limitations. Further 

information on the implementation of 

the IFQ Program, and the rationale 

supporting it, are contained in the 

preamble to the final rule implementing 

the IFQ Program published in the 

Federal Register, November 9, 1993 (58 

FR 59375) and subsequent amendments. 

This announcement is consistent with 

§ 679.23(g)(1), which requires that the 

directed fishing season for sablefish 

managed under the IFQ Program be 

specified by the Administrator, Alaska 

Region, and announced by publication 

in the Federal Register. This method of 

season announcement was selected to 

facilitate coordination between the 

sablefish season, chosen by the 

Administrator, Alaska Region, and the 

halibut season, adopted by the 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission (IPHC). The directed 

fishing season for sablefish with fixed 

gear managed under the IFQ Program 

will open 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 17, 

2012, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., 

November 7, 2012. This period runs 

concurrently with the IFQ season for 

Pacific halibut announced by the IPHC. 

The IFQ halibut season will be specified 

by a separate publication in the Federal 

Register of annual management 

measures pursuant to 50 CFR 300.62. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

from the fishery. The Acting 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 opening of the sablefish 

fishery thereby increasing bycatch and 

regulatory discards between the 

sablefish fishery and the halibut fishery, 

and preventing the accomplishment of 

the management objective for 

simultaneous opening of these two 

fisheries. NMFS was unable to publish 

a notice providing time for public 

comment because the most recent, 

relevant data only became available as 

of January 30, 2012. 

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 § 679.23 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: March 6, 2012. 

Carrie Selberg, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5813 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 110207103–2041–02] 

RIN 0648–BA80 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon 

Bycatch Management in the Bering 

Sea Pollock Fishery; Economic Data 

Collection; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects an error 

in paragraph numbering in the final rule 

pertaining to Fisheries of the Exclusive 

Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook 


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