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submitted without corruption or loss of 

data. 

(5) Paper copies of electronic records 

and amendments to those records that 

may be necessary to document 

compliance with this subpart are made 

available for inspection and copying or 

photocopying by representatives of 

FRA. 

§ 227.217 Compliance dates. 

(a) Class I railroads subject to this 

subpart are required to comply with this 

subpart beginning no later than 12 

months from March 26, 2024. 

(b) Class II railroads subject to this 

subpart are required to comply with this 

subpart beginning no later than 12 

months from March 26, 2024. 

(c) Class III railroads subject to this 

subpart and any other railroads subject 

to this subpart are required to comply 

with this subpart beginning no later 

than 18 months from March 26, 2024. 

§ 227.219 Incorporation by reference. 

Certain material is incorporated by 

reference into this subpart with the 

approval of the Director of the Federal 

Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 

CFR part 51. This incorporation by 

reference (IBR) material is available for 

inspection at the FRA and the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). Contact FRA at: Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590; phone: (202) 493–6052; email: 

FRALegal@dot.gov. For information on 

the availability of this material at 

NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federalregister/cfr/ibr-locations or email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov. The material 

may be obtained from the following 

sources: 

(a) The British Standards Institution, 

12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 200, 

Reston, VA 20190–5902, phone: 800– 

862–4977; website: shop.bsigroup.com. 

(1) BS EN 1146:2005, Respiratory 

protective devices—Self-contained, 

open-circuit compressed air breathing 

apparatus incorporating a hood for 

escape—requirements, testing, marking; 

February 2, 2006; into §§ 227.203(b) and 

227.207(c). 

(2) BS EN 13794:2002, Respiratory 

protective devices—Self-contained, 

closed-circuit breathing apparatus for 

escape—requirements, testing, marking, 

November 26, 2002; into §§ 227.203(b) 

and 227.207(c). 

(b) International Organization for 

Standardization, Chemin de Blandonnet 

8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, 

Switzerland; phone +41–22–749–08–88; 

website: www.iso.org. 

(1) ISO 23269–1:2008(E), Ships and 

marine technology—Breathing 

apparatus for ships—Part 1: Emergency 

escape breathing devices (EEBD) for 

shipboard use, First Edition, February 1, 

2008; into §§ 227.203(b) and 227.207(c). 

(2) [Reserved] 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Amitabha Bose, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 230306–0065; RTID 0648– 

XD669] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet 

(18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using 

Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 

less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length 

overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or 

pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands management area (BSAI). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the 2024 Pacific cod total allowable 

catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels 

less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using 

hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), January 25, 2024, 

through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Zaleski, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands Management Area 

(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council under 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

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 2024 Pacific cod TAC allocated to 

catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) 

LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in 

the BSAI is 3,867 metric tons as 

established by the final 2023 and 2024 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the BSAI (88 FR 14926, March 10, 

2023), inseason adjustment (88 FR 

88836, December 26, 2023) and 

reallocation (89 FR 2176, January 12, 

2024). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the 2024 Pacific cod 

TAC allocated as a directed fishing 

allowance to catcher vessels less than 60 

feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line 

or pot gear in the BSAI will soon be 

reached. Consequently, NMFS is 

prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific 

cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet 

(18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or 

pot gear in the BSAI. 

While this closure is effective the 

maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. 

Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 

part 679, which was issued pursuant to 

section 304(b), and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there 

is good cause to waive prior notice and 

an opportunity for public comment on 

this action, as notice and comment 

would be 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 Pacific 

cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet 

(18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or 

pot gear in the BSAI. NMFS was unable 

to publish a notice providing time for 

public comment because the most 

recent, relevant data only became 

available as of January 23, 2024. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA 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. 

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

Dated: January 23, 2024. 

Everett Wayne Baxter, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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