Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 15345 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, (202) 366–7332, 

Joshua.Jones@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted 

above, the Agency’s December 8, 2016 

(81 FR 88732), ELDT final rule omitted 

certain amendatory instructions. 

Subsequently, FMCSA published an 

interim final rule on February 4, 2020 

(85 FR 6088) which also omitted the 

amendatory instruction. The interim 

final rule was finalized on June 30, 2021 

(86 FR 34631), but without providing 

the necessary amendatory instruction 

originally discussed in the March 7, 

2016 NPRM (81 FR 11944). 

In this document, FMCSA provides 

the amendatory instruction to remove 

and reserve subpart E as originally 

explained in the preamble to the 2016 

NPRM. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 380 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Highway safety, Motor 

carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For reasons stated in the preamble, 

FMCSA amends 49 CFR part 380 by 

making the following correcting 

amendment: 

PART 380—SPECIAL TRAINING 

REQUIREMENTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 380 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31133, 31136, 31305, 

31307, 31308, 31502; sec. 4007(a) and (b), 

Pub. L. 102–240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2151–2152; 

sec. 32304, Pub. L. 112–141, 126 Stat. 405, 

791; and 49 CFR 1.87. 

Subpart E—[Removed and Reserved] 

■ 2. Subpart E, consisting of §§ 380.501 

through 380.513, is removed and 

reserved. 

Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.87. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05709 Filed 3–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 220223–0054] 

RTID 0648–XB752 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Pot 

Catcher/Processors 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/ 

processors using pot gear in the Bering 

Sea and Aleutian Islands management 

area (BSAI). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the A season 

apportionment of the 2022 Pacific cod 

total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to 

catcher/processors using pot gear in the 

BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), March 15, 2022, 

through 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krista Milani, 907–581–2062. 

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 A season apportionment of the 

2022 Pacific cod TAC allocated to 

catcher/processors using pot gear in the 

BSAI is 1,021 metric tons (mt) as 

established by the final 2021 and 2022 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the BSAI (87 FR 11626, March 2, 2022). 

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

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the A season 

apportionment of the 2022 Pacific cod 

TAC allocated as a directed fishing 

allowance to catcher/processors using 

pot gear in the BSAI will soon be 

reached. Consequently, NMFS is 

prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific 

cod by pot catcher/processors 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/processors using 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 March 14, 2022. 

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: March 15, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05766 Filed 3–15–22; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 220216–0049] 

RTID 0648–XB794 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Less Than 50 Feet 

Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line 

Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of 

the Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 


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