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terminals. The emergency backup power 

compliance plans submitted are subject 

to Commission review. 

(5) Reports submitted pursuant to this 

paragraph must be supported by an 

affidavit or declaration under penalty of 

perjury and signed and dated by a duly 

authorized representative of the LEC or 

CMRS provider with personal 

knowledge of the facts contained 

therein. 

(6) Information filed with the 

Commission pursuant to paragraph (c) 

of this section shall be automatically 

afforded confidentiality in accordance 

with the Commission’s rules. 

(7) LECs that meet the definition of a 

Class B company as set forth in 

§ 32.11(b)(2) of this chapter and nonnationwide CMRS providers with no 

more than 500,000 subscribers are 

exempt from this reporting requirement. 

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47 CFR Part 90 

[WT Docket No. 02–08; FCC 02–152] 

Public Safety 700 MHz Band 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) announces 

that a certain rule adopted in its Public 

Safety 700 MHz Band proceeding (WT 

Docket No. 02–08; FCC 02–152) in 2002, 

to the extent it contained an information 

collection requirement that required 

approval by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) was approved, and 

became effective January 31, 2006, 

following approval by OMB. 

DATES: The effective date for the final 

rule published on June 20, 2002 (67 FR 

41847) revising 47 CFR 90.176 is 

January 31, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Simpson, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 

418–2391, or Jerry.Cowden@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. On May 16, 2002 the Commission 

adopted a Report and Order (R&O) in 

WT Docket No. 02–08; FCC 02–152, a 

summary of which was published at 67 

FR 41847 Q2 (June 20, 2002). In that 

R&O, the Commission stated that, upon 

OMB approval, it would publish in the 

Federal Register a document 

announcing the effective date of the 

change to 47 CFR 90.176. 

2. On January 31, 2006, OMB 

approved the public information 

collection associated with this rule 

change under OMB Control No. 3060–

0783. Therefore, the change to 47 CFR 

90.176 became effective on January 31, 

2006. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01] 

RIN 0648–XD26 

Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive 

Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf 

of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for groundfish by vessels using 

trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), 

except for directed fishing for pollock 

by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in 

those portions of the GOA open to 

directed fishing for pollock. This 

closure also does not apply to fishing by 

vessels participating in the cooperative 

fishery in the Rockfish Pilot Program for 

the Central GOA. This action is 

necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 

Pacific halibut prohibited species catch 

(PSC) limit specified for trawl gear in 

the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), October 8, 2007, through 

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

GOA exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens 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 2007 Pacific halibut PSC limit for 

vessels using trawl gear was established 

as 2,000 metric tons by the 2007 and 

2008 harvest specifications for 

groundfish of the GOA (72 FR 9676, 

March 5, 2007). 

The Administrator, Alaska Region, 

has determined, in accordance with 

§ 679.21(d)(7)(i), that the 2007 Pacific 

halibut PSC limit allocated to vessels 

using trawl gear in the GOA will soon 

be reached. Therefore, NMFS is 

prohibiting directed fishing for 

groundfish by vessels using trawl gear 

in the GOA, except for directed fishing 

for pollock by vessels using pelagic 

trawl gear in those portions of the GOA 

that remain open to directed fishing for 

pollock. This closure also does not 

apply to fishing by vessels participating 

in the cooperative fishery in the 

Rockfish Pilot Program for the Central 

GOA. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

from the fishery. The 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 a 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 closing directed fishing for 

groundfish by vessels using trawl gear 

in the GOA. NMFS was unable to 

publish a notice providing time for 

public comment because the most 

recent, relevant data only became 

available as of October 4, 2007. 

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 § 679.21 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: October 5, 2007. 

Alan D. Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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