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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in 

feet above ground 

modified 

Communities 

affected 

At the confluence of South Fork Withrow Creek and 

Weathers Creek.

+746 

Woodleaf Branch (West) .......... Approximately 50 feet downstream of the Rowan/Iredell 

County boundary.

+765 Unincorporated Areas of 

Iredell County. 

Approximately 450 feet upstream of the Rowan/Iredell 

County boundary.

+767 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

ADDRESSES 

City of Statesville 

Maps are available for inspection at City of Statesville Planning Department, 301 South Center Street, Statesville, North Carolina. 

Town of Mooresville 

Maps are available for inspection at Town of Mooresville Planning Department, 413 North Main Street, Mooresville, North Carolina. 

Town of Troutman 

Maps are available for inspection at the Troutman Town Hall, 400 North Eastway Drive, Troutman, North Carolina 28166. 

Unincorporated Areas of Iredell County 

Maps are available for inspection at the Iredell County Planning Department, City Hall, 227 South Center Street, Statesville, North Carolina 

28687. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: October 1, 2007. 

David I. Maurstad, 

Federal Insurance Administrator of the 

National Flood Insurance Program, 

Department of Homeland Security, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01] 

RIN 0648–XD07 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 

in the Western Regulatory Area of the 

Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; prohibition of 

retention. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention 

of Pacific ocean perch in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). NMFS is requiring that Pacific 

ocean perch caught in this area be 

treated in the same manner as 

prohibited species and discarded at sea 

with a minimum of injury. This action 

is necessary because the 2007 total 

allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean 

perch in this area has been reached. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), October 3, 2007, until 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 TAC of Pacific ocean perch 

in the Western Regulatory Area of the 

GOA is 4,244 metric tons as established 

by the 2007 and 2008 harvest 

specifications for groundfish of the GOA 

(72 FR 9676, March 5, 2007). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the 

Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, 

has determined that the Pacific ocean 

perch TAC in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the GOA has been reached. 

Therefore, NMFS is requiring that 

Pacific ocean perch caught in the 

Western Regulatory Area of the GOA be 

treated as prohibited species in 

accordance with § 679.21(b). 

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 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 prohibition of retention of 

Pacific ocean perch in the Western 

Regulatory Area of 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 1, 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 § 679.20 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

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Dated: October 2, 2007. 

Emily H. Menashes 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–4966 Filed 10–3–07; 2:20 pm] 

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