55704 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 189 / Monday, October 1, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

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397.213(b)(1) ....................... Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. Attention: Office of the Chief Counsel (MC–CC), Hazardous Materials Preemption Docket.

Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. Attention: Office of the Chief Counsel, 

Enforcement and Litigation Division (MC–CCE). 

Issued on: September 24, 2007. 

John H. Hill, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–19196 Filed 9–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 061109296–7009–02] 

RIN 0648–XC67 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 

Quota Transfer 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason quota 

transfer. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that State of 

Florida is transferring commercial 

bluefish quota to the State of New Jersey 

from its 2007 quota. By this action, 

NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces 

the revised commercial quota for each 

state involved. 

DATES: Effective September 26, 2007 

through December 31, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Bryant, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9244, fax (978) 

281–9135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations governing the Atlantic 

bluefish fishery are found at 50 CFR part 

648. The regulations require annual 

specification of a commercial quota that 

is apportioned among the coastal states 

from Florida through Maine. The 

process to set the annual commercial 

quota and the percent allocated to each 

state is described in § 648.160. 

Two or more states, under mutual 

agreement and with the concurrence of 

the Administrator, Northeast Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), can 

transfer or combine bluefish commercial 

quota under § 648.160(f). The Regional 

Administrator is required to consider 

the criteria set forth in § 648.160(f)(1) in 

the evaluation of requests for quota 

transfers or combinations. 

Florida has agreed to transfer 309,125 

lb (140,160 kg) of its 2007 commercial 

quota to New Jersey. The Regional 

Administrator has determined that the 

criteria set forth in § 648.160(f)(1) have 

been met. The revised bluefish quotas 

for calendar year 2007 are: New Jersey, 

1,579,605 lb (716,496 kg); and Florida, 

553,488 lb (251,057 kg). 

Classification 

This action is taken under 50 CFR 

part 648 and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: September 25, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–4832 Filed 9–26–07; 2:07 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 070706268–7513–02] 

RIN 0648–AV21 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and 

Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Framework 

Adjustment 7 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to 

implement measures contained in 

Framework Adjustment 7 (Framework 

7) to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 

Black Sea Bass Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP). Framework 7 will broaden 

the FMP stock status determination 

criteria for summer flounder, scup, and 

black sea bass, while maintaining 

objective and measurable criteria for 

identifying when the FMP stocks are 

overfished or approaching an overfished 

condition. The framework action will 

also establish acceptable categories of 

peer review for providing new or 

revised stock status determination 

criteria for the Council to use in its 

annual management measures for each 

species. This action is necessary to 

ensure that changes or modification to 

the stock status determination criteria 

constituting the best available peer 

reviewed scientific information are 

accessible for the management of these 

three species in as timely a manner as 

is possible. The intended effect of this 

action is to improve the timeliness and 

efficiency of incorporating the best 

available scientific information, 

consistent with National Standards 1 

and 2 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), into the 

management processes for the three 

species covered by the FMP. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 31, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of Framework 

Adjustment 7 are available from Daniel 

T. Furlong, Executive Director, MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council, 

Room 2115, Federal Building, 300 South 

New Street, Dover, DE 19901–6790. The 

framework document is also accessible 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.nero.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Ruccio, Fishery Policy Analyst, 

(978) 281–9104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The proposed rule for Framework 7 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 6, 2007 (72 FR 43587). A 

complete discussion of the development 

and rationale for the framework 

appeared in the preamble of the 

proposed rule and is not repeated here. 

The current stock status 

determination criteria for summer 

flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), scup 

(Stenotomus chrysops), and black sea 

bass (Centropristas striata) are found in 

Amendment 12 to the FMP. Prior to the 

development of Framework 7, the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

(Council) would be required to enact a 

framework adjustment or an amendment 

to the FMP to modify or replace these 

stock status determination criteria on a 

case-by-case basis. 


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