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Environment 

This rulemaking is not a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act and, therefore, an 

environmental impact statement is not 

required. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 71 

Time zones. 

■ For the reasons discussed above, the 

Office of the Secretary amends Title 49 

part 71 to read as follows: 

PART 71—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 1–4, 40 Stat. 450, as 

amended; sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1446, as amended; 

secs. 2–7, 80 Stat. 107, as amended; 100 Stat. 

764; Act of Mar. 19, 1918, as amended by the 

Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–

449, 15 U.S.C. 260–267; Pub. L. 99–359; Pub. 

L. 106–564, 15 U.S.C. 263, 114 Stat. 2811; 49 

CFR 1.59(a). 

■ 2. Paragraph (b) of § 71.5, Boundary 

line between eastern and central zones, 

is revised to read as follows: 

§ 71.5 Boundary line between eastern and 

central zones. 

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(b) Indiana-Illinois. From the junction 

of the western boundary of the State of 

Michigan with the northern boundary of 

the State of Indiana easterly along the 

northern boundary of the State of 

Indiana to the east line of LaPorte 

County; thence southerly along the east 

line of LaPorte County to the north line 

of Starke County; thence east along the 

north line of Starke County to the west 

line of Mashall County; thence south 

along the west line of Marshall County; 

thence west along the north line of 

Pulaski County to the east line of Jasper 

County; thence south along the east line 

of Jasper County to the south line of 

Jasper County; thence west along the 

south lines of Jasper and Newton 

Counties to the western boundary of the 

State of Indiana; thence south along the 

western boundary of the State of Indiana 

to the north line of Knox County; thence 

easterly along the north line of Knox, 

Daviess, and Martin Counties to the 

west line of Lawrence County; thence 

south along the west line of Lawrence, 

Orange, and Crawford Counties to the 

north line of Perry County; thence 

easterly and southerly along the north 

and east line of Perry County to the 

Indiana-Kentucky boundary. 

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Issued in Washington, DC on: February 5, 

2007. 

Mary E. Peters, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–601 Filed 2–6–07; 4:10 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 060216044–6044–01; I.D. 

020207C] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of 

a closure; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed 

fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 

610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 48 

hours. This action is necessary to fully 

use the A season allowance of the 2007 

total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock 

specified for Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), February 5, 2007, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., February 7, 2007. 

Comments must be received at the 

following address no later than 4:30 

p.m., A.l.t., February 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue 

Salveson, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Sebastian. Comments may be 

submitted by: 

• Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802; 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building, 709 West 9th Street, Room 

420A, Juneau, Alaska; 

• FAX to 907–586–7557; 

• E-mail to 610pollock@noaa.gov and 

include in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the document identifier: 

‘‘g61plkro1’’ (E-mail comments, with or 

without attachments, are limited to 5 

megabytes); or 

• Webform at the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

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. 

NMFS closed the directed fishery for 

pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA under § 679.20(d)(1)(iii) on 

January 22, 2007 (72 FR 2462, January 

19, 2007). 

NMFS has determined that 

approximately 2,950 mt of pollock 

remain in the directed fishing 

allowance. Therefore, in accordance 

with § 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C), and 

(a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize the A 

season allowance of the 2007 TAC of 

pollock in Statistical Area 610, NMFS is 

terminating the previous closure and is 

reopening directed fishing for pollock in 

Statistical Area 610 of the GOA. In 

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

Regional Administrator finds that this 

directed fishing allowance will be 

reached after 48 hours. Consequently, 

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for 

pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., February 

7, 2007. 

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 opening of pollock in 

Statistical Area 610 of the GOA. NMFS 

was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 


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only became available as of February 2, 

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. 

Without this inseason adjustment, 

NMFS could not allow the fishery for 

pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA to be harvested in an expedient 

manner and in accordance with the 

regulatory schedule. Under 

§ 679.25(c)(2), interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

this action to the above address until 

February 26, 2007. 

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

Dated: February 2, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–568 Filed 2–5–07; 2:31 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 060216045–6045–01; I.D. 

020507D] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Non-Community 

Development Quota Pollock with Trawl 

Gear in the Chinook Salmon Savings 

Areas of 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 non-Community 

Development Quota (CDQ) pollock with 

trawl gear in the Chinook Salmon 

Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands management area 

(BSAI). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the 2007 limit of 

chinook salmon caught by vessels using 

trawl gear while directed fishing for 

non-CDQ pollock in the BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 12 noon, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), February 6, 2007, through 

12 noon, A.l.t., April 15, 2007, and from 

12 noon, A.l.t., September 1, 2007, 

through 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 

31, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hogan, 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 2007 chinook salmon PSC limit 

for the pollock fishery is set at 29,000 

fish (§ 679.21(e)(1)(vii). Of that limit, 7.5 

percent is allocated to the groundfish 

CDQ program as prohibited species 

quota reserve (§ 679.21(e)(1)(i)). 

Consequently, the 2007 non-CDQ limit 

of chinook salmon caught by vessels 

using trawl gear while directed fishing 

for pollock in the BSAI is 26,825 

animals. 

In accordance with 

§ 679.21(e)(7)(viii), the Administrator, 

Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional 

Administrator), has determined that the 

2007 non-CDQ limit of chinook salmon 

caught by vessels using trawl gear while 

directed fishing for non-CDQ pollock in 

the BSAI has been reached. 

Consequently, the Regional 

Administrator is prohibiting directed 

fishing for non-CDQ pollock with trawl 

gear in the Chinook Salmon Savings 

Areas defined at Figure 8 to 50 CFR part 

679. 

After the effective date of this closure 

the maximum retainable amounts at 

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

during a trip. 

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 the closure of directed fishing for 

non-CDQ pollock with trawl gear in the 

Chinook Salmon Savings Areas. NMFS 

was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of February 5, 

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: February 6, 2007. 

James P. Burgess 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–591 Filed 2–6–07; 2:25 pm] 

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