13156 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 12, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 

measures, Security threat assessment, 

Vessels, Waivers. 

■ Accordingly, 49 CFR part 1572 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendment: 

PART 1572—CREDENTIALING AND 

SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1572 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70105; 49 U.S.C. 114, 

5103a, 40113, and 46105; 18 U.S.C. 842, 845; 

6 U.S.C. 469.49 U.S.C. 

■ 2. In § 1572.105, amend paragraph (a) 

as follows: 

■ a. Revise paragraph (a)(7)(ix). 

■ b. Redesignate paragraph (a)(7)(x) as 

paragraph (xi) and revise. 

■ c. Add new paragraph (a)(7)(x). 

§ 1572.105 Immigration status. 

(a) * * * 

(7) * * * 

(ix) TN North American Free Trade 

Agreement; 

(x) E–2 Treaty Investor; or 

(xi) Another authorization that 

confers legal status, when TSA 

determines that the legal status is 

comparable to the legal status set out in 

paragraph (a)(7) of this section. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 6, 

2008. 

Mardi Ruth Thompson, 

Deputy Chief Counsel for Regulations, 

Transportation Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–4901 Filed 3–11–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 071106671–8010–02] 

RIN 0648–XG24 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for 

Processing by the Offshore 

Component 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. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Pacific cod by vessels 

catching Pacific cod for processing by 

the offshore component in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the A season 

allocation of the 2008 total allowable 

catch (TAC) of Pacific cod apportioned 

to vessels catching Pacific cod for 

processing by the offshore component of 

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), March 9, 2008, until 1200 

hrs, A.l.t., September 1, 2008. 

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 A season allocation of the 2008 

TAC of Pacific cod apportioned to 

vessels catching Pacific cod for 

processing by the offshore component of 

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA 

is 1,706 metric tons (mt) as established 

by the 2008 and 2009 harvest 

specifications for groundfish of the GOA 

(73 FR 10562, February 27, 2008). 

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

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the A season allocation 

of the 2008 TAC of Pacific cod 

apportioned to vessels catching Pacific 

cod for processing by the offshore 

component of the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA will soon be reached. 

Therefore, the Regional Administrator is 

establishing a directed fishing 

allowance of 1,356 mt, and is setting 

aside the remaining 350 mt as bycatch 

to support other anticipated groundfish 

fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this directed 

fishing allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for Pacific cod by 

vessels catching Pacific cod for 

processing by the offshore component in 

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. 

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 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 Pacific cod 

apportioned to vessels catching Pacific 

cod for processing by the offshore 

component of the Central 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 March 6, 2008. 

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. 

Dated: March 7, 2008. 

Emily H. Menashes 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–1009 Filed 3–7–08; 2:37 pm] 

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