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Area De Tour Gros Cap Any Harbor 

Gros Cap ..................................................................................................................................... $1,853 N/A N/A 

Algoma Steel Corporation Wharf at Sault Ste. Marie Ontario .................................................... 1,853 $698 N/A 

Any point in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, except the Algoma Steel Corporation Wharf ................ 1,553 698 N/A 

Sault Ste. Marie, MI ..................................................................................................................... 1,553 698 N/A 

Harbor Movage ............................................................................................................................ N/A N/A $698 

(c) Area 8 (Undesignated Waters): 

Service Lake Superior 

Six-Hour Period .................... $503 

Docking or Undocking .......... 478 

§ 401.420 [Amended] 

■ 5. In § 401.420—

■ a. In paragraph (a), remove the 

number ‘‘$86’’ and add, in its place, the 

number ‘‘$93’’; and remove the number 

‘‘$1,349’’ and add, in its place, the 

number ‘‘$1,459’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (b), remove the 

number ‘‘$86’’ and add, in its place, the 

number ‘‘$93’’; and remove the number 

‘‘$1,349’’ and add, in its place, the 

number ‘‘$1,459’’. 

■ c. In paragraph (c)(1), remove the 

number ‘‘$510’’ and add, in its place, 

the number ‘‘$552’’; in paragraph (c)(3), 

remove the number ‘‘$86’’ and add, in 

its place, the number ‘‘$93’’; and, also 

in paragraph (c)(3), remove the number 

‘‘$1,349’’ and add, in its place, the 

number ‘‘$1,459’’. 

§ 401.428 [Amended] 

■ 6. In § 401.428, remove the number 

‘‘$520’’ and add, in its place, the 

number ‘‘$562’’. 

Dated: March 18, 2008. 

James Watson, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, 

Security and Stewardship. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 071106673–8011–02] 

RIN 0648–XG52 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; modification of 

a closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed 

fishing for Atka mackerel in the Eastern 

Aleutian District and the Bering Sea 

subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands management area (BSAI) for 

vessels participating in the BSAI trawl 

limited access fishery. This action is 

necessary to fully use the 2008 A season 

total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka 

mackerel in these areas specified for 

vessels participating in the BSAI trawl 

limited access fishery. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), March 18, 2008, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 20, 2008. 

Comments must be received at the 

following address no later than 4:30 

p.m., A.l.t., April 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue 

Salveson, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Sebastian. You may submit 

comments, identified by 0648–XG52, by 

any one of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

http://www.regulations.gov; 

• Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802; 

• Fax: (907) 586–7557; or 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building: 709 West 9th Street, Room 

420A, Juneau, AK. 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All Personal Identifying Information (for 

example, name, address, etc.) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments. Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe 

PDF file formats only. 

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. 

NMFS closed the directed fishery for 

Atka mackerel by vessels participating 

in the BSAI trawl limited access fishery 

in the Eastern Aleutian District and the 

Bering Sea subarea on January 20, 2008 

(73 FR 4494, January 25, 2008). 

NMFS has determined that 

approximately 159 mt of the 2008 A 

season Atka mackerel TAC for vessels 

participating in the BSAI trawl limited 

access fishery in the Eastern Aleutian 

District and the Bering Sea subarea 

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 

2008 A season TAC of Atka mackerel in 

these areas specified for vessels 

participating in the BSAI trawl limited 

access fishery, NMFS is terminating the 

previous closure and is reopening 

directed fishing for Atka mackerel by 

vessels participating in the BSAI trawl 

limited access fishery in the Eastern 

Aleutian District and the Bering Sea 

subarea. 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 the 2008 

A season TAC of Atka mackerel in these 

areas specified for vessels participating 

in the BSAI trawl limited access fishery 

effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 20, 

2008. 

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 

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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 the Atka mackerel 

fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District 

and the Bering Sea subarea for vessels 

participating in the BSAI trawl limited 

access fishery. NMFS was unable to 

publish a notice providing time for 

public comment because the most 

recent, relevant data only became 

available as of March 17, 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. 

Without this inseason adjustment, 

NMFS could not allow the fishery for 

Atka mackerel fishery in the Eastern 

Aleutian District and the Bering Sea 

subarea for vessels participating in the 

BSAI trawl limited access fishery 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 April 2, 2008. 

This action is required by § 679.20 

and § 679.25 and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: March 18, 2008. 

Alan D. Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–1061 Filed 3–18–08; 3:31 pm] 

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