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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 

400 feet downstream from Clinton Corners Rd ....................... *920 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

ADDRESSES 

Rock County (Unincorporated Areas) 

Maps are available for inspection at Rock County Department of Planning Development, 51 South Main Street, Janesville, WI 53545. 

City of Beloit 

Maps are available for inspection at Engineering Department, 100 State St., Beloit, WI 53511. 

City of Edgerton 

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 12 Albion St., Edgerton, WI 53534. 

City of Evansville 

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 31 South Madison St., Evansville, WI 53536. 

City of Janesville 

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 18 N. Jackson St., Janesville, WI 53547–5005. 

Village of Footville 

Maps are available for inspection at Village Hall, 156 Depot St., Footville, WI 53537. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: February 26, 2008. 

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. 071106673–8011–02] 

RIN 0648–XG17 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear 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; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Pacific cod by trawl catcher 

vessels in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands management area (BSAI). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the A season allowance of the 2008 

Pacific cod allowable catch (TAC) 

specified for trawl catcher vessels in the 

BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), March 6, 2008, though 1200 

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

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 A season allowance of the 2008 

Pacific cod TAC allocated to trawl 

catcher vessels in the BSAI is 24,932 

metric tons as established by the 2008 

and 2009 final harvest specifications for 

groundfish in the BSAI (73 FR 10160, 

February 26, 2008). See 

§ 679.20(c)(3)(iii), § 679.20(c)(5), and 

§ 679.20(a)(7)(ii). 

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

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, has determined that the A 

season allowance of the 2008 Pacific 

cod TAC allocated to trawl catcher 

vessels in the BSAI will soon be 

reached. Therefore, the Regional 

Administrator is establishing a directed 

fishing allowance of 24,782 mt, and is 

setting aside the remaining 150 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 trawl 

catcher vessels in the BSAI. 

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 by trawl 

catcher vessels in the BSAI. NMFS was 

unable to publish a notice providing 

time for public comment because the 

most recent, relevant data only became 

available as of March 4, 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. 


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Dated: March 4, 2008. 

Emily H. Menashes 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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