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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced 

elevation 

* Elevation in feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet above 

ground Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

Coffee County, Tennessee, and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–7705 

Duck River .......................... Approximately 740 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 

41.

*999 +1001 City of Manchester. 

Approximately 263 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 

41.

*999 +1001 

Duck River .......................... Approximately 263 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 

41.

*999 +1001 Coffee County (Unincorporated Areas). 

Just upstream of Interstate 24 ....................................... *1013 +1012 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

ADDRESSES 

City of Manchester 

Maps are available for inspection at Planning and Use Department, 1329 McArthur Street, Manchester, TN 37355. 

Coffee County (Unincorporated Areas) 

Maps are available for inspection at Manchester City Hall, 200 West Fort Street, Manchester, TN 37355. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: February 12, 2008. 

David I. Maurstad, 

Federal Insurance Administrator of the 

National Flood Insurance Program, 

Department of Homeland Security, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–3347 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01] 

RIN 0648–XF74 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for 

Processing by the Inshore 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 inshore component in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the 2008 total 

allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod 

apportioned to vessels catching Pacific 

cod for processing by the inshore 

component of the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), February 20, 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 inshore component of 

the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA 

is 15,350 metric tons (mt) as established 

by the 2007 and 2008 harvest 

specifications for groundfish of the GOA 

(72 FR 9676, March 5, 2007) and 

revision (73 FR 1554, January 9, 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 inshore 

component of the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA will soon be reached. 

Therefore, the Regional Administrator is 

establishing a directed fishing 

allowance of 12,850 mt, and is setting 

aside the remaining 2,500 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 inshore 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 inshore 

component of the Central Regulatory 

Area of the GOA. NMFS was unable to 

publish a notice providing time for 

public comment because the most 


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recent, relevant data only became 

available as of February 15, 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: February 15, 2008. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–808 Filed 2–19–08; 2:47 pm] 

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