24822 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 87 / Thursday, May 6, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 

State and location Community 

No. 

Effective date authorization/cancellation of 

sale of flood insurance in community 

Current effective 

map date 

Date certain 

Federal 

assistance no 

longer available 

in SFHAs 

Fort Smith, City of, Sebastian County ... 055013 December 18, 1970, Emerg; August 27, 

1971, Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Greenwood, City of, Sebastian County 050198 October 29, 1974, Emerg; April 15, 1981, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Hartford, City of, Sebastian County ...... 050200 March 12, 1975, Emerg; March 15, 1982, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Lavaca, City of, Sebastian County ........ 050201 May 6, 1975, Emerg; March 15, 1982, Reg; 

May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Mansfield, City of, Scott and Sebastian 

Counties.

050202 July 29, 1975, Emerg; June 18, 1987, Reg; 

May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Midland, Town of, Sebastian County .... 050203 January 22, 1976, Emerg; June 1, 1987, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Sebastian County, Unincorporated 

Areas.

050462 January 27, 1983, Emerg; April 1, 1988, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Texas: 

Beeville, City of, Bee County ................ 480027 January 14, 1974, Emerg; January 20, 

1982, Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Nacogdoches, City of, Nacogdoches 

County.

480497 January 16, 1975, Emerg; February 18, 

1981, Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Region VII 

Missouri: 

Crawford County, Unincorporated Areas 290795 October 23, 1984, Emerg; May 1, 1987, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Leasburg, Village of, Crawford County 290561 March 7, 1977, Emerg; August 24, 1984, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Steelville, City of, Crawford County ...... 290114 October 15, 1971, Emerg; February 13, 

1976, Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Crane, City of, Stone County ................ 290430 November 9, 1976, Emerg; July 16, 1980, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Kimberling City, City of, Stone County .. 290432 June 23, 1975, Emerg; April 15, 1979, Reg; 

May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Reeds Spring, City of, Stone County .... 290433 November 17, 1975, Emerg; September 18, 

1985, Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

Stone County, Unincorporated Areas ... 290429 January 4, 1994, Emerg; March 19, 1997, 

Reg; May 20, 2010, Susp. 

......do ............... do. 

* -do- = Ditto. 

Code for reading third column: Emerg—Emergency; Reg—Regular; Susp—Suspension. 

Dated: April 23, 2010. 

Sandra K. Knight, 

Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation 

Administrator, Mitigation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10667 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 100501208–0208–01] 

RIN 0648–AY87 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; 

Emergency Fisheries Closure in the 

Gulf of Mexico Due to the Deepwater 

Horizon Oil Spill 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Emergency rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this emergency 

rule to close a portion of the Gulf of 

Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ) to all fishing, in response to the 

Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The closure 

was applicable May 2, 2010, and will 

remain in effect for 10 days, unless 

conditions allow NMFS to terminate it 

sooner. NMFS will continue to monitor 

and evaluate the oil spill and its impacts 

on Gulf fisheries and will take 

immediate and appropriate action to 

extend or reduce this closed area. This 

closure is implemented for public 

safety. 

DATES: This rule is effective May 3, 2010 

through 12:01 a.m., local time, May 12, 

2010. The closure was applicable on 

May 2, 2010. Comments may be 

submitted through May 11, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this rule, identified by ‘‘0648–AY87’’ 

by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Fax: 727–824–5308; Attention: 

Cynthia Meyer. 

• Mail: Cynthia Meyer, Southeast 

Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

Instructions: No comments will be 

posted for public viewing until after the 

comment period. 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. 

To submit comments through the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 


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www.regulations.gov, enter ‘‘NOAANMFS–2010–0100’’ in the keyword 

search, then select ‘‘Send a Comment or 

Submission.’’ NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter N/A in the 

required fields, if you wish to remain 

anonymous). You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or 

Adobe PDF file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Meyer, telephone: 727–551– 

5753, fax: 727–824–5308, e-mail: 

cynthia.meyer@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

emergency action is taken in response to 

the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon 

oil spill, which originated 

approximately 41 miles (66 km) offshore 

from Louisiana, and which currently 

covers an area in the Gulf of 

approximately 6,817 square miles 

(17,655 square km). The oil leaking from 

the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig has 

resulted in more than 1 million gallons 

(3.8 million liters) of oil being released 

into the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS is 

currently assessing the impacts this oil 

spill will have on the fishing industry. 

NMFS is closing the portion of the Gulf 

EEZ where the oil slick resides for 

public safety concerns. This action 

temporarily closes the area bound by the 

following coordinates to all fishing: 

From the point where 88°33′ W. long. 

intersects with the 3 nautical mile state 

line south of Pascagoula, MS; 

proceeding southeasterly to the point 

29°54.5′ N. lat. and 88°24′ W. long.; 

thence, easterly to the point 29°54.5′ N. 

lat. and 86°55′ W. long.; thence, 

southwesterly to the point 28°40′ N. lat. 

and 88°20′ W. long.; thence, 

northwesterly to the point where 29° N. 

lat. intersects with the 3 nautical mile 

state line east of Garden Island Bay, LA; 

thence along the seaward limit of 

Louisiana’s waters and Mississippi’s 

waters, as shown on the current edition 

of NOAA chart 11360. 

NMFS will continue to monitor and 

evaluate the oil spill and its impacts to 

Gulf fisheries. When more updated 

information becomes available, NMFS 

will take immediate and appropriate 

action to extend or reduce this closed 

area by publishing an amendment to 

this emergency rule in the Federal 

Register and by posting to the NMFS 

Southeast Regional Office website. 

Classification 

This action is issued pursuant to 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 

1855(c). 

NMFS has consulted with OIRA and 

due to exigent circumstances this action 

is exempt from review under Executive 

Order 12866. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.11, NMFS 

has consulted with the Council for 

Environmental Quality. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior 

notice and the opportunity for public 

comment. Prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment would be contrary 

to the public interest, as delaying action 

constitutes a public safety concern. 

NMFS is implementing this closure in 

the response to the oil spill to help 

prevent any potential injuries to 

fishermen in the area. Any delay of 

implementation of this fisheries closure 

could constitute unsafe fishing 

conditions for the fishing industry. 

For the reasons stated above, the AA 

also finds good cause to waive the 30- 

day delay in effective date of this rule 

under 5 U.S.C 553(d)(3). 

Because prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment are not required for 

this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other 

law, the analytical requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq. are inapplicable. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622 

Fisheries, Fishing, Puerto Rico, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Virgin Islands. 

Dated: May 2, 2010 

John Oliver, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Operations, National Marine Fisheries 

Service. 

■ For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 50 CFR part 622 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE 

CARIBBEAN, GULF, AND SOUTH 

ATLANTIC 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 622 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 622.34, paragraph (n) is added 

to read as follows: 

§ 622.34 Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area 

closures. 

(n) Gulf EEZ area closure. Effective 

May 2, 2010 through 12:01 a.m., local 

time, May 12, 2010, all fishing is 

prohibited in the portion of the Gulf 

EEZ bounded by rhumb lines 

connecting the following points: From 

the point where 88°33′ W. long. 

intersects with the 3 nautical mile state 

line south of Pascagoula, MS; 

proceeding southeasterly to the point 

29°54.5′ N. lat. and 88°24′ W. long.; 

thence, easterly to the point 29°54.5′ N. 

lat. and 86°55′ W. long.; thence, 

southwesterly to the point 28°40′ N. lat. 

and 88°20′ W. long.; thence, 

northwesterly to the point where 29° N. 

lat. intersects with the 3 nautical mile 

state line east of Garden Island Bay, LA; 

thence along the seaward limit of 

Louisiana’s waters and Mississippi’s 

waters, as shown on the current edition 

of NOAA chart 11360. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10661 Filed 5–3–10; 12:00 pm] 

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