17464 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 66 / Thursday, April 6, 1995 / Rules and Regulations

4. Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain

information collection requirements that

require approval by OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507 et seq.).

5. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior has

determined that this rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The State submittal

that is the subject of this rule is based

upon counterpart Federal regulations for

which an economic analysis was

prepared and certification made that

such regulations would not have a

significant economic effect upon a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, this rule will ensure that

existing requirements previously

promulgated by OSM will be

implemented by the State. In making the

determination as to whether this rule

would have a significant economic

impact, the Department relied upon the

data and assumptions for the

counterpart Federal regulations.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 915

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: March 31, 1995.

Russell F. Price,

Acting Assistant Director, Western Support

Center.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, Title 30, Chapter VII,

Subchapter T of the Code of Federal

Regulations is amended as set forth

below:

PART 915—IOWA

11. The authority citation for Part 915

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

2. Section 915.15 is amended by

revising the heading and by adding

paragraph (k) to read as follows:

§ 915.15 Approval of amendments to the

Iowa regulatory program.

* * * * *

(k) Revisions to and/or addition of the

following rules, as submitted to OSM on

April 13, 1994, and as revised on

November 8, 1994, are approved

effective April 6, 1995:

IAC 27–40.3(207), general provisions

of regulatory program; 27–40.4(9),

definition of ‘‘previously mined area;’’

27–40.31(14), requirements for permits

and permit processing; 27–40.32(207),

revisions, amendment, renewal,

transfer, sale, assignment of permit; 27–

40.51(7), bond release applications; 27–

40.63(20), backfilling and grading, time

and distance requirements; 27–40.74(3),

alternate enforcement; and 27–40.75(2),

definition of ‘‘violation, failure, or

refusal.’’

3. Section 915.16 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 915.16 Requried program amendments.

Pursuant to 30 CFR 732.17(f)(1), Iowa

is required to submit to OSM by the

specified date the following written,

proposed program amendment, or a

description of an amendment to be

proposed that meets the requirements of

SMCRA and 30 CFR Chapter VII and a

timetable for enactment that is

consistent with Iowa’s established

administrative or legislative procedures.

[FR Doc. 95–8465 Filed 4–5–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 655

[Docket No. 950118018–5083–02; I.D.

111494E]

RIN 0648–XX02

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and

Butterfish Fisheries; Final 1995

Specifications

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final specifications for the 1995

Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish

fisheries.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues the final

specifications for the 1995 fishing year

for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and

butterfish. This action complies with

the regulations governing this fishery,

which require NMFS to publish annual

specifications.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 5, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the

Environmental Assessment are available

from the Northeast Regional Office,

National Marine Fisheries Service, 1

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.

Copies of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council’s quota paper and

recommendations are available from

David R. Keifer, Executive Director,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council, Room 2115, Federal Building,

300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hannah Goodale, 508–281–9101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulations implementing the Fishery

Management Plan for the Atlantic

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish

Fisheries (FMP) prepared by the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council

appear at 50 CFR part 655. These

regulations require NMFS to publish a

document specifying the initial annual

amounts of the initial optimum yield

(IOY), as well as the amounts for

allowable biological catch (ABC),

domestic annual harvest (DAH),

domestic annual processing (DAP), joint

venture processing (JVP), and total

allowable levels of foreign fishing

(TALFF) for the species managed under

the FMP. No reserves are permitted

under the FMP for any of these species.

Procedures for determining the initial

annual amounts are found in § 655.22.

These specifications are unchanged

from the proposed specifications that

were published in the Federal Register

on January 26, 1995 (60 FR 5162). No

public comments were received

concerning the proposed specifications.

After consideration of all relevant data,

NMFS has made a final determination of

the initial amounts for each species. The

following table contains the final 1995

initial specifications for Atlantic

mackerel, Loligo and Illex squids, and

butterfish.
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FINAL INITIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SQUID, AND BUTTERFISH FOR THE FISHING YEAR JANUARY 1

THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1995 (MT)

Specifications

Squid Atlantic

Mackerel Butterfish

Loligo Illex

Max OY1 .......................................................................................................................... 44,000 30,000 2 N/A 16,000

ABC 3 ................................................................................................................................ 36,000 30,000 850,000 16,000

IOY ................................................................................................................................... 36,000 30,000 4 100,000 10,000

DAH .................................................................................................................................. 36,000 30,000 5 100,000 10,000

DAP .................................................................................................................................. 36,000 30,000 50,000 10,000

JVP ................................................................................................................................... 0 0 35,000 0

TALFF .............................................................................................................................. 0 0 0 0

1 Max OY as stated in the FMP.

2 Not applicable; see the FMP.

3 IOY can rise to this amount.

4This specification may be increased to 134,000 mt, the long-term potential catch for the Atlantic mackerel fishery.

5 Contains 15,000 mt projected recreational catch based on the formula contained in the regulations (50 CFR part 655).

NMFS also announces the four special

conditions put forth for public comment

that would affect any foreign joint

venture fishery for Atlantic mackerel,

should one occur in 1995: (1) River

herring bycatch south of 37°30′ N. lat.

may not exceed 0.25 percent of the overthe-side transfers of Atlantic mackerel;

(2) the Director, Northeast Region,

NMFS (Regional Director) should do

everything within his power to reduce

impacts on marine mammals in

prosecuting the Atlantic mackerel

fisheries; (3) IOY may be increased

during the year, but the total should not

exceed 134,000 mt; and (4) applications

from any given nation for a joint venture

for 1995 will not be decided on until the

Regional Director determines, based on

an evaluation of performances, that the

nation’s purchase obligations for

previous years have been fulfilled.

There were no comments received

regarding these conditions.

Classification

This action is authorized by 50 CFR

part 655.

These final specifications are exempt

from review under E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: March 30, 1995.

Samuel W. McKeen,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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50 CFR Part 672

[Docket No. 950206041–5041–01; I.D.

033195A]

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska;

Prohibit Retention of Pacific Cod

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention

of Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific

cod in the Western Regulatory Area of

the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for processing

by the inshore component. NMFS is

requiring that catches of Pacific cod by

these vessels in the Western Regulatory

Area be treated in the same manner as

prohibited species and discarded at sea

with a minimum of injury. This action

is necessary because the allocation of

Pacific cod specified for the inshore

component in this area has been

reached.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), March 31, 1995, until 12

midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew N. Smoker, 907–586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of

Alaska prepared by the North Pacific

Fishery Management Council under

authority of the Magnuson Fishery

Conservation and Management Act.

Fishing by U.S. vessels is governed by

regulations implementing the FMP at 50

CFR parts 620 and 672.

In accordance with § 672.20(c)(1)(ii),

the allocation of Pacific cod total

allowable catch (TAC) for the inshore

component in the Western Regulatory

Area, GOA, was established by the final

1995 specifications of groundfish (60 FR

8470, February 14, 1995), as 18,090

metric tons (mt).

The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS,

has determined, in accordance with

§ 672.20(c)(3), that the allocation of

Pacific cod TAC specified for the

inshore component in the Western

Regulatory Area, GOA, has been

reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring

that further catches of Pacific cod by

operators of vessels catching Pacific cod

for processing by the inshore

component in the Western Regulatory

Area in the GOA, be treated as

prohibited species in accordance with

§ 672.20(e).

Classification

This action is taken under 50 CFR

672.20 and is exempt from review under

E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: March 31, 1995.

David S. Crestin,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–8390 Filed 3–31–95; 4:09 pm]

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