Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 97 / Friday, May 17, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 24905

requirements that address registered

inspection of these smaller cargo tank

motor vehicles that are used exclusively

for transporting flammable liquid

petroleum fuels. These proposals are

aimed are reducing regulatory burdens

on persons subject to the HMR where

costs may be disproportionate to safety

benefits.

A number of interested parties have

requested additional time for them to

more fully consider these proposals.

Farmers, farm suppliers, and

agricultural transporters state that they

are presently occupied with activities

relating to planting this year’s crop, and

that they need an extension of the

comment period so that they may

participate in this important

rulemaking. Because these parties’ input

to this rulemaking would be valuable,

RSPA is extending the comment period

for 60 days, until August 16, 1996.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14,

1996, under authority delegated in 49 CFR

part 106, Appendix A.

Alan I. Roberts,

Associate Administrator for Hazardous

Materials Safety.

[FR Doc. 96–12454 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 960129019–6019–01; I.D.

051396D]

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands Area; Pacific Cod by

Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in

the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed

fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using

hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea

and Aleutian Islands management area

(BSAI). This action is necessary because

the second seasonal Pacific halibut

bycatch mortality allowance

apportioned to the Pacific cod hookand-line fishery in the BSAI has been

reached.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), May 15, 1996, until 12

midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Furuness, 907–586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

(FMP) 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 675.

The second seasonal Pacific halibut

bycatch mortality allowance for the

hook-and-line Pacific cod fishery, which

is defined at § 675.21(b)(2)(ii)(A), is 40

metric tons (61 FR 4311, February 5,

1996).

The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS,

has determined, in accordance with

§ 675.21(d), that the second seasonal

Pacific halibut bycatch mortality

allowance for the Pacific cod hook-andline fishery in the BSAI has been

reached. Therefore, NMFS is prohibiting

directed fishing for Pacific cod by

vessels using hook-and-line gear in the

BSAI.

Maximum retainable bycatch amounts

for applicable gear types may be found

in the regulations at § 675.20(h).

Classification

This action is taken under § 675.20

and is exempt from review under E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Donald J. Leedy,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12445 Filed 5–14–96; 3:07 pm]

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50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 960129019–6091–01, I.D.

051396E]

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands Area; Other Nontrawl

Fisheries in the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands Management Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed

fishery for groundfish in the other

nontrawl fishery in the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands management area

(BSAI). This action is necessary to

prevent exceeding the 1996 bycatch

allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned

to the other nontrawl fishery category in

the BSAI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), May 15, 1996, until 12

midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Smoker, 907–586–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

(FMP) 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 675.

The 1996 bycatch allowance of Pacific

halibut apportioned to the other

nontrawl fishery category, which is

defined at § 675.21(b)(2)(ii)(E), was

established by the Final 1996 Harvest

Specifications of Groundfish (61 FR

4311, February 5, 1996) as 100 metric

tons.

The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS,

has determined, in accordance with

§ 675.21(d), that the 1996 bycatch

allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned

to the other nontrawl fishery category in

the BSAI has been reached. Therefore,

NMFS is closing the directed fishery for

groundfish in the other nontrawl fishery

category in the BSAI.

Maximum retainable bycatch amounts

for applicable gear types may be found

in the regulations at § 675.20(h).

Classification

This action is taken under § 675.21

and is exempt from review under E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Donald J. Leedy,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12446 Filed 5–14–96; 3:07 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 960129019–6091–01; I.D.

050396A]

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands Area; Reserve

Apportionment

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.