Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 13, 2008 / Proposed Rules 47125 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 7, 

2008. 

Joseph H. Boardman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E8–18714 Filed 8–11–08; 10:00 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 600 

[Docket No. 070717348–7766–02] 

RIN 0648–AV60 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Annual Catch Limits; National 

Standard Guidelines 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS); National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: NMFS extends the public 

comment period on the proposed rule to 

revise National Standard 1 (NS1) 

guidelines, including guidance on how 

to comply with new annual catch limit 

(ACL) and accountability measures 

(AM) requirements for ending 

overfishing of fisheries managed by 

federal fishery management plans. 

NMFS has received various requests to 

extend the comment period for the 

proposed rule beyond its current 90-day 

comment period. The extension of the 

comment period for another two weeks 

is intended to ensure that NMFS 

provides adequate time for various 

stakeholders and members of the public 

to comment on the proposed guidance 

on ACLs and AMs and other proposed 

revisions to the NS1 guidelines. The 

comment period ending date is 

extended from September 8, 2008, to 

September 22, 2008. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 22, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by 0648–AV60, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov; 

• Fax: 301–713–1193, Attn: Mark 

Millikin; 

• Mail: Mark R. Millikin, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Office 

of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Room 13357, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910 (mark outside of envelope 

‘‘Comments on Annual Catch Limits 

proposed rule’’); 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record and will 

be generally 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. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments (enter N/A in the required 

fields, if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, Wordperfect, or Adobe 

PDF file formats only. 

Copies of the Regulatory Impact 

review (RIR)/Regulatory Flexibility Act 

analysis (RFAA) for this proposed rule 

are available from Mark R. Millikin at 

the address listed above. The RIR/RFAA 

document is also available via the 

internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

msa2007/catchlimits.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark R. Millikin, Senior Fishery 

Management Specialist, 301–713–2341. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

proposed rule that covers NMFS’

proposed revisions to the NS1 

guidelines, including guidance on ACLs 

and AMs was published in the Federal 

Register on June 9, 2008 (73 FR 32526), 

with a comment period ending date of 

September 8, 2008. After receiving 

several requests to extend the comment 

period, NMFS has decided to extend it 

for another two weeks through 

September 22, 2008. 

This action extends the comment 

period for a proposed rule that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

determined to be significant under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: August 8, 2008. 

John Oliver, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Operations, National Marine Fisheries 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–18756 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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