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‘‘Commandant (G–MWP–2)’’ and 

adding, in its place, the office designator 

‘‘Commandant (CG–54122)’’. 

■ 56. Amend § 401.200 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 401.200 Application for registration. 

(a) An application for registration as 

a U.S. Registered Pilot shall be made on 

Form CG–4509, which shall be 

submitted with two full-face 

photographs, 11⁄2 inches by 2 inches, 

signed on the face. These forms may be 

obtained from the Director. 

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■ 57. Amend § 401.211 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 401.211 Requirements for training of 

Applicant Pilots. 

* * * * * 

(d) Persons desiring to be considered 

as an Applicant Pilot shall file with the 

Director a completed Application Form, 

CG–4509, with two full-face 

photographs, 11⁄2 inches by 2 inches, 

signed on the face. 

* * * * * 

■ 58. Amend § 401.450 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 401.450 Pilot Change Points. 

* * * * * 

(d) Port Colborne; 

* * * * * 

§ 401.720 [Amended] 

■ 59. In § 401.720 paragraph (b) remove 

the citation ‘‘46 U.S.C. 216b(e)’’ and 

add, in its place the citation ‘‘46 U.S.C. 

9304’’. 

PART 402—GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE 

RULES AND ORDERS 

■ 60. The authority citation for part 402 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2104(a), 8105, 9303, 

9304. 

§ 402.220 [Amended] 

■ 61. In § 402.220 paragraph (b)(8) 

remove the reference ‘‘Memorandum of 

Arrangements, Great Lakes Pilotage, 

between the Secretary of Commerce of 

the United States and the Minister of 

Transport, Canada on May 1, 1961’’ and 

add, in its place, the reference 

‘‘Memorandum of Arrangements Great 

Lakes Pilotage Between the Minister of 

Transport of Canada and the Secretary 

of Transportation of the United States of 

America, January 18, 1977.’’ 

■ 62. Revise § 402.320 to read as 

follows: 

§ 402.320 Working rules. 

(a) Sections 401.320(d)(2) and (6) of 

this chapter require that voluntary 

associations of U.S. Registered Pilots 

authorized to establish pilotage pools 

agree to submit Working Rules for 

approval of the Director and that they 

will coordinate their pool operations 

with Canada on a reciprocal basis. The 

following approved Working Rules are 

on file in the office of the Director and 

are available for public inspection by 

any person properly and directly 

concerned: 

(1) The Working Rules and 

Dispatching Procedures for the 

designated waters of District No. 1 

adopted by the St. Lawrence Seaway 

Pilots’ Association, Inc., Cape Vincent, 

N.Y., dated May 1, 1980, amended to 

March 24, 1999. 

(2) The Working Rules and Dispatch 

Procedures for the undesignated waters 

of District No. 1 adopted by the St. 

Lawrence Seaway Pilots’ Association, 

Inc., Cape Vincent, N.Y., dated July 27, 

1982. 

(3) The Working Rules, Dispatching 

Procedures, and General Rules of 

District No. 2 adopted by the Lakes 

Pilots Association, Inc., Port Huron, MI., 

dated March 30, 1999. 

(4) The Working Rules for District No. 

3, adopted by the Western Great Lakes 

Pilots Association, LLP, Superior, WI., 

dated February 24, 2001 amended to 

February 28, 2007. 

(b) [Reserved] 

Dated: September 15, 2008. 

Stefan G. Venckus, 

Chief, Office of Regulations and 

Administrative Law, United States Coast 

Guard. 

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50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213033–7033–01] 

RIN 0648–XK77 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 

for Vessels in the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access 

Fishery in the Western Aleutian District 

of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

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 ocean perch for 

vessels participating in the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) trawl 

limited access fishery in the Western 

Aleutian District of the BSAI. This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the 2008 Pacific ocean perch total 

allowable catch (TAC) specified for 

vessels participating in the BSAI trawl 

limited access fishery in the Western 

Aleutian District of the BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), September 24, 2008, 

through December 31, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands Management Area 

(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council under 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

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 2008 Pacific ocean perch TAC 

allocated as a directed fishing allowance 

to vessels participating in the BSAI 

trawl limited access fishery in the 

Western Aleutian District of the BSAI is 

136 metric tons (mt) as established by 

the 2007 and 2008 final harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (72 FR 9451, March 2, 2007) and 

revision (72 FR 71802, December 19, 

2007). See § 679.20(a)(10)(i), 

§ 679.20(a)(10)(iii), and § 679.91(c)(1) 

and (2). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the 2008 Pacific ocean 

perch TAC allocated to vessels 

participating in the BSAI trawl limited 

access fishery in the Western Aleutian 

District of the BSAI will soon be 

reached. Consequently, NMFS is 

prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific 

ocean perch by vessels participating in 

the BSAI trawl limited access fishery in 

the Western Aleutian District of the 

BSAI. 

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, 


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(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 ocean perch 

by vessels participating in the BSAI 

trawl limited access fishery in the 

Western Aleutian District of the BSAI. 

NMFS was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of September 

23, 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 § 679.91 and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: September 24, 2008. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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