Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 50093 

§ 571.136 Standard No. 136; Electronic 

stability control systems for heavy vehicles. 

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S4 Definitions. 

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Tandem axle means a group or set of 

two or more axles placed in close 

arrangement, one behind the other, with 

the centerlines of adjacent axles not 

more than 72 inches apart. 

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Wheelbase means the longitudinal 

distance between the center of the front 

axle and the center of the rear axle. For 

vehicles with tandem axles, the center 

of the axle is the midpoint between the 

centers of the most forward and most 

rearward tandem axles, measured when 

all liftable axles are in the lowered 

position. 

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S6.2.4.2 For truck tractors, the lane 

width of the test course is 3.7 meters (12 

feet). At the manufacturer’s option, for 

truck tractors with a wheelbase equal to 

or greater than 7112 mm (280 inches) 

the lane width of the test course is 3.7 

meters (12 feet) for the straight section 

and is 4.3 meters (14 feet) for the curved 

section. For buses, the lane width of the 

test course is 3.7 meters (12 feet) for the 

straight section and is 4.3 meters (14 

feet) for the curved section. 

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Issued on October 20, 2017 in Washington, 

DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.95 

and 501.5. 

Heidi R. King, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23531 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 160920866–7167–02] 

RIN 0648–XF798 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 

in the Western Regulatory Area of the 

Gulf of Alaska 

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 in the 

Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary 

to prevent exceeding the 2017 total 

allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch 

in the Western Regulatory Area of the 

GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), October 25, 2017, 

through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

GOA exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens 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 2017 total allowable catch (TAC) 

of Pacific ocean perch in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA is 2,679 

metric tons (mt) as established by the 

final 2017 and 2018 harvest 

specifications for groundfish of the Gulf 

of Alaska (82 FR 12032, February 27, 

2017). 

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

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the 2017 TAC of Pacific 

ocean perch in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the GOA will soon be reached. 

Therefore, the Regional Administrator is 

establishing a directed fishing 

allowance of 2,579 mt, and is setting 

aside 100 mt as bycatch to support other 

anticipated groundfish fisheries. In 

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

Regional Administrator finds that this 

directed fishing allowance has been 

reached. Consequently, NMFS is 

prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific 

ocean perch in the Western Regulatory 

Area of the GOA. 

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 

(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 directed fishing for 

Pacific ocean perch in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was 

unable to publish a notice providing 

time for public comment because the 

most recent, relevant data only became 

available as of October 23, 2017. 

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 is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: October 25, 2017. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23536 Filed 10–25–17; 4:15 pm] 

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