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BLS. The wage component is weighted by
40% and the equipment component by 60%.
2. For the wage component, the average of
the data from Form A—STB Wage Statistics
for Group No. 300 (Maintenance of Way and
Structures) and Group No. 400 (Maintenance
of Equipment and Stores) employees is used.
3. For the equipment component,
LABSTAT Series Report, Producer Price
Index (PPI) Series WPU 144 for Railroad
Equipment is used.
4. In the month of October, second-quarter
wage data are obtained from the STB. For
equipment costs, the corresponding BLS
railroad equipment indices for the second
quarter are obtained. As the equipment index
is reported monthly rather than quarterly, the
average for the months of April, May and
June is used for the threshold calculation.
5. The wage data are reported in terms of
dollars earned per hour, while the equipment
cost data are indexed to a base year of 1982.
6. The procedure for adjusting the
reporting threshold is shown in the formula
below. The wage component appears as a
fractional change relative to the prior year,
while the equipment component is a
difference of two percentages which must be
divided by 100 to present it in a consistent
fractional form. After performing the
calculation, the result is rounded to the
nearest $100.
7. The weightings result from using STB
wage data and BLS equipment cost data to
produce a reasonable estimation of the
reporting threshold that was calculated using
the threshold formula in effect immediately
before calendar year 2006, a formula that
assumed damage repair costs, at levels at or
near the threshold, were split approximately
evenly between labor and materials.
8. Formula:
New Threshold = Prior Threshold × [1 +
0.4(Wnew—Wprior)/Wprior + 0.6(Enew
¥ Eprior)/100]
Where:
Wnew = New average hourly wage rate ($).
Wprior = Prior average hourly wage rate ($).
Enew = New equipment average PPI value.
Eprior = Prior equipment average PPI value.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
14, 2005.
Clifford C. Eby,
Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–24267 Filed 12–19–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 041221358–5065–02; I.D.
121205E]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and
Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the
Quarter IV Fishery for Loligo Squid
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Temporary rule; closure.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
directed fishery for Loligo squid in the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will be
closed effective 0001hrs local time,
December 18, 2005. Vessels issued a
Federal permit to harvest Loligo squid
may not retain or land more than 2,500
lb (1.13 mt) of Loligo squid per trip for
the remainder of the year (through
December 31, 2005). This action is
necessary to prevent the fishery from
exceeding its annual quota and allow for
effective management of this stock.
Effective 0001 hours, December
18, 2005, through 2400 hours, December
31, 2005.
DATES:
Don
Frei, Fishery Management Specialist,
978–281–9221, fax 978–281–9135, email don.frei@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the Loligo squid
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.
The regulations require specifications
for maximum sustainable yield, initial
optimum yield, allowable biological
catch, domestic annual harvest (DAH),
domestic annual processing, joint
venture processing and total allowable
levels of foreign fishing for the species
managed under the Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Fishery
Management Plan. The procedures for
setting the annual initial specifications
are described in § 648.21.
The 2005 specification of DAH for
Loligo squid was set at 16,872.4 mt (70
FR 21971, April 28, 2005). This amount
is allocated by quarter, as shown below.
TABLE. 1 Loligo SQUID QUARTERLY
ALLOCATIONS
Quarter
Percent
Metric
Tons1
Research
Set-aside
I (JanMar)
II (AprJun)
III (JulSep)
IV (OctDec)
Total
33.23
5,564.3
N/A
17.61
2,948.8
N/A
17.30
2,896.9
N/A
31.86
5,334.9
N/A
100
16,744.9
255.1
1Quarterly allocations after 255.1 mt research set-aside deduction.
Section 648.22 requires NMFS to
close the directed Loligo squid fishery in
the EEZ when 80 percent of the
quarterly allocation is harvested in
Quarters I, II and III, and when 95
percent of the total annual DAH has
been harvested. NMFS is further
required to notify, in advance of the
closure, the Executive Directors of the
Mid-Atlantic, New England, and South
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils;
mail notification of the closure to all
holders of Loligo squid permits at least
72 hours before the effective date of the
closure; provide adequate notice of the
closure to recreational participants in
the fishery; and publish notification of
the closure in the Federal Register. The
Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS, based on dealer reports and
other available information, has
determined that 95 percent of the total
DAH for Loligo squid has been
harvested. Therefore, effective 0001
hours, December 18, 2005, the directed
fishery for Loligo squid is closed and
vessels issued Federal permits for Loligo
squid may not retain or land more than
2,500 lb (1.13 mt) of Loligo. Such vessels
may not land more than 2,500 lb (1.13
mt) of Loligo during a calendar day. The
directed fishery will reopen effective
0001 hours, January 1, 2006, when the
2006 quota becomes available.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 14, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 041221358-5065-02; I.D. 121205E]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the Quarter IV Fishery for
Loligo Squid
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the directed fishery for Loligo squid in
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will be closed effective 0001hrs
local time, December 18, 2005. Vessels issued a Federal permit to
harvest Loligo squid may not retain or land more than 2,500 lb (1.13
mt) of Loligo squid per trip for the remainder of the year (through
December 31, 2005). This action is necessary to prevent the fishery
from exceeding its annual quota and allow for effective management of
this stock.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, December 18, 2005, through 2400 hours,
December 31, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Frei, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9221, fax 978-281-9135, e-mail don.frei@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the Loligo squid
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require
specifications for maximum sustainable yield, initial optimum yield,
allowable biological catch, domestic annual harvest (DAH), domestic
annual processing, joint venture processing and total allowable levels
of foreign fishing for the species managed under the Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The procedures for
setting the annual initial specifications are described in Sec.
648.21.
The 2005 specification of DAH for Loligo squid was set at 16,872.4
mt (70 FR 21971, April 28, 2005). This amount is allocated by quarter,
as shown below.
Table. 1 Loligo Squid Quarterly Allocations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research Set-
Quarter Percent Metric Tons\1\ aside
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I (Jan-Mar) 33.23 5,564.3 N/A
II (Apr-Jun) 17.61 2,948.8 N/A
III (Jul-Sep) 17.30 2,896.9 N/A
IV (Oct-Dec) 31.86 5,334.9 N/A
Total 100 16,744.9 255.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Quarterly allocations after 255.1 mt research set-aside deduction.
Section 648.22 requires NMFS to close the directed Loligo squid
fishery in the EEZ when 80 percent of the quarterly allocation is
harvested in Quarters I, II and III, and when 95 percent of the total
annual DAH has been harvested. NMFS is further required to notify, in
advance of the closure, the Executive Directors of the Mid-Atlantic,
New England, and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils; mail
notification of the closure to all holders of Loligo squid permits at
least 72 hours before the effective date of the closure; provide
adequate notice of the closure to recreational participants in the
fishery; and publish notification of the closure in the Federal
Register. The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS, based on dealer
reports and other available information, has determined that 95 percent
of the total DAH for Loligo squid has been harvested. Therefore,
effective 0001 hours, December 18, 2005, the directed fishery for
Loligo squid is closed and vessels issued Federal permits for Loligo
squid may not retain or land more than 2,500 lb (1.13 mt) of Loligo.
Such vessels may not land more than 2,500 lb (1.13 mt) of Loligo during
a calendar day. The directed fishery will reopen effective 0001 hours,
January 1, 2006, when the 2006 quota becomes available.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 14, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-24266 Filed 12-15-05; 2:38 pm]
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