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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
47 CFR Part 73
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1. The authority citation for Part 73
continues to read as follows:
[DA 07–4503; MB Docket No. 07–174; RM–
11387]
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.
§ 73.202
[Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
Allotments under Colorado, is amended
by adding Walden, Channel 226C3.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Walden,
CO
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Federal Communications
Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. E7–23301 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Final rule.
The Audio Division, at the
request of Laramie Mountain
Broadcasting, LLC, allots Channel
226C3 at Walden, Colorado, as the
community’s second local FM service.
Channel 226C3 can be allotted to
Walden, Colorado, in compliance with
the Commission’s minimum distance
separation requirements with a site
restriction of 20.6 km (12.8 miles) west
of Walden, at the following reference
coordinates: 40–42–01 North Latitude
and 106–31–21 West Longitude.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
Deborah Dupont, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2180.
This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Report
and Order, MB Docket No. 07–174,
adopted October 31, 2007, and released
November 2, 2007. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The complete
text of this decision also may be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554,
(800) 378–3160, or via the company’s
Web site, https://www.bcpiweb.com. The
Commission will send a copy of this
Report and Order in a report to be sent
to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
As stated in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends
47 CFR Part 73 as follows:
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Radio, Radio broadcasting.
As stated in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends
47 CFR Part 73 as follows:
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PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for Part 73
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.
§ 73.202
47 CFR Part 73
[Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
Allotments under Nebraska, is amended
by adding Humboldt, Channel 272C3.
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[DA 07–4469; MB Docket No. 07–176; RM–
11389]
Radio Broadcasting Services;
Humboldt, NE
The Audio Division, at the
request of Cumulus Licensing LLC,
allots Channel 272C3 at Humboldt,
Nebraska, as the community’s first local
FM service. Channel 272C3 can be
allotted to Humboldt, Nebraska, in
compliance with the Commission’s
minimum distance separation
requirements without site restriction at
city reference coordinates: 40–09–51
North Latitude and 95–56–40 West
Longitude.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. E7–23302 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
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Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
ADDRESSES:
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
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AGENCY:
Effective December 17, 2007.
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(800) 378–3160, or via the company’s
Web site, https://www.bcpiweb.com. The
Commission will send a copy of this
Report and Order in a report to be sent
to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
Effective December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Dupont, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Report
and Order, MB Docket No. 07–176,
adopted October 31, 2007, and released
November 2, 2007. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The complete
text of this decision also may be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 071002553–7554–01]
RIN 0648–AW14
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS issues this correcting
amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) to correct
typographical errors and update cross
references in three sections of the
Pacific halibut fishery regulations;
definitions, catch sharing plan and
domestic management measures in
waters in and off Alaska, and
prohibitions. This correcting
amendment improves the accuracy of
Pacific halibut fisheries regulations,
makes minor, non-substantive changes,
and does not change operating practices
in halibut fisheries or the rights and
obligations of fishermen managed under
the halibut regulations.
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DATES:
November 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Peggy Murphy, NMFS, 907–586–7228 or
email at peggy.murphy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The International Pacific Halibut
Commission (Commission) and NMFS
manage fishing for Pacific halibut
(Hippoglossus stenolepis) through
regulations established under the
authority of the Northern Pacific Halibut
Act of 1982 (Halibut Act). The
Commission promulgates regulations
governing the Pacific halibut fishery
between the United States and Canada
for the Preservation of the Halibut
Fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and
Bering Sea (Convention), signed in
Ottawa, Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and
by Protocol Amending the Convention
signed at Washington, D.C., on March
29, 1979. The Commission’s regulations
are subject to approval by the Secretary
of State with concurrence of the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary).
Approved regulations developed by the
Commission are published as annual
management measures pursuant to 50
CFR 300.62. The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) may also
recommend regulations that comply
with approved Commission regulations
and are implemented by the Secretary
through NMFS. Federal regulations for
Pacific halibut fisheries in Alaska are
codified at 50 CFR part 300. On
occasion, new and revised regulations
are published in the CFR with minor
technical mistakes, such as spelling
errors or no space between two words.
These unintended errors are fixed
through a correcting amendment.
The Council implemented guideline
harvest levels (GHL) in Commission
regulatory areas 2C and 3A on August
8, 2003, to more comprehensively
manage the charter vessel fishery for
Pacific halibut stocks in waters in and
off Alaska (68 FR 47256). The final rule
added a text table at § 300.65(c)(1) with
typographical errors in the column
headings.
Also, the estimated charter vessel
harvest of halibut in Commission
regulatory area 2C in 2006 exceeded the
GHL specified for that area. This
triggered issuance of a regulation to
restrict the size of fish harvested in the
2007 fishing season and reduce the
charter vessel harvest of halibut in Area
2C. A final rule implementing this
regulation was effective June 1, 2007
(June 4, 72 FR 30714). If the final rule
were not effective by this date, the
conservation and management objective
of the action would have been
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jeopardized because the estimated
reduction in weight of halibut caught in
the Area 2C charter vessel fishery was
based on an assumption that the final
rule would be effective for the full
charter fishing season of June, July and
August. Effort was escalated to complete
the proposed and final rule making
process and good cause was found by
the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA to waive the 30–day
delay in the effective date of the action
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). The final rule
did not change the existing daily bag
limit of two halibut, but required that
one of the two fish retained by persons
sport fishing on a charter vessel
operating in Area 2C be no more than
32 inches (81.3 cm) in length. The rule
added a new paragraph, (d), to § 300.65
incrementing the alphabetic reference to
existing paragraphs (d) through (k) to (e)
through (l), respectively. However, in
our haste, NMFS did not update the
cross references to paragraphs that had
changed after the new paragraph (d) was
added. Only the first level paragraph
designations were changed,
subparagraphs designations erroneously
remained unchanged.
Need for Correction
This correcting amendment is
necessary to correct the typographical
errors in the column headings to the
GHL table at § 300.65(c)(1) and update
cross references to paragraphs in the
CFR at § 300.61, 300.65, and 300.66.
Minor errors in spacing between words
are also corrected at § 300.65(c)(2) and
§ 300.65(k) and an indefinite article is
corrected at § 300.65(k)(2)(i)(D). These
changes are needed to provide
consistent reference, and make the
regulations more understandable and
effective.
The GHL table is structured
conditionally, so if specified criteria are
met, then a particular action or outcome
is defined to occur. In this case, when
the annual total constant exploitation
yield for halibut in Area 2C (or 3A) is
more than one of the poundages
(tonnages) listed, then the annual GHL
is set to the corresponding poundage
(tonnage) specified for that area (2C or
3A). Currently, the column headings
read ‘‘than’’ instead of ‘‘then,’’ so the
intended functional comparison using
‘‘If/Then’’ statements need to be
corrected to make sense.
Current paragraph lettering at
§§ 300.61, 300.65, and 300.66 is correct
but cross references to paragraphs are
incorrect and need to updated.
The text of each change is set forth in
sequential order in the add/remove table
of this correcting amendment. NMFS
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chose to display these changes in a table
because simple changes are more
efficiently shown in an add/remove
table than by reprinting the full
regulatory text.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) of the
Administrative Procedure Act, the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment on this
correcting amendment to the Pacific
halibut fisheries regulations. Notice and
comment are unnecessary and contrary
to the public interest because this action
makes only minor, non-substantive
changes to correct typographical errors
in a table’s column headings, and
updates paragraph and section cross
references. Minimizing the duration of
time the errors are published will
reduce reader confusion. Timely
correction of the rule will improve
public understanding of the regulations.
The rule does not make any substantive
change in the rights and obligations of
halibut fishermen. No change in
operating practices in the fisheries is
required. Because this action makes
only the minor, non-substantive change
to § 300.61, 300.65, and 300.66
described above, this rule is not subject
to the 30–day delay in effective date
requirement of 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 300
Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and
reporting requirements.
Dated: November 26, 2007.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistent Administrator For
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
Accordingly, 50 CFR part 300 is
corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
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PART 300—INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES REGULATIONS
Subpart E Pacific Halibut Fisheries
1. The authority citation for 50 CFR
part 300, subpart E, continues to read as
follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773–773k.
§§ 300.61, 300.65, and 300.66
[Amended]
I 2. At each of the locations shown in
the ‘‘Location’’ column, remove the
phrase indicated in the ‘‘Remove’’
column and replace it with the phrase
indicated in the ‘‘Add’’ column for the
number of times indicated in the
‘‘Frequency’’ column.
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Location
Remove
Add
Frequency
§ 300.65(f)(2)
§ 300.65(g)(2)
1
§ 300.61 definition of ‘‘Rural’’
§ 300.65(f)(1)
§ 300.65(g)(1)
1
§ 300.61 definition of Rural resident
§ 300.65(f)(1)
§ 300.65(g)(1)
2
§ 300.65(c)(1)
The table title heading in column 2.
Than the GHL for Area 2C will
be:
Then the GHL for Area 2C will
be:
1
§ 300.65(c)(1)
The table title heading in column 4.
Than the GHL for Area 3A will
be:
Then the GHL for Area 3A will
be:
1
§ 300.65(c)(2)
NMFS will publish a notice in
theFederal Register on
NMFS will publish a notice in
the Federal Register on
1
§ 300.65(e)(1)(i)
paragraph (d)(2)
paragraph (e)(2)
1
§ 300.65(e)(1)(ii)
paragraphs (d)(3) and (d)(4)
paragraphs (e)(3) and (e)(4)
1
§ 300.65(e)(2)
paragraph (d)(1)(i)
paragraph (e)(1)(i)
1
§ 300.65(e)(3)(i)
paragraph (d)(1)(ii)
paragraph (e)(1)(ii)
1
§ 300.65(e)(3)(ii)
paragraph (d)(1)(ii)
paragraph (e)(1)(ii)
1
§ 300.65(e)(4)
paragraph (d)(1)(ii)
paragraph (e)(1)(ii)
1
§ 300.65(e)(4)(i)
paragraph (d)(1)(ii)
paragraph (e)(1)(ii)
1
§ 300.65(e)(4)(ii)
paragraphs (d)(4) and (d)(4)(i)
paragraphs (e)(4) and (e)(4)(i)
1
§ 300.65(e)(4)(ii)
paragraph (d)(1)(ii)
paragraph (e)(1)(ii)
2
§ 300.65(f)
paragraph (e)
paragraph (f)
1
§ 300.65(g)
paragraphs (f)(1) or (f)(2)
paragraphs (g)(1) or (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(h)
paragraph (f)
paragraph (g)
1
§ 300.65(h)
paragraph (h)
paragraph (i)
1
§ 300.65(h)(1)(i)
paragraph (h)
paragraph (i)
1
§ 300.65(h)(1)(i)(C)
paragraph (j)
paragraph (k)
1
§ 300.65(h)(2)
paragraph (g)
paragraph (h)
1
§ 300.65(h)(2)(ii)
paragraph (i)
paragraph (j)
1
§ 300.65(h)(2)(iii)
paragraph (j)
paragraph (k)
1
§ 300.65(h)(4)
paragraph (g)(3)
paragraph (h)(3)
1
§ 300.65(h)(4)
paragraph (h)
paragraph (i)
1
§ 300.65(h)(4)(i)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
1
§300.65(h)(4)(ii)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(i)(1)
paragraph (h)(2)
paragraph (i)(2)
1
§ 300.65(i)(1)
paragraph (f)
paragraph (g)
2
§ 300.65(i)(2)(i)
50 CFR 300.65(f)(1)
50 CFR 300.65(g)(1)
1
§ 300.65(i)(2)(ii)
50 CFR 300.65(f)(2)
50 CFR 300.65(g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(i)(3)
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§ 300.61 definition of ‘‘Alaska Native tribe’’
paragraph (f)
paragraph (g)
1
§ 300.65(i)(3)
paragraph (h)(2)
paragraph (i)(2)
1
§ 300.65(i)(3)(i)
paragraph (f)(1)
paragraph (g)(1)
1
§ 300.65(i)(3)(ii)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
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paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2)
paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(j)(1)(i)
paragraph (i)(2)
paragraph (j)(2)
1
§ 300.65(j)(1)(i)
paragraph (f)
paragraph (g)
1
§ 300.65(j)(1)(ii)(A)
paragraph (f)(1)
paragraph (g)(1)
1
§ 300.65(j)(1)(ii)(B)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(j)(1)(iii)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(j)(2)(ii)
paragraph (f)(1)
paragraph (g)(1)
1
§ 300.65(j)(2)(ii)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(j)(3)(i)(A)
paragraph (d)
paragraph (e)
1
§ 300.65(j)(3)(i)(B)
paragraph (g)
paragraph (h)
1
§ 300.65(j)(3)(ii)
paragraph (h)
paragraph (i)
1
§ 300.65(j)(3)(iv)
paragraph (g)
paragraph (h)
1
§ 300.65(j)(4)
paragraph (f)
paragraph (g)
2
§ 300.65(j)(4)
paragraph (i)(2)
paragraph (j)(2)
1
§ 300.65(j)(6)
paragraph (i)(2)
paragraph (j)(2)
1
§ 300.65(k)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(k)
§679.4(a)of
§679.4(a) of
1
§ 300.65(k)(1)(i)
paragraph (j)(2)
paragraph (k)(2)
1
§ 300.65(k)(1)(i)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
1
§ 300.65(k)(2)(i)(D)
for a Educational
for an Educational
1
§ 300.65(k)(3)(i)
paragraph (g)
paragraph (h)
1
§ 300.65(k)(3)(ii)
paragraph (g)
paragraph (h)
1
§ 300.65(k)(3)(v)
paragraph (h)
paragraph (i)
1
§ 300.65(k)(3)(vi)
paragraph (g)
paragraph (h)
1
§ 300.65(k)(4)
paragraph (f)(2)
paragraph (g)(2)
2
§ 300.65(k)(6)
paragraph (j)(2)
paragraph (k)(2)
1
§ 300.66(c)
300.65 (d)
300.65 (e)
1
§ 300.66(d)
300.65 (e)
300.65 (f)
1
§ 300.66(e)
§ 300.65 (f)
§ 300.65(g)
1
§ 300.66(e)
§ 300.65 (h)
§ 300.65(i)
1
§ 300.66(e)
§ 300.65 (j)
§ 300.65(k)
1
§ 300.66(f)
50 CFR 300.65(g)(1)
50 CFR 300.65(h)(1)
1
§ 300.66(f)
50 CFR 300.65(g)(2)
50 CFR 300.65(h)(2)
1
§ 300.66(g)
50 CFR 300.65(g)(3)
50 CFR 300.65(h)(3)
1
§ 300.66(h)
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§ 300.65(j)
§ 300.61(b)
§ 300.61
1
§ 300.66(h)
§ 300.65(f)
§ 300.65(g)
1
§ 300.66(j)
50 CFR 300.65(f)
50 CFR 300.65(g)
1
§ 300.66(j)
50 CFR 300.65(h)
50 CFR 300.65(i)
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[FR Doc. E7–23268 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 040112010–4114–02]
RIN 0648–XE06
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Provisions; Fisheries of the
Northeastern United States; Northeast
Multispecies Fishery; Modification of
the Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit
for the U.S./Canada Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; trip limit
change.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
Administrator, Northeast (NE) Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator), is
increasing the Georges Bank (GB)
yellowtail flounder trip limit to 7,500 lb
(3,402 kg) for NE multispecies days-atsea (DAS) vessels fishing in the U.S./
Canada Management Area. This action
is authorized by the regulations
implementing Amendment 13 to the NE
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
and is intended to prevent underharvesting of the Total Allowable Catch
(TAC) for GB yellowtail flounder while
ensuring that the TAC will not be
exceeded during the 2007 fishing year.
This action is being taken to provide
additional opportunities for vessels to
fully harvest the GB yellowtail flounder
TAC under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act).
DATES: Effective November 27, 2007,
through April 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Grant, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9145, fax (978)
281–9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the GB yellowtail
flounder landing limit within the U.S./
Canada Management Area are found at
§ 648.85(a)(3)(iv)(C) and (D). The
regulations authorize vessels issued a
valid Federal limited access NE
multispecies permit and fishing under a
NE multispecies DAS to fish in the U.S./
Canada Management Area, as defined at
§ 648.85(a)(1), under specific
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conditions. The TAC for GB yellowtail
flounder for the 2007 fishing year (May
1, 2007 - April 30, 2008) is 900 mt. The
regulations at § 648.85(a)(3)(iv)(D)
authorize the Regional Administrator to
increase or decrease the trip limits in
the U.S./Canada Management Area to
prevent over-harvesting or underharvesting the TAC allocation.
On April 24, 2007 (72 FR 20287),
based upon the reduced 2007 TAC for
GB yellowtail flounder (a 43 reduction
from 2006) and projections of harvest
rates in the fishery, the trip limit for GB
yellowtail flounder was set at 3,000 lb
(1,361 kg) for the 2007 fishing year, to
prevent the over-harvest of the 2007 GB
yellowtail flounder TAC, to prevent a
premature closure of the Eastern U.S./
Canada Management Area and,
therefore, reduced opportunities to fish
for Eastern GB cod and haddock in the
Eastern U.S./Canada Area.
According to the most recent Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS) reports and
other available information, only 45
percent of the TAC had been harvested
as of November 21, 2007. Of this total,
discards account for over 36 percent of
the GB yellowtail harvest to date. Based
on this information, the Regional
Administrator has determined that the
current rate of harvest will result in the
under-harvest of the GB yellowtail
flounder TAC during the 2007 fishing
year. Increasing the GB yellowtail
flounder trip limit from 3,000 lb (1,361
kg) to 7,500 lb (3,402 kg) is expected to
increase landings of GB yellowtail
flounder, reduce discards, and result in
the achievement of the TAC during the
fishing year without exceeding it. Based
on this information, the Regional
Administrator is increasing the current
3,000–lb (1,361–kg) trip limit in the
U.S./Canada Area to 7,500 lb (3,402 kg),
effective November 27, 2007, through
April 30, 2008. GB yellowtail flounder
landings will continue to be closely
monitored. Should 100 percent of the
TAC allocation for GB yellowtail
flounder be projected to be harvested,
the Eastern U.S./Canada Management
Area will close to all groundfish DAS
vessels, and all vessels will be
prohibited from harvesting, possessing,
or landing yellowtail flounder from the
U.S./Canada Management Area for the
remainder of the fishing year.
Classification
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) and
(d)(3), there is good cause to waive prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment, as well as the delayed
effectiveness for this action, because
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prior notice and comment and a delayed
effectiveness would be impracticable
and contrary to the public interest. This
action would relieve a restriction by
increasing the trip limit for GB
yellowtail flounder for all NE
multispecies DAS vessels through April
30, 2008, to facilitate the harvest of the
TAC for GB yellowtail flounder while
ensuring that the TAC will not be
exceeded during the 2007 fishing year.
This will result in decreased regulatory
discards of GB yellowtail flounder,
increased revenue for the NE
multispecies fishery, and an increased
chance of achieving optimum yield in
the groundfish fishery.
This action is authorized by the
regulations at § 648.85(a)(3)(iv)(D) to
facilitate achieving the U.S./Canada
Management Area TACs. It is important
to take this action immediately because
the current restrictive GB yellowtail
flounder trip limit (3,000 lb, 1,361 kg)
has resulted in a high discard rate of GB
yellowtail flounder (36 percent) and has
prevented the NE multispecies fishery
from harvesting the TAC at a rate that
will result in complete harvest by the
end of the 2007 fishing year. Delay in
the implementation of this action could
result in further wasteful discards of GB
yellowtail flounder and decrease the
opportunity available for vessels to fully
harvest the 2007 GB yellowtail flounder
TAC.
The time necessary to provide for
prior notice, opportunity for public
comment, and delayed effectiveness for
this action would prevent NE
multispecies DAS vessels from
efficiently targeting GB yellowtail
flounder in the U.S./Canada
Management Area. The Regional
Administrator’s authority to increase
trip limits for GB yellowtail flounder in
the U.S./Canada Management Area to
help ensure that the shared U.S./Canada
stocks of fish are harvested, but not
exceeded, was considered and open to
public comment during the
development of Amendment 13 and
Framework Adjustment 42. Further, the
potential of increasing the GB yellowtail
flounder trip limit was announced to
the public when the 3,000–lb (1,361–kg)
trip limit was announced prior to the
start of the 2007 fishing year. Therefore,
any negative effect the waiving of public
comment and delayed effectiveness may
have on the public is mitigated by these
factors.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 230 (Friday, November 30, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67668-67672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23268]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 071002553-7554-01]
RIN 0648-AW14
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this correcting amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) to correct typographical errors and update cross
references in three sections of the Pacific halibut fishery
regulations; definitions, catch sharing plan and domestic management
measures in waters in and off Alaska, and prohibitions. This correcting
amendment improves the accuracy of Pacific halibut fisheries
regulations, makes minor, non-substantive changes, and does not change
operating practices in halibut fisheries or the rights and obligations
of fishermen managed under the halibut regulations.
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DATES: November 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Murphy, NMFS, 907-586-7228 or
email at peggy.murphy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (Commission) and NMFS
manage fishing for Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) through
regulations established under the authority of the Northern Pacific
Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act). The Commission promulgates
regulations governing the Pacific halibut fishery between the United
States and Canada for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the
North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea (Convention), signed in Ottawa,
Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and by Protocol Amending the Convention
signed at Washington, D.C., on March 29, 1979. The Commission's
regulations are subject to approval by the Secretary of State with
concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). Approved
regulations developed by the Commission are published as annual
management measures pursuant to 50 CFR 300.62. The North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council) may also recommend regulations
that comply with approved Commission regulations and are implemented by
the Secretary through NMFS. Federal regulations for Pacific halibut
fisheries in Alaska are codified at 50 CFR part 300. On occasion, new
and revised regulations are published in the CFR with minor technical
mistakes, such as spelling errors or no space between two words. These
unintended errors are fixed through a correcting amendment.
The Council implemented guideline harvest levels (GHL) in
Commission regulatory areas 2C and 3A on August 8, 2003, to more
comprehensively manage the charter vessel fishery for Pacific halibut
stocks in waters in and off Alaska (68 FR 47256). The final rule added
a text table at Sec. 300.65(c)(1) with typographical errors in the
column headings.
Also, the estimated charter vessel harvest of halibut in Commission
regulatory area 2C in 2006 exceeded the GHL specified for that area.
This triggered issuance of a regulation to restrict the size of fish
harvested in the 2007 fishing season and reduce the charter vessel
harvest of halibut in Area 2C. A final rule implementing this
regulation was effective June 1, 2007 (June 4, 72 FR 30714). If the
final rule were not effective by this date, the conservation and
management objective of the action would have been jeopardized because
the estimated reduction in weight of halibut caught in the Area 2C
charter vessel fishery was based on an assumption that the final rule
would be effective for the full charter fishing season of June, July
and August. Effort was escalated to complete the proposed and final
rule making process and good cause was found by the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date of the action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). The final rule
did not change the existing daily bag limit of two halibut, but
required that one of the two fish retained by persons sport fishing on
a charter vessel operating in Area 2C be no more than 32 inches (81.3
cm) in length. The rule added a new paragraph, (d), to Sec. 300.65
incrementing the alphabetic reference to existing paragraphs (d)
through (k) to (e) through (l), respectively. However, in our haste,
NMFS did not update the cross references to paragraphs that had changed
after the new paragraph (d) was added. Only the first level paragraph
designations were changed, subparagraphs designations erroneously
remained unchanged.
Need for Correction
This correcting amendment is necessary to correct the typographical
errors in the column headings to the GHL table at Sec. 300.65(c)(1)
and update cross references to paragraphs in the CFR at Sec. 300.61,
300.65, and 300.66. Minor errors in spacing between words are also
corrected at Sec. 300.65(c)(2) and Sec. 300.65(k) and an indefinite
article is corrected at Sec. 300.65(k)(2)(i)(D). These changes are
needed to provide consistent reference, and make the regulations more
understandable and effective.
The GHL table is structured conditionally, so if specified criteria
are met, then a particular action or outcome is defined to occur. In
this case, when the annual total constant exploitation yield for
halibut in Area 2C (or 3A) is more than one of the poundages (tonnages)
listed, then the annual GHL is set to the corresponding poundage
(tonnage) specified for that area (2C or 3A). Currently, the column
headings read ``than'' instead of ``then,'' so the intended functional
comparison using ``If/Then'' statements need to be corrected to make
sense.
Current paragraph lettering at Sec. Sec. 300.61, 300.65, and
300.66 is correct but cross references to paragraphs are incorrect and
need to updated.
The text of each change is set forth in sequential order in the
add/remove table of this correcting amendment. NMFS chose to display
these changes in a table because simple changes are more efficiently
shown in an add/remove table than by reprinting the full regulatory
text.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act,
the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment
on this correcting amendment to the Pacific halibut fisheries
regulations. Notice and comment are unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest because this action makes only minor, non-substantive
changes to correct typographical errors in a table's column headings,
and updates paragraph and section cross references. Minimizing the
duration of time the errors are published will reduce reader confusion.
Timely correction of the rule will improve public understanding of the
regulations. The rule does not make any substantive change in the
rights and obligations of halibut fishermen. No change in operating
practices in the fisheries is required. Because this action makes only
the minor, non-substantive change to Sec. 300.61, 300.65, and 300.66
described above, this rule is not subject to the 30-day delay in
effective date requirement of 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 300
Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Dated: November 26, 2007.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistent Administrator For Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Accordingly, 50 CFR part 300 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 300--INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS
Subpart E Pacific Halibut Fisheries
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1. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 300, subpart E, continues to
read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773-773k.
Sec. Sec. 300.61, 300.65, and 300.66 [Amended]
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2. At each of the locations shown in the ``Location'' column, remove
the phrase indicated in the ``Remove'' column and replace it with the
phrase indicated in the ``Add'' column for the number of times
indicated in the ``Frequency'' column.
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Location Remove Add Frequency
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Sec. 300.61 definition of Sec. Sec. 1
``Alaska Native tribe'' 300.65(f)(2) 300.65(g)(2
)
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Sec. 300.61 definition of Sec. Sec. 1
``Rural'' 300.65(f)(1) 300.65(g)(1
)
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Sec. 300.61 definition of Sec. Sec. 2
Rural resident 300.65(f)(1) 300.65(g)(1
)
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Sec. 300.65(c)(1) Than the GHL Then the GHL 1
The table title heading in for Area 2C for Area 2C
column 2. will be: will be:
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Sec. 300.65(c)(1) Than the GHL Then the GHL 1
The table title heading in for Area 3A for Area 3A
column 4. will be: will be:
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Sec. 300.65(c)(2) NMFS will NMFS will 1
publish a publish a
notice in notice in
theFederal the Federal
Register on Register on
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Sec. 300.65(e)(1)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(d)(2) (e)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(1)(ii) paragraphs paragraphs 1
(d)(3) and (e)(3) and
(d)(4) (e)(4)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(2) paragraph paragraph 1
(d)(1)(i) (e)(1)(i)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(3)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(d)(1)(ii) (e)(1)(ii)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(3)(ii) paragraph paragraph 1
(d)(1)(ii) (e)(1)(ii)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(4) paragraph paragraph 1
(d)(1)(ii) (e)(1)(ii)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(4)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(d)(1)(ii) (e)(1)(ii)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(4)(ii) paragraphs paragraphs 1
(d)(4) and (e)(4) and
(d)(4)(i) (e)(4)(i)
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Sec. 300.65(e)(4)(ii) paragraph paragraph 2
(d)(1)(ii) (e)(1)(ii)
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Sec. 300.65(f) paragraph (e) paragraph 1
(f)
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Sec. 300.65(g) paragraphs paragraphs 1
(f)(1) or (g)(1) or
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(h) paragraph (f) paragraph 1
(g)
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Sec. 300.65(h) paragraph (h) paragraph 1
(i)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(1)(i) paragraph (h) paragraph 1
(i)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(1)(i)(C) paragraph (j) paragraph 1
(k)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(2) paragraph (g) paragraph 1
(h)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(2)(ii) paragraph (i) paragraph 1
(j)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(2)(iii) paragraph (j) paragraph 1
(k)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(4) paragraph paragraph 1
(g)(3) (h)(3)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(4) paragraph (h) paragraph 1
(i)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(4)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(h)(4)(ii) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(1) paragraph paragraph 1
(h)(2) (i)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(1) paragraph (f) paragraph 2
(g)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(2)(i) 50 CFR 50 CFR 1
300.65(f)(1) 300.65(g)(1
)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(2)(ii) 50 CFR 50 CFR 1
300.65(f)(2) 300.65(g)(2
)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(3) paragraph (f) paragraph 1
(g)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(3) paragraph paragraph 1
(h)(2) (i)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(3)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(1) (g)(1)
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Sec. 300.65(i)(3)(ii) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(j) paragraphs paragraphs 1
(f)(1) and (g)(1) and
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(1)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(i)(2) (j)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(1)(i) paragraph (f) paragraph 1
(g)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(1)(ii)(A) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(1) (g)(1)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(1)(ii)(B) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(1)(iii) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(2)(ii) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(1) (g)(1)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(2)(ii) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(3)(i)(A) paragraph (d) paragraph 1
(e)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(3)(i)(B) paragraph (g) paragraph 1
(h)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(3)(ii) paragraph (h) paragraph 1
(i)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(3)(iv) paragraph (g) paragraph 1
(h)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(4) paragraph (f) paragraph 2
(g)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(4) paragraph paragraph 1
(i)(2) (j)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(j)(6) paragraph paragraph 1
(i)(2) (j)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(k) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(k) Sec. 679.4(a Sec. 679.4( 1
)of a) of
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Sec. 300.65(k)(1)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(j)(2) (k)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(k)(1)(i) paragraph paragraph 1
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(k)(2)(i)(D) for a for an 1
Educational Educational
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Sec. 300.65(k)(3)(i) paragraph (g) paragraph 1
(h)
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Sec. 300.65(k)(3)(ii) paragraph (g) paragraph 1
(h)
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Sec. 300.65(k)(3)(v) paragraph (h) paragraph 1
(i)
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Sec. 300.65(k)(3)(vi) paragraph (g) paragraph 1
(h)
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Sec. 300.65(k)(4) paragraph paragraph 2
(f)(2) (g)(2)
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Sec. 300.65(k)(6) paragraph paragraph 1
(j)(2) (k)(2)
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Sec. 300.66(c) 300.65 (d) 300.65 (e) 1
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Sec. 300.66(d) 300.65 (e) 300.65 (f) 1
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Sec. 300.66(e) Sec. 300.65 Sec. 1
(f) 300.65(g)
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Sec. 300.66(e) Sec. 300.65 Sec. 1
(h) 300.65(i)
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Sec. 300.66(e) Sec. 300.65 Sec. 1
(j) 300.65(k)
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Sec. 300.66(f) 50 CFR 50 CFR 1
300.65(g)(1) 300.65(h)(1
)
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Sec. 300.66(f) 50 CFR 50 CFR 1
300.65(g)(2) 300.65(h)(2
)
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Sec. 300.66(g) 50 CFR 50 CFR 1
300.65(g)(3) 300.65(h)(3
)
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Sec. 300.66(h) Sec. Sec. 1
300.61(b) 300.61
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Sec. 300.66(h) Sec. Sec. 1
300.65(f) 300.65(g)
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Sec. 300.66(j) 50 CFR 50 CFR 1
300.65(f) 300.65(g)
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Sec. 300.66(j) 50 CFR 50 CFR 1
300.65(h) 300.65(i)
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