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pipelines. An operator of a rural lowstress pipeline not otherwise subject to
this part is not required to complete
Parts J and K of the hazardous liquid
annual report form (PHMSA F 7000–1.1)
required by § 195.49 or to provide the
estimate of total miles that could affect
high consequence areas in Part B of that
form.
I 5. Revise 195.452(m) to read as
follows:
§ 195.48
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a brief description of the basis for the
estimate); the estimated amount of
production from affected wells per year,
whether wells will be shut in or
alternate transportation used, and if
alternate transportation will be used, the
estimated cost to do so.
(3) When an operator notifies PHMSA
in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of
this section, PHMSA will stay
compliant with §§ 195.452(d) and
195.452(j)(3) until it has completed an
analysis of the notification. PHMSA will
consult the Department of Energy
(DOE), as appropriate, to help analyze
the potential energy impact of loss of
the pipeline. Based on the analysis,
PHMSA may grant the operator a special
permit to allow continued operation of
the pipeline subject to alternative safety
requirements.
(d) New unusually sensitive areas. If,
after July 3, 2008, an operator identifies
a new unusually sensitive area and a
segment of pipeline meets the criteria in
paragraph (a) of this section, the
operator must take the following
actions:
(1) Except for paragraph (b)(2) of this
section and the requirements of subpart
H, comply with all other safety
requirements of this part before July 3,
2009. Comply with subpart H before
July 3, 2011.
(2) Establish the program required in
paragraph (b)(2)(i) within 12 months
following the date the area is identified.
Continue to carry out such program in
compliance with § 195.452; and
(3) Complete the baseline assessment
required by paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this
section according to the schedule in
§ 195.452(d)(3).
(d) Record Retention. An operator
must maintain records demonstrating
compliance with each requirement
according to the following schedule.
(1) An operator must maintain the
segment identification records required
in paragraph (b)(1) of this section for the
life of the pipe.
(2) An operator must maintain the
records necessary to demonstrate
compliance with each requirement in
paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4) of this
section according to the record retention
requirements of the referenced section
or subpart.
I 4. Add § 195.48 in subpart B to read
as follows:
SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to
modify the Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear
commercial Pacific halibut fishery and
sablefish fishery by revising regulations
describing on-line access to IFQ account
information specific to those fisheries.
The action would improve the
Scope.
This subpart prescribes requirements
for periodic reporting and for reporting
of accidents and safety-related
conditions. This subpart applies to all
pipelines subject to this part and,
beginning January 5, 2009, applies to all
rural low-stress hazardous liquid
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§ 195.452 Pipeline integrity management in
high consequence areas.
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(m) How does an operator notify
PHMSA? An operator must provide any
notification required by this section by:
(1) Entering the information directly
on the Integrity Management Database
Web site at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/
imdb/;
(2) Sending the notification to the
Information Resources Manager, Office
of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; or
(3) Sending the notification to the
Information Resources Manager by
facsimile to (202) 366–7128.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 23,
2008.
Carl T. Johnson,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 070706269–8586–01]
RIN 0648–AV71
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing
Quota Program; Alaska Individual
Fishing Quota On-line Services;
Recordkeeping and Reporting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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efficiency of the Pacific Halibut and
Sablefish IFQ Program and is intended
to promote the goals and objectives of
Northern Pacific Halibut Act and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
DATES:
Effective July 3, 2008.
Written comments
regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in
this final rule may be submitted to
NMFS Alaska Region, P. O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802 or the Alaska Region
NMFS website at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov and by email to DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov,
or fax to 202–395–7285.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patsy A. Bearden, 907–586–7008.
The
groundfish fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska, which
include sablefish, but not halibut, are
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area and the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska (FMPs). The North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) prepared the FMPs under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq. Regulations implementing
the FMPs appear at 50 CFR part 679.
General regulations governing U.S.
fisheries also appear at 50 CFR part 600.
Management of the Pacific halibut
fisheries in and off Alaska is governed
by an international agreement, the
‘‘Convention Between the United States
of America and Canada for the
Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of
the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering
Sea,’’ which was signed at Ottawa,
Canada, on March 2, 1953, and was
amended by the ‘‘Protocol Amending
the Convention,’’ signed at Washington,
D.C., March 29, 1979. The Convention is
implemented in the United States by the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982
(Halibut Act).
The directed commercial Pacific
halibut fishery in Alaska is managed
under an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
Program, as is the fixed gear sablefish
fishery. The IFQ Program is a limitedaccess management system. Both
species are also a part of the annual
apportionment under the Western
Alaska Community Development Quota
(CDQ) Program. These programs are
codified at 50 CFR part 679.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
NMFS Alaska Region Restricted
Access Management (RAM) Program
allows persons active in the Halibut and
Sablefish IFQ Program to access their
IFQ accounts to obtain account and
vessel balances, to get landing ‘‘ledger’’
reports, and to pay annual cost recovery
fees. Persons active in the program
include permit holders who actively
fish and fish processors who are also
known as Registered Buyers of halibut
and sablefish.
In recent years, RAM increased online services for program participants.
To enhance security and prevent
unauthorized access to on-line accounts,
RAM has shifted away from short
personal identification numbers, such as
‘‘1234’’, in combination with permit
numbers or permit-linked passwords to
more secure user identification (userID)
and personal passwords.
Administratively, this shift was fully
completed for Registered Buyers in
2005, who must submit a variety of
reports. However, the regulations at
section 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3) continued to
require that Registered Buyers use a
personal identification number to
submit IFQ Buyer Reports. Buyer
Reports contain information relevant to
the IFQ cost recovery program.
This action revises regulations to
allow persons to access their IFQ
Program accounts with more secure
userIDs and passwords. Specifically,
this rule changes the requirements for
electronically submitting an IFQ Buyer
Report. Paragraph 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(ii)
is redesignated as
§ 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(iii) and revised to
read ‘‘Non-electronic submittal:
Certification, including the printed
name and signature of the individual
submitting the IFQ Buyer Report on
behalf of the Registered Buyer, and date
of signature.’’ New
§ 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(ii) is added to read
‘‘Electronic submittal: Certification,
including the NMFS ID and password of
the IFQ Registered Buyer’’. In addition,
a heading ‘‘IFQ retro-payments’’ is
added to § 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(i) for
heading format consistency.
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Classification
Pursuant to section 305(d) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS has
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determined that this final rule is
consistent with the FMPs and other
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. NMFS has determined that this
amendment is necessary for the
conservation and management of the
halibut fishery and is consistent with
the Halibut Act and other applicable
law.
This rule has been determined to be
not significant for purposes of Executive
Order 12866.
This rule contains a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and
which has been approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
under Control Number 0648–0398.
Public reporting burden for the IFQ
Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Volume and
Value Report is estimated to average two
hours per response, including the time
for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate, or any
other aspect of this data collection,
including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to NMFS (see ADDRESSES) and
by e-mail to
DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to
202–395–7285.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the PRA, unless
that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
This action will not increase
recordkeeping and reporting costs.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the
Assistant Administrator of Fisheries
finds good cause to waive prior notice
and opportunity for public comment.
NOAA finds that prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are
unnecessary. The changes to the
password instructions are minor
changes that do not substantively
change the regulatory requirements.
Affected persons are presently
providing passwords that this regulatory
change will otherwise require. Prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment are not required for this rule
by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, so the
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analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et. seq. are inapplicable. Because this
action makes only non-substantive
changes to part 679, 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 679
Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and
reporting requirements.
Dated: May 28, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 679 is amended
as follows:
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PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF
ALASKA
1. The authority citation for part 679
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 1801 et
seq., 3631 et seq.; Pub. L. 108–447.
I 2. In § 679.5, paragraph (l)(7)(i)(C)(3)
is revised to read as follows:
§ 679.5
(R&R).
Recordkeeping and reporting
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(3) Value paid for price adjustments—
(i) IFQ retro-payments. The monthly
total U.S. dollar amount of any IFQ
retro-payments (correlated by IFQ
species, landing month(s), and month of
payment) made in the current year to
IFQ permit holders for landings made
during the previous calendar year;
(ii) Electronic submittal. Certification,
including the NMFS ID and password of
the IFQ Registered Buyer; or
(iii) Non-electronic submittal.
Certification, including the printed
name and signature of the individual
submitting the IFQ Buyer Report on
behalf of the Registered Buyer, and date
of signature.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 070706269-8586-01]
RIN 0648-AV71
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual
Fishing Quota Program; Alaska Individual Fishing Quota On-line
Services; Recordkeeping and Reporting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to modify the Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut
fishery and sablefish fishery by revising regulations describing on-
line access to IFQ account information specific to those fisheries. The
action would improve the efficiency of the Pacific Halibut and
Sablefish IFQ Program and is intended to promote the goals and
objectives of Northern Pacific Halibut Act and the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
DATES: Effective July 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained
in this final rule may be submitted to NMFS Alaska Region, P. O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802 or the Alaska Region NMFS website at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov and by e-mail to David_
Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to 202-395-7285.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska, which include sablefish, but not
halibut, are managed under the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMPs). The North
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) prepared the FMPs under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Regulations implementing the FMPs appear at 50 CFR part 679. General
regulations governing U.S. fisheries also appear at 50 CFR part 600.
Management of the Pacific halibut fisheries in and off Alaska is
governed by an international agreement, the ``Convention Between the
United States of America and Canada for the Preservation of the Halibut
Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea,'' which was
signed at Ottawa, Canada, on March 2, 1953, and was amended by the
``Protocol Amending the Convention,'' signed at Washington, D.C., March
29, 1979. The Convention is implemented in the United States by the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act).
The directed commercial Pacific halibut fishery in Alaska is
managed under an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program, as is the
fixed gear sablefish fishery. The IFQ Program is a limited-access
management system. Both species are also a part of the annual
apportionment under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota
(CDQ) Program. These programs are codified at 50 CFR part 679.
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Background
NMFS Alaska Region Restricted Access Management (RAM) Program
allows persons active in the Halibut and Sablefish IFQ Program to
access their IFQ accounts to obtain account and vessel balances, to get
landing ``ledger'' reports, and to pay annual cost recovery fees.
Persons active in the program include permit holders who actively fish
and fish processors who are also known as Registered Buyers of halibut
and sablefish.
In recent years, RAM increased on-line services for program
participants. To enhance security and prevent unauthorized access to
on-line accounts, RAM has shifted away from short personal
identification numbers, such as ``1234'', in combination with permit
numbers or permit-linked passwords to more secure user identification
(userID) and personal passwords. Administratively, this shift was fully
completed for Registered Buyers in 2005, who must submit a variety of
reports. However, the regulations at section 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)
continued to require that Registered Buyers use a personal
identification number to submit IFQ Buyer Reports. Buyer Reports
contain information relevant to the IFQ cost recovery program.
This action revises regulations to allow persons to access their
IFQ Program accounts with more secure userIDs and passwords.
Specifically, this rule changes the requirements for electronically
submitting an IFQ Buyer Report. Paragraph 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(ii) is
redesignated as Sec. 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(iii) and revised to read
``Non-electronic submittal: Certification, including the printed name
and signature of the individual submitting the IFQ Buyer Report on
behalf of the Registered Buyer, and date of signature.'' New Sec.
679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(ii) is added to read ``Electronic submittal:
Certification, including the NMFS ID and password of the IFQ Registered
Buyer''. In addition, a heading ``IFQ retro-payments'' is added to
Sec. 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3)(i) for heading format consistency.
Classification
Pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS has
determined that this final rule is consistent with the FMPs and other
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. NMFS has determined that this
amendment is necessary for the conservation and management of the
halibut fishery and is consistent with the Halibut Act and other
applicable law.
This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866.
This rule contains a collection-of-information requirement subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and which has been approved by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Control Number 0648-0398.
Public reporting burden for the IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Volume
and Value Report is estimated to average two hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate, or any other aspect of this data collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to NMFS (see ADDRESSES) and by e-
mail to David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to 202-395-7285.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
This action will not increase recordkeeping and reporting costs.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator of
Fisheries finds good cause to waive prior notice and opportunity for
public comment. NOAA finds that prior notice and opportunity for public
comment are unnecessary. The changes to the password instructions are
minor changes that do not substantively change the regulatory
requirements. Affected persons are presently providing passwords that
this regulatory change will otherwise require. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are not required for this rule by 5
U.S.C. 553, or any other law, so the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et. seq. are inapplicable.
Because this action makes only non-substantive changes to part 679,
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 679
Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Dated: May 28, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 679 is amended as
follows:
PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA
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1. The authority citation for part 679 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 1801 et seq., 3631 et seq.;
Pub. L. 108-447.
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2. In Sec. 679.5, paragraph (l)(7)(i)(C)(3) is revised to read as
follows:
Sec. 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting (R&R).
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(7) * * *
(i) * * *
(C) * * *
(3) Value paid for price adjustments--(i) IFQ retro-payments. The
monthly total U.S. dollar amount of any IFQ retro-payments (correlated
by IFQ species, landing month(s), and month of payment) made in the
current year to IFQ permit holders for landings made during the
previous calendar year;
(ii) Electronic submittal. Certification, including the NMFS ID and
password of the IFQ Registered Buyer; or
(iii) Non-electronic submittal. Certification, including the
printed name and signature of the individual submitting the IFQ Buyer
Report on behalf of the Registered Buyer, and date of signature.
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