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on an interim basis until the
Commission concludes its rural review
proceeding and adopts changes, if any,
to those rules as a result of that
proceeding. Based on the
recommendations of the Rural Task
Force and the Federal-State Joint Board
on Universal Service (Joint Board), the
Commission adopted a modified
embedded cost support mechanism for
rural carriers for a five-year period
beginning on July 1, 2001. Thus, the
Commission intended that the Rural
Task Force plan would remain in effect
util June 30, 2006. At the same time, the
Commission expected to complete a
review, with Joint Board input, of the
rules relating to the rural high-cost
support mechanism before the end of
the five year period.
2. On June 28, 2004, the Commission
asked the Joint Board to review the
Commission’s rules relating to high-cost
support for rural carriers and to
determine the appropriate rural
mechanism to succeed the five-year
plan adopted in the Rural Task Force
Order. On August 16, 2004, the
Commission released a Joint Board
Public Notice seeking comment on the
rural review issues referred to the Joint
Board. On August 17, 2005, the
Commission released another Joint
Board Public Notice seeking comment
on several proposals that state Joint
Board members and staff had
developed. The Joint Board has been
diligently reviewing the record and
considering what support mechanism
should succeed the Rural Task Force
plan. Nonetheless, the Commission
finds that it may not have adequate time
after the Joint Board issues a
recommended decision in the rural
review proceeding to develop a record
on that recommendation and to adopt
any changes to the current rules prior to
June 30, 2006. In light of the ongoing
Joint Board review, the interim nature of
these rules, and the need to ensure
continuity pending further Commission
action, good cause exists to extend the
rural high-cost support rules adopted in
the Rural Task Force Order. The
Commission also finds it has authority
to adopt interim rules without notice
and comment when necessary. 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B); see Mid-Tex Elec. Coop.,
Inc. v. FERC, 822 F.2d 1123 (D.C. Cir.
1987). Accordingly, the rural high-cost
support rules adopted in the Rural Task
Force Order, as amended, will remain in
effect after this date until the
Commission adopts new high-cost
support rules for rural carriers.
3. Pursuant to the authority contained
in sections 1–4, 201–205, 214, 218–220,
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214, 218–220, 254, 303(r), 403, 405, and
410, that this Order in CC Docket No.
96–45 and WC Docket No. 05–337 is
adopted.
4. The extension of the high-cost
universal service support rules
applicable to rural carriers shall be
effective June 26, 2006.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 665
[Docket No. 060327086-6130-02; I.D.
032306A]
RIN 0648-AU21
NOAA Information Collection
Requirements Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act; OMB Control Numbers;
Fisheries off West Coast States;
Fisheries in the Western Pacific;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting
amendment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This rule amends the
regulations for fisheries in the western
Pacific to correct errors that resulted
from a recent regulatory reorganization.
This action is necessary to remedy
incorrect cross-references and
administrative titles, and will result in
accurately worded regulations.
DATES: Effective May 26, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Harman, Pacific Islands Region,
NMFS, 808 944–2271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published in the Federal Register a final
rule that reorganized fishery regulations
by creating a new part 665 for the
regulations covering fisheries in the
western Pacific (71 FR 17985, April 10,
2006). Regulations for western Pacific
fisheries were formerly found in part
660, with west coast regulations. The
instructions for implementing that
reorganization rule contained several
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errors. Most important was that the
internal cross-references to other
sections of the new part 665 still
incorrectly referred to sections in old
part 660 that no longer existed after the
reorganization. Other errors included
administrative titles that were not
changed during the previous
reorganization rule. This final rule
corrects those errors. No substantive
changes are being made to the
regulations.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAA, (AA) finds good cause to waive
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment, as such notice and comment
would be unnecessary. These
procedures are unnecessary because the
regulations were subject to notice and
comment when originally implemented,
and no substantive changes are being
made pursuant to this final rule. The
only actions currently being taken are to
correct errors in cross references created
during the reorganization of the western
Pacific regulations into a new part, and
to correct several administrative titles.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), the 30-day
delay in effectiveness does not apply to
this rule because it is not a substantive
rule.
This rule is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Dated: May 22, 2006.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Regulatory
Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 665 is correctly
amended as follows:
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PART 665—[CORRECTED]
1. The authority citation for part 665
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
2. In part 665, remove all references to
‘‘660’’ every place it appears and replace
it with ‘‘665’’.
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§ 665.41
[Corrected]
3. In § 665.41, paragraph (c), remove
‘‘Pacific Area Office’’ and replace it
with‘‘Pacific Islands Regional Office’’.
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4. In § 665.41, paragraphs (g)(4)(i), and
(g)(4)(ii), remove ‘‘Regional Director’’
and replace it with ‘‘Regional
Administrator’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 665
[Docket No. 060327086-6130-02; I.D. 032306A]
RIN 0648-AU21
NOAA Information Collection Requirements Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act; OMB Control Numbers; Fisheries off West Coast States;
Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: This rule amends the regulations for fisheries in the western
Pacific to correct errors that resulted from a recent regulatory
reorganization. This action is necessary to remedy incorrect cross-
references and administrative titles, and will result in accurately
worded regulations.
DATES: Effective May 26, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Harman, Pacific Islands Region,
NMFS, 808 944-2271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published in the Federal Register a
final rule that reorganized fishery regulations by creating a new part
665 for the regulations covering fisheries in the western Pacific (71
FR 17985, April 10, 2006). Regulations for western Pacific fisheries
were formerly found in part 660, with west coast regulations. The
instructions for implementing that reorganization rule contained
several errors. Most important was that the internal cross-references
to other sections of the new part 665 still incorrectly referred to
sections in old part 660 that no longer existed after the
reorganization. Other errors included administrative titles that were
not changed during the previous reorganization rule. This final rule
corrects those errors. No substantive changes are being made to the
regulations.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA, (AA) finds good cause to waive prior notice and
opportunity for public comment, as such notice and comment would be
unnecessary. These procedures are unnecessary because the regulations
were subject to notice and comment when originally implemented, and no
substantive changes are being made pursuant to this final rule. The
only actions currently being taken are to correct errors in cross
references created during the reorganization of the western Pacific
regulations into a new part, and to correct several administrative
titles. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), the 30-day delay in effectiveness
does not apply to this rule because it is not a substantive rule.
This rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Dated: May 22, 2006.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 665 is correctly
amended as follows:
PART 665--[CORRECTED]
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1. The authority citation for part 665 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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2. In part 665, remove all references to ``660'' every place it appears
and replace it with ``665''.
Sec. 665.41 [Corrected]
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3. In Sec. 665.41, paragraph (c), remove ``Pacific Area Office'' and
replace it with``Pacific Islands Regional Office''.
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4. In Sec. 665.41, paragraphs (g)(4)(i), and (g)(4)(ii), remove
``Regional Director'' and replace it with ``Regional Administrator''.
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