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contribute based only on such entity’s
projected collected interstate end-user
telecommunications revenues, net of
projected contributions. For purposes of
this paragraph, an ‘‘entity’’ shall refer to
the entity that is subject to the universal
service reporting requirements in
§ 54.711 and shall include all of that
entity’s affiliated providers of interstate
and international telecommunications
and telecommunications services.
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I 6. Amend § 54.708 by adding a new
sentence after the first sentence to read
as follows:
annual closure of the shrimp fishery in
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off
Texas. The closure is normally from
May 15 to July 15 each year. For 2006,
the closure began on May 15, and will
end at 30 minutes after sunset on July
10. The Texas closure is intended to
prohibit the harvest of brown shrimp
during their major emigration from
Texas estuaries to the Gulf of Mexico so
the shrimp may reach a larger, more
valuable size and to prevent the waste
of brown shrimp that would be
discarded in fishing operations because
of their small size.
§ 54.708
DATES:
De minimis exemption.
* * * The foregoing notwithstanding,
all interconnected VoIP providers,
including those whose contributions
would be de minimis, must file the
Telecommunications Reporting
Worksheet. * * *
I 7. Amend § 54.712 by revising the
section heading and paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
§ 54.712 Contributor recovery of universal
service costs from end users.
(a) Federal universal service
contribution costs may be recovered
through interstate telecommunicationsrelated charges to end users. If a
contributor chooses to recover its
federal universal service contribution
costs through a line item on a
customer’s bill the amount of the federal
universal service line-item charge may
not exceed the interstate
telecommunications portion of that
customer’s bill times the relevant
contribution factor.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[I.D. 070306A]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Texas
Closure
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Adjustment of the ending date
of the Texas closure.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces an
adjustment to the ending date of the
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This action is authorized by 50 CFR
622.34(h)(2) and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 3, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The EEZ off Texas is open to
trawl fishing from 30 minutes after
sunset on July 10, 2006.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dr.
Steve Branstetter, 727–824–5305; fax:
727–824–5308; e-mail:
Steve.Branstetter@noaa.gov.
50 CFR Part 679
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Gulf
of Mexico shrimp fishery is managed
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico (FMP). The FMP was prepared
by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council and is
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR
part 622 under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
EEZ off Texas is normally closed to all
trawling each year from 30 minutes after
sunset on May 15 to 30 minutes after
sunset on July 15. The regulations at 50
CFR 622.34(h) describe the area of the
Texas closure and provide for
adjustments to the beginning and
ending dates by the Regional
Administrator, Southeast Region,
NMFS, under procedures and
restrictions specified in the FMP.
The beginning and ending dates of the
Texas closure are based on biological
sampling by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department (TPWD). The closure date is
established based on projected times
that brown shrimp in Texas bays and
estuaries will reach a mean size of 90
mm, and begin strong emigrations out of
the bays and estuaries during maximum
duration ebb tides. The waters off Texas
are re-opened to shrimping when
projections indicate that brown shrimp
will reach a mean size of 112 mm, in
concurrence with maximum duration
ebb tides. Biological data collected by
TPDW indicate that the criteria to end
the Texas closure will be met on July 10,
2006. Accordingly, the time and date for
ending the Texas closure is changed
from 30 minutes after sunset on July 15,
2006, to 30 minutes after sunset on July
10, 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch
in the Eastern Aleutian District of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the
Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands management
area (BSAI). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the 2006 Pacific
ocean perch total allowable catch (TAC)
in the Eastern Aleutian District of the
BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), July 5, 2006, through 2400
hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI according to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (FMP) prepared by
the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council under authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens 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 2006 Pacific ocean perch TAC in
the Eastern Aleutian District of the BSAI
is 2,849 metric tons (mt) as established
by the 2006 and 2007 final harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[I.D. 070306A]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Texas Closure
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Adjustment of the ending date of the Texas closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces an adjustment to the ending date of the annual
closure of the shrimp fishery in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off
Texas. The closure is normally from May 15 to July 15 each year. For
2006, the closure began on May 15, and will end at 30 minutes after
sunset on July 10. The Texas closure is intended to prohibit the
harvest of brown shrimp during their major emigration from Texas
estuaries to the Gulf of Mexico so the shrimp may reach a larger, more
valuable size and to prevent the waste of brown shrimp that would be
discarded in fishing operations because of their small size.
DATES: The EEZ off Texas is open to trawl fishing from 30 minutes after
sunset on July 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Steve Branstetter, 727-824-5305;
fax: 727-824-5308; e-mail: Steve.Branstetter@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery is managed
under the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council and is implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 622
under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. The EEZ off Texas is normally closed to all trawling
each year from 30 minutes after sunset on May 15 to 30 minutes after
sunset on July 15. The regulations at 50 CFR 622.34(h) describe the
area of the Texas closure and provide for adjustments to the beginning
and ending dates by the Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS,
under procedures and restrictions specified in the FMP.
The beginning and ending dates of the Texas closure are based on
biological sampling by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The
closure date is established based on projected times that brown shrimp
in Texas bays and estuaries will reach a mean size of 90 mm, and begin
strong emigrations out of the bays and estuaries during maximum
duration ebb tides. The waters off Texas are re-opened to shrimping
when projections indicate that brown shrimp will reach a mean size of
112 mm, in concurrence with maximum duration ebb tides. Biological data
collected by TPDW indicate that the criteria to end the Texas closure
will be met on July 10, 2006. Accordingly, the time and date for ending
the Texas closure is changed from 30 minutes after sunset on July 15,
2006, to 30 minutes after sunset on July 10, 2006.
Classification
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 622.34(h)(2) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 3, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 06-6098 Filed 7-5-06; 2:20 pm]
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