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However, given the relatively small
amount of spearfishing that seems to
occur in GRNMS, and the indication
from surveys that most spearfishing
activity already occurs outside of the
sanctuary, a prohibition on spearfishing
is not likely to result in significant
changes in fishing activities in or
outside of the sanctuary.
32. Comment: Size limits could
address the problem of spearfishing
selectively targeting larger fish.
Response: NOAA interprets the
comment to mean that rather than
banning spearfishing altogether, NOAA
should consider banning the take of
large fish by spearfishing (i.e.,
maximum size limit). The suggestion
provided by the commenter would not
address the powerhead ban enforcement
issue, which is one of the purposes of
this action.
33. Comment: NOAA should limit
fishing to only those fish species that
are not at risk (e.g., king mackerel) to
address the mandate to protect
resources while allowing compatible
uses.
Response: This comment is suggesting
that NOAA should restrict all kinds of
fishing activities and gear, limiting them
only to fish species that are not at risk.
This is beyond the scope of this action
(see response to comments #20, 21, 22).
34. Comment: NOAA should
postpone a decision on the proposed
rule and work with spearfishermen to
thoroughly research the issue.
Response: NOAA postponed its
previous decision to ban spearfishing in
2006, for the purpose of gathering
further socioeconomic information on
the impact of a possible ban on all
spearfishing in GRNMS. In addition,
NOAA has thoroughly researched the
possible detrimental effects to the
natural marine resources of GRNMS that
NOAA is mandated to protect.
Therefore, NOAA is satisfied with the
level of information on natural marine
resources as well as socioeconomic
impact used as a basis for this action.
V. References for Citations
All references that NOAA used as a
basis for this rule may be found in the
environmental assessment (EA), which
is available as specified in the
ADDRESSES section.
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List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 922
Administrative practice and
procedure, Coastal zone, Fishing gear,
Marine resources, Natural resources,
Penalties, Recreation and recreation
areas, Wildlife.
Dated: February 2, 2010.
Holly Bamford,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Ocean
Services and Coastal Zone Management.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
above, NOAA is amending part 922, title
15 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
as follows:
20 CFR Part 655
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PART 922—NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY PROGRAM
REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 922
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
2. Amend § 922.92:
a. By revising paragraph (a)(5)(i);
■ b. By revising paragraph (a)(6);
■ c. And by adding a new paragraph
(a)(11).
The revisions and addition read as
follows:
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§ 922.92 Prohibited or otherwise regulated
activities.
(a) * * *
(5) * * *
(i) Injuring, catching, harvesting, or
collecting, or attempting to injure, catch,
harvest, or collect, any marine organism,
or any part thereof, living or dead,
within the Sanctuary by any means
except by use of rod and reel, and
handline gear;
*
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*
(6) Using any fishing gear within the
Sanctuary except rod and reel, and
handline gear, or for law enforcement
purposes.
*
*
*
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*
(11) Possessing or carrying any fishing
gear within the Sanctuary except:
(i) Rod and reel, and handline gear;
(ii) Fishing gear other than rod and
reel, handline gear, and spearfishing
gear, provided that it is stowed on a
vessel and not available for immediate
use;
(iii) Spearfishing gear provided that is
stowed on a vessel, not available for
immediate use, and the vessel is passing
through the Sanctuary without
interruption; and
(iv) For law enforcement purposes.
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Employment and Training
Administration
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Part 501
Announcement of Public Briefings on
the Changes to the Labor Certification
Process for the Temporary Agricultural
Employment of H–2A Aliens in the
United States
AGENCIES: Employment and Training
Administration and Wage and Hour
Division; Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: On February 12, 2010, the
Department of Labor (the Department or
DOL) amended the H–2A regulations at
20 CFR part 655 governing the
certification of temporary employment
of nonimmigrant workers in temporary
or seasonal agricultural employment.
See, Temporary Agricultural
Employment of H–2A Aliens in the
United States, Final Rule, 75 FR 6884,
Feb. 12, 2010 (the Final Rule). The
Department’s Final Rule also amended
the regulations at 29 CFR part 501 to
provide for enhanced enforcement
under the H–2A program requirements
when employers fail to meet their
obligations under the H–2A program.
The Department has also made changes
to the Application for Temporary
Employment Certification, ETA Form
9142.
The Final Rule will become effective
on March 15, 2010. All H–2A program
users will be required to file their
applications under the new regulations,
and to comply with all applicable
program requirements.
The Department is issuing this notice
to announce that it has scheduled three
public briefings to educate stakeholders,
program users, and other interested
members of the public on changes to the
H–2A program made by the Final Rule
and on applying for H–2A temporary
labor certifications under the new
regulations using the ETA Form 9142.
As currently planned, the three
briefings will take place in late February
and early March of 2010 in San Diego,
California; Dallas, Texas; and Raleigh,
North Carolina. This notice provides the
public with locations, dates, and
registration information regarding the
briefings. These briefings are subject to
change and/or cancellation without
further notice in the Federal Register.
However, the Department will notify
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registered participants of any changes to
the briefings.
DATES:
1. Tuesday, February 23, 2010, San
Diego, California.
Time: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
2. Thursday, February 25, 2010, Dallas,
Texas.
Time: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
3. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Raleigh,
North Carolina.
Time: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
The meeting locations are:
1. San Diego—San Diego Marriott Hotel
and Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive,
San Diego CA 92101, Tel: 1–619–
234–1500, fax: 1–619–234–8678.
2. Dallas—Anatole Hilton, 2201
Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX
75207, Tel: 1–214–748–1200,
fax: 1–214–761–7520.
3. Raleigh—Hilton North Raleigh, 3415
Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC
27609, Tel: 1–919–872–2323,
fax: 1–919–876–0890.
ADDRESSES:
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To Register: To register for a briefing
session please complete the registration
process on-line, by visiting
www.acclaroresearch.com/oflcbriefings.
Due to space considerations, attendance
will be limited to those who register
online. In the event of cancellation or
change, participants will be notified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding the
Employment and Training
Administration’s portion of the
briefings, contact William L. Carlson,
PhD, Administrator, Office of Foreign
Labor Certification, Employment and
Training Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room
C–4312, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: (202) 693–3010 (this is not
a toll-free number).
For further information regarding the
Wage and Hour Division’s portion of the
briefings, contact James Kessler, Farm
Labor Branch Chief, Wage and Hour
Division, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room
S–3510, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone (202) 693–0070 (this is not a
toll-free number). Please do not call
these offices to register as they cannot
accept registrations.
The
registration information should be used
by any member of the public planning
to attend a briefing session.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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February 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
Nancy Leppink,
Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour
Division.
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47 CFR Part 79
[CG Docket No. 05–231; FCC 09–109]
Closed Captioning of Video
Programming
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Commission amends the closed
captioning rules to add another method
by which video programming
distributors may provide contact
information to the Commission for the
handling of immediate closed
captioning concerns and written closed
captioning complaints.
DATES: 47 CFR 79.1(i)(3), published at
74 FR 1594, January 13, 2009, and the
revisions in this document are effective
February 19, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amelia Brown, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability
Rights Office at (202) 418–2799 (voice),
(202) 418–7804 (TTY), or e-mail at
Amelia.Brown@fcc.gov.
This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document FCC 09–109, Closed
Captioning of Video Programming, CG
Docket No. 05–231, Order, adopted
December 4, 2009, and released
December 11, 2009. The full text of
document FCC 09–109 and copies of
any subsequently filed documents in
this matter will be available for public
inspection and copying during regular
business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. Document FCC
09–109 and copies of subsequently filed
documents in this matter also may be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445
12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554. Customers may
contact the Commission’s duplicating
contractor at its Web site https://
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www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1–800–
378–3160.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
(202) 418–0530 (voice) or (202) 418–
0432 (TTY). Document FCC 09–109 also
can be downloaded in Word or Portable
Document Format (PDF) at: https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/caption.html.
Synopsis
1. On November 7, 2008, the
Commission released Closed Captioning
of Video Programming, Closed
Captioning Requirements for Digital
Television Receivers, CG Docket No. 05–
231, ET Docket No. 99–254, Declaratory
Ruling, Order, and Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, FCC 08–255 (2008 Closed
Captioning Order), published at 74 FR
1594, January 13, 2009, which, among
other things, requires video
programming distributors to provide the
Commission with contact information
for the handling of immediate closed
captioning concerns and written closed
captioning complaints. Specifically, in a
new § 79.1(i)(3) of its rules, the
Commission required video
programming distributors to file the
required contact information with the
Chief of the Disability Rights Office,
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau, or by sending the information to
CLOSEDCAPTIONING_POC@fcc.gov.
2. In anticipation of a large number of
submissions and volume of information
the Commission expects to receive, it
has established an electronic webform
as an additional method by which video
programming distributors may submit
their contact information to the
Commission. To submit their contact
information in this manner, video
programming distributors will enter
contact information in specific fields
and, once submitted, this information
will be available almost immediately for
online searching by the public. This
approach will promote compliance with
the rule by facilitating the submission
and availability of complete and
accurate contact information. While
video programming distributors may use
any of the three methods described in
§ 79.1(i)(3), the Commission encourages
video programming distributors to
submit their contact information
through this online, self-service
webform. Because this additional
method of providing contact
information was not provided for in the
2008 Closed Captioning Order or in
§ 79.1(i)(3) of the Commission’s rules,
the Commission is amending § 79.1(i)(3)
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
20 CFR Part 655
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Part 501
Announcement of Public Briefings on the Changes to the Labor
Certification Process for the Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A
Aliens in the United States
AGENCIES: Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour
Division; Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: On February 12, 2010, the Department of Labor (the Department
or DOL) amended the H-2A regulations at 20 CFR part 655 governing the
certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers in
temporary or seasonal agricultural employment. See, Temporary
Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States, Final
Rule, 75 FR 6884, Feb. 12, 2010 (the Final Rule). The Department's
Final Rule also amended the regulations at 29 CFR part 501 to provide
for enhanced enforcement under the H-2A program requirements when
employers fail to meet their obligations under the H-2A program. The
Department has also made changes to the Application for Temporary
Employment Certification, ETA Form 9142.
The Final Rule will become effective on March 15, 2010. All H-2A
program users will be required to file their applications under the new
regulations, and to comply with all applicable program requirements.
The Department is issuing this notice to announce that it has
scheduled three public briefings to educate stakeholders, program
users, and other interested members of the public on changes to the H-
2A program made by the Final Rule and on applying for H-2A temporary
labor certifications under the new regulations using the ETA Form 9142.
As currently planned, the three briefings will take place in late
February and early March of 2010 in San Diego, California; Dallas,
Texas; and Raleigh, North Carolina. This notice provides the public
with locations, dates, and registration information regarding the
briefings. These briefings are subject to change and/or cancellation
without further notice in the Federal Register. However, the Department
will notify
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registered participants of any changes to the briefings.
DATES:
1. Tuesday, February 23, 2010, San Diego, California.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
2. Thursday, February 25, 2010, Dallas, Texas.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
3. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:
1. San Diego--San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, 333 West Harbor
Drive, San Diego CA 92101, Tel: 1-619-234-1500, fax: 1-619-234-8678.
2. Dallas--Anatole Hilton, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207,
Tel: 1-214-748-1200, fax: 1-214-761-7520.
3. Raleigh--Hilton North Raleigh, 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC
27609, Tel: 1-919-872-2323, fax: 1-919-876-0890.
To Register: To register for a briefing session please complete the
registration process on-line, by visiting www.acclaroresearch.com/oflcbriefings. Due to space considerations, attendance will be limited
to those who register online. In the event of cancellation or change,
participants will be notified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
Employment and Training Administration's portion of the briefings,
contact William L. Carlson, PhD, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor
Certification, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room C-4312, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-
3010 (this is not a toll-free number).
For further information regarding the Wage and Hour Division's
portion of the briefings, contact James Kessler, Farm Labor Branch
Chief, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-3510, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone
(202) 693-0070 (this is not a toll-free number). Please do not call
these offices to register as they cannot accept registrations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The registration information should be used
by any member of the public planning to attend a briefing session.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of February 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
Nancy Leppink,
Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.
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