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least one calendar year prior to the
outage).
(c) A critical communications outage
that potentially affects an airport is
defined as an outage that:
(1) Disrupts 50 percent or more of the
air traffic control links or other FAA
communications links to any airport;
(2) Has caused an Air Route Traffic
Control Center (ARTCC) or airport to
lose its radar;
(3) Causes a loss of both primary and
backup facilities at any ARTCC or
airport;
(4) Affects an ARTCC or airport that
is deemed important by the FAA as
indicated by FAA inquiry to the
provider’s management personnel; or
(5) Has affected any ARTCC or airport
and that has received any media
attention of which the communications
provider’s reporting personnel are
aware.
(d) [Reserved]
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paragraphs (d) and (e)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 4.7 Definition of metrics used to
determine the general outage-reporting
threshold criteria.
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(d) Optical Carrier 3 (OC3) minutes
are defined as the mathematical result of
multiplying the duration of an outage,
expressed in minutes, by the number of
previously operating OC3 circuits or
their equivalents that were affected by
the outage.
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(2) The mathematical result of
multiplying the duration of an outage,
expressed in minutes, by the number of
end users potentially affected by the
outage, for all other forms of
communications. For interconnected
VoIP service providers to mobile users,
the number of potentially affected users
should be determined by multiplying
the simultaneous call capacity of the
affected equipment by a concentration
ratio of 8.
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■ 4. Section 4.9 is amended by revising
paragraph (a)(2), the second sentence in
paragraph (a)(4), revising the second
and sixth sentence in paragraph (b),
revising paragraph (e), (f)(2) and the
second sentence in paragraph (f)(4) to
read as follows:
§ 4.9 Outage reporting requirements—
threshold criteria.
(a) * * *
(2) Affects at least 667 OC3 minutes;
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(4) * * * (OC3 minutes and user
minutes are defined in paragraphs (d)
and (e) of § 4.7.) * * *
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(b) * * * Providers must report IXC
and LEC tandem outages of at least 30
minutes duration in which at least
90,000 calls are blocked or at least 667
OC3-minutes are lost.* * * (OC3
minutes are defined in paragraph (d) of
§ 4.7.) * * *
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(e)(1) All wireless service providers
shall submit electronically a
Notification to the Commission within
120 minutes of discovering that they
have experienced on any facilities that
they own, operate, lease, or otherwise
utilize, an outage of at least 30 minutes
duration:
(i) Of a Mobile Switching Center
(MSC);
(ii) That potentially affects at least
900,000 user minutes of either
telephony and associated data (2nd
generation or lower) service or paging
service;
(iii) That affects at least 667 OC3
minutes (as defined in § 4.7);
(iv) That potentially affects any
special offices and facilities (in
accordance with paragraphs (a) through
(d) of § 4.5) other than airports through
direct service facility agreements; or
(v) That potentially affects a 911
special facility (as defined in paragraph
(e) of § 4.5), in which case they also
shall notify, as soon as possible by
telephone or other electronic means,
any official who has been designated by
the management of the affected 911
facility as the provider’s contact person
for communications outages at that
facility, and they shall convey to that
person all available information that
may be useful to the management of the
affected facility in mitigating the effects
of the outage on callers to that facility.
(2) In determining the number of
users potentially affected by a failure of
a switch, a wireless provider must
multiply the number of macro cell sites
disabled in the outage by the average
number of users served per site, which
is calculated as the total number of
users for the provider divided by the
total number of the provider’s macro
cell sites.
(3) For providers of paging service
only, a notification must be submitted if
the failure of a switch for at least 30
minutes duration potentially affects at
least 900,000 user-minutes.
(4) Not later than 72 hours after
discovering the outage, the provider
shall submit electronically an Initial
Communications Outage Report to the
Commission. Not later than 30 days
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after discovering the outage, the
provider shall submit electronically a
Final Communications Outage Report to
the Commission.
(5) The Notification and Initial and
Final reports shall comply with the
requirements of § 4.11.
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(2) Affects at least 667 OC3 minutes;
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minutes are defined in paragraphs (d)
and (e) of § 4.7.) * * *
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§ 4.13
[Removed and Reserved]
5. Section 4.13 is removed and
reserved.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 1206013412–2517–02]
RIN 0648–XE716
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2016
Commercial Accountability Measure
and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Greater
Amberjack
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements
accountability measures (AMs) for
commercial greater amberjack in the
Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) reef fish fishery
for the 2016 fishing year through this
temporary rule. NMFS projects
commercial landings for greater
amberjack, will reach the commercial
annual catch target (ACT) by July 17,
2016. Therefore, NMFS closes the
commercial sector for greater amberjack
in the Gulf on July 17, 2016, and it will
remain closed until the start of the next
fishing season on January 1, 2017. This
closure is necessary to protect the Gulf
greater amberjack resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, July 17, 2016, until 12:01
a.m., local time, January 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich
Malinowski, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, or
email: rich.malinowski@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the reef fish fishery of the Gulf,
SUMMARY:
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which includes greater amberjack,
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf
(FMP). The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council)
prepared the FMP and NMFS
implements the FMP under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All
greater amberjack weights discussed in
this temporary rule are in round weight.
The commercial annual catch limit
(ACL) for Gulf greater amberjack is
464,400 lb (210,648 kg), as specified in
50 CFR 622.41(a)(1)(iii). The
commercial ACT (equivalent to the
commercial quota) is 394,740 lb
(179,051 kg), as specified in 50 CFR
622.39(a)(1)(v).
Under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1)(i), NMFS
is required to close the commercial
sector for greater amberjack when the
commercial quota is reached, or is
projected to be reached, by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. NMFS has
determined the commercial quota will
be reached by July 17, 2016.
Accordingly, the commercial sector for
Gulf greater amberjack is closed
effective 12:01 a.m., local time, July 17,
2016, until 12:01 a.m., local time,
January 1, 2017.
The operator of a vessel with a valid
commercial vessel permit for Gulf reef
fish with greater amberjack on board
must have landed, bartered, traded, or
sold such greater amberjack prior to
12:01 a.m., local time, July 17, 2016.
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During the commercial closure, the bag
and possession limits specified in 50
CFR 622.38(b)(1) apply to all harvest or
possession of greater amberjack in or
from the Gulf exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). However, from June 1 through
July 31 each year, the recreational sector
for greater amberjack is also closed, as
specified in 50 CFR 622.34(c), and
during this recreational closure, the bag
and possession limits for greater
amberjack in or from the Gulf EEZ are
zero. During the commercial closure, the
sale or purchase of greater amberjack
taken from the EEZ is prohibited. The
prohibition on sale or purchase does not
apply to the sale or purchase of greater
amberjack that were harvested, landed
ashore, and sold prior to 12:01 a.m.,
local time, July 17, 2016, and were held
in cold storage by a dealer or processor.
The commercial sector for greater
amberjack will reopen on January 1,
2017, the beginning of the 2017
commercial fishing season.
Classification
The Regional Administrator,
Southeast Region, NMFS, has
determined this temporary rule is
necessary for the conservation and
management of Gulf greater amberjack
and is consistent with the MagnusonStevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.41(a)(1) and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the
procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, because the temporary rule is
issued without opportunity for prior
notice and comment.
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This action responds to the best
scientific information available. The
Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries (AA), finds that the need to
immediately implement this action to
close the commercial sector for greater
amberjack constitutes good cause to
waive the requirements to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment pursuant to the authority set
forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such
procedures would be unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the
rule establishing the closure provisions
was subject to notice and comment, and
all that remains is to notify the public
of the closure. Such procedures are
contrary to the public interest because
of the need to immediately implement
this action to protect greater amberjack.
The capacity of the commercial sector
allows for rapid harvest of the
commercial quota, and prior notice and
opportunity for public comment would
require time and would potentially
result in harvest exceeding the
commercial ACL.
For the aforementioned reasons, the
AA also finds good cause to waive the
30-day delay in the effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 6, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 1206013412-2517-02]
RIN 0648-XE716
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
2016 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf of Mexico
Greater Amberjack
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for commercial
greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) reef fish fishery for
the 2016 fishing year through this temporary rule. NMFS projects
commercial landings for greater amberjack, will reach the commercial
annual catch target (ACT) by July 17, 2016. Therefore, NMFS closes the
commercial sector for greater amberjack in the Gulf on July 17, 2016,
and it will remain closed until the start of the next fishing season on
January 1, 2017. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf greater
amberjack resource.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, July 17, 2016,
until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Malinowski, NMFS Southeast
Regional Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, or email:
rich.malinowski@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the reef fish fishery of the
Gulf,
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which includes greater amberjack, under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf (FMP). The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) prepared the FMP and NMFS implements the
FMP under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part
622. All greater amberjack weights discussed in this temporary rule are
in round weight.
The commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for Gulf greater amberjack
is 464,400 lb (210,648 kg), as specified in 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1)(iii).
The commercial ACT (equivalent to the commercial quota) is 394,740 lb
(179,051 kg), as specified in 50 CFR 622.39(a)(1)(v).
Under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1)(i), NMFS is required to close the
commercial sector for greater amberjack when the commercial quota is
reached, or is projected to be reached, by filing a notification to
that effect with the Office of the Federal Register. NMFS has
determined the commercial quota will be reached by July 17, 2016.
Accordingly, the commercial sector for Gulf greater amberjack is closed
effective 12:01 a.m., local time, July 17, 2016, until 12:01 a.m.,
local time, January 1, 2017.
The operator of a vessel with a valid commercial vessel permit for
Gulf reef fish with greater amberjack on board must have landed,
bartered, traded, or sold such greater amberjack prior to 12:01 a.m.,
local time, July 17, 2016. During the commercial closure, the bag and
possession limits specified in 50 CFR 622.38(b)(1) apply to all harvest
or possession of greater amberjack in or from the Gulf exclusive
economic zone (EEZ). However, from June 1 through July 31 each year,
the recreational sector for greater amberjack is also closed, as
specified in 50 CFR 622.34(c), and during this recreational closure,
the bag and possession limits for greater amberjack in or from the Gulf
EEZ are zero. During the commercial closure, the sale or purchase of
greater amberjack taken from the EEZ is prohibited. The prohibition on
sale or purchase does not apply to the sale or purchase of greater
amberjack that were harvested, landed ashore, and sold prior to 12:01
a.m., local time, July 17, 2016, and were held in cold storage by a
dealer or processor. The commercial sector for greater amberjack will
reopen on January 1, 2017, the beginning of the 2017 commercial fishing
season.
Classification
The Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and management of
Gulf greater amberjack and is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act
and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(1) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, because the temporary rule is issued without
opportunity for prior notice and comment.
This action responds to the best scientific information available.
The Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries (AA), finds that the
need to immediately implement this action to close the commercial
sector for greater amberjack constitutes good cause to waive the
requirements to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such
procedures would be unnecessary and contrary to the public interest.
Such procedures are unnecessary because the rule establishing the
closure provisions was subject to notice and comment, and all that
remains is to notify the public of the closure. Such procedures are
contrary to the public interest because of the need to immediately
implement this action to protect greater amberjack. The capacity of the
commercial sector allows for rapid harvest of the commercial quota, and
prior notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and
would potentially result in harvest exceeding the commercial ACL.
For the aforementioned reasons, the AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effectiveness of this action under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 6, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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