Amendment of the Emergency Alert System; Independent Spanish Broadcasters Association, the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc., and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, Petition for Immediate Relief, 76515-76516 [2016-26555]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 213 / Thursday, November 3, 2016 / Rules and Regulations FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS above. E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in such expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble. F. Environment We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 023–01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have determined that this action is one of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves a month-long safety zone limiting vessel speed and intermittently prohibiting entry into a one-mile area of the Arkansas River adjacent to the Broadway Bridge during demolition operations. It is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with RULES G. Protest Activities The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters. Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or security of people, places or vessels. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR part 165 as follows: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Nov 02, 2016 Jkt 241001 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows: 76515 47 CFR Part 11 ■ Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 2. A new temporary § 165.35T08– 0992 is added to read as follows: ■ § 165.35T08–0992 Safety Zone; Arkansas River; Little Rock, AR. (a) Location. All waters of the Arkansas River beginning at mile marker 118.6 and ending at mile marker 119.6 in the vicinity of Little Rock, AR. (b) Periods of enforcement. This temporary safety zone will be enforced 30 minutes before until 30 minutes after any blasting or large-scale removal operation that takes place on the Broadway Bridge from 10 p.m. on October 28, 2016 through 10 p.m. on December 1, 2016. (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry into this area during blasting or large-scale removal operations is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP or a designated representative. All persons and vessels permitted to deviate from the safety zone requirements, as well as enter the restricted area must transit at the slowest safe speed and comply with all lawful directions issued by the COTP or a designated representative. (2) Buoys marked ‘‘No-Wake’’ will be placed along the navigation channel while this safety zone is in effect. (3) Persons or vessels requiring entry into or passage through this safety zone during prohibited entry periods must request permission from the COTP or a designated representative. They may be contacted on VHF Channel 16 or at 1– 866–777–2784. (4) A ‘‘designated representative’’ of the COTP is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer, or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer designated by the COTP to act on his behalf. (d) Informational broadcasts. The COTP Memphis or a designated representative will inform the public through broadcast notices to mariners of the enforcement period for the safety zone, as well as any changes in the dates and times of enforcement. Dated: October 28, 2016. T.J. Wendt, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Memphis, Tennessee. [FR Doc. 2016–26529 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 [ET Docket No. 04–296; FCC 16–32] Amendment of the Emergency Alert System; Independent Spanish Broadcasters Association, the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc., and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, Petition for Immediate Relief Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. AGENCY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, until Oct. 31, 2019, the information collection associated with the Commission’s Order (Order) in ET Docket No. 04–296, FCC 16–32, adopted on March 23, 2016, and released on March 30, 2016, which, among other things, adopted new multilingual alerting reporting rules into its State Emergency Alert System (EAS) Plan reporting requirements. This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules. DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 11.21 published at 81 FR 27342, May 6, 2016, are effective November 3, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418–7452, or by email at Lisa.Fowlkes@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on Oct 12, 2016, OMB approved, until Oct. 31, 2019, the information collection requirements associated with the multilingual reporting requirements adopted in on rules contained in the Commission’s Order, FCC 16–32, published at 81 FR 27342, May 6, 2016. The OMB Control Number is 3060– 0207. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1– A620, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–0207, in your correspondence. The Commission will SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03NOR1.SGM 03NOR1 76516 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 213 / Thursday, November 3, 2016 / Rules and Regulations mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with RULES also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@ fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). Synopsis As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB approval on October 12, 2016, for the information collection requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission’s rules in 47 CFR part 11. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0207. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows: OMB Control Number: 3060–0207. OMB Approval Date: October 12, 2016. OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2019. Title: Part 11, Emergency Alert System. Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business and not-forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 63,080 respondents; 3,596,546 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour (EAS Participants); 20 hours (SECCs). Frequency of Response: One-time, and on-occasion reporting requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required if distributing State and local EAS alerts in a given state. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 624(g),706, and 715 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606, and 615. Total Annual Burden: 110,476 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of confidentiality is not VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Nov 02, 2016 Jkt 241001 offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) from individuals. Privacy Act: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: Section 11.21 of the Commission’s part 11 (EAS) rules, 47 CFR 11.21, requires that State Emergency Communications Committees (SECC) prepare and submit State EAS Plans to the FCC for approval before State and local EAS alerts may be distributed within the state. On March 30, 2016, the Commission released the Order, FCC 16–32, published at 81 FR 27342, May 6, 2016, adopting rule amendments to section 11.21, 47 CFR 11.21—containing information collection requirements—designed to promote and better understand the landscape of multilingual alerting across the country. The rule amendments generally require EAS Participants (the broadcasters, cable systems, and other service providers subject to the EAS rules) to prepare and submit to their respective SECCs, a description of their efforts and activities to make available EAS alert message content to persons who communicate in languages other than English. SECCs are required to prepare a summary of such descriptions they receive and include such summary in the State EAS Plan they administer. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–26555 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 160126052–6974–02] RIN 0648–BF72 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 19 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: This final rule implements Amendment 19 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan, which the New England Fishery Management Council adopted and submitted to NMFS for approval. Amendment 19 establishes a SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 specifications process outside of the current framework adjustment process and adjusts the start of the scallop fishing year from March 1 to April 1. These changes will help reduce potential economic and biological consequences from late implementation of specifications and reduce the overall administrative burden associated with late implementation. As a result of these changes, NMFS will be able to implement simple specifications actions at the start of the fishing year on a more consistent basis. DATES: Effective December 5, 2016. ADDRESSES: The Council developed an environmental assessment (EA) for this action that describes these measures and other considered alternatives and provides a thorough analysis of the impacts of the measures and alternatives. Copies of the Amendment, the EA, and the Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RFA), are available upon request from Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950. Copies of the small entity compliance guide are available from John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930–2298, or available on the Internet at https:// www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ sustainable/species/scallop/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Ford, Fishery Policy Analyst, 978–281–9233. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Council adopted Amendment 19 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) at its December 3, 2015, meeting and submitted the amendment to NMFS on June 16, 2016. NMFS published a notice of availability on July 20, 2016 (81 FR 47152), and a proposed rule, including a reference on how to obtain the amendment and the draft final EA, for approving and implementing Amendment 19 on August 16, 2016 (81 FR 54533). The NOA included a 60-day public comment period that closed on September 19, 2016, and the proposed rule included a 30-day public comment period that closed on September 15, 2016. NMFS reviewed and finalized the amendment document to ensure consistency with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Scallop FMP, and other applicable laws. NMFS approved Amendment 19 in its entirety. E:\FR\FM\03NOR1.SGM 03NOR1

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47 CFR Part 11

[ET Docket No. 04-296; FCC 16-32]


Amendment of the Emergency Alert System; Independent Spanish 
Broadcasters Association, the Office of Communication of the United 
Church of Christ, Inc., and the Minority Media and Telecommunications 
Council, Petition for Immediate Relief

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, until Oct. 31, 2019, the 
information collection associated with the Commission's Order (Order) 
in ET Docket No. 04-296, FCC 16-32, adopted on March 23, 2016, and 
released on March 30, 2016, which, among other things, adopted new 
multilingual alerting reporting rules into its State Emergency Alert 
System (EAS) Plan reporting requirements. This document is consistent 
with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those 
rules.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 11.21 published at 81 FR 27342, May 6, 
2016, are effective November 3, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau Chief, 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-7452, or by 
email at Lisa.Fowlkes@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on Oct 12, 
2016, OMB approved, until Oct. 31, 2019, the information collection 
requirements associated with the multilingual reporting requirements 
adopted in on rules contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 16-32, 
published at 81 FR 27342, May 6, 2016. The OMB Control Number is 3060-
0207. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the 
effective date of the rules. If you have any comments on the burden 
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the 
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact 
Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control 
Number, 3060-0207, in your correspondence. The Commission will

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also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB 
approval on October 12, 2016, for the information collection 
requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules 
in 47 CFR part 11. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid 
OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0207.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0207.
    OMB Approval Date: October 12, 2016.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2019.
    Title: Part 11, Emergency Alert System.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business and not-for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 63,080 respondents; 3,596,546 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour (EAS Participants); 20 hours 
(SECCs).
    Frequency of Response: One-time, and on-occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required if distributing State and local EAS 
alerts in a given state. The statutory authority for this information 
collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(o), 301, 303(r), 
303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 624(g),706, and 715 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(o), 301, 
303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606, and 615.
    Total Annual Burden: 110,476 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Privacy Act: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 11.21 of the Commission's part 11 (EAS) 
rules, 47 CFR 11.21, requires that State Emergency Communications 
Committees (SECC) prepare and submit State EAS Plans to the FCC for 
approval before State and local EAS alerts may be distributed within 
the state. On March 30, 2016, the Commission released the Order, FCC 
16-32, published at 81 FR 27342, May 6, 2016, adopting rule amendments 
to section 11.21, 47 CFR 11.21--containing information collection 
requirements--designed to promote and better understand the landscape 
of multilingual alerting across the country. The rule amendments 
generally require EAS Participants (the broadcasters, cable systems, 
and other service providers subject to the EAS rules) to prepare and 
submit to their respective SECCs, a description of their efforts and 
activities to make available EAS alert message content to persons who 
communicate in languages other than English. SECCs are required to 
prepare a summary of such descriptions they receive and include such 
summary in the State EAS Plan they administer.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26555 Filed 11-2-16; 8:45 am]
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