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October 1, 2017, on page 657, in § 2.106,
under ‘‘United States (US) Footnotes’’,
footnote US378 is reinstated to read as
follows:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 2
§ 2.106
Frequency Allocations and Radio
Treaty Matters
Table of frequency allocations.
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US378 In the band 1710–1755 MHz,
the following provisions apply:
State
(a) Federal fixed and tactical radio
relay stations may operate indefinitely
on a primary basis within 80 km of
Cherry Point, NC (34°58′ N, 76°56′ W)
and Yuma, AZ (32°32′ N, 113°58′ W).
(b) Federal fixed and tactical radio
relay stations shall operate on a
secondary basis to primary non-Federal
operations at the 14 sites listed below:
Location
Coordinates
80 km radius of operation centered on:
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Pacific Missile Test Range/Point Mugu ............................................................................
Eglin AFB ..........................................................................................................................
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White Sands Missile Range .............................................................................................
Nellis AFB .........................................................................................................................
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Bragg .........................................................................................................................
Lewis .........................................................................................................................
(c) In the sub-band 1710–1720 MHz,
precision guided munitions shall
operate on a primary basis until
inventory is exhausted or until
December 31, 2008, whichever is earlier.
(d) All other Federal stations in the
fixed and mobile services shall operate
on a primary basis until
reaccommodated in accordance with the
Commercial Spectrum Enhancement
Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 170710645–8098–02]
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Northeast Skate Complex;
Inseason Adjustment to the Skate
Wing Possession Limit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment.
ACTION:
NMFS announces the
adjustment of the commercial per-trip
possession limit in the skate wing
fishery for the remainder of the 2017
fishing year, through April 30, 2018,
based on a revised landings projection.
This possession limit adjustment is
necessary to allow fishermen the
opportunity to fully harvest the
remaining skate wing annual total
allowable landings. This announcement
also informs the public that the skate
wing possession limit is increased until
the end of the fishing year (April 30).
DATES: Effective April 9, 2018, through
April 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Hanson, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The skate
wing fishery is managed through the
Northeast Skate Complex Fishery
Management Plan (FMP); the
regulations for which are found at 50
CFR part 648, subpart O. On December
27, 2017, we reduced the commercial
skate wing possession limit from 4,100
lb (1,860 kg) of skate wings (9,307 lb
(4,222 kg) whole weight) per trip to the
incidental limit of 500 lb (227 kg) of
skate wings (1,135 lb (515 kg) whole
weight) per trip for the remainder of the
SUMMARY:
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fishing year (82 FR 59526). The Regional
Administrator is authorized to reduce
the skate wing possession limit when
landings reach 85 percent of the annual
total allowable landings (TAL), which
occurred in December. However, this is
discouraged if the reduction is expected
to prevent attainment of the annual
TAL. Regulations at § 648.322(b)
describe this process of adjusting the
commercial possession limit of skate
wings.
Based on landings data reported
through March 31, 2018, our revised
projections indicate that under the
current possession limits, the skate wing
fishery will only harvest 98 percent of
the annual TAL before the end of the
fishing year on April 30. Because the
annual TAL would not be fully utilized
under the current incidental possession
limit, we are authorized to adjust the
possession limit in accordance with the
regulations to allow the full attainment
of the annual TAL. Revised projections
indicate that increasing the possession
limit for skate wings from 500 lb (227
kg) back to the seasonal 4,100 lb (1,860
kg) per trip for the remainder of April
(and the fishing year) would better
allow the annual TAL to be fully
utilized while still limiting the
possibility of exceeding it due to the
limited time period.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 71 / Thursday, April 12, 2018 / Rules and Regulations
This action increases the commercial
skate wing possession limit from the
incidental limit of 500 lb (227 kg) of
skate wings (1,135 lb (515 kg) whole
weight) per trip to the seasonal 4,100 lb
(1,860 kg) of skate wings (9,307 lb (4,222
kg) whole weight) per trip. This action
is being implemented to allow the skate
wing fishery an opportunity to fully
attain the annual TAL while minimizing
the possibility of exceeding it. Upon
filing of this notice, no person may
possess on board or land more than
4,100 lb (1,860 kg) of skate wings (9,307
lb (4,222 kg) whole weight) per trip for
the remainder of the 2017 fishing year,
unless under specific exemption. This
action applies to the skate wing fishery
only and does not affect vessels fishing
in accordance with a skate bait letter of
authorization. On May 1, 2018, the 2018
fishing year begins, and the commercial
skate wing possession limit will return
to the skate wing season 1 (May 1, 2018
through August 31, 2018) possession
limit of 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) of skate
wings or 5,902 lb (2,677 kg) whole
weight per trip.
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This action is taken under 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive
prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment because it would be
contrary to the public interest. This
action ends the previous trip limit
reduction in the commercial skate bait
fishery, and raises the possession limit
from the incidental limit to the standard
season 2 limit in order to allow
fishermen the opportunity to fully
harvest the annual skate wing TAL. The
regulations at § 648.322(b)(2)(iii) allow
this by stating that trip limits should not
be reduced if they prevent the
attainment of the TAL. If
implementation of this adjustment were
delayed to solicit prior public comment,
this could further prevent the fishery’s
ability to harvest the full TAL, thereby
undermining the objectives of the
Northeast Skate Complex Fishery
Management Plan. This action also
relieves the restriction of the former trip
limit reduction in the wing fishery for
the remainder of the 2017 fishing year.
The Assistant Administrator further
finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
good cause to waive the 30-day delayed
effectiveness period for the reason
stated above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801et seq.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 170816769–8162–02]
RIN 0648–XG159
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone off Alaska; Sablefish in the
Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting retention
of sablefish by vessels using trawl gear
and not participating in the cooperative
fishery of the Rockfish Program in the
Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary
because the 2018 total allowable catch
of sablefish allocated to vessels using
trawl gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
Program in the Central Regulatory Area
of the GOA has been reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), April 9, 2018, through
2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens 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 2018 total allowable catch (TAC)
of sablefish allocated to vessels using
trawl gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
Program in the Central Regulatory Area
of the GOA is 501 metric tons (mt) as
established by the final 2018 and 2019
harvest specifications for groundfish of
the GOA (83 FR 8768, March 1, 2018).
SUMMARY:
Classification
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Dated: April 9, 2018.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2018 TAC of
sablefish allocated to vessels using trawl
gear and not participating in the
cooperative fishery of the Rockfish
Program in the Central Regulatory Area
of the GOA will be reached. Therefore,
NMFS is requiring that sablefish by
vessels using trawl gear and not
participating in the cooperative fishery
of the Rockfish Program in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA be treated
as prohibited species in accordance
with § 679.21(b). This closure does not
apply to fishing by vessels participating
in the cooperative fishery of the
Rockfish Program for the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay prohibiting the retention of
sablefish by vessels using trawl gear and
not participating in the cooperative
fishery of the Rockfish Program in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment
because the most recent, relevant data
only became available as of April 6,
2018.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and § 679.21 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 9, 2018.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
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 648
[Docket No. 170710645-8098-02]
RIN 0648-XG162
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate
Complex; Inseason Adjustment to the Skate Wing Possession Limit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the adjustment of the commercial per-trip
possession limit in the skate wing fishery for the remainder of the
2017 fishing year, through April 30, 2018, based on a revised landings
projection. This possession limit adjustment is necessary to allow
fishermen the opportunity to fully harvest the remaining skate wing
annual total allowable landings. This announcement also informs the
public that the skate wing possession limit is increased until the end
of the fishing year (April 30).
DATES: Effective April 9, 2018, through April 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Hanson, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The skate wing fishery is managed through
the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan (FMP); the
regulations for which are found at 50 CFR part 648, subpart O. On
December 27, 2017, we reduced the commercial skate wing possession
limit from 4,100 lb (1,860 kg) of skate wings (9,307 lb (4,222 kg)
whole weight) per trip to the incidental limit of 500 lb (227 kg) of
skate wings (1,135 lb (515 kg) whole weight) per trip for the remainder
of the fishing year (82 FR 59526). The Regional Administrator is
authorized to reduce the skate wing possession limit when landings
reach 85 percent of the annual total allowable landings (TAL), which
occurred in December. However, this is discouraged if the reduction is
expected to prevent attainment of the annual TAL. Regulations at Sec.
648.322(b) describe this process of adjusting the commercial possession
limit of skate wings.
Based on landings data reported through March 31, 2018, our revised
projections indicate that under the current possession limits, the
skate wing fishery will only harvest 98 percent of the annual TAL
before the end of the fishing year on April 30. Because the annual TAL
would not be fully utilized under the current incidental possession
limit, we are authorized to adjust the possession limit in accordance
with the regulations to allow the full attainment of the annual TAL.
Revised projections indicate that increasing the possession limit for
skate wings from 500 lb (227 kg) back to the seasonal 4,100 lb (1,860
kg) per trip for the remainder of April (and the fishing year) would
better allow the annual TAL to be fully utilized while still limiting
the possibility of exceeding it due to the limited time period.
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This action increases the commercial skate wing possession limit
from the incidental limit of 500 lb (227 kg) of skate wings (1,135 lb
(515 kg) whole weight) per trip to the seasonal 4,100 lb (1,860 kg) of
skate wings (9,307 lb (4,222 kg) whole weight) per trip. This action is
being implemented to allow the skate wing fishery an opportunity to
fully attain the annual TAL while minimizing the possibility of
exceeding it. Upon filing of this notice, no person may possess on
board or land more than 4,100 lb (1,860 kg) of skate wings (9,307 lb
(4,222 kg) whole weight) per trip for the remainder of the 2017 fishing
year, unless under specific exemption. This action applies to the skate
wing fishery only and does not affect vessels fishing in accordance
with a skate bait letter of authorization. On May 1, 2018, the 2018
fishing year begins, and the commercial skate wing possession limit
will return to the skate wing season 1 (May 1, 2018 through August 31,
2018) possession limit of 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) of skate wings or 5,902
lb (2,677 kg) whole weight per trip.
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the
opportunity for public comment because it would be contrary to the
public interest. This action ends the previous trip limit reduction in
the commercial skate bait fishery, and raises the possession limit from
the incidental limit to the standard season 2 limit in order to allow
fishermen the opportunity to fully harvest the annual skate wing TAL.
The regulations at Sec. 648.322(b)(2)(iii) allow this by stating that
trip limits should not be reduced if they prevent the attainment of the
TAL. If implementation of this adjustment were delayed to solicit prior
public comment, this could further prevent the fishery's ability to
harvest the full TAL, thereby undermining the objectives of the
Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan. This action also
relieves the restriction of the former trip limit reduction in the wing
fishery for the remainder of the 2017 fishing year. The Assistant
Administrator further finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), good cause
to waive the 30-day delayed effectiveness period for the reason stated
above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801et seq.
Dated: April 9, 2018.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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