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TABLE 1 TO § 25.228(j)(3)—APPLICABLE RADIO ASTRONOMY SERVICE (RAS) FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED COORDINATION
DISTANCES—Continued
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(north)
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42°56′01″
17°45′24″
118°16′37″
155°27′20″
119°41′00″
111°36′45″
108°07′09″
106°14′44″
103°56′41″
91°34′27″
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64°35′01″
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Observatory
Very Large Array, near Socorro, NM ..........................................................................................
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, Rosman, NC ...............................................................
U of Michigan Radio Astronomy Observatory, Stinchfield Woods, MI ........................................
Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) stations:
Owens Valley, CA ................................................................................................................
Mauna Kea, HI .....................................................................................................................
Brewster, WA ........................................................................................................................
Kitt Peak, AZ ........................................................................................................................
Pie Town, NM .......................................................................................................................
Los Alamos, NM ...................................................................................................................
Fort Davis, TX ......................................................................................................................
North Liberty, IA ...................................................................................................................
Hancock, NH ........................................................................................................................
St. Croix, VI ..........................................................................................................................
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* Owens Valley, CA operates both a VLBA station and single-dish telescopes.
(4) When NTIA seeks to provide
similar protection to future RAS sites
that have been coordinated through the
IRAC Frequency Assignment
Subcommittee process, NTIA will notify
the Commission’s International Bureau
that the site is nearing operational
status. Upon public notice from the
International Bureau, all Ku-band ESIMs
licensees must cease operations in the
14.47–14.5 GHz band within the
relevant geographic zone (160 kms for
single-dish radio observatories and Very
Large Array antenna systems and 50
kms for Very Long Baseline Array
antenna systems for ESVs and VMESs,
radio line of sight for ESAAs) of the new
RAS site until the licensees complete
coordination for the new RAS facility.
Licensees must notify the International
Bureau once they have completed
coordination for the new RAS site and
must submit the coordination agreement
to the Commission. Upon receipt of
such notification from a licensee, the
International Bureau will issue a public
notice stating that the licensee may
commence operations within the
coordination zone in 30 days if no party
opposed the operations. The ESIMs
licensee then will be permitted to
commence operations in the 14.47–14.5
GHz band within the relevant
coordination distance around the new
RAS site, subject to any operational
constraints developed in the
coordination process.
(5) ESIMs licensees must use Global
Positioning Satellite-related or other
similar position location technology to
ensure compliance with the provisions
of subparagraphs 1–3 of this paragraph.
24. Amend § 25.258 by revising
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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§ 25.258 Sharing between NGSO MSS
feeder-link stations and GSO FSS services
in the 29.25–29.5 GHz band.
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(b) Licensed GSO FSS earth stations
in the vicinity of operational NGSO
MSS feeder-link earth station complexes
must, to the maximum extent possible,
operate with frequency/polarization
selections that will minimize
unacceptable interference with
reception of GSO FSS and NGSO MSS
uplink transmissions in the 29.25–29.5
GHz band. Earth station licensees
operating with GSO FSS systems shall
be capable of providing earth station
locations to support coordination of
NGSO MSS feeder link stations under
paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section.
Operation of ubiquitously deployed
GSO FSS earth stations in the 29.25–
29.5 GHz frequency band must conform
to the rules contained in § 25.218(i).
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25. Amend § 25.287 by removing
paragraph (d).
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§ 25.290 Responsibility of licensee for
blanket-licensed earth station operation.
The holder of an FCC blanket earth
station license is responsible for
operation of any earth station under that
license. Operators of satellite networks
and systems must not transmit
communications to or from such earth
stations in the United States unless such
communications are authorized under a
service contract with the holder of a
pertinent FCC blanket earth station
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 180713633–9174–02]
RIN 0648–XY040
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka
Mackerel in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amount of the 2019
Atka mackerel incidental catch
allowance (ICA) for the Bering Sea
subarea and Eastern Aleutian district
(BS/EAI) to the Amendment 80
cooperative allocation in the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to allow
the 2019 total allowable catch of Atka
mackerel in the BSAI to be fully
harvested.
SUMMARY:
Effective 12 hrs Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), October 4, 2019 through 2400
hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
DATES:
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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 2019 Atka mackerel ICA for the
BS/EAI is 800 metric tons (mt) and the
2019 Atka mackerel total allowable
catch allocated to the Amendment 80
cooperative is 18,452 mt as established
by the final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019).
The Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, has determined that 400 mt of
the Atka mackerel ICA for the BS/EAI
will not be harvested. Therefore, in
accordance with § 679.91(f), NMFS
reallocates 400 mt of Atka mackerel
from the BS/EAI ICA to the Amendment
80 cooperative in the BSAI. In
accordance with § 679.91(f), NMFS will
reissue cooperative quota permit for the
reallocated Atka mackerel following the
procedures set forth in § 679.91(f)(3).
The harvest specifications for Atka
mackerel included in the harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019) are
revised as follows: 400 mt of Atka
mackerel for the BS/EAI ICA and 18,842
mt of Atka mackerel for the Amendment
80 cooperative allocations in the BS/
EAI. Table 6 is revised and republished
in its entirety as follows:
TABLE 6—FINAL 2019 SEASONAL AND SPATIAL ALLOWANCES, GEAR SHARES, CDQ RESERVE, INCIDENTAL CATCH
ALLOWANCE, AND AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATIONS OF THE BSAI ATKA MACKEREL TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2019 allocation by area
Eastern
Aleutian
District/
Bering Sea
Sector 1
Season 2 3 4
TAC .................................................................
CDQ reserve ...................................................
n/a ..................................................................
Total ...............................................................
A .....................................................................
Critical Habitat ................................................
B .....................................................................
Critical Habitat ................................................
n/a ..................................................................
Total ...............................................................
Total ...............................................................
Total ...............................................................
A .....................................................................
Critical Habitat ................................................
B .....................................................................
Critical Habitat ................................................
Total ...............................................................
A .....................................................................
Critical Habitat ................................................
B .....................................................................
Critical Habitat ................................................
Non-CDQ TAC ................................................
ICA ..................................................................
Jig 7 .................................................................
BSAI trawl limited access ...............................
Amendment 80 sector .....................................
23,970
2,565
1,282
n/a
1,282
n/a
21,405
400
103
2,050
1,025
n/a
1,025
n/a
18,852
9,426
n/a
9,426
n/a
Central
Aleutian
district 5
Western
Aleutian
district
14,390
1,540
770
462
770
462
12,850
75
........................
1,278
639
383
639
383
11,498
5,749
3,449
5,749
3,449
19,591
2,096
1,048
629
1,048
629
17,495
20
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........................
........................
........................
........................
17,475
8,737
5,242
8,737
5,242
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1 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtracting the CDQ reserves, jig gear allocation, and ICAs, to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC for Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to 50 CFR part 679 and § 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see §§ 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
2 Sections 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel fishery.
3 The seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
4 Section 679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from January 20 to June 10 and the B
season from June 10 to December 31.
5 Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(i) limits no more than 60 percent of the annual TACs in Areas 542 and 543 to be caught inside of Steller sea
lion critical habitat; § 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(ii) equally divides the annual TACs between the A and B seasons as defined at § 679.23(e)(3); and
§ 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(2) requires the TAC in Area 543 shall be no more than 65 percent of ABC in Area 543.
6 Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear
after subtracting the CDQ reserve and the ICA. NMFS sets the amount of this allocation for 2019 at 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
This will enhance the socioeconomic
well-being of harvesters dependent
upon Atka mackerel in this area. The
Regional Administrator considered the
following factors in reaching this
decision: (1) The current catch of Atka
mackerel ICA in the BS/EAI, (2) the
harvest capacity and stated intent on
future harvesting patterns of the
Amendment 80 cooperative that
participates in this BS/EAI fishery.
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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
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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 the reallocation of Atka mackerel
from the BS/EAI ICA to the Amendment
80 cooperative in the BSAI. Since the
fishery is currently open, it is important
to immediately inform the industry as to
the revised allocations. Immediate
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notification is necessary to allow for the
orderly conduct and efficient operation
of this fishery, to allow the industry to
plan for the fishing season, and to avoid
potential disruption to the fishing fleet
as well as processors. NMFS was unable
to publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of September 26, 2019.
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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 § 679.91
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 2, 2019.
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 679
[Docket No. 180713633-9174-02]
RIN 0648-XY040
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation
of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of the 2019
Atka mackerel incidental catch allowance (ICA) for the Bering Sea
subarea and Eastern Aleutian district (BS/EAI) to the Amendment 80
cooperative allocation in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2019
total allowable catch of Atka mackerel in the BSAI to be fully
harvested.
DATES: Effective 12 hrs Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 4, 2019
through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
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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 2019 Atka mackerel ICA for the BS/EAI is 800 metric tons (mt)
and the 2019 Atka mackerel total allowable catch allocated to the
Amendment 80 cooperative is 18,452 mt as established by the final 2019
and 2020 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (84 FR 9000,
March 13, 2019).
The Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined that 400 mt
of the Atka mackerel ICA for the BS/EAI will not be harvested.
Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 679.91(f), NMFS reallocates 400 mt
of Atka mackerel from the BS/EAI ICA to the Amendment 80 cooperative in
the BSAI. In accordance with Sec. 679.91(f), NMFS will reissue
cooperative quota permit for the reallocated Atka mackerel following
the procedures set forth in Sec. 679.91(f)(3).
The harvest specifications for Atka mackerel included in the
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (84 FR 9000, March
13, 2019) are revised as follows: 400 mt of Atka mackerel for the BS/
EAI ICA and 18,842 mt of Atka mackerel for the Amendment 80 cooperative
allocations in the BS/EAI. Table 6 is revised and republished in its
entirety as follows:
Table 6--Final 2019 Seasonal and Spatial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and
Amendment 80 Allocations of the BSAI ATKA Mackerel TAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2019 allocation by area
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Eastern
Sector \1\ Season 2 3 4 Aleutian Central Western
District/ Aleutian Aleutian
Bering Sea district \5\ district
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TAC................................... n/a..................... 23,970 14,390 19,591
CDQ reserve........................... Total................... 2,565 1,540 2,096
A....................... 1,282 770 1,048
Critical Habitat........ n/a 462 629
B....................... 1,282 770 1,048
Critical Habitat........ n/a 462 629
Non-CDQ TAC........................... n/a..................... 21,405 12,850 17,495
ICA................................... Total................... 400 75 20
Jig \7\............................... Total................... 103 .............. ..............
BSAI trawl limited access............. Total................... 2,050 1,278 ..............
A....................... 1,025 639 ..............
Critical Habitat........ n/a 383 ..............
B....................... 1,025 639 ..............
Critical Habitat........ n/a 383 ..............
Amendment 80 sector................... Total................... 18,852 11,498 17,475
A....................... 9,426 5,749 8,737
Critical Habitat........ n/a 3,449 5,242
B....................... 9,426 5,749 8,737
Critical Habitat........ n/a 3,449 5,242
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\1\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii) allocates the Atka mackerel TACs, after subtracting the CDQ reserves, jig gear
allocation, and ICAs, to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors. The allocation of the ITAC
for Atka mackerel to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors is established in Table 33 to 50
CFR part 679 and Sec. 679.91. The CDQ reserve is 10.7 percent of the TAC for use by CDQ participants (see
Sec. Sec. 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and 679.31).
\2\ Sections 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(A) and 679.22(a) establish temporal and spatial limitations for the Atka mackerel
fishery.
\3\ The seasonal allowances of Atka mackerel are 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season.
\4\ Section 679.23(e)(3) authorizes directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear during the A season from
January 20 to June 10 and the B season from June 10 to December 31.
\5\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(i) limits no more than 60 percent of the annual TACs in Areas 542 and 543 to
be caught inside of Steller sea lion critical habitat; Sec. 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(1)(ii) equally divides the
annual TACs between the A and B seasons as defined at Sec. 679.23(e)(3); and Sec. 679.20(a)(8)(ii)(C)(2)
requires the TAC in Area 543 shall be no more than 65 percent of ABC in Area 543.
\6\ Section 679.20(a)(8)(i) requires that up to 2 percent of the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea
subarea TAC be allocated to jig gear after subtracting the CDQ reserve and the ICA. NMFS sets the amount of
this allocation for 2019 at 0.5 percent. The jig gear allocation is not apportioned by season.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
This will enhance the socioeconomic well-being of harvesters
dependent upon Atka mackerel in this area. The Regional Administrator
considered the following factors in reaching this decision: (1) The
current catch of Atka mackerel ICA in the BS/EAI, (2) the harvest
capacity and stated intent on future harvesting patterns of the
Amendment 80 cooperative that participates in this BS/EAI fishery.
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 the reallocation of Atka mackerel from the BS/EAI ICA to
the Amendment 80 cooperative in the BSAI. Since the fishery is
currently open, it is important to immediately inform the industry as
to the revised allocations. Immediate
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notification is necessary to allow for the orderly conduct and
efficient operation of this fishery, to allow the industry to plan for
the fishing season, and to avoid potential disruption to the fishing
fleet as well as processors. NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant
data only became available as of September 26, 2019.
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 Sec. 679.91 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 2, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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