Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, 62737-62738 [2022-22628]
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201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 276, 403, and
617 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j),
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617.
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Commission’s ICS proceeding, WC
Docket 12–375, 28 FCC Rcd 16954
(WCB 2013), provides confidential
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amended (Act), 47 U.S.C 201, requires
that ICS providers’ interstate and
international rates and practices be just
and reasonable. Section 276 of the Act,
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service providers (including ICS
providers), be fairly compensated for
completed calls.
In 2015, the Commission released the
Second Report and Order and Third
Notice of Further Proposed Rulemaking,
WC Docket No. 12–375, 30 FCC Rcd
12763, (2015 ICS Order), in which the
Commission required that ICS providers
file Annual Reports providing data and
other information on their ICS
operations, as well as Annual
Certifications that reported data are
complete and accurate and comply with
the Commission’s ICS rules. Pursuant to
the authority delegated it by the
Commission in the 2015 ICS Order, the
Bureau created a standardized reporting
template (FCC Form No. 2301(a)) and a
related certification of accuracy (FCC
Form No. 2301(b)), as well as
instructions to guide providers through
the reporting process. The instructions
explain the reporting and certification
requirements and reduce the burden of
the data collection. (ICS Annual
Reporting Form (2017–2019), https://
www.fcc.gov/general/ics-datacollections; ICS Annual Reporting
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Certification Form, https://www.fcc.gov/
general/ics-data-collections).
In 2021, the Commission released the
Third Report and Order, Order on
Reconsideration, and Fifth Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2021
ICS Order), WC Docket No. 12–375, 36
FCC Rcd (2021), in which it revised its
rules by adopting, among other things,
lower interim rate caps for interstate
calls. The rules necessitated changes to
the Annual Reports in order to simplify
compliance with and reduce the burden
of the data collection. On December 15,
2021, the Bureau issued a Public Notice,
WC 12–375, DA 21–1583 (WCB
December 15, 2021), seeking comment
on its proposed revisions to the
instructions and annual reporting and
certification templates for the Annual
Reports. After considering the
comments and replies submitted in
response to the Public Notice, the
Bureau released the Annual Reports
Adoption Order on June 24, 2022,
revising the instructions, standardized
reporting template, and the certification
of accuracy. See https://www.fcc.gov/
document/wcb-announces-ics-annualreporting-and-certification-revisions.
The Order largely adopted the proposals
contained in the Public Notice, with
certain minor refinements and
reevaluations responsive to comments
and replies filed in response to the
Public Notice.
Under the Bureau’s Order, ICS
providers must continue to submit all
reports using the electronic template
provided by the Commission, and to
provide the data in a machine-readable,
manipulatable format. The reporting
requirements cover the general
categories proposed in the Public
Notice. These categories include the
submission of information on facilities
served; interstate, intrastate, and
international ICS rates; ancillary service
charges; site commissions; and
disability access, among other matters.
The Bureau adopted reporting
requirements for interstate,
international, and intrastate ICS rates as
proposed, with minor revisions.
Further, the Bureau adopted the
reporting requirements for ancillary
service charges assessed by ICS
providers as proposed, with certain
revisions. In addition, the Bureau
adopted the reporting requirements as
proposed concerning site commissions,
with minor revisions. The Bureau also
revised the instructions and reporting
template to match these revisions, and
to more precisely target the information
to be reported in connection with
providers’ disability access services.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Lynne Engledow,
Deputy Chief, Pricing Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 220216–0049]
RTID 0648–XC462
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch
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 the incidental catch allowance for
Pacific ocean perch in the Central
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary because
the 2022 total allowable catch of Pacific
ocean perch apportioned to the
incidental catch allowance in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has
been reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), October 13, 2022,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Furuness, 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 2022 total allowable catch (TAC)
of Pacific ocean perch apportioned to
the incidental catch allowance in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA is
2,500 metric tons (mt) as established by
the final 2022 and 2023 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(87 FR 11559, March 2, 2022).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
SUMMARY:
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(Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2022 TAC of Pacific
ocean perch apportioned to the
incidental catch allowance in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has
been reached. Therefore, NMFS is
requiring that catches of the incidental
catch allowance for Pacific ocean perch
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 GOA.
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Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
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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 Pacific
ocean perch 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 October 12, 2022.
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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 § 679.20
and § 679.21 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 13, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62737-62738]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-22628]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 220216-0049]
RTID 0648-XC462
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific
Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of the incidental catch
allowance for Pacific ocean perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the
Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2022 total
allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch apportioned to the incidental
catch allowance in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been
reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 13,
2022, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Furuness, 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 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 2022 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch
apportioned to the incidental catch allowance in the Central Regulatory
Area of the GOA is 2,500 metric tons (mt) as established by the final
2022 and 2023 harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA (87 FR
11559, March 2, 2022).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(2), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS
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(Regional Administrator), has determined that the 2022 TAC of Pacific
ocean perch apportioned to the incidental catch allowance in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is
requiring that catches of the incidental catch allowance for Pacific
ocean perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA be treated as
prohibited species in accordance with Sec. 679.21(b). This closure
does not apply to fishing by vessels participating in the cooperative
fishery of the Rockfish Program for the Central 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 Pacific ocean perch 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 October 12, 2022.
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. 679.20 and Sec. 679.21 and is
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 13, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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