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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Rules and Regulations
rule announces the effective dates for
the requirements for vessel operators to
log the occurrence of passenger
emergency egress drills and to post
passenger safety bills in overnight
accommodation spaces. In the interim
rule, we stated we would publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date of the
collection-of-information related
sections upon OMB approval. This rule
establishes April 24, 2023 as the
effective date for those sections.
DATES: This rule is effective April 24,
2023. The amendments to 46
CFR 122.507, 122.515, 185.507, and
185.515, published on December 27,
2021 (86 FR 73160) are effective on
April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To view documents
mentioned as being available in the
docket, including the interim rule
published on December 27, 2021 (86 FR
73160), search the docket number
USCG–2021–0306 using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov.
For
information about this document, call or
email Lieutenant Carmine Faul, Coast
Guard; telephone 202–475–1357, email
carmine.a.faul@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 27, 2021, the Coast Guard
published an interim rule titled ‘‘Fire
Safety on Small Passenger Vessels’’ that
added several requirements for certain
covered small passenger vessels. The
requirements in the interim rule are
based on 46 U.S.C. 3306(n), which was
codified by section 8441 of the Elijah E.
Cummings Coast Guard Authorization
Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–283, Jan. 1,
2021). The statute directs the Secretary
of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) to prescribe fire safety regulations
for small passenger vessels with
overnight accommodations for
passengers or operating on Oceans or
Coastwise routes, excluding fishing
vessels and ferries.
The interim rule contained four
provisions that were delayed
indefinitely, pending information
collection approval from OMB under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. On February 24,
2023, OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, approved the
additional information collection
requirements in 46 CFR 122.507(b),
122.515(b), 185.507(b), and 185.515(a)
within the existing OMB Control
Number 1625–0057. Accordingly, we
announce that §§ 122.507(b), 122.515(b),
185.507(b), and 185.515(a) are effective
April 24, 2023.
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Sections 122.507(b) and 185.507(b)
relate to logging the occurrence of the
mandatory passenger egress drills.
Under these paragraphs, passenger
egress drills must be logged or otherwise
documented, including the date and
time of the drill and the number of drill
participants. The log will be used by the
Coast Guard to confirm that the vessel
operators are conducting the passenger
egress drills.
Sections 122.515(b) and 185.515(a)
contain the requirements for the vessel
operator or owner to post the passenger
safety bill in each passenger cabin and
stateroom, and in passenger
accommodation spaces.
These requirements for recording
passenger egress drills and posting a
passenger safety bill are based on the
authority in 46 U.S.C. 3306(n)(3)(A)(vii)
and (viii).
As we stated in the interim rule, the
passenger emergency egress drills log
requirement and the posting of the
passenger safety bill apply to vessels
regulated under 46 CFR subchapter T
and K that have overnight
accommodations for passengers.
List of Subjects in 46 CFR Parts 122 and
185
46 CFR Part 122
Marine safety, Passenger vessels,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
a. Redesignate paragraph (b) as
paragraph (c); and
■ b. Add new paragraph (b).
The addition reads as follows:
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§ 122.515
Marine safety, Passenger vessels,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 46
CFR parts 122 and 185 as follows:
Title 46—Shipping
PART 122—OPERATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 122
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101;
E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp.,
p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No.
01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).
Passenger safety bill.
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(b) For vessels described by 46 CFR
114.110(f), the master must post a
passenger safety bill in each passenger
cabin or stateroom and in passenger
accommodation spaces.
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PART 185—OPERATIONS
4. The authority citation for part 185
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; E.O.
12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p.
277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No.
01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).
5. Amend § 185.507 by adding
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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§ 185.507
Passenger egress drills.
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(b) Passenger egress drills must be
logged or otherwise documented for
review by the Coast Guard upon request.
The drill entry must include the
following information:
(1) Date and time of the drill; and
(2) Number of drill participants.
■ 6. Amend § 185.515 by adding
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 185.515
46 CFR Part 185
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Passenger safety bill.
(a) On vessels described by 46 CFR
175.110(d) of this chapter, a passenger
safety bill must be posted by the master
in each cabin or stateroom, and in
passenger accommodation spaces.
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Dated: March 17, 2023
W.R. Arguin,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant
Commandant for Prevention Policy.
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2. Amend § 122.507 by adding
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
47 CFR Part 73
§ 122.507
[MB Docket No. 23–14; RM–11943; DA 23–
221; FR ID 132667]
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Passenger egress drills.
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(b) Passenger egress drills must be
logged or otherwise documented for
review by the Coast Guard upon request.
The drill entry must include the
following information:
(1) Date and time of the drill; and
(2) Number of drill participants.
■ 3. Amend § 122.515 as follows:
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Television Broadcasting Services
Roanoke, Virginia
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On January 11, 2023, the
Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Rules and Regulations
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Blue Ridge Public
Television, Inc. (Petitioner or Blue
Ridge PBS), the licensee of
noncommercial educational television
PBS member station WBRA–TV
(WBRA–TV or Station), channel *3,
Roanoke, Virginia, requesting the
substitution of channel *13 in place of
channel *3 at Roanoke in the Table of
TV Allotments. For the reasons set forth
in the Report and Order referenced
below, the Bureau amends FCC
regulations to substitute channel *13 for
channel *3 at Roanoke.
DATES: Effective March 24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647, Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov; or
Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1665, Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule was published at 88 FR
3680 on January 20, 2023. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel *13. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel *13 for channel *3 at Roanoke,
Virginia. The proposed channel
substitution will improve viewers’
access to the Station’s PBS and other
public television programming by
improving reception and resolving lowVHF reception issues. The Petitioner
further states that the Commission has
recognized that although VHF reception
issues are not universal, ‘‘environmental
noise blockages affecting [VHF] signal
strength and reception exist’’ and
‘‘[vary] widely from service area to
service area.’’ According to the
Petitioner, the Station’s move from
channel *3 to channel *13 is predicted
to create an area where 64,309 persons
are predicted to lose service without
considering the service from other PBS
stations. When taking into account the
service provided by noncommercial
educational stations WUNC–TV and
WUNL–TV to the WBRA–TV noise
limited service contour area, only 94
persons are predicted to lose access to
PBS network programming, which is de
minimis.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 23–14; RM–11943; DA 23–
221, adopted March 15, 2023, and
released March 15, 2023. The full text
of this document is available for
download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(braille, large print, electronic files,
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audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–
418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty).
This document does not contain
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden
‘‘for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–
612, do not apply to this proceeding.
The Commission will send a copy of
this Report and Order in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303,
307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339.
2. In § 73.622(j), amend the Table of
TV Allotments, under Virginia, by
revising the entry for Roanoke to read as
follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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Roanoke .................... * 13, 27, 30, 34, 36.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 635
[Docket No. 221107–0236; RTID 0648–
XC864]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Commercial Shark Quota Transfer
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason quota
transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS is transferring 40
metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw)
(88,184 pounds (lb) dw) of aggregated
large coastal shark (LCS) quota from the
eastern Gulf of Mexico sub-region to the
western Gulf of Mexico sub-region for
the remainder of the 2023 fishing year.
This action is based on consideration of
the regulatory determination criteria
regarding inseason quota transfers and
affects commercial Atlantic shark
permitted vessels and dealers.
DATES: Effective March 21, 2023,
through December 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Williamson (ann.williamson@noaa.gov),
Guy DuBeck (guy.dubeck@noaa.gov), or
Karyl Brewster-Geisz (karyl.brewstergeisz@noaa.gov) at 301–427–8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), its
amendments, and implementing
regulations (50 CFR part 635) issued
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.). Section 635.27(b) describes the
baseline quotas for different shark
management groups and regions,
describes the process for annual
adjustments to those baseline quotas,
and includes the criteria to consider for
inseason quota transfers between
regions and sub-regions. Section
635.28(b) describes quotas that are
linked for management purposes.
On November 14, 2022 (87 FR 68104),
NMFS announced the 2023 commercial
western Gulf of Mexico aggregated LCS
(72.0 mt dw; 158,724 lb dw) and eastern
Gulf of Mexico aggregated LCS (85.5 mt
dw; 188,593 lb dw) sub-regional quotas.
Based on dealer reports received as of
March 16, 2023, NMFS estimates that in
the western Gulf of Mexico sub-region,
approximately 72.0 mt dw
SUMMARY:
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-14; RM-11943; DA 23-221; FR ID 132667]
Television Broadcasting Services Roanoke, Virginia
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On January 11, 2023, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
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issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc. (Petitioner
or Blue Ridge PBS), the licensee of noncommercial educational
television PBS member station WBRA-TV (WBRA-TV or Station), channel *3,
Roanoke, Virginia, requesting the substitution of channel *13 in place
of channel *3 at Roanoke in the Table of TV Allotments. For the reasons
set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends
FCC regulations to substitute channel *13 for channel *3 at Roanoke.
DATES: Effective March 24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647, [email protected]; or Emily Harrison, Media
Bureau, at (202) 418-1665, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR
3680 on January 20, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *13. No
other comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
substituting channel *13 for channel *3 at Roanoke, Virginia. The
proposed channel substitution will improve viewers' access to the
Station's PBS and other public television programming by improving
reception and resolving low-VHF reception issues. The Petitioner
further states that the Commission has recognized that although VHF
reception issues are not universal, ``environmental noise blockages
affecting [VHF] signal strength and reception exist'' and ``[vary]
widely from service area to service area.'' According to the
Petitioner, the Station's move from channel *3 to channel *13 is
predicted to create an area where 64,309 persons are predicted to lose
service without considering the service from other PBS stations. When
taking into account the service provided by noncommercial educational
stations WUNC-TV and WUNL-TV to the WBRA-TV noise limited service
contour area, only 94 persons are predicted to lose access to PBS
network programming, which is de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 23-14; RM-11943; DA 23-221, adopted March 15, 2023, and released
March 15, 2023. The full text of this document is available for
download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials in
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530
(voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
This document does not contain information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In
addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information
collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, do not apply to
this proceeding.
The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a
report to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICE
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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334,
336, 339.
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2. In Sec. 73.622(j), amend the Table of TV Allotments, under
Virginia, by revising the entry for Roanoke to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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VIRGINIA
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Roanoke................................... * 13, 27, 30, 34, 36.
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