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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-14186]


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47 CFR Part 54


Universal Service

CFR Correction

0
 In Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 40 to 69, 
revised as of October 1, 2017, on page 206, in Sec.  54.507, the second 
paragraph (f) is removed.

[FR Doc. 2018-14186 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             operating costs that carriers that                      study area has not deployed broadband                  Area will remain unchanged at the
                                             predominately serve Tribal lands can                    service of 10 Mbps download/1 Mbps                     default limit of zero swordfish per
                                             recover from the universal service fund                 upload to 90 percent or more of the                    vessel per trip, as discussed in more
                                             (USF) in recognition that they are likely               housing units on the Tribal lands in its               detail below. These adjustments apply
                                             to have higher costs than carriers not                  study area and unsubsidized                            to SWO General Commercial permitted
                                             serving Tribal lands. The rules                         competitors have not deployed                          vessels and to Highly Migratory Species
                                             published in the Federal Register on                    broadband service of 10 Mbps                           (HMS) Charter/Headboat permitted
                                             May 1, 2018.                                            download/1 Mbps upload to 85 percent                   vessels with a commercial endorsement
                                             DATES: Effective July 2, 2018.                          or more of the housing units on the                    when on a non-for-hire trip. This action
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Tribal lands in its study area.                        is based upon consideration of the
                                             Suzanne Yelen, Wireline Competition                     *     *     *     *     *                              applicable inseason regional retention
                                             Bureau, (202) 418–7400.                                                                                        limit adjustment criteria.
                                                                                                     Federal Communications Commission.
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a                                                                           DATES: The adjusted SWO General
                                                                                                     Marlene Dortch,
                                             summary of the FCC’s Erratum, released                                                                         Commercial permit retention limits in
                                                                                                     Secretary.                                             the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico,
                                             on June 7, 2018. This summary contains                  [FR Doc. 2018–14149 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                             technical amendments to the                                                                                    and U.S. Caribbean regions are effective
                                             Commission’s rules that were published
                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                 from July 1, 2018, through December 31,
                                             in the Federal Register at 83 FR 18948                                                                         2018.
                                             (May 1, 2018). The full text of the                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
                                                                                                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                 Pearson or Randy Blankinship, 727–
                                             Commission’s Report and Order, WC                       COMMISSION
                                             Docket No. 10–90; FCC 18–37, released                                                                          824–5399.
                                             on April 5, 2018 is available for public                47 CFR Part 54                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             inspection during regular business                                                                             Regulations implemented under the
                                             hours in the FCC Reference Center,                      Universal Service                                      authority of the Atlantic Tunas
                                             Room CY–A257, 445 12th Street SW,                                                                              Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et
                                             Washington, DC 20554.                                   CFR Correction                                         seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
                                                In the document published in the                     ■ In Title 47 of the Code of Federal                   Conservation and Management Act
                                             Federal Register at 83 FR 18948 (May 1,                 Regulations, Parts 40 to 69, revised as of             (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801
                                             2018), amendatory instruction 2                         October 1, 2017, on page 206, in                       et seq.) governing the harvest of North
                                             erroneously added text as paragraph                     § 54.507, the second paragraph (f) is                  Atlantic swordfish by persons and
                                             (a)(6) to § 54.303. The Commission’s                    removed.                                               vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are
                                             intent was to add the text as paragraph                                                                        found at 50 CFR part 635. Section
                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–14186 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                             (a)(7) to the section. This document                                                                           635.27 subdivides the U.S. North
                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 1301–00–D
                                             corrects that error.                                                                                           Atlantic swordfish quota recommended
                                                                                                                                                            by the International Commission for the
                                             Technical Amendments
                                                                                                                                                            Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
                                             List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                 and implemented by the United States
                                               Communications common carriers,                                                                              into two equal semi-annual directed
                                                                                                     National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                             Health facilities, Infants and children,                                                                       fishery quotas—an annual incidental
                                                                                                     Administration
                                             Internet, Libraries, Reporting and                                                                             catch quota for fishermen targeting other
                                             recordkeeping requirements, Schools,                                                                           species or catching swordfish
                                                                                                     50 CFR Part 635
                                             Telecommunications, Telephone.                                                                                 recreationally, and a reserve category,
                                               Accordingly, 47 CFR part 54 is                        [Docket No. 120627194–3657–02]                         according to the allocations established
                                             corrected by making the following                                                                              in the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
                                                                                                     RIN 0648–XG167
                                             correcting amendments:                                                                                         Highly Migratory Species Fishery
                                                                                                     Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;                     Management Plan (2006 Consolidated
                                             PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE                               North Atlantic Swordfish Fishery                       Atlantic HMS FMP) (71 FR 58058,
                                                                                                                                                            October 2, 2006), as amended, and in
                                             ■ 1. The authority citation for part 54                 AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                     accordance with implementing
                                             continues to read as follows:                           Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                   regulations. NMFS is required under
                                               Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201,           Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                     ATCA and the Magnuson-Stevens Act to
                                             205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 1302          Commerce.                                              provide U.S. fishing vessels with a
                                             unless otherwise noted.                                 ACTION: Temporary rule.                                reasonable opportunity to harvest the
                                             ■ 2. In § 54.303, add paragraph (a)(7) to                                                                      ICCAT-recommended quota.
                                                                                                     SUMMARY:   NMFS is adjusting the                          In 2017, ICCAT Recommendation 17–
                                             read as follows:
                                                                                                     Swordfish (SWO) General Commercial                     02 specified that the overall North
                                             § 54.303 Eligible Capital Investment and                permit retention limits for the                        Atlantic swordfish total allowable catch
                                             Operating Expenses.                                     Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and                (TAC) be set at 9,925 metric tons (mt)
                                               (a) * * *                                             U.S. Caribbean regions for July through                dressed weight (dw) (13,200 mt whole
                                               (7) For those study areas where a                     December of the 2018 fishing year,                     weight (ww)) through 2021. Consistent
                                             majority of the housing units are on                    unless otherwise later noticed. The                    with scientific advice, this was a
                                             Tribal lands, as determined by the                      SWO General Commercial permit                          reduction of 500 mt ww (375.9 mt dw)
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                                             Wireline Competition Bureau, and meet                   retention limit in each of these regions               from previous ICCAT-recommended
                                             the following conditions, total eligible                is increased from the regulatory default               TACs. However, of this TAC, the United
                                             annual operating expenses per location                  limits (either two or three fish) to six               States’ baseline quota remained at
                                             shall be limited by calculating Exp (Ŷ +               swordfish per vessel per trip. The SWO                 2,937.6 mt dw (3,907 mt ww) per year.
                                             2.5 * mean square error of the                          General Commercial permit retention                    The Recommendation (17–02) also
                                             regression): The carrier serving the                    limit in the Florida SWO Management                    continued to limit underharvest


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
FR Citation83 FR 30884 

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