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PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE 

RADIO SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 90 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), 

and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 

303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) unless otherwise 

noted. 

■ 2. Section 90.7 is amended by adding 

definitions for ‘‘Public Safety 

Broadband Network Operator’’ and 

‘‘Service Availability’’ and revising the 

definition for ‘‘Upper 700MHz D Block 

license’’ to read as follows: 

§ 90.7 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Public Safety Broadband Network 

Operator. A Public Safety Network 

Operator is a public safety entity that is 

authorized by lease or other permitted 

mechanism under the Public Safety 

Broadband License to operate a public 

safety broadband network in the 763– 

768 MHz and 793–798 MHz bands. 

* * * * * 

Service Availability. The use of a 

public safety broadband network on a 

day-to-day basis for operational 

purposes by at least fifty users. 

* * * * * 

Upper 700 MHz D Block license. The 

Upper 700 MHz D Block license 

authorizes services in the 758–763 MHz 

and 788–793 MHz bands. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 90.203 is amended by 

adding paragraph (p) to read as follows: 

§ 90.203 Certification required 

* * * * * 

(p) Equipment certification for 

transmitters in the 763–769 and 793– 

799 MHz Bands. Applications for all 

transmitters must show support for at 

least 3GPP TS 23.401, V8.8.0 (2009–12), 

‘‘3rd Generation Partnership Project; 

Technical Specification Group Services 

and System Aspects; General Packet 

Radio Service (GPRS) enhancements for 

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio 

Access Network (E–UTRAN) access 

(Release 8),’’ December, 2009, which is 

incorporated by reference. The Director 

of the Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 

CFR part 51. Copies may be inspected 

at the Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554 or National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

call 202–741– 6030, or go to: http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. Copies of the 3GPP 

Standard E–UTRA Release 8 can be 

obtained from 3GPP Mobile Competence 

Centre, c/o ETSI, 650, route des 

Lucioles, 06921 Sophia-Antipolis 

Cedex, France, Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 42 

00, Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16, http:// 

www.3gpp.org. 

■ 4. Section 90.1407 is amended by 

adding paragraphs (d) through (f) to read 

as follows: 

§ 90.1407 Spectrum use in the network. 

* * * * * 

(d) Public Safety Broadband Network 

Operators must use at least 3GPP TS 

23.401, V8.8.0 (2009–12), ‘‘3rd 

Generation Partnership Project; 

Technical Specification Group Services 

and System Aspects; General Packet 

Radio Service (GPRS) enhancements for 

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio 

Access Network (E–UTRAN) access 

(Release 8),’’ December, 2009 

(incorporated by reference). The 

Director of the Federal Register 

approves this incorporation by reference 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 

1 CFR part 51. Copies may be inspected 

at the Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554 or National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

call 202–741– 6030, or go to: http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. Copies of the 3GPP 

Standard E–UTRA Release 8 can be 

obtained from 3GPP Mobile Competence 

Centre, c/o ETSI, 650, route des 

Lucioles, 06921 Sophia-Antipolis 

Cedex, France, Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 42 

00, Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16, http:// 

www.3gpp.org. Later versions of this 

standard may be employed by Public 

Safety Broadband Network Operators 

provided they are backwardscompatible with this version. 

(e) Systems in the network must 

support the following interfaces: Uu– 

LTE air interface; S6a—Visited MME to 

Home HSS; S8—Visited SGW to Home 

PGW; S9—Visited PCRF to Home PCRF 

for dynamic policy arbitration; S10— 

MME to MME support for Category 1 

handover support; X2—eNodeB to 

eNodeB; S1–u—between eNodeB and 

SGW; S1–MME—between eNodeB and 

MME; S5—between SGW and PGW; 

S6a—between MME and HSS; S11— 

between MME and SGW; SGi—between 

PGW and external PDN; Gx—between 

PGW and PCRF (for QoS policy, filter 

policy and charging rules); Rx—between 

PCRF and AF located in a PDN; Gy/Gz— 

offline/online charging interfaces. 

(f) A Public Safety Broadband 

Network Operator must submit to the 

Chief of the Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau prior to 

deployment of any Radio Access 

Network equipment a certification that 

it will be in compliance with paragraph 

(e) of this section prior to the date its 

network achieves service availability. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 100804323–0569–02] 

RIN 0648–XA617 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 

Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the 

2011 Trimester 2 Directed Loligo Squid 

Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that 90 

percent of the Trimester 2 Loligo squid 

(Loligo) quota is projected to be 

harvested by 0001 hours, August 23, 

2011. Therefore, the directed Loligo 

fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone 

(EEZ) will be closed as of 0001 hours, 

August 23, 2011, and vessels issued a 

Federal permit are prohibited from 

possessing or landing more than 2,500 

lb (1.13 mt) of Loligo for the remainder 

of Trimester 2 (through August 31, 

2011). The directed Loligo fishery will 

re-open for Trimester 3 on September 1, 

2011. This action is necessary to prevent 

the fishery from exceeding its Trimester 

2 allocation of 11,190,664 lb (5,076 mt), 

and to allow for effective management 

of this stock. 

DATES: Effective 0001 hours, August 23, 

2011, through 2400 hours, August 31, 

2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindsey Feldman, Fishery Management 

Specialist, 978–675–2179, Fax 978–281– 

9135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations governing the Loligo fishery 

are found at 50 CFR part 648. The 

regulations require specifications for 

maximum sustainable yield, initial 

optimum yield, allowable biological 

catch, domestic annual harvest (DAH), 

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domestic annual processing, joint 

venture processing, and total allowable 

levels of foreign fishing for the species 

managed under the Atlantic Mackerel, 

Squid, and Butterfish Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP). The 

procedures for setting the annual initial 

specifications are described in § 648.21. 

The 2011 specification of DAH for 

Loligo was set at 3,384 mt (76 FR 8306, 

February 14, 2011). Due to an under 

harvest of the Trimester 1 Loligo quota, 

on May 16, 2011, the Trimester 2 quota 

was increased to 5,076 mt. Section 

648.22 requires NMFS to close the 

directed Loligo fishery in the EEZ when 

90 percent of the Trimester 2 quota is 

projected to be harvested. NMFS is 

required to notify the Executive 

Directors of the Mid-Atlantic, New 

England, and South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Councils; mail notification 

of the closure to all Loligo permit 

holders at least 72 hr before the effective 

date of the closure; provide adequate 

notice of the closure to recreational 

participants in the fishery; and publish 

notification of the closure in the Federal 

Register. 

The Administrator, Northeast Region, 

NMFS, based on dealer reports and 

other available information, has 

determined that 90 percent of the 

Trimester 2 Loligo quota for the 2011 

fishing year will be harvested on August 

23, 2011. Therefore, effective 0001 

hours, August 23, 2011, Trimester 2 

directed Loligo fishery is closed and 

vessels issued Federal permits for Loligo 

are prohibited from possessing or 

landing more than 2,500 lb (1.13 mt) of 

Loligo through August 31, 2011. The 

Trimester 3 Loligo fishery will open at 

0001 hours, September 1, 2011. 

Classification 

This action is required by 50 CFR part 

648, and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA (AA), 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 closes the directed Loligo fishery 

until August 31, 2011, under current 

regulations. The regulations at § 648.21 

require such action to ensure that Loligo 

vessels do not exceed the 2011 

Trimester 2 quota. Data indicating the 

Loligo fleet will have landed at least 90 

percent of the 2011 Trimester 2 quota 

have only recently become available. If 

implementation of this closure is 

delayed to solicit prior public comment, 

the quota for Trimester 2 will be 

exceeded, thereby undermining the 

conservation objectives of the FMP. The 

AA further finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3), good cause to waive the 30- 

day delayed effectiveness period for the 

reasons stated above. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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