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notice via broadcast notice to mariners 

and by on-scene designated 

representatives. 

(d) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on 

September 22, 2023. 

Eric J. Velez, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of 

the Port Pittsburgh. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 64 

[WC Docket Nos. 23–62, 12–375, DA 23– 

638; FR ID 172388] 

2023 Mandatory Data Collection for 

Incarcerated People’s 

Communications Services 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, an 

information collection associated with 

the 2023 IPCS Mandatory Data 

Collection Order, DA 22–638, issued by 

the Commission’s Wireline Competition 

Bureau (WCB) and Office Economics 

and Analytics (OEA) on July 26, 2023. 

In that Order, WCB and OEA adopted 

instructions, a reporting template, and a 

certification form to implement the 2023 

Mandatory Data Collection related to 

incarcerated people’s communications 

services (IPCS). OMB approved that data 

collection on September 11, 2023. The 

instant document is consistent with the 

2023 IPCS Mandatory Data Collection 

Order, which indicated that the 

Commission would publish notification 

in the Federal Register announcing that 

OMB approved the data collection and 

that the 2023 IPCS Mandatory Data 

Collection Order would be effective on 

the date specified in the notice. In 

accordance with that Order, responses 

to the 2023 Mandatory Data Collection 

are due October 31, 2023. 

DATES: The 2023 IPCS Mandatory Data 

Collection Order, published August 3, 

2023 at 88 FR 51240, including the 

information collection requirements 

adopted in that Order, is effective on 

September 21, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Simon Solemani, Pricing Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

(202) 418–2270, or email 

simon.solemani@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that, on 

September 11, 2023, OMB approved, for 

a period of three years, the information 

collection requirements adopted on July 

26, 2023, in the 2023 IPCS Mandatory 

Data Collection Order, DA 23–638, 

published August 3, 2023 at 88 FR 

51240. The OMB Control Number is 

3060–1314. In the 2023 IPCS Mandatory 

Data Collection Order, WCB and OEA 

directed that the requirements for the 

2023 Mandatory Data Collection 

adopted in that Order would become 

effective on the date specified in a 

document published in the Federal 

Register announcing OMB approval. 

The Commission publishes this 

document as an announcement of the 

effective date of the 2023 IPCS 

Mandatory Data Collection Order. IPCS 

providers’ responses to the data 

collection are due on October 31, 2023. 

If you have any comments on the 

2023 Mandatory Data Collection, or how 

the Commission can improve the 

collections and reduce any burdens 

caused thereby, please contact Nicole 

Ongele, Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20002. Please include 

the OMB Control Number, 3060–1314, 

in your correspondence. The 

Commission will also accept your 

comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the FCC is notifying the public that it 

received OMB approval on September 

11, 2023 for the information collection 

requirements contained in the 2023 

IPCS Mandatory Data Collection Order. 

Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may 

not conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a current, 

valid OMB Control Number. No person 

shall be subject to any penalty for failing 

to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act that does not display a 

current, valid OMB Control Number. 

The OMB Control Number is 3060– 

1314. 

The foregoing notification is required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 

1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 

The total data collection burdens and 

costs for the respondents are as follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1314. 

OMB Approval Date: September 11, 

2023. 

OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 

2026. 

Title: Incarcerated People’s 

Communications Services (IPCS) 2023 

Mandatory Data Collection, WC Docket 

Nos. 23–62, 12–375, DA 23–638. 

Form Numbers: FCC Form 2303(a) 

and FCC Form 2303(b). 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 30 respondents; 30 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 265 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 7,950 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i)–(j), 

5(c), 201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 276, 

403, and 716 of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 

152, 154(i)–(j), 155(c), 201(b), 218, 220, 

225, 255, 276, 403, and 617. 

Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2023, 

the Commission released the 

Incarcerated People’s Communications 

Services; Implementation of the Martha 

Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate 

Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket 

Nos. 23–62, 12–375, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking and Order, FCC 23–19, 88 

FR 20804 (Notice of Proposed Rule 

Making) and 88 FR 19001 (Order), in 

which it began the process of 

implementing the Martha Wright-Reed 

Just and Reasonable Communications 

Act of 2022, Public Law 117–338, 136 

Stat. 6156 (the Act). The Act expands 

the Commission’s statutory authority to 

encompass ‘‘any audio or video 

communications service used by 

inmates . . . regardless of technology 

used.’’ The Act also amends section 2(b) 

of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, to make clear that the 

Commission’s jurisdiction extends to 

intrastate as well as interstate and 

international communications services 

used by incarcerated people. 

The Act directs the Commission to 

‘‘promulgate any regulations necessary 

to implement’’ the statutory provisions, 

including its mandate that the 

Commission establish a ‘‘compensation 

plan’’ ensuring that all rates and charges 

for IPCS ‘‘are just and reasonable,’’ not 

earlier than 18 months and not later 

than 24 months after its January 5, 2023 

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Commission to consider, as part of its 

implementation, the costs of 

‘‘necessary’’ safety and security 

measures, as well as ‘‘differences in 

costs’’ based on facility size, or ‘‘other 

characteristics.’’ It allows the 

Commission to ‘‘use industry-wide 

average costs of telephone service and 

advanced communications services and 

the average costs of service of a 

communications service provider’’ in 

determining just and reasonable rates. 

To ensure that it has the data needed 

to meet its substantive and procedural 

responsibilities under the Act, the 

Commission delegated to WCB and OEA 

authority to ‘‘update and restructure’’ 

the Commission’s latest mandatory data 

collection, the Third Mandatory Data 

Collection (OMB Control No. 3060– 

1300, Inmate Calling Services (ICS) 2022 

One-Time Mandatory Data Collection), 

‘‘as appropriate in light of the 

requirements of the new statute.’’ This 

delegation requires WCB and OEA to 

collect ‘‘data on all incarcerated 

people’s communications services from 

all providers of those services now 

subject to’’ the Commission’s expanded 

ratemaking authority, including, but not 

limited to, requesting ‘‘more recent data 

for additional years not covered by the 

most recent data collection.’’ 

Pursuant to their delegated authority, 

WCB and OEA drafted proposed 

instructions, a reporting template, and a 

certification form for the proposed 2023 

Mandatory Data Collection. Under these 

proposals, IPCS providers would be 

required to submit the required data 

using a reporting template that would be 

filed through the Commission’s 

electronic comment filing system 

(ECFS). The proposed reporting 

template included a Word document 

(Appendix A to the instructions) for 

responses requiring narrative 

information and Excel spreadsheets 

(Appendix B to the instructions) for 

responses that require specific numbers 

or information. IPCS providers would 

also be required to submit an audited 

financial statement or report for 2022, 

and a signed certification of 

truthfulness, accuracy, and 

completeness. The proposed 

instructions, reporting template, and 

certification form would simplify 

compliance with, and reduce the burden 

of, this data collection. 

On April 28, 2023, WCB and OEA 

released the 2023 IPCS Mandatory Data 

Collection Public Notice seeking 

comment on all aspects of the proposed 

instructions, reporting template, and 

certification form. See 2023 IPCS 

Mandatory Data Collection Public 

Notice, WC Docket Nos. 23–62, 12–375, 

DA 23–355 (WCB/OEA April 28, 2023), 

88 FR 27850 (May 3, 2023). After 

considering the comments and reply 

comments filed in response to the 

Public Notice and the 60-Day Notice, 

WCB and OEA released an Order on 

July 26, 2023, adopting the 2023 

Mandatory Data Collection, and issuing 

the related instructions, reporting 

template, and certification form. See 

2023 IPCS Mandatory Data Collection 

Order, WC Docket Nos. 23–62, 12–375, 

DA 23–638 (WCB/OEA July 26, 2023). 

The Order largely implements the 

proposals set forth in the Public Notice, 

with refinements and reevaluations 

responsive to record comments. Under 

the Order, IPCS providers will be 

required to submit data using a 

reporting template to be filed through 

ECFS in accordance with the 

instructions adopted by WCB and OEA. 

The reporting template consists of a 

Word document (Appendix A to the 

instructions) for responses requiring 

narrative information, and Excel 

spreadsheets (Appendix B to 

instructions) for responses that require 

specific numbers and information. IPCS 

providers will also be required to 

submit an audited financial statement or 

report for 2022, and a signed 

certification of truthfulness, accuracy, 

and completeness. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Lynne Engledow, 

Deputy Chief, Pricing Policy Division, 

Wireline Competition Bureau. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 230914–0219] 

RIN 0648–BM27 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 

Amendment 53 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues regulations to 

implement Amendment 53 to the 

Fishery Management Plan for the 

Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 

Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and 

submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council). For gag, 

this final rule revises the sector annual 

catch limits (ACLs), commercial trip 

limits, recreational bag, vessel, and 

possession limits, and recreational 

accountability measures (AMs). For 

black grouper, this final rule revises the 

recreational bag, vessel, and possession 

limits. In addition, Amendment 53 

establishes a rebuilding plan, and 

revises the overfishing levels, acceptable 

biological catch (ABC), annual optimum 

yield (OY), and sector allocations for 

gag. The purpose of this final rule and 

Amendment 53 is to end overfishing of 

gag, rebuild the stock, and achieve OY 

while minimizing, to the extent 

practicable, adverse social and 

economic effects. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

October 23, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of 

Amendment 53, which includes a 

fishery impact statement and a 

regulatory impact review, may be 

obtained from the Southeast Regional 

Office website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

amendment-53-rebuilding-plan-gagand-management-gag-and-blackgrouper/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Helies, telephone: 727–824–5305, 

or email: frank.helies@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South 

Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery, which 

includes gag and black grouper, is 

managed under the FMP. The FMP was 

prepared by the Council and 

implemented through regulations at 50 

CFR part 622 under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

Background 

The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires 

that NMFS and regional fishery 

management councils prevent 

overfishing and achieve, on a 

continuing basis, the OY from federally 

managed fish stocks. These mandates 

are intended to ensure that fishery 

resources are managed for the greatest 

overall benefit to the Nation, 

particularly with respect to providing 

food production and recreational 

opportunities, and protecting marine 

ecosystems. To further this goal, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act requires fishery 

managers to minimize bycatch and 

bycatch mortality to the extent 

practicable. 

On June 12, 2023, NMFS published a 

notice of availability for Amendment 53 

and requested public comment (88 FR 

38011). On July 13, 2023, NMFS 

published a proposed rule for 

Amendment 53 and requested public 


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