8672 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 1997 / Proposed Rules

Arrangements, FCC 97–51, adopted

February 18, 1997, and released

February 19, 1997. The Commission

concurrently released a First Report and

Order in the same docket. The file is

available for inspection and copying

during the weekday hours of 9 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. in the Commission’s

Reference Center, room 239, 1919 M St.,

N.W., Washington D.C., or copies may

be purchased from the Commission’s

duplicating contractor, ITS, Inc. 2100 M

St., N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C.

20037, phone (202) 857–3800.

Analysis of Proceeding

The FNPRM asks for comment on the

technical feasibility of implementing

711 for TRS access. The FNPRM also ask

parties: (1) if it would be possible to

develop within a reasonable time an

N11 ‘‘gateway’’ offering access to

multiple TRS providers; (2) whether,

with such gateway access, TRS calls

would still be answered within our

mandatory minimum standards for TRS

answer times; (3) whether such a

gateway would be consistent with

Section 255 of the Act; and (4) whether

any other important disability services

could be accessed through the same

gateway. Regarding TRS, the FNPRM

also requests comment from interested

parties, particularly TRS providers,

about the possibility of providing both

voice and text TRS services through the

same abbreviated N11 code. The

FNPRM also asks for comment on the

technical feasibility and time needed to

make network changes to ensure that all

telecommunications carriers have the

same access that LECs have to certain

N11 codes. Finally, the FNPRM asks for

comment on the proprietary nature of

N11 codes and on our proposal to

transfer the administration of N11 codes

at the local level from the incumbent

LECs to the NANP administrator.

Ordering Clauses

It is further ordered, pursuant to

Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 201–205, 218

and 251(e)(1) of the Communications

Act as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 151,

154(i), 151(j), 201–205, 218 and

251(e)(1), that the Further Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking is hereby

ADOPTED.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 52

Local exchange carrier, Numbering,

Telecommunications.

47 CFR Part 64

Communications common carriers,

Individuals with disabilities,

Telecommunications relay services, and

related customer premises equipment

for persons with disabilities, Telephone.

Federal Communications Commission

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4786 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 630

[I.D. 010897A]

RIN 0648–AE09

Atlantic Swordfish Fisheries; Notice of

Availability of Amendment 1

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an

amendment to a fishery management

plan; request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the

Highly Migratory Species Division has

submitted Amendment 1 to the Fishery

Management Plan for Atlantic

Swordfish (FMP) for review, approval,

and implementation by NMFS. Written

comments are requested from the

public. Amendment 1 would implement

limited access measures for the Atlantic

swordfish fisheries.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to William

Hogarth, Acting Chief, Highly Migratory

Species Management Division (F/SF1),

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Requests for copies

of Amendment 1, which includes an

environmental assessment and a

regulatory impact review, should be

sent to James Chambers, Fishery

Management Specialist, Highly

Migratory Species Management Division

(F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Chambers or John Kelly, 301–

713–2347; fax: 301–713–1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Atlantic swordfish fishery is managed

under the FMP and its implementing

regulations found at 50 CFR part 630

and issued under the authority of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act)(16 U.S.C. 1801

et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas

Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971

et seq.). Regulations issued under the

authority of ATCA carry out the

recommendations of the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The FMP was

implemented on September 18, 1985.

If approved, Amendment 1 would

redefine permits as directed or

incidental, develop eligibility criteria

for these permits based on historical

participation, and specify rules for

transferability of permits. NMFS has

determined that the Atlantic swordfish

fishery is overfished and

overcapitalized, with an excessive

number of permitted vessels relative to

the harvest level prescribed by ICCAT.

The objective of this Amendment is to

take a first and significant step towards

reducing fleet capacity to levels more

closely aligned with resource

production by implementing limited

access, substantially reducing latent

harvesting capacity, and implementing

measures to prevent further

overcapitalization while allowing

traditional hand-gear fishers to

participate fully as the stock recovers.

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

U.S.C. 971 et seq.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Rolland A. Schmitten,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–4657 Filed 2–20–97; 2:46 pm]

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50 CFR Part 630

[Docket No. 970206023–7023–01; I.D.

010897A]

RIN 0648–AE09

Atlantic Swordfish Fisheries; Limited

Access Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes to implement

the limited access system contained in

Amendment 1 to the Fishery

Management Plan for Atlantic

Swordfish (FMP). If approved,

Amendment 1 would establish a twotiered permit system for the Atlantic

swordfish commercial fishery, set forth

eligibility criteria for these permits

based on historical participation, and

limit the transferability of these permits.

NMFS has determined that the Atlantic

swordfish fishery is overfished and

overcapitalized, with an excessive

number of permitted vessels relative to