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254, 303(r), and 332 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, and section 706 of the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 

U.S.C. 154(i), 254, 303(r), 332, 1302, and 

section 1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 

47 CFR 1.46, RWA’s Request for 

Extension of Challenge Window is 

granted in part, and is denied in part, 

to the extent described herein. 

35. It is further ordered that, pursuant 

to section 5(c)(5) of the Communications 

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

155(c)(5), and section 1.115(g) of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.115(g), 

the Application for Review filed by the 

Rural Wireless Association, Inc. on 

March 29, 2018, is granted in part, 

dismissed as moot in part, and denied 

in part to the extent described herein. 

36. It is further ordered that, pursuant 

to section 5(c)(5) of the Communications 

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

155(c)(5), and section 1.115(g) of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.115(g), 

the Application for Review filed by 

Verizon Communications, Inc. on June 

22, 2018, is denied. 

37. It is further ordered that, pursuant 

to § 1.427(b) of the Commission’s rules, 

47 CFR 1.427(b), this Order shall be 

effective upon its publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

[Docket No. 180209155–8750–03] 

RIN 0648–BH77 

International Fisheries; Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly 

Migratory Species; Fishing Limits in 

Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries, 

Restrictions on the Use of Fish 

Aggregating Devices in Purse Seine 

Fisheries, and Transshipment 

Prohibitions 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; date of effectiveness 

for collection-of-information 

requirements. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) of a collection-of-information 

requirement, which was contained in 

regulations implementing fishing limits 

in purse seine and longline fisheries, 

and other restrictions, for U.S. vessels 

used to fish for highly migratory species 

in the western and central Pacific Ocean 

(WCPO), in a final rule published on 

July 18, 2018. The intent of this final 

rule is to inform the public of the 

effectiveness of the collection-ofinformation requirement associated 

with daily purse seine fishing effort 

reports included in the final rule. 

DATES: This final rule is effective August 

30, 2018. The amendment to 50 CFR 

300.218(g), published at 83 FR 33851 

(July 18, 2018), is effective on August 

30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden-hour estimates or 

other aspects of the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in 

this final rule may be submitted to 

Michael D. Tosatto, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, Pacific Islands 

Regional Office (PIRO), 1845 Wasp 

Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818 

and by email to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Crigler, NMFS, (808) 725–5036, 

or emily.crigler@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

authority of the Western and Central 

Pacific Fisheries Convention 

Implementation Act (WCPFC 

Implementation Act; 16 U.S.C. 6901 et 

seq.), NMFS implemented recent 

decisions of the Commission for the 

Conservation and Management of 

Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 

Western and Central Pacific Ocean. 

Background 

NMFS issued a final rule to 

implement specific fishing limits in 

purse seine and longline fisheries, and 

other restrictions, for U.S. vessels used 

to fish for highly migratory species in 

the WCPO. The final rule was published 

in the Federal Register on July 18, 2018 

(83 FR 33851) and the associated 

regulations are found at 50 CFR part 

300. The requirements of that final rule, 

other than the collection-of-information 

requirements associated with the daily 

purse seine fishing effort reports, were 

effective on July 18, 2018. OMB 

approved the collection-of-information 

requirements contained in the final rule 

on August 3, 2018, under OMB Control 

Number 0648–0649. Accordingly, this 

final rule announces the approval and 

effective date of the daily purse seine 

fishing effort report requirements found 

at 50 CFR 300.218(g). 

Classification 

Administrative Procedure Act 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there 

is good cause to waive prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment for this 

action because notice and comment 

would be unnecessary and contrary to 

the public interest. This action simply 

provides notice of OMB’s approval of 

the reporting requirements at issue, 

which has already occurred, and 

renders those requirements effective. 

Thus this action does not involve any 

further exercise of agency discretion by 

NMFS or OMB. Moreover, the public 

has had prior notice and the 

opportunity to comment on the 

collection-of-information requirement. 

NMFS published a proposed rule 

including the collection-of-information 

requirement (83 FR 21748; published 

May 10, 2018), with comments accepted 

until May 25, 2018. The final rule (83 

FR 33851; published July 18, 2018), 

included a response to the one comment 

received on the reporting requirements, 

advised where to send any additional 

comments on aspects of the collection of 

information, and indicated that this 

final rule would be published 

announcing the effective date for the 

revised reporting requirements upon 

OMB approval. 

There is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in 

effective date for the collection-ofinformation requirement. The reporting 

requirements included in this final rule 

are intended to allow NMFS to obtain 

better data, to more accurately track the 

purse seine fishing effort limits, 

specified at 50 CFR 300.223(a), and to 

predict when a fishing effort limit is 

expected to be reached with greater 

certainty. Delaying the effective date of 

this reporting requirement will limit 

NMFS’s ability to accurately track 

fishing effort and make timely 

predictions of when effort limits may be 

reached. Accordingly, waiver of the 30- 

day delay in effective date is necessary 

to comply with the requirements of the 

WCPFC Implementation Act, the failure 

of which would be contrary to the 

public interest. 

Executive Order 12866 

This final rule has been determined to 

be not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final rule contains a collectionof-information requirement subject to 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and 

which OMB approved under OMB 

Control Number 0648–0649 on August 

3, 2018. Specifically, U.S. purse seine 


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vessels owners and operators may be 

required, when directed by NMFS, to 

provide daily reports on the fishing 

activity of the vessel (e.g., setting, 

transiting, searching), location, and type 

of set. This requirement is similar to a 

previous collection-of-information 

requirement which required U.S. purse 

seine owners and operators, when 

directed by NMFS, to provide daily 

reports on the number of sets made on 

fish aggregating devices (FADs) during 

that day. The public reporting burden 

for the daily report of purse seine effort 

information is estimated to average 10 

minutes per response, including time 

for reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information. Send comments 

regarding this burden estimate, or any 

other aspect of this data collection, 

including suggestions for reducing the 

burden, to NMFS (see ADDRESSES) and 

by email to OIRA_Submissions@

omb.eop.gov, or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of the law, no person is required to 

respond to, and no person shall be 

subject to penalty for failure to comply 

with, a collection-of-information subject 

to the requirements of the PRA, unless 

that collection-of-information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. 

Dated: August 24, 2018. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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