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message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T13–0857 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T13–0857 Safety Zone; Lake 

Washington, Washington. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: all navigable waters within 

Lake Washington, Washington, in the 

vicinity of Sand Point, starting at 

position 47°42′08′′ N, 122°15′55′′ W 

thence eastward to 47°42′26′′ N, 

122°15′11′′ W thence southward to 

47°40′51′′ N, 122°13′34′′ W thence 

westward to 47°40′32′′ N, 122°14′18′′ W. 

(b) Definitions. As used in this 

section, designated representative 

means a Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander, including a Coast Guard 

coxswain, petty officer, or other officer 

operating a Coast Guard vessel and a 

Federal, State, and local officer 

designated by or assisting the Captain of 

the Port Puget Sound (COTP) in the 

enforcement of the safety zone. 

(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general 

safety zone regulations in subpart C of 

this part, you may not enter the safety 

zone described in paragraph (a) of this 

section unless authorized by the COTP 

or the COTP’s designated representative. 

(2) To seek permission to enter, 

contact the COTP or the COTP’s 

representative by on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 

16, or Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound 

Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) 

via telephone at (206) 217–6002. Those 

in the safety zone must comply with all 

lawful orders or directions given to 

them by the COTP or the COTP’s 

designated representative. 

(d) Enforcement period. This rule will 

be enforced from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on 

September 28, 2024. 

Dated: September 20, 2024. 

Mark A. McDonnell, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector Puget Sound. 

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47 CFR Part 9 

[PS Docket No. 18–64; FCC 24–4; FRS 

245866] 

Location-Based Routing for Wireless 

911 Calls 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

compliance date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved information collections 

associated with certain rules adopted in 

the Location-Based Routing for Wireless 

911 Calls Report and Order. The 

Commission also announces that 

compliance with the rules is now 

required. The Commission also removes 

and amends a paragraph advising that 

compliance was not required until OMB 

approval was obtained. This document 

is consistent with the 2024 Report and 

Order and rules, which state the 

Commission will publish a document in 

the Federal Register announcing a 

compliance date for the rule sections 

and revise the rules accordingly. 

DATES: 

Effective date: This rule is effective 

September 26, 2024. 

Compliance date: Compliance with 47 

CFR 9.10(s)(4) and (5), added in the 

final rule published March 13, 2024, at 

89 FR 18488, and effective May 13, 

2024, is required as of September 26, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, please contact 

Rachel Wehr, Attorney Advisor, Policy 

and Licensing Division, Public Safety 

and Homeland Security Bureau at (202) 

418–1138 or rachel.wehr@fcc.gov. For 

additional information concerning the 

Paperwork Reduction Act information 

collection requirements, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991 or 

nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that OMB has 

approved the information collection 

requirements in 47 CFR 9.10(s)(4) and 

(5). 

The Commission publishes this 

document as an announcement of the 

compliance date of 47 CFR 9.10(s)(4) 

and (5). If you have any comments on 

the burden estimates listed below, 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 20554, regarding OMB 

Control Number 3060–1329. Please 

include the relevant OMB Control 

Number in your correspondence. The 

Commission will also accept your 

comments via the internet if you send 

them to 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). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

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

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received OMB approval on 

September 10, 2024, for the locationbased routing information collection 

requirements contained in the 

Commission’s rules at 47 CFR 9.10(s)(4) 

and (5). 

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 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 annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1329. 

OMB Approval Date: September 10, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 

2027. 

Title: Location-Based Routing for 

Wireless 911 Calls. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 59 respondents; 59 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 40 

hours. 


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Frequency of Response: One-time and 

on occasion reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

Statutory authority for this collection is 

contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 

251(e), 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 316, and 

403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 

as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 

154(j), 154(o), 251(e), 303(b), 303(g), 

303(r), 316, 403, and section 4 of the 

Wireless Communications and Public 

Safety Act of 1999, Pub. L. 106–81, 

sections 101 and 201 of the New and 

Emerging Technologies 911 

Improvement Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110– 

283, and section 106 of the Twenty-First 

Century Communications and Video 

Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 

111–260, as amended 47 U.S.C. 615a, 

615a–1, 615b, 615c. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,360 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: Technical 

limitations of legacy Enhanced 911 

(E911) routing can result in a 

Commercial Mobile Radio Service 

(CMRS) provider routing a wireless 911 

call to a Public Safety Answering Point 

(PSAP) other than the one designated by 

the relevant state or local 911 authority 

to receive calls from the actual location 

of the caller. To improve emergency 

response times, the Commission 

adopted rules and procedures to require 

CMRS providers to implement locationbased routing (LBR) for wireless 911 

voice calls and real-time text (RTT) 

communications to 911 nationwide. 

With location-based routing as 

implemented under the Commission’s 

rules, CMRS providers will use precise 

location information to route wireless 

911 voice calls and RTT 

communications to 911 to the 

appropriate PSAP. To facilitate the 

implementation of location-based 

routing for wireless 911 voice calls and 

RTT communications to 911, and to 

monitor compliance, promote 

transparency, and ensure accountability, 

the Commission adopted certain 

information collection requirements. 

Certification and reporting. The 

Commission will use the information 

collected pursuant to § 9.10(s)(4) that is 

submitted by the CMRS providers in 

their compliance certifications and 

reports to assess and monitor the 

implementation of LBR for wireless 911 

voice calls and RTT communications to 

911 call centers nationwide. Also, the 

Commission will use the data generated 

by the information collections to 

analyze the effectiveness of the LBR 

implementation at the benchmark dates 

set forth in the rules. In addition, it is 

imperative that CMRS providers ensure 

the privacy and security of locationbased routing information. 

Section 9.10(s)(4) requires that within 

60 days after each benchmark specified 

in paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and (ii) and (s)(2) 

of § 9.10 of the rules, CMRS providers 

must comply with the following 

certification and reporting requirements. 

Under § 9.10(s)(4)(i)(A), CMRS 

providers must certify that they are in 

compliance with the requirements 

specified in paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and (ii) 

and (s)(2) of this section applicable to 

them. 

Under § 9.10(s)(4)(i)(B), CMRS 

providers must identify specific 

network architecture, systems, and 

procedures used to comply with 

paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and (ii) and (s)(2) of 

this section, including the extent to 

which the CMRS provider validates 

location information for routing 

purposes and the validation practices 

used in connection with this 

information. 

Under § 9.10(s)(4)(i)(C), CMRS 

providers must certify that neither they 

nor any third party they rely on to 

obtain location information or 

associated data used for compliance 

with paragraph (s)(1)(i) or (ii) or (s)(2) of 

this section will use such location 

information or associated data for any 

non-911 purpose, except with prior 

express consent or as otherwise required 

by law. The certification must state that 

the CMRS provider and any third 

parties it relies on to obtain location 

information or associated data used for 

compliance with paragraph (s)(1)(i) or 

(ii) or (s)(2) of this section have 

implemented measures sufficient to 

safeguard the privacy and security of 

such location information or associated 

data. 

Under § 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A), CMRS 

providers must collect and report 

aggregate data on the routing 

technologies used for all live wireless 

911 voice calls in the locations specified 

for live 911 call location data in 

paragraph (i)(3)(ii) of this section for a 

thirty-day period which begins on the 

compliance date(s) specified in 

paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and (ii) of this 

section. CMRS providers must retain 

live wireless 911 voice call data 

gathered pursuant to this section for a 

period of 2 years. CMRS providers must 

collect and report the following data, 

expressed as both a number and 

percentage of the total number of live 

wireless 911 voice calls for which data 

is collected pursuant to this section. 

Under § 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(1), CMRS 

providers must collect and report the 

live wireless 911 voice calls routed with 

location-based routing using location 

information that meets the timeliness 

and accuracy thresholds defined in 

paragraphs (s)(3)(i)(A) and (B) of this 

section, expressed as both a number and 

percentage of the total number of live 

wireless 911 voice calls for which data 

is collected pursuant to this section. 

Under § 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(2), CMRS 

providers must collect and report the 

live wireless 911 voice calls routed with 

location-based routing using location 

information that does not meet the 

timeliness or accuracy thresholds 

defined in paragraphs (s)(3)(i)(A) and 

(B) of this section, expressed as both a 

number and percentage of the total 

number of live wireless 911 voice calls 

for which data is collected pursuant to 

this section. 

Under § 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(3), CMRS 

providers must collect and report the 

live wireless 911 voice calls routed 

using tower-based routing, expressed as 

both a number and percentage of the 

total number of live wireless 911 voice 

calls for which data is collected 

pursuant to this section. 

Modification of deadlines by 

agreement. To monitor compliance 

dates agreed to between CMRS 

providers and PSAPs that are different 

from the compliance dates established 

by the new rules, § 9.10(s)(5) establishes 

notification requirements for CMRS 

providers. Nothing in this section of the 

rules shall prevent PSAPs and CMRS 

providers from establishing, by mutual 

consent, deadlines different from those 

established for CMRS provider 

compliance in paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and 

(ii) and (s)(2) of this section. The CMRS 

provider must notify the Commission of 

the dates and terms of the alternate time 

frame within 30 days of the parties’ 

agreement or by June 11, 2024, 

whichever is later. The CMRS provider 

must subsequently notify the 

Commission of the actual date by which 

it comes into compliance with the 

location-based routing requirements in 

paragraph (s)(1)(i) or (ii) or (s)(2) of 

§ 9.10 within 30 days of that date or by 

June 11, 2024, whichever is later. The 

CMRS providers must file any such 

notifications pursuant to paragraph 

(s)(5) in PS Docket No. 18–64. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 9 

Communications common carriers, 

Communications equipment, Radio. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

Final Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 9 as 

follows: 


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PART 9—911 REQUIREMENTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 9 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 152(a), 

155(c), 157, 160, 201, 202, 208, 210, 214, 218, 

219, 222, 225, 251(e), 255, 301, 302, 303, 307, 

308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 403, 405, 605, 

610, 615, 615 note, 615a, 615b, 615c, 615a– 

1, 616, 620, 621, 623, 623 note, 721, and 

1471, and Section 902 of Title IX, Division 

FF, Pub. L. 116–260, 134 Stat. 1182, unless 

otherwise noted. 

§ 9.10 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 9.10 by removing 

paragraph (s)(6). 

[FR Doc. 2024–21955 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 240227–0061; RTID 0648– 

XE217] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal 

to 50 Feet Length Overall Using Hookand-Line Gear in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 

greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 

meters (m)) length overall using hookand-line (HAL) gear in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the 2024 total 

allowable catch (TAC) apportioned to 

catcher vessels greater than or equal to 

50 feet (15.2 m) length overall using 

HAL gear in the Central Regulatory Area 

of the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), September 23, 2024, 

through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abby Jahn, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

GOA exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). Regulations governing fishing by 

U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP 

appear at subpart H of 50 CFR parts 600 

and 679. 

The 2024 Pacific cod TAC 

apportioned to catcher vessels greater 

than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) length 

overall using HAL gear in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the GOA is 1,015 

metric tons (mt) as established by the 

final 2024 and 2025 harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the GOA 

(89 FR 15484, March 4, 2024). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), 

the Regional Administrator has 

determined that the 2024 Pacific cod 

TAC apportioned to catcher vessels 

greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) 

length overall using HAL gear in the 

Central Regulatory Area of the GOA will 

soon be reached. Therefore, the Regional 

Administrator is establishing a directed 

fishing allowance of 1,015 mt is setting 

aside the remaining 0 mt as bycatch to 

support other anticipated groundfish 

fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this directed 

fishing allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for catcher vessels 

greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) 

length overall using HAL gear in the 

Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. 

While this closure is effective, the 

maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. 

Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 

part 679, which was issued pursuant to 

section 304(b), and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

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

is good cause to waive prior notice and 

an opportunity for public comment on 

this action, as notice and comment 

would be impracticable and contrary to 

the public interest, as it would prevent 

NMFS from responding to the most 

recent fisheries data in a timely fashion, 

and would delay the closure of Pacific 

cod by catcher vessels greater than or 

equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) length overall 

using HAL gear in the Central 

Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was 

unable to publish a notice providing 

time for public comment because the 

most recent, relevant data only became 

available as of September 20, 2024. 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA also finds good cause 

to waive the 30-day delay in the 

effective date of this action under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based 

upon the reasons provided above for 

waiver of prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment. 

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

Dated: September 23, 2024. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22112 Filed 9–23–24; 4:15 pm] 

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