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funded through the applicant’s first or 

second window funding requests. To 

avoid duplicative support and expedite 

the review of the third filing window 

applications, applicants should include 

in the narrative section of the ECF FCC 

Form 471 application information 

regarding services funded during the 

first or second filing windows, 

including the ECF FCC Form 471 

application number(s) and the service 

end date(s) for any services funded 

during the first or second window that 

an applicant is seeking to continue 

between July 1, 2022, through December 

31, 2023. If an applicant does not have 

any first or second window funding 

commitments that will be used to fund 

eligible equipment or services during 

the July 1, 2022, through December 31, 

2023, funding period, the applicant 

should provide the service start and end 

dates for up to 12 months of service that 

will be requested on their ECF FCC 

Form 471. Applicants may only request 

support for up to 12 months of eligible 

services during the third application 

filing window that covers eligible 

equipment and services received or 

delivered between July 1, 2022, and 

December 31, 2023. 

7. The Commission received over $6.4 

billion in funding requests during the 

first and second ECF application filing 

windows. Therefore, in the event that 

demand exceeds available funding 

during the third ECF application filing 

window, the Bureau reminds applicants 

that requests will be prioritized based 

on applicants’ E-Rate Program discount 

rate for category one services, adjusted 

to provide a five percent increase for 

rural schools and libraries. 

8. The procedural rule modification 

for § 54.1711(e) is below. The Bureau 

makes this modification without notice 

and comment in accordance with the 

exception to the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(A), for procedural rules. The 

updated rule will become effective April 

4, 2022. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54 

Communications common carriers, 

Health facilities, Infants and children, 

Internet, Libraries, Puerto Rico, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Schools, 

Telecommunications, Telephone, Virgin 

Islands. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Cheryl Callahan, 

Assistant Chief, Telecommunications Access 

Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. 

Final Rule 

For the reasons set forth above, the 

Federal Communications Commission 

amends 47 CFR part 54 as follows: 

PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority for part 54 continues 

to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 

205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303(r), 403, 

1004, 1302, 1601–1609, and 1752, unless 

otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 54.1711 by revising 

paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

§ 54.1711 Emergency Connectivity Fund 

requests for reimbursement. 

* * * * * 

(e) Service delivery date. (1) For the 

initial filing window set forth in 

§ 54.1708(b) and second application 

filing window, the service delivery date 

for equipment, other non-recurring 

services, and recurring services is June 

30, 2023. 

(2) For the third application filing 

window and any subsequent filing 

windows covering funding for 

purchases made between July 1, 2022, 

and December 31, 2023, the service 

delivery date for equipment, other nonrecurring services, and recurring 

services is December 31, 2023. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 22016–0049; RTID 0648–XB793] 

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 A season 

allowance of the 2022 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.), March 30, 2022, 

through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obren Davis, 907–586–7241. 

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. Regulations governing 

fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance 

with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 

CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. 

The A season allowance of the 2022 

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 823 metric tons (mt) as 

established by the final 2022 and 2023 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the GOA (87 FR 11599, March 2, 2022). 

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

the Regional Administrator has 

determined that the A season allowance 

of the 2022 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 753 mt and is 

setting aside the remaining 70 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 


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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 notification 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of March 29, 

2022. 

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: March 30, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 220223–0054; RTID 0648– 

XB753] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 

the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

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 

using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands management area 

(BSAI). This action is necessary to 

prevent exceeding the A season 

apportionment of the 2022 Pacific cod 

total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to 

catcher vessels using trawl gear in the 

BSAI. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), March 30, 2022, 

through 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 1, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krista Milani, 907–581–2062. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands Management Area 

(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council under 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. Regulations governing fishing by 

U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP 

appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 

and 50 CFR part 679. 

The A season apportionment of the 

2022 Pacific cod TAC allocated to 

catcher vessels using trawl gear in the 

BSAI is 21,944 metric tons (mt) as 

established by the final 2022 and 2023 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the BSAI (87 FR 11626, March 2, 2022). 

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

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the A season 

apportionment of the 2022 Pacific cod 

TAC allocated to trawl catcher vessels 

in the BSAI will soon be reached. 

Therefore, the Regional Administrator is 

establishing a directed fishing 

allowance of 3,000 mt and is setting 

aside the remaining 18,944 mt as 

incidental catch 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 Pacific 

cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear 

in the BSAI. 

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 using trawl gear 

in the BSAI. NMFS was unable to 

publish a notification providing time for 

public comment because the most 

recent, relevant data only became 

available as of March 28, 2022. 

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: March 30, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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