Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 139 /Tuesday, July 21, 1998 /Rules and Regulations 39035

29662), a summary of the Commission’s

Second Report and Order on amending

the Commission’s rules regarding the

Emergency Alert System. This

correction reflects changes made to that

document contained in section 11.54.

These changes were made due to

improper language that was included in

the initial publication of this document

in the Federal Register.

In rule FR Doc. 98–14376, published

June 1, 1998, on page 29666, column

one, amendatory instruction number 15

and § 11.54, are corrected to read as

follows:

15. Section 11.54 is amended by

revising paragraph (b) introductory text;

redesignate paragraph (b)(8) through

paragraph (b)(14) as paragraph(b)(9)

through paragraph (b)(15); adding new

paragraph (b)(8); revising paragraphs

(b)(11), (b)(12) and (b)(15), and

paragraphs (c) and (d) to read as follows:

§ 11.54 EAS operation during a National

Level emergency.

* * * * *

(b) Immediately upon receipt of an

EAN message, broadcast stations and

cable systems and wireless cable

systems must:

(1) * * *

* * * * *

(8) Cable systems and wireless cable

systems shall transmit all EAS

announcements visually and aurally as

specified in § 11.51 (g) and (h) of this

part.

* * * * *

(11) Broadcast stations may transmit

their call letters and cable systems and

wireless cable systems may transmit the

names of the communities they serve

during an EAS activation. State and

Local Area identifications must be given

as provided in State and Local Area EAS

plans.

(12) All broadcast stations and cable

systems and wireless cable systems

operating and identified with a

particular EAS Local Area must transmit

a common national emergency message

until receipt of the Emergency Action

Termination.

* * * * *

(15) The time of receipt of the EAN

and Emergency Action Termination

messages shall be entered by broadcast

station logs in their logs (as specified in

§ 73.1820 and § 73.1840 of this chapter),

by cable systems in their records (as

specified in § 76.305 of this chapter),

and by subject wireless cable systems in

their records (as specified in § 21.304 of

this chapter).

(c) Upon receipt of an Emergency

Action Termination Message, broadcast

stations and cable systems and wireless

cable systems must follow the

termination procedures in the EAS

Operating Handbook.

(d) Broadcast stations and cable

systems and wireless cable systems

originating emergency communications

under this section shall be considered to

have conferred rebroadcast authority, as

required by Section 325(a) of the

Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.

325(a), to other participating broadcast

stations, cable systems and wireless

cable systems.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19366 Filed 7–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 971208297–8054–02; I.D.

071398A]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch

in the Western Regulatory Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Modification of a closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed

fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the

Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of

Alaska management area (GOA). This

action is necessary to fully utilize the

1998 total allowable catch (TAC) of

Pacific ocean perch in this area.

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), July 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Smoker, 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. 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.

In accordance with § 679.20(c)(3)(ii),

the Final 1998 Harvest Specifications of

Groundfish for the GOA (63 FR 12027,

March 12, 1998) established the amount

of the 1998 TAC of Pacific ocean perch

in the Western Regulatory Area of the

Gulf of Alaska as 1,810 metric tons (mt).

The Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has

established a directed fishing allowance

of 1,610 mt, and set aside the remaining

200 mt as bycatch to support other

anticipated groundfish fisheries. The

fishery for Pacific ocean perch in the

Western Regulatory Area of the GOA

was closed to directed fishing under

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii) on July 3, 1998, (63 FR

36863, July 8, 1998).

NMFS has determined that as of July

14, 1998, 1,300 mt remain in the

directed fishing allowance. Therefore,

NMFS is terminating the previous

closure and is opening directed fishing

for Pacific ocean perch in the Western

Regulatory Area of the GOA.

Classification

All other closures remain in full force

and effect. This action responds to the

best available information recently

obtained from the fishery. It must be

implemented immediately in order to

allow full utilization of the Pacific

ocean perch TAC. Providing prior notice

and opportunity for public comment for

this action is impracticable and contrary

to the public interest. Further delay

would only disrupt the FMP objective of

providing the Pacific ocean perch TAC

for harvest. NMFS finds for good cause

that the implementation of this action

cannot be delayed for 30 days.

Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), a

delay in the effective date is hereby

waived.

This action is required by § 679.20

and is exempt from review under E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: July 15, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19325 Filed 7–15–98; 4:48 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 971208298–8055–02; I.D.

071698A]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch

in the Western Aleutian District of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.