Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 179 / Monday, September 20, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 52103 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and 

state, local and tribal government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,670 respondents; 1,670 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .5–10 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; third party 

disclosure requirement; upon 

commencement of service, or within 3 

years of effective date of rules; and at 

end of license term, or 2024 for 

incumbent licensees. 

Obligation to Respond: Statutory 

authority for this collection are 

contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 

201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 

307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, 47 

U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 160, 

201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 

307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 336, 

Section 706 of the Telecommunications 

Act of 1996, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 

1302. 

Total Annual Burden: 790 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $581,250. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Needs and Uses: On November 19, 

2020, the Commission released a Report 

and Order, FCC 20–159, in IB Docket 

No. 18–314, titled, ‘‘Further 

Streamlining Part 25 Rules Governing 

Satellite Services.’’ In this Report and 

Order, among other rule changes, the 

Commission adopted an optional, 

extended build-out period for earth 

station licensees. The optional build-out 

period increases the allowable time for 

an earth station to be brought into 

operation from within one year after 

licensing, to within: Up to five years 

and six months for earth stations 

operating with geostationary satellites; 

or, up to six years and six months for 

earth stations operating with nongeostationary satellites. As a companion 

provision to this new build-out period 

option, the Commission adopted a 

requirement for earth station licensees 

subject to 47 CFR 25.136 to recoordinate with licensees of Upper 

Microwave Flexible Use Service 

(UMFUS) stations if the earth station is 

brought into operation later than one 

year after the date of the license grant. 

The earth station licensee must 

complete re-coordination within one 

year before its commencement of 

operation. The re-coordination should 

account for any demographic or 

geographic changes as well as changes 

to the earth station equipment or 

configuration. A re-coordination notice 

must also be filed with the Commission 

before commencement of earth station 

operations. 

This information collection is used by 

UMFUS licensees to provide accurate 

information on the earth station 

operations notwithstanding the 

substantially longer earth station buildout period that was adopted. The 

collection also counterbalances the 

potential chilling of some UMFUS 

developments that might otherwise 

result from the extended earth station 

build-out periods, and thereby serves as 

an important check on potential 

warehousing. Without such information, 

the Commission would not be able to 

regulate the shared use of 

radiofrequencies among earth stations 

and UMFUS stations in the public 

interest, in accordance with the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19393 Filed 9–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 100217097–1757–02; RTID 

0648–XB419] 

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of 

Mexico; 2021 Commercial and 

Recreational Closure of Silk Snapper, 

Queen Snapper, Blackfin Snapper, and 

Wenchman 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS implements an 

accountability measure (AM) applicable 

to all harvest of species in the mid-water 

snapper stock complex, consisting of 

silk snapper, queen snapper, blackfin 

snapper, and wenchman in the Gulf of 

Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). NMFS determined that combined 

commercial and recreational landings of 

the species in the mid-water snapper 

complex in the 2021 fishing year have 

exceeded the annual catch limit (ACL). 

Therefore, NMFS closes the Gulf EEZ to 

all harvest of species in the mid-water 

snapper complex on September 18, 

2021, for the remainder of the 2021 

fishing year. This closure is necessary to 

protect the species in the mid-water 

snapper complex. 

DATES: The closure is effective at 12:01 

a.m., local time, September 18, 2021, 

until January 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelli O’Donnell, NMFS Southeast 

Regional Office, telephone: 727–824– 

5305, email: kelli.odonnell@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the Gulf reef fish fishery, 

which includes the mid-water snapper 

complex (silk snapper, queen snapper, 

blackfin snapper, and wenchman) under 

the Fishery Management Plan for the 

Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of 

Mexico (FMP). The FMP was prepared 

by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council. The FMP is 

implemented by NMFS under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by 

regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All 

weights described in this temporary rule 

apply as round weight. 

The ACL for the mid-water snapper 

complex is 166,000 lb (75,296 kg) 

during the fishing year of January 1 

through December 31. As specified in 50 

CFR 622.41(i), if NMFS estimates that 

the sum of commercial and recreational 

landings (total landings) exceed the 

stock complex ACL, then during the 

following fishing year, if total landings 

again reach or are projected to reach the 

stock complex ACL, NMFS will close 

the commercial and recreational sectors 

for the remainder of that fishing year by 

filing a notification to that effect with 

the Office of the Federal Register. 

In the 2020 fishing year, combined 

commercial and recreational landings of 

species in the mid-water snapper 

complex exceeded the stock ACL. As of 

September 7, 2021, available 

commercial and recreational landings 

data from the NMFS Southeast Fishery 

Science Center indicate that stock ACL 

for the mid-water snapper complex for 

the 2021 fishing year has been 

exceeded. 

Accordingly, NMFS closes the Gulf 

EEZ to all harvest of species from the 

mid-water snapper complex from 12:01 

a.m., local time, on September 18, 2021, 

through December 31, 2021, the end of 

the current fishing year. During the 

closure, the commercial sale or 

purchase of species from the mid-water 

snapper complex harvested from the 

Gulf EEZ is prohibited, and the 

recreational bag and possession limits 

are zero. Commercial and recreational 

harvest of species in the mid-water 

snapper complex will reopen on January 

1, 2022. 

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Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 

622.41(i), which was issued pursuant to 

section 304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, 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 are 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. Such procedures are 

unnecessary because the rule 

implementing the stock complex ACL 

and the associated AM has already been 

subject to notice and public comment, 

and all that remains is to notify the 

public of the closure. Such procedures 

are also contrary to the public interest 

because of the need to immediately 

implement the closure to protect the 

mid-water snapper stock complex. The 

capacity of the fishing fleet allows for 

rapid harvest of the ACL and the ACL 

has already been met. Prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment would 

require time and could result in 

additional harvest. 

For the aforementioned reasons, there 

is good cause to waive the 30-day delay 

in the effectiveness of this action under 

5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

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

Dated: September 15, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20285 Filed 9–15–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 180720681–8999–02; RTID 

0648–XB426] 

Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 

Atlantic; 2021 Recreational 

Accountability Measure and Closure 

for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS implements 

accountability measures (AMs) 

applicable to recreational harvest of 

golden tilefish in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ) of the South 

Atlantic for the 2021 fishing year 

through this temporary rule. NMFS 

estimates that recreational landings of 

golden tilefish in 2021 have exceeded 

the recreational annual catch limit 

(ACL). Therefore, NMFS closes the 

golden tilefish recreational sector in the 

South Atlantic EEZ on September 20, 

2021. This closure is necessary to 

protect the golden tilefish resource. 

DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., 

local time, September 20, 2021, until 

12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional 

Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email: 

mary.vara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

snapper-grouper fishery of the South 

Atlantic includes golden tilefish and is 

managed under the Fishery 

Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic 

Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared 

by the South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council and is 

implemented by NMFS under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by 

regulations at 50 CFR part 622. 

On January 4, 2019, NMFS 

implemented management measures for 

golden tilefish through a final rule for 

Amendment 28 to the Snapper-Grouper 

FMP (83 FR 233; December 4, 2018). 

That final rule set a recreational ACL of 

2,316 fish (50 CFR 622.193(a)(2)(i)) and 

revised the recreational AM. The 

inseason recreational AM states that if 

recreational landings reach or are 

projected to reach the recreational ACL, 

then the recreational sector will be 

closed for the remainder of the fishing 

year (50 CFR 622.193(a)(2)(i)). 

Landings data from the NMFS 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center 

indicate that the golden tilefish 

recreational ACL of 2,316 fish has been 

reached. Therefore, this temporary rule 

implements an AM to close the golden 

tilefish recreational sector of the 

snapper-grouper fishery for the 

remainder of the 2021 fishing year. As 

a result, the recreational sector for 

golden tilefish in the South Atlantic 

EEZ will be closed effective 12:01 a.m., 

local time September 20, 2021. The 

recreational sector for golden tilefish 

will open on January 1, 2022, the 

beginning of the 2022 fishing year and 

the recreational fishing season. During 

the closure, the bag and possession 

limits for golden tilefish in or from the 

South Atlantic EEZ are zero. 

NMFS also closed the commercial 

sector for golden tilefish for the 

remainder of the 2021 fishing year (86 

FR 29209; June 1, 2021). Therefore, as 

of the date of this recreational closure, 

all harvest and possession of golden 

tilefish in the South Atlantic EEZ is 

prohibited. 

Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 

622.193(a)(2)(i), which was issued 

pursuant to section 304(b) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is exempt 

from review under Executive Order 

12866. 

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

NMFS Assistant Administrator (AA) 

finds good cause to waive prior notice 

and an opportunity for public comment 

on this action, as notice and comment 

are unnecessary and contrary to the 

public interest. Such procedures are 

unnecessary because the rule that 

established the recreational ACL and 

AM for golden tilefish has already been 

subject to notice and comment, and all 

that remains is to notify the public of 

the closure. Such procedures are 

contrary to the public interest because 

of the need to immediately implement 

this action to protect the golden tilefish 

stock. The recreational ACL has been 

reached and prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment would 

require time, potentially resulting in a 

harvest well in excess of the established 

ACL. 

For the aforementioned reasons, the 

AA also finds good cause to waive the 

30-day delay in the effectiveness of this 

action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

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

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20287 Filed 9–15–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 210513–0105; RTID 0648– 

XB421] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 

Closure of the Closed Area I Scallop 

Access Area to General Category 

Individual Fishing Quota Scallop 

Vessels 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and