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emissions, increase fuel economy, and 

lower costs of Marine Highway 

transportation and increase the 

efficiency of intermodal transfers. 

Appendix to Part 393—Criteria for 

Initial Assessment of Marine Highway 

Project Applications 

By Order of the Secretary. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Maritime Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23834 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 12 

[EB Docket No. 06–119; WC Docket No. 06– 

63; FCC 07–107] 

Recommendations of the Independent 

Panel Reviewing the Impact of 

Hurricane Katrina on Communications 

Networks 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: On August 12, 2008, the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approved the information 

collection contained in § 12.3 of the 

Federal Communications Commission’s 

rules, regarding 911 and E911 analyses 

and reports, as adopted by the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) in its Order addressing 

the report and recommendations of the 

Independent Panel Reviewing the 

Impact of Hurricane Katrina on 

Communications Networks. 72 FR 

37655, July 11, 2007. The effective date 

for § 12.3 of the Commission’s rules was 

deferred until OMB approved this 

information collection. In this 

document, the Commission provides 

notice that § 12.3 of the Commission’s 

rules is effective on October 9, 2008. 

DATES: Section 12.3 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR 12.3, (72 FR 37655, July 

11, 2007) is effective on October 9, 2008. 

Respondents are required to submit 

their reports by February 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Entities required to file 

reports through the E911 Architecture 

Information System should obtain login 

identifications, passwords and the URL 

for the system from John Healy in the 

Commission’s Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau at 202–418– 

2448 or John.Healy@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about this 

information collection contact Jeffery 

Goldthorp, Chief, Communications 

Systems Analysis Division, Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 

Federal Communications Commission at 

202–418–1096. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

response to the report and 

recommendations of the Independent 

Panel Reviewing the Impact of 

Hurricane Katrina on Communications 

Networks, the Commission took a 

number of steps to improve the 

reliability and resiliency of 

communications networks. Among the 

actions taken by the Commission was 

the adoption of § 12.3 of the 

Commission’s rules, which requires 

local exchange carriers (LECs), 

commercial mobile radio service 

(CMRS) providers required to comply 

with § 20.18 of the Commission’s rules, 

and interconnected Voice over Internet 

Protocol (VoIP) service providers to 

analyze their 911 and E911 networks 

and/or systems and provide reports 

addressing the redundancy, resiliency 

and reliability of those networks and/or 

systems. The Commission exempts the 

following entities from this rule: (1) 

LECs that meet the definition of a Class 

B company set forth in § 32.11(b)(2) of 

the Commission’s rules; (2) nonnationwide CMRS providers with no 

more than 500,000 subscribers at the 

end of 2001; and (3) interconnected 

VoIP service providers with annual 

revenues below the revenue threshold 

established pursuant to § 32.11 of the 

Commission’s rules. The effective date 

for § 12.3 of the Commission’s rules was 

deferred until OMB approved the 

information collection. 72 FR 37655, 

July 11, 2007. On August 12, 2008, the 

Office of Management and Budget 

approved this information collection. 73 

FR 50012, August 25, 2008. (OMB 

Control Number: 3060–1119.) The 

details of this information collection 

were set forth in a previous notice. 73 

FR 39305, July 9, 2008. Section 12.3 of 


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the Commission’s rules is effective on 

October 9, 2008. 

The Commission delegated authority 

to the Public Safety and Homeland 

Security Bureau (Bureau) to implement 

and activate a process through which 

these reports would be submitted. The 

Bureau has since created an electronic 

system, the E911 Architecture 

Information System, which will be 

activated upon release of this document 

on October 9, 2008. Respondent LECs, 

CMRS providers, and interconnected 

VoIP service providers are required to 

submit their reports through the E911 

Architecture Information System by 

February 6, 2009. 

Entities required to file reports 

through the E911 Architecture 

Information System should obtain login 

identifications and passwords from John 

Healy at 202–418–2448 or 

John.Healy@fcc.gov. Once this contact 

has been made, Mr. Healy will provide 

the URL for the E911 Architecture 

Information System where entities 

should download the reporting form 

and submit the completed form by 

February 6, 2009. 

As stated in § 12.3 of the 

Commission’s rules, these reports will 

be afforded confidential treatment. The 

reports will be shared pursuant to a 

protective order with only the following 

three entities, if the entities file a 

request for the reports: (1) The National 

Emergency Number Association; (2) The 

Association of Public Safety 

Communications Officials; and (3) The 

National Association of State 9–1–1 

Administrators. Such entities should 

submit requests for these reports to Jean 

Ann Collins, Deputy Chief, 

Communications Systems Analysis 

Division, Public Safety and Homeland 

Security Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7–A363, Washington, 

DC 20554 or JeanAnn.Collins@fcc.gov. 

All other access to these reports must be 

sought pursuant to procedures set forth 

in § 0.461 of the Commission’s rules. 

Notice of any requests for inspection of 

these reports will be provided to the 

filers of the reports pursuant to 

§ 0.461(d)(3) of the Commission’s rules. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23769 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

49 CFR Part 1 

[OST Docket No. DOT–OST–1999–6189] 

RIN 9991–AA54 

Organization and Delegation of Powers 

and Duties Delegations to the Maritime 

Administrator 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation (Secretary) is delegating 

to the Maritime Administrator the 

authorities of the Secretary under title 

XI, subtitle C of Public Law 110–140 

dated December 19, 2007; and entitled 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

of 2007. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 9, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Weaver, Director, Office of 

Management and Administrative 

Services, Maritime Administration, 

MAR–390, Room W28–302, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590, Phone: (202) 366–2811. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary is delegating this authority 

under title XI, subtitle C of Public Law 

110–140 to the Maritime Administrator. 

The delegation authorizes the Maritime 

Administrator to carry out certain 

responsibilities of the Secretary 

prescribed in sections 1122, Short Sea 

Shipping Eligibility for Capital 

Construction Fund; and 1123, Short Sea 

Transportation Report. 

The Secretary is delegating this 

authority to the Maritime Administrator 

because it falls within the purview of 

the Maritime Administration’s statutory 

mission to maintain and improve the 

maritime industry. 

This final rule adds paragraph (ii) to 

49 CFR 1.66 to reflect the Secretary of 

Transportation’s delegation of these 

authorities. Since this rulemaking 

relates to departmental organization, 

procedure and practice, notice and 

comment is unnecessary under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b). Further, since the rulemaking 

expedites the Maritime Administration’s 

ability to meet the statutory intent of the 

applicable laws and regulations covered 

by this delegation, the Secretary finds 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for 

this final rule to be effective on the date 

of publication in the Federal Register. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1 

Authority delegations (Government 

agencies), Organization and functions 

(Government agencies). 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, Part 

1 of Title 49, Code of Federal 

Regulations, is amended, effective upon 

publication, to read as follows: 

PART 1—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 1 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; 46 U.S.C. 

2104(a); 28 U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 3711(a)(2); 

Pub. L. 101–552, 104 Stat. 2736; Pub. L. 106– 

159, 113 Stat. 1748; Pub. L. 107–71, 115 Stat. 

597; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Pub. L. 

108–136, 117 Stat. 1392; Pub. L. 101–115, 

103 Stat. 691; Pub. L. 108–293, 118 Stat. 

1028; Pub. L. 109–364, 120 Stat. 2083; Pub. 

L. 110–140, 121 Stat. 1492. 2. Section 1.66 is 

amended by adding paragraph (ii) to read as 

follows: 

§ 1.66 Delegations to Maritime 

Administrator. 

* * * * * 

(ii) Carry out the functions and 

exercise the authorities vested in the 

Secretary of Transportation under Title 

46, Chapter 556, of the United States 

Code, except for those found in 46 

U.S.C. 55601(c) and (d). 

Issued at Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

August, 2008. 

Mary E. Peters, 

Secretary of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. E8–23983 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 071106671–8010–02] 

RIN 0648–XL08 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 in 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 pollock in Statistical Area 

610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the 2008 total allowable catch (TAC) of 

pollock for Statistical Area 610 in the 

GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), October 6, 2008, through 

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obren Davis, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 


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