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■ 2. Amend § 76.110 by revising the first 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 76.110 Substitutions. 

Whenever, pursuant to the 

requirements of the syndicated 

exclusivity rules, a community unit is 

required to delete a television program 

on a broadcast signal that is permitted 

to be carried under the Commission’s 

rules, such community unit may, 

consistent with these rules, substitute a 

program from any other television 

broadcast station. * * * 

§ 76.111 [Removed] 

■ 3. Remove § 76.111. 

■ 4. Amend § 76.120 by revising the 

heading and removing paragraph (e)(3) 

to read as follows: 

§ 76.120 Network non-duplication 

protection and syndicated exclusivity rules 

for satellite carriers: Definitions. 

* * * * * 

§§ 76.127 and 76.128 [Removed] 

■ 5. Remove §§ 76.127 and 76.128. 

■ 6. Amend § 76.130 by revising the first 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 76.130 Substitutions. 

Whenever, pursuant to the 

requirements of the network program 

non-duplication or syndicated program 

exclusivity rules, a satellite carrier is 

required to delete a television program 

from retransmission to satellite 

subscribers within a zip code area, such 

satellite carrier may, consistent with 

this subpart, substitute a program from 

any other television broadcast station 

for which the satellite carrier has 

obtained the necessary legal rights and 

permissions, including but not limited 

to copyright and retransmission 

consent. * * * 

§ 76.1506 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend § 76.1506 by removing 

paragraph (m) and redesignating 

paragraphs (n) and (o) as paragraphs (m) 

and (n). 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 2 and 4 

[FAC 2005–77; FAR Case 2012–023; 

Correction; Docket 2012–0023, Sequence 1] 

RIN 9000–AM60 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Uniform Procurement Identification; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule; Correction. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

issuing a correction to FAR Case 2012– 

023; Uniform Procurement 

Identification (Item III), which was 

published in the Federal Register at 79 

FR 61739, October 14, 2014. 

DATES: Effective: November 13, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, at 

202–501–0650, for clarification of 

content. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat at 202–501– 

4755. Please cite FAC 2005–77; FAR 

Case 2012–023; Correction. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In rule FR Doc. 2014–24240 published 

in the Federal Register at 79 FR 61739, 

October 14, 2014, make the following 

correction: 

On page 61741, in the first column, 

second line, correct ‘‘4.601’’ to read 

‘‘4.1601’’. 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. 

chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113. 

Dated: October 21, 2014. 

William Clark, 

Acting Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

[Docket No. 130717632–4285–02] 

RIN 0648–XD504 

International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna 

Fisheries; 2014 Bigeye Tuna Longline 

Fishery Closure in the Eastern Pacific 

Ocean 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; fishery closure. 

SUMMARY: Because the 2014 catch limit 

of 500 metric tons is expected to be 

reached, NMFS is closing the U.S. 

pelagic longline fishery for bigeye tuna 

for vessels over 24 meters in overall 

length in the eastern Pacific Ocean 

(EPO) through December 31, 2014. This 

action is necessary to prevent the 

fishery from exceeding the applicable 

catch limit established by the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission 

(IATTC) in Resolution C–13–01, which 

governs tuna conservation in the EPO 

from 2014–2016. 

DATES: Effective October 31, 2014, 

through December 31, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachael Wadsworth, NMFS West Coast 

Region, 562–980–4036. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pelagic 

longline fishing in the EPO is managed, 

in part, under the Tuna Conventions Act 

of 1950 (Act), 16 U.S.C. 951–962. Under 

the Act, NMFS must publish regulations 

to carry out recommendations of the 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission (IATTC) that have been 

approved by the Department of State 

(DOS). The United States is a member 

of the IATTC, which was established 

under the Convention for the 

Establishment of an Inter-American 

Tropical Tuna Commission signed in 

1949 (Convention) to provide an 

international agreement to ensure the 

effective international conservation and 

management of highly migratory species 

of fish in the IATTC Convention Area. 

The IATTC Convention Area includes 

the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean 

(EPO) bounded by the coast of the 

Americas, the 50° N. and 50° S. 

parallels, and the 150° W. meridian. 

Regulations governing fishing by U.S. 

vessels in accordance with the Act 

appear at 50 CFR part 300, subpart C. 

Those regulations implement 

recommendations of the IATTC for the 


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conservation and management of highly 

migratory fish resources in the EPO. 

The IATTC adopted Resolution C–13– 

01, which establishes an annual catch 

limit of bigeye tuna for large U.S. 

longline vessels. For calendar years 

2014, 2015, and 2016, the catch of 

bigeye tuna by longline gear in the 

IATTC Convention Area by fishing 

vessels of the United States that are over 

24 meters in overall length is limited to 

500 metric tons per year. With the 

approval of the DOS, NMFS 

implemented this catch limit by noticeand-comment rulemaking under the Act 

(79 FR 19487, April 9, 2014, and 

codified at 50 CFR 300.25). 

NMFS monitored the retained catches 

of bigeye tuna using logbook data 

submitted by vessel captains and other 

available information from the longline 

fisheries in the IATTC Convention Area, 

and determined that the 2014 catch 

limit is expected to be reached on 

October 31, 2014. In accordance with 50 

CFR 300.25(b), this Federal Register 

notice announces that the U.S. longline 

fishery for bigeye tuna in the IATTC 

Convention Area will be closed for 

vessels over 24 meters in overall length 

starting on October 31, 2014, through 

the end of the 2014 calendar year. The 

2015 fishing year is scheduled to open 

on January 1, 2015. The bigeye tuna 

catch limit for longline vessels over 24 

meters in overall length for 2015 will be 

500 metric tons. 

During the closure, a U.S. fishing 

vessel over 24 meters in overall length 

may not be used to retain on board, 

transship, or land bigeye tuna captured 

by longline gear in the IATTC 

Convention Area, except as follows: 

• Any bigeye tuna already on board a 

fishing vessel upon the effective date of 

the prohibitions may be retained on 

board, transshipped, and/or landed, to 

the extent authorized by applicable laws 

and regulations, provided that they are 

landed within 14 days after the 

prohibitions become effective, that is, by 

November 14, 2014. 

• In the case of a vessel that has 

declared to NMFS that the current trip 

type is shallow-set longlining, the 14- 

day limit is waived, but the number of 

bigeye tuna retained on board, 

transshipped, or landed must not 

exceed the number on board the vessel 

upon the effective date of the 

prohibitions, as recorded by the NMFS 

observer on board the vessel. 

• Bigeye tuna caught by longline gear 

used on a vessel of the United States 

over 24 meters in the IATTC Convention 

Area may not be transshipped to a 

fishing vessel unless that fishing vessel 

is operated in compliance with a valid 

permit issued under 50 CFR 660.707 or 

665.801 (the rule implementing 

Resolution C–13–1 incorrectly cited 

§ 665.21, which has been re-codified as 

§ 665.801). 

• A fishing vessel of the United States 

over 24 meters, other than a vessel for 

which a declaration has been made to 

NMFS that the current trip is shallowsetting, may not be used to fish in the 

Pacific Ocean using longline gear both 

inside and outside the IATTC 

Convention Area during the same 

fishing trip, with the exception of a 

fishing trip during which the 

prohibitions were put into effect. 

• If a vessel over 24 meters that is not 

on a declared shallow-set trip is used to 

fish in the Pacific Ocean using longline 

gear outside the IATTC Convention 

Area and the vessel enters the IATTC 

Convention Area at any time during the 

same fishing trip, the longline gear on 

the fishing vessel must be stowed in a 

manner so as not to be readily available 

for fishing. Specifically, the hooks, 

branch lines, and floats must be stowed 

and not available for immediate use, 

and any power-operated mainline 

hauler on deck must be covered in such 

a manner that it is not readily available 

for use. 

Classification 

There is good cause to waive prior 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). 

This action is based on the best 

available information and is necessary 

for the conservation and management of 

bigeye tuna. Compliance with the notice 

and comment requirement would be 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest because NMFS would be unable 

to ensure that the 2014 bigeye tuna 

catch limit applicable to large longline 

vessels is not exceeded. The annual 

catch limit is an important mechanism 

to ensure that the United States 

complies with its international 

obligations in preventing overfishing 

and managing the fishery at optimum 

yield. Moreover, NMFS previously 

solicited public comments on the rule 

that established the catch limit (79 FR 

19487, April 9, 2014), including a 

provision for issuing a notice to close 

the fishery, if necessary, to prevent 

exceeding the catch limit. For the same 

reasons, there is good cause to establish 

an effective date less than 30 days after 

date of publication of this notice. 

This action is required by § 300.25(b) 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951–962 et seq. 

Dated: October 15, 2014. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25293 Filed 10–21–14; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 140624530–4848–01] 

RIN 0648–XD354 

Revisions to Framework Adjustment 

51 to the Northeast Multispecies 

Fishery Management Plan and Sector 

Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated 

Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and 

the Common Pool for Fishing Year 

2014 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule; 

adjustment to specifications. 

SUMMARY: Based on the final Northeast 

multispecies sector rosters, we are 

adjusting the fishing year 2014 

specification of annual catch limits for 

commercial groundfish vessels, as well 

as sector annual catch entitlements for 

groundfish stocks by adding carried 

over catch from fishing year 2013 and 

reducing quotas for some stocks by the 

amount of overages exceeding their 

limits in fishing year 2013, among other 

adjustments. This revision to fishing 

year 2014 catch levels is necessary to 

account for changes in the number of 

participants electing to fish in sectors. 

DATES: Effective October 23, 2014, 

through April 30, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Murphy, Sector Policy Analyst, 

(978) 281–9122. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New 

England Fishery Management Council 

developed Amendment 16 to the 

Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP), in part, to 

establish a process for setting 

groundfish annual catch limits (also 

referred to as ACLs or catch limits) and 

accountability measures. The Council 

has a biennial review process to develop 

catch limits and revise management 

measures. Framework Adjustment 51 

and concurrent emergency actions set 

annual catch limits for nine groundfish 

stocks and three jointly managed U.S./ 

Canada stocks for fishing years 2014– 


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