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licensee pursuant to paragraph (i)(3) of 

this section. 

§ 201.17 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 201.17 as follows: 

■ a. In paragraphs (m)(2) introductory 

text and (m)(4)(i) by removing ‘‘(m)(3)’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘(m)(4)’’. 

■ b. In paragraphs (m)(2)(ii), 

(m)(4)(iii)(C), and (m)(4)(iv)(A) by 

removing ‘‘(m)(1)(iii)’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘(m)(2)(iii)’’. 

■ c. In paragraph (m)(4) introductory 

text by removing ‘‘(m)(1)’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘(m)(2)’’. 

■ d. In paragraph (m)(4)(iii)(A) by 

removing ‘‘(m)(1)(i)’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘(m)(2)(i)’’. 

■ e. In paragraph (m)(4)(iii)(B) by 

removing ‘‘(m)(1)(ii)’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘(m)(2)(ii)’’. 

■ f. In paragraph (m)(4)(vi) by removing 

‘‘(m)(3)(i)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(m)(4)(i)’’. 

Dated: November 10, 2014. 

Maria A. Pallante, 

Register of Copyrights and Director of the 

U.S. Copyright Office. 

James H. Billington, 

Librarian of Congress. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 54 

[WC Docket No. 13–184; FCC 14–99] 

Modernization of the Schools and 

Libraries ‘‘E-Rate’’ Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction; correcting 

amendments. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects errors 

in the dates section, the supplementary 

information portion, and Final Rules 

section of a Federal Register document 

regarding the Commission taking major 

steps to modernize the E-rate program 

(more formally known as the schools 

and libraries universal service support 

mechanism). Building on the comments 

the Commission received in response to 

the E-rate Modernization NPRM, and 

the E-rate Modernization Public Notice, 

as well as recommendations from the 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO), the program improvements the 

Commission adopts as part of this 

document begin the process of 

reorienting the E-rate program to focus 

on high-speed broadband for our 

nation’s schools and libraries. The 

document was published in the Federal 

Register on August 19, 2014. 

DATES: The corrections and correcting 

amendments in this rule are effective 

November 18, 2014, except that 

correcting amendments 3 and 5 are 

effective July 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Bachtell or Kate Dumouchel, 

Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, at (202) 418–7400 or TTY: 

(202) 418–0484. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

summary contains corrections to the 

DATES section, the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION portion, and the Final 

Rules section of a Federal Register 

summary, 79 FR 49160 (August 19, 

2014). The full text of the Commission’s 

Report and Order in WC Docket No. 13– 

184, FCC 14–99 released on July 23, 

2014 is available for public inspection 

during regular business hours in the 

FCC Reference Center, Room CY–A257, 

445 Twelfth Street SW., Washington, DC 

20554. 

Corrections to Final Rule 

In rule FR Doc. 2014–18937 published 

August 19, 2014 (79 FR 49160) make the 

following corrections. 

1. On page 49160, in the first column, 

correct the effective dates in the DATES

section as follows: 

Section Correct . . . To read . . . 

54.503(c) ............................................ Upon announcement of OMB approval of information collection requirements.December 18, 2014. 

54.504(f) ............................................. Upon announcement of OMB approval of information collection requirements.54.504(f)(4)–(5) will become effective July 1, 

2016. 

54.507(d) ............................................ Upon announcement of OMB approval of information collection requirements.December 18, 2014. 

54.507(f) ............................................. July 1, 2015 ................................................................................................... December 18, 2014. 

54.514(a) ............................................ Upon announcement of OMB approval of information collection requirements.December 18, 2014. 

54.516(a)–(c), (d) ............................... July 1, 2015 ................................................................................................... 54.516 is effective on July 

1, 2015, with the exception of paragraphs (a)–(c) 

which are effective upon 

announcement of OMB 

approval of information 

collection requirements. 

54.720(a) ............................................ Upon announcement of OMB approval of information collection requirements.December 18, 2014. 

2. On page 49161, in the second 

column, in paragraph 7, in the last 

sentence add the words ‘‘, we continue 

the Commission’s commitment to 

meeting schools’ and libraries’ 

connectivity needs’’ after the word 

‘‘connections’’. 

3. On page 49168, in the second 

column, in paragraph 66, eleventh line, 

remove the comma after the word 

‘‘services.’’ 

4. On page 49168, in the third 

column, in paragraph 71, twentyseventh line, remove the word 

‘‘supports’’ and add in its place the 

word ‘‘supported.’’ 

5. On page 49169, in the second 

column, in paragraph 74, twenty-third 

line, remove the words ‘‘subsequent five 

funding years’’ and add in their place 

the words ‘‘subsequent four funding 

years.’’ 

6. On page 49169, in the second 

column, in paragraph 76, fifth line, add 

the word ‘‘do’’ after the words ‘‘five-year 

budgets.’’ 

7. On page 49171, in the third 

column, in paragraph 95, third line, 

remove the word ‘‘and’’ and add it its 

place the words ‘‘and/or.’’ 

8. On page 49172, in the first column, 

in paragraph 95, second line, correct the 

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words, for schools in districts receiving 

funding in years 2015 and/or 2016, we 

adopt a rolling funding cycle of five 

years for category two services, which 

begins the first year that a school 

receives E-rate support, and remove the 

two-in-five rule that applied to priority 

two internal connections.’’ 

9. On page 49172, in the first column, 

in paragraph 95, correct the third full 

sentence to read ‘‘Therefore, schools 

that seek category two support in 

funding year 2015 will calculate their 

available pre-discount support budget as 

$150 per student over five years 

beginning with funding year 2015.’’, and 

correct the fourth full sentence to read 

‘‘Schools that seek category two support 

in funding year 2016 will calculate their 

available pre-discount support budget as 

$150 per student, less any of the five 

year pre-discount budget used in 

funding year 2015.’’, and correct the 

fifth full sentence to read ‘‘In later years, 

schools that received category two 

support in funding years 2015 and/or 

2016 will calculate their available prediscount budget based on $150 per 

student, less any of the pre-discount 

budget used in the prior funding years 

that are part of that school’s five year 

funding cycle.’’ 

10. On page 49174, in the second 

column, in paragraph 113, in the first 

sentence, first line, remove the word 

‘‘Under’’ and add in its place the words 

‘‘For example, under.’’ 

11. On page 49176, in the second 

column, in paragraph 128, in the second 

sentence, eleventh line, remove the 

words ‘‘sufficient funding for is 

available’’ and add in their place the 

words ‘‘sufficient funding is available.’’ 

12. On page 49176, in the third 

column, in paragraph 128, in the 

penultimate sentence, eleventh line, add 

the word ‘‘will’’ after the word ‘‘We.’’ 

13. On page 49178, in the first 

column, in paragraph 139, twelfth line, 

remove the words ‘‘on-campus use.’’ 

14. On page 49179, in the first 

column, in paragraph 148, in the last 

sentence, thirtieth line, remove the 

word ‘‘APIs’’ and add in its place the 

words ‘‘application programming 

interfaces (APIs).’’ 

15. On page 49181, in the second 

column, in paragraph 168, correct the 

third full sentence to read ‘‘To show 

that it is authorized to seek or order 

eligible services for the applicants, a 

consortium lead may provide copies of 

relevant state statutes or regulations 

authorizing consortium leads to seek or 

order services on members’ behalf or 

other proof that a consortium lead is 

authorized to seek or order services on 

behalf of its members.’’ 

16. On page 49186, in the first 

column, in paragraph 202, in the first 

sentence, fifth line, remove the words 

‘‘discount rate’’ and add in their place 

the words ‘‘NSLP level of poverty.’’ 

17. On page 49186, correct paragraph 

205 to read ‘‘In light of the benefits to 

school districts and libraries of adopting 

a district-wide discount, we revise 

§ 54.505(b)(4) of our rules to require 

school districts to calculate their E-rate 

discounts by: 

dividing the total number of students in 

the district eligible for the NSLP by the 

total number of students in the district 

and comparing that single figure against 

the discount matrix to determine the 

school district’s discount rate for E-rate 

supported services. All public schools 

and libraries within that public school 

district will receive the same discount 

rate, except under the circumstances 

described below. First, for the sake of 

simplicity, when a library system has 

branches or outlets in more than one 

public school district, that library 

system and all library outlets within 

that system should use the address of 

the central outlet or main administrative 

office to determine which public school 

district the library system is in, and 

should use that public school district’s 

NSLP level of poverty to determine its 

discount rate whether applying as a 

library system or as one or more 

individual library outlets within that 

system. Second, library systems, and 

individual libraries that are not part of 

a library system, must separately 

determine their urban/rural status. All 

outlets within a library system receive 

the same discount rate.’’ 

18. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 210, fifth line, 

remove the word ‘‘(Census)’’ and add in 

its place the words ‘‘(Census Bureau).’’ 

19. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 210, in the third 

sentence, nineteenth line, add the word 

‘‘Bureau’’ after the word ‘‘Census.’’ 

20. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 210, in the fifth 

sentence, twenty-eighth line, add the 

word ‘‘Bureau’’ after the word 

‘‘Census.’’ 

21. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 210, in the sixth 

sentence, thirty-fourth line, add the 

word ‘‘Bureau’’ after the word 

‘‘Census.’’ 

22. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 211, in the second 

sentence, third line, add the word 

‘‘Bureau’’ after the word ‘‘Census.’’ 

23. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 211, in the third 

sentence, sixth line, add the word 

‘‘Bureau’’ after the word ‘‘Census.’’ 

24. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 211, in the fourth 

sentence, remove the words ‘‘2010 

Census’’ and add in their place the 

words ‘‘2010 decennial census,’’ add the 

words ‘‘for urbanized areas and 2,500 to 

50,000 for urban clusters’’ after the word 

‘‘more,’’ and remove the words ‘‘of at 

least 2,500 people that link to’’ and add 

in their place the words ‘‘containing 

non-residential urban land uses as well 

as territory with low population density 

included to link outlying densely settled 

territory with.’’ 

25. On page 49187, in the first 

column, in paragraph 211, in the sixth 

sentence, twenty-fifth line, remove the 

word ‘‘Census’’ and add in its place the 

word ‘‘census.’’ 

26. On page 49187, in the second 

column, in paragraph 213, remove the 

words in the fourth sentence ‘‘Libraries’ 

discount percentages will continue to be 

based on that of the public school 

district in which they are physically 

located.’’ and add in their place the 

words ‘‘Libraries’ discount percentages 

will continue to be based on the level 

of poverty, CEP or otherwise, of the 

public school district in which they are 

physically located, though library 

systems and individual libraries not part 

of a library system will separately 

determine their urban/rural status.’’ 

27. On page 49188, in the second 

column, in paragraph 218, nineteenth 

line, add the word ‘‘on’’ before the 

words ‘‘only the surveys returned.’’ 

28. On page 49197, in the first and 

second columns, correct paragraph 306 

to read ‘‘It is further ordered, that 

pursuant to the authority contained in 

sections 1 through 4, 201 through 205, 

254, 303(r), and 403 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205, 

254, 303(r), and 403, and section 706 of 

the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 

U.S.C. 1302, Part 54 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR part 54, is 

Amended as set forth below, and such 

rule amendments shall be effective 

September 18, 2014, except for 

§§ 54.503(c), 54.507(d) through (f), 

54.514(a), and 54.720(a), which shall be 

effective December 18, 2014; 

§§ 54.502(b)(2) through (3) and (5), 

54.504(a), and 54.516(a) through (c), 

which are subject to the PRA and will 

become effective upon announcement in 

the Federal Register of OMB approval of 

the subject information collection 

requirements; and except for 

amendments in §§ 54.5, 54.500, 

54.501(a)(1), 54.502(a), 54.504(d), 

54.507(a) through (c) and (e), and 

54.516(d), which shall become effective 

on July 1, 2015; and amendments in 

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which shall become effective on July 1, 

2016.’’ 

Section 54.500 [Corrected] 

29. On page 49197, in the Final Rules 

section, in the third column, in the 

definition of Consortium in § 54.500, 

correct the second sentence to read ‘‘A 

consortium may also include health care 

providers eligible under subpart G of 

this part, and public sector 

(governmental) entities, including, but 

not limited to, state colleges and state 

universities, state educational 

broadcasters, counties, and 

municipalities, although such entities 

are not eligible for support.’’ 

30. On page 49198, in the Final Rules 

section, in the first column, in the 

definition of Managed internal 

broadband services in § 54.500, remove 

the words ‘‘management, and/or 

monitoring’’ and add in their place the 

words ‘‘management, and monitoring’’ 

and remove the words ‘‘local area 

network (LAN) and wireless LAN’’ and 

add in their place the words ‘‘local area 

network (LAN) and/or wireless LAN.’’ 

Section 54.501 [Corrected] 

31. On page 49198, in the Final Rules 

section, in the first column, in 

paragraph (a)(1) of § 54.501, remove the 

words ‘‘ ‘‘elementary school’’ and 

‘‘secondary school’’ ’’ and add in their 

place the words ‘‘ ‘‘elementary school’’ 

or ‘‘secondary school’’ ’’. 

Section 54.502 [Corrected] 

32. On page 49198, in the Final Rules 

section, in the first column, in 

paragraph (a) of § 54.502, remove the 

words ‘‘paragraph (b)’’ and add in their 

place the words ‘‘paragraph (d).’’ 

Correcting Amendments 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54 

Communications common carriers, 

Health facilities, Infants and children, 

Libraries, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Schools, 

Telecommunications, Telephone. 

Accordingly, 47 CFR part 54 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendments: 

PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 54 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sections 1, 4(i), 5, 201, 205, 

214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 

and section 706 of the Communications Act 

of 1996, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 

155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, 

and 1302 unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Effective November 18, 2014, 

amend § 54.5 by revising the definition 

of ‘‘Internet access’’ to read as follows: 

§ 54.5 Terms and definitions. 

* * * * * 

Internet access. ‘‘Internet access’’ 

includes the following elements: 

(1) The transmission of information as 

common carriage; 

(2) The transmission of information as 

part of a gateway to an information 

service, when that transmission does 

not involve the generation or alteration 

of the content of information, but may 

include data transmission, address 

translation, protocol conversion, billing 

management, introductory information 

content, and navigational systems that 

enable users to access information 

services, and that do not affect the 

presentation of such information to 

users; and 

(3) Electronic mail services (email). 

■ 3. Effective July 1, 2015, amend § 54.5 

by revising the definition of ‘‘Internet 

access’’ to read as follows: 

§ 54.5 Terms and definitions. 

* * * * * 

Internet access. ‘‘Internet access’’ 

includes the following elements: 

(1) The transmission of information as 

common carriage; and 

(2) The transmission of information as 

part of a gateway to an information 

service, when that transmission does 

not involve the generation or alteration 

of the content of information, but may 

include data transmission, address 

translation, protocol conversion, billing 

management, introductory information 

content, and navigational systems that 

enable users to access information 

services, and that do not affect the 

presentation of such information to 

users. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Effective November 18, 2014, 

amend § 54.504 by revising paragraph 

(d) to read as follows: 

§ 54.504 Requests for services. 

* * * * * 

(d) Service substitution. (1) The 

Administrator shall grant a request by 

an applicant to substitute a service or 

product for one identified on its FCC 

Form 471 where: 

(i) The service or product has the 

same functionality; 

(ii) The substitution does not violate 

any contract provisions or state or local 

procurement laws; 

(iii) The substitution does not result 

in an increase in the percentage of 

ineligible services or functions; and 

(iv) The applicant certifies that the 

requested change is within the scope of 

the controlling FCC Form 470, including 

any associated Requests for Proposal, for 

the original services. 

(2) In the event that a service 

substitution results in a change in the 

pre-discount price for the supported 

service, support shall be based on the 

lower of either the pre-discount price of 

the service for which support was 

originally requested or the pre-discount 

price of the new, substituted service. 

(3) For purposes of this rule, the broad 

categories of eligible services 

(telecommunications service, Internet 

access, and internal connections) are not 

deemed to have the same functionality 

with one another. 

■ 5. Effective July 1, 2015, amend 

§ 54.504 by revising paragraph (d) to 

read as follows: 

§ 54.504 Requests for services. 

* * * * * 

(d) Service substitution. (1) The 

Administrator shall grant a request by 

an applicant to substitute a service or 

product for one identified on its FCC 

Form 471 where: 

(i) The service or product has the 

same functionality; 

(ii) The substitution does not violate 

any contract provisions or state or local 

procurement laws; 

(iii) The substitution does not result 

in an increase in the percentage of 

ineligible services or functions; and 

(iv) The applicant certifies that the 

requested change is within the scope of 

the controlling FCC Form 470, including 

any associated Requests for Proposal, for 

the original services. 

(2) In the event that a service 

substitution results in a change in the 

pre-discount price for the supported 

service, support shall be based on the 

lower of either the pre-discount price of 

the service for which support was 

originally requested or the pre-discount 

price of the new, substituted service. 

(3) For purposes of this rule, the two 

categories of eligible services are not 

deemed to have the same functionality 

as one another. 

■ 6. In § 54.505: 

■ a. Revise paragraph (b)(2). 

■ b. In paragraph (b)(3)(i), remove the 

word ‘‘urbanized’’ and add in its place 

the word ‘‘urban’’. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 54.505 Discounts. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) For libraries and library consortia, 

the level of poverty shall be based on 

the percentage of the student enrollment 

that is eligible for a free or reduced price 

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alternative mechanism in the public 

school district in which they are located 

and should use that school district’s 

level of poverty to determine their 

discount rate when applying as a library 

system or as an individual library outlet 

within that system. When a library 

system has branches or outlets in more 

than one public school district, that 

library system and all library outlets 

within that system should use the 

address of the central outlet or main 

administrative office to determine 

which school district the library system 

is in, and should use that school 

district’s level of poverty to determine 

its discount rate when applying as a 

library system or as one or more library 

outlets. If the library is not in a school 

district, then its level of poverty shall be 

based on an average of the percentage of 

students eligible for the national school 

lunch program in each of the school 

districts that children living in the 

library’s location attend. 

* * * * * 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 219 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Technical 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is making technical 

amendments to the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to provide needed editorial 

changes. 

DATES: Effective November 18, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Manuel Quinones, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), Room 

3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Telephone 571–372–6088; facsimile 

571–372–6094. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule amends the DFARS as follows: 

1. Corrects paragraph designation at 

219.201. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 219 

Government procurement. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR part 219 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS 

PROGRAMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 219 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

219.201 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend section 219.201 by— 

■ a. In paragraph (c)(10)(A), removing 

‘‘PGI 219.201(d)(10)’’ and adding ‘‘PGI 

219.201(c)(10)’’ in its place; and 

■ b. In paragraph (d), removing ‘‘PGI 

219.201(e)’’ and adding ‘‘PGI 

219.201(d)’’ in its place. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 130925836–4174–02] 

RIN 0648–XD626 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Thornyhead Rockfish 

in the Western 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 retention 

of thornyhead rockfish in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 

(GOA). This action is necessary because 

the 2014 total allowable catch of 

thornyhead rockfish in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA will be 

reached. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska 

local time (A.l.t.), November 13, 2014, 

through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Furuness, 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. 

The 2014 total allowable catch (TAC) 

of thornyhead rockfish in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA is 235 

metric tons (mt) as established by the 

final 2014 and 2015 harvest 

specifications for groundfish of the GOA 

(79 FR 12890, March 6, 2014). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the 

Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS 

(Regional Administrator), has 

determined that the 2014 TAC of 

thornyhead rockfish in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA will be 

reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring 

that thornyhead rockfish caught in the 

Western Regulatory Area of the GOA be 

treated as prohibited species in 

accordance with § 679.21(b). 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

from the fishery. The Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA 

(AA), finds good cause to waive the 

requirement to provide prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This requirement is 

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 prohibiting the retention of 

thornyhead rockfish in the Western 

Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was 

unable to publish a notice providing 

time for public comment because the 

most recent, relevant data only became 

available as of November 12, 2014. 

The AA 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. 

This action is required by § 679.20 

and § 679.21 and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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