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§ 74.851 Certification of equipment; 

prohibition on manufacture, import, sale, 

lease, offer for sale or lease, or shipment of 

devices that operate in the 700 MHz Band 

or the 600 MHz Band; labeling for 700 MHz 

or 600 MHz band equipment destined for 

non-U.S. markets; disclosures. 

* * * * * 

(i) Effective nine months after the 

release of the Commission’s Channel 

Reassignment Public Notice issued 

pursuant to Expanding the Economic 

and Innovation Opportunities of 

Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, 

Report and Order, GN Docket No. 12– 

268 (FCC 14–50), 29 FCC 6567 (2014), 

certification may no longer be obtained 

for low power auxiliary stations or 

wireless video assist devices that are 

capable of operating in the repurposed 

600 MHz band as defined in § 74.801. 

(j) Effective eighteen months after the 

release of the Commission’s Channel 

Reassignment Public Notice issued 

pursuant to Expanding the Economic 

and Innovation Opportunities of 

Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, 

Report and Order, GN Docket No. 12– 

268 (FCC 14–50), 29 FCC 6567 (2014), 

no person shall manufacture, import, 

sell, lease, offer for sale or lease, or ship 

low power auxiliary stations or wireless 

video assist devices that are capable of 

operating in the repurposed 600 MHz 

band as defined in § 74.801. This 

prohibition does not apply to devices 

manufactured solely for export. 

(k) Effective eighteen months after the 

release of the Commission’s Channel 

Reassignment Public Notice issued 

pursuant to Expanding the Economic 

and Innovation Opportunities of 

Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, 

Report and Order, GN Docket No. 12– 

268 (FCC 14–50), 29 FCC 6567 (2014), 

any person who manufactures, sells, 

leases, or offers for sale or lease low 

power auxiliary stations or wireless 

video assist devices that are destined for 

non-U.S. markets and that are capable of 

operating in the repurposed 600 MHz 

band as defined in § 74.801, shall 

include labeling and make clear in all 

sales, marketing, and packaging 

materials, including online materials, 

relating to such devices that the devices 

cannot be operated in the U.S. 

(l) Any person, whether such person 

is a wholesaler or a retailer, who 

manufactures, sells, leases, or offers for 

sale or lease low power auxiliary 

stations or wireless video assist devices 

that operate in the repurposed 600 MHz 

band is subject to the disclosure 

requirements in § 15.216 of this chapter. 

■ 5. Section 74.861 is amended by 

adding paragraphs (d)(4) and (e)(7) to 

read as follows: 

§ 74.861 Technical Requirements. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(4) Effective as of [date of publication 

of final rule], emissions within the band 

from one megahertz below to one 

megahertz above the carrier frequency 

shall comply with the emission mask in 

Section 8.3 of ETSI EN 300 422–1, 

Electromagnetic compatibility and 

Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Wireless 

microphones in the 25 MHz to 3 GHz 

frequency range; part 1: Technical 

characteristics and methods of 

measurement. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(7) Effective as of [date of publication 

of final rule], emissions within the band 

from one megahertz below to one 

megahertz above the carrier frequency 

shall comply with the emission mask in 

Section 8.3 of ETSI EN 300 422–1, 

Electromagnetic compatibility and 

Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Wireless 

microphones in the 25 MHz to 3 GHz 

frequency range; part 1: Technical 

characteristics and methods of 

measurement. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 223 

RIN 0648–XA984 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Proposed Listing Determinations for 

Nassau Grouper; Public Hearing 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: We (NMFS) will hold a public 

hearing in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin 

Islands, in December 2014 for the 

purpose of accepting public comments 

on the proposal to list the Nassau 

grouper (Epinephelus striatus) as 

threatened under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

December 9, 2014, at 7 p.m. Atlantic 

Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Marriott Frenchmans Reef Hotel, 5 

Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin 

Islands. Information about the proposed 

listing of the Nassau grouper under the 

ESA is available at: http://

sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/protected_

resources/listing_petitions/species_esa_

consideration/index.html. 

Comments, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2014–0101, may also be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- 

0101, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Facsimile (fax): 727–824–5309. 

• Mail: NMFS, Southeast Regional 

Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33701. 

• Hand delivery: You may hand 

deliver written information to our office 

during normal business hours at the 

street address given above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason Rueter, NMFS, Southeast Regional 

Office (727) 824–5350; or Lisa Manning, 

NMFS, Office of Protected Resources 

(301) 427–8466. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 2, 2014, we published 

a proposed rule to list the Nassau 

grouper (Epinephelus striatus) as 

threatened under the ESA (79 FR 

51929). While the species still occupies 

its historical range, spawning 

aggregations have been reduced in size 

and number due to fishing pressure. The 

lack of adequate management measures 

to protect these aggregations increases 

the extinction risk of Nassau grouper. 

Based on these considerations, 

described in more detail in the proposed 

rule (79 FR 51929; September 2, 2014), 

we concluded that the Nassau grouper 

is not currently in danger of extinction 

throughout all or a significant portion of 

its range, but is likely to become so 

within the foreseeable future. 

We are currently soliciting relevant 

information that may inform the final 

listing and designation of critical 

habitat. In particular we seek comments 

containing: (1) Information concerning 

the location(s) and status of any 

spawning aggregations of the species; 

and (2) Information concerning the 

threats to the species; and (3) Efforts 

being made to protect the species 

throughout its current range. See 

ADDRESSES section above for 

information on how to submit 

comments. The public comment period 

on the proposed rule is open until 

December 31, 2014. 


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Public Hearing 

We will convene a public hearing to 

provide background information and 

accept public comments on the 

proposed listing of the Nassau grouper 

under the ESA. We will accept both oral 

and written comments regarding the 

proposed listing decision during the 

meeting. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Jason Reuter, (727) 824–5350, at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27651 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 140728622–4622–01] 

RIN 0648–BE44 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red 

Snapper Management Measures 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes to implement 

management measures described in a 

framework action to the Fishery 

Management Plan for the Reef Fish 

Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP), 

as prepared by the Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council (Council). 

If implemented, this rule would revise 

the recreational accountability measures 

(AMs) and establish a recreational 

annual catch target (ACT) for red 

snapper in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). The 

purpose of this proposed rule is to help 

achieve optimum yield (OY) for the Gulf 

red snapper resource and better ensure 

red snapper recreational landings do not 

exceed the recreational quota 

established in the rebuilding plan, in 

accordance with sections 303(a)(15) and 

407(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 

U.S.C. 1853(a)(15); 16 U.S.C. 1883(d)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 22, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the proposed rule, identified by 

‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2014–0120’’ by any of 

the following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- 

0120, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Peter Hood, Southeast Regional Office, 

NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33701. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter 

‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish 

to remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

Electronic copies of the framework 

action, which includes an 

environmental assessment, a regulatory 

impact review, and a Regulatory 

Flexibility Act analysis may be obtained 

from the Southeast Regional Office Web 

site at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/

sustainable_fisheries/gulf_fisheries/

reef_fish/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Hood, Southeast Regional Office, 

NMFS, telephone 727–824–5305; email: 

Peter.Hood@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS and 

the Council manage the Gulf reef fish 

fishery under the FMP. The Council 

prepared the FMP and NMFS 

implements the FMP through 

regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

Background 

In 2013, the most recent Southeast 

Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 

benchmark assessment for Gulf red 

snapper (SEDAR 31), determined that 

the red snapper stock in the Gulf is no 

longer undergoing overfishing. 

However, it remains overfished and is in 

the 14th year of a 31-year rebuilding 

plan that began in 2001 and that will 

remain in place through 2032. 

Beginning in the 2008 fishing year, 

following a substantial reduction in the 

quota in Amendment 27 to the FMP (73 

FR 5117, January 29, 2008), NMFS 

began projecting the season length of the 

recreational season on an annual basis 

based on a June 1 start date. However, 

due to difficulties in monitoring the 

recreational harvest and projecting the 

recreational season length, recreational 

quota overages have occurred regularly 

even though the recreational quota has 

been increasing annually since 2010. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires 

the use of annual catch limits (ACLs) 

and AMs to end and prevent 

overfishing. For red snapper, NMFS 

determined the existing commercial and 

recreational quotas are functionally 

equivalent to sector ACLs, and the sum 

of the quotas is functionally equivalent 

to the stock ACL. Additionally, the 

commercial individual fishing quota 

(IFQ) program serves as an AM for the 

commercial sector. The recreational AM 

is currently an in-season closure based 

on annual projections of the recreational 

season length. 

The current recreational quota, 

implemented through a 2013 framework 

amendment (78 FR 57318, September 

18, 2013), is 5.390 million lb (2.445 

million kg), round weight. The red 

snapper recreational season begins on 

June 1, each year. NMFS determines the 

length of the red snapper recreational 

season in advance of June 1, and 

announces the closure date in the 

Federal Register. Previously, this 

closure was based on projections of 

when the recreational quota would be 

caught, but for 2014, projections were 

based on an ACT that is 20 percent 

below the quota; this modification was 

implemented through an emergency 

rule (79 FR 27768, May 15, 2014). 

In September 2013, individual 

commercial fishermen and two 

commercial fishing interest groups filed 

a lawsuit challenging the rules 

implementing red snapper quotas for 

the 2013 fishing year and setting the 

2013 recreational red snapper fishing 

season. In March 2014, the Court ruled 

in favor of the plaintiffs (Guindon v. 

Pritzker, 2014 WL 1274076; D.D.C. Mar. 

26, 2014), finding in pertinent part that 

NMFS failed to require adequate AMs to 

prohibit the retention of fish after the 

recreational quota had been harvested 

and address any overages. 


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