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authority for this obligation is found at 

section 713 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and 

implemented at 47 CFR 79.1. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,254,358 

hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $40,220,496. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Confidentiality is an issue to the extent 

that individuals and households 

provide personally identifiable 

information, which is covered under the 

FCC’s system of records notice (SORN), 

FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints, 

Inquiries and Request for Dispute 

Assistance.’’ As required by the Privacy 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also 

published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1 

‘‘Informal Complaints, Inquiries and 

Request for Dispute Assistance,’’ in the 

Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 

FR 48152) which became effective on 

September 24, 2014. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

seeks to extend existing information 

collection requirements in its closed 

captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1), which 

require that, with some exceptions, all 

new video programming, and 75 percent 

of ‘‘pre-rule’’ programming, be closed 

captioned. The existing collections 

include petitions by video programming 

providers, producers, and owners for 

exemptions from the closed captioning 

rules, responses by commenters, and 

replies; complaints by viewers alleging 

violations of the closed captioning rules, 

responses by video programming 

distributors, and recordkeeping in 

support of complaint responses; and 

making video programming distributor 

contact information available to viewers 

in phone directories, on the 

Commission’s Web site and the Web 

sites of video programming distributors 

(if they have them), and in billing 

statements (to the extent video 

programming distributors issue them). 

In addition, the Commission seeks to 

extend proposed information collection 

requirements. Specifically, on February 

20, 2014, the Commission adopted rules 

governing the quality of closed 

captioning on television. Closed 

Captioning of Video Programming; 

Telecommunications for the Deaf and 

Hard of Hearing, Inc. Petition for 

Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 05–231, 

Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, 

and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 2221 (2014), 

published at 79 FR 17911 (March 31, 

2014). The Commission took the 

following actions, among others: 

(a) Required video programming 

distributors to make best efforts to 

obtain certification from video 

programmers that their programming (i) 

complies with the captioning quality 

standards established in the Report and 

Order; (ii) adheres to the Best Practices 

for video programmers set out in the 

Report and Order; or (iii) is exempt from 

the closed captioning rules under one or 

more properly attained and specified 

exemptions. 

(b) Adopted additional requirements 

and a ‘‘compliance ladder’’ for 

broadcasters that use electronic 

newsroom technique. 

(c) Required video programming 

distributors to keep records of their 

activities related to the maintenance, 

monitoring, and technical checks of 

their captioning equipment. 

(d) Required that petitions requesting 

an exemption based on the 

economically burdensome standard and 

all subsequent pleadings, as well as 

comments, oppositions, or replies to 

comments, be filed electronically in 

accordance with 47 CFR 0.401(a)(1)(iii) 

instead of as a paper filing. 

Comments, oppositions, or replies to 

comments must be served on the other 

party, by delivering or mailing a copy to 

the last known address in accordance 

with 47 CFR 1.47 or by sending a copy 

to the email address last provided by the 

party, its attorney, or other duly 

constituted agent, and must include a 

certification that the other party was 

served with a copy. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Sheryl D. Todd, 

Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of the Managing Director. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 80, 87 and 95 

[DA 14–1286] 

Update Mailing Addresses Pertaining 

to Satellite Emergency Radiobeacons 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) 

revises certain mailing addresses 

pertaining to satellite emergency 

radiobeacons which are used to 

facilitate search and rescue of persons in 

distress. We update the rules to include 

the correct mailing addresses for the 

National Oceanographic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 

National Beacon Registration Database, 

the Radio Technical Commission for 

Maritime Services (RTCM), the Radio 

Technical Commission for Aeronautics 

(RTCA), and the United States Coast 

Guard (Coast Guard). This Order 

updates the mailing addresses provided 

in our rules for NOAA, RTCM, RTCA 

and the Coast Guard. 

DATES: Effective December 29, 2014. The 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in the rule was 

previously approved by the Director of 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Shaffer, Mobility Division, 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 

at (202) 418–0687. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order 

(‘‘Order’’) in DA 14–1286 adopted on 

September 5, 2014, and released on 

September 5, 2014. The full text of this 

document is available for inspection 

and copying during normal business 

hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 

12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

The complete text may be purchased 

from the Commission’s copy contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th 

Street SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. The full text 

may also be downloaded at: 

www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are 

available to persons with disabilities by 

sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or 

by calling the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202– 

418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty). 

In this Order, the FCC revised 47 CFR 

80.7, 80.1061, 87.199 and 95.1402 to 

update NOAA’s address for its National 

Beacon Registration Database used by 

beacon owners to register emergency 

information used during emergencies. 

We also update RTCM and RTCA 

addresses used for obtaining technical 

standards for beacons that part 80 and 

87 incorporate by reference. Finally, we 

update the rules to reflect Coast Guard’s 

new mailing and Internet addresses 

used for submitting findings by a test 

facility accepted by the Coast Guard for 

assuring beacons meet the relevant 

RTCM technical standard. Updating 

these mailing addresses will reduce 

confusion and delay in registering 

emergency information with NOAA, 

assure NOAA receives important 

information from beacon users, reduce 

confusion and delay in obtaining copies 

of needed technical standards and 

reduce confusion and delay in filing test 

results with the Coast Guard. 

Procedural Matters 

1. The Bureau adopts this Order 

pursuant to its delegated authority to 

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‘‘conduct[ ] rulemaking . . . 

proceedings’’ in matters pertaining to 

the licensing and regulation of wireless 

telecommunications ‘‘involving 

ministerial conforming amendments to 

rule parts.’’ 

2. The revisions adopted in this Order 

and set forth in the attached Appendix 

merely correct the addresses provided 

in our rules for NOAA and RTCM. 

These revisions are thus ministerial, 

non-substantive, and editorial. 

Accordingly, we find good cause to 

conclude that notice and comment 

procedures are unnecessary and would 

not serve any useful purpose. Because 

the rule revisions will not affect the 

substantive rights or interests of any 

licensee, we also find good cause to 

make these non-substantive, editorial 

revisions of the rules effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

3. Because this Order is being adopted 

without the publication of a notice of 

proposed rulemaking, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 

does not require the Commission to 

prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis. 

4. This document does not contain 

new or modified information collection 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13. In addition, therefore, it does not 

contain any new or modified 

information collection burden for small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees, pursuant to the Small 

Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 80, 87 

and 95 

Communications equipment, radio, 

Incorporation by reference. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Roger Sherman, 

Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications 

Bureau. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR parts 80, 

87 and 95 as follows: 

PART 80—STATIONS IN THE 

MARITIME SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 80 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and 

332, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 

U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, unless 

otherwise noted. Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 

1064–1068, 1081–1105, as amended; 47 

U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609; 3 UST 3450, 3 UST 

4726, 12 UST 2377. 

■ 2. Section 80.7 is amended by revising 

paragraph (f) introductory text to read as 

follows: 

§ 80.7 Incorporation by reference. 

* * * * * 

(f) The Radio Technical Commission 

for Maritime Services (RTCM), 1611 N. 

Kent Street, Suite 605, Arlington, VA 

22209; www.rtcm.org; telephone (703) 

527–2000; email information@rtcm.org. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 80.1061 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (c) introductory 

text, (c)(1), (e), and (f) to read as follows: 

§ 80.1061 Special requirements for 406.0– 

406.1 MHz EPIRB stations. 

* * * * * 

(c) Prior to submitting a certification 

application for a 406.0–406.1 MHz 

radiobeacon, the radiobeacon must be 

certified by a test facility recognized by 

one of the COSPAS–SARSAT Partners 

that the equipment satisfies the design 

characteristics associated with the 

measurement methods described in 

COSPAS–SARSAT Standard C/S T.001 

(incorporated by reference, see § 80.7), 

and COSPAS–SARSAT Standard C/S 

T.007 (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 80.7). Additionally, the radiobeacon 

must be subjected to the environmental 

and operational tests associated with the 

test procedures described in Appendix 

A of RTCM Standard 11000.2 

(incorporated by reference, see § 80.7), 

by a test facility accepted by the U.S. 

Coast Guard for this purpose. 

Information regarding accepted test 

facilities may be obtained from 

Commandant (CG–5214), U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 2nd St. SW., Stop 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126, http://

www.uscg.mil.hq/cg5/cg5214/

epirbs.asp. 

(1) After a 406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRB 

has been certified by the recognized test 

facilities the following information must 

be submitted in duplicate to the 

Commandant (CG–5214), U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126: 

* * * * * 

(e) An identification code, issued by 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), the United 

States Program Manager for the 406.0– 

406.1 MHz COSPAS/SARSAT satellite 

system, must be programmed in each 

EPIRB unit to establish a unique 

identification for each EPIRB station. 

With each marketable EPIRB unit, the 

manufacturer or grantee must include a 

postage pre-paid registration card 

printed with the EPIRB identification 

code addressed to: NOAA/SARSAT 

Beacon Registration, NSOF, E/SPO53, 

1315 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–9684. The registration card must 

request the owner’s name, address, 

telephone number, type of ship, 

alternate emergency contact and other 

information as required by NOAA. The 

registration card must also contain 

information regarding the availability to 

register the EPIRB at NOAA’s online 

web-based registration database at: 

http://

www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov. In 

addition, the following statement must 

be included: ‘‘WARNING—failure to 

register this EPIRB with NOAA before 

installation could result in a monetary 

forfeiture being issued to the owner.’’ 

(f) To enhance protection of life and 

property it is mandatory that each 

406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRB be registered 

with NOAA before installation and that 

information be kept up-to-date. 

Therefore, in addition to the 

identification plate or label 

requirements contained in §§ 2.925 and 

2.926 of this chapter, each 406.0–406.1 

MHz EPIRB must be provided on the 

outside with a clearly discernible 

permanent plate or label containing the 

following statement: ‘‘The owner of this 

406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRB must register 

the NOAA identification code contained 

on this label with the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA) whose address is: NOAA/

SARSAT Beacon Registration, NSOF, E/ 

SPO53, 1315 East West Hwy, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910–9684.’’ Vessel 

owners shall advise NOAA in writing 

upon change of vessel or EPIRB 

ownership, transfer of EPIRB to another 

vessel, or any other change in 

registration information. NOAA will 

provide registrants with proof of 

registration and change of registration 

postcards. 

* * * * * 

PART 87—AVIATION SERVICES 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 87 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), 

unless otherwise noted. 

■ 5. Section 87.199 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a), (e), and (f) to 

read as follows: 

§ 87.199 Special requirements for 406.0– 

406.1 MHz ELTs. 

(a) 406.0–406.1 MHz ELTs use G1D 

emission. Except for the spurious 

emission limits specified in § 87.139(h), 

406.0–406.1 MHz ELTs must meet all 

the technical and performance 

standards contained in the Radio 

Technical Commission for Aeronautics 

document titled ‘‘Minimum Operational 

Performance Standards 406 MHz 

Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT)’’ 

Document No. RTCA/DO–204 dated 

September 29, 1989. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

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incorporation by reference in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C 552(a) and 1 

CFR part 51. Copies of this standard can 

be inspected at the Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

Street SW., Washington, DC (Reference 

Information Center) or at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

call 202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal_register/

code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_

locations.html. Copies of the RTCA 

standards also may be obtained from the 

Radio Technical Commission for 

Aeronautics, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036. 

* * * * * 

(e) An identification code, issued by 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), the United 

States Program Manager for the 406.0– 

406.1 MHz COSPAS/SARSAT satellite 

system, must be programmed in each 

ELT unit to establish a unique 

identification for each ELT station. With 

each marketable ELT unit the 

manufacturer or grantee must include a 

postage pre-paid registration card 

printed with the ELT identification code 

addressed to: NOAA/SARSAT Beacon 

Registration, NSOF, E/SPO53, 1315 East 

West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910– 

9684. The registration card must request 

the owner’s name, address, telephone, 

type of aircraft, alternate emergency 

contact, and other information as 

required by NOAA. The registration 

card must also contain information 

regarding the availability to register the 

ELT at NOAA’s online Web-based 

registration database at: http://

www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov. 

Further, the following statement must 

be included: ‘‘WARNING—failure to 

register this ELT with NOAA before 

installation could result in a monetary 

forfeiture being issued to the owner.’’ 

(f) To enhance protection of life and 

property, it is mandatory that each 

406.0–406.1 MHz ELT must be 

registered with NOAA before 

installation and that information be kept 

up-to-date. In addition to the 

identification plate or label 

requirements contained in §§ 2.925 and 

2.926 of this chapter, each 406.0–406.1 

MHz ELT must be provided on the 

outside with a clearly discernable 

permanent plate or label containing the 

following statement: ‘‘The owner of this 

406.0–406.1 MHz ELT must register the 

NOAA identification code contained on 

this label with the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

whose address is: NOAA/SARSAT 

Beacon Registration, NSOF, E/SPO53, 

1315 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–9684.’’ Aircraft owners shall 

advise NOAA in writing upon change of 

aircraft or ELT ownership, or any other 

change in registration information. Fleet 

operators must notify NOAA upon 

transfer of ELT to another aircraft 

outside of the owner’s control, or any 

other change in registration information. 

NOAA will provide registrants with 

proof of registration and change of 

registration postcards. 

* * * * * 

PART 95—PERSONAL RADIO 

SERVICES 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 95 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat. 1066, 

1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. 

■ 7. Section 95.1402 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a), (e), and (f) to 

read as follows: 

§ 95.1402 Special requirements for 406 

MHz PLBs. 

(a) All 406 MHz PLBs must meet all 

the technical and performance 

standards contained in the Radio 

Technical Commission for Maritime 

(RTCM) Service document ‘‘RTCM 

Recommended Standards for 406 MHz 

Satellite Personal Locator Beacons 

(PLBs),’’ Version 1.1, RTCM Paper 76– 

2002/SC110–STD, dated June 19, 2002. 

This RTCM document is incorporated 

by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552(a), and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of the 

document are available and may be 

obtained from the Radio Technical 

Commission for Maritime Services, 1611 

N. Kent Street, Suite 605, Arlington, VA 

22209; www.rtcm.org; telephone (703) 

527–2000; email information@rtcm.org. 

The document is available for 

inspection at Commission headquarters 

at 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 

20554. Copies may also be inspected at 

the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to: http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federal_

regulations/ibr_locations.html. 

* * * * * 

(e) An identification code, issued by 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), the United 

States Program Manager for the 406 

MHz COSPAS/SARSAT satellite system, 

must be programmed in each PLB unit 

to establish a unique identification for 

each PLB station. With each marketable 

PLB unit, the manufacturer or grantee 

must include a postage pre-paid 

registration card printed with the PLB 

identification code addressed to: 

NOAA/SARSAT Beacon Registration, 

NSOF, E/SPO53, 1315 East West Hwy, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910–9684. The 

registration card must request the 

owner’s name, address, telephone 

number, alternate emergency contact 

and include the following statement: 

‘‘WARNING—failure to register this PLB 

with NOAA could result in a monetary 

forfeiture order being issued to the 

owner.’’ 

(f) To enhance protection of life and 

property, it is mandatory that each 406 

MHz PLB be registered with NOAA and 

that information be kept up-to-date. In 

addition to the identification plate or 

label requirements contained in §§ 2.925 

and 2.926 of this chapter, each 406 MHz 

PLB must be provided on the outside 

with a clearly discernable permanent 

plate or label containing the following 

statement: ‘‘The owner of this 406 MHz 

PLB must register the NOAA 

identification code contained on this 

label with the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

whose address is: NOAA/SARSAT 

Beacon Registration, NSOF, E/SPO53, 

1315 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–9684.’’ Owners shall advise 

NOAA in writing upon change of PLB 

ownership, or any other change in 

registration information. NOAA will 

provide registrants with proof of 

registration and change of registration 

postcards. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 229 

[Docket No. 1140325271–4999–02] 

RIN 0648–BE13 

List of Fisheries for 2015 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its 

final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2015, as 

required by the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). The final LOF 

for 2015 reflects new information on 

interactions between commercial 

fisheries and marine mammals. NMFS 

must classify each commercial fishery 

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