Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 15 / Thursday, January 23, 2020 / Rules and Regulations 3855

The rule includes two other rule, instruction, or guidance issued by (v) Date of recordation. In any provisions specific to pilot remitters. the Copyright Office, such pilot program situation where the date of recordation First, the supplemental interim rule rule shall govern submissions made for a submission cannot be established makes clear that participation in the pursuant to the pilot program. or, if established, would ordinarily be pilot is optional and pilot remitters may (4) Reliance on remitter-provided changed, if due to an issue with the continue to submit documents for information. Paragraph (f) of this section electronic system, the Office may assign recordation in paper form. Second, the shall apply to all certifications and an equitable date as the date of rule provides that if there is any information provided to the Office recordation. situation where the date of recordation through the electronic system. Dated: January 14, 2020. (5) Date of recordation. In any for a submission cannot be established Maria Strong, or, if established, would ordinarily be situation where the date of recordation for a submission cannot be established Acting Register of Copyrights and Director changed, the Office may, in its of the U.S. Copyright Office. discretion, equitably assign a date of or, if established, would ordinarily be recordation if the problem is caused by changed, if due to an issue with the Approved by: an issue with the electronic system. electronic system, the Office may assign Carla D. Hayden, an equitable date as the date of Librarian of Congress. List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 201 recordation. [FR Doc. 2020–01091 Filed 1–22–20; 8:45 am] Copyright, General provisions. ■ 3. Amend § 201.10 as follows: BILLING CODE 1410–30–P ■ Interim Regulations a. In the first sentence of paragraph (f) introductory text, remove ‘‘A copy’’ and For the reasons set forth in the add in its place ‘‘Except as otherwise DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE preamble, the Copyright Office amends provided pursuant to paragraph (f)(6) of 37 CFR part 201 as follows: this section, a copy’’; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ■ b. Add paragraph (f)(6). Administration PART 201—GENERAL PROVISIONS The addition reads as follows: ■ 1. The authority citation for part 201 § 201.10 Notices of termination of 50 CFR Part 648 continues to read as follows: transfers and licenses. [Docket No. 190312234–9412–01] Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702. * * * * * RTID 0648–XX036 ■ 2. Amend § 201.4 as follows: (f) * * * (6) Pilot program for electronic ■ a. In the second sentence of paragraph Fisheries of the Northeastern United (a), remove ‘‘A document’’ and add in submission. The Copyright Office is implementing a limited pilot program States; Summer Flounder Fishery; its place ‘‘Except as otherwise provided Quota Transfer From VA to NY pursuant to paragraph (h) of this through which certain types of section, a document’’; and documents may be electronically AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries ■ b. Add paragraph (h). submitted for recordation online by Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The addition reads as follows: certain remitters (‘‘pilot remitters’’). Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), This paragraph (f)(6) shall govern such Commerce. § 201.4 Recordation of transfers and other submissions for notices of termination ACTION: Notification of quota transfer. documents pertaining to copyright. to the extent they are permitted under * * * * * the pilot program. SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the (h) Pilot program for electronic (i) Electronic submission. Pilot Commonwealth of Virginia is submission. The Copyright Office is remitters may submit permitted types of transferring a portion of its 2019 implementing a limited pilot program notices for recordation using the commercial summer flounder quota to through which certain types of Copyright Office’s electronic system the State of New York. This retroactive documents may be electronically pursuant to this section and special adjustment to the 2019 fishing year submitted for recordation online by pilot program rules provided to pilot quota is necessary to comply with the certain remitters (‘‘pilot remitters’’). remitters by the Office. Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea This paragraph (h) shall govern such (ii) Participation. No remitter may Bass Fishery Management Plan quota submissions to the extent they are participate in the pilot program without transfer provisions. This announcement permitted under the pilot program. the permission of the Copyright Office. informs the public of the retroactively (1) Electronic submission. Pilot Participation in the pilot program is revised 2019 commercial quotas for remitters may submit permitted types of optional and pilot remitters may Virginia and New York. documents for recordation using the continue to submit notices for DATES: Effective January 17, 2020, until Copyright Office’s electronic system recordation pursuant to paragraph (f)(2) December 31, 2020. pursuant to this section and special of this section. pilot program rules provided to pilot (iii) Conflicting rules. To the extent FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: remitters by the Office. any special pilot program rule conflicts Laura Hansen, Fishery Management (2) Participation. No remitter may with this section or any other Specialist, (978) 281–9225. participate in the pilot program without regulation, rule, instruction, or guidance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the permission of the Copyright Office. issued by the Copyright Office, such Regulations governing the summer Participation in the pilot program is pilot program rule shall govern flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR optional and pilot remitters may submissions made pursuant to the pilot 648.100 through 648.110. These continue to submit documents for program. regulations require annual specification recordation pursuant to paragraph (e) of (iv) Reliance on remitter-provided of a commercial quota that is this section. information. Paragraph (f)(5) of this apportioned among the coastal states (3) Conflicting rules. To the extent any section shall apply to all certifications from Maine through North Carolina. The special pilot program rule conflicts with and information provided to the Office process to set the annual commercial this section or any other regulation, through the electronic system. quota and the percent allocated to each

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state is described in § 648.102 and final DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE inseason adjustment (85 FR 19, January 2019 allocations were published on May 2, 2020), and reallocation. 17, 2019 (84 FR 22392). National Oceanic and Atmospheric In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), The final rule implementing Administration the Administrator, Alaska Region, Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder NMFS (Regional Administrator), has Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as 50 CFR Part 679 determined that the 2020 Pacific cod published in the Federal Register on [Docket No. 180713633–9174–02] TAC allocated as a directed fishing December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936), allowance to catcher vessels less than 60 provided a mechanism for transferring RTID 0648–XY064 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI will soon be summer flounder commercial quota Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic reached. Consequently, NMFS is from one state to another. Two or more Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific states, under mutual agreement and Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet with the concurrence of the NMFS (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator, Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the pot gear in the BSAI. can transfer or combine summer Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands flounder commercial quota under Management Area While this closure is effective the § 648.102(c)(2). The Regional maximum retainable amounts at Administrator is required to consider AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time three criteria in the evaluation of Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and during a trip. requests for quota transfers or Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Classification combinations: The transfer or Commerce. combinations would not preclude the ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. This action responds to the best overall annual quota from being fully available information recently obtained harvested; the transfer addresses an SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed from the fishery. The Assistant unforeseen variation or contingency in fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA the fishery; and, the transfer is less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length (AA), finds good cause to waive the consistent with the objectives of the overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or requirement to provide prior notice and FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Act. pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian opportunity for public comment The Regional Administrator has Islands management area (BSAI). This pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 determined these three criteria have action is necessary to prevent exceeding U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is been met for the transfer approved in the 2020 Pacific cod total allowable impracticable and contrary to the public this notice. catch allocated to catcher vessels less interest. This requirement is Virginia is transferring 8,787 lb (3,986 than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook- impracticable and contrary to the public kg) of 2019 summer flounder and-line or pot gear in the BSAI. interest as it would prevent NMFS from commercial quota to New York. This DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska responding to the most recent fisheries transfer was requested to repay 2019 local time (A.l.t.), January 19, 2020, data in a timely fashion and would landings made by a Virginia-permitted through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, delay the closure of directed fishing for vessel in New York under a safe harbor 2020. Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than agreement. The transfer will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and- retroactively apply to the state’s 2019 Keaton, 907–586–7228. line or pot gear in the BSAI. NMFS was summer flounder quota. Based on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS unable to publish a notice providing revised 2019 Summer Flounder, Scup, manages the groundfish fishery in the time for public comment because the and Black Sea Bass Specifications, the BSAI exclusive economic zone most recent, relevant data only became summer flounder quotas for 2019 are according to the Fishery Management available as of January 16, 2020. now: Virginia, 2,397,129 lb (1,087,319 Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea The AA also finds good cause to kg); and, New York, 848,656 lb (384,943 and Aleutian Islands Management Area waive the 30-day delay in the effective kg). Given the time of the request, we (FMP) prepared by the North Pacific date of this action under 5 U.S.C. were unable to process the transfer Fishery Management Council under 553(d)(3). This finding is based upon before the end of the 2019 fishing year authority of the Magnuson-Stevens the reasons provided above for waiver of that ended on December 31, 2019. The Fishery Conservation and Management prior notice and opportunity for public revised quotas will be used to calculate Act. Regulations governing fishing by comment. overages for the 2019 fishing year and U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP This action is required by § 679.20 adjust, as needed, 2020 summer appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and is exempt from review under flounder quotas. and 50 CFR part 679. Executive Order 12866. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The 2020 Pacific cod total allowable Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels Dated: January 16, 2020. less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using Dated: January 17, 2020. Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz, hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI is Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 3,766 metric tons (mt) as established by Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. the final 2019 and 2020 harvest Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–01083 Filed 1–17–20; 4:15 pm] specifications for groundfish in the [FR Doc. 2020–01107 Filed 1–17–20; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P BSAI (84 FR 9000, March 13, 2019) and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

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