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Canadian government has been 

requested. 

The Audio Division requests 

comments on a petition filed by Linda 

Davidson proposing the allotment of 

Channel 246C3 at Crested Butte, 

Colorado, as the community’s second 

local aural transmission service. 

Channel 246C3 can be allotted to 

Crested Butte in compliance with the 

Commission’s minimum distance 

separation requirements with a site 

restriction of 8..0 kilometers (5.0 miles) 

east of the community. The reference 

coordinates for Channel 246C3 at 

Crested Butte are 38–50–42 North 

Latitude and 106–54–00 West 

Longitude. 

The Audio Division requests 

comment on a petition filed by Dana 

Puopolo proposing the allotment of 

Channel 224A at Lawrence Park, 

Pennsylvania, as the community’s first 

local aural transmission service. 

Channel 224A can be allotted to 

Lawrence Park in compliance with the 

Commission’s minimum distance 

separation requirements with a site 

restriction of 10.6 kilometers (6.6 miles) 

southwest of the community. The 

reference coordinates for Channel 224A 

at Lawrence Park are 42–06–00 North 

Latitude and 80–07–48 West Longitude. 

The Audio Division requests 

comment on a petition filed by Dana 

Puopolo proposing the allotment of 

Channel 289C0 at Roswell, New Mexico, 

as the community’s thirteenth local 

aural transmission service. A later filed 

minor change application filed by 

Rooney Moon Broadcasting, Inc., 

licensee of Station Channel KSEL–FM, 

which conflicts with this proposal will 

be treated as a counterproposal. Channel 

289C0 can be allotted to Roswell in 

compliance with the Commission’s 

minimum distance separation 

requirements with a site restriction of 

13.4 kilometers (8.3 miles) north of 

Roswell. The reference coordinates for 

Channel 289C0 at Roswell are 33–30–50 

North Latitude and 104–30–05 West 

Longitude.

Provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to 

this proceeding. 

Members of the public should note 

that from the time a Notice of Proposed 

Rule Making is issued until the matter 

is no longer subject to Commission 

consideration or court review, all ex 

parte contacts are prohibited in 

Commission proceedings, such as this 

one, which involve channel allotments. 

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules 

governing permissible ex parte contact. 

For information regarding proper 

filing procedures for comments, see 47 

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Radio, Radio broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

Part 73 as follows:

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

1. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Colorado is amended 

by adding Crested Butte, Channel 

246C3. 

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Massachusetts, is 

amended by adding Adams, Channel 

224A. 

3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under New Mexico, is 

amended by adding Channel 289C0 at 

Roswell. 

4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Ohio, is amended by 

adding Channel 241A at Ashtabula. 

5. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

allotments under Pennsylvania, is 

amended by adding Lawrence Park, 

Channel 224A.

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau.

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COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 04–2914; MB Docket No. 04–362; RM–

11066] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Olustee, 

OK

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests 

comments on a petition for rulemaking 

filed by Charles Crawford requesting the 

allotment of Channel 252A at Olustee, 

Oklahoma as that community’s first 

local service. The coordinates for 

Channel 252A at Olustee are 34–33–00 

NL and 99–24–00 WL. There is a site 

restriction 2.0 kilometers (1.3 miles) east 

of the community. To accommodate the 

proposal, petitioner requests that the 

coordinates for vacant Channel 253C3 at 

Wellington, Texas be modified to 34–

53–00 NL and 100–18–00 WL with a site 

restriction 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) 

west of the community. Petitioner also 

indicates that the required spacing 

separations are met due to the fact that 

Channel 253C is no longer allotted to 

Elk City, Oklahoma and Channel 251C1 

is no longer allotted to Lawton, 

Oklahoma pursuant to Crowell, Texas et 

al., 19 FCC Rcd 5347 (MB 2004).

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before November 8, 2004, and reply 

comments on or before November 23, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 

Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20554. In addition to filing comments 

with the FCC, interested parties should 

serve the petitioner as follows: Charles 

Crawford, 4553 Bordeaux Avenue, 

Dallas, Texas 75205.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen McLean, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2738.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 

04–362, adopted September 15, 2004, 

and released September 17, 2004. The 

full text of this Commission notice is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC’s Reference Information Center at 

Portals II, CY–A257, 445 Twelfth Street, 

SW., Washington, DC. This document 

may also be purchased from the 

Commission’s duplicating contractors, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1–

800–378–3160 or http://

www.BCPIWEB.com. 

Provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to 

this proceeding. 

Members of the public should note 

that from the time a Notice of Proposed 

Rule Making is issued until the matter 

is no longer subject to Commission 

consideration or court review, all ex 

parte contacts are prohibited in 

Commission proceedings, such as this 

one, which involve channel allotments. 

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules 

governing permissible ex parte contacts. 

For information regarding proper 

filing procedures for comments, see 47 

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio, Radio broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

Part 73 as follows:

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PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

1. The authority citation for Part 73 

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Oklahoma, is 

amended by adding Olustee, Channel 

252A.

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 091704A]

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Informational Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a series of five public hearings for 

proposed actions specified in Draft 

Amendment 15 to the Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources in the 

Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The 

Amendment addresses the current 

moratorium for the commercial king 

mackerel fishery and changes in the 

fishing year for both king mackerel and 

Spanish mackerel in the Atlantic.

DATES: The hearings will be held in 

October 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates, 

locations, and times. Written comments, 

including e-mail comments, will be 

accepted until 5 p.m. on October 29, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific locations, 

times, and dates.

Written comments should be sent to 

Kathi R. Kitner, South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, One Southpark 

Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407. 

Comments may also be submitted via email to mackerelcomments@safmc.net.

Copies of the public hearing 

document are available by contacting 

the South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 

306, Charleston, SC 29407–4699; 

telephone: 843–571–4366 or toll free 1–

866–SAFMC–10; fax: 843–769–4520; or 

e-mail: safmc@safmc.net. The public 

hearing document will also be available 

at the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer; 

telephone: 843–571–4366 or toll free 1–

866–SAFMC–10; fax: 843–769–4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council has developed proposed actions 

specified in Draft Amendment 15 to the 

FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic 

Resources in the Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico. Draft Amendment 15 includes 

alternatives to limit entry and change 

the fishing year in the king mackerel 

fishery. Management alternatives 

include: a ‘‘no action’’ alternative that 

would allow the moratorium to expire; 

an extension of the existing moratorium 

for a designated time frame; and the 

establishment of some form of license 

limitation system. In terms of the fishing 

year (for king mackerel only), options 

include: beginning the fishing year on 

April 1 of each year (status quo); 

changing the beginning of the fishing 

year to January 1 of each year; and other 

possible dates.

These alternatives are described in the 

Council’s public hearing document 

‘‘Draft Amendment 15 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Coastal Migratory 

Resources in the Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico’’ (see ADDRESSES for information 

on obtaining the public hearing 

document).

Public hearings will be held at the 

following dates and locations. All 

meetings are scheduled to begin at 6 

p.m.

1. Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 

Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans Memorial 

Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779; 

telephone: 631–585–9500;

2. Monday, October 11, 2004, Crystal 

Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell 

Street, Morehead City, NC 28557; 

telephone: 252–247–3883;

3. Tuesday, October 12, 2004, Bay 

Watch Resort and Conference Center, 

(Center Tower, 2nd Floor), 2701 South 

Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC 29584; 

telephone: 843–361–2110;

4. Wednesday, October 13, 2004, 

Comfort Inn Oceanfront, 1515 N. First 

Street, Jacksonville, FL 32250; 

telephone 904–241–0774; and

5. Thursday, October 14, 2004, Old 

City Hall, 315 Avenue A, Ft. Pierce, FL 

34950; telephone: 772–466–3880.

These meetings will be physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) by October 8, 2004.

Dated: September 22, 2004.

Alan D. Risenhoover,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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