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47 CFR PART 73—[AMENDED]

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 Wyoming, is amended

by adding Saratoga, Channel 259A and

Channel 259C1 at Green River.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–1108; MM Docket Nos. 99–140, 99–

146; RM–9490, RM–9723, RM–9724, RM–

9725]

Radio Broadcasting Services; North

Tunica and Friars Point, Mississippi,

Kennett, Missouri, Munford,

Tennessee, and Marianna, Arkansas

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Allocations Branch

combines two proceedings, MM Docket

Nos. 99–140 and 99–146. This

document reallots Channel 255C from

Kennett, Missouri to Munford,

Tennessee, as the community’s first

local aural transmission service as

requested by Legend Broadcasting in a

counterproposal in MM Docket No. 99–

140. It also allots Channel 254A at Friars

Point, Mississippi, requested in separate

counterproposals filed by Legend and

Delta Radio Inc. in MM Docket No. 99–

146. It also grants Fred Flinn’s request

to dismiss his petition for rulemaking

for the allotment of Channel 254A at

North Tunica, Mississippi in MM

Docket No. 99–146. Pursuant to

agreements between Legend

Broadcasting and Ken Reynolds d/b/a

Bear Creek Radio, and Olvie Sisk, this

document dismisses Bear Creek Radio’s

counterproposal filed in MM Docket No.

99–140 requesting the allotment of

Channel 254A at Marianna, Arkansas

and Olvie Sisk’s comments in MM

Docket No. 99–146 in support of the

allotment of Channel 254A at North

Tunica, Mississippi. See Supplementary

Information.

DATES: Effective July 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket Nos. 99–140 and

99–146, adopted May 10, 2000, and

released May 19, 2000. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center (Room 239), 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Services, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036.

Channel 255C can be reallotted to

Munford, Tennessee, at coordinates 35–

46–53 and 89–36–46, at a site 41.2

kilometers (25.6 miles) northeast of the

community, and Channel 254A can be

allotted to Friars Point, Mississippi, at

coordinates 34–24–09 and 90–38–51 at

a site 4.2 kilometers (2.6 miles) north of

the community, in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements, with respect to

domestic allotments. A filing window

for Channels 254A at Friars Point will

not be opened at this time. Instead, the

issue of opening a filing window for this

channel will be addressed by the

Commission in a subsequent order.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

47 CFR PART 73—[AMENDED]

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 Mississippi is

amended by adding Friars Point,

Channel 254A.

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

Allotments under Missouri, is amended

by removing Channel 255C at Kennett.

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

Allotments under Tennessee, is

amended by adding Munford, Channel

255C.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 000211039–0039–01; I.D.

052600B]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water

Species Fishery by Vessels Using

Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed

fishing for species that comprise the

shallow-water species fishery by vessels

using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska

(GOA), except for vessels fishing for

pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those

portions of the GOA open to directed

fishing for pollock. This action is

necessary because the second seasonal

apportionment of the 2000 halibut

bycatch allowance specified for the

trawl shallow-water species fishery in

the GOA has been caught.

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), May 28, 2000, until 1200

hrs, A.l.t., July 4, 2000.

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 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance

for the GOA trawl shallow-water species

fishery, which is defined at

§ 679.21(d)(3)(iii)(A), was established by

the Final 2000 Harvest Specifications

for Groundfish for the GOA (65 FR 8298,

February 18, 2000) for the second

season, the period April 1, 2000,

through July 3, 2000, as 100 metric tons.

In accordance with § 679.21(d)(7)(i),

the Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS, has determined that the second

seasonal apportionment of the 2000

Pacific halibut bycatch allowance

specified for the trawl shallow-water

species fishery in the GOA has been

caught. Consequently, NMFS is

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prohibiting directed fishing for species

included in the shallow-water species

fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the

GOA, except for vessels fishing for

pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those

portions of the GOA open to directed

fishing for pollock. The species and

species groups that comprise the

shallow-water species fishery are:

pollock, Pacific cod, shallow-water

flatfish, flathead sole, Atka mackerel,

and ‘‘other species.’’

Maximum retainable bycatch amounts

may be found in the regulations at

§ 679.20(e) and (f).

Classification

This action responds to the best

available information recently obtained

from the fishery. It must be

implemented immediately in order to

prevent overharvesting the second

seasonal apportionment of the 2000

Pacific halibut bycatch allowance

specified for the trawl shallow-water

species fishery in the GOA. A delay in

the effective date is impracticable and

contrary to the public interest. The fleet

has already taken the second seasonal

bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut.

NMFS finds for good cause that the

implementation of this action can not be

delayed for 30 days. Accordingly, under

5 U.S.C. 553(d), a delay in the effective

date is hereby waived.

This action is required by § 679.21

and is exempt from review under E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: May 26, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 000211040–0040–01; I.D.

052600C]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in

the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering

Sea and Aleutian Islands Management

Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed

fishing for Greenland turbot in the

Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea

and Aleutian Islands management area

(BSAI). This action is necessary to

prevent exceeding the 2000 total

allowable catch (TAC) of Greenland

turbot in this area.

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), May 28, 2000, until 2400

hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Furuness, 907–586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS

manages the groundfish fishery in the

BSAI exclusive economic zone

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific

Fishery Management Council under

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens

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 CFR part 679.

The 2000 TAC of Greenland turbot in

the Bering Sea subarea was established

by Final 2000 Harvest Specifications of

Groundfish for the BSAI (65 FR 8282,

February 18, 2000) as 5,764 metric tons

(mt). See § 679.20(c)(3)(iii).

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),

the Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS (Regional Administrator), has

determined that the TAC for Greenland

turbot in the Bering Sea subarea will be

reached. Therefore, the Regional

Administrator is establishing a directed

fishing allowance of 4,564 mt, and is

setting aside the remaining 1,200 mt as

bycatch to support other anticipated

groundfish fisheries. In accordance with

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional

Administrator finds that this directed

fishing allowance has been reached.

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting

directed fishing for Greenland turbot in

the Bering Sea subarea.

Maximum retainable bycatch amounts

may be found in the regulations at

§ 679.20(e) and (f).

Classification

This action responds to the best

available information recently obtained

from the fishery. It must be

implemented immediately to prevent

overharvesting the 2000 TAC of

Greenland turbot for the Bering Sea

subarea of the BSAI. A delay in the

effective date is impracticable and

contrary to the public interest. Further

delay would only result in overharvest.

NMFS finds for good cause that the

implementation of this action should

not be delayed for 30 days. Accordingly,

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), a delay in the

effective date is hereby waived.

This action is required by § 679.20

and is exempt from review under E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: May 26, 2000

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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