37754 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 117 / Friday, June 16, 2000 / Proposed Rules

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–1221; MM Docket No. 00–102, RM–

9888]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Charlotte Amalie, Frederiksted, and

Christiansted, VI

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Ocean

FM Media and Island Prime Media

proposing to allotment Channel 257A at

Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; and

the allotment of Channel 258A at

Frederiksted, Virgin Islands. To

accommodate the allotments, petitioners

also request the substitution of Channel

293B for Channel 258B at Christiansted,

Virgin Islands, and the modification of

Station WVIQ–FM’s license accordingly.

Channel 257A can be allotted to

Charlotte Amalie with compliance with

the Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction of 4.2 kilometers (2.6 miles)

west; Channel 258A can be allotted to

Frederiksted in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements at city

reference; and Channel 293B can be

substituted at Christiansted in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

3.1 kilometers (1.9 miles) southeast at

Station WVIQ–FM’s presently licensed

site. The coordinates for Channel 257A

at Charlotte Amalie are 18–21–25 North

Latitude and 64–58–00 West Longitude;

the coordinates for Channel 258A at

Frederiksted are 17–42–48 North

Latitude and 64–53–00 West Longitude;

and the coordinates for Channel 293B at

Christiansted are 17–44–07 North

Latitude and 64–40–46 West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before July 24, 2000, reply comments on

or before August 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: James L. Oyster, 108 Oyster

Lane, Castleton, Virginia 22716–2839

(Counsel for Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–102, adopted May 24, 2000, and

released June 2, 2000. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Information Center (Room

CY–A257), 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20036.

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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–15264 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 060100B]

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Public Hearing

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearing; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene an additional public hearing

regarding the draft Fishery Management

Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery

of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and

Gulf of Mexico (draft FMP). The overall

goal of the FMP is to provide a

comprehensive management structure

for dolphin and wahoo in the Atlantic

Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The

FMP will take a precautionary approach

in conserving these fishery resources,

achieving optimum yield (OY), and

maintaining current allocations among

user groups. The hearing dates and

locations for the Council’s other

hearings on the draft FMP were

announced in an earlier Federal

Register document (65 FR 20428, April

17, 2000).

DATES: The hearing will be held on June

25, 2000. The Council will accept

written comments on the draft FMP

through July 7, 2000. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: for the

specific date and time of the public

hearing.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive

Director, South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, One Southpark

Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–

4699. Copies of the draft FMP are

available from Kim Iverson, South

Atlantic Fishery Management Council,

One Southpark Circle, Suite 306,

Charleston, SC 29407–4699; telephone:

843–571–4366. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific hearing

location.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim

Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, One Southpark

Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–

4699; telephone: 843–571–4366; fax:

843–769–4520; email address:

kim.iverson@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed FMP Management Measures

The draft FMP provides for the

following: Establishment of

management units for dolphin and

wahoo; proposed dealer, vessel and

operator permit requirements; reporting

requirements; establishment of a

maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and

OY; definition of overfishing for

dolphin and wahoo; and the

establishment of a framework procedure

for regulatory adjustments without

requiring FMP amendments.

The following proposed management

measures are under consideration for

dolphin and wahoo in the Atlantic EEZ:

(1) Prohibition of the sale of

recreationally caught fish in the Atlantic

EEZ; (2) a limit on the percent of

dolphin harvested in the Atlantic EEZ

by the recreational fishery and the

commercial fishery, at 87 percent and

13 percent, respectively. (Note: Should

either sector’s catch exceed these

percentages, the Council will review the

data and evaluate the need for

additional regulations which may be

established through the FMP’s