Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 27, 2006 / Rules and Regulations 56407 

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[FR Doc. E6–15858 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 06–1759; MB Docket No. 05–9; RM–

11141; RM–11242; MB Docket No. 05–10; 

RM–11140; RM–11241; RM–11279] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Albany, 

Arlington, Athena, Diamond Lake, and 

Eugene, Oregon, Goldendale, 

Washington, Hermiston, Ione, La 

Grande, Lebanon, Monument; Paisley, 

Prairie City, Prineville, and Sisters, The 

Dalles, and Tualatin, Oregon, Walla 

Walla, Washington and Weiser, Idaho 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

1.420(j) of the Commission’s Rules, this 

document grants a Settlement 

Agreement filed by Two Hearts 

Communications, LLC and SSR 

Communications, Inc., requesting the 

allotment of Channel 280C1 at 

Monument, Oregon, as its first local 

service and Channel 260C at Prairie 

City, Oregon, as its first local service. 

This document also substitutes Channel 

*247C1 for Channel *280C1 at Weiser, 

Idaho and allots Channel 267C1 at 

Prineville, Oregon, as its third FM 

commercial broadcast service. The 

reference coordinates for Channel 280C1 

at Monument are 44–49–09 NL and 

119–25–11 WL. The reference 

coordinates for Channel 260C at Prairie 

City are 44–17–47 NL and 118–44–22 

WL. This site is located 18.5 kilometers 

(11.5 miles) south of Prairie City. The 

reference coordinates for Channel 

*247C1 at Weiser are 44–20–39 NL and 

117–07–14 WL. This site is located 16 

kilometers (9.9 miles) northwest of 

Weiser. The reference coordinates for 

Channel 267C1 at Prineville are 44–20–

48 NL and 120–22–29 WL. This site is 

located 37.6 kilometers (23.4 miles) east 

of Prineville. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: Effective October 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, MB Docket Nos. 05–9 and 

05–10, adopted August 31, 2006, and 

released September 5, 2006. The full 

text of this Commission decision is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

Commission’s Reference Center 445 

Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20554. The complete text of this 

decision may also be purchased from 

the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor, 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. The Commission 

will send a copy of this Report and 

Order in a report to be sent to Congress 

and the Government Accountability 

Office pursuant to the Congressional 

Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). 

Additionally, this document grants a 

counterproposal filed by Two Hearts 

Communications, LLC, by substituting 

Channel 264C2 for Channel 264C3 at 

Walla Walla, Washington, reallotting 

Channel 264C2 from Walla Walla, 

Washington to Athena, Oregon, as the 

community’s first local service and 

modifying the Station KHSS license to 

reflect to this change. The reference 

coordinates for Channel 264C2 at 

Athena are 45–47–41 NL and 118–10–06 

WL. This site is located 25.2 kilometers 

(15.7 miles) east of Athena. To 

accommodate the Athena reallotment, 

this document also substitutes Channel 

261A for Channel 263A at Hermiston, 

Oregon and modifies the Station KQFM 

license accordingly; substitutes Channel 

225C1 for Channel 260C1 at La Grande, 

Oregon and modifies the Station KWRL 

license accordingly; substitutes Channel 

295C2 for vacant Channel 261C2 at 

Arlington, Oregon; and allots Channel 

258A at Ione, Oregon, as its first local 

service. Channel 261A can be allotted to 

Hermiston at Station KQFM’s current 

licensed site, 45–51–57 NL and 119–18–

38 WL. This site is located 3.1 

kilometers (1.9 miles) northwest of 

Hermiston. Channel 225C1 can be 

allotted to La Grande at Station KWRL’s 

current licensed site, 45–12–59 NL and 

118–00–00 WL. This site is located 14.3 

kilometers (8.9 miles) southeast of La 

Grande. The reference coordinates for 

Channel 295C2 at Arlington are 45–33–

52 NL and 120–19–00 WL. The site is 

located 19.9 kilometers (12.3 miles) 

southwest of Arlington. The reference 

coordinates for Channel 258A at Ione 

are 45–30–12 NL and 119–49–36 WL. 

This document also dismisses the 

counterproposal jointly filed by 

Portland Broadcasting, L.L.C, licensee of 

Station KXPC–FM, Lebanon, Oregon, 

Columbia Gorge Broadcasters, Inc., 

licensee of Station KACI–FM, The 

Dalles, Oregon, M.S.W. 

Communications, LLC, licensee of 

Station KMSW(FM), The Dalles, Oregon, 

and Extra Mile Media, Inc., licensee of 

Station KHPE(FM), Albany, Oregon, 

requesting the substitution of Channel 

250C2 for Channel 249C2 at The Dalles, 

Oregon, reallotment of Channel 250C2 

from The Dalles to Tualatin, Oregon, as 

the community’s first local service and 

modification of the Station KACI–FM 

license accordingly; substitution of 

Channel 300C for Channel 250C at 

Eugene, Oregon and modification of the 

Station KNRQ–FM license accordingly; 

substitution of Channel 279C for 

Channel 300C at Albany and 

modification of the Station KHPE 

license accordingly; substitution of 

Channel 251A for vacant Channel 299A 

at Diamond Lake, Oregon; reallotment of 

Channel 279C from Lebanon to Paisley, 

Oregon, as the community’s first local 

service and a first local aural broadcast 

service to 2,287 persons, and 

modification of the Station KXPC–FM 

license accordingly; substitution of 

Channel 272C2 for Channel 224C3 at 

The Dalles, Oregon and modification of 

the FM Station KSMW license 

accordingly; and substitution of 

Channel 300C2 for Channel 272C2 at 

Goldendale, Washington and 

modification of the FM Station KYYT 

license accordingly. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Radio, Radio broadcasting. 

■ As stated in the preamble, the Federal 

Communications Commission amends 

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, 336. 

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

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

Allotments under Idaho, is amended by 

removing Channel *280C1 and by 

adding Channel *247C1 at Weiser. 

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

Allotments under Oregon, is amended 

by removing Channel 261C2 and by 

adding Channel 295C2 at Arlington; by 

adding Athena, Channel 264C2; by 

removing Channel 263A and by adding 

Channel 261A at Hermiston; by 

removing Channel 260C1 and by adding 

Channel 225C1 at La Grande; by adding 

Monument, Channel 280C1; by adding 

Prairie City, Channel 260C; and by 

adding Channel 267C1 at Prineville. 

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

Allotments under Washington, is 

amended by removing Channel 264C3 at 

Walla Walla. 


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56408 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 27, 2006 / Rules and Regulations 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 06–8179 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 060427113–6113–01; I.D. 

092106C] 

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in 

the Western Pacific; West Coast 

Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #8 

– Adjustment of the Commercial 

Salmon Fishery from Horse Mountain 

to Point Arena, California 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Closure; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

commercial salmon fishery in the Fort 

Bragg subarea from Horse Mountain to 

Point Arena, CA, was modified by 

inseason action and was closed at 3 p.m. 

on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. This 

action was necessary to conform to the 

2006 management goals, and the 

intended effect is to allow the fishery to 

operate within the seasons and quotas 

specified in the 2006 annual 

management measures. 

DATES: Closure effective 1500 hours 

local time (l.t.), September 5, 2006, after 

which the fishery will remain closed 

until opened through an additional 

inseason action for the west coast 

salmon fisheries, which will be 

published in the Federal Register, or 

until the effective date of the next 

scheduled open period announced in 

the 2006 annual management measures. 

Comments will be accepted through 

October 12, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this action 

must be mailed to D. Robert Lohn, 

Regional Administrator, Northwest 

Region, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point 

Way N.E., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–

0070; or faxed to 206–526–6376; or Rod 

McInnis, Regional Administrator, 

Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 

W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 

Beach, CA 90802–4132; or faxed to 562–

980–4018. Comments can also be 

submitted via e-mail to 

2006salmonIA8.nwr@noaa.gov or 

through the internet at the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments, 

and include [060427113–6113–01 and/ 

or I.D.092106C] in the subject line of the 

message. Information relevant to this 

document is available for public review 

during business hours at the Office of 

the Regional Administrator, Northwest 

Region, NMFS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah McAvinchey, 206–526–4323. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

2006 annual management measures for 

ocean salmon fisheries (71 FR 26254, 

May 4, 2006), NMFS announced the 

commercial fishery in the Fort Bragg 

subarea from Horse Mountain to Point 

Arena, CA, would be open September 1 

through the earlier of September 15 or 

a Chinook quota of 4,000; all salmon 

except coho; landing and possession 

limit of 30 Chinook per vessel per day; 

fish caught in the area must be landed 

in the area; Chinook minimum size limit 

27 inches (68.6 cm) total length. 

On September 5, 2006, the Regional 

Administrator (RA) consulted with 

representatives of the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, California 

Department of Fish and Game and 

Oregon Department of Fish and 

Wildlife. Information related to catch to 

date, the Chinook catch rate, and effort 

data indicated that the quota had been 

exceeded. As a result, the State of 

California recommended, and the RA 

concurred, that the area from Horse 

Mountain to Point Arena, CA close 

effective at 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 

5, 2006. All other restrictions that apply 

to this fishery remained in effect as 

announced in the 2006 annual 

management measures. 

The RA determined that the best 

available information indicated that the 

catch and effort data supported the 

above inseason action recommended by 

the state. The states manage the fisheries 

in state waters adjacent to the areas of 

the U.S. exclusive economic zone in 

accordance with this Federal action. As 

provided by the inseason notice 

procedures of 50 CFR 660.411, actual 

notice to fishers of the above described 

action was given prior to the time the 

action was effective by telephone 

hotline number 206–526–6667 and 800–

662–9825, and by U.S. Coast Guard 

Notice to Mariners broadcasts on 

Channel 16 VHF-FM and 2182 kHz. 

This action does not apply to other 

fisheries that may be operating in other 

areas. 

Classification 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds that good 

cause exists for this notification to be 

issued without affording prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because such 

notification would be impracticable. As 

previously noted, actual notice of this 

action was provided to fishers through 

telephone hotline and radio notification. 

This action complies with the 

requirements of the annual management 

measures for ocean salmon fisheries (71 

FR 26254, May 4, 2006), the West Coast 

Salmon Plan, and regulations 

implementing the West Coast Salmon 

Plan 50 CFR 660.409 and 660.411. Prior 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment was impracticable because 

NMFS and the state agency had 

insufficient time to provide for prior 

notice and the opportunity for public 

comment between the time the fishery 

catch and effort data were collected to 

determine the extent of the fisheries, 

and the time the fishery closure had to 

be implemented to avoid exceeding the 

quota. Because of the rate of harvest in 

this fishery, failure to modify the fishing 

schedule would have allowed the quota 

to be further exceeded, resulting in 

fewer spawning fish and possibly 

reduced yield of the stocks in the future. 

For the same reasons, the AA also found 

good cause to waive the 30–day delay in 

effectiveness required under U.S.C. 

553(d)(3). 

This action is authorized by 50 CFR 

660.409 and 660.411 and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

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

Dated: September 22, 2006. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–15871 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 060427113–6113–01; I.D. 

092106B] 

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in 

the Western Pacific; West Coast 

Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #9 

– Adjustment of the Commercial 

Salmon Fishery from Cape Falcon, 

Oregon to U.S.-Canada Border 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 


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