Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 201 / Friday, October 17, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 53973

addition to other remedies available to

VA, such as debarment and suspension

pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3704 and part 44

of this title or loss of automatic

processing authority pursuant to 38

U.S.C. 3702, or other actions by the

Government under any other law

including but not limited to title 18

U.S.C. and 31 U.S.C. 3732.

(The information collection requirements in

this section have been approved by the Office

of Management and Budget under control

numbers 2900–0521)

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3703, 3710)

[FR Doc. 97–27564 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–154; RM–9116]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Newaygo, MI

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document allots Channel

223A to Newaygo, Michigan, as that

community’s first local FM broadcast

service in response to a petition filed by

Robert R. Moore, Jr. See 62 FR 38246,

July 17, 1997. The coordinates for

Channel 223A at Newaygo are 43–22–12

and 85–51–49. There is a site restriction

7.6 kilometers (4.7 miles) southwest of

the communtiy. Since Newaygo is

located within 320 kilometers (200

miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border,

concurrence of the Canadian

government has been obtained for this

allotment. With this action, this

proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective November 17, 1997.

The window period for filing

applications for Channel 223A at

Newaygo, Michigan, will open on

November 17, 1997, and close on

December 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 97–154,

adopted September 24, 1997, and

released October 3, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the

Commission’s Reference Center (Room

239), 1919 M Street, NW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractors,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC. 20036, (202) 857–3800,

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

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:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

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 Michigan, is amended

by adding Newaygo, Channel 223A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–27514 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 961126334–7025–02;

I.D.100997A]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific cod in Central

Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Reallocation.

SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the

projected unused amount of Pacific cod

from vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the offshore component to

vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the inshore component in

the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf

of Alaska (GOA). This action is

necessary to allow the 1997 total

allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to

be harvested.

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), October 10, 1997, until

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew N. Smoker, 907–586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

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. Fishing by U.S.

vessels is governed by regulations

implementing the FMP at subpart H of

50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.

The Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS, has determined that vessels

catching Pacific cod for processing by

the offshore component will not be able

to harvest 3,000 metric tons (mt) of

Pacific cod allocated to those vessels

under § 679.20(a)(6)(iii). As of October

4, 1997, NMFS estimates 4,091 mt

remain in the offshore component’s

allocation of the 1997 Central GOA

Pacific cod TAC and projects that

vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the offshore component

will take 1,091 mt during the remainder

of 1997.

Therefore, in accordance with

§ 679.20(a)(6)(v)(C), NMFS is

apportioning the projected unused

amount, 3,000 mt of Pacific cod, from

vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the offshore component to

vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the inshore component.

Classification

This action is taken under 50 CFR

679.20, and is exempt from OMB review

under E.O. 12866.

All other closures remain in full force

and effect. This action responds to the

best available information recently

obtained from the fishery. It must be

implemented immediately in order to

allow full utilization of the Pacific cod

TAC. Providing prior notice and an

opportunity for public comment is

impracticable and contrary to the public

interest. Further delay would only

disrupt the FMP’s objective of providing

a portion of the Pacific cod TAC for

vessels catching Pacific cod for

processing by the inshore component in

the GOA. Without this action, the

Pacific cod allocation for vessels

catching Pacific cod for processing by

the offshore component in the GOA

would be underharvested. NMFS finds

for good cause that the implementation

of this action cannot be delayed for 30

days. Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C.

553(d), a delay in the effective date is

hereby waived.

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