8178 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Issued: February 11, 1997.

Richard W. Krimm,

Executive Associate Director, Mitigation

Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–4459 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–05–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–177; RM–8853]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Galena

and Baxter Springs, KS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Acorn Broadcasting

Company, allots Channel 282A to

Galena, Kansas. See 61 FR 47471,

September 9, 1996. Channel 282A can

be allotted to Galena in compliance with

the Commission’s distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

6.5 kilometers (4.0 miles) west to avoid

short-spacing conflicts with Stations

KBEQ(FM), Channel 282C, Kansas City,

Missouri; KBCN(FM), Channel 282C,

Marshall, Arkansas; and KQMO(FM),

Channel 281C3, Ash Grove, Missouri.

The coordinates for Channel 282A at

Galena are 37–03–24 and 94–42–11.

With this action, this proceeding is

terminated.

DATES: Effective March 31, 1997. The

window period for filing applications

will open on March 31, 1997, and close

on May 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 96–177,

adopted February 7, 1997, and released

February 14, 1997. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC 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 contractor,

ITS, Inc., (202) 857–3800, 2100 M

Street, NW, Suite 140, Washington, DC

20037.

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, and 307.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

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

Allotments under Kansas, is amended

by adding Galena, Channel 282A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–4394 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Chapter VI

[Docket No. 970130016–7016–01; I.D.

012797F]

RIN 0648–XX80

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act;

Public Comments on Fishery

Management Plans and Regulations

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Policy statement.

SUMMARY: NMFS notifies the public of

how public comments on Fishery

Management Plans (FMPs), FMP

amendments, and their implementing

regulations will be handled under the

procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), as

amended by the Sustainable Fisheries

Act (SFA). The intent is to ensure that

the public has full opportunity for input

to the fishery management decision

process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George H. Darcy, 301–713–2341.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 11, 1996, the President signed

into law the SFA (Public Law 104–297),

which made numerous amendments to

the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C.

1801 et seq.). The amendments

significantly changed the process and

schedules under which FMPs, FMP

amendments, and most regulations are

reviewed and implemented. Because of

those changes, NMFS has had to revise

its procedures for handling public

comments on FMPs, FMP amendments,

and their implementing regulations.

Specifically, the SFA decoupled the

schedule for approval/disapproval of

FMPs and FMP amendments submitted

by Regional Fishery Management

Councils (Councils) from the schedule

for publication of proposed and final

rules to implement them. Because both

the notice of availability (NOA) of an

FMP/amendment and the proposed rule

request public comments, the timing of

the receipt of those comments relative to

the timing of decisions regarding the

FMP/amendment and associated rules

has been complicated. To address these

issues and to inform the public of how

and when public comments will be

considered, NMFS will follow the

procedures outlined below.

FMPs and FMP Amendments

An NOA will be published in the

Federal Register as soon as possible

after transmittal of an FMP/amendment

from a Council, as required by sec.

304(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

The NOA will request comments on the

FMP/amendment and will alert the

public that (1) public comments are

being solicited on the FMP/amendment

through the end of the 60-day comment

period stated in the NOA; (2) a proposed

rule that would implement the FMP/

amendment may be published in the

Federal Register for public comment,

following NMFS’ evaluation of the

proposed rule under the MagnusonStevens Act procedures; and (3) public

comments on the proposed rule must be

received by the end of the comment

period on the FMP/amendment to be

considered in the approval/disapproval

decision on the FMP/amendment. All

comments received by the end of the

comment period on the FMP/

amendment, whether specifically

directed to the FMP/amendment or the

proposed rule, will be considered in the

approval/disapproval decision;

comments received after that date will

not be considered in the approval/

disapproval decision on the FMP/

amendment. To be considered,

comments must be received by close of

business on the last day of the comment

period established by the NOA.

Proposed Rules

If NMFS’ evaluation of the proposed

rule under procedures specified in sec.

304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act

determines that it is consistent with the

FMP, FMP amendment, the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable laws,

NMFS will publish the proposed rule

with a request for public comment; the