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(c) and (e). Minor changes of LPFM 

stations may include: 

* * * * * 

11. Section 73.871 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) to 

read as follows: 

§ 73.871 Amendment of LPFM broadcast 

station applications. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * (1) Filings subject to 

paragraph (c)(5) of this section, site 

relocations of 5.6 kilometers or less for 

LP100 stations; 

(2) Filings subject to paragraph (c)(5) 

of this section, site relocations of 7.1 

kilometers or less for LP250 stations; 

* * * * * 

12. Section 73.872 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (b) introductory text 

and (b)(1), and adding paragraph (b)(4) 

to read as follows: 

§ 73.872 Selection procedure for mutually 

exclusive LPFM applications. 

* * * * * 

(b) Except as specified in paragraph 

(b)(1) below, each mutually exclusive 

application will be awarded one point 

for each of the following criteria, based 

on application certification that the 

qualifying conditions are met: 

(1) Established community presence. 

An applicant must, for a period of at 

least 4 years prior to application and at 

all times thereafter, have been 

physically headquartered, have had a 

campus or have had seventy-five 

percent of its board members residing 

within 16.1 km (10 miles) of the 

coordinates of the proposed transmitting 

antenna for applicants in the top 50 

urban markets, and 32.1 km (20 miles) 

for applicants outside of the top 50 

urban markets. If an applicant does not 

satisfy the requirements of the 

preceding sentence but was formed 

jointly by two or more organizations 

that do meet such requirements and 

maintains representation on its 

governing board by at least one member 

from each such organization, that 

applicant will be awarded one point for 

each such formative organization. 

Applicants claiming a point or more for 

this criterion must submit the 

documentation set forth in the 

application form at the time of filing 

their applications. 

* * * * * 

(4) Tribal applicants serving Tribal 

Lands. The applicant must be a Tribal 

Applicant, as defined in § 73.7000 of 

this part, and the proposed site for the 

transmitting antenna must be located on 

that Tribal Applicant’s ‘‘Tribal Lands,’’ 

as defined in § 73.7000 of this part. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 223 

RIN 0648–XZ59 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Proposed Threatened Status for 

Subspecies of the Ringed Seal 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of 

availability and opening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has conducted special 

independent peer review of the 

December 2010 status review report of 

the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) under 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA). This notice announces 

availability of a peer review report that 

consolidates the comments received 

from the reviewers and the opening of 

a 30-day public comment period on that 

report. Please note that comments 

previously submitted need not be 

resubmitted since they are already part 

of the record and will be considered 

when NMFS makes its final 

determination. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received by May 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jon 

Kurland, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Protected Resources 

Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Sebastian. You may submit 

comments, identified by FDMS Docket 

Number NOAA–NMFS–2010–0258, by 

any one of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, 

first click the ‘‘submit a comment’’ icon, 

then enter NOAA–NMFS–2010–0258 in 

the keyword search. Locate the 

document you wish to comment on 

from the resulting list and click on the 

‘‘Submit a Comment’’ icon on the right 

of that line. 

Mail: Submit written comments to 

P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802. 

Fax: (907) 586–7557. 

Hand delivery to the Federal Building: 

709 West 9th Street, Room 420A, 

Juneau, AK. 

Comments must be submitted by one 

of the above methods to ensure that the 

comments are received, documented, 

and considered by NMFS. Comments 

sent by any other method, to any other 

address or individual, or received after 

the end of the comment period, may not 

be considered. 

All comments received are a part of 

the public record and will generally be 

posted for public viewing on 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required 

fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in Microsoft 

Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe 

PDF file formats only. 

For information on obtaining a copy 

of the peer review report, see the 

‘‘Obtaining a Copy of the Peer Review 

Report’’ section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tamara Olson, NMFS Alaska Region, 

(907) 271–5006; Jon Kurland, NMFS 

Alaska Region, (907) 586–7638; or Marta 

Nammack, Office of Protected 

Resources, Silver Spring, MD (301) 713– 

1401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 10, 2010, NMFS made 

a 12-month petition finding and 

proposed to list the Arctic (Phoca 

hispida hispida), Baltic (Phoca hispida 

botnica), Okhotsk (Phoca hispida 

ochotensis), and Ladoga (Phoca hispida 

ladogensis) subspecies of ringed seals as 

threatened (75 FR 77476). On December 

13, 2011, in consideration of substantial 

disagreement regarding the sufficiency 

or accuracy of the model projections 

and analysis of future sea ice habitat, in 

particular snow cover, for Arctic ringed 

seals, NMFS announced a 6-month 

extension of the deadline for the final 

listing determination to June 10, 2012 

(FR 77466). At that time, we also 

announced that we were conducting 

special independent peer review of the 

sections of the status review report of 

the ringed seal (Kelly et al., 2010) 

related to the disagreement, and that the 

resulting peer review report would be 

made available for public comment. 

We have conducted this special peer 

review, and are notifying the public of 


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the availability of a peer review report 

that consolidates the comments 

received. We are also providing the 

public an opportunity to submit 

comments or information on the peer 

review report for 30 days. The comment 

period shall be limited to 30 days 

because the statutory deadline requires 

a final listing determination by June 10, 

2012. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Peer Review 

Report 

You may obtain a copy of the peer 

review report for review: 

Via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

http://www.regulations.gov at Docket 

No. NOAA–NMFS–2010–0258. 

By visiting the Internet at: http:// 

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ 

protectedresources/seals/ice.htm. 

Documents cited in this notice, 

including the peer review report, may 

also be viewed, by appointment, during 

regular business hours, at the 

aforementioned address in Juneau, AK 

(see ADDRESSES). 

Public Comments Solicited 

Comments and information submitted 

during the initial comment period on 

the December 10, 2011 (75 FR 77476), 

proposed rule should not be 

resubmitted since they are already part 

of the record. Comments and 

information submitted should focus on 

the information contained in the peer 

review report listed above. Our final 

determination of whether Arctic, 

Okhotsk, Baltic, and Ladoga ringed seals 

qualify as threatened or endangered 

under the ESA will take into 

consideration all comments and 

information we receive and have 

previously received during both 

comment periods. We request that all 

comments and information be 

accompanied by supporting 

documentation such as maps, 

bibliographic references, or reprints of 

pertinent publications. Please submit 

any comments to the ADDRESSES listed 

above. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: April 2, 2012. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 223 

RIN 0648–XZ58 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Proposed Threatened Status for 

Distinct Population Segments of the 

Bearded Seal 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of 

availability and opening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has conducted special 

independent peer review of the 

December 2010 status review report of 

the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) 

under the Endangered Species Act, as 

amended (ESA). This notice announces 

availability of a peer review report that 

consolidates the comments received 

from the reviewers and the opening of 

a 30-day public comment period on that 

report. Please note that comments 

previously submitted need not be 

resubmitted since they are already part 

of the record and will be considered 

when NMFS makes its final 

determination. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received by May 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jon 

Kurland, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Protected Resources 

Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Sebastian. You may submit 

comments, identified by FDMS Docket 

Number NOAA–NMFS–2010–0259, by 

any one of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, 

first click the ‘‘submit a comment’’ icon, 

then enter NOAA–NMFS–2010–0259 in 

the keyword search. Locate the 

document you wish to comment on 

from the resulting list and click on the 

‘‘Submit a Comment’’ icon on the right 

of that line. 

Mail: Submit written comments to 

P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802. 

Fax: (907) 586–7557. 

Hand delivery to the Federal Building: 

709 West 9th Street, Room 420A, 

Juneau, AK. 

Comments must be submitted by one 

of the above methods to ensure that the 

comments are received, documented, 

and considered by NMFS. Comments 

sent by any other method, to any other 

address or individual, or received after 

the end of the comment period, may not 

be considered. 

All comments received are a part of 

the public record and will generally be 

posted for public viewing on 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required 

fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in Microsoft 

Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe 

PDF file formats only. 

For information on obtaining a copy 

of the peer review report, see the 

‘‘Obtaining a Copy of the Peer Review 

Report’’ section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tamara Olson, NMFS Alaska Region, 

(907) 271–5006; Jon Kurland, NMFS 

Alaska Region, (907) 586–7638; or Marta 

Nammack, Office of Protected 

Resources, Silver Spring, MD (301) 713– 

1401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 10, 2010, NMFS made 

a 12-month petition finding and 

proposed to list the Beringia DPS and 

the Okhotsk DPS of the Erignathus 

barbatus nauticus subspecies of bearded 

seals as threatened (75 FR 77496). On 

December 13, 2011, in consideration of 

substantial disagreement regarding the 

sufficiency or accuracy of the model 

projections and analysis of future sea ice 

habitat in the range of the Beringia DPS 

of bearded seals, NMFS announced a 6- 

month extension of the deadline for the 

final listing determination to June 10, 

2012 (76 FR 77465). At that time, we 

also announced that we were 

conducting special independent peer 

review of the sections of the status 

review report of the bearded seal 

(Cameron et al., 2010) related to the 

disagreement, and that the resulting 

peer review report would be made 

available for public comment. 

We have conducted this special peer 

review, and are notifying the public of 

the availability of a peer review report 

that consolidates the comments 

received. We are also providing the 

public an opportunity to submit 

comments or information on the peer 

review report for 30 days. The comment 


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