Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 189 / Thursday, September 28, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 58231

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 00–72,

adopted September 6, 2000, and

released September 15, 2000. The full

text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC’s Reference Information Center

(Room CY–A257), 445 Twelfth Street,

SW., Washington, DC. The complete

text of this decision may also be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

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 California, is

amended by adding Covelo, Channel

245A

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 1845

Property Reporting Requirements—

Correction

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA)

ACTION: Interim rule: correction.

SUMMARY: This is a correction of the

amendatory language of item 2 of the

Property Reporting Requirements

interim rule published September 11,

2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 2000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Celeste Dalton, NASA, Office of

Procurement, Contract Management

Division (Code HK), 202–358–1645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

The amendatory language at item 2 of

the interim rule on Property Reporting

Requirements published in the Federal

Register on September 11, 2000 (65 FR

54813—54816) incorrectly identified all

of subpart 1845.71 as being revised. The

effect of the error was the inadvertent

omission of section 1845.7102,

Instructions for preparing DD Form

1419. This correction revises the

amendatory language for item 2 to

indicate that only sections 1845.7101,

1845.7101–1, 1845.7101–2, 1875.7101–

3, 1845.7101–4, and 1845.7101–5 are

revised.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1845

Government Procurement.

Tom Luedtke,

Associate Administrator for Procurement.

Accordingly, 48 CFR Part 1845 is

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Part 1845 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

2. Correct item 2 in the first column

of page 54814, by deleting the Table of

Contents and revising the amendatory

instruction to read as follows:

PART 1845—GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY

2. In subpart 1845.71 revise sections

1845.7101, 1845.7101–1, 1845.7101–2,

1875.7101–3, 1845.7101–4, and

1845.7101–5 to read as follows:

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 300

[Docket No. 000908255-0255-01 ;I.D.

080800C]

RIN 0648-AN73

International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna

Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION: 2000 Quota and Associated

Management Measures for Yellowfin

Tuna.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the year

2000 yellowfin tuna harvest limits and

associated management measures for the

purse seine and baitboat fisheries for

yellowfin tuna in the eastern Pacific

Ocean (EPO), consistent with

recommendations made by the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission

(IATTC) and approved by the

Department of State under the terms of

the Tuna Conventions Act. The

intended effect of this action is to

establish allowable harvest limits for the

yellowfin tuna fishery.

DATES: Effective September 28, 2000

until December 31, 2000, unless

attainment of the quota is reached

earlier. If the quota is reached before

December 31, 2000, NOAA will publish

announcement of that date in the

Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to

Rebecca Lent, Regional Administrator,

Southwest Region (Regional

Administrator), NMFS, 501 W. Ocean

Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA

90802-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Svein Fougner, Sustainable Fisheries

Division, Southwest Region, NMFS,

562-980-4040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

is a member of the IATTC, which was

established under the Convention for

the Establishment of an Inter-American

Tropical Tuna Commission signed in

1949. The IATTC was established to

provide an international arrangement to

ensure the effective international

conservation and management of highly

migratory species of fish in the

convention area. The IATTC has

maintained a scientific research and

fishery monitoring program for many

years and annually assesses the status of

stocks of tuna and the fisheries to

determine appropriate harvest limits or

other measures to prevent

overexploitation of the stocks and to

promote viable fisheries. The area

generally covered by the management

measures recommended under the

Convention is all waters of the EPO

between 40° N. lat. and 40° S. lat. west

to 150° W. long. Within the area covered

by the Convention, the IATTC has

designated a smaller Commission

Yellowfin Regulatory Area (CYRA) in

which the total catch of yellowfin tuna

may be limited. The boundaries of the

CYRA may be found at 50 CFR part 300,

subpart C.

At its annual meeting in June 2000,

the IATTC adopted a resolution dealing

with yellowfin tuna conservation. This

resolution set an overall harvest quota of

265,000 metric tons (mt) for yellowfin

tuna taken by purse seine vessels in the

CYRA), except that the purse seine and

baitboat fisheries in the CYRA are to

close December 1, 2000, even if the

quota has not been reached. The IATTC

also recommended that certain waters

be closed to purse seine fishing when

the overall catch of yellowfin tuna

reaches 240,000 mt. This document

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confirms that the quotas have been

approved by the Department of State.

Under regulations promulgated in 1999

(64 FR 44428, August 16, 1999), the

Southwest Regional Administrator is

authorized to notify the U.S. tuna

industry (industry) directly of any

quotas and associated regulatory

measures that have been recommended

by the IATTC and approved by the

Department of State. In a separate

action, the Regional Administrator

announced the 2000 yellowfin tuna

quotas directly to the industry. In that

action, the Regional Administrator

advised the industry directly of the

management measures contained in this

Federal Register document. Those

measures, which will be effective within

the CYRA, are as follows:

1. When the yellowfin catch reaches

240,000 mt, U.S. purse seine and

baitboat vessels will be prohibited from

fishing within waters that are:

a. Bounded by the U.S.-Mexico

boundary, 125° W. longitude, and 23° N.

latitude; and

b. Bounded by the coast of South

America, 85° W. longitude, and 5° N.

and 5° S. latitudes.

2. When the yellowfin catch within

the CYRA reaches 265,000 MT, or after

0001 hours December 2, 2000,

whichever comes first, the following

restrictions will apply in the CYRA:

a. Purse seine vessels with an

observer aboard from the On-Board

Observer Program established under the

Agreement on the International Dolphin

Conservation Program must refrain from

fishing for yellowfin in the CYRA.

b. The landings of fish caught while

fishing for other species of tunas in the

CYRA after the date established for the

CYRA closure by any individual purse

seine vessel with an observer aboard

may include a maximum of 15 percent

yellowfin (relative to its total catch of all

species of fish during those periods).

c. Vessels with an observer aboard

that are at sea on December 31, 2000,

will not be subject to the 15-percent

maximum after that date during the

remainder of that trip.

d. Purse seine vessels and baitboats

without an observer aboard that are at

sea on the closure date may continue to

fish for yellowfin without restriction

until they return to port for unloading.

e. Purse seine vessels and baitboats

without an observer aboard that are not

at sea on the closure date, but that

depart from port to fish for tunas after

that date, must refrain from fishing for

yellowfin. The landings by vessels in

this category, regardless of the date the

trip is completed, may include a

maximum of 15 percent yellowfin

caught while fishing for other species of

tunas.

For the reasons stated here and in

accordance with the regulations at 50

CFR part 300, subpart C, NMFS herein

announces that, after the dates which

the Director of IATTC specifies and the

Southwest Regional Administrator

announces as the initial closure date

and directed fishery closure date, no

U.S. vessel may fish in the Convention

Area unless it is in compliance with the

above measures.

Classification

This action is authorized by the

regulations implementing the Tuna

Conventions Act, 50 CFR part 300,

subpart C. The determination to take

this action is based on the most recent

data available. The aggregate data upon

which the determination is based are

available for public inspection at the

Office of the Regional Administrator

(see ADDRESSES) during business hours.

The Assistant Administrator for

Fisheries, NOAA (AA) finds for good

cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) that

providing prior notice and an

opportunity for public comment on this

action is unnecessary. The rule

authorizing this action provides for

quotas agreed to by the IATTC and

approved by the Department of State to

be effective upon direct notification of

the U.S. tuna fishing industry. Providing

prior notice and an opportunity for

public comment would serve no useful

purpose. The AA finds for good cause

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) that a 30-day

delay in effectiveness for this 2000

quota would be contrary to the public

interest. Such a delay could prevent the

quota from being in place before it is

exceeded and the fisheries closed.

This action is exempt from review

under Executive Order 12866.

Because prior notice and opportunity

for public comment are not required for

this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other

law, the analytical requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C.,

601et seq., are inapplicable.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951-961 and 971et

seq.

Dated: September 20, 2000.

William T. Hogarth,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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