65272 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 1, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

the information concerning Radio

Broadcasting Services in Weiser, ID.

This document contains a correction to

that rule.

DATES: Effective on November 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

document corrects Section 73.202(b),

the Table of FM Allotment under

Oregon to remove Weiser, Channel

280C1 and by adding Weiser, Channel

280C1 under Idaho. FR Doc. 00–24069,

published on September 20, 2000

(65FR56799), inadvertently added

Weiser, Channel 280C1 to Oregon

instead of Idaho.

List of Subjects 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Accordingly, 47 CFR part 73 is

corrected by making the following

correcting amendments:

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 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

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

Allotments under Oregon, is amended

by removing Weiser, Channel 280C1.

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

Allotments under Idaho, is amended by

adding Weiser, Channel 280C1.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–27990 Filed 10–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 000831250–0250–01; 102500C]

Fisheries off West Coast States and in

the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic

Species Fisheries; Closure of Directed

Fishery for Pacific Mackerel

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure of directed fishery for

Pacific mackerel.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the closure

of the directed fishery for Pacific

mackerel in the exclusive economic

zone off the Pacific coast October 27,

2000.The Coastal Pelagic Species

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and its

implementing regulations require NMFS

to set an annual harvest guideline for

Pacific mackerel based on a formula in

the FMP and to close the fishery when

the harvest guideline is reached. The

harvest guideline of 20,740 metric tons

is projected to be reached before the end

of the fishing season on June 30, 2001,

which requires closing the directed

fishery and setting an incidental harvest

limit for Pacific mackerel so that the

harvest of other coastal pelagic species

will not be further restricted. The

intended effect of this action is to

ensure conservation of the Pacific

mackerel resource.

DATES: Effective October 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The data that was used as

the basis for this action are available for

public inspection at the Office of the

Regional Administrator, Rebecca Lent,

Southwest Region (Regional

Administrator), NMFS, 501 W. Ocean

Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA

90802-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James J. Morgan, Southwest Region,

NMFS, (562) 980-4036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 11, 2000, NMFS announced

a harvest guideline in the Federal

Register (65 FR 54817) for Pacific

mackerel of 20,740 mt for the fishing

season of July 1, 2000 through June 30,

2001. The harvest guideline was based

on an annual biomass estimate and

calculated using a formula in the FMP

applying information on that portion of

the stock in U.S. waters and the

required harvest rate above a minimum

biomass.

As of October 17, 2000, 17,829 mt of

Pacific mackerel has been harvested.

The FMP states that incidental catch

allowances are applied when a stock is

overfished or a harvest guideline is met,

but may be employed under other

conditions such as to avoid premature

filling of a harvest guideline due to the

incidental catch. The high harvest rate

of Pacific mackerel will lead to reaching

the harvest guideline well before the

end of the season and at a time when

sardine harvests are likely to be high;

therefore, the remaining harvest

guideline will be set aside to account for

incidental harvests of Pacific mackerel

when fishing for sardine. This will tend

to minimize bycatch of Pacific mackerel

while allowing the sardine fishery to be

conducted without further restrictions.

The FMP allows the setting of

incidental catch allowances from zero to

45 percent of the landed weight as

determined by the Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and/or

the NMFS Regional Administrator. The

Council’s Coastal Pelagic Species

Management Team and the Coastal

Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel on

October 17-18, 2000 recommended

closing the directed fishery for Pacific

mackerel and imposing an incidental

harvest limit of no more than 20 percent

by weight of Pacific mackerel in

landings of Pacific sardine. These

incidental catch allowances will avoid

unnecessary discard; ensure that

optimum yield is taken, but not

exceeded; and promote efficiency and

profitability in the fishery.

For the reasons stated here and in

accordance with the FMP and its

implementing regulations at 50 CFR

660.509, the directed fishery for Pacific

mackerel will be closed October 27,

2000, after which time no more than 20

percent by weight of any landing of

Pacific sardine may be Pacific mackerel.

Classification

This action is required by 50 CFR

660.509 and is exempt from review

under Executive Order 12866.

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

Dated: October 27, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–28019 Filed 10–27–00; 2:41 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 000211040-0040-01; I.D.

102400C]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Management Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Reallocation.

SUMMARY: NMFS is reallocating the

projected unused amount of Bering Sea

and Aleutian Islands management area

(BSAI) Pacific cod from trawl catcher/

processors and vessels using jig gear to

vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear.