Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 70 / Friday, April 11, 1997 / Proposed Rules 17773

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–108, adopted March 26, 1997, and

released April 4, 1997. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’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 contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–9438 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–109, RM–9018]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Eckley,

CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed by KRDZ Broadcasters, Inc.,

requesting the allotment of Channel

237C1 to Eckley, Colorado, an

incorporated community, as its first

local aural transmission service.

Coordinates used for Channel 237C1 at

Eckley are those of the city reference at

40–06–48 NL and 102–29–18 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 27, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: KRDZ

Broadcasters, Inc., Attn: Robert D.

Zellmer, Jr., President, P.O. Box 2475,

Greeley, CO 80632.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–109, adopted March 26, 1997, and

released April 4, 1997. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’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 Service, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, See 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–9441 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–111, RM–9052]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Deerfield, MO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by

Deerfield FM Radio proposing the

allotment of Channel 264C3 to

Deerfield, Missouri, as that community’s

first local broadcast service. The

coordinates for Channel 264C3 are 37–

43–01 and 94–36–22. There is a site

restriction 16.2 kilometers (10.1 miles)

southwest of the community.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 27, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC. 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: James P.

Riley, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.,

1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor,

Rosslyn, Virginia 22209.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–111, adopted March 26, 1997, and

released April 4, 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., 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC. 20037, (202) 857–3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contact.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–9436 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–103, RM–8794; RM–

8839]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Smith

and Reno, NV, Susanville and Truckee,

CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; Order to Show

Cause.

SUMMARY: The Commission, in response

to a counterproposal filed by Chris Kidd

d/b/a Kidd Communications, proposes

the allotment of Channel 268A to

Truckee, CA, as the community’s first

local aural transmission service. To

accommodate the allotment at Truckee,

the Commission also proposes that

Channel 271C3 be substituted for

Channel 269C3 at Reno, NV, the license

of Station KRNV-FM be modified to

specify the alternate Class C3 channel,

and that Channel 222C2 be substituted

for Channel 271C2 at Susanville, CA,

and the license of Station KHJQ be

modified to specify the alternate Class

C2 channel. An Order to Show Cause is

directed to Sunbelt Broadcasting

Company, licensee of Station KRNVFM, and to Olympic Broadcasters, Inc.,

licensee of Station KHJQ, as to why

their licenses should not be modified to

specify the alternate Class C3 and Class

C2 channels, respectively. In addition,

to resolve the conflict between the

proposed allotment of Channel 271C3 at

Smith, NV, and Channel 268A at

Truckee, CA, alternate Channel 222C3

can be allotted to Smith, NV. Channel

268A can be allotted to Truckee, CA,

with a site restriction of 9.3 kilometers

(5.8 miles) west, to avoid a shortspacing to KRNG, Channel 267C2,

Fallon, NV, at coordinates 39–17–45;

120–16–57. Channel 271C3 can be

allotted to Reno at Station KRNV-FM’s

presently licensed transmitter site, at

coordinates 39–35–03; 119–47–52.

Channel 222C2 can be allotted to

Susanville at the transmitter site

specified in Station KHJQ’s outstanding

construction permit (BPH–961017IB), at

coordinates 40–27–13; 120–34–14.

Channel 222C3 can be allotted to Smith,

with a site restriction of 0.7 kilometers

(0.4 miles) south, at coordinates 38–47–

39; 119–19–31, to avoid a short-spacing

to Station KZSR, Channel 225C, Reno,

NV.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Order to

Show Cause, MM Docket No. 96–103,

adopted March 26, 1997, and released

April 4, 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,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 2100 M Street,

NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–9437 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 216

[Docket No. 970326068–7068–01; I.D.

031197A]

RIN 0648–AJ86

Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking

of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest

Estimates

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the regulations

governing the subsistence taking of

northern fur seals, this action proposes

annual estimates of fur seal subsistence

need for 1997 through 1999 on the

Pribilof Islands, Alaska (AK) and

summarizes the annual fur seal

subsistence harvests on St. George and

St. Paul Islands (the Pribilof Islands) for

1994 through 1996.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Hilda Diaz-Soltero, Acting

Director, Office of Protected Resources,

(F/PR), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Zimmerman, (907) 586–7235, or

Margot Bohan, (301) 713–2322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subsistence harvest of northern fur

seals, Callorhinus ursinus, on the

Pribilof Islands, AK, is governed by

regulations found in 50 CFR part 216,

subpart F, Taking for Subsistence

Purposes. The purpose of these

regulations, published under the

authority of the Fur Seal Act (FSA), 16

U.S.C. 1151 et seq., and the Marine

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq., is to limit the take

of fur seals to a level providing for the

subsistence needs of the Pribilof

residents, while restricting taking by

sex, age, and season for herd

management purposes. To further

minimize negative effects on the Pribilof

Islands’’ fur seal population, the harvest

has been limited to a 47-day season

(June 23–August 8).

Pursuant to the regulations governing

the taking of fur seals for subsistence

purposes, NMFS publishes this

summary of the fur seal harvest for the

previous 3-year period and a projection

of the number of seals expected to be

taken in the subsequent 3-year period to