Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 106 /Wednesday, June 3, 1998 /Rules and Regulations 30145

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 97–222,

adopted May 13, 1998, and released

May 22, 1998. 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., 1231 20th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036,

(202) 857–3800, facsimile (202) 857–

3805.

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 Michigan, is

amended by adding Channel *272C3 at

Sault Ste. Marie and by adding

McMillan, Channel 244C3.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–169; RM–9121 and RM–

9170]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Coon

Valley & Westby, WI and Lanesboro,

MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document allots Channel

280A to Lanesboro, Minnesota, and

Westby, Wisconsin, as a first local

service in each community. The

allotments are being made in response

to a counterproposal filed by Bluff

Country Community Radio. SpartaTomah Broadcasting Company, Inc.

proposed the allotment of Channel 280A

at Coon Valley, Wisconsin. See 62 FR

42225, August 6, 1997. The coordinates

for Channel 280A at Lanesboro,

Minnesota, are 43–44–00 and 92–07–00.

There is a site restriction 11.8

kilometers (7.3 miles) west. The

coordinates for Channel 280A at

Westby, Wisconsin, are 43–37–30 and

90–41–50. There is a site restriction 13.2

kilometers (8.2 miles) east of the

community. The petition filed by

Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Company,

Inc., for Coon Valley has been

dismissed. With this action, this

proceeding is terminated. A filing

window for Channel 280A at Lanesboro

and Westby will not be opened at this

time. Instead, the issue of opening a

filing window for these channels will be

addressed by the Commission in a

subsequent order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 6, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 97–169,

adopted May 13, 1998, and released

May 22, 1998. 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., 1231 20th

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 20036,

(202) 857–3800, facsimile (202) 857–

3805.

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:

47 CFR PART 73—[AMENDED]

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 Wisconsin, is

amended by adding Westby, Channel

280A.

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

Allotments under Minnesota, is

amended by adding Lanesboro, Channel

280A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 300

[Docket No. 970515116–8103–02; I.D.

030598C]

RIN 0648–AJ94

Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Convention Act of 1984; Conservation

and Management Measures

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final regulatory notice.

SUMMARY: At its sixteenth meeting in

Hobart, Tasmania, October 27 to

November 7, 1997, the Commission for

the Conservation of Antarctic Marine

Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which

the United States is a member, adopted

conservation measures, pending

members’ approval, pertaining to fishing

in the CCAMLR Convention Area in

Antarctic waters. These measures were

agreed upon in accordance with Article

IX of the Convention for the

Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

Resources. The measures restrict overall

catches of certain species of fish, list the

fishing seasons, continue previously

adopted reporting requirements, and

specify measures that must be taken to

minimize the incidental taking of nontarget species. The measures were

announced by the Department of State

by a preliminary notice in the Federal

Register on February 3, 1998 (63 FR

5587–5598). Public comments were

invited, but none were received. NMFS

implements these measures by final

regulatory notice, consistent with the

framework process specified in the

International Fisheries Regulations (50

CFR 300.111).

DATES: June 3, 1998 through June 3,

1999.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the CCAMLR

measures and the framework

environmental assessment may be

obtained from the Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA,

National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robin Tuttle, 301–713–2282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See 50

CFR Part 300, Subpart G - Antarctic

Marine Living Resources, and the

Department of State’s preliminary notice

at 63 FR 5587 (February 3, 1998).

CCAMLR approved several fisheries as

new or exploratory fisheries for the

1997/98 fishing season. These fisheries

are limited total allowable catch

fisheries, open only to the countries

which notified CCAMLR of an interest

by their fishers in the fisheries. The

United States was not a notifying

country, and, thus, U.S. fishers are not

eligible to participate. The new fisheries

are for: Dissotichus species in Statistical

Subareas 48.1, 48.2 and 88.3 by Chile;

Dissotichus species in Statistical

Subarea 48.6 by Norway; Dissotichus

species in Statistical Subarea 48.6 and

Divisions 58.4.3 and 58.4.4 by South

Africa; D. eleginoides in Statistical

Division 58.4.4 by Ukraine; and

Dissotichus species in Statistical

Subarea 88.2 by New Zealand. The

exploratory fisheries are for: M. hyadesi

in Statistical Subarea 48.3 by Korea and

the United Kingdom; Dissotichus

species, using trawls, in Statistical

Division 58.4.3 by Australia; and

Dissotichus species in Statistical

Subareas 58.6 and 58.7 outside

exclusive economic zones by Russia,

South Africa and Ukraine; and

Dissotichus species in Statistical

Subareas 88.1 by New Zealand.

The measure for the minimization of

the incidental mortality of seabirds in

the course on longline fishing or

longline fishing research in the

Convention Area was amended to

prohibit the dumping of offal from the

vessel during the setting of longlines.

The measure had previously indicated

that dumping offal during setting should

be avoided as far as possible.

Participation in the Convention Area

crab fishery continues to be limited to

one vessel per Commission member.

Applications for a crab permit must be

received no later than 90 days prior to

intended harvesting and will be

considered in order of application. If

there are multiple applicants, the one

U.S. crab permit will be issued on the

basis of: (1) order of receipt of

applications; (2) criteria for harvesting

permits appearing in 50 CFR 300.112;

(3) willingness to participate in

CCAMLR pilot programs; and (4) record

of previous participation, if any, in the

crab fishery.

CCAMLR adopted three conservation

measures and one resolution addressing

illegal, unreported and unregulated

fishing in the Convention Area. The first

conservation measure, a ‘‘Scheme to

Promote Compliance by nonContracting Party Vessels with CCAMLR

Conservation Measures,’’ is based upon

a scheme adopted by the Northwest

Atlantic Fisheries Organization

restricting landings and transshipment

by vessels concluded to be fishing in

contravention of CCAMLR conservation

measures. The second measure is a

‘‘Requirement for Contracting Parties to

License Their Flag Vessels in the

Convention Area,’’ and the third is a

‘‘Prohibition of Directed Fishing for

Dissotichus species, except in

Accordance with Specific Conservation

Measures.’’ Directed fishing for

Dissotichus species is prohibited in

Statistical Subarea 48.5, and Divisions

58.4.1 and 58.4.2. from November 7,

1997, through November 6, 1998.

The resolution calls upon Members to

endeavor to establish by November 6,

1998, an automated vessel monitoring

system to monitor the position of its flag

vessels licensed or permitted to harvest

Patagonian toothfish or other marine

living resources in the Convention Area

for which catch limits, fishing seasons

or area restrictions have been set.

Current fishing for krill was excluded

from the scope of the resolution at the

insistence of Japan.

The Standing Committee on

Observation and Inspection agreed to

study the feasibility and usefulness of a

CCAMLR system to apply trade

restrictive measures to non-Contracting

Parties (NCP) identified by CCAMLR as

undermining the effectiveness of its

conservation measures through the

activities of vessels flying NCP flags. To

date, these have included vessels

flagged by Panama, Vanuatu, Portugal,

Belize, and Honduras. The starting point

for study will be the tracking and trade

restrictive measures adopted by the

International Commission for the

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. In

considering trade-related measures as a

means of facilitating compliance, the

Commission recommended that

members (1) collect information related

to the trade of Patagonian toothfish in

order to better understand the

international flows (including where it

is landed, transhipped or imported and

under what product names it is being

marketed); and (2) provide that

information to the Secretariat for

distribution to members for

consideration in advance of the next

annual meeting of the Commission.

Implementing the requirements to (1)

restrict landings and transshipment by

non-Contracting parties engaged in

activities which undermine the

effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation

measures and to (2) report import data

will require coordination among NMFS,

Department of State, Coast Guard,

Customs, and the International Trade

Commission (ITC). Coordination with

Customs and ITC are underway to

secure harmonized tariff code

designations for Patagonian toothfish.

The United States already requires its

vessels fishing on the high seas to hold

a High Seas Fishing Vessel License and

fishers in the CCAMLR Convention Area

to hold a NMFS CCAMLR permit.

Classification

NMFS has determined that this

regulatory notice is necessary to

implement the Antarctic Marine Living

Resources Convention Act of 1984 and

to give effect to the management

measures adopted by CCAMLR and

agreed to by the United States.

This notice has been determined to be

not significant for purposes for E.O.

12866. It is exempt from 5 U.S.C. 553,

because it involves a foreign affairs

function of the United States. 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. 601

et seq., are inapplicable.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of the law, no person is required to

respond to, nor shall any person be

subject to a penalty for failure to comply

with a collection-of-information subject

to the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act, unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB control number. This rule refers to

a collection-of-information that is

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

and has been approved by OMB under

OMB control number 648–0194.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Rolland A. Schmitten,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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