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prior years, as well as suffer the

potentially price depressing

consequence that a release of over a

million pounds of spearmint oil reserves

would have on the market. According to

the Committee, levels for the salable

quantities and allotment percentages

either higher or lower than those

recommended would not achieve the

intended goals of market and price

stability.

As stated earlier, annual salable

quantities and allotment percentages

have been issued for both classes of

spearmint oil since the order’s

inception. Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements have remained the same

for each year of regulation. These

requirements have been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget under

OMB Control No. 0581–0065.

Accordingly, this action would not

impose any additional reporting or

recordkeeping requirements on either

small or large spearmint oil producers

and handlers. All reports and forms

associated with this program are

reviewed periodically in order to avoid

unnecessary and duplicative

information collection by industry and

public sector agencies. The Department

has not identified any relevant Federal

rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict

with this proposed rule.

The Committee’s meeting was widely

publicized throughout the spearmint oil

industry and all interested persons were

invited to attend and participate on all

issues. In addition, interested persons

are invited to submit information on the

regulatory and informational impacts of

this action on small businesses.

A small business guide on complying

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop

marketing agreements and orders may

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/

fv/moab.html. Any questions about the

compliance guide should be sent to Jay

Guerber at the previously mentioned

address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section.

A 15-day comment period is provided

to allow interested persons the

opportunity to respond to the proposal,

including any regulatory and

informational impacts of this action on

small businesses. Fifteen days is

deemed appropriate because this rule

would need to be effective as soon as

possible to provide producers sufficient

time prior to the beginning of the 2001–

2002 marketing year to adjust their

cultural and marketing plans

accordingly. All written comments

received within the comment period

will be considered before a final

determination is made on this matter.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 985

Marketing agreements, Oils and fats,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Spearmint oil.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 7 CFR Part 985 is proposed to

be amended as follows:

PART 985—MARKETING ORDER

REGULATING THE HANDLING OF

SPEARMINT OIL PRODUCED IN THE

FAR WEST

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR

Part 985 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.

2. A new § 985.220 is added to read

as follows:

Note: This section will not appear in the

Code of Federal Regulations.

§ 985.220 Salable quantities and allotment

percentages—2001–2002 marketing year.

The salable quantity and allotment

percentage for each class of spearmint

oil during the marketing year beginning

on June 1, 2001, shall be as follows:

(a) Class 1 (Scotch) oil—a salable

quantity of 900,208 pounds and an

allotment percentage of 48 percent.

(b) Class 3 (Native) oil—a salable

quantity of 938,944 pounds and an

allotment percentage of 45 percent.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Kenneth C. Clayton,

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD13–00–029]

RIN 2115–AE87

Drawbridge Operations Regulations;

Duwamish River, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

withdrawing the proposed rulemaking

to amend the operating regulations of

the dual bascule drawbridges on First

Avenue South across the Duwamish

River, mile 2.5, at Seattle, Washington.

This rulemaking is being withdrawn

because of the insufficient road traffic

volume and congestion data provided

by the bridge owner to justify the

proposed change and because of

objections made by navigational

interests. Three marine transport

companies objected to the proposed

addition of one hour to the existing

afternoon closed period. The bridge

currently is closed to vessels of less than

5000 gross tons for six hours each day

Monday through Friday. These objectors

are major commercial users of the

Duwamish Waterway and all are

engaged in various degrees with major

shipping to Alaska from Seattle. One of

these also observed that the dual

drawspans are not operated

simultaneously. Simultaneous operation

could reduce the length of the operating

cycle and therefore reduce the time that

roadway traffic is obstructed by draw

span operations.

DATES: The proposed rulemaking is

withdrawn effective April 24, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Austin Pratt, Chief, Bridge Section, Aids

to Navigation and Waterways

Management Branch, Thirteenth Coast

Guard District, (206) 220–7282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice withdraws the notice of proposed

rulemaking for the amendment of

drawbridge operations regulations,

published in the Federal Register,

August 18, 2000 (65 FR 50480, CGD13–

00–029).

Dated: 10 April 2001.

Erroll Brown,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Thirteenth Coast Guard District

[FR Doc. 01–10138 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–860, MM Docket No. 01–83, RM–

10085]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Lexington, KY

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by WLEX

Communications, LLC, licensee of

station WLEX–TV, NTSC channel 18,

Lexington, Kentucky, requesting the

substitution of DTV channel 39 for DTV

channel 22. DTV Channel 39 can be

allotted to Lexington, Kentucky, in

compliance with the principle

community coverage requirements of

section 73.625(a) at reference

coordinates (38–02–03 N. and 84–23–39

W.). As requested, we propose to allot

DTV Channel 39 to Lexington with a

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power of 1000 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 288 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 31, 2001, and reply

comments on or before June 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: Scott S. Patrick,

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, 1200

New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite

800, Washington, DC 20036–6802

(Counsel for WLEX Communications,

L.L.C.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–83, adopted April 6, 2001, and

released April 9, 2001. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center 445 12th Street, S.W.,

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, 1231 20th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, and

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Kentucky is amended by removing DTV

Channel 22 and adding DTV Channel 39

at Lexington.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–10107 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

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