27042 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 16, 2001 / Rules and Regulations

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–12269 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–1147; MM Docket No. 00–250; RM–

10025]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Sauk

Centre and Alexandria, Minnesota

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Main Street Broadcasting,

Inc., licensee of Station KMSR(FM),

Sauk Centre, Minnesota, and BDI

Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of Station

KIKV–FM, Alexandria, Minnesota, (1)

allots Channel 232C3 in lieu of 232A at

Sauk Centre, reallots Channel 232C3

from Sauk Centre to Alexandria, and

modifies Station KMSR’s license

accordingly; and (2) reallots Channel

264C1 from Alexandria to Sauk Centre,

and modifies Station KIKV’s license

accordingly. Channel 232C3 is allotted

at Alexandria, Minnesota, in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements, with respect to domestic

allotments, at petitioner’s requested site

8.8 kilometers (5.5 miles) northwest of

the community at coordinates 45–55–57

NL and 95–28–21 WL. Channel 264C1 is

reallotted from Alexandria to Sauk

Centre in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements, with respect to

domestic allotments, at a site 15.6

kilometers (9.7 miles) west of the

community at coordinates 45–41–03 NL

and 95–08–14 WL.

DATES: Effective June 18, 2001 .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 00–250,

adopted April 25, 2001, and released

May 4, 2001. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 445 12th Street,

SW., 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.

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—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 FM Table of

Allotments under Minnesota is

amended by removing Channel 232A

and adding Channel 264C1 at Sauk

Centre, and by removing Channel 264C1

and adding Channel 232C3 at

Alexandria.

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 229

[Docket No. 010510119–1119–01; I.D.

050901B]

RIN 0648–AP27

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental

to Commercial Fishing Operations;

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction

Plan

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Temporary area and gear

restrictions.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator

for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces

temporary restrictions consistent with

the requirements of the Atlantic Large

Whale Take Reduction Plan’s

(ALWTRP) implementing regulations.

The AA implements gear restrictions for

an area totaling 460 square nautical

miles (sq. nm)for 15 days to provide

immediate protection to an aggregation

of northern right whales. The AA also

requests that fishermen adhere to

voluntary measures for a 600 sq. nm

precautionary area, which surrounds the

restricted area.

DATES: The areas and gear restrictions

are effective beginning May 13, 2001,

through May 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this

document to Gregg LaMontagne, NMFS/

Northeast Region, One Blackburn Drive,

Gloucester, MA 01930. Copies of the

Environmental Assessment (EA),

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction

Team (ALWTRT) meeting summaries,

and progress reports on implementation

of the ALWTRP may also be obtained by

writing Gregg LaMontagne, NMFS/

Northeast Region at the address above.

Several of the background documents

for the ALWTRP and the take reduction

planning process can be downloaded

from the ALWTRP web site at http://

www.nero.nmfs.gov/whaletrp/. Copies

of the most recent marine mammal stock

assessment reports may be obtained by

writing to Richard Merrick, NMFS, 166

Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543, or

can be downloaded from the Internet at

http://www.nero.nmfs.gov/whaletrp/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregg LaMontagne, NMFS, Northeast

Region, 978–281–9291; or Patricia

Lawson, NMFS, Office of Protected

Resources, 301–713–2322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

ALWTRP was developed pursuant to

section 118 of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act (MMPA) to reduce the

incidental mortality and serious injury

of four species of whales (northern right,

fin, humpback and minke) due to

incidental interaction with commercial

fishing activities. The ALWTRP,

implemented through regulations

codified at 50 CFR 229.32, relies on a

combination of fishing gear

modifications and time/area closures to

reduce the risk of these whales

becoming entangled in commercial

fishing gear (and potentially suffering

serious injury or mortality as a result).

In addition, the regulations provide

authority for contingency measures for

addressing unusual or unexpected

aggregations of right whales, or

providing protection for such groups of

animals during times or in areas not

addressed by the requirements specified

elsewhere in § 229.32. Section

229.32(g)(2) allows the AA to revise the

ALWTRP requirements through a

publication in the Federal Register if,

among other things, NMFS determines

that right whales are remaining longer

than expected in a closed area or have

left earlier than expected, NMFS