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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michele Walters, Associate Chief,

Accounting Policy Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, (202) 418–7400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Order, released May 15, 2001, the

Commission adopted streamlined

procedures to replace the burdensome

waiver process for the carrier-to-carrier

sale or transfer of subscriber bases. The

Commission’s new procedures provide

for an acquiring carrier to simply selfcertify to the Commission, in advance of

the transfer, that the carrier will follow

the required procedures. This will

protect the interests of the affected

subscribers by giving them adequate

advance notice of the carrier change and

ensuring that the change will not cause

them financial harm. A summary of the

Order was published in the Federal

Register. 66 FR 28117 (May 22, 2001).

The subject heading in the summary

was corrected in a document published

in the Federal Register. 66 FR 30334

(June 6, 2001). The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approved the information collections

contained in section 64.1120(e) on June

7, 2001. OMB. No. 3060–0973. The rules

adopted in the Order will take effect on

June 21, 2001.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 216

[Docket No. 000720213–1140–02; I.D

062000C]

RIN 0648–AO40

Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking

of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest

Estimates

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final estimates of annual fur

seal subsistence needs.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the regulations

governing the subsistence taking of

northern fur seals, NMFS publishes

final annual estimates of fur seal

subsistence needs for 2000 through 2002

on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. These

estimates are the same as for the

previous 3–year period. NMFS estimates

that the subsistence needs are 1,645–

2000 seals on St. Paul and 300–500 seals

on St. George.

DATES: Effective July 20, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Cormany, (907) 271–3024; Michael

Payne, (907) 586–7235; or Tom Eagle,

(301) 713–2322, ext. 105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subsistence harvest of northern fur

seals, Callorhinus ursinus, by Alaska

Native residents of the Pribilof Islands,

Alaska, is governed by regulations

found in 50 CFR part 216, subpart F,

Taking for Subsistence Purposes. These

regulations require NMFS to publish

every 3 years a summary of the harvest

in the preceding 3 years and a

discussion of the number of fur seals

expected to be taken over the next 3

years to satisfy the subsistence

requirements of residents of the Pribilof

Islands (St. Paul and St. George). After

a 30–day comment period, NMFS must

publish a final notification of the

expected annual harvest levels for the

next 3 years.

On August 9, 2000 (65 FR 48669),

NMFS published the summary of the

1997-1999 fur seal harvests and

provided a 30-day comment period on

proposed estimates of subsistence needs

for the years 2000 through 2002. No

comments were received on the

proposed estimates or on draft

Environmental Assessment. Final

expected annual harvest levels for 2000

through 2002 are 1,645–2000 seals on

St. Paul Island and 300–500 seals on St.

George Island. Background information

related to these estimates was included

in the proposed harvest estimates on

August 9, 2000.

Classification

National Environmental Policy Act

Pursuant to section 102 (2) of the

National Environmental Policy Act,

NMFS prepared an Environmental

Assessment to accompany this action

and a Finding of No Significant Impact

with respect to the effects of the action

on the human environment.

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 and

Regulatory Flexibility Act

This rule has been determined to be

not a significant rule under E.O. 12866.

The Chief Counsel for Regulation,

Department of Commerce, certified to

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the

Small Business Administration that this

action would not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. No comments

were received regarding the economic

impact of this rule. Therefore, the

requirements to prepare a regulatory

flexibility analysis are not applicable,

and none was prepared.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This action does not require the

collection of information.

Executive Order 13132-Federalism

This action does not contain policies

with federalism impacts sufficient to

warrant preparation of a federalism

assessment under E.O. 13132 because

this action does not have substantial

direct effects on the states, on the

relationship between the national

government and the states, or on the

distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government. Nonetheless,

NMFS worked closely with local

governments in the Pribilof Islands to

prepare these estimates of subsistence

needs.

Executive Order 13084-Consultation

and Coordination with Indian Tribal

Governments

E.O. 13084 requires that if NMFS

issues a regulation that significantly or

uniquely affects the communities of

Indian tribal governments and imposes

substantial direct compliance costs on

those communities, NMFS must consult

with those governments, or the Federal

government must provide the funds

necessary to pay the direct compliance

costs incurred by the tribal

governments. This action does not

impose substantial direct compliance

costs on the communities of Indian

tribal governments. Accordingly, the

requirements of section 3(b) of E.O.

13084 do not apply to this action.

Nonetheless, NMFS took several steps

to work with affected tribal governments

to prepare and implement the action.

These steps included discussions on

subsistence needs and mechanisms to

ensure that the harvest is conducted in

a non-wasteful manner. NMFS and the

Tribal Government of St. Paul are

negotiating a cooperative agreement

pursuant to section 119 of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act to govern future

harvests.

Dated: June 15, 2001.

William T. Hogarth,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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