Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 12, 2005 / Proposed Rules 59295 

by removing Channel 297C3 and adding 

Channel 229C3 at Aguila; removing 

Apache Junction, Channel 296C2; 

removing Channel 295A and adding 

Channel 278C at Buckeye; removing 

Channel 278C at Glendale; adding 

Peoria, Channel 296C1; adding Wenden, 

Channel 295C3; or adding Channel 

229C3 at Wickenburg. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–20444 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 05–2500; MB Docket No. 05–269; RM–

11267] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Allegan, 

Mattawan and Otsego, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Audio Division seeks 

comment on a petition filed by Forum 

Communications, Inc., licensee of FM 

Station WZUU, proposing the 

substitution of Channel 223A for 

Channel 222A at Allegan, reallotment of 

Channel 223A from Allegan to 

Mattawan, Michigan, as its first local 

service and modification of the FM 

Station WZUU license accordingly. To 

prevent removal of Allegan’s sole local 

service, Petitioner also requests the 

reallotment of co-owned Station 

WQXC–FM, Channel 265A from Otsego 

to Allegan, Michigan and modification 

of the Station WQXC–FM license 

accordingly. A staff engineering analysis 

has determined that Channel 223A can 

be allotted to Mattawan in conformity 

with the Commission’s rules, provided 

there is a site restriction of 10.6 

kilometers (6.6 miles) southeast at 

reference coordinates 42–07–45 NL and 

85–43–13 WL. Additionally, Channel 

265A can be allotted to Allegan in 

compliance with the Commission’s 

rules, at the Station WQXC(FM) existing 

transmitter site at coordinates 42–30–31 

NL and 85–46–08 WL. Canadian 

concurrence has been requested because 

the proposed reallotments are both 

located within 320 kilometers (199 

miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border. In 

accordance with the provisions of 

Section 1.420(i) of the Commission’s 

rules, we shall not accept competing 

expressions of interest pertaining to the 

use of Channel 223A at Mattawan or 

Channel 265A at Allegan. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before November 17, 2005, and reply 

comments on or before December 2, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to 

filing comments with the FCC, 

interested parties should serve the 

petitioner, as follows: Matthew H. 

McCormick, Esq., Counsel for Forum 

Communications, Inc., Reddy, Begley & 

McCormick, LLP, 1156 15th Street, NW., 

Suite 610, Washington, DC 20005–1770. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 

05–269, adopted September 23, 2005, 

and released September 26, 2005. The 

full text of this Commission decision is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

Commission’s Reference Center 445 

Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20554. The complete text of this 

decision may also be purchased from 

the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20054, telephone 1–

800–378–3160 or http:// 

www.BCPIWEB.com. This document 

does not contain proposed information 

collection requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

therefore, it does not contain any 

proposed information collection burden 

‘‘for small business concerns with fewer 

than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). 

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 contact. 

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, Radio broadcasting. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 73 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 Table of FM 

Allotments under Michigan, is amended 

by removing Channel 222A and by 

adding Channel 265A at Allegan, by 

adding Mattawan, Channel 223A, and 

by removing Otsego, Channel 265A. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–20212 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 05–2497; MB Docket No. 02–295; RM–

10580; RM–11149] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; 

Gonzales, LA, Hattiesburg, MS, 

Houma, LA, and Westwego, LA 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; dismissal. 

SUMMARY: In response to a Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making (‘‘Notice’’), 67 FR 

64080 (October 17, 2002), this Report 

and Order dismisses a rulemaking 

proceeding requesting that Channel 

279C, Station WUSW(FM), Hattiesburg, 

Mississippi, be downgraded to Channel 

279C0, and reallotted to Westwego, 

Louisiana; and that Channel 281C, 

Station KHEV(FM), Houma, Louisiana, 

be downgraded to Channel 281C0 and 

reallotted to Gonzales, Louisiana. Clear 

Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc., the 

proponent of this rulemaking, requested 

Commission approval for the 

withdrawal of its Petition for Rule 

Making and its expressions of interest in 

implementing its rulemaking proposals. 

Clear Channel filed a declaration that 

neither it nor any of its principals has 

received or will receive any 

consideration in connection with the 

withdrawal of its expression of interest 

in this proceeding. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 

Barthen Gorman, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2180. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, MB Docket No. 02–295, 

adopted September 23, 2005, and 

released September 26, 2005. The full 

text of this Commission decision is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC’s Reference Information Center at 

Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 

CY–A257, Washington, DC, 20554. The 

document may also be purchased from 

the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 

CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, 

telephone 1–800–378–3160 or http:// 

www.BCPIWEB.com. This document is 

not subject to the Congressional Review 

Act. (The Commission is, therefore, not 

required to submit a copy of this Report 

and Order to GAO pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A), because the proposed rule 

is dismissed.) 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–20210 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 050921244–5244–01; I.D. 

091305A] 

RIN 0648–AP38 

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in 

the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery; Limited Entry 

Fixed Gear Sablefish Fishery Permit 

Stacking Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this proposed 

rule to implement portions of 

Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP) for 2007 and beyond. 

Amendment 14, approved by NOAA in 

August 2001, created a permit stacking 

program for limited entry permits with 

sablefish endorsements. This proposed 

rule would implement regulatory 

measures from Amendment 14 that the 

agency could not set in place in time for 

the 2001 through 2006 primary sablefish 

seasons. Amendment 14 was intended 

to improve safety in the primary 

sablefish fishery and to provide greater 

season flexibility for sablefish fishery 

participants. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted in 

writing by December 12, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the proposed rule to implement 

further limited entry sablefish permit 

stacking program regulations, identified 

by 091305A, by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: 

Amendment14b.nwr@noaa.gov. Include 

I.D 091305A in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Jamie 

Goen 

• Mail: D. Robert Lohn, 

Administrator, Northwest Region, 

NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., 

Seattle, WA 98115–0070 

Copies of Amendment 14 and its 

Environmental Assessment/Regulatory 

Impact Review (EA/RIR) are available 

from Donald McIsaac, Executive 

Director, Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council), 7700 NE Ambassador 

Place, Portland, OR 97220. Copies of the 

Supplemental Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) are available 

from D. Robert Lohn, Administrator, 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115–

0070. 

Send comments on the reporting 

burden estimate or any other aspect of 

the collection-of-information 

requirements in this proposed rule to 

Jamie Goen or Kevin Ford, Northwest 

Region, NMFS, and to David Rostker, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), by e-mail at 

DavidlRostker@omb.gov,or fax to 202–

395–7285. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamie Goen or Kevin Ford (Northwest 

Region, NMFS), phone: 206–526–4646 

or 206–526–6115; fax: 206–526–6736 

and; e-mail: jamie.goen@noaa.gov or 

kevin.ford@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

This Federal Register document is 

also accessible via the internet at the 

website of the Office of the Federal 

Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ 

index.html. 

NMFS is proposing this rule to 

implement those portions of 

Amendment 14 to the FMP that NMFS 

was unable to implement in time for the 

2001 through 2006 primary sablefish 

seasons. Amendment 14 implemented a 

permit stacking program for limited 

entry permits with sablefish 

endorsements. This proposed rule is 

based on recommendations of the 

Council, under the authority of the 

Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP and the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The portions 

of Amendment 14 that were 

implemented for the 2001 primary 

sablefish season significantly increased 

safety in the fishery, allowed individual 

fishery participants to more fully use 

their existing vessel capacity, and 

reduced overall capacity in the primary 

fixed gear sablefish fishery. This 

proposed rule would not change any of 

those benefits, but would further 

complete the implementation of 

Amendment 14 by preventing excessive 

fleet consolidation, ensuring processor 

access to sablefish caught in the primary 

season, and maintaining the character of 

the fleet through owner-on-board 

requirements. The background and 

rationale for the Council’s 

recommendations are summarized 

below. The discussion below also 

explains why NMFS will not be 

implementing the Council’s 

recommendation for a hail-in 

requirement for vessels delivering 

primary season sablefish. Furthermore, 

it summarizes some modifications to the 

permit stacking program that the 

Council is considering for future 

implementation. 

Further detail appears in the EA/RIR 

prepared by the Council for Amendment 

14 and in the proposed and final rule to 

implement Amendment 14 for the 2001 

primary sablefish season. The proposed 

rule for the 2001 season was published 

on June 8, 2001 (66 FR 30869), the final 

rule was published on August 7, 2001 

(66 FR 41152), and a correction to the 

final rule was published on August 30, 

2001 (66 FR 45786). 

Background 

For many years, sablefish harvested 

by the limited entry, fixed gear fleet 

north of 36° N. lat. has been separated 

into a small, year-round daily trip limit 

fishery and a primary season fishery 

(from April 1 through October 31). 

Annually, about 85 percent of the 

limited entry fixed gear sablefish 

allocation has been taken in the primary 

season fishery. Before 1997, the Council 

managed harvest in the primary season 

fishery without vessel cumulative limits 

by setting the season length short 

enough to ensure that the fishery would 

not exceed its quota. Capitalization in 

the fixed gear sablefish fleet increased