66332 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Proposed Rules 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336. 

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

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

Allotments under Louisiana, is 

amended by removing Channel 288A at 

Franklin, and by adding Addis, Channel 

288A. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–21551 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 05–2699; MB Docket No. 04–350; RM–

10815] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Oroville, 

CA 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; dismissal. 

SUMMARY: This document dismisses a 

petition filed by Linda A. Davidson, 

requesting the allotment of Channel 

272A at Oroville, California, as its 

second local service. See 69 FR 55547, 

published September 15, 2004. This 

document also dismisses the 

counterproposal filed by Deer Creek 

Broadcasting, LLC, proposing the 

allotment of Channel 272A at Quincy, 

California, as its sixth local service. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, MB Docket No. 04–350, 

adopted October 12, 2005, and released 

October 14, 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 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 

was dismissed. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Radio, Radio broadcasting. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–21552 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 226 

[Docket No. 051018271–5271–01; I.D. 

101405C] 

RIN 0648–AT84 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Revision of Critical Habitat for the 

Northern Right Whale in the Pacific 

Ocean 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) proposes to revise the 

current critical habitat for the northern 

right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) by 

designating additional areas within the 

North Pacific Ocean. Two specific areas 

proposed for designation, one in the 

Gulf of Alaska and another in the Bering 

Sea, comprise approximately 95,200 

square kilometers (36,750 square miles) 

of marine habitat. Based upon the 

impacts analysis prepared for this 

action, NMFS has concluded that the 

benefits of exclusion of any area from 

the proposed critical habitat designation 

do not outweigh the benefits of 

inclusion. Consequently, no exclusions 

are proposed. 

NMFS must consider the broad effects 

of this designation (revision). NMFS 

solicits comments from the public on all 

aspects of the proposal, including 

information on the economic, national 

security, and other relevant impacts of 

the proposed designation. NMFS may 

revise this proposal and solicit 

additional comments prior to final 

designation to address new information 

received during the comment period. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule 

must be received by close of business on 

January 3, 2006. Requests for public 

hearings must be made in writing by 

December 19, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Kaja 

Brix, Assistant Regional Administrator, 

Protected Resources Division, Alaska 

Region, NMFS, Attn: Lori Durall. 

Comments may be submitted by: 

• E-mail: 0648–AT84– 

NPRWCH@noaa.gov. Include in the 

subject line the following document 

identifier: Right Whale Critical Habitat 

PR. E-mail comments, with or without 

attachments, are limited to 5 megabytes. 

• Webform at the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions at that site for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: P. O Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building : 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, 

Alaska. 

• Fax: (907) 586–7012 

The proposed rule, maps, stock 

assessments, and other materials 

relating to this proposal can be found on 

the NMFS Alaska Region website http:// 

www.fakr.noaa.gov/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad 

Smith, (907) 271–3023, or Marta 

Nammack, (301) 713–1401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended, [16 U.S.C. 1531] (ESA) 

imposes requirements upon Federal 

agencies regarding endangered or 

threatened species of fish, wildlife, or 

plants, and habitats of such species that 

have been designated as critical. The 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 

and the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) share responsibility for 

administering the ESA. Endangered or 

threatened species under the authority 

of NMFS are found in 50 CFR 222.102 

and 224.101, and include the northern 

right whale. 

Background 

The northern right whale is a member 

of the family Balaenidae. It is found in 

the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and is 

closely related to the right whales that 

inhabit the Southern Hemisphere. Right 

whales are large baleen whales which 

grow to lengths and weights exceeding 

18 meters and 100 tons, respectively. 

They are filter feeders whose prey 

consists exclusively of zooplankton 

(notably copepods; see below). Right 

whales attain sexual maturity at an 

average age of 8 to 10 years, and females 

produce a single calf at intervals of 3 to 

5 years (Kraus et al., 2001). Their life 

expectancy is unclear, but they are 

known to reach 70 years in some cases 

(Hamilton et al., 1998; Kenney, 2002).