Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 23, 2005 / Proposed Rules 70779 

Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, 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 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 

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 Kansas, is amended 

by adding Valley Falls, Channel 245C2. 

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

Allotments under Nebraska, is amended 

by removing Humboldt, Channel 244A, 

and by adding Pawnee City, Channel 

256A. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–23186 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

RIN 1018–AT31 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 12-Month Petition Finding 

and Proposed Rule To Delist the 

Mexican Bobcat (Lynx rufus 

escuinapae) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), give notice that we are 

reopening the comment period for the 

proposed rule to delist the Mexican 

bobcat (Lynx rufus escuinapae) under 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(Act), as amended. The proposed rule 

was published and the public comment 

period initially opened on May 19, 2005 

and the comment period closed on 

August 17, 2005. We are now reopening 

the comment period so that we may 

obtain comments from additional peer 

reviewers and other interested persons. 

Comments previously submitted do not 

need to be resubmitted because they 

will be incorporated into the public 

record as part of this comment period 

and will be fully considered in the final 

determination. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

directly to the Service (see ADDRESSES

section) on or before December 23, 2005. 

Any comments received after the 

closing date may not be considered in 

the final determination on the proposal. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

information, and questions to the Chief, 

Division of Scientific Authority, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. 

Fairfax Drive, Room 750, Arlington, VA 

22203, USA; or by fax (703–358–2276); 

or by e-mail 

(scientificauthority@fws.gov). Comments 

and supporting information will be 

available for public inspection, by 

appointment, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 

the above address. To obtain a copy of 

the May 19, 2005 proposed rule, you 

can download or print it from http:// 

www.fws.gov/international/, or you can 

request a copy from the Division of 

Scientific Authority by writing to the 

above address or calling 703–358–1708. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Javier Alvarez at the above address; or 

by telephone (703–358–1708), fax (703–

358–2276), or e-mail 

(scientificauthority@fws.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 8, 1996, the Service received 

a petition dated June 30, 1996, from the 

National Trappers Association, Inc., 

Bloomington, Illinois. The petition 

requested that we delist the Mexican 

bobcat under the Act. On July 2, 2003, 

we published in the Federal Register 

(68 FR 39590) a positive 90-day finding 

on the National Trappers Association 

petition, thereby initiating a public 

comment period and status review for 

the species. Based on the comments 

received and status review, on May 19, 

2005, we published in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 28895) a rule proposing 

to delist the Mexican bobcat under the 

Act. The public comment period on that 

proposed rule closed on August 17, 

2005. In our final rule, we will address 

the comments received during that 90- 

day comment period as well as the 

comments received during the 

reopening of the comment period 

initiated by this document. 

Public Comments Solicited 

The Service intends that any final 

action resulting from the proposed rule 

will be based on the most accurate and 

up-to-date information possible. 

Therefore, comments or suggestions 

from the public, other concerned 

governmental agencies, the scientific 

community, industry, or any other 

interested party concerning the 

proposed rule are hereby solicited. 

Comments particularly are sought 

concerning the taxonomic validity and 

population status of the Mexican bobcat, 

specifically the putative subspecies 

Lynx rufus escuinapae and not other 

subspecies or populations of bobcat in 

Mexico. We request that you do not 

resubmit comments sent to us during 

the previous comment period. 

Comments previously submitted will be 

incorporated into the public record as 

part of this comment period and will be 

fully considered in the final 

determination. Final action on the 

proposed rule will take into 

consideration the comments and any 

additional information received by the 

Service, and such communications may 

lead to a final action that differs from 

the proposed rule. 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Commenters may request that we 

withhold their home addresses, and we 

will honor these requests to the extent 

allowable by law. In some 

circumstances, we may also withhold a 

commenter’s identity, as allowable by 

law. If you wish us to withhold your 

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name or address, you must state this 

request prominently at the beginning of 

your comment. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. To the 

extent consistent with applicable law, 

we will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public comment in their entirety. 

Comments and materials received will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

Peer Review 

In accordance with our policy 

published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 

34270), we are seeking expert opinions 

of at least three appropriate 

independent specialists regarding the 

proposed rule. The purpose of such 

review is to ensure that listing decisions 

are based on scientifically sound data, 

assumptions, and analysis. Two of the 

three invited peer reviewers submitted 

comments during the previous comment 

period, while the third submitted 

comments following the close of the 

comment period. Therefore, we are 

reopening the comment period to allow 

consideration of the existing peer 

reviews as well as the submission of 

comments by additional peer reviewers. 

Author 

The primary author of this notice is 

Dr. Javier Alvarez (see ADDRESSES

section). 

Authority: The authority for this action is 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: October 27, 2005. 

Marshall Jones, 

Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–23032 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[I.D. 111605A] 

RIN 0648–AS15 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Amendment 13 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Availability of Fishery 

Management Plan amendment; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council (Council) has submitted 

Amendment 13 to the FMP for review, 

approval, and implementation by 

NMFS. Amendment 13 would revise 

Federal permitting requirements for the 

shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ), 

including the establishment of a 

moratorium on the issuance of Federal 

commercial shrimp vessel permits; 

revision of existing regulations 

regarding reporting and recordkeeping 

in the shrimp fishery; and establishment 

of stock status criteria for the various 

shrimp stocks. The intended effects of 

Amendment 13 are to stabilize 

participation in the shrimp fishery of 

the Gulf of Mexico EEZ and provide 

better information by which to manage 

the fishery. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received no later than 5 p.m., eastern 

time, on January 23, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 0648–AS15.NOA@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line the following 

document identifier: 0648–AS15–NOA. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Steve Branstetter, Southeast 

Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

• Fax: 727–824–5308, Attention: 

Steve Branstetter. 

Copies of Amendment 13, which 

includes an Environmental Assessment, 

a Regulatory Impact Review, and an 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, 

are available from the Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607; phone: 813–348–1630; fax: 

813–348–1711; e-mail: 

gulfcouncil@gulfcouncil.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Steve Branstetter, 727–824–5305; fax: 

727–824–5308; e-mail: 

steve.branstetter@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires each 

Regional Fishery Management Council 

to submit any fishery management plan 

or amendment to NMFS for review and 

approval, disapproval, or partial 

approval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act 

also requires that NMFS, upon receiving 

a plan or amendment, publish an 

announcement in the Federal Register 

notifying the public that the plan or 

amendment is available for review and 

comment. 

Amendment 13, if implemented, 

would establish a requirement for royal 

red shrimp vessels fishing in the Gulf of 

Mexico EEZ to possess a royal red 

shrimp endorsement to their Gulf of 

Mexico Federal shrimp vessel permit. 

The royal red shrimp fishery in the Gulf 

of Mexico is a very small component of 

the overall shrimp fishery, and there are 

very limited data on this fishery on 

which to make management decisions. 

Specifically identifying royal red 

shrimp harvesters through a permit 

endorsement would provide the 

opportunity to gather needed biological, 

social, and economic data to 

appropriately manage this fishery. 

Amendment 13 proposes the 

establishment of a 10–year moratorium 

on the issuance of new Federal shrimp 

vessel permits. If implemented, permits 

under the moratorium would be fully 

transferable, allowing permittees the 

flexibility to enter or exit the fishery as 

they choose. To be eligible for a 

commercial shrimp vessel permit under 

the moratorium, vessels must have been 

issued a valid commercial shrimp vessel 

permit by NMFS prior to and including 

December 6, 2003. Additionally, an 

owner who sold his qualified vessel, 

had his qualified vessel repossessed, or 

otherwise lost use of his qualified vessel 

(i.e., damage, sinking, unaffordable 

repairs), but who obtained a valid 

commercial shrimp vessel permit for the 

same vessel or another vessel equipped 

for offshore shrimp fishing (at least 5 net 

tons) prior to the date of publication of 

the final rule implementing this 

amendment would be eligible to renew 

such permit under the moratorium. 

Amendment 13, if implemented, 

would establish a standardized method 

to regularly monitor, report, and 

estimate the bycatch in the shrimp 

fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, in 

compliance with § 303(a)(11) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act. Amendment 13 

proposes to establish a program 

whereby a sample of Federally 

permitted shrimp vessels would be 

equipped with electronic logbooks 

(ELBs) provided by NMFS, and a sample 

of Federally permitted shrimp vessels 

would carry observers. The ELB 

program would provide better 

information regarding effort, and the 

observer program would provide 

information on catch, effort, and 

bycatch. Amendment 13 also proposes 

to revise data collection requirements to 

include mandatory reporting of landings 

and vessel and gear characteristics. 

Finally, to better comply with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements,