Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 88 / Monday, May 6, 1996 / Proposed Rules 20207

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–94, adopted April 8, 1996, and

released April 25, 1996. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW., 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, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

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 broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 96–11129 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–93, RM–8788]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Oxford,

MS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition by Angel

Broadcasting proposing the allotment of

Channel 286A to Oxford, Mississippi, as

the community’s fourth local FM

service. Channel 286A can be allotted to

Oxford in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction of 11.2 kilometers (6.9 miles)

north in order to avoid short-spacing

conflicts with the licensed site of

Station WBKJ(FM), Channel 286C1,

Kosciusko, Mississippi, and with a

pending application at Water Valley,

Mississippi, for Station WYCG(FM),

Channel 288A. The coordinates for

Channel 286A at Oxford are 34–28–06

and 89–30–33.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before June 17, 1996, and reply

comments on or before July 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Dan J. Alpert, 2120 N. 21st

Road, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia

22201 (Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–93, adopted April 10, 1996, and

released April 25, 1996. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

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 broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 96–11128 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Parts 651, 650, and 649

[I.D. 042596C]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearings; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold four public hearings on measures

to reduce gear conflicts in the Northeast

and Mid-Atlantic regions of the

exclusive economic zone. The Council

proposes to amend the Northeast

Multispecies, Atlantic Sea Scallop, and

American Lobster Fishery Management

Plans (FMPs) to include a framework

adjustment procedure that would allow

gear conflict disputes to be resolved

through regulatory action. The Council

also is soliciting written comments to

accommodate people unable to attend a

hearing or wishing to provide additional

comments.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before May 30, 1996. The

hearings are scheduled as follows:

1. May 21, 1996, 7:30 p.m., Warwick,

RI.

2. May 22, 1996, 7 p.m., Riverhead,

NY.

3. May 23, 1996, 7:30 p.m., Buzzards

Bay, MA.

4. May 28, 1996, 7:30 p.m.,

Portsmouth, NH.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the

proposal and written comments should

be sent to Douglas C. Marshall,

Executive Director, New England

Fishery Management Council, 5

Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906. When

sending written comments, clearly mark

the outside of the envelope ‘‘Gear

Conflict Amendment Comments.’’ The

hearings will be held at the following

locations:

1. Warwick—Holiday Inn at the

Crossings, 801 Greenwich Avenue,

Warwick, RI

2. Riverhead—Ramada Inn, Long

Island Expressway and Route 25,

Riverhead, NY

3. Buzzards Bay—Massachusetts

Maritime Academy, 101 Academy

Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA

4. Portsmouth—Urban Forestry

Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH