Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 7, 1996 / Proposed Rules 20505

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J)

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Rosenthal, Air Programs Branch,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, (312) 886–6052, at the Chicago

address indicated above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: February 7, 1996.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting, Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–11203 Filed 5–6–96; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[CC Docket No. 92–237; DA 96–678]

Carrier Identification Codes

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On April 30, 1996, the

Commission released a public notice

seeking further comments to the

Commission’s Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (Administration of the

North American Numbering Plan), CC

Docket No. 92–237 specifically on the

issue of the appropriate length of the

transition period for the expansion of

carrier identification codes (CICs) from

three to four digits. The intended effect

of this action is to seek further

comments because the record on the

NPRM is two years old, and significant

events have occurred since the record

closed.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 21, 1996, and reply

comments must be filed on or before

May 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Ward, (202) 418–2336, Elizabeth

Nightingale, (202) 418–2352, or Mary

DeLuca, (202) 418–2334, all of the

Common Carrier Bureau, Network

Services Division.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Released: April 30, 1996.

1. On April 4, 1994, the Commission

adopted a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (CC Docket No. 92–237)

addressing various issues relating to

administration of the North American

Numbering Plan and tentatively

concluding, regarding carrier

identification codes (CICs), that the

industry’s plan to expand Feature Group

D (FGD) CICs from three to four digits,

in the event of exhaust of the three digit

codes, was reasonable to ensure that the

demand for CICs could be met.

Administration of the North American

Numbering Plan, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 9 FCC Rcd 2068 (1994)

(NPRM)(59 FR 24103 (05/10/94)). The

NPRM also tentatively concluded that

the transition or permissive dialing

period for the expansion, during which

both three and four digit CICs would be

recognized, should last six years. The

pleading cycle in response to the NPRM

closed on June 30, 1994.

2. The record on the NPRM is two

years old, and significant events have

occurred since the record closed: (1)

The assignment of exclusively four digit

FGD CICs has begun, and in turn the

transition period has begun; (2) there

has been an unexpected increase in the

demand for CICs, due to new uses for

the codes recently discovered by the

industry; (3) we now expect an even

greater demand for CICs, with the

anticipated increase in carriers entering

the market as a result of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996,

Pub.L. 104–104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996)

(1996 Act); and (4) the local exchange

carriers are now obligated to provide

dialing parity under Section 251 of the

1996 Act, see 47 U.S.C. 251(b)(3).

3. We seek, therefore, to refresh the

record in CC Docket No. 92–237

specifically on the issue of the

appropriate length of the transition

period. Commenters should limit their

comments to updated factual

information in light of the recent events

described above. We ask that parties

neither simply reiterate their previous

comments nor raise any new issues, but

confine their discussion to how the

length of the transition period has been

affected, if at all.

4. Comments and reply comments in

response to this Notice should be no

more than 10 pages, and otherwise in

compliance with Sections 1.415 and

1.419 of the Commission’s rules.

Comments must be filed on or before

May 21, 1996, and reply comments must

be filed on or before May 28, 1996.

Comments and reply comments must be

sent to the Office of the Secretary, FCC,

1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20554. Two copies should also be sent

to the Network Services Division,

Common Carrier Bureau, FCC, Room

235, 2000 M Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20554. One copy should also be

sent to the Commission’s contractor for

public service records duplication: ITS,

Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140,

Washington, D.C. 20037. Comments and

reply comments will be available for

public inspection during regular

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center, Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies can

also be obtained from ITS at (202) 857–

3800.

5. We will continue to treat this

proceeding as non-restricted for

purposes of the Commission’s ex parte

rules. See generally 47 CFR §§ 1.1200–

1.1216. For further information contact,

David Ward (202/418–2336), Elizabeth

Nightingale (202/418–2352), or Mary

DeLuca (202/418–2334) of the Network

Services Division, Common Carrier

Bureau.

Federal Communications Commission

Geraldine Matise,

Chief, Network Services Division, Common

Carrier Bureau.

[FR Doc. 96–11438 Filed 5–6–96; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–100; RM–8789]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Amherst

and Lynchburg, VA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition by Greater

Lynchburg Stereo Broadcasters

proposing the allotment of Channel

294A to Amherst, Virginia, and the

allotment Channel 229A to Lynchburg,

Virginia. Channels 294A and 229A can

be allotted to Amherst and Lynchburg,

respectively, in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements. Channel 294A

can be allotted to Amherst with a site

restriction of 12.8 kilometers (8.0 miles)

northeast to avoid short-spacing

conflicts with the licensed site of

Station WLQE(FM), Channel 295A,

Bedford, Virginia, and with Station

WPXX(FM)’s construction permit for

Channel 294A at Semora, North

Carolina. The coordinates for Channel

294A are 37–40–36 and 78–57–19.

Channel 229A can be allotted to

Lynchburg without a site restriction.

The coordinates for Channel 229A at

Lynchburg are 37–24–49 and 79–08–33.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before June 24, 1996, and reply

comments on or before July 9, 1996.
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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: John F. Garziglia, Pepper &

Corazzini, L.L.P., 1776 K Street, NW.,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006

(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.

96–100, adopted April 22, 1996, and

released May 1, 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 625

[I.D. 042696A]

Summer Flounder and Scup Fishery;

Notice of Availability of Amendment 8

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an

amendment to a fishery management

plan and request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this document

to advise that the Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) has

submitted Amendment 8 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Summer

Flounder and Scup Fisheries (FMP) for

Secretarial review and is requesting

comments from the public. Amendment

8 would initiate management measures

for the scup fishery.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Dr.

Andrew A. Rosenberg, Regional

Director, National Marine Fisheries

Service, Northeast Regional Office, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-

3799. Mark the outside of the envelope

‘‘Comments on Summer Flounder and

Scup Plan.’’

Copies of proposed Amendment 8, its

Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) and the

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

contained within the RIR, and the Final

Environmental Impact Statement are

available from David R. Keifer,

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, Room

2115 Federal Building, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904-6790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regina L. Spallone, Fishery Policy

Analyst, 508-281-9221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)

(Magnuson Act) requires that each

regional fishery management council

submit any fishery management plan or

amendment it prepares to NMFS for

review. The Magnuson Act also requires

that NMFS, upon receiving the plan or

amendment for review, immediately

make a preliminary evaluation of

whether the amendment is sufficient to

warrant continued review, and publish

a document that the plan or amendment

is available for public review and

comment. NMFS will consider the

public comments received during the

comment period in determining

whether to approve the plan or

amendment.

Amendment 8, if approved, would

revise the Summer Flounder FMP to

institute management measures that

would allow the scup (Stenotomus

chrysops) resource to rebuild over a 7-

year period. Scup are currently

overexploited and at a low biomass

level.

Proposed management measures for

scup in Year 1 of management include:

Dealer, charter/party (c/p) vessel, and

operator permits; moratorium vessel

permits for the directed commercial

fishery; a requirement that permitted

vessels may sell only to permitted

dealers; mandatory reporting for

permitted vessels and dealers; escape

vents on scup pots or traps; degradable

hinges and fasteners in scup pots or

traps; and maximum size for rollers

used in roller rig trawl gear; minimum

fish sizes for the commercial and

recreational fisheries; and minimum

codend mesh requirements when

possessing more than a threshold level

of scup on board. In Year 2 and beyond,

a coastwide quota would also be

implemented with Federal commercial

permit holders being prohibited from

landing after the quota had been

attained, as well as a framework to

allow time/area closures in order to

reduce bycatch and prevent quota

overruns. The proposed amendment

also includes a framework measure to

allow future adjustments to minimum

fish sizes, mesh size, and the threshold

level of fish on board that triggers the

mesh size, and to implement a

recreational possession limit and

season.

NMFS disapproved six measures in

Amendment 8 before publishing this

notice of availability as authorized

under section 304(a)(1)(A) of the

Magnuson Act. These disapproved

measures would: (1) Confer moratorium

permit eligibility upon vessels that were

re-rigging on January 26, 1993, and land

scup prior to the implementation of the

FMP; (2) require vessels to keep scup

catches of less than 4,000 lb (1,814 kg)

(the level at which the minimum mesh

requirement is triggered) in 100–lb

boxes to enhance enforcement; (3)

accept state dealer permits in lieu of the

required Federal permit; (4) deny access

to the exclusive economic zone to

vessels from states that do not

implement recreational measures

equivalent to those specified in the

Federal plan; (5) use state regulations to

define scup pots for the residents of that

state; and (6) establish annual

recreational harvest limits and deduct

catches in excess of those limits from

the limits for the following year.

Day 1 for this amendment is April 26,

1996. Proposed regulations to

implement this amendment are

scheduled to be published within 15

days of this date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.