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difference between the number of total

working loops on December 31 of the

year preceding the June filing and the

number of total working loops on

December 31 of the second year

preceding that filing, both calculated

pursuant to § 36.611(a)(8).

3. Section 36.622 is amended by

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

§ 36.622 National and study area average

unseparated loop costs.

* * * * *

(c) During an interim period

commencing on January 1, 1994, and

terminating on the effective date of the

Commission’s universal service rules, to

be adopted in CC Docket No. 96–45 on

or before May 8, 1997, the National

Average Unseparated Loop Cost per

Working Loop shall be the greater of:

(1) The amount calculated pursuant to

the method described in paragraph (a) of

this section; or

(2) An amount calculated to produce

the maximum total Universal Service

Fund allowable pursuant to § 36.601(c).

[FR Doc. 96–16761 Filed 6–28–96; 10:18 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 91–75; RM–7230]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Conway

and Myrtle Beach, SC

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Lee W. Shubert, Trustee,

reallots Channel 281C1 from Conway to

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and

modifies Station WYAV(FM)’s license

accordingly. See 56 FR 14054, April 5,

1991. Channel 281C1 can be allotted to

Myrtle Beach in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction of 20.2 kilometers (12.6

miles) southwest to avoid a shortspacing to Station WLTT(FM), Channel

279C3, Shallotte, North Carolina, at

petitioner’s present transmitter site. The

coordinates for Channel 281C1 at Myrtle

Beach are North Latitude 33–35–27 and

West Longitude 79–02–53. With this

action, this proceeding is terminated.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 91–75,

adopted June 14, 1996, and released

June 21, 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

contractors, International Transcription

Service, Inc., (202) 857–3800, 2100 M

Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC

20037.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sections 303, 48 Stat., as

amended, 1082; 47 U.S.C. 154, as amended.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

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

Allotments under South Carolina, is

amended by removing Channel 281C1 at

Conway, and adding Channel 281C1 at

Myrtle Beach.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 96–16762 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 960129018–6018–01; I.D.

062196A]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in

the Western Regulatory Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Modification of a closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed

fishing for northern rockfish in the

Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of

Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary

to use the total allowable catch (TAC)

for northern rockfish in this area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1200 hrs, Alaska local

time (A.l.t.), July 1, 1996, until 2400 hrs,

A.l.t., December 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Furuness, 907–586–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North

Pacific Fishery Management Council

under authority of the Magnuson

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act. Fishing by U.S. vessels is governed

by regulations implementing the FMP at

Subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50

CFR part 679.

The annual TAC for northern rockfish

in the Western Regulatory Area was

established by the Final 1996 Harvest

Specifications of Groundfish (61 FR

4304, February 5, 1996) as 640 metric

tons (mt). See § 679.20(c)(3)(ii). The

Final 1996 Harvest Specifications of

Groundfish also closed the directed

fishery for northern rockfish in the

Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.

See 679.20(d)(1).

The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS,

has determined that the 1996 TAC for

northern rockfish in the Western

Regulatory Area has not been reached.

Therefore, NMFS is terminating the

previous closure and is opening

directed fishing for northern rockfish in

the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf

of Alaska.

All other closures remain in full force

and effect.

Classification

This action is taken under 50 CFR

679.20 and is exempt from review under

E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: June 26, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–16862 Filed 6–27–96; 2:46 pm]

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