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Notice of 90-Day Finding on the Petition to List the Sturgeon Chub Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 1995 / Proposed Rules 3613 Parts per may also be purchased from the Virgin Islands Youth Development Commodity million Commission's copy contractors, Radio, Inc., P.O. Box 2477, St. Thomas, International Transcription Services, Virgin Islands 00803 (Petitioner). Almonds, hulls .......................... 0.05 Inc., 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Avocados .................................. 0.05 Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 857± Citrus fruits ................................ 0.05 Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Figs ........................................... 0.05 3800. Bureau, (202) 634±6530. Kiwifruits .................................... 0.05 Provisions of the Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Nuts ........................................... 0.05 Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply to synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Olives ........................................ 0.05 this proceeding. Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. Pistachios .................................. 0.05 Members of the public should note 95-2, adopted January 4, 1995, and Pome fruits ................................ 0.05 that from the time a Notice of Proposed released January 12, 1995. The full text Pomegranates ........................... 0.05 Rule Making is issued until the matter of this Commission decision is available Small fruits ................................ 0.05 is no longer subject to Commission Stone fruits ................................ 0.05 for inspection and copying during consideration or court review, all ex normal business hours in the FCC parte contacts are prohibited in * * * * * Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Commission proceedings, such as this Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The [FR Doc. 95±1187 Filed 1±17±95; 8:45 am] one, which involve channel allotments. complete text of this decision may also BILLING CODE 6560±50±F See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules be purchased from the Commission's governing permissible ex parte contact. copy contractor, International For information regarding proper Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857± FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS filing procedures for comments, see 47 3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140, COMMISSION CFR 1.415 and 1.420. Washington, D.C. 20037. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 Provisions of the Regulatory 47 CFR Part 73 Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to Radio broadcasting. [MM Docket No. 95-1, RM±8527] this proceeding. Federal Communications Commission. Members of the public should note Radio Broadcasting Services; John A. Karousos, that from the time a Notice of Proposed Hamilton, Montana Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Rule Making is issued until the matter Division, Mass Media Bureau. is no longer subject to Commission AGENCY: Federal Communications [FR Doc. 95±1156 Filed 1±17±95; 8:45 am] consideration or court review, all ex Commission. BILLING CODE 6712±01±F parte contacts are prohibited in ACTION: Proposed rule. Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve channel allotments. SUMMARY: This document requests See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules comments on a petition filed by 47 CFR Part 73 governing permissible ex parte contacts. Benedict Communicatins, Inc. [MM Docket No. 95-2; RM±8502] For information regarding proper proposing the allotment of Channel Radio Broadcasting Services; filing procedures for comments, see 47 251C3 to Hamilton, Montana, as that CFR 1.415 and 1.420. community's second FM broadcast Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands service. The coordinates for Channel List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 AGENCY: Federal Communications 251C3 are 46±14±36 and 114±09±30. Commission. Radio broadcasting. Canadian concurrence will be requested for this allotment. ACTION: Proposed rule. Federal Communications Commission. John A. Karousos, DATES: Comments must be filed on or SUMMARY: The Commission requests before March 6, 1995, and reply Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules comments on a petition filed by Virgin Division, Mass Media Bureau. comments on or before March 21, 1995. Islands Youth Development Radio, Inc., [FR Doc. 95±1157 Filed 1±17±95; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Federal Communications proposing the allotment of Channel Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. 275A at Charlotte Amalie, Virgin BILLING CODE 6712±01±F In addition to filing comments with the Islands, and its reservation for FCC, interested parties should serve the noncommercial educational use. petitioner's counsel, as follows: James R. Channel 275A can be allotted to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bayes, Jerry V. Haines, Wiley, Rein & Charlotte Amalie in compliance with Fish and Wildlife Service Fielding, 1776 K Street, NW, the Commission's minimum distance Washington, D. C. 20006. separation requirements with the 50 CFR Part 17 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: imposition of a site restriction of 10.6 Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media kilometers (6.6 miles) northwest. The Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Bureau, (202) 634±6530. coordinates for Channel 275A at and Plants; Notice of 90-day Finding SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Charlotte Amalie are North Latitude 18± on the Petition To List the Sturgeon summary of the Commission's Notice of 21±20 and West Longitude 64±01±45. Chub and Sicklefin Chub as Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. DATES: Comments must be filed on or Endangered 95-1, adopted January 4, 1995, and before March 6, 1995, and reply AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, released January 12, 1995. The full text comments on or before March 21, 1995. Interior. of this Commission decision is available ADDRESSES: Federal Communications ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition for inspection and copying during Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. finding. normal business hours in the In addition to filing comments with the Commission's Reference Center (Room FCC, interested parties should serve the SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 239), 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, Service (Service) announces a 90-day D.C. The complete text of this decision as follows: Leo Morone, President, finding for a petition to list the sturgeon 3614 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 1995 / Proposed Rules chub (Macrhybopsis gelida) and 1994, that was submitted by the movement. Channelization straightened sicklefin chub (Macrhybopsis meeki) as Environmental Defense Fund and was and narrowed river habitat, reduced endangered under the Endangered jointly signed by American Rivers, Mni habitat diversity, and reduced overbank Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, flooding. Pollution and water depletion Service finds that with the petition and National Audubon Society, and from industry and agriculture may have additional available information there is Nebraska Audubon Council to list the altered water quality. Sand and gravel substantial information provided to sturgeon chub and sicklefin chub as extraction operations have removed indicate that listing the two species as endangered pursuant to the Act. The habitat and restricted fish movement in endangered may be warranted. petitioners assert that the sturgeon chub some areas. DATES: The finding announced in this and sicklefin chub populations should Future water depletions are likely to document was made on December 29, be listed as endangered species because result from energy developments in the 1994. To be considered in the 12-month of the species' inability to adapt to Upper Missouri River Basin. Other finding for this petition, information human-induced alterations of the water demands may result from and comments should be submitted to Missouri River. They indicate that interbasin diversions and increased the Service by April 18, 1995. sturgeon chub and sicklefin chub are municipal, industrial, and irrigation ADDRESSES: Data, information, physically adapted through evolution to usage. Dredging for channel comments, or questions concerning this live in a turbid, swift flowing river. maintenance and sand/gravel extraction petition should be submitted to the Alterations described by the petitioner will continue in new areas. Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife include impoundments, channelization, B. Overutilization for commercial, Service, 1500 East Capitol Avenue, and removal of snags. The petitioners sporting, scientific, or educational Bismarck, North Dakota 58501. The indicate that those alterations have purposes. None known. However, petition finding, supporting data, and detrimentally impacted the fishes' removal of individuals from the wild comments are available for public spawning and feeding habitat by could have and may continue to be inspection, but appointment, during changing the natural hydrograph and occurring from harvest of bait fish. C. Disease or predation. No diseases normal business hours, at the above water temperatures, short-stopping are currently known to threaten the address. movement of sediment which reduced turbidity, and reducing the amount of species. Predation has likely increased FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: organic matter in the Missouri River over historic levels due to stockings of Mark Dryer, biologist, at the above (Hesse 1994). piscivorous fish into the reservoirs and address or telephone (701) 250±4491. The sturgeon chub and sicklefin chub remaining riverine sections. Future SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: are both endemic to the mainstem and introductions of nonnative fish and other organisms may threaten
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