14862 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 14, 2001 / Rules and Regulations Authority: Section 1848 of the Social DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE environmental consequences of the gray Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4). whale harvest. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance National Oceanic and Atmospheric NOAA completed a draft EA on Program No. 93.774, Medicare— Administration January 12, 2001 and solicited public Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) comments. NMFS is currently preparing Dated: March 8, 2001. 50 CFR Part 230 a final EA. NOAA set the 2000 quota at Brian P. Burns, [Docket No. 001120325-1053-02, I.D. zero (65 FR 75186) and is now setting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information 122800B] the 2001 quota at zero pending Resources Management. completion of the NEPA analysis. RIN 0648-AO77 [FR Doc. 01–6310 Filed 3–13–01; 8:45 am] Dated: March 5, 2001. BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Whaling Provisions: Aboriginal William T. Hogarth, Subsistence Whaling Quotas Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries [FR Doc. 01–6350 Filed 3–13–01; 8:45 am] FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–S COMMISSION Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. 47 CFR Part 73 ACTION: Aboriginal subsistence whaling DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE quota. [DA 01–333; MM Docket No. 98–112, RM– National Oceanic and Atmospheric 9027, RM–9268, RM–9384] SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 2001 Administration aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for Radio Broadcasting Services; gray whales. For 2001, the quota is zero 50 CFR Part 622 Anniston and Ashland, AL, and gray whales landed, but may be revised College Park, GA later in the year. This quota governs the [Docket No. 000913257–0257–01; I.D. harvest of gray whales by members of 081800D] AGENCY: Federal Communications the Makah Indian Tribe (Tribe). Commission. RIN 0648–AO52 DATES: Effective March 14, 2001. ACTION: Final rule; denial of petition for ADDRESSES: Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of reconsideration. Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; SUMMARY: This document denies a Service, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Prohibition of Trap Gear in the Royal Petition for Reconsideration filed by Spring, MD 20910. Red Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Preston Small directed to the Report FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mexico and Order in this proceeding which Cathy Campbell, (202) 482–2652. substituted Channel 263C3 for Channel SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 263C at Anniston, Alabama, allotted subsistence whaling in the United States Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Channel 264A to Ashland, Alabama, is governed by the Whaling Convention Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), reallotted Channel 263C3 to College Act (16 U.S.C. 916 et seq.) and rules at Commerce. Park, Georgia, and modified the license 50 CFR part 230. The rules requires the ACTION: Emergency interim rule; of Station WHMA to specify operation Secretary of Commerce to publish, at extension of expiration date. on Channel 263C3 at College Park. See least annually, aboriginal subsistence 65 FR 31498, May 18, 2000. whaling quotas and any other SUMMARY: An emergency interim rule FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: limitations on aboriginal subsistence that prohibits the use of trap gear in the Robert Hayne, Mass Media Bureau, whaling deriving from regulations of the royal red shrimp fishery within the (202) 418–2177. International Whaling Commission exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico is in effect through SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (IWC). This is a March 18, 2001. NMFS extends that synopsis of the Commission’s At the 1997 Annual Meeting of the IWC, the Commission set quotas for emergency interim rule for an additional Memorandum Opinion and Order in 180 days. The intended effect is to MM Docket No. 98–112, adopted aboriginal subsistence use of gray whales from the Eastern stock in the prevent gear conflict and overfishing in February 7, 2001, and released February the royal red shrimp fishery. 9, 2001. The full text of this decision is North Pacific. This action by the IWC DATES: The expiration date for the available for inspection and copying thus authorized aboriginal subsistence emergency interim rule published at 65 during normal business hours in the whaling by the Tribe for gray whales, FR 56500, September 19, 2000, is FCC Reference Information Center at and is discussed in greater detail in the extended from March 18, 2001, through Portals ll, CY–A257, 445 12th Street, Federal Register notification (64 FR September 14, 2001. SW., Washington, DC. The complete 28413, May 26, 1999). text of this decision may also be On June 9, 2000, the United States ADDRESSES: Copies of documents purchased from the Commission’s copy Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting this action, such as the contractor, International Transcription ruled that the Department of economic analysis and environmental Service, Inc., (202) 857–3805, 1231 M Commerce’s environmental assessment assessment, may be obtained from, the Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036. (EA) under the National Environmental Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 9721 Policy Act (NEPA) should have been Executive Center Drive N., St. Federal Communications Commission. completed before agreeing to request a Petersburg, FL 33702, telephone: 727– John A. Karousos, gray whale quota from the IWC. The 570–5325; fax: 727–570–5583. Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Court ordered the agency to prepare a Comments on any ambiguity or Division, Mass Media Bureau. new NEPA document under unnecessary complexity arising from the [FR Doc. 01–5829 Filed 3–13–01; 8:45 am] circumstances that would ensure an language used in this emergency interim BILLING CODE 6712–01–P objective evaluation of the rule should be directed to Rod Dalton, VerDate 11<MAY>2000 16:26 Mar 13, 2001 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\14MRR1.SGM pfrm08 PsN: 14MRR1.