Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 29, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 17353 § 87.303 Frequencies. (b) These additional frequencies are * * * * * available for assignment only to flight test stations of aircraft manufacturers: MHz MHz MHz MHz 123.125 2 123.275 3 123.425 3 123.550 3 123.150 2 123.325 3 123.475 3 123.575 2 123.250 3 123.350 3 123.525 3 1 When R3E, H3E or J3E emission is used, the assigned frequency will be 3282.4 kHz (3281.0 kHz carrier frequency). 2 This frequency is available only to itinerant stations that have a requirement to be periodically transferred to various locations. 3 Mobile station operations on these frequencies are limited to an area within 320 km (200 mi) of an associated flight test land station. * * * * * issues a Third Report and Order (Third DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (f) Frequency assignments for Flight R&O), (published elsewhere in this Test VHF Stations may be based on publication). The full text of this Fish and Wildlife Service either 8.33 kHz or 25 kHz spacing. document is available for public Assignable frequencies include the inspection and copying during regular 50 CFR Part 92 interstitial frequencies 8.33 kHz from business hours at the FCC Reference [Docket No. FWS–R9–MB–2010–0082; the VHF frequencies listed in Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th 91200–1231–9BPP–L2] paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Each 8.33 kHz interstitial frequency is Washington, DC 20554. This document RIN 1018–AX30 subject to the same eligibility criteria may also be purchased from the FCC’s and limitations as the nearest frequency copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY– Alaska; Harvest Regulations for section. B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2011 Season [FR Doc. 2011–4003 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] text may also be downloaded at: BILLING CODE 6712–01–P http://www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, are available to persons with disabilities Interior. by sending an e-mail to [email protected] ACTION: Final rule. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS or by calling the Consumer & COMMISSION Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202– SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty). Service (Service or we) establishes 47 CFR Part 87 In this Order, the FCC stayed the migratory bird subsistence harvest [WT Docket No. 01–289; FCC 11–2] effectiveness of 47 CFR 89.195, as regulations in Alaska for the 2011 amended in the Third R&O, which season. These regulations will enable Aviation Communications prohibits the certification, manufacture, the continuation of customary and importation, sale, or continued use of traditional subsistence uses of migratory AGENCY: Federal Communications 121.5 MHz ELTs. The stay will remain Commission. birds in Alaska and prescribe regional in effect indefinitely, and the question information on when and where the ACTION: Final rule; suspension of of the appropriate regulatory treatment harvesting of birds may occur. These effectiveness. of 121.5 MHz ELTs will be addressed regulations were developed under a co- anew after the FCC has received SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal management process involving the additional public comment on the Service, the Alaska Department of Fish Communications Commission (FCC) question. The FCC will separately stays indefinitely a rule that rule and Game, and Alaska Native publish in the Federal Register a representatives. The rulemaking is prohibits the certification, manufacture, document requesting such comment. importation, sale, or continued use of necessary because the regulations 121.5 MHz emergency locator List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 87 governing the subsistence harvest of migratory birds in Alaska are subject to transmitters (ELTs). The Commission is Communications equipment, Radio. annual review. This rulemaking staying the effective date of the For the reasons discussed in the establishes region-specific regulations amendment because information that preamble, the FCC amends 47 part 87 as that go into effect on April 2, 2011, and first came to its attention after the follows: adoption and release of the Third R&O expire on August 31, 2011. indicates that it would serve the public PART 47—[AMENDED] DATES: The amendments to subpart D of interest to augment the record on this 50 CFR part 92 are effective April 2, issue by providing an additional ■ 1. The authority citation for part 47 2011, through August 31, 2011. opportunity for public comment. continues to read as follows: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred DATES: Effective March 29, 2011, Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), Armstrong, (907) 786–3887, or Donna § 87.195 is stayed until further notice. unless otherwise noted. Dewhurst, (907) 786–3499, U.S. Fish FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff ■ 2. Effective March 29, 2011, § 87.195 and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Tobias, Mobility Division, Wireless is stayed indefinitely. Road, Mail Stop 201, Anchorage, AK Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 99503. Federal Communications Commission. 418–0620. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Marlene H. Dortch, summary of the Order, released on Secretary. Why is this rulemaking necessary? January 11, 2011. Contemporaneous [FR Doc. 2011–4007 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] This rulemaking is necessary because, with this document, the Commission BILLING CODE 6712–01–P by law, the migratory bird harvest VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:46 Mar 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\29MRR1.SGM 29MRR1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with RULES_PART 1 17354 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 29, 2011 / Rules and Regulations season is closed unless opened by the migratory birds for all purposes In 2007, we enacted the Alaska Secretary of the Interior, and the throughout the United States, we also Department of Fish and Game’s request regulations governing subsistence discussed the background and history of to expand the Fairbanks North Star harvest of migratory birds in Alaska are Alaska subsistence regulations, Borough excluded area to include the subject to public review and annual explained the annual process for their Central Interior area. This action approval. This rule establishes establishment, and requested proposals excluded the following communities regulations for the taking of migratory for the 2011 season. The rulemaking from participation in this harvest: Big birds for subsistence uses in Alaska processes for both types of migratory Delta/Fort Greely, Healy, McKinley during the spring and summer of 2011. bird harvest are related, and the June 10, Park/Village, and Ferry, with a This rule establishes a list of migratory 2010, proposed rule explained the combined population of 2,812. connection between the two. bird season openings and closures in What is different in the region-specific Alaska by region. The Alaska Migratory Bird Co- management Council (Co-management regulations for 2011? How do I find the history of these Council) held a meeting in April 2010 As stated earlier, regulations regulations? to develop recommendations for presented in the October 26, 2010, Background information, including changes that would take effect during proposed rule (75 FR 65599) were past events leading to this rulemaking, the 2011 harvest season. These identical to those for the 2010 harvest accomplishments since the Migratory recommendations were presented first season. However, after reviewing public Bird Treaties with Canada and Mexico to the Flyway Councils and then to the comments received on the proposed were amended, and a history addressing Service Regulations Committee at the rule and further internal discussions, conservation issues can be found in the committee’s meeting on July 28 and 29, the Service is removing the shooting following Federal Register documents: 2010. hours restriction effective for the North On October 26, 2010, we published in Coastal Zone of the North Slope of the Federal Register (75 FR 65599) a Date Federal Register Alaska. A full justification of this citation proposed rule that provided our decision and how we will monitor proposed migratory bird subsistence results are detailed later in this final August 16, 2002 .............. 67 FR 53511 harvest regulations in Alaska for the rule. July 21, 2003 ................... 68 FR 43010 2011 season. Regulations presented in April 2, 2004 .................... 69 FR 17318 How will the service ensure that the April 8, 2005 .................... 70 FR 18244 that proposed rule were identical to those for the 2010 harvest season. subsistence harvest will not raise February 28, 2006 ........... 71 FR 10404 overall migratory bird harvest or April 11, 2007 .................. 72 FR 18318 Who is eligible to hunt under these threaten the conservation of March 14, 2008 ................ 73 FR 13788 regulations? May 19, 2009 ................... 74 FR 23336 endangered and threatened species? April 13, 2010 .................. 75 FR 18764 Eligibility to harvest under the We have monitored subsistence regulations established in 2003 was harvest for the past 25 years through the These documents, which are all final limited to permanent residents, use of annual household surveys in the rules setting forth the annual harvest regardless of race, in villages located most heavily used subsistence harvest regulations, are available at http:// within the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak areas, such as the Yukon-Kuskokwim alaska.fws.gov/ambcc/regulations.htm Archipelago, the Aleutian Islands, and Delta. In recent years, more intensive or by contacting one of the people listed in areas north and west of the Alaska surveys combined with outreach efforts under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Range (50 CFR 92.5). These geographical focused on species identification have CONTACT. restrictions opened the initial migratory been added to improve the accuracy of bird subsistence harvest to about 13 information gathered from regions still What is the process for issuing percent of Alaska residents.