November 2, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Audio Division, at the request of Charles Crawford, the proponent of a petition for rule making to allot Channel 243A at Evant, Texas, 66 FR 44588 (August 24, 2001), dismisses the petition for rule making and terminates the proceeding.

This document dismisses a petition filed by Linda A. Davidson, requesting the allotment of Channel 272A at Oroville, California, as its second local service. See 69 FR 55547, published September 15, 2004. This document also dismisses the counterproposal filed by Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC, proposing the allotment of Channel 272A at Quincy, California, as its sixth local service.

This document grants three new allotments in Goldendale, Washington; Port Angeles, Washington and Ty Ty, Georgia. The Audio Division, at the request of Klickitat Broadcasting, allots Channel 240A at Goldendale, Washington, as that community's third local aural transmission service. The reference coordinates for Channel 240A at Goldendale are 45-46-12 North Latitude and 120-43-48 West Longitude. The allotment requires a site restriction of 9.3 kilometers (5.8 miles) southeast to avoid a short-spacing to the license site of FM Station KXXO, Channel 241C, Olympia, Washington and the application site of Channel 241C2 at Stanfield, Oregon. Supplementary Information, infra.

The Audio Division, at the request of The Stair Company, substitutes Channel 290C2 for Channel 290A at Tazewell, Tennessee, reallots Channel 290C2 from Tazewell to Weaverville, North Carolina, and modifies Station WCTU(FM)'s license accordingly (RM-10777). At the request of Glenville Radio Broadcasters, we dismiss the petition for rule making proposing the allotment of Channel 289A at Glenville, North Carolina, as the community's first local aural transmission service (RM-10602). See 67 FR 71926, December 3, 2002. At the request of Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Company, LLC, we also dismiss the counterproposal proposing the allotment of Channel 290A at Clyde, North Carolina, as the community's first local aural transmission service (RM-10776). Channel 290C2 can be reallotted to Weaverville in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a restriction of 27.1 kilometers (16.8 miles) northwest to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station WAGI-FM, Channel 287C, Gaffney, South Carolina. The reference coordinates for Channel 290C2 at Weaverville are 35-48-31 North Latitude and 82-49-37 West Longitude.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), list the Gila chub (Gila intermedia) as endangered with critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Gila chub were historically found throughout the Gila River basin in southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northeastern Sonora, Mexico. The Gila chub has been reduced in numbers and distribution in the majority of its historical range (Minckley 1973; Weedman et al. 1996). Where it is still present, populations are often small, fragmented, and at risk from known and potential threats and from random events such as drought, flood events, and wildfire. The primary threats to Gila chub include predation by and competition with nonnative organisms, including fish in the family Centrarchidae (Micropterus spp., Lepomis spp.), other fish species, bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana), and crayfish (Orconectes virilis), and habitat degradation from surface water diversions and ground water withdrawals. Secondary threats include habitat alteration, destruction, and fragmentation resulting from numerous factors that are discussed in this final rule. The current status of the Gila chub is much degraded from historical levels. The species exists as a few, small isolated, populations. The small size of these populations, and their degree of fragmentation and isolation, cause them to be highly susceptible to threats. We believe that due to the current reduced status of the Gila chub and the severity of threats, including nonnative species predation and habitat destruction, the Gila chub is likely to become extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range. This final rule will implement the Federal protection and recovery provisions of the Act for this species. We are also designating approximately 160.3 river miles (mi) (258.1 kilometers (km)) of critical habitat located in Grant County, New Mexico, and Yavapai, Gila, Greenlee, Graham, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima, and Pinal Counties in Arizona.

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.