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the Commission’s notice requirements.

CIPS served copies of the filing on

Cinergy Services, Southwestern and the

Illinois Commerce Commission.

Comment date: August 1, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–19756 Filed 7–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5865–1]

Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot

Projects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period

for Project XL Draft Final Project

Agreement.

SUMMARY: On June 27, 1997, EPA

published a Notice of availability of OSi

Project XL Draft Final Project

Agreement (FPA) and Related

Documents for OSi Specialties, Inc. (a

subsidiary of Witco Corporation) in

Sistersville, West Virginia [FRL–5849–5

62 FR 34748–34749]. The original

comment period was thirty-one (31)

days from the date of publication. EPA

has received a request to extend the

comment period. EPA is today granting

a thirty (30) day extension from July 28,

1997 to August 27, 1997 for comments

on the proposed OSi Project XL FPA.

DATES: The period for submission of

comments ends on August 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments on the Draft

Final Project Agreement should be sent

to: Cheryl Atkinson, U.S. EPA, Region

III, 841 Chestnut Street (3HW70),

Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy

Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW.,

Room 3134CY Mall (2129), Washington,

DC 20460. Comments may also be faxed

to Ms. Atkinson at (215) 566–3114 or

Ms. Birnbaum at (202) 401–6637.

Comments will also be received via

electronic mail sent to:

atkinson.cheryl@epamail.epa.gov or

birnbaum.nancy@epamail.epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

obtain a copy of the proposed Final

Project Agreement, Fact Sheet, or

Question and Answer Document,

contact: Cheryl Atkinson, U.S. EPA,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Street (3HW70),

Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy

Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW.,

Room 3134CY Mall (2129), Washington,

DC 20460. The documents are also

available via the Internet at the

following location: ‘‘http://

www.epa.gov/ProjectXL’’. In addition,

public files on the Project are located at

both the local Sistersville library and

EPA Region III in Philadelphia.

Questions to EPA regarding the

documents can be directed to Cheryl

Atkinson at (215) 566–3392 or L. Nancy

Birnbaum at (202) 260–2601. To be

included on the OSi Project XL mailing

list to receive information about future

public meetings, XL progress reports

and other mailings from OSi on the XL

Project, contact: Okey Tucker, OSi

Specialties, Inc., Witco Corporation

OrganoSilicones Group, 1500 South

State Route 2, Friendly, WV 26146. Mr.

Tucker can also be reached by telephone

at (304) 652–8131. For information on

all other aspects of the XL Program

contact Christopher Knopes at the

following address: Emerging Sectors and

Strategies Division; United States

Environmental Protection Agency; 3202

Mall; 401 M Street, SW.; Mail Code

2129; Washington, DC 20460. The

telephone number for the Division is

(202) 260–5754. The facsimile number

is (202) 401–6637. Additional

information on Project XL, including

documents referenced in this notice,

other EPA policy documents related to

Project XL, regional XL contacts,

application information, and

descriptions of existing XL projects and

proposals, is available via the Internet at

‘‘http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL’’ and

via an automated fax-on-demand menu

at (202) 260–8590.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Christopher Knopes,

Acting Director, Emerging Sectors and

Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 97–19883 Filed 7–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5864–5]

Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional

Haze Implementation Programs

Subcommittee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: On September 11, 1995 (60

FR 47171), the EPA announced the

establishment of the Ozone, Particulate

Matter and Regional Haze

Implementation Programs

Subcommittee under the Clean Air Act

Advisory Committee (CAAAC). The

CAAAC was established on November

8, 1990 (55 FR 46992) pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. app I). The purpose of

the Subcommittee is to provide advice

and recommendations on integrated

approaches for implementing

potentially new national ambient air

quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone

and particulate matter, as well as a

regional haze program.

DATES: Notice is hereby given that the

Subcommittee for Development of

Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional

Haze Implementation Programs will

hold its next public meeting on

Wednesday, August 13, 1997 (from 8:30

a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and Thursday, August

14, 1997 (from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at the Doubletree Columbia River,

1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland

Oregon, telephone (503) 283–2111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on the

Subcommittee for Development of

Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional

Haze Implementation Programs, please

contact Mr. William F. Hamilton,

Designated Federal Officer, at 919–541–

5498, or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of

Air Quality Planning and Standards,

MD–12, Research Triangle Park, NC

27711. When a draft agenda is

developed, a copy can be downloaded

from the: (1) Ozone/Particulate Matter/

Regional Haze FACA Bulletin Board,

which is located on the Office of Air

Quality Planning and Standards

Technology Transfer Network (OAQPS

TTN); (2) the OAQPS TTN Web Site

(http://ttnwww.rtpnc.epa.gov); or (3) by

contacting Ms. Denise M. Gerth at 919–

541–5550.
40350 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 144 / Monday, July 28, 1997 / Notices

1Petitions were filed by Ameritech, Bell Atlantic,

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (BellSouth),

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT),

and US West Communications, Inc. (US West).

These petitions and the associated LATA

modification requests are listed in Appendix A. A

LATA modification (LM) file number has been

assigned to each request. See Appendix A.

2LATAs define the geographic areas within

which a BOC may provide service. See infra paras.

3, 9. A LATA is defined as ‘‘a contiguous

geographic area (A) established before the date of

enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

by a Bell operating company such that no exchange

area includes points within more than 1

metropolitan statistical area, consolidated

metropolitan statistical area, or State, except as

expressly permitted under the AT&T Consent

Decree; or (B) established or modified by a Bell

operating company after such date of enactment

and approved by the Commission.’’ Section 3(25) of

the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47

U.S.C. 153(25).

3See 47 U.S.C. 153(25).

4A local calling area consists of one or more

telephone exchanges and is an area within which

subscribers can place calls without incurring any

additional charge over their regular monthly service

charge. See United States v. Western Electric, 569

F. Supp. 990, 1003 n.59 (D.D.C. 1983) (hereinafter

Western Electric). Local calling areas are established

by state regulatory commissions. See id. at 990,

1002 n.54. ELCS (also known as extended area

service or EAS) allows local telephone service rates

to apply to nearby telephone exchanges, thus

providing an expanded local calling area. See id.

5These LATA modification requests are

summarized in Appendix B.

6See Public Notice, ‘‘Commission Seeks

Comment on Petitions for Waiver of LATA

Boundaries to Provide Expanded Local Calling

Service in Texas and North Carolina,’’ DA 96–1190,

released July 26, 1996 (First Public Notice); Public

Notice, ‘‘Comment Requested on Petitions for

Limited Modification of LATA Boundaries to

Provide: (1) Expanded Local Calling Service (ELCS)

in Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, and Between

Ohio and West Virginia, and Virginia and West

Virginia; and (2) Integrated Services Digital

Network (ISDN) in Hearne, Texas,’’ DA 97–109,

released January 15, 1997 (Second Public Notice).

7Comments were filed by AT&T Corp. (AT&T),

Intelcom Group (U.S.A.), Inc. (Intelcom), the North

Carolina Utilities Commission and the Public StaffNorth Carolina Utilities Commission (North

Carolina PUC), the Public Utilities Commission of

Ohio (Ohio PUC), the Virginia State Corporation

Commission (Virginia Commission), and Western

Reserve Telephone Company (Western Reserve).

Reply comments were filed by BellSouth, the North

Carolina PUC, and Southwestern Bell. Numerous

informal comments were also filed by individuals,

businesses, and local government entities in

support of individual LATA modification requests.

8SWBT’s petition for LATA relief in order to

provide integrated services digital network (ISDN)

in the Hearne, Texas LATA, see supra note 6, and

Ameritech’s request to provide ELCS from the

Aurora, Northfield and Twinsburg, Ohio exchanges

to the Akron, Ohio exchange, see id.; see also Public

Notice, ‘‘Commission Requests Comment on

Whether Section 271 of the Communications Act

Authorizes Ameritech to Carry Certain ELCS Traffic

Across a LATA Boundary,’’ released June 27, 1997,

will be addressed in separate orders.

9See US West’s Scio/Albany request, NSD–LM–

97–25, Appendix A.

10United States v. American Telephone and

Telegraph Co., 552 F. Supp. 131 (D.D.C. 1982), aff’d

sub nom. Maryland v. United States, 460 U.S. 1001

(1983).

Dated: July 21, 1997.

John S. Seitz,

Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and

Standards.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96–159; FCC 97–244]

Petitions for Limited Modification of

LATA Boundaries to Provide Expanded

Local Calling Service (ELCS) at

Various Locations

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In this Memorandum Opinion

and Order adopted July 3, 1997 and

released July 15, 1997, the Commission

grants 23 requests for limited

modification of local access and

transport area (LATA) boundaries to

permit certain Bell Operating

Companies (BOCs) to provide expanded

local calling service (ELCS) in various

communities. The order also sets forth

guidelines for future LATA modification

requests. The order will allow the BOCs

to provide ELCS in communities whose

borders extend accross existing LATA

boundaries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pamela Gerr, (202) 418–2357, or Robin

Smolen, (202) 418–2353, both of the

Network Services Division, Common

Carrier Bureau.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s

Memorandum Opinion and Order, (FCC

97–244) adopted on July 3, 1997 and

released on July 15, 1997. The full text

of this Order is available for inspection

and copying during normal business

hours in the FCC Reference Center

(Room 239), 1919 M Street NW,

Washington, DC 20554. The complete

text may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Paperwork Reduction Act

OMB Control No.: 3060–0782.

Expiration Date: 01/31/98.

Title: Petitions for Limited

Modification of LATA Boundaries to

Provide Expanded Local Calling Service

(ELCS) at Various Locations.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 20

respondents; 8 hours per response (avg).

×5 responses annually; 800 total annual

burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Needs and Uses: The Commission has

provided voluntary guidelines for filing

expanded local calling service requests.

These guidelines will allow the

Commission to conduct smooth and

continuous processing of these requests.

The collection of information will

enable the Commission to determine if

there is a public need for expanded

local calling service in each area subject

to the request. Your response is

voluntary.

Public reporting burden for the

collection of information is as noted

above. Send comments regarding the

burden estimate or any other aspect of

the collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to

Performance Evaluation and Records

Management, Washington, DC 20554.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number.

Synopsis of Memorandum Opinion and

Order

I. Introduction

1. Five Bell Operating Companies

(BOCs) have filed petitions 1 with the

Commission requesting relief from the

effects of certain local access and

transport area (LATA) boundaries.2 The

petitions were filed pursuant to section

3(25) of the Communications Act of

1934, as amended, which permits

modification of LATA boundaries by

Bell Operating Companies (BOCs), if

such modifications are approved by the

Commission.3 The petitions request

LATA relief in order to provide

expanded local calling service (ELCS) 4

between communities that lie on

different sides of existing LATA

boundaries (ELCS requests).5 The

petitions were placed on public notice 6

and comments and replies were filed.7

2. There are 24 ELCS requests before

the Commission.8 For the reasons

discussed below, we grant 23 of the

ELCS requests and order amendment of

one request.9 We also provide

guidelines for future ELCS requests.

II. Background

A. ELCS Requests Under the Consent

Decree

3. On August 24, 1982, the United

States District Court for the District of

Columbia (Court) entered an order

(Consent Decree) that required AT&T to

divest its ownership of the BOCs.10 The