44436 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 1997 / Proposed Rules

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–22111 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–178, RM–8329, RM–

8739]

Radio Broadcasting Services; West

Hurley and Rosendale, NY, North

Canaan and Sharon, CT

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on two mutually exclusive

petitions for rule making. Raymond A.

Natole requests the allotment of

Channel 255A to West Hurley, NY, as

the community’s first local aural

transmission service. Sacred Heart

University, Inc., requests the allotment

of Channel *277A to North Canaan, CT,

and its reservation for noncommercial

educational use, as the community’s

first local aural transmission service. To

accommodate the North Canaan

allotment, SHU also requests the

substitution of Channel 273A for

Channel 277A at Sharon, CT, the

modification of Station WQQQ’s license

to specify the alternate channel, and the

substitution of Channel 255A for

unoccupied but applied-for Channel

273A at Rosendale, NY. Channel 255A

can be allotted to West Hurley without

the imposition of a site restriction, at

coordinates 42–00–06 North Latitude

and 74–06–00 West Longitude. Channel

*277A can be allotted to North Canaan

with a site restriction of 2.8 kilometers

(1.7 miles) northwest, at coordinates 42–

03–21; 73–20–56, to avoid a shortspacing to Stations WDRC–FM, Channel

275B, Hartford, CT, WHRL, Channel

276A, Albany, NY, and WODS, Channel

277B, Boston, MA. Channel 255A can be

allotted to Rosendale with a site

restriction of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles)

north, at coordinates 41–55–43; 74–07–

45, to avoid a short-spacing to Stations

WPLR, Channel 256B, New Haven, CT,

and WFSO, Channel 202A, Olivebridge,

NY. Channel 273A can be allotted to

Sharon at Station WQQQ’s presently

licensed transmitter site, at coordinates

41–55–08; 73–34–22. Canadian

concurrence in the Rosendale and West

Hurley allotment is required since the

two communities are located within 320

kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-

Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before October 6, 1997, and reply

comments on or before October 21,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioners, or their counsel or

consultant, as follows: Raymond A.

Natole, P.O. Box 327, Shokan, NY 12481

(Petitioner for West Hurley, NY); Mark

N. Lipp, Esq., Ginsburg, Feldman and

Bress, Chartered, 1250 Connecticut

Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington,

D.C. 20036–2604 (Counsel to Sacred

Heart University, Inc.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–178, adopted October 6, 1997, and

released October 21, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Services, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding. Members of the public

should note that from the time a Notice

of Proposed Rule Making is issued until

the matter is no longer subject to

Commission consideration or court

review, all ex parte contacts are

prohibited in Commission proceedings,

such as this one, which involve channel

allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for

rules governing permissible ex parte

contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–22113 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

49 CFR Parts 192 and 195

[Docket No. RSPA–97–2762]

Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Corrosion

Control

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Research and Special

Programs Administration (RSPA) invites

representatives of the gas and hazardous

liquid pipeline industry, state and local

government, and the public to an open

meeting on pipeline corrosion and

corrosion control on Monday,

September 8, 1997. The public meeting

will be held in conjunction with the

National Association of Corrosion

Engineers (NACE) Fall Committee

Meeting. The purpose of this meeting is

to gather information on experience

with the current Federal pipeline safety

regulations on corrosion control, as

prescribed in 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195,

and to solicit comments and suggestions

to improve these regulations. Among the

issues is whether the current regulations

should be revised, supplemented, or

replaced by reference to applicable

industry standards and recommended

practices.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Monday, September 8, 1997, beginning

at 9:00 a.m. Interested persons are

invited to attend the meeting and

present oral or written statements on the

matters set for the meeting. Any person

who wishes to speak should notify

Jenny Donohue at (202) 366–4046.

Please estimate the time that will be

required for your presentation. If

necessary, RSPA reserves the right to

limit the time of each speaker to ensure

that everyone who requests an

opportunity to speak is allocated

sufficient time. Other speakers may

have an opportunity to present

statements as time allows.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in

conjunction with the NACE

International Fall Conference at the

Hyatt Regency Oakbrook Hotel, 1909

Spring Road, Oakbrook, Illinois.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 1997 / Proposed Rules 44437

COMMENTS: Written comments on the

subject of this notice may be submitted

by November 8, 1997, to the Dockets

Facility, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Plaza 401, 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Comments should identify the

docket number of this notice (RSPA–97–

2762). Persons should submit the

original document and one (1) copy.

Persons wishing to receive confirmation

of receipt of their comments must

include a stamped, self-addressed

postcard. Alternatively, comments may

be submitted via e-mail to

‘‘gopala.vinjamuri@rspa.dot.gov’’. The

Dockets Facility is located on the plaza

level of the Nassif Building in Room

Number 401, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC. The Dockets Facility is

open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except on

Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gopala K. Vinjamuri, (202) 366–4503,

U.S. Department of Transportation,

RSPA, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20590, or e-mail,

gopala.vinjamuri@rspa.dot.gov,

regarding the subject matter of this

notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To further

the goals of the President’s National

Performance Review (NPR) and

Regulatory Reinvention Initiative (RRI),

RSPA has implemented a program

review of those parts of the gas and

hazardous liquid pipeline regulations

that address corrosion and corrosion

control. The purpose of this review is to

eliminate or revise those regulations

that are outdated or in need of reform.

In addition, the Administration

encourages increased use of applicable

standards to improve safety and to

remove unnecessary burdens from the

regulated community. See Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Circular A119.

In organizing this public meeting in

association with NACE International, a

professional society involved in the

development of technical standards on

corrosion control and prevention, OPS

expects attendance from leading

corrosion experts, pipeline operators,

state pipeline safety officials, and other

interested parties. OPS believes this

forum is a good opportunity for the

public to participate in discussing

pipeline corrosion issues and suggesting

ways to enhance pipeline safety.

OPS seeks input on any concerns the

public has with the pipeline safety

corrosion control regulations, including,

but not limited to the following:

(1) Should OPS adopt NACE

recommended practices for pipeline

corrosion control to supplement current

Federal Regulations?

(2) Are the pipeline corrosion control

regulations in Parts 192 and 195

sufficient to ensure safety? If not, what

changes to the regulations are needed?

(3) Should corrosion control

requirements for the gas and hazardous

liquid pipelines be the same?

(4) Are there other industry standards

concerning corrosion control that OPS

should consider for adoption?

OPS’s goal is to receive input from all

interested parties, so no formal agenda

will be prepared.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 15,

1997.

Richard B. Felder,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 97–22107 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P