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and Metro-East St. Louis areas by 15

percent (%) by November 15, 1996,

contingency plans to reduce VOC

emissions by an additional 3% beyond

the ROP plans, and transportation

control measures for the Metro-East St.

Louis area as revisions to the Illinois

State Implementation Plan (SIP). The

EPA is withdrawing this final rule due

to receipt of adverse comments. In a

subsequent final rule EPA will

summarize and respond to the

comments received and announce final

rulemaking action on these requested

Illinois SIP revisions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents

relevant to this action are available for

public inspection during normal

business hours at the following location:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, Air Programs Branch, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark J. Palermo, Environmental

Protection Specialist, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604. Telephone: (312) 886–6082.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Hydrocarbons,

Intergovernmental relations,

Incorporation by reference, Ozone.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

Michelle D. Jordan,

Acting Regional Administrator.

PART 52—[AMENDED]

Therefore the amendments to 40 CFR

part 52 which added § 52.726(p),

§ 52.726(q), and § 52.726(r) are

withdrawn.

[FR Doc. 97–23355 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 96–61, FCC 97–269]

Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration

of Order Regarding Rate Integration

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In this Memorandum Opinion

and Order on Reconsideration, the

Federal Communications Commission

(the ‘‘Commission’’) denies certain

petitions for reconsideration because the

Commission determines that there is no

basis for granting the petitions, and

dismisses a motion for partial stay or

request for extension because the

motion is moot. The intended effect of

this action is the denial of petitions for

reconsideration, and dismissal of a

motion for partial stay or request for

extension.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Bailey, Competitive Pricing

Division, at (202) 418–1520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Communications Commission

(the ‘‘Commission’’) denies petitions for

reconsideration of its order entitled,

Policy and Rules Concerning the

Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace,

Implementation of Section 254(g) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, Report and Order, 61 FR

42558 (1996), 11 FCC Rcd 9564 (1996),

filed by GTE Service Corporation, U.S.

West, Inc., American Mobile Satellite

Carriers Subsidiary Corp. (AMSC), and

IT&E Overseas, Inc. insofar as the

petitions raise issues concerning

implementation of the rate integration

requirements of section 254(g) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. The Commission defers to a

later decision issues raised in other

petitions for reconsideration of the order

concerning implementation of the

geographic rate averaging requirements

of section 254(g) of the Act. The

Commission’s order denies petitions for

reconsideration filed by GTE Service

Corporation and US West, Inc. because

it determines that Congress intended the

Commission to require rate integration

across affiliates. The Commission’s

order denies the petition for

reconsideration filed by AMSC because

it determines that the service provided

by AMSC is covered by section 254(g)

of the Act. Finally, the Commission

denies the petition for partial

reconsideration filed by IT&E Overseas,

Inc. because it determines that IT&E

Overseas, Inc. has failed to demonstrate

that forbearance is justified so that it can

charge higher rates to subscribers in the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands than in Guam. The Commission

also dismisses as moot the Motion for

Partial Stay or Request for Extension

filed by GTE Service Corporation (GTE).

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 575

[Docket No. 94–30, Notice ]

RIN 2127–AF17

Consumer Information Regulations,

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

Standards

ACTION: Final rule: response to petition

for reconsideration.

SUMMARY: This document responds to a

petition for reconsideration of a final

rule of this agency that amended the

Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards

to establish a new traction grade of

‘‘AA’’ and to freeze the base course wear

rate of course monitoring tires used in

treadwear testing at its current value.

The petition asked the agency to

exclude the petitioner from the

applicability of the amended base

course wear rate value until the

mandatory compliance date of the

amendments in the final rule. If that

request is not granted, the petitioner

requested a lead time of 2 years

following publication of the final rule.

This document denies the petition,

and reaffirms NHTSA’s decision both to

maintain the base course wear rate at its

current value and the mandatory

compliance date specified in the final

rule. Further, in response to a number

of inquiries, this document makes it

clear that manufacturers have the option

of early compliance with the

amendments in the final rule.

DATES: The amendments promulgated in

the final rule of September 9, 1996 (61

FR 47437) become effective March 9,

1998. Optional early compliance with

those amendments was permitted

beginning October 9, 1996.

Any petition for reconsideration of

this rule must be received by NHTSA

not later than October 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration

should refer to the docket and notice

numbers noted above for this rule and

be submitted to the Docket Section,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Room 5109, Washington, DC

20590; telephone (202) 366–4949.

Docket room hours are from 9:30 a.m. to

4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For technical issues: Mr. Orron Kee,

Chief, Consumer Program Division,

Office of Planning and Consumer

Programs, National Highway Traffic