Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 182 / Friday, September 19, 1997 / Proposed Rules 49189

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

remove the Texas Employee Commute

Options (ECO) rule from the State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision

submitted by the State of Texas for the

purpose of establishing an ECO program

(also known as the Employer Trip

Reduction program). This action will

relieve, if approved, the State from

mandatory implementation of the ECO

program in the Houston-Galveston

ozone nonattainment area. The

authority for this removal action is

based on Public Law 104–70 and the

subsequent EPA policy issued on April

23, 1996.

In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, EPA is removing the

Texas ECO rule from the SIP as a direct

final rulemaking without prior proposal

because the EPA views this action as

noncontroversial and anticipates no

adverse comments. A detailed rationale

for the approval is set forth in the direct

final rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to that direct final

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this action. Any parties

interested in providing comments on

this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing and

postmarked by October 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted to Mr. J. Behnam, P. E., Air

Planning Section (6PDL), Multimedia

Planning and Permitting Division,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202.

Copies of the State ECO withdrawal

request are available for inspection

during normal business hours at the

following locations. Interested persons

wanting to examine these documents

should make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours

before the visiting day.

Air Planning Section (6PDL),

Multimedia Planning and Permitting

Division, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202, Telephone: (214)

665–7214.

Texas Natural Resource Conservation

Commission, 12124 Park 35 Circle,

Austin, Texas 78753.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

J. Behnam, P. E., AirPlanning Section

(6PDL), Multimedia Planning and

Permitting Division, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202, Telephone

(214) 665–7247.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

rule which is located in the Rules

Section of this Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Carbon monoxide,

Hydrocarbons, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,

Volatile organic compounds.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Jerry Clifford,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–201, RM–9127]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Crested

Butte, CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Crested Butte

Broadcasting Company, requesting the

allotment of Channel 293A to Crested

Butte, Colorado, as that community’s

first local commercial FM transmission

service. Coordinates used for Channel

293A at Crested Butte are 38–52–06 and

106–59–06.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 3, 1997, and reply

comments on or before November 18,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: Nancy

L. Wolf and Matthew H. Brenner, Esqs.,

Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, Suite 600,

2000 K Street, NW., Washington DC

20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–201, adopted September 3, 1997, and

released September 12, 1997. The full

text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC’s 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 Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 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.

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[MM Docket No. 97–200, RM–9144]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Ashton,

ID

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed by Mountain Tower Broadcasting

requesting the allotment of Channel

224A to Ashton, Idaho, an incorporated

community, as its first local aural

transmission service. Coordinates used

for Channel 224A at Ashton are 44–08–

10 and 111–30–57.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 3, 1997, and reply

comments on or before November 18,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the