50876 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 188 / Monday, September 29, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–25591 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–133; RM–9086]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Lake

City, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document allots Channel

235A to Lake City, Minnesota, as that

community’s second FM broadcast

service in response to a petition filed by

Phoenix Media Group, Inc. See 62 FR

27711, May 21, 1997. The coordinates

for Channel 235A at Lake City are 44–

22–58 and 92–21–45. There is a site

restriction 10.6 kilometeres (6.6 miles)

southwest of the communtiy. With this

action, this proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective November 3, 1997. The

window period for filing applications

for Channel 235A at Lake City,

Minnesota, will open on November 3,

1997, and close on December 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 97–133,

adopted September 10, 1997, and

released September 19, 1997. The full

text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

Commission’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 contractors,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC. 20036, (202) 857–3800,

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Minnesota, is

amended by adding Channel 235A at

Lake City.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 594

[Docket No. 97–046; Notice 2]

RIN 2127–AG73

Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49

U.S.C. 30141; Fee for Review and

Processing of Conformity Certificates

for Nonconforming Vehicles

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule amends NHTSA’s

regulations that prescribe a schedule of

fees authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141 for

various functions performed by the

agency with respect to the importation

of motor vehicles. The amendment

establishes a fee for the agency’s review

and processing of statements that

registered importers submit to certify

that vehicles that were not originally

manufactured to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards have been brought into

conformity with those standards. The

fee, which is set at $14.00 for fiscal year

1998, applies to all vehicles for which

conformity certificates are submitted to

NHTSA, including vehicles imported

from Canada, which currently account

for over 98 percent of the

nonconforming vehicles that are

processed by NHTSA.

DATES: The amendment established by

this final rule will become effective on

October 29, 1997.

Any petitions for reconsideration

must be received by NHTSA not later

than November 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Any petitions for

reconsideration should refer to the

docket and notice numbers above and

be submitted to: Docket Section,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Docket

hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

non-legal issues: Clive Van Orden,

Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 (202–

366–2830). For legal issues: Coleman

Sachs, Office of Chief Counsel, National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20590 (202–366–5238).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

This rule was preceded by a notice of

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that

NHTSA published on July 15, 1997 (62

FR 37847), proposing to establish a fee

for the agency’s review and processing

of conformity certificates submitted by

registered importers and to set the fee

for fiscal year (FY) 1998 at $17.00 per

vehicle. The NPRM stated that 49 U.S.C.

30141 permits an importer who is

registered with NHTSA (a ‘‘registered

importer’’) to import a motor vehicle

that was not originally manufactured to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards (FMVSS),

provided that NHTSA has decided that

the vehicle is eligible for importation.

Once a motor vehicle has been declared

eligible for importation, it is imported

under bond by a registered importer or

by an individual who has executed a

contract or other agreement with a

registered importer to bring the vehicle

into compliance with applicable

FMVSS. When the registered importer

completes all necessary alterations, it

must certify to NHTSA that the vehicle

meets the FMVSS. See 49 U.S.C.

30146(b) and 49 CFR 592.6(e). This is

accomplished by submitting, in

accordance with regulations and

guidance issued by NHTSA, a package

containing photographic and

documentary evidence of the vehicle’s

conformance with each applicable

FMVSS. Each of these packages is

reviewed by NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance (OVSC) to verify the

accuracy of the information it contains.

If NHTSA questions the registered

importer’s certification of compliance,

the registered importer is notified

pursuant to 49 CFR 592.8(c) to hold the

vehicle for inspection. Acceptance of

the certification ends the agency’s

involvement with the vehicle.

The NPRM noted that NHTSA staff

expends much time reviewing and

evaluating routine compliance packages,

and even more time if a package does

not indicate conformance with the

FMVSS, necessitating follow-up action.