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OMB control No. FCC form No. or 47 CFR section or part, docket number or title identifying the collection

OMB expiration date

3060–0770 ................................................ Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers—CC Docket No. 94–1 06/30/00

3060–0771 ................................................ Sec. 5.56 ...................................................................................................................... 11/30/97

3060–0772 ................................................ Non-U.S. Satellite Procedures Pursuant to the WTO Basic Telecommunications

Agreement.

01/31/98

3060–0773 ................................................ Sec. 2.803 .................................................................................................................... 07/31/00

3060–0774 ................................................ Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service—CC Docket No. 96–45, 47 CFR

36.611—36.612 and 47 CFR Part 54.

09/30/00

3060–0775 ................................................ 47 CFR 64.1901—64.1903 .......................................................................................... 07/31/00

3060–0776 ................................................ Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers, Fourth Report and

Order.

11/30/97

3060–0777 ................................................ Access Charge Reform—CC Docket No. 92–262 (Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.08/31/00

3060–0779 ................................................ Amendment to Part 90 of the Commission’s Rules to Provide for Use of the 220–

222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio Service, PR Doc. 89–552.

08/31/00

3060–0780 ................................................ Uniform Rate-Setting Methodology .............................................................................. 09/30/00

3060–0781 ................................................ Universal Service Data Request .................................................................................. 01/31/98

3060–0782 ................................................ Petitions for Limited Modification of LATA Boundaries to Provide Expanded Local

Calling Service (ELCS) at Various Locations.

01/31/98

3060–0783 ................................................ Coordination Notification Requirements on Frequencies Below 512 MHz—Sec.

90.176.

09/30/00

3060–0785 ................................................ FCC 457 ....................................................................................................................... 01/31/98

3060–0786 ................................................ Petitions for LATA Association Changes by Independent Telephone Companies ..... 01/31/98

3060–0788 ................................................ DTV Showings/Interference Agreements .................................................................... 02/28/98

3060–0789 ................................................ Modified Alternative Plan, CC Doc. 90–571, Order (‘‘1997 Suspension Order’’) ....... 03/31/98

3060–0793 ................................................ Procedures for State Regarding Lifeline Consent, Adoption of Intrastate Discount

Matrix for Schools and Libraries, and Designation of Eligible Telecommunications

Carriers.

03/31/98

3060–0795 ................................................ ULS TIN Registration and FCC 606 ............................................................................ 12/31/97

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26417 Filed 10–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

48 CFR Parts 1401, 1425 and 1452

RIN 1090–AA65

Department of the Interior Acquisition

Regulation; Regulatory Streamlining

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In the interests of

streamlining processes and improving

relationships with contractors, the

Department of the Interior (DOI) is

issuing this final rule which amends 48

CFR Chapter 14 by revising and

updating the Department of the interior

Acquisition Regulation (DIAR).

EFFECTIVE DATES: November 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Mary L. McGarvey at (202) 208–3158,

Department of the Interior, Office of

Acquisition and Property Management,

1849 C Street, N.W. (MS5522 MIB),

Washington, D.C. 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

Under the auspices of the National

Performance Review, a thorough review

of the DIAR was conducted. The review

revealed unnecessary and outdated

regulations, and some excessively

burdensome procedures.

In the interests of streamlining

processes and improving relationships

with contractors, essential portions of

the DIAR are being removed, revised

and/or retained in 48 CFR, when

appropriate. This review identified

Sections to be removed from 48 CFR

Chapter 14. Specifically, Section

1425.203, which requires the use of a

6% differential to evaluate U.S. versus

foreign construction materials, is being

removed. Sections 1425.205 and

1452.225–70 are the prescription and

the clause associated with this

Department of the Interior policy. This

language is being removed from 48 CFR

because the same information is now

located in the Federal Acquisition

Regulation and it is redundant to

maintain the information in the

Department of the Interior Acquisition

Regulation. This removes Part 1425 in

its entirety from 48 CFR Chapter 14.

Section 1401.106, OMB approval

under the Paperwork Reduction Act

DIAR Segment 1452.225–70—OMB

Control Number 0018, is being removed

from 48 CFR Chapter 14 because the

new OMB control Number 9000–0141

approved through February 28, 1999 is

now part of the Federal Acquisition

Regulation.

This final rule is not expected to have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; an

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

has, therefore, not been performed.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The final rule does not impose

recordkeeping requirements or

information collection requirements or

collection of information from offerors,

contractors or members of the public

which require the approval of the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

Required Determinations: The

Department believes that public

comment is unnecessary because

removal of the information is due to

redundancy with the Federal

Acquisition Regulation and public

comment was sought in that rulemaking

process. Therefore, in accordance with 5

U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Department finds

good cause to publish this document as

a final rule. This rule was not subject to

Office of Management and Budget

review under Executive Order 12866. In

accordance with the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the

Department has determined that this

rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial
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number of small entities because no

requirements are being added for small

businesses and no protections are being

withdrawn. The Department has

determined that this rule does not

constitute a major Federal action having

a significant impact on the human

environment under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The

Department has certified that this rule

meets the applicable standards provided

in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1401,

1425 and 1452

Government procurement, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Brooks B. Yeager,

Acting Assistant Secretary—Policy,

Management and Budget.

Chapter 14 of Title 48 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

parts 1401, 1425 and 1452 continues to

read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40

U.S.C. 486(c), and 5 U.S.C. 301.

2. In 48 CFR Part 1401, section

1401.106, remove from the table therein

the reference to DIAR Segment

1452.225–70 and OMB Control Number

1084–0018.

3. 48 CFR part 1425 is removed in its

entirety.

4. In 48 CFR part 1452, remove

1452.225–70, Use of Foreign

Construction Materials.

[FR Doc. 97–26555 Filed 10–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RF–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 593

[Docket No. 97–067; Notice 1]

RIN 2127–AG98

List of Nonconforming Vehicles

Decided to be Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document revises the list

of vehicles not originally manufactured

to conform to the Federal motor vehicle

safety standards that NHTSA has

decided to be eligible for importation.

This list is contained in an appendix to

the agency’s regulations that prescribe

procedures for import eligibility

decisions. The revised list includes all

vehicles that NHTSA has decided to be

eligible for importation since October 1,

1996. NHTSA is required by statute to

publish this list annually in the Federal

Register.

DATES: The revised list of import eligible

vehicles (Appendix A to Part 593) is

effective on October 7, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 49

U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a motor vehicle

that was not originally manufactured to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards shall be refused

admission into the United States unless

NHTSA has decided that the motor

vehicle is substantially similar to a

motor vehicle originally manufactured

for importation into and sale in the

United States, certified under 49 U.S.C.

30115, and of the same model year as

the model of the motor vehicle to be

compared, and is capable of being

readily altered to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards. Where there is no

substantially similar U.S.-certified

motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B)

permits a nonconforming motor vehicle

to be admitted into the United States if

its safety features comply with, or are

capable of being altered to comply with,

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards based on destructive

test data or such other evidence as the

Secretary of Transportation decides to

be adequate.

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1), import

eligibility decisions may be made ‘‘on

the initiative of the Secretary of

Transportation or on petition of a

manufacturer or importer registered

under (49 U.S.C. 30141(c)).’’ The

Secretary’s authority to make these

decisions has been delegated to the

Administrator of NHTSA under 49 CFR

1.50(a). The Administrator initially

redelegated to the Associate

Administrator for Enforcement (now

Safety Assurance) the authority to grant

or deny petitions for import eligibility

decisions submitted by motor vehicle

manufacturers and registered importers,

and subsequently transferred this

authority to the Director, Office of

Vehicle Safety Compliance (49 CFR

501.8(l)). Thus far, a number of import

eligibility decisions have been made on

the Administrator’s own initiative, and

the Associate Administrator and Office

Director have granted many petitions for

such decisions submitted by registered

importers.

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(b)(2), a list of

all vehicles for which import eligibility

decisions have been made must be

published annually in the Federal

Register. NHTSA previously published

notices containing this list on four

occasions, at 57 FR 29553 (July 2, 1992),

59 FR 8671 (February 23, 1994), 60 FR

8268 (February 13, 1995), and 61 FR

8097 (March 1, 1996). On October 1,

1996, NHTSA published a final rule at

61 FR 51242 that added the list as an

appendix to the agency’s regulations at

49 CFR part 593 that establish

procedures for import eligibility

decisions. As described in the final rule,

NHTSA took that action to ensure that

the list is more widely disseminated to

government personnel who oversee

vehicle imports and to interested

members of the public. See 61 FR

51242–43. In that document, NHTSA

expressed its intention to annually

revise the list as published in the

appendix to include any additional

vehicles decided by the agency to be

eligible for importation since the list

was last published. See 61 FR 51243.

The agency stated that issuance of the

document announcing these revisions

will fulfill the annual publication

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 30141(b)(2).

Ibid.

Rulemaking Analyses and Notices

1. Executive Order 12866 (Federal

Regulatory Planning and Review) and

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures

This rulemaking action was not

reviewed under E.O. 12866. NHTSA has

analyzed this rulemaking action and

determined that it is not ‘‘significant’’

within the meaning of the Department

of Transportation’s regulatory policies

and procedures.

2. Regulatory Flexibility Act

In accordance with the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, NHTSA has evaluated

the effects of this action on small

entities. Based upon this evaluation, I

certify that the revisions resulting from

this rulemaking will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, the agency has not

prepared a regulatory flexibility

analysis.

Because this rulemaking does not

impose any regulatory requirements, but

merely furnishes information by

revising the list in the Code of Federal

Regulations of vehicles for which

import eligibility decisions have been

made, it has no economic impact.