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reporting requirements contained in the

rulepart are sporadic or initiated by the

carriers. Part 32 has been revised. For

example, in the Report and Order in CC

Docket 95–60, the Commission raised

the expense limit in Section

32.2000(a)(4) from $500 to $200, with

one exception related to personal

computers recorded in Account 2121,

General purpose computers. This will

reduce the Continuing Property Records

required to be maintained by the

carriers. By eliminating the requirement

for detailed property records for certain

items costing less than the new $2,000

threshold amount, the Commission has

provided the carriers with substantial

relief from the administrative cost

previously proposed. Also, in the Report

and Order, the Commission adopted a

five-year amortization period during

which incumbent local exchange

carriers (ILECs) may recover the

undepreciated portion of embedded

assets affected by this rule change. The

parties comments and replies were

carefully considered in the formulation

of the final rule.

Federal Communications Commission.

Shirley S. Suggs,

Chief, Publications Branch.

[FR Doc. 97–28089 Filed 10–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[DA 97–2147]

800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio

Service; Minimum Opening Bid

Requirements for Auction of 525

Licenses in Upper 10 MHz Band

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: By this Order, the

Commission establishes minimum

opening bid requirements for the

auction of 525 licenses in the upper 10

MHz of the 800 MHz Specialized Mobile

Radio Service (‘‘SMR’’) set to begin

October 28, 1997. This Order effectuates

directives of the Balanced Budget Act of

1997. Accordingly, the Commission

adopts minimum opening bids subject

to reduction; sets minimum opening

bids equal to the established upfront

payments; and declines to adopt caps on

minimum opening bids.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.

Anthony Mastando or Alice Elder at

202–418–0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of an Order adopted October

6, 1997, and released October 6, 1997.

The text of the Order is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. and also may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036,

(202) 857–3800.

Synopsis of the Order

Background

1. The recently enacted Balanced

Budget Act of 1997 directs the

Commission to prescribe methods by

which to establish reasonable reserve

prices or minimum opening bids for

licenses subject to auction, unless the

Commission determines that such

reserve prices or minimum opening bids

are not in the public interest. The

Commission recently announced the

auction of 525 licenses in the upper 10

MHz of the 800 MHz SMR set to begin

October 28, 1997. On September 5,

1997, the Commission sought comment

by Public Notice regarding the

establishment of reserve prices or

minimum opening bids, 62 FR 49241

(September 19, 1997). The Commission

received six sets of comments.

2. In the September 5th Public Notice,

the Commission proposed that the

licenses in the 800 MHz auction not be

sold for less than the amount of the

upfront payment specified for the

licenses in the Public Notice released

August 6, 1997, 62 FR 49228 (September

19, 1997). The Commission requested

comment on whether the amount of the

upfront payments should be considered

reserve prices or minimum opening bids

for this auction. Commenters were

asked to address whether reserve prices

or minimum opening bids should be

capped to ensure that bidding is not

deterred on high valuation markets.

Assuming reserve prices were

implemented, commenters were also

asked to address whether these prices

should be published.

3. On September 12, 1997, the

Personal Communication Industry

Association (‘‘PCIA’’), Nextel, the

American Mobile Telecommunications

Association (‘‘AMTA’’) Tel/Logic, Pass

Word, Inc. (‘‘Pass Word’’) and Motorola

submitted comments in response to the

Public Notice. All commenting parties

specifically opposed the establishment

of reserve prices and more generally

opposed minimum opening bids.

4. Commenters assert that minimum

opening bids and reserve prices are

inconsistent with the notion that market

forces should determine the value of

auctioned spectrum and are therefore

contrary to the public interest. They

believe that bidders—not the

Commission—are in the best position to

assess the value of the spectrum. Nextel

posits that the spectrum’s value should

be determined by bidders’ evaluations

of each license on the basis of

incumbency, not by what the

Commission sees as the overall market

for 800 MHz SMR spectrum.

5. AMTA contends that overvalued

spectrum and, concomitantly, high

reserve prices will preclude small

businesses from participation in the

auction. Pass Word cautions that reserve

prices either will reduce small business

participation or result in unsound

economic decisions leading to a

scenario similar to the one facing the

Commission and the defaulting C-Block

PCS winners. Nextel believes that a

reserve price is justified where spectrum

is plentiful and the price is therefore

depressed, but that this is not true of the

heavily encumbered 800 MHz spectrum.

The variation in incumbent systems,

according to Motorola, makes

impossible the development of an

arbitrary price floor with sufficient

flexibility. Tel/Logic notes that neither

the Commission nor bidders should be

able to project demand or prices.

6. PCIA considers minimum bids to

be ‘‘inappropriate’’ because incumbent

licensees will be forced to pay

substantial fees for spectrum on which

they already have operating systems and

for which there may be no competing

bidders. Pass Word also believes that

minimum opening bids are

inappropriate and that the spectrum

will be fairly valued by the bidders

because, unlike the Wireless

Communications Service auction,

spectrum, technology and equipment

usage is well-defined for 800 MHz SMR

systems and potential bidders have

received adequate notice of this auction.

7. Were the Commission to establish

minimum opening bids, AMTA

maintains that the Commission should

reserve the right to lower them in the

event it has overestimated the licenses’

value. Tel/Logic adds that minimum

opening bids should not be linked to

upfront payment levels because the two

are based on different policy objectives

and, therefore, should be determined

separately in order to maintain

Commission policy and auction

administration flexibility. It contends

that the upfront payment amount is set

in order to encourage the participation

of smaller entities and to discourage

frivolous bidders, whereas a minimum

opening bid should be established in

order to avoid selling licenses below

value. Pass Word urges the Commission
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to find that setting an opening bid equal

to the upfront payment is not in the

public interest. Nextel supports the use

of a cap on minimum opening bids and

contends that a cap of $50,000 would be

appropriate because a higher cap would

deter broad participation in the auction.

8. Pass Word claims that a fair

auction, one without minimum opening

bids or reserve prices, may be the last

chance for small businesses in this

market to survive, particularly in the

face of Nextel’s accumulation of

frequencies.

Discussion

9. The Commission establishes

minimum opening bids that are subject

to reduction, and sets the initial

amounts at the upfront payment levels

specified in our Public Notice released

August 6, 1997. The Commission notes

that Congress has rejected the notion

that minimum opening bids or reserve

prices are inherently contrary to the

public interest, as some commenters

suggest. Moreover, the Commission

rejects commenters’ assertions that

minimum opening bids disserve the

public interest in this instance. The

Commission agrees, however, that the

market ultimately should determine the

value of this spectrum. Indeed, due to

the high level of incumbency of the 800

MHz spectrum, market valuation

models are complex and may be subject

to a higher degree of uncertainty than

those for less encumbered spectrum.

Therefore, the Commission adopts

reducible minimum opening bids

initially set equal to the amounts of the

upfront payments for this auction.

10. The statutory mandate that the

Commission prescribe methods by

which to establish a reserve price or a

minimum opening bid, absent a finding

that they are not in the public interest,

creates a presumption that reserve

prices or minimum bids are required.

The Commission does not find

circumstances here that convinces it

that establishing minimum open bids

for this auction is contrary to the public

interest objectives embodied in Section

309(j) of the Communications Act of

1934, as amended. These objectives

include: fostering the rapid

development and deployment of new

technologies, products, and services;

promoting competition by avoiding

excessive concentration and

disseminating licenses among a wide

variety of applicants; recovering for the

public a portion of the value of the

spectrum resource and avoidance of

unjust enrichment; fostering efficient

use of the electromagnetic spectrum;

and scheduling auctions so that

potential bidders have adequate time to

develop business plans and assess the

market. The Commission believes the

reserve price and minimum opening bid

provision is intended to prevent

licenses from being assigned via auction

at nominal amounts. Such low prices

might result, for example, from

insufficient competition in the auction,

which in turn might be due to the

inability of potential bidders to assess

the market adequately or develop

business plans. Thus, the provision

permits the Commission to withhold

those licenses so that they may be

offered again in the future to be

acquired by licensees under

circumstances that will more effectively

benefit the public.

11. The Commission concludes that

setting initial minimum opening bids

equal to the amount of upfront

payments will best further the objectives

of its auction authority here. Because

the reserve price and minimum opening

bid provision is not a requirement to

maximize the revenue earned in future

auctions, but rather a protection against

assigning licenses at unacceptably low

prices and in noncompetitive markets,

the Commission must balance this

revenue raising objective against its

other public interest objectives when

selecting the exact level of the minimum

bids. No formula exists to accomplish

this balancing, and the Commission

must inevitably rely on qualitative

judgment.

12. In arriving at its decision here to

set minimum opening bids equal to the

amounts of upfront payments

established for this auction, the

Commission finds that establishing

minimum opening bids in excess of

these amounts may threaten the goals of

wide and robust bidder participation.

Further, as long as the amounts are not

so high as to deter bidders from

participation, the particular initial

values are not critical because the

Commission has chosen to construe

them as minimum opening bids, which

may be reduced at its discretion.

Conversely, setting the initial minimum

opening bid below the upfront

payments may threaten the

Commission’s revenue protection

obligation, to recover for the public a

portion of the value of the public

spectrum resource, without materially

enhancing its other auction objectives.

The Commission notes that its

minimum opening bids effectively

function as reserve prices unless or until

it decides to lower them in any

particular instance to spur bidding. In

this regard, the Commission’s approach

is consistent with its treatment of

minimum accepted bids where the

Commission reduces prices in cases

where there is a withdrawal and no

subsequent bidding on a market.

13. Minimum opening bids that are

subject to reduction will enable the

Commission to react to market

conditions as bidding unfolds. Thus,

reducible minimum opening bids will

allay concerns about artificially inflated

spectrum values and their effect on

bidders, small or otherwise. In addition,

as a procedural mechanism, minimum

opening bids facilitate the expeditious

conduct of an auction by starting the

bidding at an amount compatible with

the objectives discussed in paragraph

11, above. Consequently, the

Commission determines that

establishing minimum opening bids

initially set equal to the amounts of the

upfront payments to be in the public

interest.

14. The Commission rejects placing a

cap on the amount of minimum opening

bids. The absence of caps should not, as

some commenters caution, significantly

decrease bidder participation because

minimum opening bids can be lowered

if necessary. Further, any cap levels

would be arbitrary and constitute an

unfair benefit to those bidding for

licenses serving densely populated

areas, which may be viewed as more

valuable.

15. Finally, the Commission finds that

retaining authority to lower minimum

opening bids, as suggested by

commenters, serves the public interest

and thus renders the imposition of

reserve prices unnecessary for this

auction. Reducible minimum opening

bids better enable us to meet our

revenue objectives while minimizing

the possibility of retaining unsold

licenses. Under a reserve price scenario

the Commission would lack the

flexibility to reduce acceptable bids if it

were to have seriously misjudged

market conditions by overestimating the

value of these licenses.

16. Regulatory Flexibility Act

Certification. As discussed above, in

this Order the Commission sets the

minimum opening bids for the auction

of licenses in the upper 10 MHz band

of the 800 MHz SMR service, subject to

reduction but initially equal to the

amount of the up-front payments. As

such, there is no change in the

economic status quo for bidders in this

auction. Therefore, the Commission

believes that this action will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities,

and consequently no further regulatory

flexibility analysis is required, 5 U.S.C.

§ 605(b). The Commission will send a

copy of this certification, along with the

Order, in a report to Congress pursuant

to the Small Business Regulatory
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Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5

U.S.C. § 801(a)(1)(A), and to the Chief

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small

Business Aministration, 5 U.S.C.

§ 605(b).

17. Effective Date. As noted in this

Order, the minimum opening bids

adopted herein effectuate the recentlyenacted Balanced Budget Act of 1997. In

addition, the 800 MHz SMR auction is

scheduled to begin very shortly, on

October 28, 1997. The Commission

therefore finds, for good cause, that the

minimum opening bids adopted herein

should be made effective upon

publication in the Federal Register, 5

U.S.C. § 553(d)(3).

18. Accordingly, It Is Ordered that,

under the authority contained in

Sections 0.131(c), 0.331 and 1.2104 of

the Commission’s Rules, 47 CFR

§§ 0.131(c), 0.331, and 1.2104, and

pursuant to the authority of Sections

4(i), 303(r), 309(j), and 332(a)(2) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 303(r),

and 332(a), minimum opening bids

subject to reduction are established for

this auction as specified in this Order.

19. It Is Further Ordered that the

amount of the minimum opening bid for

each auctionable license is set equal to

the amount of the respective upfront

payment for each license specified in

this Order.

Federal Communications Commission.

Daniel Phythyon,

Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

Note: This attachment will not be published in the Code of Federal Regulations

Attachment

800 MHz Minimum Opening Bids

EA Block Name Minimum

opening bid

E001 ....... A ............ Bangor, ME ..................................................................................................................................................... $2,666

E001 ....... B ............ Bangor, ME ..................................................................................................................................................... 7,998

E001 ....... C ............ Bangor, ME ..................................................................................................................................................... 15,995

E002 ....... A ............ Portland, ME ................................................................................................................................................... 3,474

E002 ....... B ............ Portland, ME ................................................................................................................................................... 10,422

E002 ....... C ............ Portland, ME ................................................................................................................................................... 20,844

E003 ....... A ............ Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA–NH–RI–VT ..................................................................... 37,226

E003 ....... B ............ Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA–NH–RI–VT ..................................................................... 111,676

E003 ....... C ............ Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA–NH–RI–VT ..................................................................... 223,351

E004 ....... A ............ Burlington, VT–NY .......................................................................................................................................... 2,842

E004 ....... B ............ Burlington, VT–NY .......................................................................................................................................... 8,526

E004 ....... C ............ Burlington, VT–NY .......................................................................................................................................... 17,052

E005 ....... A ............ Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ........................................................................................................................ 5,736

E005 ....... B ............ Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ........................................................................................................................ 17,208

E005 ....... C ............ Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ........................................................................................................................ 34,415

E006 ....... A ............ Syracuse, NY–PA ........................................................................................................................................... 9,674

E006 ....... B ............ Syracuse, NY–PA ........................................................................................................................................... 29,020

E006 ....... C ............ Syracuse, NY–PA ........................................................................................................................................... 58,039

E007 ....... A ............ Rochester, NY–PA .......................................................................................................................................... 7,290

E007 ....... B ............ Rochester, NY–PA .......................................................................................................................................... 21,868

E007 ....... C ............ Rochester, NY–PA .......................................................................................................................................... 43,736

E008 ....... A ............ Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY–PA ......................................................................................................................... 7,649

E008 ....... B ............ Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY–PA ......................................................................................................................... 22,947

E008 ....... C ............ Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY–PA ......................................................................................................................... 45,893

E009 ....... A ............ State College, PA ............................................................................................................................................ 3,995

E009 ....... B ............ State College, PA ............................................................................................................................................ 11,983

E009 ....... C ............ State College, PA ............................................................................................................................................ 23,965

E010 ....... A ............ New York-No. New Jer.-Long Island, NY–NJ–CT–PA–MA–VT ..................................................................... 119,596

E010 ....... B ............ New York-No. New Jer.-Long Island, NY–NJ–CT–PA–MA–VT ..................................................................... 358,786

E010 ....... C ............ New York-No. New Jer.-Long Island, NY–NJ–CT–PA–MA–VT ..................................................................... 717,571

E011 ....... A ............ Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA .................................................................................................................... 5,133

E011 ....... B ............ Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA .................................................................................................................... 15,397

E011 ....... C ............ Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA .................................................................................................................... 30,794

E012 ....... A ............ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. City, PA–NJ–DE–MD ........................................................................................ 34,580

E012 ....... B ............ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. City, PA–NJ–DE–MD ........................................................................................ 103,738

E012 ....... C ............ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. City, PA–NJ–DE–MD ........................................................................................ 207,476

E013 ....... A ............ Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA ................................................................................................. 37,274

E013 ....... B ............ Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA ................................................................................................. 111,820

E013 ....... C ............ Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA ................................................................................................. 223,639

E014 ....... A ............ Salisbury, MD–DE–VA .................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E014 ....... B ............ Salisbury, MD–DE–VA .................................................................................................................................... 4,362

E014 ....... C ............ Salisbury, MD–DE–VA .................................................................................................................................... 8,724

E015 ....... A ............ Richmond-Petersburg, VA .............................................................................................................................. 6,239

E015 ....... B ............ Richmond-Petersburg, VA .............................................................................................................................. 18,715

E015 ....... C ............ Richmond-Petersburg, VA .............................................................................................................................. 37,429

E016 ....... A ............ Staunton, VA–WV ........................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E016 ....... B ............ Staunton, VA–WV ........................................................................................................................................... 4,525

E016 ....... C ............ Staunton, VA–WV ........................................................................................................................................... 9,049

E017 ....... A ............ Roanoke, VA–NC–WV .................................................................................................................................... 3,802

E017 ....... B ............ Roanoke, VA–NC–WV .................................................................................................................................... 11,406

E017 ....... C ............ Roanoke, VA–NC–WV .................................................................................................................................... 22,812

E018 ....... A ............ Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC–VA ............................................................................................ 8,022
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EA Block Name Minimum

opening bid

E018 ....... B ............ Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC–VA ............................................................................................ 24,065

E018 ....... C ............ Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC–VA ............................................................................................ 48,130

E019 ....... A ............ Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC .................................................................................................................... 7,062

E019 ....... B ............ Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC .................................................................................................................... 21,185

E019 ....... C ............ Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC .................................................................................................................... 42,370

E020 ....... A ............ Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA–NC ............................................................................................. 7,941

E020 ....... B ............ Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA–NC ............................................................................................. 23,823

E020 ....... C ............ Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA–NC ............................................................................................. 47,646

E021 ....... A ............ Greenville, NC ................................................................................................................................................. 3,718

E021 ....... B ............ Greenville, NC ................................................................................................................................................. 11,152

E021 ....... C ............ Greenville, NC ................................................................................................................................................. 22,303

E022 ....... A ............ Fayetteville, NC ............................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E022 ....... B ............ Fayetteville, NC ............................................................................................................................................... 6,976

E022 ....... C ............ Fayetteville, NC ............................................................................................................................................... 13,951

E023 ....... A ............ Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC–SC ............................................................................................................ 8,133

E023 ....... B ............ Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC–SC ............................................................................................................ 24,398

E023 ....... C ............ Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC–SC ............................................................................................................ 48,796

E024 ....... A ............ Columbia, SC .................................................................................................................................................. 4,080

E024 ....... B ............ Columbia, SC .................................................................................................................................................. 12,238

E024 ....... C ............ Columbia, SC .................................................................................................................................................. 24,476

E025 ....... A ............ Wilmington, NC–SC ........................................................................................................................................ 3,581

E025 ....... B ............ Wilmington, NC–SC ........................................................................................................................................ 10,742

E025 ....... C ............ Wilmington, NC–SC ........................................................................................................................................ 21,483

E026 ....... A ............ Charleston-North Charleston, SC ................................................................................................................... 2,707

E026 ....... B ............ Charleston-North Charleston, SC ................................................................................................................... 8,119

E026 ....... C ............ Charleston-North Charleston, SC ................................................................................................................... 16,238

E027 ....... A ............ Augusta-Aiken, GA–SC ................................................................................................................................... 2,685

E027 ....... B ............ Augusta-Aiken, GA–SC ................................................................................................................................... 8,053

E027 ....... C ............ Augusta-Aiken, GA–SC ................................................................................................................................... 16,105

E028 ....... A ............ Savannah, GA–SC .......................................................................................................................................... 2,754

E028 ....... B ............ Savannah, GA–SC .......................................................................................................................................... 8,260

E028 ....... C ............ Savannah, GA–SC .......................................................................................................................................... 16,519

E029 ....... A ............ Jacksonville, FL–GA ....................................................................................................................................... 7,790

E029 ....... B ............ Jacksonville, FL–GA ....................................................................................................................................... 23,369

E029 ....... C ............ Jacksonville, FL–GA ....................................................................................................................................... 46,738

E030 ....... A ............ Orlando, FL ..................................................................................................................................................... 14,183

E030 ....... B ............ Orlando, FL ..................................................................................................................................................... 42,548

E030 ....... C ............ Orlando, FL ..................................................................................................................................................... 85,095

E031 ....... A ............ Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................................................................................................. 22,692

E031 ....... B ............ Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................................................................................................. 68,076

E031 ....... C ............ Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................................................................................................. 136,152

E032 ....... A ............ Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL ............................................................................................................................. 2,500

E032 ....... B ............ Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL ............................................................................................................................. 7,309

E032 ....... C ............ Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL ............................................................................................................................. 14,617

E033 ....... A ............ Sarasota-Bradenton, FL .................................................................................................................................. 3,122

E033 ....... B ............ Sarasota-Bradenton, FL .................................................................................................................................. 9,365

E033 ....... C ............ Sarasota-Bradenton, FL .................................................................................................................................. 18,730

E034 ....... A ............ Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ............................................................................................................ 10,340

E034 ....... B ............ Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ............................................................................................................ 31,020

E034 ....... C ............ Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ............................................................................................................ 62,039

E035 ....... A ............ Tallahassee, FL–GA ....................................................................................................................................... 3,051

E035 ....... B ............ Tallahassee, FL–GA ....................................................................................................................................... 9,152

E035 ....... C ............ Tallahassee, FL–GA ....................................................................................................................................... 18,304

E036 ....... A ............ Dothan, AL–FL–GA ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E036 ....... B ............ Dothan, AL–FL–GA ......................................................................................................................................... 4,606

E036 ....... C ............ Dothan, AL–FL–GA ......................................................................................................................................... 9,211

E037 ....... A ............ Albany, GA ...................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E037 ....... B ............ Albany, GA ...................................................................................................................................................... 6,231

E037 ....... C ............ Albany, GA ...................................................................................................................................................... 12,461

E038 ....... A ............ Macon, GA ...................................................................................................................................................... 3,432

E038 ....... B ............ Macon, GA ...................................................................................................................................................... 10,296

E038 ....... C ............ Macon, GA ...................................................................................................................................................... 20,591

E039 ....... A ............ Columbus, GA–AL .......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E039 ....... B ............ Columbus, GA–AL .......................................................................................................................................... 6,744

E039 ....... C ............ Columbus, GA–AL .......................................................................................................................................... 13,488

E040 ....... A ............ Atlanta, GA–AL–NC ........................................................................................................................................ 20,339

E040 ....... B ............ Atlanta, GA–AL–NC ........................................................................................................................................ 61,016

E040 ....... C ............ Atlanta, GA–AL–NC ........................................................................................................................................ 122,032

E041 ....... A ............ Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC–NC .................................................................................................... 5,416

E041 ....... B ............ Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC–NC .................................................................................................... 16,248

E041 ....... C ............ Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC–NC .................................................................................................... 32,496

E042 ....... A ............ Asheville, NC ................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E042 ....... B ............ Asheville, NC ................................................................................................................................................... 5,575
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EA Block Name Minimum

opening bid

E042 ....... C ............ Asheville, NC ................................................................................................................................................... 11,150

E043 ....... A ............ Chattanooga, TN–GA ...................................................................................................................................... 3,178

E043 ....... B ............ Chattanooga, TN–GA ...................................................................................................................................... 9,534

E043 ....... C ............ Chattanooga, TN–GA ...................................................................................................................................... 19,067

E044 ....... A ............ Knoxville, TN ................................................................................................................................................... 4,202

E044 ....... B ............ Knoxville, TN ................................................................................................................................................... 12,606

E044 ....... C ............ Knoxville, TN ................................................................................................................................................... 25,212

E045 ....... A ............ Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN–VA .......................................................................................................... 2,622

E045 ....... B ............ Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN–VA .......................................................................................................... 7,865

E045 ....... C ............ Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN–VA .......................................................................................................... 15,729

E046 ....... A ............ Hickory-Morganton, NC–TN ............................................................................................................................ 2,500

E046 ....... B ............ Hickory-Morganton, NC–TN ............................................................................................................................ 6,687

E046 ....... C ............ Hickory-Morganton, NC–TN ............................................................................................................................ 13,373

E047 ....... A ............ Lexington, KY–TN–VA–WV ............................................................................................................................ 8,657

E047 ....... B ............ Lexington, KY–TN–VA–WV ............................................................................................................................ 25,970

E047 ....... C ............ Lexington, KY–TN–VA–WV ............................................................................................................................ 51,940

E048 ....... A ............ Charleston, WV-KY-OH .................................................................................................................................. 5,981

E048 ....... B ............ Charleston, WV-KY-OH .................................................................................................................................. 17,941

E048 ....... C ............ Charleston, WV-KY-OH .................................................................................................................................. 35,882

E049 ....... A ............ Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH–KY–IN ..................................................................................................................... 10,018

E049 ....... B ............ Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH–KY–IN ..................................................................................................................... 30,053

E049 ....... C ............ Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH–KY–IN ..................................................................................................................... 60,105

E050 ....... A ............ Dayton-Springfield, OH ................................................................................................................................... 5,630

E050 ....... B ............ Dayton-Springfield, OH ................................................................................................................................... 16,890

E050 ....... C ............ Dayton-Springfield, OH ................................................................................................................................... 33,779

E051 ....... A ............ Columbus, OH ................................................................................................................................................. 10,504

E051 ....... B ............ Columbus, OH ................................................................................................................................................. 31,510

E051 ....... C ............ Columbus, OH ................................................................................................................................................. 63,019

E052 ....... A ............ Wheeling, WV–OH .......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E052 ....... B ............ Wheeling, WV–OH .......................................................................................................................................... 5,196

E052 ....... C ............ Wheeling, WV–OH .......................................................................................................................................... 10,392

E053 ....... A ............ Pittsburgh, PA–WV ......................................................................................................................................... 15,016

E053 ....... B ............ Pittsburgh, PA–WV ......................................................................................................................................... 45,048

E053 ....... C ............ Pittsburgh, PA–WV ......................................................................................................................................... 90,096

E054 ....... A ............ Erie, PA ........................................................................................................................................................... 2,564

E054 ....... B ............ Erie, PA ........................................................................................................................................................... 7,691

E054 ....... C ............ Erie, PA ........................................................................................................................................................... 15,381

E055 ....... A ............ Cleveland-Akron, OH–PA ............................................................................................................................... 22,824

E055 ....... B ............ Cleveland-Akron, OH–PA ............................................................................................................................... 68,470

E055 ....... C ............ Cleveland-Akron, OH–PA ............................................................................................................................... 136,940

E056 ....... A ............ Toledo, OH ...................................................................................................................................................... 6,394

E056 ....... B ............ Toledo, OH ...................................................................................................................................................... 19,181

E056 ....... C ............ Toledo, OH ...................................................................................................................................................... 38,362

E057 ....... A ............ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................................................................................................................. 33,135

E057 ....... B ............ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................................................................................................................. 99,404

E057 ....... C ............ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................................................................................................................. 198,808

E058 ....... A ............ Northern Michigan, MI ..................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E058 ....... B ............ Northern Michigan, MI ..................................................................................................................................... 3,451

E058 ....... C ............ Northern Michigan, MI ..................................................................................................................................... 6,902

E059 ....... A ............ Green Bay, WI–MI .......................................................................................................................................... 3,123

E059 ....... B ............ Green Bay, WI–MI .......................................................................................................................................... 9,369

E059 ....... C ............ Green Bay, WI–MI .......................................................................................................................................... 18,738

E060 ....... A ............ Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ...................................................................................................................... 2,500

E060 ....... B ............ Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ...................................................................................................................... 5,710

E060 ....... C ............ Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ...................................................................................................................... 11,419

E061 ....... A ............ Traverse City, MI ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E061 ....... B ............ Traverse City, MI ............................................................................................................................................. 3,581

E061 ....... C ............ Traverse City, MI ............................................................................................................................................. 7,162

E062 ....... A ............ Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI ............................................................................................................. 8,335

E062 ....... B ............ Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI ............................................................................................................. 25,005

E062 ....... C ............ Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI ............................................................................................................. 50,009

E063 ....... A ............ Milwaukee-Racine, WI .................................................................................................................................... 10,598

E063 ....... B ............ Milwaukee-Racine, WI .................................................................................................................................... 31,794

E063 ....... C ............ Milwaukee-Racine, WI .................................................................................................................................... 63,587

E064 ....... A ............ Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL–IN–WI .................................................................................................................. 46,590

E064 ....... B ............ Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL–IN––WI ................................................................................................................ 139,770

E064 ....... C ............ Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL–IN–WI .................................................................................................................. 279,539

E065 ....... A ............ Elkhart-Goshen, IN–MI .................................................................................................................................... 4,322

E065 ....... B ............ Elkhart-Goshen, IN–MI .................................................................................................................................... 12,964

E065 ....... C ............ Elkhart-Goshen, IN–MI .................................................................................................................................... 25,927

E066 ....... A ............ Fort Wayne, IN ................................................................................................................................................ 3,333

E066 ....... B ............ Fort Wayne, IN ................................................................................................................................................ 9,997

E066 ....... C ............ Fort Wayne, IN ................................................................................................................................................ 19,993
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E067 ....... A ............ Indianapolis, IN–IL .......................................................................................................................................... 13,766

E067 ....... B ............ Indianapolis, IN–IL .......................................................................................................................................... 41,298

E067 ....... C ............ Indianapolis, IN–IL .......................................................................................................................................... 82,596

E068 ....... A ............ Champaign-Urbana, IL .................................................................................................................................... 3,118

E068 ....... B ............ Champaign-Urbana, IL .................................................................................................................................... 9,354

E068 ....... C ............ Champaign-Urbana, IL .................................................................................................................................... 18,707

E069 ....... A ............ Evansville-Henderson, IN–KY–IL .................................................................................................................... 4,129

E069 ....... B ............ Evansville-Henderson, IN–KY–IL .................................................................................................................... 12,385

E069 ....... C ............ Evansville-Henderson, IN–KY–IL .................................................................................................................... 24,770

E070 ....... A ............ Louisville, KY–IN ............................................................................................................................................. 6,456

E070 ....... B ............ Louisville, KY–IN ............................................................................................................................................. 19,368

E070 ....... C ............ Louisville, KY–IN ............................................................................................................................................. 38,736

E071 ....... A ............ Nashville, TN–KY ............................................................................................................................................ 10,012

E071 ....... B ............ Nashville, TN–KY ............................................................................................................................................ 30,035

E071 ....... C ............ Nashville, TN–KY ............................................................................................................................................ 60,069

E072 ....... A ............ Paducah, KY–IL .............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E072 ....... B ............ Paducah, KY–IL .............................................................................................................................................. 3,168

E072 ....... C ............ Paducah, KY–IL .............................................................................................................................................. 6,336

E073 ....... A ............ Memphis, TN–AR–MS–KY .............................................................................................................................. 8,440

E073 ....... B ............ Memphis, TN–AR–MS–KY .............................................................................................................................. 25,318

E073 ....... C ............ Memphis, TN–AR–MS–KY .............................................................................................................................. 50,635

E074 ....... A ............ Huntsville, AL–TN ........................................................................................................................................... 4,426

E074 ....... B ............ Huntsville, AL–TN ........................................................................................................................................... 13,276

E074 ....... C ............ Huntsville, AL–TN ........................................................................................................................................... 26,551

E075 ....... A ............ Tupelo, MS–AL–TN ......................................................................................................................................... 2,887

E075 ....... B ............ Tupelo, MS–AL–TN ......................................................................................................................................... 8,659

E075 ....... C ............ Tupelo, MS–AL–TN ......................................................................................................................................... 17,318

E076 ....... A ............ Greenville, MS ................................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E076 ....... B ............ Greenville, MS ................................................................................................................................................. 3,859

E076 ....... C ............ Greenville, MS ................................................................................................................................................. 7,718

E077 ....... A ............ Jackson, MS–AL–LA ....................................................................................................................................... 6,644

E077 ....... B ............ Jackson, MS–AL–LA ....................................................................................................................................... 19,930

E077 ....... C ............ Jackson, MS–AL–LA ....................................................................................................................................... 39,860

E078 ....... A ............ Birmingham, AL ............................................................................................................................................... 7,253

E078 ....... B ............ Birmingham, AL ............................................................................................................................................... 21,757

E078 ....... C ............ Birmingham, AL ............................................................................................................................................... 43,514

E079 ....... A ............ Montgomery, AL .............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E079 ....... B ............ Montgomery, AL .............................................................................................................................................. 6,604

E079 ....... C ............ Montgomery, AL .............................................................................................................................................. 13,207

E080 ....... A ............ Mobile, AL ....................................................................................................................................................... 3,040

E080 ....... B ............ Mobile, AL ....................................................................................................................................................... 9,120

E080 ....... C ............ Mobile, AL ....................................................................................................................................................... 18,239

E081 ....... A ............ Pensacola, FL ................................................................................................................................................. 2,580

E081 ....... B ............ Pensacola, FL ................................................................................................................................................. 7,740

E081 ....... C ............ Pensacola, FL ................................................................................................................................................. 15,479

E082 ....... A ............ Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS ...................................................................................................................... 2,500

E082 ....... B ............ Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS ...................................................................................................................... 5,097

E082 ....... C ............ Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS ...................................................................................................................... 10,194

E083 ....... A ............ New Orleans, LA–MS ..................................................................................................................................... 8,179

E083 ....... B ............ New Orleans, LA–MS ..................................................................................................................................... 24,536

E083 ....... C ............ New Orleans, LA–MS ..................................................................................................................................... 49,072

E084 ....... A ............ Baton Rouge, LA–MS ..................................................................................................................................... 3,282

E084 ....... B ............ Baton Rouge, LA–MS ..................................................................................................................................... 9,845

E084 ....... C ............ Baton Rouge, LA–MS ..................................................................................................................................... 19,689

E085 ....... A ............ Lafayette, LA ................................................................................................................................................... 2,774

E085 ....... B ............ Lafayette, LA ................................................................................................................................................... 8,320

E085 ....... C ............ Lafayette, LA ................................................................................................................................................... 16,640

E086 ....... A ............ Lake Charles, LA ............................................................................................................................................ 2,617

E086 ....... B ............ Lake Charles, LA ............................................................................................................................................ 7,850

E086 ....... C ............ Lake Charles, LA ............................................................................................................................................ 15,699

E087 ....... A ............ Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX .............................................................................................................................. 2,500

E087 ....... B ............ Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX .............................................................................................................................. 6,339

E087 ....... C ............ Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX .............................................................................................................................. 12,677

E088 ....... A ............ Shreveport-Bossier City, LA–AR ..................................................................................................................... 2,777

E088 ....... B ............ Shreveport-Bossier City, LA–AR ..................................................................................................................... 8,331

E088 ....... C ............ Shreveport-Bossier City, LA–AR ..................................................................................................................... 16,662

E089 ....... A ............ Monroe, LA ..................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E089 ....... B ............ Monroe, LA ..................................................................................................................................................... 4,904

E089 ....... C ............ Monroe, LA ..................................................................................................................................................... 9,807

E090 ....... A ............ Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR .................................................................................................................... 7,236

E090 ....... B ............ Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR .................................................................................................................... 21,707

E090 ....... C ............ Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR .................................................................................................................... 43,413

E091 ....... A ............ Fort Smith, AR–OK ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500
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E091 ....... B ............ Fort Smith, AR–OK ......................................................................................................................................... 4,292

E091 ....... C ............ Fort Smith, AR–OK ......................................................................................................................................... 8,584

E092 ....... A ............ Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR–MO–OK ................................................................................................. 2,500

E092 ....... B ............ Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR–MO–OK ................................................................................................. 4,290

E092 ....... C ............ Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR–MO–OK ................................................................................................. 8,579

E093 ....... A ............ Joplin, MO–KS–OK ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E093 ....... B ............ Joplin, MO–KS–OK ......................................................................................................................................... 3,506

E093 ....... C ............ Joplin, MO–KS–OK ......................................................................................................................................... 7,012

E094 ....... A ............ Springfield, MO ............................................................................................................................................... 3,563

E094 ....... B ............ Springfield, MO ............................................................................................................................................... 10,687

E094 ....... C ............ Springfield, MO ............................................................................................................................................... 21,373

E095 ....... A ............ Jonesboro, AR–MO ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E095 ....... B ............ Jonesboro, AR–MO ......................................................................................................................................... 4,352

E095 ....... C ............ Jonesboro, AR–MO ......................................................................................................................................... 8,704

E096 ....... A ............ St. Louis, MO–IL ............................................................................................................................................. 17,015

E096 ....... B ............ St. Louis, MO–IL ............................................................................................................................................. 51,043

E096 ....... C ............ St. Louis, MO–IL ............................................................................................................................................. 102,085

E097 ....... A ............ Springfield, IL–MO .......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E097 ....... B ............ Springfield, IL–MO .......................................................................................................................................... 7,496

E097 ....... C ............ Springfield, IL–MO .......................................................................................................................................... 14,991

E098 ....... A ............ Columbia, MO ................................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E098 ....... B ............ Columbia, MO ................................................................................................................................................. 4,824

E098 ....... C ............ Columbia, MO ................................................................................................................................................. 9,647

E099 ....... A ............ Kansas City, MO–KS ...................................................................................................................................... 11,125

E099 ....... B ............ Kansas City, MO–KS ...................................................................................................................................... 33,374

E099 ....... C ............ Kansas City, MO–KS ...................................................................................................................................... 66,748

E100 ....... A ............ Des Moines, IA–IL–MO ................................................................................................................................... 8,024

E100 ....... B ............ Des Moines, IA–IL–MO ................................................................................................................................... 24,070

E100 ....... C ............ Des Moines, IA–IL–MO ................................................................................................................................... 48,139

E101 ....... A ............ Peoria-Pekin, IL ............................................................................................................................................... 2,619

E101 ....... B ............ Peoria-Pekin, IL ............................................................................................................................................... 7,856

E101 ....... C ............ Peoria-Pekin, IL ............................................................................................................................................... 15,712

E102 ....... A ............ Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA–IL ............................................................................................................. 2,742

E102 ....... B ............ Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA–IL ............................................................................................................. 8,224

E102 ....... C ............ Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA–IL ............................................................................................................. 16,448

E103 ....... A ............ Cedar Rapids, IA ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E103 ....... B ............ Cedar Rapids, IA ............................................................................................................................................. 5,116

E103 ....... C ............ Cedar Rapids, IA ............................................................................................................................................. 10,231

E104 ....... A ............ Madison, WI–IA–IL .......................................................................................................................................... 4,187

E104 ....... B ............ Madison, WI–IA–IL .......................................................................................................................................... 12,559

E104 ....... C ............ Madison, WI–IA–IL .......................................................................................................................................... 25,117

E105 ....... A ............ La Crosse, WI–MN .......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E105 ....... B ............ La Crosse, WI–MN .......................................................................................................................................... 3,308

E105 ....... C ............ La Crosse, WI–MN .......................................................................................................................................... 6,616

E106 ....... A ............ Rochester, MN–IA–WI .................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E106 ....... B ............ Rochester, MN–IA–WI .................................................................................................................................... 4,383

E106 ....... C ............ Rochester, MN–IA–WI .................................................................................................................................... 8,766

E107 ....... A ............ Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–WI–IA .................................................................................................................... 19,728

E107 ....... B ............ Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–WI–IA .................................................................................................................... 59,182

E107 ....... C ............ Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–WI–IA .................................................................................................................... 118,364

E108 ....... A ............ Wausau, WI .................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E108 ....... B ............ Wausau, WI .................................................................................................................................................... 6,773

E108 ....... C ............ Wausau, WI .................................................................................................................................................... 13,546

E109 ....... A ............ Duluth-Superior, MN–WI ................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E109 ....... B ............ Duluth-Superior, MN–WI ................................................................................................................................. 5,111

E109 ....... C ............ Duluth-Superior, MN–WI ................................................................................................................................. 10,221

E110 ....... A ............ Grand Forks, ND–MN ..................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E110 ....... B ............ Grand Forks, ND–MN ..................................................................................................................................... 3,613

E110 ....... C ............ Grand Forks, ND–MN ..................................................................................................................................... 7,225

E111 ....... A ............ Minot, ND ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,500

E111 ....... B ............ Minot, ND ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,500

E111 ....... C ............ Minot, ND ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,482

E112 ....... A ............ Bismarck, ND–MT–SD .................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E112 ....... B ............ Bismarck, ND–MT–SD .................................................................................................................................... 2,584

E112 ....... C ............ Bismarck, ND–MT–SD .................................................................................................................................... 5,167

E113 ....... A ............ Fargo-Moorhead, ND–MN ............................................................................................................................... 2,500

E113 ....... B ............ Fargo-Moorhead, ND–MN ............................................................................................................................... 5,216

E113 ....... C ............ Fargo-Moorhead, ND–MN ............................................................................................................................... 10,431

E114 ....... A ............ Aberdeen, SD ................................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E114 ....... B ............ Aberdeen, SD ................................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E114 ....... C ............ Aberdeen, SD ................................................................................................................................................. 2,541

E115 ....... A ............ Rapid City, SD–MT–ND–NE ........................................................................................................................... 2,500

E115 ....... B ............ Rapid City, SD–MT–ND–NE ........................................................................................................................... 2,997
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E115 ....... C ............ Rapid City, SD–MT–ND–NE ........................................................................................................................... 5,994

E116 ....... A ............ Sioux Falls, SD–IA–MN–NE ........................................................................................................................... 2,500

E116 ....... B ............ Sioux Falls, SD–IA–MN–NE ........................................................................................................................... 7,175

E116 ....... C ............ Sioux Falls, SD–IA–MN–NE ........................................................................................................................... 14,350

E117 ....... A ............ Sioux City, IA–NE–SD .................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E117 ....... B ............ Sioux City, IA–NE–SD .................................................................................................................................... 3,593

E117 ....... C ............ Sioux City, IA–NE–SD .................................................................................................................................... 7,186

E118 ....... A ............ Omaha, NE–IA–MO ........................................................................................................................................ 4,795

E118 ....... B ............ Omaha, NE–IA–MO ........................................................................................................................................ 14,383

E118 ....... C ............ Omaha, NE–IA–MO ........................................................................................................................................ 28,765

E119 ....... A ............ Lincoln, NE ...................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E119 ....... B ............ Lincoln, NE ...................................................................................................................................................... 5,126

E119 ....... C ............ Lincoln, NE ...................................................................................................................................................... 10,251

E120 ....... A ............ Grand Island, NE ............................................................................................................................................ 2,500

E120 ....... B ............ Grand Island, NE ............................................................................................................................................ 4,163

E120 ....... C ............ Grand Island, NE ............................................................................................................................................ 8,326

E121 ....... A ............ North Platte, NE–CO ....................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E121 ....... B ............ North Platte, NE–CO ....................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E121 ....... C ............ North Platte, NE–CO ....................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E122 ....... A ............ Wichita, KS–OK .............................................................................................................................................. 5,472

E122 ....... B ............ Wichita, KS–OK .............................................................................................................................................. 16,414

E122 ....... C ............ Wichita, KS–OK .............................................................................................................................................. 32,827

E123 ....... A ............ Topeka, KS ..................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E123 ....... B ............ Topeka, KS ..................................................................................................................................................... 6,672

E123 ....... C ............ Topeka, KS ..................................................................................................................................................... 13,344

E124 ....... A ............ Tulsa, OK–KS ................................................................................................................................................. 6,299

E124 ....... B ............ Tulsa, OK–KS ................................................................................................................................................. 18,895

E124 ....... C ............ Tulsa, OK–KS ................................................................................................................................................. 37,790

E125 ....... A ............ Oklahoma City, OK ......................................................................................................................................... 7,754

E125 ....... B ............ Oklahoma City, OK ......................................................................................................................................... 23,261

E125 ....... C ............ Oklahoma City, OK ......................................................................................................................................... 46,522

E126 ....... A ............ Western Oklahoma, OK .................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E126 ....... B ............ Western Oklahoma, OK .................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E126 ....... C ............ Western Oklahoma, OK .................................................................................................................................. 4,346

E127 ....... A ............ Dallas-Fort Worth, TX–AR–OK ....................................................................................................................... 30,904

E127 ....... B ............ Dallas-Fort Worth, TX–AR–OK ....................................................................................................................... 92,712

E127 ....... C ............ Dallas-Fort Worth, TX–AR–OK ....................................................................................................................... 185,424

E128 ....... A ............ Abilene, TX ..................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E128 ....... B ............ Abilene, TX ..................................................................................................................................................... 3,202

E128 ....... C ............ Abilene, TX ..................................................................................................................................................... 6,403

E129 ....... A ............ San Angelo, TX ............................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E129 ....... B ............ San Angelo, TX ............................................................................................................................................... 2,837

E129 ....... C ............ San Angelo, TX ............................................................................................................................................... 5,673

E130 ....... A ............ Austin-San Marcos, TX ................................................................................................................................... 4,612

E130 ....... B ............ Austin-San Marcos, TX ................................................................................................................................... 13,835

E130 ....... C ............ Austin-San Marcos, TX ................................................................................................................................... 27,670

E131 ....... A ............ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................................................................................................................... 22,839

E131 ....... B ............ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................................................................................................................... 68,516

E131 ....... C ............ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................................................................................................................... 137,031

E132 ....... A ............ Corpus Christi, TX ........................................................................................................................................... 2,505

E132 ....... B ............ Corpus Christi, TX ........................................................................................................................................... 7,513

E132 ....... C ............ Corpus Christi, TX ........................................................................................................................................... 15,025

E133 ....... A ............ McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ........................................................................................................................ 3,510

E133 ....... B ............ McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ........................................................................................................................ 10,529

E133 ....... C ............ McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ........................................................................................................................ 21,057

E134 ....... A ............ San Antonio, TX .............................................................................................................................................. 8,710

E134 ....... B ............ San Antonio, TX .............................................................................................................................................. 26,130

E134 ....... C ............ San Antonio, TX .............................................................................................................................................. 52,260

E135 ....... A ............ Odessa-Midland, TX ....................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E135 ....... B ............ Odessa-Midland, TX ....................................................................................................................................... 5,738

E135 ....... C ............ Odessa-Midland, TX ....................................................................................................................................... 11,476

E136 ....... A ............ Hobbs, NM–TX ................................................................................................................................................ 2,500

E136 ....... B ............ Hobbs, NM–TX ................................................................................................................................................ 2,777

E136 ....... C ............ Hobbs, NM–TX ................................................................................................................................................ 5,554

E137 ....... A ............ Lubbock, TX .................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E137 ....... B ............ Lubbock, TX .................................................................................................................................................... 5,357

E137 ....... C ............ Lubbock, TX .................................................................................................................................................... 10,713

E138 ....... A ............ Amarillo, TX–NM ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E138 ....... B ............ Amarillo, TX–NM ............................................................................................................................................. 6,724

E138 ....... C ............ Amarillo, TX–NM ............................................................................................................................................. 13,448

E139 ....... A ............ Santa Fe, NM .................................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E139 ....... B ............ Santa Fe, NM .................................................................................................................................................. 3,131

E139 ....... C ............ Santa Fe, NM .................................................................................................................................................. 6,261
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E140 ....... A ............ Pueblo, CO–NM .............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E140 ....... B ............ Pueblo, CO–NM .............................................................................................................................................. 3,707

E140 ....... C ............ Pueblo, CO–NM .............................................................................................................................................. 7,414

E141 ....... A ............ Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO–KS–NE ............................................................................................................ 15,156

E141 ....... B ............ Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO–KS–NE ............................................................................................................ 45,468

E141 ....... C ............ Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO–KS–NE ............................................................................................................ 90,935

E142 ....... A ............ Scottsbluff, NE–WY ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E142 ....... B ............ Scottsbluff, NE–WY ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E142 ....... C ............ Scottsbluff, NE–WY ......................................................................................................................................... 2,760

E143 ....... A ............ Casper, WY–ID–UT ........................................................................................................................................ 2,500

E143 ....... B ............ Casper, WY–ID–UT ........................................................................................................................................ 5,732

E143 ....... C ............ Casper, WY–ID–UT ........................................................................................................................................ 11,463

E144 ....... A ............ Billings, MT–WY .............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E144 ....... B ............ Billings, MT–WY .............................................................................................................................................. 5,438

E144 ....... C ............ Billings, MT–WY .............................................................................................................................................. 10,876

E145 ....... A ............ Great Falls, MT ............................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E145 ....... B ............ Great Falls, MT ............................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E145 ....... C ............ Great Falls, MT ............................................................................................................................................... 4,899

E146 ....... A ............ Missoula, MT ................................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E146 ....... B ............ Missoula, MT ................................................................................................................................................... 5,010

E146 ....... C ............ Missoula, MT ................................................................................................................................................... 10,020

E147 ....... A ............ Spokane, WA–ID ............................................................................................................................................. 3,460

E147 ....... B ............ Spokane, WA–ID ............................................................................................................................................. 10,378

E147 ....... C ............ Spokane, WA–ID ............................................................................................................................................. 20,755

E148 ....... A ............ Idaho Falls, ID–WY ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E148 ....... B ............ Idaho Falls, ID–WY ......................................................................................................................................... 3,951

E148 ....... C ............ Idaho Falls, ID–WY ......................................................................................................................................... 7,902

E149 ....... A ............ Twin Falls, ID .................................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E149 ....... B ............ Twin Falls, ID .................................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E149 ....... C ............ Twin Falls, ID .................................................................................................................................................. 4,105

E150 ....... A ............ Boise City, ID–OR ........................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E150 ....... B ............ Boise City, ID–OR ........................................................................................................................................... 6,124

E150 ....... C ............ Boise City, ID–OR ........................................................................................................................................... 12,248

E151 ....... A ............ Reno, NV–CA .................................................................................................................................................. 2,556

E151 ....... B ............ Reno, NV–CA .................................................................................................................................................. 7,666

E151 ....... C ............ Reno, NV–CA .................................................................................................................................................. 15,331

E152 ....... A ............ Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT–ID ......................................................................................................................... 8,180

E152 ....... B ............ Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT–ID ......................................................................................................................... 24,540

E152 ....... C ............ Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT–ID ......................................................................................................................... 49,080

E153 ....... A ............ Las Vegas, NV–AZ–UT ................................................................................................................................... 4,719

E153 ....... B ............ Las Vegas, NV–AZ–UT ................................................................................................................................... 14,156

E153 ....... C ............ Las Vegas, NV–AZ–UT ................................................................................................................................... 28,312

E154 ....... A ............ Flagstaff, AZ–UT ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E154 ....... B ............ Flagstaff, AZ–UT ............................................................................................................................................. 4,497

E154 ....... C ............ Flagstaff, AZ–UT ............................................................................................................................................. 8,993

E155 ....... A ............ Farmington, NM–CO ....................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E155 ....... B ............ Farmington, NM–CO ....................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E155 ....... C ............ Farmington, NM–CO ....................................................................................................................................... 4,505

E156 ....... A ............ Albuquerque, NM–AZ ...................................................................................................................................... 3,815

E156 ....... B ............ Albuquerque, NM–AZ ...................................................................................................................................... 11,443

E156 ....... C ............ Albuquerque, NM–AZ ...................................................................................................................................... 22,885

E157 ....... A ............ El Paso, TX–NM ............................................................................................................................................. 4,038

E157 ....... B ............ El Paso, TX–NM ............................................................................................................................................. 12,113

E157 ....... C ............ El Paso, TX–NM ............................................................................................................................................. 24,226

E158 ....... A ............ Phoenix-Mesa, AZ–NM ................................................................................................................................... 11,826

E158 ....... B ............ Phoenix-Mesa, AZ–NM ................................................................................................................................... 35,476

E158 ....... C ............ Phoenix-Mesa, AZ–NM ................................................................................................................................... 70,951

E159 ....... A ............ Tucson, AZ ...................................................................................................................................................... 3,971

E159 ....... B ............ Tucson, AZ ...................................................................................................................................................... 11,913

E159 ....... C ............ Tucson, AZ ...................................................................................................................................................... 23,826

E160 ....... A ............ Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA–AZ ............................................................................................. 79,460

E160 ....... B ............ Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA–AZ ............................................................................................. 238,378

E160 ....... C ............ Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA–AZ ............................................................................................. 476,755

E161 ....... A ............ San Diego, CA ................................................................................................................................................ 12,491

E161 ....... B ............ San Diego, CA ................................................................................................................................................ 37,471

E161 ....... C ............ San Diego, CA ................................................................................................................................................ 74,941

E162 ....... A ............ Fresno, CA ...................................................................................................................................................... 5,845

E162 ....... B ............ Fresno, CA ...................................................................................................................................................... 17,535

E162 ....... C ............ Fresno, CA ...................................................................................................................................................... 35,070

E163 ....... A ............ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................................................................................................... 40,166

E163 ....... B ............ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................................................................................................... 120,498

E163 ....... C ............ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................................................................................................... 240,995

E164 ....... A ............ Sacramento-Yolo, CA ..................................................................................................................................... 9,678
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E164 ....... B ............ Sacramento-Yolo, CA ..................................................................................................................................... 29,033

E164 ....... C ............ Sacramento-Yolo, CA ..................................................................................................................................... 58,065

E165 ....... A ............ Redding, CA–OR ............................................................................................................................................ 2,500

E165 ....... B ............ Redding, CA–OR ............................................................................................................................................ 4,614

E165 ....... C ............ Redding, CA–OR ............................................................................................................................................ 9,228

E166 ....... A ............ Eugene-Springfield, OR–CA ........................................................................................................................... 3,449

E166 ....... B ............ Eugene-Springfield, OR–CA ........................................................................................................................... 10,345

E166 ....... C ............ Eugene-Springfield, OR–CA ........................................................................................................................... 20,690

E167 ....... A ............ Portland-Salem, OR–WA ................................................................................................................................ 11,551

E167 ....... B ............ Portland-Salem, OR–WA ................................................................................................................................ 34,651

E167 ....... C ............ Portland-Salem, OR–WA ................................................................................................................................ 69,302

E168 ....... A ............ Pendleton, OR–WA ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500

E168 ....... B ............ Pendleton, OR–WA ......................................................................................................................................... 2,642

E168 ....... C ............ Pendleton, OR–WA ......................................................................................................................................... 5,284

E169 ....... A ............ Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA ..................................................................................................................... 2,729

E169 ....... B ............ Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA ..................................................................................................................... 8,187

E169 ....... C ............ Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA ..................................................................................................................... 16,373

E170 ....... A ............ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ..................................................................................................................... 17,226

E170 ....... B ............ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ..................................................................................................................... 51,676

E170 ....... C ............ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ..................................................................................................................... 103,352

E171 ....... A ............ Anchorage, AK ................................................................................................................................................ 2,751

E171 ....... B ............ Anchorage, AK ................................................................................................................................................ 8,251

E171 ....... C ............ Anchorage, AK ................................................................................................................................................ 16,502

E172 ....... A ............ Honolulu, HI .................................................................................................................................................... 5,542

E172 ....... B ............ Honolulu, HI .................................................................................................................................................... 16,624

E172 ....... C ............ Honolulu, HI .................................................................................................................................................... 33,247

E173 ....... A ............ Guam & Northern Mariana Isl. ........................................................................................................................ 2,500

E173 ....... B ............ Guam & Northern Mariana Isl. ........................................................................................................................ 2,648

E173 ....... C ............ Guam & Northern Mariana Isl. ........................................................................................................................ 5,295

E174 ....... A ............ Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl. .................................................................................................................................. 18,120

E174 ....... B ............ Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl. .................................................................................................................................. 54,358

E174 ....... C ............ Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl. .................................................................................................................................. 108,716

E175 ....... A ............ American Samoa ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E175 ....... B ............ American Samoa ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

E175 ....... C ............ American Samoa ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

[FR Doc. 97–28161 Filed 10–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

Date and Time: Tuesday, October 28,

1997 at 10:00 a.m.

Place: 999 E Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Status: This meeting will be closed to

the public.

Items to be Discussed:

Compliance matters pursuant to 2

U.S.C. § 437g.

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C.

§ 437g, § 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C.

Maters concerning participation in civil

actions or proceedings or arbitration.

Internal personnel rules and procedures

or matters affecting a particular

employee.

Date and Time: Thursday, October 30,

1997, at 10:00 a.m.

Place: 999 E Street, N.W. Washington,

D.C. (ninth floor)

Status: This meeting will be open to

the public.

Items to be discussed:

Correction and Approval of Minutes.

Administrative Matters.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:

Mr. Ron Harris, Press Officer,

Telephone: (202) 219–4155.

Marjorie W. Emmons,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–28299 Filed 10–21–95; 3:19 pm]

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Docket No. 97–18]

APL/MOL/OOCL/HMM Reciprocal Slot

Exchange Agreement, Agreement No.

203–011588; Order To Show Cause

Introduction

This proceeding is instituted pursuant

to sections 10(c) (6) and 11 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (‘‘1984 Act’’), 46

U.S.C. app. §§ 1709(c)(6) and 1710. The

APL/MOL/OOCL/HMM Reciprocal Slot

Exchange Agreement, Agreement No.

203–011588 (‘‘the Agreement’’), an

agreement for the reciprocal chartering

of space aboard vessels operated in the

U.S. foreign trades by the agreement

members, appears to reserve for one

member of the Agreement the carriage of

cargo offered by shippers subject to U.S.

cargo preference laws.

Under section 10(c)(6) of the 1984

Act, 46 U.S.C. app. § 1709(c)(6), it is

unlawful for any conference or group of

two or more common carriers to

allocate shippers among specific carriers that

are parties to the agreement or prohibit a

carrier that is a party to the agreement from

soliciting cargo from a particular shipper,

except as otherwise required by the law of

the United States or the importing or

exporting country. * * *

It appears that the Agreement on its face

presents a violation of section 10(c)(6).

Therefore, pursuant to section 11 of the

1984 Act, the parties to the Agreement

are ordered to show cause why the

Agreement should not be found to be in

violation of the 1984 Act and should not

be disapproved, canceled or modified

accordingly.

Background

The Agreement, entered into by the

parties on August 29, 1997, was filed

with the Federal Maritime Commission

(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘FMC’’) on

September 2, 1997, pursuant to section

5 of the 1984 Act, 46 U.S.C. app.