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comment on whether small entities will

have additional burdens imposed as a

result of these proposed requirements.

We believe that monitoring and

reporting on CIC usage will significantly

aid the industry’s and this

Commission’s joint effort to conserve

CICs.

Steps Taken to Minimize Economic

Impact on Small Entities and

Significant Alternatives Considered

To gather relevant information from

all interested parties, including small

business entities, about allocation of

this scarce numbering resource, we seek

comment on a wide array of issues and

ask that commenters suggest alternatives

to our proposals. The IRFA tentatively

concludes that our proposals in the

FNPRM would impose minimum

burdens on small entities. The IRFA

seeks comment on these proposals and

the impact they may have on small

entities.

Federal Rules That May Duplicate,

Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed

Rules

None.

Analysis of Proceeding

The FNPRM asks for comment on the

use and application of Feature Group D

CICs, the CICs that are used to provide

equal access. The FNPRM also seeks

comment on the definition of ‘‘entity’’

used to determine who may receive a

CIC and on CIC conservation issues,

such as: (1) The limit on CIC

assignments per entity; (2) the limit on

assignable four-digit CICs; (3) CIC

reclamation; and (4) usage reporting

requirements. For some of these issues,

the FNPRM proposes rules. Many of

these issues are already addressed in the

CIC Assignment Guidelines, developed

by the industry for the NANP

administrator. The intention of the

FNPRM is not to propose modifications

to the existing guidelines, but rather to

propose new Commission rules to

govern CIC use and assignment. The

Commission’s proposals are intended to

ensure fair and efficient overall

administration of numbering resources;

to foster an integrated approach to

numbering administration across NANP

member countries; and to enable the

Commission and regulatory bodies of

other nations to ensure that domestic

numbering administration is effective

through reliance upon the expertise and

innovative efforts of industry.

Ordering Clauses

Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to

Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 201–205, 218

and 251(e)(1) of the Communications

Act as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 151,

154(i), 154(j), 201–205, 218 and

251(e)(1), that the Further Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking is hereby

adopted.

It is further ordered that the

Commission’s Office of Managing

Director shall send a copy of the Further

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

including the Initial Regulatory

Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small

Business Administration.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 52

Local exchange carrier, Numbering,

Telecommunications.

47 CFR Part 64

Communications common carriers,

Telephone.

Federal Communications Commission.

LaVera F. Marshall,

Acting Secretary.

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COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No.97–215, RM–9168]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Wilson

and Turrell, AR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Pollack Broadcasting

Company, permittee of Station

KAFW(FM), Channel 234A, Wilson,

Arkansas, requesting the reallotment of

Channel 234A to Turrell, Arkansas, as

that community’s first local aural

transmission service, and modification

of the authorization for Station

KAFW(FM) accordingly, pursuant to the

provisions of §420(i) of the

Commission’s rules. Coordinates used

for Channel 234A at Turrell are 35–22–

36 and 90–15–12.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 1, 1997, and reply

comments on or before December 16,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: Barry D.

Wood and Paul H. Brown, Esqs., Wood

& Brinton, Chartered, Suite 900, 2300 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037–

1436.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–215, adopted October 1, 1997, and

released October 10, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036,

(202) 857–3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, See 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No.97–216, RM–9153]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Berlin

and North Conway, NH

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by FullerJeffrey Broadcasting Corporation of

Greater Des Moines, licensee of Station

WPKQ, Berlin, NH, seeking the

reallotment of Channel 279C from