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(3) Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of

1973; and

(4) The Age Discrimination Act of

1975.

(b) Role of State approving agencies.

In obtaining evidence from educational

institutions of compliance with Federal

equal opportunity laws, the Under

Secretary for Benefits may use the State

approving agencies as provided in

§ 21.4258(d).

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000)

Subpart L—Educational Assistance for

Members of the Selected Reserve

25. The authority citation for part 21,

subpart L, continues to read as follows:

Authority: 10 U.S.C. ch. 1606; 38 U.S.C.

501(a), ch. 36, unless otherwise noted.

26. In § 21.7622, paragraph (c) is

revised to read as follows:

§ 21.7622 Courses precluded.

* * * * *

(c) Erroneous, deceptive, misleading

practices. VA will not pay educational

assistance for an enrollment in any

courses offered at an educational

institution that uses advertising, sales,

or enrollment practices that are

erroneous, deceptive, or misleading by

actual statement, omission, or

intimation. VA will apply the

provisions of § 21.4252(h) in making

these decisions with regard to

enrollments under 10 U.S.C. chapter

1606.

(Authority: 10 U.S.C. 16136(b); 38 U.S.C.

3696)

* * * * *

§ 21.7639 [Amended]

27. In § 21.7639, paragraph (b)

introductory text is amended by

removing ‘‘As is the case with reservists

who are not incarcerated,’’.

28. Section 21.7659 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 21.7659 Reporting fee.

In determining the amount of the

reporting fee payable to educational

institutions for furnishing required

reports, VA will apply the provisions of

§ 21.4206.

(Authority: 10 U.S.C. 16136(b); 38 U.S.C.

3684)

§ 21.7670 [Amended]

29. In § 21.7670, paragraph (d) is

amended by removing ‘‘§ 21.4272(a), (b),

(d), (e) (except paragraph (e)(4)), (f), (g),

and (k)’’ and adding, in its place,

‘‘§ 21.4272’’.

30. In § 21.7720, paragraphs (b)(9),

(b)(10), and (b)(11) are redesignated as

paragraphs (b)(11), (b)(12), and (b)(13),

respectively; paragraph (b)(5) is

amended by removing ‘‘policy—

nonaccredited’’ and adding, in its place

‘‘policy; nonaccredited’’; newly

redesignated paragraph (b)(11) is

amended by removing ‘‘(except

paragraphs (a), (e), and (g))’’; and

paragraphs (b)(9) and (b)(10) are added

to read as follows:

§ 21.7720 Course approval.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(9) § 21.4261—Apprentice courses;

(10) § 21.4262—Other training on-thejob courses;

* * * * *

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47 CFR Parts 52 and 64

[CC Docket No. 92–237; FCC 97–386]

Administration of the North American

Numbering Plan, Carrier Identification

Codes (CICs)

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: On October 22, 1997, the

Commission released an Order on

Reconsideration addressing carrier

identification codes (CICs). The Order

on Reconsideration determines that by

January 1, 1998 all local exchange

carriers (LECs) that provide equal access

must have completed switch changes to

recognize four-digit CICs. The transition

during which three and four-digit CICs

co-exist will end on June 30, 1998. The

Order on Reconsideration is intended to

modify in part the decision in the CICs

Second Report and Order (62 FR 19056,

published April 18, 1997) regarding the

length of the transition. The

Commission concurrently released an

Order on Application for Review and a

second further notice of Proposed

Rulemaking in the same docket.

DATES: Effective November 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Secretary, Room 222, 1919

M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Nightingale, Attorney,

Network Services Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, (202) 418–2352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

summarizes the Commission’s Order on

Reconsideration in the matter of

Administration of the North American

Numbering Plan, Carrier Identification

Codes (CICs), CC Docket 92–237,

adopted October 20, 1997, and released

October 22, 1997. The file is available

for inspection and copying during the

weekday hours of 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in

the Commission’s Reference Center,

Room 239, 1919 M St., N.W.,

Washington D.C., or copies may be

purchased from the Commission’s

duplicating contractor, ITS, Inc., 1231

20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20036, phone (202) 857–3800.

Analysis of Proceeding

The Order on Reconsideration

modifies the Commission’s decision in

the CICs Second Report and Order

regarding the length of the transition

during which three and four-digit

Feature Group D CICs co-exist, and

creates a ‘‘two-step’’ end to the

transition. By January 1, 1998, the end

of the first phase, all LECs that provide

equal access must have completed

switch changes to recognize four-digit

CICs. The second phase, which ends on

June 30, 1998, is intended to allow IXCs

time to prepare their networks for, and

educate their customers about, the

replacement of three-digit CICs by fourdigit CICs. After that date, only fourdigit CICs and seven-digit carrier access

codes (CACs) will be recognized. The

Commission also affirms its decision in

the CICs Second Report and Order not

to grandfather the use of three-digit CICs

and five-digit CACs that are in use

during the transition. The Commission

rejects arguments that the CICs Second

Report and Order: (1) Is arbitrary and

capricious in violation of the

Administrative Procedure Act; (2)

violates Fifth Amendment rights; (3)

violates First Amendment rights; and (4)

violates Section 257 of the

Communications Act and the Regulatory

Flexibility Act. The Commission’s

decisions in the Order on

Reconsideration are intended to

advance the pro-competitive objectives

of the Communications Act, as

amended.

Ordering Clauses

2. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant

to sections 1, 4(i), 201–205, and

251(e)(1) of the Communications Act of

1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151,

154(i), 201–205, and 251(e)(1), that the

Petition for Reconsideration of VarTec

Telecom, Inc., is denied.

3. It is further ordered, that the

Petitions for Reconsideration of the

Competitive Telecommunications

Association and Telecommunications

Group, Inc., are granted to the extent

stated herein, and, in all other respects,

are denied.

4. It is further ordered, that the Order

on Reconsideration and the
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requirements contained herein will

become effective November 28, 1997.

The collection of information contained

within is contingent upon approval by

the Office of Management and Budget.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 52

Local exchange carrier, Numbering,

Telecommunications.

47 CFR Part 64

Communications common carriers,

Telephone.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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47 CFR Part 73

Radio Broadcasting Services; Various

Locations

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, on its own

motion, editorially amends the Table of

FM Allotments to specify the actual

classes of channels allotted to various

communities. The changes in channel

classifications have been authorized in

response to applications filed by

licensees and permittees operating on

these channels. This action is taken

pursuant to Revision of Section

73.3573(a)(1) of the Commission’s Rules

Concerning the Lower Classification of

an FM Allotment, 4 FCC Rcd 2413

(1989), and the Amendment of the

Commission’s Rules to permit FM

Channel and Class Modifications

[Upgrades] by Applications, 8 FCC Rcd

4735 (1993).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, adopted October 8, 1997,

and released October 17, 1997. The full

text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

Commission’s Reference Center (Room

239), 1919 M Street, NW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractors,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

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

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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

§ 73.202 [Amended]

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

Allotments under Arizona, is amended

by removing Channel 246A and adding

Channel 246C3 at Green Valley.

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

Allotments under California, is

amended by removing Channel 221B1

and adding Channel 221B at Clovis.

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

Allotments under Colorado, is amended

by removing Channel 245A and adding

Channel 245C2 at Steamboat Springs.

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

Allotments under Delaware, is amended

by removing Channel 252A and adding

Channel 253A at Seaford.

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

Allotments under Mississippi, is

amended by removing Channel 236A

and adding Channel 236C3 at Winona.

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

Allotments under Nebraska, is amended

by removing Channel 285C3 and adding

Channel 285C2 at York.

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

Allotments under Nevada, is amended

by removing Channel 256C3 and adding

Channel 256A at Gardnerville-Minden.

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

Allotments under Texas, is amended by

removing Channel 292C2 and adding

Channel 292C3 at Gonzales.

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

Allotments under Washington, is

amended by removing Channel 230C2

and adding Channel 230C3 at Ephrata.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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