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authorized by the patrol commander.

Anchoring in the viewing area is

prohibited unless authorized by the

Patrol Commander. Entry or anchoring

in the staging area is prohibited, unless

authorized by the Patrol Commander.

After the passage of the parade

participants, all vessels may resume

normal operations.

(2) A succession of not fewer than 5

short whistle or horn blasts from a

patrol vessel will be the signal for any

non-participating vessel to stop

immediately. The display of an orange

distress smoke signal from a patrol

vessel will be the signal for any and all

vessels to stop immediately.

(c) Effective Date: This section is

effective annually on the second

Saturday in December from 5 p.m. to 10

p.m. EST.

Dated: October 27, 1997.

Norman T. Saunders,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 97–29508 Filed 11–6–97; 8:45 am]

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AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–5919–3]

Notice of Extension of Comment

Period for the GE-Housatonic Site

Included in National Priorities List for

Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites,

Proposed Rule No. 23

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of

extension of comment period for GEHousatonic site.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is extending the comment

period for the GE-Housatonic site in

Pittsfield, Massachusetts which was

proposed to be added to the National

Priorities List (NPL) on September 25,

1997 (62 FR 50450). The comment

period was scheduled to end on

November 24, 1997. However, due to

the unique circumstances surrounding

the GE-Housatonic site, the comment

period will be extended until March 1,

1998.

The Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) has formed a partnership with

several state and federal agencies

(intergovernmental team) in order to

achieve a comprehensive solution to the

environmental problems at the GE/

Housatonic River Site in Pittsfield, MA.

The Intergovernmental Team is

comprised of representatives from EPA,

the Massachusetts Department of

Environmental Protection, the

Massachusetts Executive Office of

Environmental Affairs, the

Massachusetts Attorney General’s

Office, the Connecticut Department of

Environmental Protection, the

Connecticut Attorney General’s Office,

the US Department of Interior, the US

Fish and Wildlife Service, the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, and the United States

Department of Justice. The

Intergovernmental Team is attempting

to negotiate, with General Electric, a

comprehensive solution in lieu of final

listing of the General Electric/

Housatonic River Site on the National

Priorities list. In order to facilitate this

intensive and comprehensive

negotiation, the EPA has decided to

extend the public comment period until

March 1, 1998.

Numerous parties, including the

public, are directly or indirectly

participating in these negotiations.

These parties include the City of

Pittsfield and other cities and towns

downstream of the GE facility,

environmental and business groups.

DATES: Comments regarding the GEHousatonic site must be submitted

(postmarked) on or before March 1,

1998.

ADDRESSES:

By Mail: Mail original and three

copies of comments (no facsimiles or

tapes) to Docket Coordinator,

Headquarters; U.S. EPA; CERCLA

Docket Office; (Mail Code 5201G); 401

M Street, SW; Washington, DC 20460;

703/603–9232.

By Federal Express: Send original and

three copies of comments (no facsimiles

or tapes) to Docket Coordinator,

Headquarters; U.S. EPA; CERCLA

Docket Office; 1235 Jefferson Davis

Highway; Crystal Gateway #1, First

Floor; Arlington, VA 22202.

By E-Mail: Comments in ASCII format

only may be mailed directly to

Superfund.Docket@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.

E-mailed comments must be followed

up by an original and three copies sent

by mail or Federal Express.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Keidan, State and Site

Identification Center, Office of

Emergency and Remedial Response

(Mail Code 5204G), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC, 20460.

Dated: October 27, 1997.

Stephen D. Luftig,

Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial

Response.

[FR Doc. 97–29481 Filed 11–6–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 20 and 90

[WT Docket No. 96–86; FCC 97–373]

The Development of Technical and

Spectrum Requirements for Meeting

Public Safety Agency Communication

Requirements, Establishment of Rules

and Requirements for Priority Access

Service

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Commission adopts a

Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(Second NPRM) which makes a range of

proposals relating to public safety

communications in the 746–806 MHz

band and in general. The Second NPRM

discusses goals for establishing a plan to

ensure the efficient and effective use of

spectrum to meet critical public safety

communications needs, proposes and

seeks comment on service rules for the

24 megahertz of spectrum that the

Commission has proposed to allocate for

public safety needs, seeks comment

relating to the establishment of wireless

priority access services by commercial

systems for use in meeting

communications needs in emergency

and disaster situations, and proposes

technical requirements to protect

broadcast licensees operating in the

746–806 MHz band from interference.

This action is taken as part of the

Commission’s compliance with its

mandate under the Balanced Budget Act

of 1997.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

December 22, 1997, and reply comments

are due on or before January 12, 1998.

Written comments by the public on the

proposed information collections are

due January 6, 1998. Written comments

on the proposed information collections

must be submitted by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) on or

before January 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Office of the Secretary,

Room 222, Washington, D.C. 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

Secretary, a copy of any comments on

the information collections contained

herein should be submitted to Judy