Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 241 / Tuesday, December 16, 1997 / Notices 65811

eliminate unnecessary rules wherever

possible and increase the efficiency of

the competitive bidding process.

2—Mass Media—Title: Fees for

Ancillary or Supplementary Use of

Digital Television Spectrum.

Summary: The Commission will

consider action concerning

implementing the transition to digital

television (DTV) for existing

television broadcasters in accordance

with the provisions of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996

regarding fees for ancillary or

supplementary use of DTV spectrum.

3—Cable Services—Title:

Implementation of the Cable

Television Consumer Protection and

Competition Act of 1992 -- Petition for

Rulemaking of Ameritech New Media,

Inc., Regarding Development of

Competition and Diversity in Video

Programming Distribution and

Carriage (RM–9097). Summary: The

Commission will consider a petition

for rulemaking concerning

enforcement and other matters

relating to the Commission’s program

access rules.

After consideration of these items, the

Commission will hold an en banc

presentation on the status of

competition in the marketplace for

multichannel video services.

Additional information concerning

this meeting may be obtained from

Maureen Peratino or David Fiske, Office

of Public Affairs, telephone number

(202) 418–0500.

Copies of materials adopted at this

meeting can be purchased from the

FCC’s duplicating contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc. (ITS, Inc.) at (202) 857–3800 or fax

(202) 857–3805 and 857–3184. These

copies are available in paper format and

alternative media, including large print/

type; digital disk; and audio tape. ITS

may be reached by e-mail: its—

inc@ix.netcom.com. Their Internet

address is http://www.itsi.com.

This meeting can be viewed over

George Mason University’s Capitol

Connection. For information on this

service call (703) 993-3100. The audio

portion of the meeting will be broadcast

live on the Internet via the FCC’s

Internet audio broadcast page at <http:/

/www.fcc.gov/realaudio/>. The meeting

can also be heard via telephone, for a

fee, from National Narrowcast Network,

telephone (202) 966–2211 or fax (202)

966–1770; and from Conference Call

USA (available only outside the

Washington, DC. metropolitan area),

telephone 1–800–962–0044. Audio and

video tapes of this meeting can be

purchased from Infocus, 341 Victory

Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, telephone

(703) 834–0100; fax number (703) 834–

0111.

Dated December 11, 1997.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32888 Filed 12-12-97; 11:19 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1191–DR]

Iowa; Amendment to Notice of a Major

Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of Iowa,

(FEMA–1191–DR), dated November 20,

1997, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 3, 1997

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of Iowa,

is hereby amended to include the

following areas among those areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of November 20, 1997:

The counties of Cass and Poweshiek for

Public Assistance.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.516, Disaster Assistance.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–32782 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1190–DR]

Nebraska; Amendment to Notice of a

Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Nebraska, (FEMA–1190–DR), dated

November 1 1997, and related

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Nebraska, is hereby amended to include

the following areas among those areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of November 1, 1997:

Dodge County for Category F under the

Public Assistance program (already

designated for Categories A and B under the

Public Assistance program).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.516, Disaster Assistance)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–32781 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. The application also will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act.

Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking

activities will be conducted throughout

the United States.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of