Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 2 / Friday, January 3, 1997 / Proposed Rules 373

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.

[FR Doc. 97–49 Filed 1–2–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–258; RM–8967]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Valdez,

AK

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of North Wave

Communications, Inc., seeking the

allotment of FM Channel 227A to

Valdez, Alaska, as that community’s

first local FM transmission service.

Coordinates used for this proposal are

61–07–00 and 146–16–00. As Valdez,

Alaska, is located within 320 kilometers

(199 miles) of the Canadian border, the

Commission must obtain the

concurrence of the Canadian

government to this proposal.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before February 18, 1997, and reply

comments on or before March 5, 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: Michael

H. Bader, Esq., Haley Bader & Potts,

P.L.C., 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite

900, Arlington, VA 22203–1633.

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.

96–258, adopted December 20, 1996,

and released December 27, 1996. 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 contractors,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 2100 M Street,

NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.

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.

[FR Doc. 97–48 Filed 1–2–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–260, RM–8965]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Mankato, Minnesota

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by MidMinnesota Broadcsting Company

proposing the allotment of Channel

231A to Mankato, Minnesota. The

coordinates for Channel 231A at

Mankato are 44–10–12 and 94–00–24.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before February 18, 1997, and reply

comments on or before March 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Abdolmajid Khalizadeh,

Philip A. Rubin & Associates, Inc., 1350

Connecticut Avenue, Suite 610,

Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–260, adopted December 20, 1996,

and released December 27, 1996. 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 Services,

Inc., 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 857–

3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 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 contact.

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.

[FR Doc. 97–45 Filed 1–2–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–257, RM–8966]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Cloudcroft, New Mexico

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Robert

J. Flotte seeking the allotment of

Channel 250C1 to Cloudcroft, New

Mexico, as the community’s first local

aural transmission service. Channel

250C1 can be allotted to Cloudcroft in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements without the imposition of

a site restriction, at coordinates 32–57–

30 North Latitude and 105–44–42 West

Longitude. Mexican concurrence in the

allotment is required since the

community is located within 320

kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-

Mexican border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before February 18, 1997, and reply

comments on or before March 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554.
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In addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Barry D. Wood, Esq., Mark A.

Brinton, Esq., Jones, Waldo, Holbrook &

McDonough, P.C., 2300 M Street NW.,

Suite 900, Washington, DC 20037

(Counsel to petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–257, adopted December 20, 1996,

and released December 27, 1996. The

full text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919

M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Services, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 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.

[FR Doc. 97–40 Filed 1–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Parts 225, 231, and 242

[DFARS Case 95–D040]

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Independent

Research and Development/Bid and

Proposal Costs for FY96 and Beyond

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for

comment.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

proposing to amend the Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS) to reflect proposed changes to

the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) to treat Independent Research

and Development and Bid and Proposal

cost for fiscal year 1996 and beyond as

fully allowable, subject only to the FAR

normal standards of reasonableness and

allocability.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule

should be submitted in writing to the

address shown below on or before

March 4, 1997, to be considered in the

formulation of the final rule.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments to, Defense

Acquisition Regulations Council, Attn:

Ms. Sandra G. Haberlin, PDUSD (A&T)

DP (DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3062,

telefax number (703) 602–0350. Please

cite DFARS Case 95–D040 in all

correspondence related to this issue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Sandra Haberlin, at (703) 602–0131.

Please cite DFARS Case 95–D040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

The current Independent Research

and Development (IR&D)/Bid and

Proposal (B&P) cost principle at DFARS

231.205–18 covers the limited

allowability of IR&D/B&P costs for major

contractors through a 3-year transition

period (fiscal years 1993–1995), based

on the requirements of section 802 of

the National Defense Authorization Act

for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 (Pub. L.

102–190). Section 802 does not address

the allowability of IR&D/B&P costs after

fiscal year 1995. This proposed DFARS

rule supplements a proposed FAR rule

(FAR Case 95–032), which treats IR&D/

B&P costs for fiscal year 1996 and

beyond as 100 percent allowable for all

contractors, subject only to the FAR

normal standards of reasonableness and

allocability. The proposed FAR rule was

published in the Federal Register on

November 14, 1996 (61 FR 58452). In

addition, this DFARS rule continues to

require, in accordance with 10 U.S.C.

2372, that IR&D/B&P activities of major

contractors have a potential interest to

DoD for the costs to be allowable.

The proposed DFARS rule revises

231.205–18 and 242.771 to delete (1) the

requirement for advance agreement

negotiations or formal IR&D technical

reviews and evaluations after

contractors’ fiscal year 1992; and (2) the

limited allowability restriction of IR&D/

B&P costs for fiscal years 1993–1995.

Also, the rule revises 225.7303–2(c) to

indicate that the ‘‘potential interest to

DoD’’ requirement of DFARS 231.205–

18(c)(3) does not apply to contracts for

foreign military sales.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The proposed rule is not expected to

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.,

because most contracts awarded to

small entities use simplified acquisition

procedures or are awarded on a

competitive fixed-price basis and do not

require application of the cost principle

contained in this rule. An initial

regulatory flexibility analysis, therefore,

has not been performed. Comments are

invited from small businesses and other

interested parties. Comments from small

entities concerning the affected DFARS

subparts also will be considered in

accordance with Section 610 of the Act.

Such comments must be submitted

separately and cite DFARS Case 95–

D040 in correspondence.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because the proposed rule

does not impose any new

recordkeeping, information collection

requirements, or collections of

information from offerors, contractors,

or members of the public which require

the approval of the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 225,

231, and 242

Government procurement

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

Therefore, it is proposed that 48 CFR

Parts 225, 231, and 242 be amended as

follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Parts 225, 231, and 242 continues to

read as follows:

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR

Chapter 1.

PART 225—FOREIGN ACQUISITION

2. Section 225.7303–2 is amended by

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

225.7303–2 Cost of doing business with a

foreign government or an international

organization.

* * * * *

(c) The cost limitation for major

contractors on independent research

and development and bid and proposal

(IR&D/B&P) costs for projects which are

of potential interest to DoD, in 231.205–

18(c)(iii), does not apply to foreign

military sale contracts, except as

provided in 225.7303–5. The