7458 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 33 / Wednesday, February 19, 1997 / Notices

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4030 Filed 2–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

Sunshine Act Meeting: FCC To Hold

Open Commission Meeting Thursday,

February 20, 1997

The Federal Communications

Commission will hold an Open Meeting

on the subjects listed below on

Thursday, February 20, 1997, which is

scheduled to commence at 9:30 am in

Room 856, at 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Item No., Bureau, and Subject

1—Wireless Telecommunications—

Title: Amendment of Part 1 of the

Commission’s Rules—Competitive

Bidding Proceeding. Summary: The

Commission will consider

clarifications and procedural changes

to the general auction rules based on

its experience conducting auctions. It

will also propose changes to the

general competitive bidding rules that

are intended to simplify and eliminate

unnecessary rules wherever possible.

2—Wireless Telecommunications—

Title: Replacement of Part 90 by Part

88 to Revise the Private Land Mobile

Radio Services and Modify the

Policies Governing Them and

Examination of Exclusivity and

Frequency Assignment Policies of the

Private Land Mobile Radio Services

(PR Docket No. 92–235). Summary:

The Commission will consider the

consolidation of the private land

mobile radio services below 800 MHz.

3—Wireless Telecommunications—

Title: Amendment of the

Commission’s Rules Regarding

Multiple Address Systems and

Implementation of Section 309(j) of

the Communications Act—

Competitive Bidding (PR Docket No.

93–253). Summary: The Commission

will consider proposing new service,

licensing, and competitive bidding

rules for spectrum allocated to

Multiple Address Systems in the

Fixed Microwave Services.

4—Wireless Telecommunications—

Title: Revision of Part 22 and Part 90

of the Commission’s Rules to

Facilitate Future Development of

Paging Systems (WT Docket No. 96–

18) and Implementation of Section

309(j) of the Communications Act—

Competitive Bidding (PP Docket No.

93–253). Summary: The Commission

will consider action concerning

geographic area licensing of common

carrier paging and 929 MHz private

carrier paging, and competitive

bidding procedures for auctioning

geographic area paging licenses.

5—Wireless Telecommunications—

Title: Amendment of Part 90 of the

Commission’s Rules To Provide for

the Use of the 220–222 MHz Band by

the Private Land Mobile Radio Service

(PR Docket No. 89–552, RM–8506);

Implementation of Sections 3(n) and

332 of the Communications Act—

Regulatory Treatment of Mobile

Services (GN Docket No. 93–252) and

Implementation of Section 309(j) of

the Communications Act—

Competitive Bidding, 220–222 MHz

(PP Docket No. 93–253). Summary:

The Commission will consider action

concerning the future operation and

licensing of the 220–222 MHz band.

Additional information concerning

this meeting may be obtained from

Audrey Spivack 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 which includes, 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, D.C. metropolitan area),

telephone 1–800–962–0044. Audio and

video tapes of this meeting can be

obtained from the Office of Public

Affairs, Television Staff, telephone (202)

418–0460, or TTY (202) 418–1398; fax

numbers (202) 418–2809 or (202) 418–

7286.

Federal Communications Commission.

Shirley S. Suggs,

Chief, Publications Branch.

[FR Doc. 97–4160 Filed 2–14–97; 12:12 pm]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License;

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20573.

East West North South Forwarding, Inc.,

2315 N.W. 107 Avenue, 1M57, Box

25, Miami, FL 33172. Officer: Ashok

Kitchloo, President

Central Export Services, 1020 15th

Street, #24, Modesto, CA 95354,

Michael W. Birch, Sole Proprietor

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4012 Filed 2–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Monday,

February 24, 1997.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, C Street

entrance between 20th and 2lst Streets,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments,

reassignments, and salary actions)

involving individual Federal Reserve

System employees.

2. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204. You may call

(202) 452–3207, beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before this meeting, for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting.