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subscribers for receipt of broadcast

signals. A cable system’s individual

gross receipts determine the applicable

percentages. These percentages, and the

gross receipts limitations, are published

in 37 CFR part 256 and are subject to

adjustment at five-year intervals. 17

U.S.C. 801(b)(2)(A) & (D). This was a

window year for such an adjustment.

The Library received two petitions for

a rate adjustment and published a

Federal Register notice seeking

comment on these petitions and

directed interested parties to file a

Notice of Intent to Participate in a

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel

(‘‘CARP’’) proceeding. 65 FR 10564

(February 28, 2000). The Library also

designated a 30-day period to negotiate

a settlement as to adjustment of the

rates. 37 CFR 251.63(a). The Library

extended the negotiation period on two

separate occasions in Orders dated May

15, 2000, and June 5, 2000. The

extensions proved to be successful, as

the Library received a joint proposal to

adjust the cable royalty fees and the

gross receipts limitations.

Pursuant to § 251.63(b) of the CARP

rules, the Library published in the

Federal Register the proposed

adjustments to the percentages of gross

receipts paid by cable systems, and the

gross receipts limitations. 65 FR 54984

(September 12, 2000). Section 251.63(b)

provides that the Library ‘‘may adopt

the rate embodied in the proposed

settlement without convening an

arbitration panel, provided that no

opposing comment is received by the

Librarian [of Congress] from a party

with an intent to participate in a CARP

proceeding.’’ 37 CFR 251.63(b). No

comments or Notices of Intent to

Participate were received, enabling

publication of today’s final regulations

adopting the proposed settlement.

The regulations take effect on July 1,

2000, which means that the new cable

rates, and the gross receipts limitations,

are applicable to the second accounting

period of 2000 and thereafter.

List of Subjects

37 CFR Part 201

Copyright, Procedures.

37 CFR Part 256

Cable television, Royalties.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, the Library amends 37 CFR

parts 201 and 256 as follows:

PART 201—GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The authority citation for part 201

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702.

§ 201.17 [Amended]

2. In § 201.17:

a. In paragraph (d)(2), remove

‘‘$292,000’’ each place it appears and

add ‘‘$379,600’’ in its place.

b. In paragraph (e)(12), remove

‘‘$75,800’’ and add ‘‘$98,600’’ in its

place.

c. In paragraph (g)(2)(ii), remove

‘‘.893’’ and add ‘‘.956’’ in its place.

PART 256—ADJUSTMENT OF

ROYALTY FEE FOR CABLE

COMPULSORY LICENSE

3. The authority citation for part 256

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702, 802.

§ 256.2 [Amended]

4. In § 256.2:

a. In paragraph (a), introductory text,

remove the phrase ‘‘the first semiannual

accounting period of 1985’’ and add the

phrase ‘‘the second semiannual

accounting period of 2000’’ in its place.

b. In paragraph (a)(1), remove ‘‘.893’’

and add ‘‘.956’’ in its place.

c. In paragraph (a)(2), remove ‘‘.893’’

and add ‘‘.956’’ in its place.

d. In paragraph (a)(3), remove ‘‘.563’’

and add ‘‘.630’’ in its place.

e. In paragraph (a)(4), remove ‘‘.265’’

and add ‘‘.296’’ in its place.

f. In paragraph (b), introductory text,

remove the phrase ‘‘the first semiannual

accounting period of 1985’’ and add the

phrase ‘‘the second semiannual

accounting period of 2000’’ in its place.

g. In paragraph (b)(1), remove

‘‘$146,000’’ each place it appears and

add ‘‘$189,800’’ in its place, and remove

‘‘$5,600’’ and add ‘‘$7,400’’ in its place.

h. In paragraph (b)(2), remove

‘‘$146,000’’ each place it appears, and

add ‘‘$189,800’’ in its place, and remove

‘‘$292,000’’ each place it appears and

add ‘‘$379,600’’ in its place.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Marybeth Peters,

Register of Copyrights.

Approved by:

James H. Billington,

The Librarian of Congress.

[FR Doc. 00–27713 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–6859–8]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency;

National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of deletion of the White

Farm Equipment Landfill Superfund

site (site) from the National Priorities

List (NPL).

SUMMARY: The EPA Region VII

announces the deletion of the White

Farm Equipment Landfill site, Charles

City, Iowa from the NPL. The NPL is

appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which

is the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

(NCP), which EPA promulgated

pursuant to section 105 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. The

EPA and the state of Iowa have

determined that the site poses no

significant threat to public health or the

environment and, therefore, no further

remedial measures pursuant to CERCLA

are appropriate.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Barrett, Remedial Project

Manager, U.S. EPA, Region VII,

Superfund Division, 901 North 5th

Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101,

telephone (913) 551–7704, fax (913)

551–7063.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to

be deleted from the NPL is: White Farm

Equipment Landfill site, Charles City,

Iowa.

A Notice of Intent to Delete for this

site was published in the Federal

Register on September 7, 2000 (65 FR

54190). The closing date for comments

on the Notice of Intent to Delete was

October 10, 2000. No comments were

received, therefore, EPA has not

prepared a Responsiveness Summary.

The EPA identifies sites that appear to

present a significant risk to public

health, welfare, or the environment and

it maintains the NPL as the list of those

sites. Any site deleted from the NPL

remains eligible for fund-finances

remedial actions in the unlikely event

that conditions at the site warrant such

action. Section 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP

states that fund-financed actions may be

taken at sites deleted from the NPL.

Deletion of a site from the NPL does not

affect responsible party liability or

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1NGV2 was developed by an industry working

group that included container manufacturers, CNG

users, and utilities.

impede agency efforts to recover costs

associated with response efforts.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous

substances, Hazardous waste,

Intergovernmental relations, Natural

resources, Oil pollution, Penalties,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund, Water

pollution control, Water supply.

Dated: August 18, 2000.

Martha Steincamp,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.

40 CFR part 300 is amended as

follows:

PART 300—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 300

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.

9601-9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923,

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Appendix B [Amended]

2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300

is amended by deleting the White Farm

Equipment Co. Dump, Charles City,

Iowa site.

[FR Doc. 00–27578 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2300; MM Docket No. 97–26, RM–

8968, RM–9089, RM–9090; MM Docket No.

97–91, RM–8854, RM–9221]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Detroit,

Howe, Jacksboro, Lewisville,

Gainesville, Robinson, Corsicana,

Mineral Wells TX, Antlers, Hugo, OK

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document dismisses an

Application for Review filed by Jerry

Snyder and Associates, an Application

for Review filed by Metro BroadcastersTexas, Inc., and a Petition for Partial

Reconsideration filed by Hispanic

Broadcasting Corporation. This

document also grants a Request for

Immediate Issuance of Erratum filed by

Great Plains Radiocasting to the extent

of removing Channel 294C2 at Detroit,

Texas. All of these pleadings were

directed to the Report and Order in this

proceeding. 63 FR 45182, August 25,

1997.

DATES: Effective November 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Hayne, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2177.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s

Memorandum Opinion and Order

adopted September 27, 2000, and

released October 6, 2000. The full text

of this decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Information Center at Portals II, CY–

A257, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., (202) 857–3805, 1231 M Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20036.

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.

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

Allotments, under Texas, is amended by

removing Channel 294C2, Detroit.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–27745 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. NHTSA–00–8191]

RIN 2127–AH94

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards; Compressed Natural Gas

Fuel Container Integrity

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule, petitions for

reconsideration.

SUMMARY: In response to petitions for

reconsideration, this agency is

amending the bonfire test procedures in

the Federal motor vehicle safety

standard concerning compressed natural

gas fuel container integrity. The

amendments will facilitate the testing of

compressed natural gas containers

without adversely affecting safety.

DATES: Effective date: The amendment

in this document becomes effective

November 29, 2000.

Petitions for reconsideration: Any

petition for reconsideration of this rule

must be received by NHTSA no later

than December 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration

of this rule should refer to the above

mentioned docket number and be

submitted to: Administrator, National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,

DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

non-legal issues: Mr. Charles Hott,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone

202–366–0247).

For legal issues: Mr. Steve Wood,

NCC–20, Assistant Chief Counsel for

Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590

(202–366–2992).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Regulatory Background

On September 26, 1994, NHTSA

published a final rule establishing

Standard No. 304, Compressed Natural

Gas Fuel Container Integrity, which

specifies tests and performance

requirements regarding the durability,

strength, and pressure relief of

compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel

containers. (59 FR 49010) The

September 1994 final rule also specified

labeling requirements for CNG fuel

containers. The CNG fuel container

requirements are based on specifications

in ANSI/NGV2, a voluntary industry

standard addressing CNG fuel

containers which was adopted by the

American National Standards Institute

(ANSI).1 One of the performance tests

involves subjecting containers to a

bonfire test to evaluate their pressure

relief characteristics.

NHTSA decided in the September

1994 final rule to specify that No. 2

diesel fuel be used to generate the fire

in the bonfire test. The agency indicated

that it was specifying No. 2 diesel fuel

on an interim basis because of its

awareness that environmental problems

result from use of this fuel. The agency

stated that it would study whether other

fuels could be used for the bonfire test.