Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 8, 2000 / Proposed Rules 6113

List of Subjects

46 CFR Part 110

Incorporation by reference, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements,

Vessels.

46 CFR Part 111

Vessels.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to

amend 46 CFR parts 110 and 111 as

follows:

PART 110—GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The authority citation for part 110

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333;

46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR

58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR

1.45, 1.46; § 110.01–2 also issued under 44

U.S.C. 3507.

2. In § 110.10–1(b), in the entries for

‘‘International Electrotechnical

Commission’’ and ‘‘Underwriters

Laboratories, Inc.,’’ revise the

introductory text and add, in numerical

order, new standards IEC 92–350, IEC

92–353, and UL 1309 to read as follows:

§ 110.10–1 Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

* * * * *

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), 3 Rue de Varembe,

Geneva, Switzerland. (Also available from ANSI.).

*****

IEC 92–350, Electrical Installations

in Ships, Part 350: Low Voltage

Shipboard Power Cables—General

Construction and Test Requirements, 1988 amendment 1 (1994).

111.60–1

*****

IEC 92–353, Electrical Installations

in Ships, Part 353: Single and

Multicore Non-radial Field Power

Cables with Extruded Solid Insulation for Rated Voltages 1kV and

3kV, 1995–01.

111.60–1;

111.60–3

*****

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL),

12 Laboratory Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–3995..

*****

UL 1309, Standard for Marine Shipboard Cables, 1995.111.60–1;

111.60–3

*****

PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3. The authority citation for part 111

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 49 CFR

1.46.

4. In § 111.60–1, revise paragraphs (a)

and (b) and the introductory text of

paragraph (c) to read as follows:

§ 111.60–1 Cable construction and testing.

(a) Each marine shipboard cable must

meet all of the construction and

identification requirements of either

IEEE Std 45, IEC 92–3, IEC 92–350, IEC

92–353, UL 1309, MIL–C–24640A, or

MIL–C–24643A and the respective

flammability test contained in them and

be of a copper stranded type.

Note to Paragraph (a): MIL–C–915 cable is

acceptable only for repairs and replacements

in kind. MIL–C–915 cable is no longer

acceptable for alterations, modifications,

conversions, or new construction. (See

§ 110.01–3 of this chapter).

(b) Each cable constructed to IEC 92–

3 or IEC 92–353 must meet the

flammability requirements of IEC 332–3,

Category A.

(c) Electrical cable that has a

polyvinyl chloride insulation with a

nylon jacket (Type T/N) must meet UL

1309 or, must meet the requirements for

polyvinyl chloride insulated cable in

section 18 of IEEE Std 45, except—

* * * * *

5. In § 111.60–3, revise paragraphs (a)

and (b) to read as follows:

§ 111.60–3 Cable application.

(a) Cable constructed in accordance

with IEEE Std 45 must meet the cable

application provisions of section 19 of

IEEE Std 45. Cable constructed in

accordance with IEC 92–3, IEC 92–353,

or UL 1309 must meet the provisions of

section 19 of IEEE Std 45, except 19.6.1,

19.6.4, and 19.8. Cable constructed in

accordance with IEC 92–3 and IEC 92–

353 must comply with the ampacity

values of IEC 92–352, Table 1.

(b) Type T/N cables must meet section

19 of IEEE Std 45 for Type T insulation

or the provisions listed in UL 1309.

* * * * *

Dated: February 2, 2000.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine

Safety and Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 00–2821 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[WT Docket No. 97–82; FCC 99–384]

Communication Between Applicants in

Commission Spectrum Auctions

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend the regulation of the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC)

regarding communications between

applicants in FCC spectrum auctions.

The Commission proposes to require

any auction applicant that makes or

receives a prohibited communication of

bids or bidding strategies to report

promptly such a communication to the

Commission. The information reported

to the FCC would facilitate the

Commission’s monitoring and

investigation of unlawful activity during

Commission spectrum auctions.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

April 10, 2000. Reply comments are due

on or before June 7, 2000. Written

comments by the public on the

proposed information collections are

due April 10, 2000. The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) must

submit written comments on the

proposed information collection(s) on or

before April 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: An original and four copies

of each filing must be sent to the

Commission’s Secretary, Magalie Roman

Salas, Office of the Secretary, TW–A306,

Federal Communications Commission,

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554. If you want each Commissioner

to receive a copy of your comments, you

must file an original plus eleven copies.

Alternatively, comments and reply

comments may be filed with the FCC

using the Commission’s Electronic

Comment Filing System (‘‘ECFS’’), via

the Internet to <http://www.fcc.gov/efile/ecfs.html>. See Electronic Filing of

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,

63 FR 24121 (May 1, 1998).

In addition to filing comments with

the Secretary, a copy of any comments

on the information collections

contained herein should be submitted to

Judy Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554, or

via the Internet to jboley@fcc.gov, and to

Virginia Huth, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB, 725—17th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20503 or via the

Internet to vhuth@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Arsenault, Commercial

Wireless Division, Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 418–

0920, or via the Internet at

rarsenau@fcc.gov. For additional

information concerning the information

collection(s) contained in this

document, contact Judy Boley at 202–

418–0214, or via the Internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. In the

subject Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM), the FCC proposes to amend its

regulation, 47 CFR 1.2105(c)(1),

regarding communications between

applicants in FCC spectrum auctions.

The Commission proposes to amend

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§ 1.2105(c)(1) to require any auction

applicant that makes or receives a

communication of bids or bidding

strategies prohibited by § 1.2105(c)(1) to

report promptly such a communication

to the Commission. The Commission

also proposes to amend § 1.2105(c)(1) to

reflect a recent clarification that the rule

prohibits an auction applicant from

discussing another applicant’s bids or

bidding strategies even if the first

applicant does not discuss its own bids

or bidding strategies. See Western PCS

BTA 1 Corporation, Memorandum

Opinion and Order at paragraphs 7

through 9, FCC 99–385 (released

December 13, 1999). Lastly, the

Commission seeks comment regarding

whether other changes to § 1.2105(c)(1)

may be warranted at this time.

2. The proposed rules are not major

rules for the purposes of Executive

Order 12866. As required by the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, the FCC

certifies that the proposed rules will not

have a significant impact on small

business entities. The NPRM contains

proposed information collection(s)

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. It

has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review under the PRA. The

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burdens,

invites OMB, the general public, and

other Federal agencies to comment on

the information collection(s) contained

in the NPRM, as required by the PRA.

Public and agency comments are due

April 10, 2000. OMB notification of

action is due April 10, 2000. Comments

should address: (a) whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Commission,

including whether the information shall

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the Commission’s burden estimates; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on the

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

3. Parties who chose to file comments

or reply comments on the NPRM using

the Commission’s ECFS system, should

include their full name, postal service

mailing address, and the applicable

docket or rulemaking number on the

transmittal screen. Parties may also

submit an electronic comment by

Internet e-mail. To obtain filing

instructions for e-mail comments,

commenters should send an e-mail to

ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the

following words in the body of the

message, ‘‘get form <your e-mail

address>.’’ A sample form and

directions will be sent in reply. Parties

who choose to file by paper should also

submit their comments on diskette. A

3.5-inch diskette formatted in an IBM

compatible format using Microsoft Word

for Windows or compatible software

Diskettes should be submitted to:

Richard Arsenault, Federal

Communications Commission, Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th

Street, SW., Room 4–A234, Washington,

DC 20554. The diskette should be

accompanied by a cover letter and

should be submitted in ‘‘read only’’

mode. The diskette should be clearly

labeled with the commenter’s name,

proceeding (including the docket

number in this case—WT Docket No.

97–82), type of pleading (comments or

reply comments), date of submission,

and the name of the electronic file on

the diskette. The label should also

include the following phrase ‘‘Disk

Copy—Not an Original.’’ Each diskette

should contain only one party’s

pleadings, preferably in a single

electronic file. In addition, commenters

must send diskette copies to the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036.

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Amendment of Part 1 of the

Commission’s Rules—Competitive

Bidding Procedures

Form No.: None.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

not-for-profit institutions; and/or state,

local or tribal governments.

Number of Respondents: 25.

Estimated Time Per Response: 8

hours.

Total Annual Burden: 200 hours

Total Annual Costs: $40,000.

Needs and Uses: Section 1.2105(c)(1)

of the Commission’s rules provides that

‘‘all [auction] applicants are prohibited

from cooperating, collaborating,

discussing or disclosing in any manner

the substance of their bids or bidding

strategies. . . .’’ 47 CFR 1.2105(c)(1).

The Commission’s experience enforcing

§ 1.2105(c)(1) over the past five years,

however, indicates that, on occasion,

some auction applicants engage in

communications prohibited by the rule.

In the NPRM, we seek comment on

amending § 1.2105(c) to require anyone

who makes or receives a communication

of bids or bidding strategies prohibited

under § 1.2105(c)(1) to report promptly

such a communication to the

Commission. This amendment is

intended to deter parties from engaging

in prohibited conduct and thereby

enhance the competitiveness and

fairness of our spectrum auctions. The

information reported to the FCC would

facilitate the Commission’s monitoring

and investigation of unlawful activity

during Commission spectrum auctions.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2766 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AF92

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Proposed Designation of

Critical Habitat for the Spectacled

Eider

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service), propose to

designate critical habitat for the

spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri), a

threatened species listed pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act). Proposed designation of

critical habitat for the spectacled eider

includes areas on Alaska’s North Slope

and adjacent marine waters; the YukonKuskokwim Delta (Y–K Delta) and

adjacent marine waters; and Norton

Sound, Ledyard Bay, and the Bering Sea

between St. Lawrence and St. Matthew

Islands. These areas total 193,054 square

kilometers (km2) (74,539 square miles

(mi2)) or 19,305,400 hectares (ha)

(47,704,500 acres).

If this proposal is made final, Federal

agencies proposing actions that may

affect the areas designated as critical

habitat must consult with us on the

effects of the proposed actions, pursuant

to section 7(a)(2) of the Act. Section 4

of the Act requires us to consider

economic and other impacts of

specifying any particular area as critical

habitat. We solicit data and comments

from the public on all aspects of this

proposal, including data on the

economic and other impacts of the

designation. We may revise this

proposal to incorporate or address new

information received during the

comment period.

DATES: We will accept comments from

all interested parties until May 8, 2000.

Public hearing requests must be