15868 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 64 / Thursday, April 3, 1997 / Proposed Rules

progress (ROP) plan to reduce volatile

organic compounds (VOC) emissions in

Lake and Porter Counties by 15 percent

(%) by November 15, 1996; a

contingency plan to reduce VOC

emissions by an additional 3% beyond

the ROP plan, and an Indiana agreed

order requiring VOC emission controls

on Keil Chemical Division, Ferro

Corporation, located in Lake County

(Keil Chemical). The 15% ROP plan, 3%

contingency plan, and the agreed order

were submitted together on June 26,

1995. The plans will help to protect the

public’s health and welfare by reducing

the emissions of VOC that contribute to

the formation of ground-level ozone,

commonly known as urban smog. In the

final rules section of this Federal

Register, the EPA is approving this

action as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because EPA views this

as a noncontroversial action and

anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule. If no

adverse comments are received in

response to that direct final rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this proposed rule. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on the proposed rule. Any parties

interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received on or before May 5,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section, Air

Programs Branch (AR18–J),

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State submittal are

available for inspection at: Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR18–J), Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark J. Palermo, Environmental

Protection Specialist, Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR18–J), Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604, (312) 886–6082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule published in the rules section

of this Federal Register.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Michelle D. Jordan,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–8384 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 63

[IB Docket No. 96–261, DA 97–440]

International Settlement Rates

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: On December 19, 1996 the

Federal Communications Commission

released a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking in the matter of

International Settlement Rates, FCC No.

96–484 (61 FR 68702, December 30,

1996). In response to a request for an

extension of time, on February 27, 1997,

the Commission released an order

granting an extension of time for filing

reply comments in this proceeding.

DATES: Reply comments must be

submitted on or before March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All supplemental comments

and supplemental reply comments

should be addressed to: Office of the

Secretary, Federal Communications

Commission, Washington DC 20554. All

supplemental comments and

supplemental reply comments will be

available for public inspection during

regular business hours in the FCC

Reference Center (Room 239) of the

Federal Communications Commission,

1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC

20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Giusti, Attorney-Advisor, Policy

and Facilities Branch,

Telecommunications Division,

International Bureau, (202) 418–1407.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. On February 21, 1997, the Republic

of Panama filed a motion to extend the

reply comment date in the captioned

proceeding from March 10, 1997 to

April 14, 1997. The Republic of Panama

contends that the current schedule

provides it insufficient time to prepare

informed reply comments for two

reasons. First, the Republic of Panama

asserts that the failure of the

Commission’s Record Imaging

Processing System (‘‘RIPS’’) has made it

difficult for it and other interested

parties to obtain a complete set of the

comments filed in this proceeding.

Second, the Republic of Panama states

that it needs more time to review the

recent agreement of the World Trade

Organization’s Group on Basic

Telecommunications and assess the

agreement’s impact on the proposals

made in this proceeding.

2. Although we do not routinely grant

extensions of time, See 47 CFR § 1.46(a),

we believe that extending the reply

comment date in this case will serve the

public interest by allowing the Republic

of Panama and other interested parties

adequate time to review and reply to

any comments that they had difficulty

in obtaining because of the failure of

RIPS. We believe that an extension to

March 31, 1997 will provide sufficient

time for interested parties to complete

their reply comments. Interested parties

may obtain copies of the comments filed

in this proceeding from the

Commission’s Reference Center, 1919 M

Street NW., Room 239, Washington, DC

20554. Copies of the comments filed in

this proceeding are also available for

purchase from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Services, Inc. (‘‘ITS’’), 2100 M Street

NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.

In order to compensate further for the

RIPS outage, we will place copies of the

comments filed in this proceeding in the

International Bureau Reference Center,

Room 102, 2000 M Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20554.

3. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant

to sections 4(i), 4(j) and 5(c) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), and

155(c), and sections 0.51, 0.261, and

1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR

0.51, 0.261, and 1.46, that the reply

comment date in the captioned

proceeding is extended from March 10,

1997 to March 31, 1997.

4. It is further ordered, pursuant to

sections 4(i), 4(j) and 5(c) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), and

155(c), and sections 0.51, 0.261, and

1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR

0.51, 0.261, and 1.46, that the Republic

of Panama’s motion to extend the reply

comment date is granted to the extent it

requests additional time up to March 31,

1997, but is denied to the extent it

requests additional time beyond that

date.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 64 / Thursday, April 3, 1997 / Proposed Rules 15869

Federal Communications Commission.

Ruth Milkman,

Deputy Chief, International Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–8442 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–105, RM–9046]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Atlanta,

LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition by Winn Parish

Broadcasting proposing the allotment of

Channel 293A to Atlanta, Louisiana, as

the community’s first local aural

transmission service. Channel 293A can

be allotted to Atlanta in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements

without the imposition of a site

restriction at coordinates 31–48–18 NL

and 92–44–36 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 19, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 3, 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: William J. Pennington, III,

P.O. Box 403, Westfield, Massachusetts

01086 (Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–105, adopted March 19, 1997, and

released March 28, 1997. 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 contractor, ITS, 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. 97–8439 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–104, RM–9048]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Wellington, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Stacey

Allen Austin proposing the allotment of

Channel 267C3 to Wellington, Texas, as

the community’s first local FM service.

Channel 267C3 can be allotted to

Wellington in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction of 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles)

southwest in order to avoid a shortspacing conflict with the licensed

operation of Station KWOX(FM),

Channel 266C, Woodward, Oklahoma.

The coordinates for Channel 267C3 at

Wellington are 34–49–13 NL and 100–

14–29 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 19, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 3, 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: Stacey Allen Austin, Route

1, Box 420, Chancellor, Alabama 36316

(petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–104, adopted March 19, 1997, and

released March 28, 1997. 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 contractor, ITS, 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. 97–8438 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–102, RM–8969]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Slidell

and Kenner, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition by Phase II

Broadcasting, licensee of Station WLTS–

FM, Channel 287C1, Slidell, Louisiana,

proposing the reallotment of Channel

287C1 from Slidell to Kenner,

Louisiana, and modification of Station

WLTS–FM’s license to specify Kenner

as its community of license. Channel

287C1 can be allotted to Kenner in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements at the licensed site of

Station WLTS–FM. The coordinates for

Channel 287C1 at Kenner are 29–58–57

and 89–57–09. In accordance with the

provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the

Commission’s Rules, we will not accept

competing expressions of interest in the

use of Channel 287C1 at Kenner,

Louisiana.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 19, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In