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the Regulatory Flexibility Act because

modified base flood elevations are

required by the Flood Disaster

Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105,

and are required to maintain community

eligibility in the National Flood

Insurance Program. No regulatory

flexibility analysis has been prepared.

Regulatory Classification

This final rule is not a significant

regulatory action under the criteria of

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of

September 30, 1993, Regulatory

Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

This rule involves no policies that

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 12612, Federalism,

dated October 26, 1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform

This rule meets the applicable

standards of section 2(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 65

Flood insurance, Floodplains,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 65 is

amended to read as follows:

PART 65—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 65

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,

1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,

3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

§ 65.4 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the

authority of § 65.4 are amended as

follows:

State and county Location

Dates and name of

newspaper where

notice was published

Chief executive officer of community

Effective

date of modification

Community

No.

Indiana:

Allen (FEMA Docket No. 7191).Town of Grabill ............ February 18, 1997,

February 25,

1997, Journal Gazette.

Ms. Joanne Sauder, Grabill Town Council, P.O. Box 321, Grabill, Indiana

46741.

July 9, 1996 180499 D

Allen (FEMA Docket No. 7191).Unincorporated areas February 18, 1997,

February 25,

1997, Journal Gazette.

Mr. Jack McComb, Allen County Commissioner, City/County Building, 1

East Main Street, Room 220, Fort

Wayne, Indiana 46802.

May 26,

1997.

180302 D

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Dated: April 2, 1997.

Richard W. Krimm,

Executive Associate Director, Mitigation

Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–9209 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: Base (1% annual chance)

flood elevations and modified base

flood elevations are made final for the

communities listed below. The base

flood elevations and modified base

flood elevations are the basis for the

floodplain management measures that

each community is required either to

adopt or to show evidence of being

already in effect in order to qualify or

remain qualified for participation in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP).

EFFECTIVE DATES: The date of issuance of

the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)

showing base flood elevations and

modified base flood elevations for each

community. This date may be obtained

by contacting the office where the maps

are available for inspection as indicated

on the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final base flood

elevations for each community are

available for inspection at the office of

the Chief Executive Officer of each

community. The respective addresses

are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frederick H. Sharrocks, Jr., Chief,

Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation

Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2796.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA or Agency) makes final

determinations listed below of base

flood elevations and modified base

flood elevations for each community

listed. The proposed base flood

elevations and proposed modified base

flood elevations were published in

newspapers of local circulation and an

opportunity for the community or

individuals to appeal the proposed

determinations to or through the

community was provided for a period of

ninety (90) days. The proposed base

flood elevations and proposed modified

base flood elevations were also

published in the Federal Register. This final rule is issued in accordance

with section 110 of the Flood Disaster

Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104,

and 44 CFR part 67. The Agency has developed criteria for

floodplain management in floodprone

areas in accordance with 44 CFR part

60.

Interested lessees and owners of real

property are encouraged to review the

proof Flood Insurance Study and Flood

Insurance Rate Map available at the

address cited below for each

community.

The base flood elevations and

modified base flood elevations are made

final in the communities listed below.

Elevations at selected locations in each

community are shown.

National Environmental Policy Act

This rule is categorically excluded

from the requirements of 44 CFR part

10, Environmental Consideration. No

environmental impact assessment has

been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Executive Associate Director,

Mitigation Directorate, certifies that this

rule is exempt from the requirements of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act because

final or modified base flood elevations

are required by the Flood Disaster

Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104,

and are required to establish and

maintain community eligibility in the

National Flood Insurance Program. No

regulatory flexibility analysis has been

prepared.
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Regulatory Classification

This final rule is not a significant

regulatory action under the criteria of

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of

September 30, 1993, Regulatory

Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

This rule involves no policies that

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 12612, Federalism,

dated October 26, 1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform

This rule meets the applicable

standards of section 2(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12778.

Administrative practice and

procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is

amended as follows:

PART 67—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 67

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,

1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,

3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

§ 67.11 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the

authority of § 67.11 are amended as

follows:

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

FLORIDA

Walton County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA

Docket No. 7195)

Gulf of Mexico:

Approximately 1.6 miles southwest of the intersection of

U.S. Route 98 and County

Route 30A in the vicinity of

Morris Lake .......................... * 10

Approximately 2,000 feet

south of the intersection of

U.S. Route 98 and County

Route 30A in the vicinity of

Inlet Beach ........................... * 12

Maps available for inspection

at the Walton County Emergency Operations Center, 75

South Davis Lane, Defuniak

Springs, Florida.

ILLINOIS

Beach Park (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Lake Michigan:

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

For the entire length within the

community ........................... * 585

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building,

11270 Wadsworth Road,

Beach Park, Illinois.

———

Buffalo Grove (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

McDonald Creek:

Approximately 30 feet downstream of Mill Creek Drive ... * 693

Approximately 160 feet upstream of Mill Creek Drive ... * 693

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 50

Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo

Grove, Illinois.

———

Deerfield (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Middle Fork North Branch Chicago River:

At Lake-Cook Road (County

boundary) ............................. * 651

Approximately 0.8 mile downstream of State Route 22

(Half Day Road) ................... * 658

West Fork North Branch Chicago

River:

At Interstate 94 ........................ * 660

Approximately 100 feet upstream of Montgomery Road *651

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 850

Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Illinois.

———

Grayslake (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Mill Creek:

At intersection of Bonnie Brae

Avenue and Pierce Court .... * 773

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 33

South Whitney Street,

Grayslake, Illinois.

———

Green Oaks (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Tributary to Middle Fork North

Branch Chicago River:

Entire shoreline within community ....................................... * 682

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 2020

O’Plaine Road, Green Oaks,

Illinois.

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

———

Hawthorn Woods (Village),

Lake County (FEMA Docket

No. 7130)

West Branch Indian Creek:

Approximately 1,500 feet east

of intersection of Midlothian

Road and Marilyn Lane ....... * 792

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 2

Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn

Woods, Illinois.

———

Highwood (City), Lake County

(FEMA Docket No. 7130)

Lake Michigan:

Entire shoreline within community ....................................... * 585

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 17

Highwood Avenue, Highwood,

Illinois.

———

Lake Bluff (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Lake Michigan:

Entire shoreline within community ....................................... * 585

Skokie River:

Approximately 1,650 feet upstream of Metra Railroad

bridge ................................... * 666

Approximately 100 feet downstream of Elgin Joliet and

Eastern Railroad .................. * 670

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, Village of Lake Bluff, 40 East

Center Avenue, Lake Bluff, Illinois.

———

Lake Forest (City), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Lake Michigan:

Entire shoreline within community ....................................... * 585

Middle Fork North Branch Chicago River:

Approximately 1,450 feet upstream of State Route 22

(Half Day Road) ................... * 659

Approximately 4,200 feet

downstream of Wisconsin

Central Limited Railroad

crossing ............................... * 669

Skokie River:

Approximately 200 feet upstream of Old Elm Road ...... * 652

Approximately 1,650 feet upstream of Metra Railroad

bridge ................................... * 666

West Fork North Branch Chicago

River:
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Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Half Day Road

(State Route 22) .................. * 668

Approximately 0.3 mile downstream of Everett Road ....... * 671

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 220

East Deepath Road, Lake Forest, Illinois.

———

Libertyville (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Seavey Drainage Ditch:

Approximately 500 feet west of

the intersection of Sylvan

Drive and Dawes Street ...... * 701

Bull Creek:

Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of State Route 21 .... * 671

Approximately 0.42 mile upstream of Butterfield Road .. * 715

Bull Creek Tributary:

At confluence with Bull Creek * 677

Approximately 1,850 feet upstream of confluence with

Bull Creek ............................ * 687

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 200

East Cook Avenue,

Libertyville, Illinois.

———

Lincolnshire (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

West Fork North Branch Chicago

River:

Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of Duffy Lane ........... * 666

Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Half Day Road

(State Route 22) .................. * 671

Aptakisic Creek:

Approximately 2,750 feet

downstream of Busch Road * 657

Approximately 2,400 feet

downstream of Busch Road * 658

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, One

Old Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, Illinois.

———

Long Grove (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7195)

Diamond Lake Drain:

Downstream side of State

Route 83 .............................. * 717

Approximately 550 feet downstream of State Route 83 .... * 712

Tributary A to Buffalo Creek:

Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of the confluence

with Buffalo Creek ............... * 699

At the county boundary ........... * 704

Buffalo Creek:

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Checker Drive ..... * 710

Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Long Grove Road

(State Route 53) .................. * 728

Maps available for inspection

at the Village of Long Grove

Municipal Building, 3110 Old

McHenry Road, Long Grove,

Illinois.

———

North Barrington (Village),

Lake County (FEMA Docket

No. 7130)

North Flint Creek:

Approximately 400 feet upstream of Rugby Road ........ * 805

Approximately 1,250 feet upstream of Rugby Road ........ * 808

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 111

North Old Barrington Road,

North Barrington, Illinois.

———

Park City (City), Lake County

(FEMA Docket No. 7130)

Skokie River:

Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of 29th Street ........... * 698

On downstream side of Washington Street bridge ............. * 696

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 3420

Kehm Boulevard, Park City, Illinois.

———

Riverwoods (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

West Fork North Branch Chicago

River:

At Interstate 94 ........................ * 664

Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Duffy Lane ........... * 666

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 300

Portwine Road, Riverwoods, Illinois.

———

Vernon Hills (Village), Lake

County (FEMA Docket No.

7130)

Indian Creek:

Ponding areas south of Westmoreland Drive east of intersection with State Highway

83 ......................................... * 702

Diamond Lake Drain:

At State Route 83 ................... * 721

Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of State Route 83 .... * 722

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 290

Evergreen Drive, Vernon Hills,

Illinois.

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

———

Waukegan (City), Lake County

(FEMA Docket No. 7130)

Lake Michigan:

Entire shoreline within the

community ........................... *585

Irondale Creek:

Approximately 0.49 mile upstream of Guerin Road ........ * 676

Approximately 0.59 mile upstream of Guerin Road ........ * 679

Skokie River:

Approximately 500 feet upstream of 29th Street ........... * 698

Just downstream of Washington Street ............................. * 696

Middle Fork North Branch Chicago River:

Approximately 1,250 feet

downstream of Wisconsin

Central Limited Railroad ...... * 692

Approximately 1,600 feet

downstream of Interstate 94 * 704

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 410

Robert V. Sabonjian Place,

Waukegan, Illinois.

———

Winthrop Harbor (Village),

Lake County (FEMA Docket

No. 7130)

Lake Michigan:

Entire shoreline within the

community ........................... * 585

Kellogg Ravine:

Approximately 1,150 feet

downstream of Metra Crossing ........................................ * 653

Approximately 1,900 feet

downstream of State Highway 173 ............................... * 664

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 830

Sheridan Road, Winthrop Harbor, Illinois.

———

Wood Dale (City), DuPage

County (FEMA Docket No.

7187)

Salt Creek:

Approximately 500 feet downstream of Thorndale Avenue * 682

Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Thorndale Avenue 683

Maps available for inspection

at the Building Department,

Wood Dale City Hall, 404

North Wood Dale Road, Wood

Dale, Illinois.

———

Zion (City), Lake County

(FEMA Docket No. 7130)

Lake Michigan:

Entire shoreline within the

community ........................... * 585

Kellogg Ravine:
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Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

Approximately 0.76 mile upstream of confluence with

North Branch Kellogg Ravine ...................................... * 631

Approximately 1.70 miles upstream of confluence with

North Branch Kellogg Ravine ...................................... * 643

Maps available for inspection

at the Municipal Building, 2828

Sheridan Road, Zion, Illinois.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Tilton (Town), Belknap County

(FEMA Docket No. 7195)

Gulf Brook:

Just upstream of U.S. Route

3/State Route 11 ................. * 474

Approximately 0.52 mile upstream of U.S. Route 3/

State Route 11 .................... * 485

Maps available for inspection

at the Tilton Town Hall, Lane

Use Office, 257 Main Street,

Tilton, New Hampshire.

PENNSYLVANIA

Benton (Borough), Columbia

County (FEMA Docket No.

7195)

Fishing Creek:

Approximately 50 feet downstream of dam, which is located approximately 450

feet upstream of State

Route 487 ............................ * 766

At upstream corporate limits ... *777

Maps available for inspection

at the Benton Borough Hall,

3rd and Center Streets, Benton, Pennsylvania.

———

London Grove (Township),

Chester County (FEMA

Docket Nos. 7140, 7164 and

7187)

Middle Branch White Clay

Creek:

Approximately 1,300 feet

downstream of AvondaleNew London Road ............... *306

Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Hilton Road ......... *487

East Branch White Clay Creek:

Approximately 1,000 feet

downstream of Newgarden

Station Road ........................ *259

At State Road 926 .................. *504

Chatham Run:

Approximately 350 feet downstream of Pomeroy Street ... *283

At State Road 926 .................. *504

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

Maps available for inspection

at the London Grove Township

Building, 3 London Way,

Avondale, Pennsylvania.

———

West Brunswick (Township),

Schuylkill County (FEMA

Docket No. 7172)

Schuylkill River:

Approximately 0.47 mile downstream of State Route 61 .... *392

Approximately 700 feet upstream of the confluence of

Red Creek ........................... *476

Pine Creek:

At CONRAIL Railroad ............. *458

Approximately 0.4 mile downstream of Fork Mountain

Road (T–713) ...................... *458

Maps available for inspection

at the Argal Federal Credit

Union Building (Second Floor),

250 Parkway Avenue, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania.

———

Westtown (Township) Chester County (FEMA Docket

No. 7187)

West Fork of East Branch Chester Creek:

At upstream side of Street

Road .................................... *258

Approximately 150 feet downstream of Westbourne

Road. ................................... *262

Maps available for inspection

at the Westtown Township Office, 1081 Wilmington Pike,

West Chester, Pennsylvania.

VIRGINIA

Buchanan County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA

Docket No. 7199)

Dismal Creek:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... *1,172

Approximately 1,850 feet

downstream of Route 635

bridge ................................... *1,658

Levisa Fork:

Approximately 1,575 feet

downstream of State Route

733 ....................................... *870

At U.S. Route 460 bridge ........ *1,472

Knox Creek:

Approximately 1,000 feet

downstream of State Route

697 bridge ............................ *923

Approximately 2.23 miles upstream of State Route 652 .. *1,272

Russell Fork:

Approximately 1.15 miles

downstream of State Route

80 bridge .............................. *1,430

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

Approximately 1.30 miles upstream of confluence of Hurricane Creek ........................ *1,505

Big Prater Creek:

At confluence with Levisa Fork *1,117

Approximately 40 feet upstream of State Route 657 .. *1,478

Trace Fork Branch:

Confluence with Big Prater

Creek ................................... *1,171

Approximately 50 feet upstream of Route 612 bridge *1,456

Bull Creek:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... *972

Approximately 50 feet downstream of confluence of

Deel Fork ............................. *1,294

Garden Creek:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... * 1,322

Confluence of Right Fork to

Garden Creek ...................... * 1,399

Greenbrier Creek:

Approximately 1,100 feet

downstream of confluence

with Little Greenbrier Creek * 1,424

Approximately 20 feet upstream of State Route 608

bridge ................................... * 1,475

Guess Fork:

Confluence with Knox Creek .. * 963

Approximately 275 feet upstream of confluence of Left

Fork to Guess Fork ............. * 1,100

Home Creek:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... * 919

Approximately 350 feet upstream of State Route 650

bridge ................................... * 1,275

Hurricane Creek:

Confluence with Russell Fork * 1,456

Approximately 3,080 feet upstream of State Route 600

bridge ................................... * 1,515

Indian Creek:

Confluence with Russell Fork * 1,440

Approximately 50 feet upstream of State Route 601

bridge ................................... * 1,501

Left Fork to Guess Fork:

Confluence with Guess Fork ... * 1,099

Approximately 630 feet upstream of Route 646 bridge * 1,121

Little Greenbrier Creek:

Confluence with Greenbrier

Creek ................................... * 1,430

Approximately 1,565 feet upstream of State Route 714

bridge ................................... * 1,488

Little Prater Creek:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... * 1,090

Approximately 90 feet upstream of the third stream

crossing of State Route 617

bridge ................................... * 1,262

Lester Fork:

Confluence with Knox Creek .. * 976

Approximately 30 feet upstream of State Route 650

bridge ................................... * 1,288
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Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

Looney Creek:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... * 1,002

Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Route 656 bridge * 1,146

PawPaw Creek:

At confluence with Knox Creek * 928

Approximately 200 feet upstream of confluence of

Rockhouse Fork .................. * 1,071

Race Fork:

Confluence with Knox Creek .. * 951

Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of driveway bridge to

Race Fork Coal Corporation * 1,019

Right Fork to Garden Creek:

Confluence with Garden Creek * 1,399

Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of Mine Access

Road .................................... * 1,552

Right Fork to Knox Creek:

Confluence with Knox Creek .. * 1,078

Approximately 1.09 miles upstream of State Route 643 .. * 1,230

Rockhouse Fork:

Confluence with PawPaw

Creek ................................... * 1,069

Approximately 270 feet upstream of State Route 643

bridge ................................... * 1,072

Russell Prater Creek and War

Creek:

Approximately 0.66 mile downstream of State Route 606

bridge (Dickenson/Buchanan

County line) ......................... * 1,417

Approximately 1.49 mile upstream of confluence with

Russell Prater Creek ........... * 1,542

Rocklick Creek:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... * 904

Approximately 2,500 feet upstream of State Route 691

bridge ................................... * 1,001

Slate Creek:

Approximately 0.64 mile upstream of Route 1002 .......... * 1,112

Approximately 1,550 feet upstream of State Route 640

bridge ................................... * 1,538

Maps available for inspection

at the Buchanan County

Courthouse, Main Street,

Grundy, Virginia.

———

Grundy (Town), Buchanan

County (FEMA Docket No. 7199)

Levisa Fork:

Approximately 1.9 feet downstream of confluence of

Slate Creek .......................... * 1,028

Approximately 0.61 mile downstream of State Route 617 .. * 1,075

Watkins Branch:

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... * 1,071

Approximately 1,890 feet upstream of State Route 661

bridge ................................... * 1,182

Slate Creek:

Source of flooding and location

#Depth in

feet above

ground.

*Elevation

in feet

(NGVD)

Confluence with Levisa Fork ... * 1,053

Approximately 0.64 mile upstream of Route 1002 bridge * 1,112

Maps available for inspection

at Grundy Town Hall, 127

Main Street, Grundy, Virginia.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance’’)

Dated: April 2, 1997.

Richard W. Krimm,

Executive Associate Director, Mitigation

Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–9210 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 0 and 97

[WT Docket No. 95–57; FCC 97–99]

Amateur Service Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action amends the

amateur service rules to improve

eligibility standards for a club station

license, recognizes the role of volunteer

examiner (VE) teams and session

managers, establishes a special event

call sign system, and authorizes a selfassigned indicator in the station

identification announcement. The

Commission declined to allow

examination credit for licenses formerly

held. The amendments are necessary in

order to serve the amateur service

licensees more effectively. The effect of

this action is to improve license

processing, increase operational

flexibility, and minimize regulation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maurice J. DePont, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418–

0690.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order adopted March 20, 1997, and

released April 1, 1997. The complete

text of this Commission action,

including the amended rules, is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Center (Room 230), 1919

M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The

complete text of this Report and Order

may also be ordered from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140,

Washington, D.C. 20037, telephone

(202) 857–3800.

Summary of Report and Order

1. The amended rules respond to

petitions filed by the American Radio

Relay League, Inc., and the National

Conference of Volunteer-Examiner

Coordinators. The amended rules also

reflect action on proposals made by the

Commission on its own motion.

2. The amended rules increase the

eligibility requirement for an amateur

service club station license to four

persons in order to improve the

effectiveness of the amateur service

licensing process.

3. The amended rules permit a VE

team to select a VE session manager to

organize activities at an examination

session and to conduct liaison functions

with the coordinating VEC.

4. In order to provide greater

operational flexibility for amateur radio

operators, the amended rules allow the

station identification to include a selfassigned indicator before, after, or both

before and after, the assigned call sign.

5. Finally, the amended rules

authorize the licensee of an amateur

station operating in conjunction with a

self-determined special event to

substitute for its assigned call sign a

self-selected call sign from the block of

one-by-one call signs.

6. In view of the opposition expressed

in the comments, the Commission

declined to give examination credit for

licenses formerly held.

7. The amended rules are set forth

below.

8. Pursuant to Section 605(b) of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) the

Commission certifies that the amended

rules will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities because the

amateur stations that are the subject of

this proceeding are not authorized to

transmit communications for a

pecuniary interest.

9. Authority for this action is

contained in Sections 4(i) and 303(r) of

the Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 303(r).

10. A copy of the RFA certification

will be provided to the Chief Counsel

for Advocacy of the Small Business

Administration.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 0

Organization and functions

(Government agencies).