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(D) The opportunity to speak with

staff, either by telephone or in person,

who are trained to clarify information

and answer questions about paternity

establishment;

(ii) Provide the mother and alleged

father, if he is present, the opportunity

to voluntarily acknowledge paternity;

(iii) Afford due process safeguards;

and

(iv) Forward completed

acknowledgements or copies to the State

registry of birth records.

(3) The hospitals, birth record

agencies, and other entities participating

in the State’s voluntary paternity

establishment program need not provide

services specified in paragraph (g)(2) of

this section in cases where the mother

or alleged father is a minor or a legal

action is already pending, if the

provision of such services is precluded

by State law.

(4) The State must require that a

voluntary acknowledgement be signed

by both parents, and that the parents’

signatures be authenticated by a notary

or witness(es).

(5) The State must provide to all

hospitals, birth record agencies, and

other entities participating in the State’s

voluntary paternity establishment

program:

(i) Written materials about paternity

establishment, ii) forms necessary to

voluntarily acknowledge paternity, and

(ii) Form necessary to voluntarily

acknowledge paternity, and

(iii) Copies of a written description of

the alternatives to, the legal

consequences of, and the rights

(including any rights, if a parent is a

minor, due to minority status) and

responsibilities of acknowledging

paternity.

(6) The State must provide training,

guidance, and written instructions

regarding voluntary acknowledgment of

paternity, as necessary to operate the

voluntary paternity establishment

services in the hospitals, birth record

agencies, and other entities participating

in the State’s voluntary paternity

establishment program.

(7) The State must assess each

hospital, birth record agency, and other

entity participating in the State’s

voluntary paternity establishment

program that are providing voluntary

paternity establishment services on at

least an annual basis.

(8) The State must designate the State

registry of birth records as the entity to

which hospitals, birth record agencies,

and other entities that are participating

in the State’s voluntary paternity

establishment program must forward

completed voluntary acknowledgements

or copies in accordance with

§ 303.5(g)(2)(iv). Under State

procedures, the State registry of birth

records must be responsible for

promptly recording identifying

information about the

acknowledgements with a statewide

database, and the IV–D agency must

have timely access to whatever

identifying information and

documentation it needs to determine in

accordance with § 303.5(h) if an

acknowledgement has been recorded

and to seek a support order on the basis

of a recorded acknowledgement in

accordance with § 303.4(f).

* * * * *

PART 304—FEDERAL FINANCIAL

PARTICIPATION

5. The authority citation for Part 304

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 651 through 655, 657,

1302, 1396a(a)(25), 1396b(d)(2), 1396b(o),

1396b(p) and 1396(k).

6. Section 304.20 is amended by

revising paragraph (b)(2)(vi) through

paragraph (6)(2)(viii) to read as follows:

§ 304.20 Availability and rate of Federal

financial participation.

(b) * * *

(2) * * *

(vi) Payments up to $20 to hospitals,

birth record agencies, and other entities

participating in the State’s voluntary

paternity establishment program, under

§ 303.5(g) of this chapter, for each

voluntary acknowledgement obtained

pursuant to an agreement with the IV–

D agency;

(vii) Developing and providing to

hospitals, birth record agencies, and

other entities participating in the State’s

voluntary paternity establishment

program, under § 303.5(g) of this

chapter, written and audiovisual

materials about paternity establishment

and forms necessary to voluntarily

acknowledge paternity; and

(viii) Reasonable and essential shortterm training associated with the State’s

program of voluntary paternity

establishment services under § 303.5(g).

* * * * *

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–244, RM–9200]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Kerrville, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by The

Stronghold Foundation, Inc., requesting

the allotment of Channel 291A to

Kerrville, TX, as the community’s third

local FM station. Channel 291A can be

allotted to Kerrville in compliance with

the Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements without the

imposition of a site restriction. The

coordinates for Channel 291A at

Kerrville are 30–02–48 NL and 99–08–

24 WL. Since Kerrville is located within

320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-

Mexican border, concurrence of the

Mexican government has been

requested.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before February 9, 1998, and reply

comments on or before February 24,

1998.

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: Bradford D. Carey, Hardy

and Carey, L.L.P., 111 Veterans

Boulevard, Suite 255, Metairie,

Louisiana, 70005 (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.

97–244, adopted December 10, 1997,

and released December 19, 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, 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036.

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
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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. 98–034 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–245; RM–9202]

Radio Broadcasting Services; St.

Marys, WV

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Seven

Ranges Radio Company, Inc., proposing

the allotment of Channel 287A St.

Marys, West Virginia, as the community

second local FM transmission service.

Channel 287A can be allotted to St.

Marys in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction of 10.8 kilometers (6.7 miles)

southeast to avoid a short-spacing to the

licensed site of Station WZNW(FM),

Channel 288B1, Bethlehem, West

Virginia. The coordinates for Channel

387A at St. Marys are North Latitude

39–18–03 and West Longitude 81–15–

19. Since St. Marys is located within

320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-

Canadian border, concurrence of the

Canadian government has been

requested.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before February 9, 1998, and reply

comments on or before February 24,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as

follows: Thomas P. Taggart, Esq., P.O.

Box 374, St. Marys, West Virginia 26170

(Counsel for Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–245, adopted December 10, 1997,

and released December 19, 1997. The

full text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC 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, International

Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 1231 20th Street, Washington, DC

20036.

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. 98–84 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–246; RM–9205]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Walla

Walla, WA, and Hermiston, OR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Mark

Jacky Broadcasting proposing the

substitution of Channel 256C2 for

Channel 256C3 at Walla Walla,

Washington, and the modification of

Station KUJ–FM’s construction permit

accordingly. To accommodate the

upgrade, petitioner also requests the

substitution of Channel 258A for

Channel 257A at Hermiston, Oregon,

and the modification of Station

KQFM(FM)s license accordingly.

Channel 256C2 can be substituted at

Walla Walla in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements without the

imposition of a site restriction at

petitioner’s requested site. The

coordinates for Channel 256C2 at Walla

Walla are North Latitude 45–59–38 and

West Longitude 118–10–47.

Additionally, Channel 258A can be

substituted at Hermiston in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements at

Station KQFM(FM)’s presently

authorized site. The coordinates for

Channel 258A at Hermiston are North

Latitude 45–51–57 and West Longitude

119–18–45.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before February 9, 1998, and reply

comments on or before February 24,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as

follows: Robert Lewis Thompson, Esq.,

Taylor, Thiemann & Aitken, L.C., 908

King Street, Suite 300, Alexandria,

Virginia 22314 (Counsel for Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–246, adopted December 10, 1997,

and released December 19, 1997. The

full text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC 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, International

Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036.

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.