2354 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 1998 / Proposed Rules

State cooperators to contract for quality

(grading) inspection services and to

license individual contractors and those

employed by a contractor.

Proposed Action

To provide for more responsive, costeffective inspection services under the

Act of 1946, GIPSA is proposing to

revise:

1. Section 868.1(b)(13) to expand the

definition of contractor to provide for

cooperators to use contractors for

specified services.

2. Section 868.80(a)(1) to add

provisions for licensing individual

contractors and employees of

contractors.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 868

Administrative practice and

procedure, Agricultural commodities.

For reasons set forth in the preamble,

7 CFR Part 868 is proposed to be

amended as follows:

PART 868—GENERAL REGULATIONS

AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

1. The authority citation for Part 868

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 202–208, 60 Stat. 1087, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.).

2. Section 868.1(b)(13) is revised to

read as follows:

§ 868.1 Meaning of terms.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(13) Contractor. Any person who

enters into a contract with the Service

or with a cooperator to perform

specified inspection services.

* * * * *

2. Section 868.80(a)(1) is revised to

read as follows:

§ 868.80 Who may be licensed.

(a) Inspectors. * * *

(1) Is employed by a cooperator, is a

contractor, or is employed by a

contractor.

* * * * *

Dated: January 9, 1998.

James R. Baker,

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration.

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–201; RM–9127]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Crested

Butte, CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; dismissal.

SUMMARY: This document dismisses a

petition filed on behalf of Crested Butte

Broadcasting Company, which

requested the allotment of Channel

293A to Crested Butte, Colorado, as that

community’s first local commercial FM

transmission service, based upon the

lack of an expression of interest in

pursuing the proposal by the petitioner

or any other party. See 62 FR 49189,

September 19, 1997. With this action,

the proceeding is terminated.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 97–201,

adopted December 22, 1997, and

released January 9, 1998. 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, International

Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036,

(202) 857–3800.

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.

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[MM Docket No. 97–252, RM–9206]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Columbia City, FL

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Max

Media proposing the allotment of

Channel 243A to Columbia City,

Florida, as that community’s first local

broadcast service. The channel can be

allotted to Columbia City without a site

restriction at coordinates 30–04–12 and

82–41–42.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before March 2, 1998, and reply

comments on or before March 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: Donald

E. Martin, P.O. Box 19351, Washington,

DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–252, adopted December 17, 1997,

and released January 9, 1998. The full

text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

Commission’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 contractors,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800,

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

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 contact.

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.

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