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pursuant to industry standard EIA–744

‘‘Transport of Content Advisory

Information Using Extended Data

Service (XDS)’’, October 1997,

Electronics Industries Association and

EIA–608 ‘‘Recommended Practice for

Line 21 Data Service’’, September 1994,

Electronics Industries Association. This

incorporation by reference was

approved by the Director of the Federal

Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Blocking of

programming shall occur when a

program rating is received that meets

the pre-determined user requirements.

Copies of EIA–744 and EIA–608 may be

obtained from: Global Engineering

Documents, 15 Inverness Way East,

Englewood, Co 80112–5704. Copies of

EIA–744 and EIA–608 may be inspected

during normal business hours at the

following locations: Federal

Communications Commission, 2000 M

Street, NW, Technical Information

Center (Suite 230), Washington, DC, or

the Office of the Federal Register, 800

North Capitol Street, NW, suite 700

Washington, DC.

(2) Digital television receivers shall

react in a similar manner as analog

televisions when programmed to block

specific rating categories.

(e) All television receivers as

described in paragraph (a) of this

section shall block programming as

follows:

(1) Channel Blocking. Channel

Blocking should occur as soon as a

program rating packet with the

appropriate Content Advisory or MPAA

rating level is received. Program

blocking is described as a receiver

performing all of the following:

• Muting the program audio.

• Rendering the video black or otherwise

indecipherable.

• Eliminating program-related captions.

(2) Default State. The default state of

a receiver (i.e., as provided to the

consumer) should not block unrated

programs. However, it is permissible to

include features that allow the user to

reprogram the receiver to block

programs that are not rated.

(3) Picture-In-Picture (PIP). If a

receiver has the ability to decode

program-related rating information for

the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) video signal,

then it should block the PIP channel in

the same manner as the main channel.

If the receiver does not have the ability

to decode PIP program-related rating

information, then it should block or

otherwise disable the PIP if the viewer

has enabled program blocking.

(4) Selection of Ratings. Each

television receiver, in accordance with

user input, shall block programming

based on the age based ratings, the

content based ratings, or a combination

of the two.

(i) If the user chooses to block

programming according to its age based

rating level, the receiver must have the

ability to automatically block programs

with a more restrictive age based rating.

For example, if all shows with an agebased rating of TV–PG have been

selected for blocking, the user should be

able to automatically block programs

with the more restrictive ratings of TV–

14 and TV–MA.

(ii) If the user chooses to block

programming according to a

combination of age based and content

based ratings the receiver must have the

ability to automatically block

programming with a more restrictive age

rating but a similar content rating. For

example, if all shows rated TV–PG–V

have been selected for blocking, the user

should be able to block automatically

shows with the more restrictive ratings

of TV–14–V and TV–MA–V.

(iii) The user should have the

capability of overriding the automatic

blocking described in paragraphs

(e)(4)(i) and (4)(ii) of this section.

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

2. Section 73.682 is amended by

revising paragraphs (a)(22)(i) and

(a)(24)(iii)(A) to read as follows:

§ 73.682 TV transmission standards.

(a) * * *

(22)(i) Line 21, in each field, may be

used for the transmission of a programrelated data signal which, when

decoded, provides a visual depiction of

information simultaneously being

presented on the aural channel

(captions). Line 21, field 2 may be used

for transmission of a program-related

data signal which, when decoded,

identifies a rating level associated with

the current program. Such data signals

shall conform to the format described in

figure 17 of § 73.699 of this chapter, and

may be transmitted during all periods of

regular operation. On a space available

basis, line 21 field 2 may also be used

for text-mode data and extended data

service information.

Note: The signals on Fields 1 and 2 shall

be distinct data streams, for example, to

supply captions in different languages or at

different reading levels.

* * * * *

(24) * * *

(iii) * * *

(A) The use of such signals shall not

result in significant degradation to any

portion of the visual, aural, or programrelated data signals of the television

broadcast station;

* * * * *

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

49 CFR Part 192

[Docket PS–118A; Amendment 192–83]

RIN 2137–AC55

Excess Flow Valve—Customer

Notification

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects the

Amendment number of final rule

[Docket No. PS–118A; Amdt. 192–82],

published in the Federal Register on

February 3, 1998 (63 FR 5464). In the

document heading on page 5464, the

‘‘Amendment 192–82’’ is changed to

read ‘‘Amendment 192–83’’. Also in the

same final rule [63 FR 5464: 2/3/98] this

document corrects metric units for

pressure from ‘‘m’’ to ‘‘kPa’’.

EFFECTIVE DATES: April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike M. Israni, telephone (202) 366–

4571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On February 3, 1998, RSPA issued a

final rule [63 FR 5464] requiring

operators of natural gas distribution

systems to provide certain customers

with information about excess flow

valves (EFV’s). In that final rule on page

5471 under § 192.383(b)—Which

customers must receive notification, in

the first sentence the service line

pressure of not less than 68.9 kPa (10

psig) was erroneously labeled ‘‘68.9 m

(10 psig)’’.

Need for Correction

As published, the final rule contains

an error in metric units which may

confuse and is in need of clarification.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 192

Pipeline safety, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.
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PART 192—[AMENDED]

Accordingly, 49 CFR part 192 is

corrected by making the following

correcting amendment:

1. The authority citation for Part 192

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104,

60110, and 60118; 49 CFR 1.53.

§ 192.383 [Amended]

2. In § 192.383(b), in the first

sentence, the metric units for the service

line pressure are revised from ‘‘68.9 m

(10 psig)’’ to ‘‘68.9 kPa (10 psig)’’.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 20,

1998.

Richard B. Felder,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

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