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Docket may be reviewed at the EPA

Region II office at 290 Broadway, New

York, N.Y. or at the information

repositories listed above.

The EPA identifies sites that appear to

present a significant risk to public

health, welfare or the environment and

it maintains the NPL as the list of those

sites. Sites on the NPL may be the

subject of Hazardous Substance

Response Trust Fund financed remedial

actions. Section 300.425(e)(3) of the

NCP states that Fund-financed actions

may be taken at sites in the unlikely

event that conditions at the site warrant

such action. Deletion of a site from the

NPL does not affect responsible party

liability or impede agency efforts to

recover costs associated with response

efforts.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous

waste, Hazardous substances,

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund, Water

pollution control, and Water supply.

Dated: April 20, 1998.

Jeanne Fox,

Regional Administrator, Region II.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended

as follows:

PART 300 [AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 300

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.

9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR

1991 Comp., p 351; E.O. 12580; 52 FR 02923;

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p 193.

Table 1 to Appendix B [Amended]

2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300

is amended by removing the sites

Pomona Oaks Residential Wells,

Galloway Township, New Jersey and

Vineland State School, Vineland, New

Jersey.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 68

[CC Docket No. 96–28; FCC 97–270]

Connection of Customer-Provided

Terminal Equipment to the Telephone

Network

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: The FCC published in the

Federal Register of November 19, 1997

(62 FR 61649), final rules to Part 68 of

Title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.

Those rules govern the terms and

conditions under which customerprovided terminal equipment may be

connected to the telephone network

without causing harm to the public

switched network. This document

corrects the typographical errors and

omissions found in that document.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Howden, (202) 418–2343 or email at whowden@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

As published, the final regulations

contain errors which may prove to be

misleading and are in need of

clarification.

In rule FR Doc. 97–29925, published

on November 19, 1997, (62 FR 61649)

make the following corrections:

1. On page 61654, paragraph 31, in

the first column, correct the effective

date to read April 20, 1998.

§ 68.2 [Corrected]

2. On page 61654, in § 68.2, first

column, last line insert a comma ‘‘,’’

between the words ‘‘lines’’ and

‘‘automatic’’.

3. On page 61654, amendatory

instruction two, column one, lines 3 and

4, are corrected to read ‘‘and adding

new paragraphs (d)(4) and (j)(3):’’.

3a. On page 61654, column 2,

following the second line of asterisks

the ‘‘(j)’’ is corrected to ‘‘(j) *** (3)’’.

4. On page 61654, in newly

redesignated paragraph (j)(3), correct the

date ‘‘April 20, 1997’’ to read ‘‘April 20,

1998’’.

§ 68.3 [Corrected]

5. On page 61654, in the instruction

to § 68.3, second column, after ‘‘in the

definition for Tie Trunk Transmission

Interfaces, by removing paragraph (c)’’

add the following instruction ‘‘and

redesignate paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) as

(c), (d) and (e)’’.

6. On page 61657, in § 68.3 remove

‘‘Figure 68.3(f)’’, and add in its place the

revised ‘‘Figure 68.3(f)’’ as follows:

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7. On page 61660, in § 68.3, remove ‘‘Figure 68.3(i)’’, and add in its place the revised ‘‘Figure 68.3(i)’’ as follows:
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8. On page 61663, in § 68.3, remove

‘‘Figure 68.3(m)’’.

§ 68.302 [Corrected]

9. On page 61664, in § 68.302, column

2, line 8 in the Note to paragraph (b)(1),

remove ‘‘10 ms’’ and add in its place

‘‘10 μs (μseconds)’’.

10. On page 61664, in § 68.302,

column 3, lines 4 and 8 in the Note to

paragraph (b)(2), remove ‘‘10 ms’’ and

add in its place ‘‘10 μs (μseconds)’’.

11. On page 61664, in § 68.302,

column 3, line 4 in the Note to

paragraph (b)(2), remove ‘‘(tfμ)’’and add

in its place ‘‘(tf)’’.

12. On page 61664, in § 68.302,

column 3, lines 5 and 9 in the Note to

paragraph, (b)(2), remove ‘‘160 ms’’ and

add in its place ‘‘160 μs’’.

13. On page 61665, in § 68.302, first

column, line 4 of the Note to paragraph

(c)(1), remove ‘‘9 ms’’ and add in its

place ‘‘9 μs’’.

14. On page 61665, in § 68.302, first

column, line 8 of the note to paragraph

(c)(1), remove ‘‘5 ms’’ and add in its

place ‘‘5 μs’’.

15. On page 61665, in § 68.302,

second column, line 29, in paragraph

(c)(2)(iii) add ‘‘as for example’’ after

‘‘sources,’’.

16. On page 61665, in § 68.302, third

column, line 1, in paragraph (c)(2)(iii)

remove ‘‘, if so configured’’.

17. On page 61666, in § 68.302, in the

titles to figures, ‘‘Fig. 68.302(a)’’, ‘‘Fig.

68.302(b)’’ and ‘‘Fig. 68.302(c)’’ remove

the ‘‘x’’ in each title.

18. On page 61670, in § 68.306, add

the title ‘‘Figure 68.306(a), Illustration of

Ring Trip Requirement’’ below the

figure.

19. On page 61671, in § 68.306, first

column, remove the entire paragraph (e)

and replace with the following test:

* * * * *

(e) Intentional paths to ground (as

required by § 68.304). (1) Connections

with operational paths to ground.

Registered terminal equipment and

registered protective circuitry having an

intentional dc conducting path to earth

ground at operational voltages that was

excluded during the leakage current test

of § 68.304 shall have a dc current

source applied between the following

points:

(i) Telephone connections, including

tip, ring, tip 1, ring 1, E&M leads and

auxiliary leads, and

(ii) Earth grounding connections.

Note to paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):

For each test point, gradually increase the

current from zero to 1 ampere, then maintain

the current for one minute. The voltage

between paragraph (e)(1)(i) and paragraph

(e)(1)(ii) of this section shall not exceed 0.1

volt at any time. In the event there is a

component or circuit in the path to ground,

the requirement shall be met between the

grounded side of the component or circuit

and the earth grounding connection.

(2) Connections with protection paths

to ground. Registered terminal

equipment and protective circuitry

having an intentional dc conducting

path to earth ground for protection

purposes at the leakage current test

voltage that was removed during the

leakage current test of § 68.304 shall,

upon its replacement, have a 50 or 60

Hz voltage source applied between the

following points:

(i) Simplexed telephone connections,

including tip and ring, tip 1 and ring 1,

E&M leads and auxiliary leads, and

(ii) Earth grounding connections.

Note to paragraphs (e)(2)(i) and (e)(2)(ii):

Gradually increase the voltage from zero to

120 volts rms for registered terminal

equipment, or 300 volts rms for protective

circuitry, then maintain the voltage for one

minute. The current between (e)(2)(i) and

(e)(2)(ii) of this section shall not exceed 10

mA peak at any time. As an alternative to

carrying out this test on the complete

equipment or device, the test may be carried

out separately on components,

subassemblies, and simulated circuits,

outside the unit, provided that the test results

would be representative of the results of

testing the complete unit.

§ 68.308 [Corrected]

20. On page 61672, in § 68.308, third

column, add three rows at the end of

Table 68.308(a) as follows:

Programming resistor (Rp)* (ohms)

Programmed data

equipment signal

power output

* * * * *

9200 ........................ ¥10 dBm.

19800 ...................... ¥11 dBm.

Open ....................... ¥12 dBm.

21. On page 61673, in § 68.308,

beginning in column one, after the note,

correct the five equations for ‘‘Return

Loss’’ to read as follows:

RL 

Z Z

Z Z

RL

Z Z

Z Z

RL

Z Z

Z Z

tl I

I

tl I

I

PBX ref

PBX ref

i

PBX input ref

PBX input ref

o

PBX output ref

PBX output ref

f

i

r

r i

r

∆

∆

∆

∆

∆

 20 log

 20 log

 20 log

 20 log

 20 log

10

10

10

10

10

+

−

+

−

+

−

( )

( )

( )

( )

22. On page 61673, in § 68.308,

column two, correct paragraphs (b)(6)(i)

and (b)(6)(ii), to read as follows:

* * * * *

(i) For the two-wire interface:

RL

f dB

≥

− ≤ ≤

≤ ≤















9 3 200

2 5

3200 Hz

log( / )

log( . ) ; for 200 Hz f 500 Hz

6 dB ; for 500 Hz f

(ii) For the four-wire lossless

interface:
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tl

f dB

tl dB

RL RL dB

f

r

i o

≥

− ≤ ≤

≤ ≤















>

≥

10 4 200

2 5

3200 Hz

40

3

log( / )

log( . ) ;

,

 for 200 Hz f 500 Hz

6 dB ; for 500 Hz f

23. On page 61673, in § 68.308,

second column, add paragraph

(b)(7)(ii)(C) and ‘‘R2+RL’’ table as

follows:

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(7) * * *

(ii) * * *

(C) Except for Class A OPS interfaces,

the dc current into the OPS line

simulator circuit must be at least 20 mA

for the following conditions (see Figure

68.3(f)):

R2+RL

Condition Class B Class C

1 ........................ 600 1300

2 ........................ 1800 2500

* * * * *

24. On page 61674, in § 68.308, third

column, line 7, correct the paragraph

designation for paragraph (e)(1) and add

a paragraph (e)(1)(i) to read as follows:

(1) Metallic voltage.

(i) 4 kHz to 270 kHz:

25. On page 61674, in § 68.308, third

column, line 3, correct the paragraph

designation for paragraph ‘‘(e)(1)’’ to

read paragraph ‘‘(e)(1)(i)’’.

26. On page 61674, in § 68.308, after

paragraph(e)(1)(i), correct the table to

read as follows:

METALLIC VOLTAGE 4 KHZ TO 270 KHZ

Center frequency (f) of 8 kHz band Max voltage in all 8 kHz bands

Metallic terminating impedance

8 kHz to 12 khz ......................................................................................................................... ¥(6.4 + 12.6 log f) dBV ................ 300 ohms.

12 kHz to 90 kHz ...................................................................................................................... (23–40 log f) dBV .......................... 135 ohms.

90 kHz to 266 kHz .................................................................................................................... ¥55 dBV ....................................... 135 homs.

27. On page 61674, in § 68.308, third

column, add paragraph (e)(1)(ii) as

follows:

* * * * *

(e) * * *

(1)(i) * * *

(ii) 270 Khz to 6 MHz. The rms value

of the metallic voltage components in

the frequency range of 270 kHz to 6

MHz shall, averaged over 2

microseconds, not exceed ¥15 dBV.

This limitation applies with a metallic

termination having an impedance of 135

ohms.

28. On page 61674, in § 68.308, after

paragraph (e)(2)(ii), transfer the table so

that it immediately follows (e)(2)(i) and

correct the table to read as follows:

LONGITUDINAL VOLTAGE 4KHZ TO 270 KHZ

Center frequency (f) of 8kHz band Max voltage in all 8 kHz bands

Longitudinal

terminating

impedance

8 kHz to 12 kHz ........................................................................................................................ ¥(18.4 +20 log f) dBV .................. 500 ohms.

12 kHz to 42 kHz ...................................................................................................................... (3 ¥40 log f) dBV ......................... 90 ohms.

42 kHz to 266 kHz .................................................................................................................... ¥62 dBV 90 .................................. ohms.

29. On page 61675, in § 68.308,

paragraph (f)(3), second column, remove

lines 5 through 16, beginning with

‘‘Frequencies below 4KHz:’’

30. On page 61675, in § 68.308, first

column, remove text beginning with

‘‘paragraph (d)’’ through page 61677.

31. On page 61680, in § 68.308,

correct Table 68.308(e), by revising the

fourth value ‘‘29’’ to read ‘‘28’’.

32. On page 61680, in § 68.308, in

paragraph (h)(1)(iii), first column, line 8

after the Table, revise the reference to

‘‘Table 68.308(b)’’ to read ‘‘Table

68.308(c)’’.

§ 68.310 [Corrected]

33. On page 61682, in § 68.310, first

column, correct the table immediately

following paragraph (b), to read as

follows:

State Frequency (f) Balance

Off-hook ..................................................................................................................................... 200 Hz ≤ f ≤4000 Hz ..................... ≥40 dB.

On-hook ..................................................................................................................................... 200 Hz ≤ f ≤1000 Hz ..................... ≥60 dB.

On-hook ..................................................................................................................................... 1000 Hz ≤ f ≤4000 Hz ................... ≥40 dB.
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34. On page 61682, in § 68.310,

second column, line 7, revise ‘‘<f2’’ to

read ‘‘f2’’.

35. On page 61682, in § 68.310,

second column, lines 10 and 26, after

the table, correct the reference to

‘‘Figure 68.310(b)’’ to read ‘‘Figure

68.310(f)’’.

36. On page 61682, in § 68.310, third

column, line 17, after the table, remove

the ‘‘.’’ and add ‘‘and a longitudinal

impedance of 500 ohms. Figure

68.310(c) shows this termination.’’

37. On page 61683, in § 68.310,

correct the table heading to read ‘‘Table

68.310(b)—Frequency Ranges of

Transverse Balance Requirements for

Digital Services’’.

38. On page 61688, in § 68.310, Figure

68.310(e), remove reference to

‘‘1.544kHz’’ and add in its place

‘‘1.544MHz’’.

39. On page 61689, in § 68.310, add

new Figure 68.310(f) as follows:

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Federal Communications Commission.

Geraldine A. Matise,

Chief, Network Services Division.

[FR Doc. 98–12127 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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