34618 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 122 /Thursday, June 25, 1998 / Proposed Rules

Exchange Act Release No. 34–36841

(Feb. 21, 1996); or

(B) Self-Regulatory Organizations;

Order Approving Proposed Rule

Changes and Notice of Filing and Order

Granting Accelerated Approval of

Amendment Nos. 2 and 3 to the

Proposed Rule Change by the American

Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to the

Listing of Flexible Equity Options on

Specified Equity Securities, Securities

Exchange Act Release No. 34–37336

(June 27, 1996); or

(C) Self-Regulatory Organizations;

Order Approving Proposed Rule Change

and Notice of Filing and Order Granting

Accelerated Approval of Amendment

Nos. 2, 4 and 5 to the Proposed Rule

Change by the Philadelphia Stock

Exchange, Inc., Relating to the Listing of

Flexible Exchange Traded Equity and

Index Options, Securities Exchange Act

Release No. 34–39549 (Jan. 23, 1998); or

(D) Any changes to the SEC releases

described in paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(A)

through (C) of this section that are

approved by the Securities and

Exchange Commission; or

(ii) That is traded on any national

securities exchange which is registered

with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (other than those described

in the SEC Releases set forth in

paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section) or

other market which the Secretary

determines has rules adequate to carry

out the purposes of section 1092 and

is—

(A) Substantially identical to the

equity options described in paragraph

(b)(1)(i) of this section; and

(B) Approved by the Securities and

Exchange Commission in a Securities

Exchange Act Release.

(2) Securities Exchange Act Release

means a release issued by the Securities

and Exchange Commission. To

determine identifying information for

releases referenced in paragraph (b)(1)

of this section, including release titles,

identification numbers, and issue dates,

contact the Office of the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20549. To obtain a copy of a Securities

Exchange Act Release, submit a written

request, including the specific release

identification number, title, and issue

date, to Securities and Exchange

Commission, Attention Public

Reference, 450 5th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20549.

(c) Effective date. These regulations

apply to equity options with flexible

terms entered into on or after the date

that the Treasury Decision adopting

these regulations is published in the

Federal Register.

Michael P. Dolan,

Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

[FR Doc. 98–16848 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IA 048–1048b; FRL–6113–2]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans and Approval

Under Section 112(l); State of Iowa

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the state of Iowa.

These revisions are necessary to meet

the requirements of the Clean Air Act

(Act) and the Code of Federal

Regulations and to improve the state’s

permitting program. These revisions

will strengthen the SIP with respect to

attainment and maintenance of

established air quality standards and

with respect to control of hazardous air

pollutants.

In the final rules section of the

Federal Register, the EPA is approving

the state’s SIP revisions as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

revision amendment and anticipates no

relevant adverse comments. A detailed

rationale for the approval is set forth in

the direct final rule. If no relevant

adverse comments are received in

response to this proposed rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this rule. If the EPA receives

relevant adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by July 27,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Wayne Kaiser, Environmental

Protection Agency, Air Planning and

Development Branch, 726 Minnesota

Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Kaiser at (913) 551–7603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

rule which is located in the rules

section of the Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

William Rice,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VII.

[FR Doc. 98–16796 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 15 and 18

[ET Docket 98–80; FCC 98–102]

Conducted Emission Limits

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.

SUMMARY: By this Notice of Inquiry, the

Commission is reviewing the conducted

emission limits. This action is taken by

the Commission, on its own motion, as

part of an ongoing program of regulatory

review. It is intended to examine

whether these regulations continue to be

necessary, and if so, whether any

changes to the limits may be

appropriate.

DATES: Comments are due July 27, 1998.

Reply comments are due August 10,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of Engineering and Technology,

Anthony Serafini at (202) 418–2456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Inquiry, ET Docket No. 98–80, adopted

May 29, 1998 and released June 8, 1998.

The full text of this decision is available

for inspection and copying during

regular business hours in the FCC

Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision also may

be purchased from the Commission’s

duplication contractor, International

Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-

3800, 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036.

Summary of Notice of Inquiry

1. Many radio frequency devices

obtain their electrical energy from the

AC power line (i.e., 110 volt household

electrical line). Such devices include

personal computers, personal computer

peripherals, TV and FM receivers, video

cassette recorders, cordless telephone

base stations, wireless security alarm

systems, RF lighting devices, microwave

ovens, induction cooking ranges and

ultrasonic equipment. The radio
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frequency energy that these devices

generate can be conducted back onto the

AC power line. The conducted radio

frequency energy can cause interference

to radio communications via two

possible paths. First, the radio

frequency energy may be carried along

the electrical wiring to another device

that is also connected to the electrical

wiring. Second, the AC electrical wiring

can act as an antenna to radiate signals

over the airwaves. At frequencies below

30 MHz, where wavelengths are greater

than 10 meters, the long stretches of

electrical wiring can act as very efficient

antennas. Further, the signals radiating

onto the airwaves can cause interference

to operations at considerable distances

because propagation losses are low at

these frequencies.

2. Parts 15 and 18 of the rules control

the potential for such interference by

limiting the levels of RF voltage that

devices may conduct onto the AC power

line. Part 15 of the Commission’s rules

specifies conducted emissions limits for

radio frequency devices, including

unintentional and intentional radiators.

Part 18 specifies conducted emissions

limits for industrial, scientific, and

medical (ISM) equipment. Industrial,

scientific and medical equipment is

equipment or appliances designed to

generate and use locally RF energy for

industrial, scientific, medical, domestic

or similar purposes, excluding

applications in the field of

telecommunication. Compliance is

usually determined by connecting the

device to a line impedance stabilization

network, or LISN, which allows

measurement of RF voltage under

standard conditions. Most products are

subject to conducted emissions limits

that cover the frequency range 450 kHz

to 30 MHz. The sole exception is

induction cooking ranges, which are

subject to conducted emissions limits

beginning at 10 kHz because these

products generate high levels of radio

emissions at very low frequencies.

3. Certain devices or systems use

carrier current techniques to

deliberately couple RF energy to the AC

electrical wiring for purposes of

communication. Many AM campus

radio systems use carrier current

technology. Electrical utilities often use

carrier current technology for

monitoring and control of the electrical

grid. A variety of devices intended for

home use, such as intercom systems and

remote controls for electrical appliances

and lamps, also use carrier current

technology. Interference from carrier

current systems is controlled primarily

by requiring compliance with radiated

emissions limits. These standards

provide system operators and

equipment manufacturers the flexibility

they need to adjust the signal levels they

couple to the electrical wiring to take

into account local variations, such as

differences in impedance and layout of

the wiring. Carrier current systems that

contain their fundamental emission

within the standard AM broadcast band

of 535–1705 kHz and are intended to be

received using standard AM broadcast

receivers have no limit on conducted

emissions. All other carrier current

systems are subject to a conducted

emission limit only within the AM

broadcast band.

4. By this action, the Commission is

reviewing the conducted emissions

limits in Parts 15 and 18 of the

Commission’s rules. The conducted

emissions limits control the levels of

radio frequency (RF) voltage that

equipment may conduct onto the (AC)

power line. The purpose of these limits

is to protect against interference to radio

services operating below 30 MHz. The

Commission is initiating this proceeding

on its own motion as part of an ongoing

program of regulatory review. The

conducted emissions limits apply to a

wide variety of products, including

various consumer electronic devices

and radio transmitters. We seek to

examine whether these regulations

continue to be necessary, and if so,

whether any changes to the limits may

be appropriate. In this regard, we seek

information as to the costs of complying

with these regulations. We are also

interested in determining whether the

regulations may impede new

technologies. Further, we will examine

our general regulations for carrier

current systems. Upon review of the

responses to this inquiry, we will

determine whether to propose any

changes to these regulations.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16628 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–87; RM–9278]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Kaycee,

WY

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Mountain Tower Broadcasting

proposing the allotment of Channel

222C1 at Kaycee, Wyoming, as the

community’s first local aural

transmission service. Channel 222C1

can be allotted to Kaycee in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 38.9 kilometers (24.2

miles) southwest to avoid short-spacings

to the licensed site of Station

KLZY(FM), Channel 223C, Powell,

Wyoming, and to the application site for

Channel 222C at Rapid City, South

Dakota. The coordinates for Channel

222C1 at Kaycee are North Latitude 43–

27–55 and West Longitude 106–58–40.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 3, 1998, and reply

comments on or before August 18, 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: Victor A. Michael, Jr.,

President, Mountain Tower

Broadcasting, 7901 Stoneridge Drive,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009 (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.

98–87, adopted June 3, 1998, and

released June 12, 1998. 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.

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.