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List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Hazardous

substances, Lead, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IV.

[FR Doc. 98–19139 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

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FCC Renews EAS National Advisory

Committee Charter

July 10, 1998.

In accordance with GSA Final Rule on

Federal advisory committee

management, 41 CFR 101–6.1015, the

Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) is giving official notice of the

renewal of the Emergency Alert System

National Advisory Committee (NAC).

The term of this advisory committee

runs from July 25, 1998 to July 25, 2000.

The Committee advises the FCC on all

matters concerning the Emergency Alert

System (EAS) and its implementation

including, but not limited to, emergency

alerting policies, technologies, plans,

regulations, and procedures at the

national, state and local levels. The

Committee also recommends and

develops training and education

regarding the EAS and coordinates with

state and local officials to assist in

establishing and maintaining effective

emergency alerting programs. The

Committee, in general, interfaces,

coordinates, and exchanges information

with the public, industry, and various

levels of government concerning the

EAS.

For additional information, contact

Bonnie Gay at (202) 418–1228.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19032 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

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International Traffic Data Reporting

Requirements

All common carriers that provided

international telecommunications

services in 1997 must file a report of

their international traffic data for

calendar year 1997 by July 31, 1998. The

detailed filing requirements are

contained in the ‘‘Manual for Filing

Section 43.61 Data’’ (Manual). This

Public Notice provides first a brief

overview of the Section 43.61 annual

filing requirement. Second, it

establishes additional billing codes that

‘‘facilities-based’’ and ‘‘facilities-resale’’

(described below) carriers should use to

report U.S. and foreign billed traffic that

was settled under an ‘‘alternative

settlement arrangement’’ for which the

carrier received Commission approval

under § 64.1002 of the rules, 47 CFR

64.1002. It also makes a conforming

change to the billing code for ‘‘pure

resale’’ services. Third, this notice

provides guidance to carriers with

respect to reporting: (1) Switched traffic

routed over international private lines;

(2) ‘‘country direct’’ and ‘‘country

beyond’’ services; and (3)

‘‘reorigination’’ services (foreign-billed

services which a U.S.-authorized carrier

‘‘reoriginated’’ through the United

States). Attached to this Public Notice is

a revised table of billing codes for

facilities-based and facilities-resale

services. This table sets forth the new

billing codes for facilities-based and

facilities-resale services in a form that is

intended to clarify the reporting of data

for these services. Carriers that

anticipate problems in filing their 1997

data in accordance with the guidelines

and billing codes contained in this

notice should obtain a waiver prior to

July 31.

Overview

All common carriers that billed for

international service in 1997, including

pre-paid calling card and international

call-back service providers, must file

§ 43.61 international traffic data by July

31, 1998. Some carriers do not resell

international services, but do include on

their bills to customers international

service charges clearly identified as the

charges of other carriers. Such carriers

are not required to file § 43.61

international traffic data.

The § 43.61 filing requirements

depend on both the type of service

provided and how carriers provide the

service. The simplest filing

requirements are for ‘‘pure resale’’

services. Carriers provide ‘‘pure resale’’

services by reselling the international

switched services of other U.S.-

authorized carriers. The Manual

contains simplified filing requirements

for such ‘‘pure resale’’ services. For

example, carriers report their pure

resale services on a world total (rather

than a country specific) basis, and they

may file their data on paper only (rather

than also filing on diskette).

Carriers that provided international

services over international circuits that

they own or lease must provide

significantly more information for these

services than they provide for ‘‘pure

resale’’ services. Carriers file annual

data on a country-by-country basis for

their facilities-based and facilities-resale

services and must include information

on international settlement payments

and receipts. The Manual defines

‘‘facilities-based’’ service as a service

provided using channels of

communication which the carrier owns;

or in which the carrier has an

ownership interest, such as an

indefeasible right of use (IRU); or which

the carrier leases from an entity that is

not required to report those circuits in

its own § 43.61 reports. The Manual

defines ‘‘facilities-resale’’ service as a

service provided over non-switched

international circuits leased from other

reporting international carriers. In other

contexts, the Commission refers to this

method of providing international

service as ‘‘private line resale.’’ The

routing of switched traffic over private

lines between the United States and a

foreign country has also been referred to

as ‘‘International Simple Resale (ISR).’’

The rules governing the provision of ISR

are set forth in § 63.21(a), 47 CFR

63.21(a), as amended in Rules and

Policies on Foreign Participation in the

U.S. Telecommunications Market,

Market Entry and Regulation of ForeignAffiliated Entities, IB Docket Nos. 97–

142, 95–22, Report and Order and Order

on Reconsideration, 12 FCC Rcd 23891

(1997) (62 FR 64741, December 9, 1997),

recon. pending.