41766 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 150 /Wednesday, August 5, 1998 / Proposed Rules

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–140, RM–9294]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Pauls

Valley, OK

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Wright

& Wright, Inc., seeking the allotment of

Channel 283A to Pauls Valley, OK, as

the community’s first or second local

FM service. Channel 283A can be

allotted to Pauls Valley in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 2.9 kilometers (1.8

miles) southwest, at coordinates 34–43–

06 North Latitude; 97–14–15 West

Longitude, to avoid a short-spacing to

Station KMGL, Channel 281C,

Oklahoma City, OK.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before September 21, 1998, and reply

comments on or before October 6, 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: Roy Floyd, Vice-President,

Wright & Wright, Inc., P.O. Box 248,

Bonham, TX 75418 (Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

98–140, adopted July 22, 1998, and

released July 31, 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 Services, 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 98–20814 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–139; RM–9312]

Radio Broadcasting Services; King

Salmon, AK

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Zimin Broadcasting

Corp. requesting the allotment of FM

Channel 221A to King Salmon, Alaska,

as that community’s first local aural

transmission service. Coordinates used

for Channel 221A at King Salmon are

58–41–30 NL and 156–39–30 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before September 21, 1998, and reply

comments on or before October 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: John

Wells King, Esq., Haley Bader & Potts,

P.L.C., 4350 North Fairfax Dr., Suite

900, Arlington, VA 22203–1633.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

98–139, adopted July 22, 1998, and

released July 31, 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.

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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 98–20813 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

49 CFR Parts 390, 391, 392, 393, 395,

and 396

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–97–2858]

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Regulations; Definition of Commercial

Motor Vehicle

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA); DOT.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed

rulemaking (ANPRM); request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway

Administration is considering amending

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Regulations (FMCSRs) in response to

the Transportation Equity Act for the

21st Century (hereinafter referred as

‘‘TEA–21’’). Section 4008(a) of TEA–21

amends the definition of the term

‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ (CMV) in

49 U.S.C. 31132(1) to cover vehicles

‘‘designed or used to transport more

than 8 passengers (including the driver)

for compensation.’’ The change could

make the FMCSRs applicable to a

considerable number of entities,

including operators of small commuter

vans or airport shuttle buses, not now

subject to them. This ANPRM requests

comment and information to help the

FHWA identify such operators and