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of pleading (comment or reply) and the

date of submission. The diskette should

be accompanied by a cover letter setting

forth the same information. Each

diskette should contain only one party’s

pleading, preferably in a single

electronnic file. The party should

submit one copy of the diskette to John

Copes, International Bureau,

Telecommunications Division, 2000 M

St., N.W., Room 844, Washington, D.C.

20054. The party should file an exact

copy of the diskette, identically marked,

with the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service, Inc.

15. Persons wishing to comment on

the proposed and/or modified

information collections should file

written comments on or before August

24, 1998. The Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) must submit its written

comments on the proposed information

collections, if any, on or before [insert

date 60 days after the date of

publication of the summary of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the

Federal Register]. In addition to filing

comments with the Secretary, they

should also submit a copy of any

comments on the information

collections contained herein Judy Boley,

Federal Communications Commission,

Room 234, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20554, or via the

Internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

Conclusion

16. The Commission is proposing

these rules to clarify the public service

requirements for all those pending

applicants and all future entities who

may wish to serve as accounting

authorities for the settlement of

international radio maritime accounts

involving U.S. registered vessels

operating in foreign or international

waters. By these rules, the Commission

seeks to ensure that the public interest

is adequately served as the Commission

withdraws from its function as an

accounting authority for nongovernmental users of maritime mobile

and maritime mobile-satellite radio

services. It seeks comment on the

proposed changes to the application

procedure and any alternatives

interested persons may wish to suggest.

Ordering Clauses

17. Accordingly, it is ordered,

pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j), 11, 201–

205 and 303(r) of the Communications

Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.

§§ 154(i), 154(j),161, 201–205 and

303(r), that this NPRM is hereby

adopted.

18. It is further ordered that the Office

of Public Affairs, Reference Operations

Division, shall send a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

including the regulatory flexibility

certification, to the Chief Counsel for

Advocacy of the Small Business

Administration.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

Rule Changes

Part 3 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations (Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the

Code of Federal Regulations) is

amended as follows:

PART 3—AUTHORIZATION AND

ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTING

AUTHORITIES IN MARITIME AND

MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE RADIO

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 3

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j) and

303(r).

2. Section 3.10 is proposed to be

amended by revising the first sentence

of paragraph (e) to read as follows:

§ 3.10 Basic qualifications.

(e) Applicants must offer their

services to any member of the public

making a reasonable request therefor,

without undue discrimination against

any customer or class of customer, and

charge reasonable and nondiscriminatory fees for service. * * *

* * * * *

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–130; RM–9297]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Saratoga, 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

259C at Saratoga, Wyoming, as the

community’s first local aural

transmission service. Channel 259C can

be allotted to Saratoga in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 16.3 kilometers (10.1

miles) northwest to avoid a shortspacing to the construction permit site

of Station KRRR(FM), Channel 260C2,

Cheyenne, Wyoming. The coordinates

for Channel 259C at Saratoga are North

Latitude 41–31–38 and West Longitude

106–58–37.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before September 8, 1998, and reply

comments on or before September 23,

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.

98–130, adopted July 8, 1998, and

released July 17, 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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