Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 18, 2000 / Proposed Rules 20791

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–700; MM Docket No. 00–57; RM–

9825]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Gadsden and Springville, AL

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Capstar Royalty II

Corporation, licensee of Station

WQEN(FM), Channel 279C1, Gadsden,

Alabama, requesting the substitution of

Channel 279C for Channel 279C1, the

reallotment of Channel 279C to

Springville, Alabama, as that locality’s

first local aural transmission service,

and modification of its license

accordingly. Coordinates used for this

proposal are 33–58–04 NL and 86–12–

35 WL. (See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, infra.)

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 22, 2000, and reply

comments on or before June 6, 2000.

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: Gregory

L. Masters and E. Joseph Knoll, III,

Wiley, Rein & Fielding, 1776 K Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20006.

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.

00–57, adopted March 22, 2000, and

released March 31, 2000. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Information Center (Room

CY–A257), 445 Twelfth Street, SW.,

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.

Station WQEN is currently licensed to

operate on Channel 279C1 at Gadsden.

However, 47 CFR Part 73, Radio

Broadcast Services, § 73.202(b), the

Table of FM Allotments, lists Channel

279C at Gadsden. Commission records

reflect that Station WQEN filed a onestep application for a construction

permit (File No. BPH–19971114IH) to

change its channel of operation to

Channel 279C1. A license to cover the

construction permit (File No. BLH–

19980710KE) was granted December 6,

1999.

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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1827, 1835 and 1852

Submission of Final Reports Under

NASA Research and Development

Contracts

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This is a proposed rule to

revise report submission requirements

under NASA research and development

(R&D) contracts and clarify that

contractors cannot release these final

reports until NASA has completed its

Document Availability Authorization

(DAA) review and the availability of the

report has been determined.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

on or before June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments to Celeste

Dalton, NASA Headquarters Office of

Procurement, Contract Management

Division (Code HK), Washington, DC,

20546. Comments may also be

submitted by email to

cdalton@hq.nasa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Celeste Dalton (202) 358–1645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

NASA’s Center for AeroSpace

Information (CASI) serves as a

repository of NASA scientific and

technical information (STI). This

includes information developed under

NASA-sponsored research and

development efforts. The NFS currently

requires that copies of the final report

and other progress reports under R&D

contracts be submitted to CASI. The

need for other progress reports no longer

exists. Copies of only the final report

required under an R&D contract must be

submitted to CASI. Before NASA STI is

made available, it is subject to a NASA

Document Availability Authorization

(DAA) review and release

determination. Contractors cannot

release final reports resulting from

NASA R&D contracts until NASA has

completed its Document Availability

Authorization (DAA) review (NASA

Form 1676).

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

This proposed rule is not expected to

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.601 et seq.)

because it only affects small business

entities whose R&D contracts required

progress reporting.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because the changes to the

NFS do not impose any new record

keeping or information collection

requirements which require the

approval of the Office of Management

and Budget under 44 U.S.C 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1827,

1835 and 1852

Government procurement.

Tom Luedtke,

Associate Administrator for Procurement.

Accordingly, 48 CFR parts 1827, 1835,

and 1852 are proposed to be amended

as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

parts 1827, 1835, and 1852 continues to

read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

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PART 1827—PATENTS, DATA, AND

COPYRIGHTS

2. Revise section 1827.406–70 to read

as follows:

1827.406–70 Reports of work.

(a) When considered necessary for

monitoring contract performance,

contracting officers must require

contractors to furnish reports of work

performed under research and

development contracts (fixed-price and

cost reimbursement), interagency

agreements, or in cost-reimbursement

supply contracts. This purpose may be

achieved by including the following

general requirements, modified as

needed to meet the particular

requirements of the contract, in the

section of the contract specifying data

delivery requirements:

(1) Monthly progress reports. Reports

should be in narrative form, brief, and

informal. They should include a

quantitative description of progress, an

indication of any current problems that

may impede performance, proposed

corrective action, and a discussion of

the work to be performed during the

next monthly reporting period.

(Normally, this requirement should not

be used in contracts with nonprofit

organizations.)

(2) Quarterly progress reports. In

addition to factual data, these reports

should include a separate analysis

section interpreting the results obtained,

recommending further action, and

relating occurrences to the ultimate

objectives of the contract. Sufficient

diagrams, sketches, curves,

photographs, and drawings should be

included to convey the intended

meaning.

(3) Final report. This report should

summarize the results of the entire

contract, including recommendations

and conclusions based on the

experience and results obtained. The

final report should include tables,

graphs, diagrams, curves, sketches,

photo graphs, and drawings in sufficient

detail to explain comprehensively the

results achieved under the contract. The

final report must comply with NPG

2200.2A, Guidelines for Documentation,

Approval, and Dissemination of NASA

Scientific and Technical Information.

(4) Report Documentation Page. The

final report must include a completed

Report Documentation Page, Standard

Form (SF) 298 as the final page of the

report.

(b) The contracting officer must

consider the desirability of providing

reports on the completion of significant

units or phases of work, in addition to

periodic reports and reports on the

completion of the contract.

(c) Submission of Final Report. In

addition to the original of the final

report submitted to the contracting

officer, contracts containing the clause

at 1852.235–70, Center for AeroSpace

Information—Final Scientific and

Technical Reports (see 1835.070(a)),

must require the concurrent submission

of a reproducible copy and a printed or

reproduced copy of the final report to

the NASA Center for AeroSpace

Information (CASI).

(d) NASA Review of Final Report.

When required by the contract, final

reports submitted to NASA for review,

shall be reviewed for technical

accuracy, conformance with applicable

law, policy and publication standards,

and to determine the availability and

distribution of NASA-funded

documents containing scientific and

technical information (STI) (NASA

Form 1676, NASA Scientific and

Technical Document Availability

Authorization (DAA)). The final report

must not be released outside of NASA

until NASA’s DAA review has been

completed and the availability of the

document has been determined. The

document is considered available when

it is accessible through CASI.

PART 1835—RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING

3. In section 1835.070, revise

paragraph (a) to read as follows:

1835.070 NASA contract clauses and

solicitation provision.

(a) The contracting officer must insert

the clause at 1852.235–70, Center for

AeroSpace Information—Final

Scientific and Technical Reports, in all

research and development contracts,

interagency agreements, and in costreimbursement supply contracts

involving research and development

work.

* * * * *

PART 1852—SOLICITATION

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT

CLAUSES

4. Revise section 1852.235–70 to read

as follows:

1852.235–70 Center for AeroSpace

Information—Final Scientific and Technical

Reports.

As prescribed in 1835.070(a), insert

the following clause:

Center for Aerospace Information—Final

Scientific and Technical Reports (XXX)

(a) The Contractor should register with and

avail itself of the services provided by the

NASA Center for AeroSpace Information

(CASI) (http://www.sti.nasa.gov) for the

conduct of research or research and

development required under this contract.

CASI provides a variety of services and

products as a central NASA repository of

research information, which may enhance

contract performance. The address is set out

in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(b) Should the CASI information or service

requested by the Contractor be unavailable or

not in the exact form necessary by the

Contractor, neither CASI nor NASA is

obligated to search for or change the format

of the information. A failure to furnish

information shall not entitle the Contractor to

an equitable adjustment under the terms and

conditions of this contract.

(c) In addition to the final report, as

defined at 1827.406–70(a)(3), submitted to

the contracting officer, a reproducible copy

and a printed or reproduced copy of the final

report or data shall be concurrently

submitted to: Center for AeroSpace

Information (CASI), Attn: Document

Processing Section, 7121 Standard Drive,

Hanover, Maryland 21076–1320, Phone: 301–

621–0390, FAX: 301–621–0134.

(d) The last page of the final report

submitted to CASI shall be a completed

Standard Form (SF) 298, Report

Documentation Page. In addition to the copy

of the final report, the contractor shall

provide, to CASI, a copy of the letter

transmitting the final report to NASA for its

Document Availability Authorization (DAA)

review.

(e) The contractor shall not release the final

report, outside of NASA, until the DAA

review has been completed by NASA and

availability of the report has been

determined.

(End of clause)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AG02

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Proposed Rule To List the

Vermilion Darter as Endangered

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule and notice of

petition finding.

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service), propose to list the

vermilion darter (Etheostoma

chermocki) as endangered under the

authority of the Endangered Species Act

of 1973, as amended (Act). The

vermilion darter is found only in 11.6

kilometers (7.2 miles) of the main-stem

of Turkey Creek, and the lowermost

reaches of Dry Creek and Beaver Creek,