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from bidding on a particular market if 

the Bureau finds that a bidder is abusing 

the Commission’s bid withdrawal 

procedures.

34. Applying this reasoning, the 

Bureau proposes to limit each bidder in 

Auction No. 60 to withdrawing 

provisionally winning bids in no more 

than one round during the course of the 

auction. To permit a bidder to withdraw 

bids in more than one round may 

encourage insincere bidding or the use 

of withdrawals for anti-competitive 

purposes. The round in which 

withdrawals may be used will be at the 

bidder’s discretion; withdrawals 

otherwise must be in accordance with 

the Commission’s rules. There is no 

limit on the number of provisionally 

winning bids that may be withdrawn in 

the round in which withdrawals are 

used. Withdrawals will remain subject 

to the bid withdrawal payment 

provisions specified in the 

Commission’s rules. The Bureau seeks 

comment on this proposal. 

F. Stopping Rule 

35. The Bureau has discretion ‘‘to 

establish stopping rules before or during 

multiple round auctions in order to 

terminate the auction within a 

reasonable time.’’ For Auction No. 60, 

the Bureau proposes to employ a 

simultaneous stopping rule approach. A 

simultaneous stopping rule means that 

all licenses remain available for bidding 

until bidding closes simultaneously on 

all licenses. 

36. Bidding will close simultaneously 

on all licenses after the first round in 

which no bidder submits any new bids, 

applies a proactive waiver, or places any 

withdrawals. Thus, unless 

circumstances dictate otherwise, 

bidding will remain open on all licenses 

until bidding stops on every license. 

37. However, the Bureau proposes to 

retain the discretion to exercise any of 

the following options during Auction 

No. 60: 

i. Use a modified version of the 

simultaneous stopping rule. The 

modified stopping rule would close the 

auction for all licenses after the first 

round in which no bidder applies a 

waiver, places a withdrawal or submits 

any new bids on any license for which 

it is not the provisionally winning 

bidder. Thus, absent any other bidding 

activity, a bidder placing a new bid on 

a license for which it is the 

provisionally winning bidder would not 

keep the auction open under this 

modified stopping rule. The Bureau 

further seeks comment on whether this 

modified stopping rule should be used 

at any time or only in stage two of the 

suction. 

ii. Keep the auction open even if no 

bidder submits any new bids, applies a 

waiver or places any withdrawals. In 

this event, the effect will be the same as 

if a bidder had applied a waiver. The 

activity rule, therefore, will apply as 

usual and a bidder with insufficient 

activity will either lose bidding 

eligibility or use a remaining activity 

rule waiver. 

iii. Declare that the auction will end 

after a specified number of additional 

rounds (‘‘special stopping rule’’). If the 

Bureau invokes this special stopping 

rule, it will accept bids in the specified 

final round(s) and the auction will 

close. 

38. The Bureau proposes to exercise 

these options only in certain 

circumstances, for example, where the 

auction is proceeding very slowly, there 

is minimal overall bidding activity, or it 

appears likely that the auction will not 

close within a reasonable period of time. 

Before exercising these options, the 

Bureau is likely to attempt to increase 

the pace of the auction by, for example, 

increasing the number of bidding 

rounds per day, and/or increasing the 

amount of the minimum bid increments 

for the limited number of licenses where 

there is still a high level of bidding 

activity. The Bureau seeks comment on 

these proposals. 

IV. Conclusion 

39. Comments are due on or before 

February 11, 2005, and reply comments 

are due on or before February 18, 2005. 

Because of the disruption of regular 

mail and other deliveries in 

Washington, DC, the Bureau requires 

that all comments and reply comments 

be filed electronically. Comments and 

reply comments, and copies of material 

filed with the Commission pertaining to 

Auction No. 60, must be sent by 

electronic mail to the following address: 

auction60@fcc.gov. The electronic mail 

containing the comments or reply 

comments must include a subject or 

caption referring to Auction No. 60 

Comments and the name of the 

commenting party. The Bureau requests 

that parties format any attachments to 

electronic mail as Adobe Acrobat 

(pdf) or Microsoft  Word documents. 

Copies of comments and reply 

comments will be available for public 

inspection during regular business 

hours in the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Room CY–B402, 445 12 Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20554, and will 

also be posted on the Web page for 

Auction No. 60 at http://

wireless.fcc.gov/auctions. 

40. This proceeding has been 

designated as a ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’

proceeding in accordance with the 

Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons 

making oral ex parte presentations are 

reminded that memoranda summarizing 

the presentations must contain 

summaries of the substance of the 

presentations and not merely a listing of 

the subjects discussed. More than a one 

or two sentence description of the views 

and arguments presented is generally 

required. Other rules pertaining to oral 

and written ex parte presentations in 

permit-but-disclose proceedings are set 

forth in § 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s 

rules.

Federal Communications Commission 

Gary D. Michaels, 

Deputy Chief, Auction and Spectrum Access 

Division, WTB.

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COMMISSION 

[Report No. 2691] 

Petitions for Reconsideration and 

Clarification of Action in Rulemaking 

Proceeding 

January 31, 2005. 

Petitions for Reconsideration and 

Clarification have been filed in the 

Commission’s Rulemaking proceeding 

listed in this Public Notice and 

published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). 

The full text of this document is 

available for viewing and copying in 

Room CY–B402, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC or may be purchased 

from the Commission’s copy contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) (1–

800–378–3160). Oppositions to these 

petitions must be filed by February 22, 

2005. See § 1.4(b)(1) of the 

Commission’s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). 

Replies to an opposition must be filed 

within 10 days after the time for filing 

oppositions have expired. 

Subject: In the Matter of Dismissed 

Modification Application for WHR901, 

Florida Atlantic University, Boynton 

Beach, Florida (WT Docket No. 03–66). 

Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 

101 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and 

Mobile Broadband Access, Educational 

and Other Advanced Services in the 

2150–2162 and 2500–2690 MHz Bands 

(WT Docket No. 03–66, RM–10586). 

Part 1 of the Commission’s Rules—

Further Competitive Bidding Procedures 

(WT Docket No. 03–67). 

Amendment of Parts 21 and 74 to 

Enable Multipoint Distribution Service 

and the Instructional Television Fixed 

Service Amendment of Parts 21 and 74 

to Engage in Fixed Two-Way 

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Transmissions (MM Docket No. 97–

217). 

Amendment of Parts 21 and 74 of the 

Commission’s Rules With Regard to 

Licensing in the Multipoint Distribution 

Service and in the Instructional 

Television Fixed Service for the Gulf of 

Mexico (WT Docket No. 02–68, RM–

9718). 

Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum 

Through Elimination of Barriers to the 

Development of Secondary Markets (WT 

Docket No. 00–230). 

Number of Petitions Filed: 24.

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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Sunshine Act Notices

* * * * *

Previously Announced Date and 

Time: Thursday, February 10, 2005, 10 

a.m. meeting open to the public. This 

meeting was canceled.

* * * * *

DATE AND TIME: Monday, February 14, 

2005, at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor).

STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Open To 

the Public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and Approval of Minutes. 

Advisory Opinion 2004–43: Missouri 

Broadcasters Association, by counsel 

Gregg P. Skall. 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 

Candidate Solicitation at State, 

District, and Local Party Fundraising 

Events.

* * * * *

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 15, 

2005 at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC.

STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Closed To 

the Public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Compliance matters pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. 437g. 

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 

437g, § 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C. 

Matters concerning participation in civil 

actions or proceedings or arbitration. 

Internal personnel rules and procedures 

or matters affecting a particular 

employee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Biersack, Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission.

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than February 

22, 2005.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Patrick Wilder, Assistant Vice 

President) 230 South LaSalle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:

1. Michael J. Rivers, Winona, 

Minnesota; to acquire voting shares of 

Central Wisconsin Financial Services, 

Inc., Wausau, Wisconsin, and thereby 

indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank 

of Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, February 1, 2005.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than March 3, 2005.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

(Richard Walker, Community Affairs 

Officer) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02106–2204:

1. BankFive, MHC, and BankFive 

Corporation, both of Fall River, 

Massachusetts; to become bank holding 

companies by acquiring 100 percent of 

the voting shares of Fall River Five 

Cents Savings Bank, Fall River, 

Massachusetts.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105–

1521:

1. Community Banks, Inc., Harrisburg, 

Pennsylvania; to merge with Pennrock 

Financial Services Corp., and thereby 

indirectly acquire The Blue Ball 

National Bank, all of Blue Ball, 

Pennsylvania.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 

Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 

30303:

1. Copiah Bancshares, Inc., to become 

a bank holding company by acquiring 

100 percent of the voting shares of 

Copiah Bank, National Association, both 

of Hazlehurst, Mississippi.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, February 1, 2005.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

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