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(3) After the filing of short-form

applications, applicants may make

agreements to bid jointly for

construction permits, provided that the

parties to the agreement have not

applied for construction permits that

may be used to serve the same or

overlapping geographic areas.

(4) After the filing of short-form

applications, a holder of a noncontrolling attributable interest in an

entity submitting a short-form

application may acquire an ownership

interest in, form a consortium with, or

enter into a joint bidding arrangement

with, other applicants for construction

permits that may be used to serve the

same or overlapping geographic areas,

provided that:

(i) The attributable interest holder

certifies to the Commission that it has

not communicated and will not

communicate with any party concerning

the bids or bidding strategies of more

than one of the applicants in which it

holds an attributable interest, or with

which it has a consortium or joint

bidding arrangement, and which have

applied for construction permits that

may be used to serve the same or

overlapping geographic areas; and

(ii) The arrangements do not result in

any change in control of an applicant.

(5) Applicants must modify their

short-form applications to reflect any

changes in ownership or in the

membership of consortia or joint

bidding arrangements.

(c) Winning bidders are required to

submit a detailed explanation of the

terms and conditions and parties

involved in any bidding consortia, joint

venture, partnership or other agreement

or arrangement they have entered into

relating to the competitive bidding

process prior to the close of bidding.

Such arrangements must have been

entered into prior to the filing of shortform applications pursuant to

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.

§ 100.80 Transfer disclosure.

Any entity that acquires a DBS license

through competitive bidding, and seeks

to transfer that license within six years

of the initial license grant, must file,

together with its application for FCC

consent to the transfer, the associated

contracts for sale, option agreements,

management agreements, or other

documents disclosing the total

consideration received in return for the

transfer of its license. The information

submitted must include not only a

monetary purchase price, but also any

future, contingent, in-kind, or other

consideration.

[FR Doc. 95–30938 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

49 CFR Part 660

RIN 2132–AA54

Buy America Requirements; Removal

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule removes the Buy

America requirements which are now

obsolete and have been superseded by

49 CFR part 661.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita

Daguillard, Deputy Assistant Chief

Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, room

9316, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366–

1936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

401 of the Surface Transportation

Assistance Act of 1978 (the 1978 STAA)

(Public Law No. 95–599) included a Buy

America provision applicable for the

first time to the Federal Transit

Administration ( FTA) program. This

provision established a preference for

products produced, mined or

manufactured in the United States. The

implementing regulation, 49 CFR part

660, applied these requirements to

contracts exceeding $500,000 financed

by funds obligated under the 1978

STAA.

Both the statutory and funding

authority of the 1978 STAA have now

lapsed. FTA’s current Buy America

requirements are set out at 49 U.S.C.

5323(j) and the implementing

regulation, 49 CFR part 661. Because 49

CFR part 660 is now obsolete, FTA finds

that it is unnecessary to seek public

comment on its removal from the Code

of Federal Regulations. Part 660 is being

removed as part of the President’s

‘‘Reinventing Government’’ initiative.

Accordingly, and effective December

20, 1995, FTA is removing 49 CFR Part

660.

Regulatory Analyses and Notices

This is not a significant rule under

Executive Order 12866 or under the

Department’s Regulatory Policies and

Procedures. It does not impose costs on

regulated parties. It merely removes an

obsolete regulation. There are not

sufficient Federalism implications to

warrant the preparation of a Federalism

Assessment. The Department certifies

that this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 660

Grant programs—transportation, Mass

transportation.

PART 660—[REMOVED]

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth

above, part 660 is hereby removed.

Gordon J. Linton,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–30736 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–57–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 285

[I.D. 121495A]

Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Bluefin Tuna

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure of the General category

fishery.

SUMMARY: NMFS has determined that

the 10 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic

bluefin tuna (ABT) set aside for the lateseason General category fishery in the

New York Bight beginning October 1,

1995, will have been taken by December

15, 1995. Therefore, the General

category fishery will be closed effective

at 2330 hours (11:30 pm) on Friday,

December 15, 1995. This action is being

taken to prevent overharvest of the

quota established for this fishery.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 2330 hours on

December 15, 1995, through

December 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Kelly, 301–713–2347, or Kevin Foster,

508–281–9260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulations implemented under the

authority of the Atlantic Tunas

Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)

governing the harvest of ABT by persons

and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction

are found at 50 CFR part 285. Section

285.22 subdivides the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas recommended U.S.

quota among the various domestic

fishing categories.

Implementing regulations for the

Atlantic Tuna Fisheries at 50

CFR 285.22(a) provide for an adjusted

annual quota of 550 mt of large medium

and giant ABT to be harvested from the

Regulatory Area by vessels permitted in

the General category. Based on landings