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assignment method is used, and noted

that there may be circumstances in

which the guarantee of a license at or

close to the market price may stimulate

research such that the innovator

receives certainty in obtaining financing

to perform the necessary research and to

pay for the license.

5. Accordingly, the Commission seeks

comment on an additional showing that

a pioneer’s preference applicant would

have to make to qualify for a preference

in services in which licenses are

awarded by competitive bidding.

Specifically, it seeks comment on

whether the applicant should have to

demonstrate that the Commission’s

public rulemaking process inhibits the

applicant from capturing the economic

rewards of its innovation unless granted

a pioneer’s preference license; i.e.,

whether the applicant must show that it

may lose its intellectual property

protection because of this public

process. If this requirement were to be

adopted, the applicant would have to

demonstrate that it would be able to

capture the rewards from its innovation

only by being granted a guaranteed

license.

6. With regard to determining which

licenses are most reasonably comparable

for purposes of the GATT legislation

payment formula, the Commission

proposes implementing this provision of

the legislation on a case-by-case basis.

However, it seeks comment on any

standards for comparing licenses and

excluding anomalous licenses, as well

as comment on whether eligibility for

installment payments should be limited

to small businesses or other entities as

has been done under the general auction

rules.

7. In accord with the GATT

legislation, the Commission proposes to

sunset the pioneer’s preference program

on September 30, 1998. It also proposes

to modify the pioneer’s preference rules

by limiting the award of preferences to

services in which a new allocation of

spectrum is required. Finally, it

proposes to apply any rules adopted in

response to the Further Notice of

Proposed Rule Making to all pioneer’s

preference requests granted after

adoption of these rules, except in

proceedings in which tentative

decisions have been made. The

Commission stated that it will not issue

final decisions in pioneer’s preference

proceedings that have not reached the

tentative decision stage until after it has

issued a Third Report and Order

regarding final rules that will apply to

pending requests.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1

Administrative practice and

procedure.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6080 Filed 3–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 36, 42, 44, 46, 47,

49, 52, and 53

[FAR Case 94–790]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Acquisition of Commercial Items

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Change of date for meeting on

proposed rule.

SUMMARY: At 60 FR 11198; March 1,

1995, a proposed rule was issued

pursuant to the Federal Acquisition

Streamlining Act of 1994 (the Act) to

implement the revised statutory

authorities for the acquisition of

commercial items and components by

Federal Government agencies as well as

contractors and subcontractors at all

levels. Instead of meeting on the date

given in that document, the FAR

Council is rescheduling its public

meeting at the GSA Auditorium in

Washington, DC, for April 3, 1995.

The purpose of the meeting is to

enable the public to present its views on

the proposed rule, FAR case 94–790—

Acquisition of Commercial Items, and to

exchange ideas and opinions with

respect to the implementation of the

Act. Interested members of the public

may obtain copies of the proposed rule

from the FAR Secretariat, Room 4037,

GSA Building, 18th and F Sts., NW,

Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501–4755.

The public is encouraged to attend this

meeting and must provide, to the FAR

Secretariat, a written statement on the

views they would like to present not

later than March 29, 1995.

Organizations or groups with similar

views should select a representative

speaker.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

April 3, 1995, at 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the GSA Auditorium, 8th & F Streets

NW., First Floor, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Edward Loeb, Project Deputy for the

Implementation of the Federal

Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 at

(202) 501–4547 or the FAR Secretariat,

General Services Administration, (202)

501–0692.

Dated: March 7, 1995.

Edward Loeb,

Deputy Project Manager for the

Implementation of the Federal Acquisition

Streamlining Act of 1994.

[FR Doc. 95–5971 Filed 3–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–D

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; 90-Day Finding and

Initiation of Status Review for a

Petition To List the Southern

Population of the Walleye as

Endangered

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition

finding and initiation of status review.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces a 90-day

finding for a petition to list the southern

population of walleye (Stizostedion

vitreum vitreum) under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended. The

Service finds that the petition presents

substantial information indicating that

listing this species may be warranted. A

status review is initiated.

DATES: The finding announced in this

document was made on January 26,

1995. Comments and materials should

be submitted to the Service by May 12,

1995, to be considered in the 12-month

finding.

ADDRESSES: Data, information,

comments, or questions concerning this

petition should be submitted to the

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Jackson Field Office, 6578

Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A,

Jackson, Mississippi 39213. The petition

finding, supporting data, and comments

are available for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Hartfield, Biologist, at above address

(601–695–4900, ext. 25).