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requirements do not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. A certification

statement to this effect was published in

the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46

FR 24950).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: April 16, 1996.

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR

part 180 be amended as follows:

PART 180—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 180

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.

2. In § 180.441, by adding a new

paragraph (d), to read as follows:

§ 180.441 Quizalofop ethyl; tolerances for

residues.

* * * * *

(d) Tolerances with regional

registration, as defined in § 180.1(n), are

established for the combined residues of

the herbicide quizalofop-p ethyl ester

[ethyl (R)-(2-[4-((6- chloroquinoxalin-2-

yl)oxy)phenoxy)-propanoate], and its

acid metabolite quizalofop-p [R-(2-(4((6-

chloroquinoxalin-2-

yl)oxy)phenoxy])propanoic acid], and

the S enantiomers of both the ester and

the acid, all expressed as quizalofop-pethyl ester, in or on the following raw

agricultural commodities:

Commodity Parts per

million

* * * * *

Pineapple .................................. 0.1

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA–7164]

Proposed Flood Elevation

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects a

Notice of Proposed Modified

Determinations of base (1% annual

chance) flood elevations previously

published at 61 FR 6601 on February 21,

1996. This correction document

provides a more accurate representation

of the Flood Insurance Study and Flood

Insurance Rate Map for the Town of

Owego, Tioga County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Chief, Hazard

Identification Branch, Mitigation

Directorate, 500 C Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Emergency Management Agency

gives notice of the correction to the

Notice of Proposed Modified

Determinations of base (1% annual

chance) flood elevations for selected

locations in the Town of Owego,

previously published at 61 FR 6601 on

February 21, 1996, in accordance with

Section 110 of the Flood Disaster

Protection Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93–234),

87 Stat. 980, which added Section 1363

to the National Flood Insurance Act of

1968 (Title XIII of the Housing and

Urban Development Act of 1968 (Pub. L.

90–448)), 42 U.S.C. 4001–4128, and 44

CFR Part 67.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

Flood Insurance, Floodplains.

On page 6605, in the February 21,

1996 issue of Federal Register, in the

fourth, fifth, and sixth column, the first

entry under ‘‘Owego (Town), Tioga

County’’, is corrected to read as follows:

State City/town/county Source of flooding Location

#Depth in feet above

ground. *Elevation in feet

(NGVD)

Existing Modified

New

York.

Owego (Town)

Tioga County.

Susquehanna

River.

Approximately 1.4 miles downstream of Apalachin Creek ............... *823 *822

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Dated: April 17, 1996.

Richard W. Krimm,

Acting Associate Director for Mitigation.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[WT Docket No. 96–86; DA 96–604]

Wireless Services; National

Communications Services System

Petition

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Commission seeks

comment on a petition for rulemaking

filed by the National Communications

System requesting that the Commission

adopt rules to provide ‘‘priority access’’

to cellular spectrum for National

Security/Emergency Preparedness

responsiveness. The action is taken to

establish a record upon which to base a

decision on this issue.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

June 3, 1996, and reply comments are

due on or before July 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert McNamara, Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau, Private

Wireless Division, (202) 418–0680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Petition for Rulemaking Filed;

Commission Seeks Comment on

Petition for Rulemaking Filed by

National Communications System

Comments Due: June 3, 1996; Replies

Due: July 2, 1996

On October 19, 1995, the National

Communications System (‘‘NCS’’),

through the Secretary of Defense as an

Executive Agent of the NCS, filed a

Petition for Rulemaking requesting the

Commission to adopt rules to provide

‘‘priority access’’ to cellular spectrum

for National Security/Emergency

Preparedness (NS/EP) responsiveness.

Specifically, NCS requests that the

Commission establish the Cellular

Priority Access Service (CPAS).
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Summary of NCS Petition

The NCS contends in its petition for

rulemaking that cellular usage by the

general public in emergency situations

leads to congestion in the cellular

network, causing usage by those with

NS/EP responsibilities to be severely

curtailed or made impossible. Without

‘‘priority access’’ to cellular spectrum,

the NCS argues, rescue workers are

impaired by recurring surges in cellular

usage associated with emergency

situations. The NCS cites the bombing

of a Federal office building in Oklahoma

City, Oklahoma, as a recent example.

The NCS argues that ‘‘priority access’’ to

cellular spectrum is essential in

conducting response and recovery

efforts. The NCS also maintains that

action at the national level is necessary

to ensure there is one uniform,

nationwide cellular priority access

scheme.

The term ‘‘priority access,’’ as used by

the NCS, means that in emergencies,

when cellular spectrum is congested,

authorized priority users would gain

access to the cellular radio spectrum

before cellular telephone users not

engaged in NS/EP functions. Approval

of the proposed rules would (1)

authorize cellular service providers to

provide priority access; (2) ensure that

such service providers, when doing so,

are not in violation of Communications

Act provisions barring unlawful

discrimination or undue preference; and

(3) override any existing contractual

provisions inconsistent with the rules

adopted.

The NCS requests that the

Commission establish the Cellular

Priority Access Service (CPAS) by

amending Part 64 of the Commission’s

Rules. Under the proposed CPAS rules,

authorized NS/EP users would be

permitted to obtain access to cellular

radio channels ahead of non-NS/EP

users when cellular network congestion

is blocking NS/EP call attempts. In order

to obtain priority access, the authorized

user would dial a feature code such as

‘‘*XX.’’ The service would require no

special activation; CPAS calls would not

preempt calls in progress.

Public Safety Rulemaking

In a rulemaking proceeding recently

initiated by the Commission, comment

has been sought regarding present

deficiencies in public safety wireless

communications, and spectrum needs

for public safety purposes. See The

Development of Operational, Technical,

and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting

Federal, State and Local Public Safety

Agency Communication Requirements

Through the Year 2010, WT Docket No.

96–86, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

FCC 96–115, released April 10, 1996.

The Commission stated that the goal of

the proceeding is:

To develop the data necessary to evaluate

the spectrum needs of public safety agencies,

to solicit comment on how best to meet these

needs, and to facilitate a transition to a

communications environment in which

public safety agencies have access to higher

quality transmission, emerging technologies,

and broader services, including the ability to

communicate readily with one another

(interoperability).

Id. at para. 3.

In addition to commenting on the

merits of the NCS petition, interested

parties are asked to address whether and

to what extent the issues raised in the

NCS petition are related to the pending

public safety rulemaking proceeding,

WT Docket No. 96–86. Interested parties

may file comments no later than June 3,

1996. Reply comments must be filed by

July 2, 1996. All comments should be

filed with the Office of the Secretary,

Federal Communications Commission,

1919 M Street, NW., Room 222,

Washington, DC 20554, referencing WT

Docket No. 96–86 and the petition for

rulemaking filed by the NCS. The full

text of the petition, the comments, and

reply comments are available for

inspection and duplication during

regular business hours in the FCC

Reference Center, Federal

Communications Commission, 1919 M

Street, NW., Room 239, Washington, DC

20554. Copies may also be obtained

from International Transcription

Service, Inc. (ITS), 2100 M Street, NW.,

Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, (202)

857–3800.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64

Civil defense.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–88; RM–8760]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Manitowoc and Two Rivers, WI

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Lyle

Robert Evans d/b/a High Mark Radio

Company, proposing the allotment of

Channel 255A to Two Rivers,

Wisconsin, as that community’s first

local FM service. Channel 255A can be

allotted to Two Rivers with a site

restriction 12.1 kilometers (7.5 miles)

southwest of the community. The

coordinates for Channel 255A are 44–

03–57 and 87–39–44. We shall also

make an editorial correction to the FM

Table of Allotments showing the actual

allotment of Channel 272A at

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, rather than Two

Rivers, Wisconsin.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before June 10, 1996, and reply

comments on or before June 25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: Lyle Robert Evans

d/b/a High Mark Radio Company, 1296

Marian Lane, Green Bay, Wisconsin

54304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–88, adopted April 3, 1996, and

released April 18, 1996. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the

Commission’s 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 contractors,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857–3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 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 contact.

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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