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jobs, the environment, public health or

safety, or State, local or tribal

governments or communities (also

known as ‘‘economically significant’’);

(2) creating serious inconsistency or

otherwise interfering with an action

taken or planned by another agency; (3)

materially altering the budgetary

impacts of entitlement, grants, user fees,

or loan programs; or (4) raising novel

legal or policy issues arising out of legal

mandates, the President’s priorities, or

the principles set forth in this Executive

Order.

Pursuant to the terms of this

Executive Order, EPA has determined

that this rule is not ‘‘significant’’ and is

therefore not subject to OMB review.

Pursuant to the requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-

354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601-612),

the Administrator has determined that

regulations establishing new tolerances

or raising tolerance levels or

establishing exemptions from tolerance

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: December 15, 1995.

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 § 180.275, by amending

paragraph (a) in the table therein by

adding entries for blueberries and

mushrooms and by amending paragraph

(b) in the table therein by adding an

entry for filberts, to read as follows:

§ 180.275 Chlorothalonil; tolerances for

residues.

(a) * * *

Commodity Parts per

million

* * * * *

Blueberries ................................ 1.0

Commodity Parts per

million

* * * * *

Mushrooms ............................... 1.0

* * * * *

(b) * * *

Commodity Parts per

million

Filberts ...................................... 0.1

* * * * *

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 64 and 68

[CC Docket No. 87–124; DA 96–24]

Access to Telecommunications

Equipment and Services by Persons

With Disabilities (Hearing Aid

Compatibility)

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rules; Extension of

time for comments and replies.

SUMMARY: By Order the Commission

granted a request for extension of the

time of the comment and reply

comment periods concerning a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking regarding hearing

aid compatibility of wireline

telephones. The proposed rules would

require that all wireline telephones in

the workplace, confined settings (e.g.,

hospitals, nursing homes) and hotels

and motels eventually would be hearing

aid compatible and have volume

control.

DATES: Written comments by the public

on the proposed rules and on the

proposed and/or modified information

collections are due on or before January

29, 1996, and reply comments are due

on or before February 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Secretary,

Room 222, Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the Secretary, a

copy of any comments on the

information collections contained

herein should be submitted to Dorothy

Conway, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M Street

NW., Washington, DC 20554, or via the

Internet to dconway@fcc.gov, and to

Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB, 725—17th Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20503 or via the

Internet to fainllt@al.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg

Lipscomb, Attorney, 202/418–2340, Fax

202/418–2345, TTY 202/418–0484,

glipscom@fcc.gov, Network Services

Division, Common Carrier Bureau. For

additional information concerning the

information collections contained in

this NPRM contact Dorothy Conway at

202–418–0217, or via the Internet at

dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

summarizes the Commission’s Order

adopted and released on January 17,

1996 (DA 96–24), to extend the filing

deadline for comments and replies in

the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in

the matter of Access to

Telecommunications Equipment and

Services by Persons With Disabilities,

(CC Docket 87–124, adopted and

released November 28, 1995, 60 FR

63667, December 12, 1995). The file is

available for inspection and copying

during the weekday hour of 9 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. in the Commission’s

Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M

Street NW., or copies may be purchased

from the Commission’s duplicating

contractor, ITS, Inc., 2100 M Street NW.,

Suite 140, Washington DC 20037, phone

202/857–3800.

The Commission noted that

extensions of time are not routinely

granted. However, the

Telecommunications Industry

Association (TIA) has shown good cause

for the grant of additional time. TIA

states that because of the recent

government shutdown and weather

emergency, TIA was not able to contact

FCC staff for clarifications regarding

technical proposals, and to circulate

comments among TIA members. TIA

and its members are uniquely qualified

to comment on these technical

proposals, since TIA represents many

telecommunications manufacturers. The

comment and reply comment deadlines

originally were set for January 12 and

February 16, 1996, respectively. TIA

requested a thirty day extension of each

deadline. The Commission granted an

extension of comment period until

January 29, 1996, and of the reply

period until February 29, 1996.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 64

Communications common carriers,

Handicapped, Telephone, Hearing aid

compatibility.
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47 CFR Part 68

Administrative practice and

procedure, Communications common

carriers, Communications equipment,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Telephone, Hearing aid

compatibility, Volume control.

Federal Communications Commission.

Linda B. Dubroof,

Deputy Chief, Network Services Division,

Common Carrier Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 76

[CS Docket No. 95–178; FCC 95–489]

Cable Television Service; Definitions

for Purposes of the Cable Television

Must-Carry Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

SUMMARY: The Commission, through this

action, invites comments on a revised

market definition process for purposes

of the cable television broadcast signal

carriage rules. The current process uses

the Arbitron ‘‘Area of Dominant

Influence’’ (‘‘ADI’’) as the applicable

market definition. The Commission

anticipated that Arbitron ADI market

definitions would continue to be revised

annually and that new maps would be

available for use every three years

coincident with the triennial mustcarry/retransmission consent election

cycle. However, the next election must

be made by October 1, 1996, and

Arbitron has ceased updating its ADI

market list. Therefore, the Commission

proposes to retain the existing market

definition process for the next mustcarry/retransmission consent election.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

February 5, 1996 and reply comments

are due on or before February 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

John Adams or Marcia Glauberman,

Cable Services Bureau (202) 416–0800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, CS Docket No.

95–178, adopted December 5, 1995 and

released December 8, 1995. The full text

of this decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (room 239), 1919 M Street NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20554, and may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Service (202) 857–3800, 1919 M Street

NW., Washington, D.C. 20554.

Synopsis of the Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking

1. The Commission, on its own

motion, proposes to retain the existing

market definitions for the next mustcarry/retransmission consent election.

The next election must be made by

October 1, 1996.

2. In light of the fact that Arbitron has

ceased its designation and publication

of ADI market areas, a new mechanism

must be established for defining market

areas in which television broadcasters

may insist on carriage. The Commission

has concluded that several options

appear to be available: (1) the Arbitron

areas of dominant influence (‘‘ADI’’)

could be substituted with Nielsen

‘‘Designated Market Areas’’ or ‘‘DMAs;’’

(2) continue to use Arbitron’s 1991–92

Television ADI Market Guide to define

market areas, subject to individual

review and refinement through the

Section 614(h) process; or (3) retain the

existing market definitions for the 1996

election period and switch to a Nielsen

based standard thereafter.

3. It is our tentative view that the

second of these options is preferable. It

has the advantage of providing stability

in the television broadcast signal

carriage process. It is also not clear

whether changing from ADIs to DMAs

and revising market boundaries every

three years based on shifting audience

patterns, involves any systematic

improvement in market definitions.

Finally, changing from one system to

the other would raise questions as to the

numerous cases which have been

processed under Section 614(h) revising

market areas with respect to particular

stations and particular communities.

Comment is sought on the above

alternatives as well as suggestions for

any other alternatives that would better

accomplish the market definition

objectives of the must-carry provisions

of Section 614 of the Communications

Act.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

4. The Commission certifies that the

Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 does

not apply to this rulemaking proceeding

because if the proposed rule amendment

is promulgated, there will not be a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small business

entities, as defined by Section 601(3) of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The

change proposed would continue the

existing market definitions and the

existing market definition change

process and would thereby avoid

modifications otherwise to be

anticipated in a relatively limited

number of markets in which there are

not likely to be a significant number of

small business entities impacted. The

Secretary shall cause a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

including the certification, to be sent to

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the

Small Business Administration in

accordance with Section 603(a) of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law

96–354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601 et

seq. (1981).

Ex Parte

5. This is a non-restricted notice and

comment rule making proceeding. Ex

parte presentations are permitted,

provided they are disclosed as provided

in the Commission’s Rules. See

generally, 47 CFR 1.1202, 1.1203 and

1.1206(a).

Comment Dates

6. Pursuant to applicable procedures

set forth in §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the

Commission’s Rules, interested parties

may file comments on or before

February 5, 1996, and reply comments

on or before February 26, 1996. All

relevant and timely comments will be

considered before final action is taken

in this proceeding. To file formally in

this proceeding, participants must file

an original and four copies of all

comments, reply comments, and

supporting comments. If participants

want each Commissioner to receive a

personal copy of their comments, an

original plus nine copies must be filed.

Comments and reply comments should

be sent to the Office of the Secretary,

Federal Communications Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20554. Comments and

reply comments will be available for

public inspection during regular

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (room 239) of the Federal

Communications Commission, 1919 M

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 76

Cable television.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

Rule Changes

Part 76 of Title 47 of the CFR is

amended as follows:

PART 76—CABLE TELEVISION

SERVICE

1. The authority citation for Part 76

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. Secs. 152, 153, 154,

301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 532, 533, 535, 542,

543, 544A, 552 as amended.