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one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

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.

[FR Doc. 96–15469 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No.96–130, RM–8818]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Grenada, MS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition by Darby Radio

Enterprises proposing the allotment of

Channel 267A at Grenada, Mississippi,

as an additional FM service. Channel

267A can be allotted to Grenada in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

9.2 kilometers (5.7 miles) west to avoid

short-spacing conflicts with the licensed

site of Station WJDQ(FM), Channel

267C1, Meridian, Mississippi, and to the

proposal (FM–7437) to add Channel

269A at Coffeeville, Mississippi. The

coordinates for Channel 267A at

Grenada are 33–47–48 and 89–54–29.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 5, 1996, and reply

comments on or before August 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Darby Radio Enterprises,

P.O. Box 9, Charleston, Mississippi

38921 (petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket

No.96–130, adopted June 7, 1996, and

released June 14, 1996. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’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 contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 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 contacts.

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.

[FR Doc. 96–15468 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 214

[FRA Docket No. RSOR 13, Notice No. 7]

RIN 2130–AA86

Roadway Worker Protection

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

SUMMARY: On March 14, FRA published

its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on

Roadway Worker Protection (61 FR

10528), which was the product of the

agency’s first regulatory negotiation.

FRA announced at that time that a

public hearing would only be scheduled

if it was requested, since the negotiated

rulemaking process has already

provided a significant opportunity for

oral presentations and participation by

the public. An expression of interest in

having a hearing was submitted on

behalf of one person whom we have not

been able to identify or contact.

However, in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

§ 553 and 49 U.S.C. § 20103(e), FRA is

holding the requested hearing.

DATES: A public hearing will be held

from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July 11,

1996. Any person who wishes to speak

at the hearing should notify the FRA

Docket Clerk at least five working days

before the hearing, by telephone (202)

366–2257 or by mail.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held in the Executive Room, Holiday

Inn Capitol Hill, which is located at 415

New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gordon A. Davids, P.E., Bridge

Engineer, Office of Safety, FRA, 400

Seventh Street S.W., Room 8326,

Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone:

202–366–0507); Phil Olekszyk, Deputy

Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program

Implementation, FRA, 400 Seventh

Street S.W., Room 8320A, Washington,

D.C. 20590 (telephone 202–366–0897);

or Cynthia Walters, Trial Attorney,

Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400

Seventh Street S.W., Room 8201,

Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone

202–366–0621).

S. Mark Lindsey,

Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–15563 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

49 CFR Part 214

[FRA Docket No. RSOR 13, Notice No. 8]

RIN 2130–AA86

Roadway Worker Protection

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA); Department of

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad

Administration is announcing a meeting

of the Roadway Worker Protection

Advisory Committee (Committee) to

review comments submitted in response

to the publication of the Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on March

14, (61 FR 10528).

DATES: The Committee will hold an

additional meeting on July 12, 1996

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Executive Room, Holiday Inn,

Capitol Hill, which is located at 415

New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Walters, Trial Attorney, Office

of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 Seventh

Street S.W., Room 8201, Washington,

D.C. 20590 (Telephone: 202–366–0621);

or Gordon Davids, P.E., Bridge Engineer,

Office of Safety, FRA, 400 Seventh

Street S.W., Room 8326, Washington,

D.C. 20590 (Telephone: 202–366–0507).