34406 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 2, 1996 / Proposed Rules

1Motion for Extension of Time of Cox

Communications, Inc. (‘‘Cox Petition’’), CC Docket

No. 96–98 (filed June 21, 1996). On June 24, 1996,

Cox supplemented its petition with an Attachment

to the original motion. See Affidavit of Joshua E.

Fine In Support of Cox Communications, Inc.

Motion for Extension of Time (filed June 24, 1996).

2Cox Petition, 2–5.

Supplemental Comment Period

Extended for Local Competition

Proceeding, CC Docket 96–98

Released June 25, 1996.

1. On June 17, 1996, the FCC’s

Industry Analysis Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, and the Competition

Division, Office of General Counsel,

released a staff model of the

telecommunications industry which

allows model users to calculate a variety

of outputs from nearly 200

specifications (News Release, ‘‘FCC Staff

Releases Working Copy of an Industry

Demand & Supply Simulation Model,’’

released June 17, 1996.) The staff model

allows the user to specify growth rates,

pricing trends, demand elasticities and

cost relationships to simulate effects in

traditional industry segments. The staff

model, using publicly-available,

industry-wide information, allows the

user to simulate the relative impact of

particular changes in the industry. On

June 20, 1996, the Common Carrier

Bureau, on delegated authority, issued a

Public Notice that announced that a

copy of the staff model had been placed

in the public file in CC Docket No. 96–

98, Implementation of the Local

Competition Provisions in the

Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Parties were requested to file Comments

on the staff model in that proceeding no

later than Monday, July 1, 1996. (Public

Notice, ‘‘Supplemental Comment Period

Designated for Local Competition

Proceeding, CC Docket 96–98,’’ DA 96–

1007, released June 20, 1996.) (61 FR

32766, June 25, 1996).

2. On June 21, 1996, Cox

Communications, Inc. (‘‘Cox’’) filed a

Motion for Extension of Time seeking an

extension, to July 8, 1996, to file its

supplemental comments about the staff

model.1 In its petition, Cox argues, inter

alia, that the comment period is

insufficient to give parties a meaningful

opportunity to analyze and comment on

the staff model.2

3. The Commission faces severe time

constraints, imposed by Section 251 of

the Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. § 251, to resolve the

interconnection proceeding within the

timeframe prescribed. Nevertheless, in

order to afford commenters in CC

Docket No. 96–98 as much opportunity

as possible to analyze and utilize the

staff model, a limited extension of the

supplemental comment period is

authorized. Parties who wish to

comment on the model, use the model,

create variations of the model, or file

models of their own, in that proceeding

are requested to file Comments no later

than Monday, July 8, 1996. As stated in

the June 20 Public Notice, there will be

no Reply Comment filing opportunity.

4. Copies of the model may be

purchased by calling International

Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS) at

(202) 857–3800. The model also can be

downloaded from the Common Carrier

Bureau’s home page on the World Wide

Web. The home page can be accessed

directly (http://www.fcc.gov/ccb.html)

or through a direct link from the main

FCC home page (http://www.fcc.gov).

The model also can be downloaded

from the FCC-State Link computer

bulletin board at (202) 418–0241 [BBS

file name: MODELV30.ZIP].

For further information, contact

Thomas J. Beers at (202) 418–0952 (email: tbeers@fcc.gov). For further

information about the model, contact

Jim Lande at (202) 418–0498 (e-mail:

jlande@fcc.gov) or Doron Fertig at (202)

418–1869 (e-mail: dfertig@fcc.gov).

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16760 Filed 6–28–96; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–134; RM–8817]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Kansas

City, MO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by TV–32,

Inc. requesting the substitution of UHF

Channel 29 for UHF Channel 32 at

Kansas City, Missouri, and modification

of the construction permit for Station

KCWB to specify operation on Channel

29. The coordinates for Channel 29 at

Kansas City are 39–05–01 and 94–30–

57. We shall propose to modify the

construction permit for Station KCWB

and will not accept competing

expressions of interest for the use of the

channel. To accommodate the allotment

of Channel 29 at Kansas City, we shall

also propose to change the reference site

coordinates for vacant Channel *22 at

St. Joseph, Missouri, from 39–46–00 and

94–50–18 to 39–54–40 and 94–50–18.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 12, 1996, and reply

comments on or before August 27, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows:

Meredith S. Senter, Jr., Renee L. Roland,

Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, 2000 K.

Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC

20006–1809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–134, adopted June 14, 1996, and

released June 21, 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.

[FR Doc. 96–16766 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–135; RM–8825]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Mena,

AR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed by Wendell Harlan requesting the
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allotment of Channel 287C3 to Mena,

Arkansas, as that community’s third

local FM transmission service.

Coordinates used for Channel 287C3 at

Mena, Arkansas, are 34–38–46 and 94–

16–53.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 12, 1996, and reply

comments on or before August 27, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: Wendell Harlan,

3906 Hwy 375 West, P.O. Box 1426,

Mena, AR 71953.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–135, adopted June 14, 1996, and

released June 21, 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 contractors, International

Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857–

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

Washington, DC 20037.

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 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. 96–16765 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No.96–136; RM–8816]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Mililani

Town, HI

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed by James Boersema seeking the

allotment of UHF television Channel 60

to Mililani Town, Hawaii, as that

locality’s first local television service.

Coordinates for this proposal are 21–27–

29 North Latitude and 158–01–04 West

Longitude. Although the Commission

has imposed a freeze on TV allotments

in certain metropolitan areas pending

the outcome of an inquiry into the uses

of advanced television systems (ATV) in

broadcasting, this proposal is not

affected thereby.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 12, 1996, and reply

comments on or before August 27, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: James Boersema,

733 Bishop Street, #170–460, Honolulu,

HI 96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–136, adopted June 14, 1996, and

released June 21, 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 contractors, International

Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857–

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

Washington, DC 20037.

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 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. 96–16764 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No.96–138, RM–8822]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Shell

Knob, MO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Galen

Gilbert proposing the allotment of

Channel 249A at Shell Knob, Missouri,

as that community’s first local service.

The coordinates for Channel 249A are

36–42–51 and 93–34–36. There is a site

restriction 10.5 kilometers northeast of

the community. Petitioner has been

requested to provide information

demonstrating that Shell Knob qualifies

as a community for allotment purposes.

Since Shell Knob is located inside the

Mark Twain National Forest, petitioner

has also been requested to provide

information showing a site is available

that will provide city grade coverage to

the community.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 12, 1996, and reply

comments on or before August 27, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: William

J. Pennington, III, Post Office Box 1447,

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29465.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket

No.96–138, adopted June 14, 1996, and

released June 21, 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,