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Commission proposes that the STS 

provider should be required to utilize an 

interactive menu that provides an 

option for reaching an STS CA in order 

to ensure that STS users calling 711 will 

promptly reach an STS CA to handle 

their calls. For instance, after an STS 

caller dials 711 and reaches the 

provider, the caller would reach an STS 

CA by pressing one additional number 

on the telephone. Finally, the 

Commission invites comment on its 

tentative conclusion that IP STS is a 

form of TRS eligible for compensation 

from the Interstate TRS Fund. 

15. The Commission concludes that 

these proposed changes may be 

necessary to improve the effectiveness 

and quality of STS and IP STS services 

so that users may receive a functionally 

equivalent telephone service, as 

mandated by Title IV of the Americans 

With Disabilities Act. 

16. The Commission believes that 

none of these proposed changes would 

impose a significant burden on 

providers, including small businesses. 

However, if the proposed changes may 

result in additional financial burden on 

the part of the affected providers, 

including small entities, the providers 

will be promptly reimbursed from the 

Interstate TRS Fund for the costs of 

complying with the proposed rules, if 

adopted. Entities, especially small 

businesses, are encouraged to quantify 

the costs and benefits of any reporting 

requirement that may be established in 

this proceeding. 

17. The modifications the 

Commission proposes consist of policies 

aimed at achieving a functionally 

equivalent telephone service for TRS 

users and are not expected to have a 

substantial economic impact upon 

providers, including small businesses, 

because each small business will receive 

financial compensation for reasonable 

costs incurred rather than absorb an 

uncompensated financial loss or 

hardship. 

18. With regard to whether a 

substantial number of small entities may 

be affected by the requirements 

proposed in the STS and IP STS NPRM, 

the Commission notes that, of the 7 

providers affected by the STS and IP 

STS NPRM, only one meets the 

definition of a small entity. The SBA 

has developed a small business size 

standard for Wired Telecommunications 

Carriers, which consists of all such 

firms having 1,500 or fewer employees. 

Seven providers currently receive 

compensation from the Interstate TRS 

Fund for providing STS: AT&T Corp.; 

GoAmerica, Inc.; Hamilton Relay, Inc.; 

Nordia Inc.; Kansas Relay Service, Inc.; 

State of Michigan and Sprint. Because 

only one of the providers would be 

affected by the STS and IP STS NPRM, 

if adopted, is deemed to be small 

entities under the SBA’s small business 

size standard, the Commission 

concludes that the number of small 

entities potentially affected by the 

Commission’s proposed rules in the STS 

and IP STS NPRM is not substantial. 

19. Moreover, given that all providers 

potentially affected by the proposed 

rules, including the one that is deemed 

to be a small entity under the SBA’s 

standard, would be entitled to receive 

prompt reimbursement for its 

reasonable costs of compliance, the 

Commission concludes that the STS and 

IP STS NPRM, if adopted, will not have 

a significant economic impact on small 

entities. 

20. Therefore, the Commission 

certifies that the proposals in the STS 

and IP STS NPRM, if adopted, will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Ordering Clauses 

Pursuant to sections 1, 4(i) and (o), 

225, 255, 303(r), 403, 624(g), and 706 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and (o), 

225, 255, 303(r), 403, 554(g), and 606, 

the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is 

adopted. 

The Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference 

Information Center, shall send a copy of 

the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

including the Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Certification, to the Chief 

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

William F. Caton, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–18616 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 08–1710; MB Docket No. 08–86; RM–

11432] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Custer, 

MI 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This document sets forth a 

proposal to amend the FM Table of 

Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 73.202(b). 

The Commission requests comment on 

a petition filed by Roy E. Henderson. 

Petitioner proposes the substitution of 

FM Channel 227A for vacant Channel 

263A at Custer, Michigan. The purpose 

of the requested channel substitution at 

Custer is to eliminate a short-spacing 

with the facilities proposed in an 

application to upgrade the facilities of 

Station WCUZ(FM) at Bear Lake, 

Michigan, from FM Channel 261A to 

Channel 264C3. Channel 227A can be 

allotted at Custer in compliance with 

the Commission’s minimum distance 

separation requirements with a site 

restriction of 13.1 km (8.1 miles) 

northeast of Custer. The proposed 

coordinates for Channel 227A at Custer 

are 44–03–28 North Latitude and 85–

08–56 West Longitude. Concurrence by 

the Government of Canada is required 

for the allotment of Channel 227A at 

Custer, Michigan, because the proposed 

allotment is located within 320 

kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.- 

Canadian border. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION infra. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before September 15, 2008, and reply 

comments on or before September 30, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 

addition to filing comments with the 

FCC, interested parties should serve 

petitioner’s counsel as follows: Robert J. 

Buenzle, Esq., Law Offices of Robert J. 

Buenzle, 11710 Plaza America Drive, 

Suite 2000, Reston, Virginia 20190. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah A. Dupont, Media Bureau (202) 

418–7072. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 

08–26, adopted July 23, 2008, and 

released July 25, 2008. The full text of 

this Commission decision is available 

for inspection and copying during 

normal business hours in the FCC 

Reference Information Center (Room 

CY–A257), 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. The complete 

text of this decision may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s copy 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, (800) 378–3160, 

or via the company’s Web site, http:// 

www.bcpiweb.com. This document does 

not contain proposed information 

collection requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

therefore, it does not contain any 

proposed information collection burden 

‘‘for small business concerns with fewer 

than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 


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2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). 

The 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, Radio broadcasting. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 73 as follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. 

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Michigan, is amended 

by removing Channel 263A and by 

adding Channel 227A at Custer. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E8–18614 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 501, 549, and 552 

[GSAR Case 2008–G515; Docket 2008–0007; 

Sequence 17] 

RIN 3090–AI62 

General Services Acquisition 

Regulation; GSAR Case 2008–G515; 

Rewrite of GSAR Part 549, Termination 

of Contracts 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition 

Officer, General Services 

Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is proposing to 

amend the General Services Acquisition 

Regulation (GSAR) to revise language 

that provides requirements for 

termination of contracts. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the Regulatory 

Secretariat on or before October 14, 

2008 to be considered in the 

formulation of a final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by GSAR Case 2008–G515 by 

any of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

inputting ‘‘GSAR Case 2008–G515’’

under the heading ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’. Select the link ‘‘Send a 

Comment or Submission’’ that 

corresponds with GSAR Case 2008–

G515. Follow the instructions provided 

to complete the ‘‘Public Comment and 

Submission Form’’. Please include your 

name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘GSAR Case 2008–G515’’ on your 

attached document. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4041, 

ATTN: Laurieann Duarte, Washington, 

DC 20405. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite GSAR Case 2008–G515 in 

all correspondence related to this case. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Ms. 

Jeritta Parnell at (202) 501–4082, or by 

e-mail at jeritta.parnell@gsa.gov. For 

information pertaining to the status or 

publication schedules, contact the 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room 

4041, GS Building, Washington, DC 

20405, (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

GSAR Case 2008–G515. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The General Services Administration 

(GSA) is amending the General Services 

Administration Acquisition Regulation 

(GSAR) to delete two outdated clauses 

and the prescriptions for the two 

clauses. This proposed rule is a result of 

the General Services Administration 

Acquisition Manual (GSAM) rewrite 

initiative. The initiative was undertaken 

by GSA to revise the GSAM so as to 

maintain consistency with the FAR and 

implement streamlined and innovative 

acquisition procedures that contractors, 

offerors, and GSA contracting personnel 

can use when entering into and 

administering contractual relationships. 

The GSAM incorporates the General 

Services Administration Acquisition 

Regulation (GSAR) as well as internal 

agency acquisition policy. 

GSA will rewrite each part of the 

GSAR and GSAM, and as each GSAR 

part is rewritten, GSA will publish it in 

the Federal Register. 

This proposed rule revises GSAR Part 

549 by deleting the prescriptive 

language at section 549.502 for two 

outdated clauses. The clause at 

552.249–70, Termination for 

Convenience of the Government (Fixed 

Price) (Short Form), and the clause at 

552.249–71, Submission of Termination 

Liability Schedule, are being deleted. 

These are two GSA-unique clauses for 

acquisition and maintenance of 

telephone systems funded through the 

Information Technology (IT) Fund. This 

fund no longer exists. These clauses are 

obsolete. 

Discussion of Comments 

There were no comments received in 

response to the ‘‘Advanced Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking’’ at 71 FR 7910, 

February 15, 2006, pertaining to this 

GSAR Part 549. 

This is not a significant regulatory 

action and, therefore, was not subject to 

review under Section 6(b) of Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The General Services Administration 

does not expect this proposed rule to 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., 

because the revisions are not considered 

substantive. The revisions delete 

obsolete coverage. An Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis has, therefore, not 

been performed. We invite comments 

from small businesses and other 

interested parties. GSA will consider 

comments from small entities 

concerning the affected GSAR Parts 501, 

549, and 552 in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must 

submit such comments separately and 

should cite 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. (GSAR 

case 2008–G515), in correspondence. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the proposed changes 

to the GSAM do not impose information 

collection requirements that require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq. 


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