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including 311 and 711, the ‘‘six-month’’

implementation requirement for 311,

and requirements placed on CMRS

providers with respect to handling 311

calls. It also sought clarification

regarding incumbent LECs’ obligations

to provide 611 and 811 for access to

repair and business offices.

6. The U.S. DOT and the Information

and Referral Petitioners requested

assignment of N11 codes to provide

gateway access to travel information

services and community service

organizations, respectively. The U.S.

DOT does not request a specific N11

dialing code, whereas the Information

and Referral Petitioners seek assignment

of 211, specifically, for their proposal.

Both petitioners contend that the

provision of services using toll-free

numbers or local numbers is not only

inefficient, but limits the widespread

use of travel information or community

services information, and also limits the

accessibility to these services. Both

proposals enjoy widespread support

from a variety of organizations, state and

local governments, and other interested

parties.

7. This Third Report and Order

resolves issues raised in the petitions for

reconsideration that relate to the

manner in which N11 codes are

assigned, and grants the two petitions

for assignment of N11 codes filed by the

U.S. DOT and the Information and

Referral Petitioners. Issues raised in the

N11 First Report and Order regarding

the implementation of 711 are being

addressed in the Second Report and

Order. 15 FCC Rcd 15188. Similarly, the

Commission will address matters

dealing with designation of 911 as the

national emergency number throughout

the United States in a separate order.

8. In the Third Report and Order the

Commission assigns abbreviated dialing

code 511 to be used for access to

traveler information services, and assign

the abbreviated dialing code 211 to be

used for access to community

information and referral services. The

Commission believes that these two

proposals meet the ‘‘pubic interest’’

standards for assignment of N11 codes

established in the N11 First Report and

Order, and this need is demonstrated by

the wide support for the two petitions.

Both petitioners propose to provide

access to their services without an

additional charge to callers, and each

has demonstrated that its service

provides a substantial public benefit.

The Commission denied petitions for

reconsideration of the N11 First Report

and Order filed by the International

Association of Fire Chiefs and

International Municipal Signal

Association (IAFC Petitioners) and

BellSouth. The Commission also

resolved issues raised in the N11

FNPRM, and concluded that the sale or

transfer of N11 codes through private

transactions should not be allowed at

this time. The Commission also

concluded that the Commission should

continue to make assignments of N11

codes, rather than delegate this

authority to the North American

Numbering Plan Administrator

(NANPA) or any other entity.

9. Several commenters contended that

the Commission should initiate a

comprehensive review of our rules and

practices relating to abbreviated dialing

arrangements, due in part to the

‘‘competing’’ petitions, and other

existing users. We decline, at this time,

to do so because we find such a

rulemaking proceeding to be

unnecessary. In this Third Report and

Order, we resolve issues that pertain to

the two pending requests for assignment

of N11 codes. With the exception of one

outstanding petition, we also have

resolved in this Order Third Report and

Order most of the outstanding issues

relating to the N11 proceeding. We also

note that in the three-year period

following the N11 First Report and

Order, we have received only two

petitions for assignment of the

remaining N11 codes, both of which are

resolved in this Order, and both had

overwhelming support. We therefore

decline to initiate a rulemaking and

review of Commission rules and

practices relating to abbreviated dialing

codes at this time.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

10. As required by the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (RFA), an Initial

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA)

was incorporated into the N11 First

Report and Order and FNPRM. The

Commission sought written public

comment on the proposals in the N11

First Report and Order, including

comment on the IRFA. The IRFA

requested written public comment on

two issues: (1) The technical feasibility

of implementing 711 access for

telecommunications relay services and

(2) the proprietary nature of N11 codes

and the transfer of the administration of

N11 codes.

11. The first issue concerning the

technical feasibility of implementing

711 access is being addressed in a

companion proceeding captioned the

Second Report and Order. Therefore,

the Commission did not address that

issue in this proceeding. The second

issue concerning the sale or transfer of

N11 codes and the administration of

N11 is addressed in this proceeding. We

conclude that the sale or transfer of the

N11 codes through private transactions

should not be allowed at this time, and

that the Commission should continue to

make assignments of N11 codes, rather

than delegate this authority to another

entity. Therefore, we decline to make

any revisions or modifications to our

rules at this time. The RFA requires that

a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

(FRFA) be completed ‘‘[w]hen an agency

promulgates a final rule * * * ’’. 5

U.S.C. 604(a). Because we are not

adopting any new rules and are not

making any changes to existing rules, a

FRFA is not required.

Ordering Clauses

12. Accordingly, it is ordered,

pursuant to Sections 1, 4(i), and

251(e)(1) of the Communications Act of

1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),

and 251(e)(1), that this Third Report and

Order and Order on Reconsideration is

hereby adopted.

13. The Petition for assignment of an

N11 for access to travel information

services filed by the U.S. Department of

Transportation is granted, and that the

Petition for assignment of 211 for access

to community information and referral

services filed by the Information and

Referral providers is granted.

14. The Petitions for Reconsideration

and/or Clarification filed by Arch,

BellSouth, Interactive Services

Association, and International

Association of Fire Chiefs and

International Municipal Signal

Association are denied.

15. 511 is assigned as a national

abbreviated dialing code to be used

exclusively for access to travel

information services as of the effective

date of this Third Report and Order.

16. That 211 is assigned as a national

abbreviated dialing code to be used for

access to community information and

referral services as of the effective date

of this Third Report and Order.

Federal Communications Commission.

Shirley Suggs,

Chief, Publications Branch.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–185, MM Docket No. 97–188, RM–

9137]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Walnut

Grove, MS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

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ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document grants a

Petition for Reconsideration filed by

Colon Johnston directed to the Report

and Order in this proceeding to the

extent of allotting Channel 244C2 to

Walnut Grove, Mississippi. The Report

and Order had dismissed this proposal.

See 63 FR 26993, May 15, 1998. The

reference coordinates for the Channel

244C2 allotment at Walnut Grove,

Mississippi, are 32–42–50 and 89–23–

48. With this action, the proceeding is

terminated.

DATES: Effective March 13, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Hayne, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2177.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s

Memorandum Opinion and Order in

MM Docket No. 97–188. Adopted

January 24, 2001, and released January

26, 2001. The full text of this decision

is available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Information Center at

Portals 11, CY–A257, 445 12th Street

SW., Washington, DC. The complete

text of this decision may also be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Service, Inc., (202) 857–3805, 1231 M

Street NW., Washington, DC 20036.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

47 CFR 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 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Mississippi, is

amended by adding Walnut Grove,

244C2.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–179, MM Docket Nos. 96–7, 96–12,

RM–8732, RM–8845, RM–8741, File No.

BPH–960206IE]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Banks,

Redmond, Sunriver, Corvallis and The

Dalles, Oregon

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; denial.

SUMMARY: This document denies the

petition for reconsideration filed by

Madgekal Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of

Station KFLY, Corvallis, Oregon, as

repetitive and, pursuant to Section

1.429(b) of the rules, as based on facts

not previously presented. It also affirms

the Commission’s Report and Order

granting the upgrade of Station KDBX

(FM), Banks, Oregon, from Channel

298C2 to Channel 298C1, filed by

Common Ground Broadcasting,

superseded by American Radio Systems

License Corp., and subsequently

superseded by CBS, Inc; the substitution

of Channel 269C2 for Channel 298C2 at

Redmond, Oregon; the allotment of

Channel *268C3 at The Dalles filed by

LifeTalk Broadcasting Association; and

the allotment of Channel 224C2 at

Sunriver, Oregon, filed by Hurricane

Broadcasting, Inc. In addition, the

Report and Order denied a settlement

agreement between American Radio

Systems License Corp. and Madgekal

Broadcasting Inc. in which Madgekal

Broadcasting Inc. would accept an

upgrade for Station KFLY(FM),

Corvallis, Oregon, from Channel 268C2

to Channel 268C1 for a payment of

$950,000. The staff also denied

Madgekal Broadcasting Inc.’s competing

proposal filed as a one-step upgrade

application upgrading Station KFLY to

Channel 268C at Corvallis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s

Memorandum Opinion and Order, MM

Docket Nos. 96–7, 96–12, adopted

January 24, 2001, and released January

26, 2001. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center, 445 12th Street SW,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street

NW, Washington, Provisions of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do

not apply to this proceeding.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 213

[Docket No. RST–90–1, Notice No. 13]

RIN 2130–AB32

Track Safety Standards; Delay of

Effective Date

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of

Transportation, (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule and corrections; delay

of effective date.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

memorandum of January 20, 2001, from

the Assistant to the President and Chief

of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review

Plan,’’ published in the Federal Register

on January 24, 2001, 66 FR 7702, this

action temporarily delays for 60 days

the effective date of the rule entitled

Track Safety Standards, published in

the Federal Register on January 10,

2001, 66 FR 1894. That rule concerns an

amendment to the Track Safety

Standards which provides procedures

for track owners to use Gage Restraint

Measuring Systems (GRMS) to assess

the ability of their track to maintain

proper gage.

Likewise, this action temporarily

delays for 60 days the effective date of

the document entitled Track Safety

Standards; Correction, published in the

Federal Register on January 31, 2001, 66

FR 8372. This document corrects

inadvertent errors contained in the

above rule.

DATES: The effective date of the final

rule amending 49 CFR part 213

published in the Federal Register on

January 10, 2001, at 66 FR 1894, is

delayed for 60 days, from April 10,

2001, until June 9, 2001. The effective

date of the Corrections to the final rule

amending 49 CFR part 213 published in

the Federal Register on January 31,

2001, at 66 FR 8372 is delayed for 60

days, from April 10, 2001, until June 9,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Lummen Lewis, Office of Chief