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geographic boundaries. States that do

not file an opt out report by the deadline

date will continue to be included in

their existing planning regions. No

report is necessary for planning regions

that are unchanged. After WTB’s receipt

and review of opt out reports, it will

issue a public notice(s) to confirm

timely-filed opt out decisions. After an

opt out decision is confirmed, the new

or modified RPC is authorized to begin

the planning process, absent further

action by WTB. The full text of the

Public Notice is available for inspection

and copying during normal business

hours in the FCC Reference Center,

Room CY–A257, 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC; it may also be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037. The full text of

the Public Notice, including a list and

map of the 55 planning regions and an

attachment entitled ‘‘Opt Out’’

Decisions—By State, is available online

at www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/

Public_Notices/2001/da010058.doc.

Alternative formats are available to

persons with disabilities by contacting

Martha Contee at (202) 418–0260 or

TTY (202) 418–2555.

Federal Communications Commission.

D’wana R. Terry,

Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless

Division.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[Report No. 2468]

Petition for Reconsideration of Action

in Rulemaking Proceeding

February 27, 2001.

Petition for Reconsideration have

been filed in the Commission’s

rulemaking proceeding listed in this

Public Notice and published pursuant to

47 CFR Section 1.429(e). The full text of

this document is available for viewing

and copying in Room CY–A257, 445

12th Street, SW., Washington, DC., or

may be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor, ITS, Inc.

(202) 857–3800. Oppositions to this

petition must be filed by March 22,

2001. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the

Commission’s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)).

Replies to an opposition must be filed

within 10 days after the time for filing

oppositions have expired.

Subject: Amendment of Part 2 of the

Commission’s Rules to Allocate

Spectrum Below 3 GHz For Mobile and

Fixed Services to Support the

Introduction of New Advanced Wireless

Services, including Third Generation

Wireless Systems (ET Docket No. 00–

258, RM–9920, RM–9911).

Petition for Rulemaking of the

Cellular Telecommunications Industry

Association Concerning Implementation

of WRC–2000: Review of Spectrum and

Regulatory Requirements for IMT–2000.

Amendment of the U.S. Table of

Frequency Allocations to Designate the

2500–2520/2670–2690 MHz Frequency

Bands for the Mobile Satellite Service.

Number of Petitions filed: 1.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Planning and Evaluation: Notice

Inviting Abstracts for Policy Research

and Studies on Welfare Reform

Outcomes for Fiscal Year 2001

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,

Department of Health and Human

Services.

ACTION: Announcement of the request

for abstracts and the availability of

funds for welfare reform policy research

and studies.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

(ASPE) invites abstracts for policy

research and studies related to welfare

reform.

Closing Date: The closing date for

submitting abstracts under this

announcement is April 6, 2001. Only

abstracts, not full proposals, will be

accepted under this announcement.

Please email Audrey Mirsky-Ashby at

amirsky@osaspe.dhhs.gov by March 27,

2001 to inform the government of your

intent to submit an abstract. Please

include the proposed title of the

research project and please put ‘‘intent

to submit’’ in the subject line of your

email. Providing notice of intent to

submit is not a requirement for

submitting an abstract. However, a

notice of intent to submit will help the

federal government in the planning for

the review process. Please email Evvie

Becker at ebecker@osaspe.dhhs.gov

April 18, 2001 to confirm receipt of any

abstracts submitted. Please include the

researcher’s name, the name of the

organization submitting the abstract, the

amount of federal funds requested, and

the title of the research project. Please

put ‘‘confirm receipt’’ in the subject line

of your email.

Mailing Address: Abstracts should be

submitted to: Adrienne Little, Grants

Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary

for Planning and Evaluation,

Department of Health and Human

Services, 200 Independence Avenue,

SW., Room 405F, Hubert H. Humphrey

Building, Washington, DC 20201,

Telephone: (202) 690–8794.

Administrative questions will be

accepted and responded to up to ten

working days prior to closing date of

receipt of abstracts.

The printed Federal Register notice is

the only official program

announcement. Any corrections to this

announcement will be published in the

Federal Register as well as published on

the ASPE World Wide Web Pages. The

web site is http://aspe.hhs.gov/

funding.htm. Although reasonable

efforts are taken to assure that the files

on the ASPE World Wide Web Page

containing electronic copies of this

Program Announcement are accurate

and complete, they are provided for

information only. The applicant bears

sole responsibility to assure that the

copy downloaded and/or printed from

any other source is accurate and

complete.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administrative questions should be

directed to the Grants Officer at the

address or phone number listed above.

Technical questions should be directed

to Audrey Mirsky-Ashby, DHHS, ASPE,

telephone, 202–401–6640 or e-mail,

amirsky@osaspe.dhhs.gov. Technical

questions may also be directed in

writing to Evvie Becker, DHHS, ASPE,

at ebecker@osaspe.dhhs.gov. In

addition, written technical questions

may be faxed to Audrey Mirsky-Ashby

or Evvie Becker at 202–690–6562 or may

be addressed to either Audrey MirskyAshby or Evvie Becker at the following

address, Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,

Department of Health and Human

Services, 200 Independence Avenue,

SW., Room 404E, Hubert H. Humphrey

Building, Washington, DC 20201. Please

call to confirm receipt. Technical

questions will be accepted and

responded to up to ten working days

prior to the closing date of receipt of

abstracts.

Part I. Supplementary Information

Legislative Authority

This announcement is authorized by

Section 1110 of the Social Security Act

(42 U.S.C. 1310) and awards will be