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Please direct all correspondence to the

addresses shown below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be submitted in triplicate to the United

States Environmental Protection

Agency, Enforcement and Compliance

Docket and Information Center (Mail

Code 2201A), Docket Number EC–2000–

007 (Attn: E-SIGN ANPRM), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC, 20460. No facsimiles (faxes) will be

accepted.

Comments in an electronic format

should also reference docket number

EC–2000–07, (Attn: E-SIGN ANPRM),

and should be addressed to the

following Internet address:

docket.oeca@epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII, WordPerfect 5.1/6.1/8 format file

and avoid the use of special characters

or any form of encryption.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Schwarz (2823), Office of

Environmental Information, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20460, (202) 260–2710,

schwarz.david@epa.gov, or Evi Huffer

(2823), Office of Environmental

Information, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20460,

(202) 260–8791, huffer.evi@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Electronic Signatures in Global and

National Commerce Act of 2000, 15

U.S.C. 7001 to 7031 (hereinafter ‘‘ESign’’), enacted on June 30, 2000,

provides that, with respect to any

transaction in or affecting interstate

commerce, no contract, signature, or

record relating to such a transaction

shall be denied legal effect solely

because it is in electronic form.

Similarly, E-Sign provides that such a

document may not be denied legal effect

solely because an electronic signature or

record was used in its formation. Under

E-Sign, terms of existing statutes or

agency rules containing paper-based

requirements that might otherwise deny

effect to electronic signatures and

records in consumer, commercial or

business transactions between two or

more parties are superseded. While ESign does not generally affect reporting

under federal regulations or records of

those reports, E-Sign does potentially

supersede a requirement that a record be

kept on paper if that record is not

retained principally for governmental

purposes, but is maintained primarily

for consumer, commercial or business

purposes. E-Sign does, however,

preserve the authority of federal and

State agencies to set technology-neutral

standards and formats for the retention

of any such electronic records.

Today, EPA announces its intent to

develop rules governing the use of

electronic records to satisfy any

recordkeeping requirements contained

in Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, including any

recordkeeping requirements potentially

affected by E-Sign. With respect to

record retention requirements imposed

by federal statute, regulation, or other

rule of law, E-Sign takes effect on March

1, 2001 unless a federal regulatory

agency has announced, proposed, or

initiated, but not completed, rulemaking

to establish performance standards to

assure accuracy, record integrity, and

accessibility of electronic reports and

records. If a federal agency announces,

proposes, or initiates such a rulemaking

on or before March 1, 2001, the effective

date of E-Sign is delayed until June 1,

2001, with respect to such records.

Today’s ANPRM announces EPA’s

intent to develop a rule applying

generally to all recordkeeping

requirements contained in Chapter I of

Title 40 of the Code of Federal

Regulations and, accordingly, to the

extent E-Sign affects any such

requirement, E-Sign will take effect on

June 1, 2001, instead of March 1, 2001.

In order to satisfy the mandates of the

Government Paperwork Elimination Act

(GPEA) of 1998, public law 105–277,

http://ec.fed.gove/gpedoc.htm, EPA is

currently developing the Cross-Media

Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping

Rule (CROMERRR). This rule would

govern the use of electronic records and

recordkeeping to satisfy any reporting or

recordkeeping requirement contained in

Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of

Federal Regulations. EPA may also

choose to develop a rule in addition to

CROMERRR that would apply to the

subset of those recordkeeping

requirements that are affected by E-Sign.

Such a rule would establish interim

performance standards to assure

accuracy, record integrity, and

accessibility of this smaller universe of

electronic records until EPA is able to

finalize the CROMERR rule of general

applicability. EPA solicits comment on

whether it should develop such an

interim rule. EPA also solicits comment

on what class or classes of records

should be subject to any such interim

rule.

Dated: February 23, 2001.

Christine Todd Whitman,

Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

42 CFR Part 36

Cancellation of the Meeting of the

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on

Joint Tribal and Federal SelfGovernance

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting Cancellation.

SUMMARY: On February 13, 2001, the

Indian Health Service published a

notice in the Federal Register

announcing two meetings of the

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on

Joint Tribal and Federal Self

Governance (66 FR 10182, February 13,

2001). The first meeting, scheduled for

February 27–28 in Washington, DC, is

cancelled. The second meeting,

scheduled for March 15–16 in San

Diego, CA, will be held as planned at

the Clarion Hotel Bay View, 660 K

Street, San Diego, CA 92101, from 8:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m. each day.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paula Williams, Director, Office of

Tribal Self-Governance, Indian Health

Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5A–

55, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone

301–443–7821. (This is not a toll-free

number.)

Dated: February 22, 2001.

Michael H. Trujillo,

Assistant Surgeon General, Director.

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47 CFR Part 73

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Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Temple, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Channel 6, Inc., licensee of station

KCEN–TV, NTSC channel 6, Temple,

Texas, requesting the substitution of

DTV channel 9 for station KCEN–TV’s

assigned DTV channel 50. DTV Channel

9 can be allotted to Temple, Texas, in

compliance with the principle

community coverage requirements of

Section 73.625(a) at reference

coordinates (31–16–24 N. and 97–13–14

W.). As requested, we propose to allot

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DTV Channel 9 to Temple with a power

of 7.5 and a height above average terrain

(HAAT) of 573 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 13, 2001, and reply

comments on or before April 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: Kenneth C.

Howard, Baker & Hostetler LLP, 1050

Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1100,

Washington, DC 20036–5304 (Counsel

for Channel 6, Inc.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–46, adopted February 16, 2001, and

released February 20, 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, DC 20036.

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

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Texas is amended by removing DTV

Channel 50 and adding DTV Channel 9

at Temple.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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9997]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Mountain View, AR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Arkansas Educational Television

Commission, licensee of noncommercial

educational station KEMV(TV), NTSC

channel *6, Mountain View, Arkansas,

requesting the substitution of DTV

channel *13 for station KEMV(TV)’s

assigned DTV channel *35. DTV

channel *13 can be allotted to Mountain

View, Arkansas, in compliance with the

principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (35–48–47 N. and

92–17–24 W.). As requested, we propose

to allot DTV channel *13 to Mountain

View with a power of 20 and a height

above average terrain (HAAT) of 425

meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 13, 2001, and reply

comments on or before April 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: Todd D Gray,

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, 1200

New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Suite

800, Washington, DC 20036 (Counsel for

Arkansas Educational Television

Commission).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–45, adopted February 16, 2001 and

released April 30, 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, DC 20036.

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

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Arkansas is amended by removing DTV

Channel *35 and adding DTV Channel

*13 at Mountain View.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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