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BILLING CODE 6712-01-M FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 90 [WP Docket No. 07-100; FCC 07-85] Editorial Amendments AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) makes certain minor editorial amendments to its rules to correct errors or omissions of publication, eliminate duplicative language, or conform the rules with other rule sections in effort to provide clear and concise rules that are easy for the public to understand. DATES: Effective July 27, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney P. Conway, at *Rodney.Conway@FCC.gov* , Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
(202)418-2904, or TTY
(202)418-7233. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's *Order* in WP Docket No. 07-100, FCC 07-85, adopted on May 9, 2007, and released May 14, 2007. The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: *http://www.fcc.gov.* Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by sending an e-mail to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). 1. Part 90 contains the rules for both the Private Land Mobile Radio
(PLMR)Services and certain Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS). PLMR licensees generally do not provide for-profit communications services. Some examples of PLMR licensees are public safety agencies, businesses that use radio only for their internal operations, utilities, transportation entities, and medical service providers. CMRS licensees, by comparison, do provide for-profit communications services, such as paging and Specialized Mobile Radio services that offer customers communications that are interconnected to the public switched network. 2. We take this opportunity to make certain minor editorial amendments to part 90 to correct errors or omissions of publication, eliminate duplicative language, and conform language among rule sections. I. Procedural Matters A. Paperwork Reduction Act 3. This document does not contain proposed information collection(s) subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any new or modified “information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,” pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, *see* 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 90 Communications equipment, Radio, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. Rule Changes For the reasons disussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 90 to read as follows: PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES 1. The authority citation for part 90 continues to read as follows: Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7). 2. Amend § 90.5 by revising paragraphs (b), (h), and the introductory text in paragraph
(i)to read as follows: § 90.5 Other applicable rule parts.
(b)Part 1 includes rules of practice and procedure for the filing of applications for stations to operate in the Wireless Telecommunications Services, adjudicatory proceedings including hearing proceedings, and rulemaking proceedings; procedures for reconsideration and review of the Commission's actions; provisions concerning violation notices and forfeiture proceedings; and the environmental processing requirements that, if applicable, must be complied with prior to initiating construction.
(h)Part 20 contains rules relating to commercial mobile radio services.
(i)Part 20 which governs commercial mobile radio service applicable to certain providers in the following services in this part: 3. Amend § 90.7 by removing the definition of “Navigable waters,” and by revising the definitions of “ *Frequency coordination* ,” “ *Line A* ,” “ *Location and Monitoring Service (LMS)* ,” “ *Telecommand* ,” and “ *Telephone maintenance licensee* ” to read as follows: § 90.7 Definitions. *Frequency coordination.* The process of obtaining the recommendation of a frequency coordinator for a frequency(ies) that will most effectively meet the applicant's needs while minimizing interference to licensees already operating within a given frequency band. *Line A.* An imaginary line within the U.S., approximately paralleling the U.S.-Canadian border, north of which Commission coordination with the Canadian authorities in the assignment of frequencies is generally required. It begins at Aberdeen, Washington, running by great circle arc to the intersection of 48° N., 120° W., then along parallel 48° N., to the intersection of 95° W., thence by great circle arc through the southernmost point of Duluth, Minnesota, thence by great circle arc to 45° N., 85° W., thence southward along meridian 85° W. to its intersection with parallel 41° N., to its intersection with meridian 82° W., thence by great circle arc through the southernmost point of Bangor, Maine, thence by great circle arc through the southernmost of Searsport, Maine, at which point it terminates. *Location and Monitoring Service (LMS).* The use of non-voice signaling methods to locate or monitor mobile radio units. LMS systems may transmit and receive voice and non-voice status and instructional information related to such units. *Telecommand* . The transmission of non-voice signals for the purpose of remotely controlling a device. *Telephone maintenance licensee* . Communications common carriers engaged in the provision of landline local exchange telephone service, or inter-exchange communications service, and radio communications common carriers authorized under part 21 of this chapter. Resellers that do not own or control transmission facilities are not included in this category. 4. Amend § 90.20 as follows: a. Amend the table in paragraph (c)(3) by removing entry 530 and adding an entry 530 to 1700 in its place; b. Revise the frequency band entries to the table in paragraph (c)(3) for the following entries: 42.40, 152.0075, 157.450, 158.7225, 158.745, 158.790, 158.805, 158.850, 159.465, 159.4725, 163.250, 166.250, 220 to 222, 453.03125, 453.0375, 453.04375, 453.08125, 453.0875, 453.09375, 453.13125, 453.1375, 453.14375, 453.18125, 453.1875, 453.19375, 460.050, 460.05625, 460.0625, 462.9375, and 462.950; c. Revising paragraphs (d)(42), (d)(62), and (d)(64); d. Revise the frequency bands entries to the table in paragraph (d)(66)(i) for the following entries: 463.06875 and 463.08125; e. Amend the table in paragraph (d)(66)(i) by removing entry 460.75 and adding entry 463.075 in its place; f. Revise paragraphs (d)(79), (d)(81), (e)(3) and (e)(4), and (g)(5)(iv), to read as follows: § 90.20 Public Safety Pool.
(c)* * *
(3)* * * Public Safety Pool Frequency Table Frequency or band Class of station(s) Limitations Coordinator * * * * * * * 530 to 1700 Base (T.I.S.) 1 PX * * * * * * * 42.40 ......do 2, 3, 16, 17 PP * * * * * * * 152.0075 Base 13, 29, 30 PS * * * * * * * 157.450 Base 13, 30, 45 PS * * * * * * * 158.7225 Base or mobile 44 PP * * * * * * * 158.745 ......do 81 PX * * * * * * * 158.790 ......do PP * * * * * * * 158.805 ......do PX * * * * * * * 158.850 ......do PP * * * * * * * 159.465 ......do 81 PO 159.4725 ......do 80 PO 163.250 Base 13, 30 PS 166.250 Base or mobile 47 PF * * * * * * * 220 to 222 Base or mobile 55 453.03125 Base or mobile 44, 49, 62, 84 PM 453.0375 ......do 27, 59, 62, 84 PX 453.04375 ......do 44, 49, 62, 84 PM * * * * * * * 453.08125 Base or mobile 44, 59, 62, 84 PM 453.0875 ......do 27, 59, 62, 84 PX 453.09375 ......do 44, 59, 62, 84 PM * * * * * * * 453.13125 Base or mobile 44, 59, 62, 84 PM * * * * * * * 453.1375 ......do 27, 59, 62, 84 PX 453.14375 ......do 44, 59, 62, 84 PM * * * * * * * 453.18125 Base or mobile 44, 59, 62 PM 453.1875 ......do 27, 59, 62 PX 453.19375 ......do 44, 59, 62 PM * * * * * * * 460.050 ......do PP 460.05625 ......do 44 PP 460.0625 ......do 27 PP * * * * * * * 462.9375 ......do 57 PF 462.950 ......do 38, 65 PM * * * * * * *
(d)* * *
(42)This frequency may not be assigned within 161 km
(100)miles of New Orleans, LA (coordinates 29°56′53″ N and 90°04′10″ W).
(62)This frequency is also authorized for use by biomedical telemetry stations. F1B, F1D, F2B, F2D, F3E, G1B, G1D, G2B, G2D, and G3E emissions may be authorized for biomedical transmissions.
(64)Use of this frequency is on a secondary basis, limited to 2 watts output power and subject to the provisions of 90.267(h)(1), (h)(2), (h)(3), and (h)(4).
(66)* * *
(i)* * * Frequencies base and mobile (megahertz) Mobile only
(MHz)Channel name * * * * * 463.06875 468.06875 MED-33 463.075 468.075 MED-4 463.08125 468.08125 MED-41 * * * * *
(79)This frequency will be secondary to marine port operations within 161 km (100 miles) of Los Angeles, Calif. (coordinates 34°03′15″ N and 118°14′28″ W).
(81)After December 7, 2000 new stations will only be licensed with an authorized bandwidth not to exceed 1125 kHz. Licensees authorized prior to December 7, 2000 may continue to use bandwidths wider that 1125 kHz on a co-primary basis until January 1, 2005. After January 1, 2005, all stations operating with an authorized bandwidth greater than 11.25 kHz will be secondary to adjacent channel interoperability operations.
(e)* * *
(3)The frequency bands 31.99-32.00 MHz, 33.00-33.01 MHz, 33.99-34.00 MHz, 37.93-38.00 MHz, 39.99-40.00 MHz, and 42.00-42.01 MHz, are available for assignment for developmental operation subject to the provisions of subpart Q of this part.
(4)Frequencies in the 421-430 MHz band are available in the Detroit, Mich., Cleveland, Ohio and Buffalo, N.Y. areas in accordance with the rules in §§ 90.273 through 90.281.
(g)* * *
(5)* * *
(iv)The following table, along with the antenna height
(HAAT)and power (ERP), must be used to determine the minimum separation required between proposed base stations and co-channel public coast stations licensed prior to July 6, 1998 under part 80 of this chapter. Applicants whose exact ERP or HAAT are not reflected in the table must use the next highest figure shown. § 90.35 [Amended] 5. Amend § 90.35 as follows: a. Revise the frequency band entries to the table in paragraph (b)(3) for the following entries: 27.555, 27.615, 27.635, 27.655, 27.765, 27.86, 29.71, 33.12, 35.44, 35.48, 35.52, 151.89, 151.955, 158.1225, 173.250, 173.300, 173.350, 220 to 222, 451.01875, 462.9375, 464.575; and b. Revise paragraphs (c)(14), (c)(20), (c)(21), (d)(2), (e)(4), and (g), to read as follows: § 90.35 Industrial/Business Pool.
(b)* * *
(3)* * * Industrial/Business Pool Frequency Table Frequency or band Class of station(s) Limitations Coordinator * * * * * * * 27.555 Base or mobile 89 27.615 ......do 89 27.635 ......do 89 27.655 ......do 89 27.765 ......do 89 27.86 ......do 82 29.71 ......do * * * * * * * 33.12 Mobile 11 * * * * * * * 35.44 ......do 35.48 ......do 35.52 ......do * * * * * * * 151.89 ......do * * * * * * * 151.955 ......do * * * * * * * 158.1225 ......do 33 IW * * * * * * * 173.250 Base or mobile IP, IW * * * * * * * 173.300 Base or mobile IP, IW * * * * * * * 173.350 Base or mobile * * * * * * * 220 to 222 Base or mobile * * * * * * * 451.01875 Base or mobile 33 IW * * * * * * * 462.9375 Mobile 88 * * * * * * * 464.575 ......do 62 * * * * * * *
(c)* * *
(14)Operation on this frequency is limited to a maximum output power of 1 watt and each station authorized will be classified and licensed as a mobile station. Any units of such a station, however, may provide the operational functions of a base or fixed station on a secondary basis to mobile service operations, provided that the separation between the control point and the center of the radiating portion of the antenna of any units so used does not exceed 8m (25 ft.).
(20)In the State of Alaska only, the frequency 44.10 MHz is available for assignment on a primary basis to stations in the Common Carrier Rural Radio Service utilizing meteor burst communications. The frequency may be used by private radio stations for meteor burst communications on a secondary, non-interference basis. Usage shall be in accordance with parts 22 and 90 of this chapter. Stations utilizing meteor burst communications shall not cause harmful interference to stations of other radio services operating in accordance with the allocation table.
(21)In the State of Alaska only, the frequency 44.20 MHz is available for assignment on a primary basis to private land mobile radio stations utilizing meteor burst communications. The frequency may be used by common carrier stations for meteor burst communications on a secondary, non-interference basis. Usage shall be in accordance with parts 22 and 90 of this chapter. Stations utilizing meteor burst communications shall not cause harmful interference to stations of other radio services operating in accordance with the allocation table.
(d)* * *
(2)Frequencies in the band 73.0-74.6 MHz may be assigned to stations authorized on or before December 1, 1961, but no new stations will be authorized in this band, nor will expansion of existing systems be permitted. (See also § 90.257).
(e)* * *
(4)Authorizations for multiple frequencies for geophysical operations will be granted on the frequencies governed by the limitations in paragraphs (c)(3) and (c)(4) of this section. However, each geophysical exploration party may use a maximum of four frequencies at any one time.
(g)The frequencies 10-490 kHz are used to operate electric utility Power Line Carrier
(PLC)systems on power transmission lines for communications essential to the reliability and security of electric service to the public, in accordance with part 15 of this chapter. Any electric utility that generates, transmits, or distributes electrical energy for use by the general public or by the members of a cooperative organization may operate PLC systems and shall supply to a Federal Communications Commission/National Telecommunications and Information Administration recognized industry-operated entity, information on all existing, changes to existing, and proposed systems for inclusion in a data base. Such information shall include the frequency, power, location of transmitter(s), location of receivers and other technical and operational parameters, which would characterize the system's potential both to interfere with authorized radio users, and to receive harmful interference from these users. In an agreed upon format, the industry-operated entity shall inform the FCC and the NTIA of these system characteristics prior to implementation of any proposed PLC system and shall provide monthly or periodic lists with supplements of PLC systems. The FCC and NTIA will supply appropriate application and licensing information to the notification activity regarding authorized radio stations operating in the band. PLC systems in this band operate on a non-interference basis to radio systems assigned frequencies by the NTIA or licensed by the FCC and are not protected from interference due to these radio operations. 6. Amend § 90.103 by revising the entry for “1750 to 1800” to the table in paragraph (b), and revising paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(6), removing and reserving (c)(7), and by revising paragraph (c)(21) to read as follows: § 90.103 Radiolocation Service.
(b)* * * Frequency or band Class of station(s) Limitation * * * * * 1750 to 1800 ......do 5, 6 * * * * *
(c)* * *
(2)This frequency band is shared with and stations operating in this frequency band in this service are on a secondary basis to the LORAN Navigation System; all operations are limited to radiolocation land stations in accordance with footnote US104, § 2.106 of this chapter.
(6)Because of the operation of stations having priority on the same or adjacent frequencies in this or in other countries, frequency assignments in this band may either be unavailable or may be subject to certain technical or operational limitations. Therefore, applications for frequency assignments in this band shall include information concerning the transmitter output power, the type and directional characteristics of the antenna and the minimum hours of operation (GMT).
(7)[Reserved]
(21)Non-Government radiolocation stations in the band are secondary to the Government Radiolocation Service, the Amateur Radio Service and the Amateur-Satellite Service. Pulse-ranging radiolocation stations in this band may be authorized along the shorelines of Alaska and the contiguous 48 states. Radiolocation stations using spread spectrum techniques may be authorized in the band 420-435 MHz for operation within the contiguous 48 states and Alaska. Also, stations using spread spectrum techniques shall be limited to a maximum output power of 50 watts, shall be subject to the applicable technical standards in § 90.209 until such time as more definitive standards are adopted by the Commission and shall identify in accordance with § 90.425(c)(2). Authorizations will be granted on a case-by-case basis; however, operations proposed to be located within the zones set forth in footnote US217, § 2.106 of this chapter should not expect to be accommodated. 7. Amend § 90.129 by revising paragraph
(i)to read as follows: § 90.129 Supplemental information to be routinely submitted with applications.
(i)Showings required in connection with the use of frequencies as specified in subpart S of this chapter. 8. Revise § 90.138 to read as follows: § 90.138 Applications for itinerant frequencies. An application for authority to conduct an itinerant operation in the Industrial/Business Pool must be restricted to use of itinerant frequencies or other frequencies not designated for permanent use and need not be accompanied by evidence of frequency coordination. Users should be aware that no interference protection is provided from other itinerant operations. 9. Revise § 90.157 to read as follows: § 90.157 Discontinuance of station operation. An authorization shall cancel automatically upon permanent discontinuance of operations. Unless stated otherwise in this part or in a station authorization, for the purposes of this section, any station which has not operated for one year or more is considered to have been permanently discontinued. 10. Amend § 90.203 by revising paragraph
(n)to read as follows: § 90.203 Certification required.
(n)Transmitters designed to operate in the voice mode on channels designated in §§ 90.531(b)(5) or 90.531(b)(6) that do not provide at least one voice path of 6.25 kHz of spectrum bandwidth shall not be manufactured in or imported into the United States after December 31, 2006. Marketing of these transmitters shall not be permitted after December 31, 2006. 11. Amend § 90.207 by revising paragraph
(b)to read as follows: § 90.207 Types of emissions.
(b)Authorizations to use A3E, F3E, or G3E emission also include the use of emissions for tone signals or signaling devices whose sole functions are to establish and to maintain communications, to provide automatic station identification, and for operations in the Public Safety Pool, to activate emergency warning devices used solely for the purpose of advising the general public or emergency personnel of an impending emergency situation. 12. Amend § 90.209 in the table to paragraph (b)(5) by removing the entry for 216-2205 and adding an entry for 216-220, and footnote 5 and removing the entry for 2450-2483.52 and adding an entry for 2450-2483.5 and revising footnote 3 to read as follows: § 90.209 Bandwidth limitations.
(b)* * *
(5)* * * Standard Channel Spacing/Bandwidth Frequency band
(MHz)Channel spacing
(kHz)Authorized bandwidth
(kHz)* * * * * 216-220 5 6.25 20/11.25/6 * * * * * 3 2450-2483.5 2 * * * * * * * * * * 2 Bandwidths for radiolocation stations in the 420-450 MHz band and for stations operating in bands subject to this footnote will be reviewed and authorized on a case-by-case basis. 3 Operations using equipment designed to operate with a 25 kHz channel bandwidth will be authorized a 20 kHz bandwidth. Operations using equipment designed to operate with a 12.5 kHz channel bandwidth will be authorized a 11.25 kHz bandwidth. Operations using equipment designed to operate with a 6.25 kHz channel bandwidth will be authorized a 6 kHz bandwidth. * * * * * 5 See § 90.259. 13. Amend § 90.210 by revising paragraph (l)(6) to read as follows: § 90.210 Emission masks.
(l)* * *
(6)On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency above 150% of the authorized bandwidth: 40 dB. 14. Amend § 90.212 by revising paragraph
(c)to read as follows: § 90.212 Provisions relating to the use of scrambling devices and digital voice modulation.
(c)The transmission of any non-voice information or data under the authorization of F1E or G1E emission is prohibited. However, stations authorized the use of F1E or G1E emission may also be authorized F1D, F2D, G1D or G2D emission for non-voice communication purposes, pursuant to § 90.207(l). 15. Amend § 90.219 by revising paragraph
(c)to read as follows: § 90.219 Use of signal boosters.
(c)Class A narrowband boosters must meet the out-of-band emission limits of § 90.210 for each narrowband channel that the booster is designed to amplify. Class B broadband signal boosters must meet the emission limits of § 90.210 for frequencies outside of the booster's designed passband. 16. Amend § 90.233 by revising paragraph
(c)to read as follows: § 90.233 Base/mobile non-voice operations.
(c)Provisions of this section do not apply to authorizations for paging, telemetry, radiolocation, automatic vehicle monitoring systems (AVM), radioteleprinter, radio call box operations, or authorizations granted pursuant to subpart T of this part. 17. Amend § 90.235 by revising paragraphs
(e)and
(l)to read as follows: § 90.235 Secondary fixed signaling operations.
(e)Until December 31, 1999, for systems in the Public Safety Pool authorized prior to June 20, 1975, and Power and Petroleum licensees as defined in § 90.7 authorized prior to June 1, 1976, the maximum duration of any signaling transmission shall not exceed 6 seconds and shall not be repeated more than 5 times. Such systems include existing facilities and additional facilities which may be authorized as a clear and direct expansion of existing facilities. After December 31, 1999, all signaling systems shall be required to comply with the 2 second message duration and 3 message repetition requirements.
(l)Secondary fixed signaling operations conducted in accordance with the provisions of §§ 90.317(a) or 90.637 are exempt from the foregoing provisions of this section. 18. Amend § 90.237 by revising paragraphs
(a)and
(g)to read as follows: § 90.237 Interim provisions for operation of radioteleprinter and radiofacsimile devices.
(a)Information must be submitted with an application to establish that the minimum separation between a proposed radioteleprinter or radiofacsimile base station and the nearest co-channel base station of another licensee operating a voice system is 120 km (75 mi) for a single frequency mode of operation, or 56 km (35 mi) for two frequency mode of operation. Where this minimum mileage separation cannot be achieved, either agreement to the use of F1B, F2B, F3C, G1B, G2B or G3C emission must be received from all existing co-channel licensees using voice emission within the applicable mileage limits, or if agreement was not received, the licensee of the radioteleprinter or radiofacsimile system is responsible for eliminating any interference with preexisting voice operations. New licensees of voice operations will be expected to share equally any frequency occupied by established radioteleprinter or radiofacsimile operations.
(g)For single sideband operations in accordance with § 90.266, transmitters certified under this part for use of J3E emission may also be used for A2B and F2B emissions for radioteleprinter transmissions. Transmitters certified under this part for use of J3E emission in accordance with §§ 90.35(c)(1)(A), 90.35(c)(1)(B), 90.35(c)(1)(C) and 90.257(a) may also be used for A1B, A2B, F1B, F2B, J2B, and A3C emissions to provide standby backup circuits for operational telecommunications circuits which have been disrupted, where so authorized in other sections of this part. 19. Amend § 90.241 by revising the introductory text for paragraph
(a)to read as follows: § 90.241 Radio call box operations.
(a)The frequencies in the 72-76 MHz band listed in § 90.257(a)(1) may be assigned in the Public Safety Pool for operation of radio call boxes to be used by the public to request fire, police, ambulance, road service, and other emergency assistance, subject to the following conditions and limitations: 20. Amend § 90.242 by revising paragraphs (a)(2)(i), (a)(2)(ii), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(6) and (a)(7) to read as follows: § 90.242 Travelers' information stations.
(a)* * *
(2)* * *
(i)A statement certifying that the transmitting site of the Travelers' Information Station will be located at least 15 km (9.3 miles) measured orthogonally outside the measured 0.5 mV/m daytime contour (0.1 mV/m for Class A stations) of any AM broadcast station operating on a first adjacent channel or at least 130 km (80.6 miles) outside the measured 0.5 mV/m daytime contour (0.1 mV/m for Class A stations) of any AM broadcast station operating on the same channel, or, if nighttime operation is proposed, outside the theoretical 0.5 mV/m-50% nighttime skywave contour of a U.S. Class A station. If the measured contour is not available, then the calculated 0.5 mV/m field strength contour shall be acceptable. These contours are available at the concerned AM broadcast station and FCC offices in Washington, DC.
(ii)In consideration of possible cross-modulation and inter-modulation interference effects which may result from the operation of a Travelers' Information Station in the vicinity of an AM broadcast station on the second or third adjacent channel, the applicant shall certify that it has considered these possible effects and, to the best of its knowledge, does not foresee interference occurring to broadcast stations operating on second or third adjacent channels.
(3)Travelers' Information Stations will be authorized on a secondary basis to stations authorized on a primary basis in the band 510-1715 kHz.
(4)A Travelers' Information Station authorization may be suspended, modified, or withdrawn by the Commission without prior notice or right to hearing if necessary to resolve interference conflicts, to implement agreements with foreign governments, or in other circumstances warranting such action.
(6)A Travelers' Information Station shall normally be authorized to use a single transmitter. However, a system of stations, with each station in the system employing a separate transmitter, may be authorized for a specific area provided sufficient need is demonstrated by the applicant.
(7)Travelers' Information Stations shall transmit only noncommercial voice information pertaining to traffic and road conditions, traffic hazard and travel advisories, directions, availability of lodging, rest stops and service stations, and descriptions of local points of interest. It is not permissible to identify the commercial name of any business whose service may be available within or outside the coverage area of a Travelers' Information Station. However, to facilitate announcements concerning departures/arrivals and parking areas at air, train, and bus terminals, the trade name identification of carriers is permitted. 21. Amend § 90.250 by revising paragraphs
(f)and
(i)to read as follows: § 90.250 Meteor burst communications.
(f)The maximum authorized bandwidth is 20 kHz.
(i)Stations employing meteor burst communications shall not cause interference to other stations operating in accordance with the allocation table. New authorizations will be issued subject to the Commission's developmental grant procedure as outlined in subpart Q of this part. Prior to expiration of the developmental authorization, application Form 601 should be filed for issuance of a permanent authorization. 22. Amend § 90.257 by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows: § 90.257 Assignment and use of frequencies in the band 72-76 MHz.
(a)* * *
(1)The following frequencies in the band 72-76 MHz may be used for fixed operations: MHz 72.02 72.80 72.04 72.82 72.06 72.84 72.08 72.86 72.10 72.88 72.12 72.90 72.14 72.92 72.16 72.94 72.18 72.96 72.20 72.98 72.22 75.42 72.24 75.46 72.26 75.50 72.28 75.54 72.30 75.58 72.32 75.62 72.34 75.64 72.36 75.66 72.38 75.68 72.40 75.70 72.42 75.72 72.46 75.74 72.50 75.76 72.54 75.78 72.58 75.80 72.62 75.82 72.64 75.84 72.66 75.86 72.68 75.88 72.70 75.90 72.72 75.92 72.74 75.94 72.76 75.96 72.78 75.98 23. Amend § 90.259 by revising paragraph (a)(5) to read as follows: § 90.259 Assignment and use of frequencies in the bands 216-220 MHz and 1427-1432 MHz.
(a)* * *
(5)In the 217-220 MHz band, base, mobile, and operational fixed operations are permitted. 24. Amend § 90.261 by revising paragraph
(c)to read as follows: § 90.261 Assignment and use of frequencies in the band 450-470 MHz for fixed operations.
(c)All fixed systems are limited to one frequency pair with 5 MHz spacing and must employ directional antennas with a front-to-back ratio of 15dB, except that omnidirectional antennas having unity gain may be employed by stations communicating with a minimum of three receiving locations encompassed in a sector of at least 160° in azimuth. Stations authorized for secondary fixed operations prior to July 13, 1992, may continue to operate under the conditions of their initial authorization. 25. Revise § 90.263 to read as follows: § 90.263 Substitution of frequencies below 25 MHz. Frequencies below 25 MHz when shown in the radio pool frequency listings under this part will be assigned to base or mobile stations only upon a satisfactory showing that, from a safety of life standpoint, frequencies above 25 MHz will not meet the operational requirements of the applicant. These frequencies are available for assignment in many areas; however, in individual cases such assignment may be impracticable due to conflicting frequency use authorized to stations in other services by this and other countries. In such cases, a substitute frequency, if found available, may be assigned from the following bands: 1705-1750 kHz, 2107-2170 kHz, 2194-2495 kHz, 2506-2850 kHz, 3155-3400 kHz, or 4438-4650 kHz. Since such assignments are in certain instances subject to additional technical and operation limitations, it is necessary that each application also include precise information concerning transmitter output power, type and directional characteristics, if any, of the antenna, and the minimum necessary hours of operation. (This section is not applicable to the Radiolocation Service, subpart F of this part.) 26. Amend § 90.264 by revising paragraph
(h)to read as follows: § 90.264 Disaster communications between 2 and 10 MHz.
(h)Training exercises which require use of these frequencies for more than seven hours a week, cumulative, are not authorized without prior written approval from the Commission. 27. Amend § 90.303 by revising the table in paragraph
(b)to read as follows: § 90.303 Availability of frequencies.
(b)* * * Urbanized area Geographic center North latitude West longitude Bands
(MHz)TV channels Boston, MA 42°21′24.4″ 71°03′23.2″ 470-476, 482-488 14, 16 Chicago, IL 1 41°52′28.1″ 87°38′22.2″ 470-476, 476-482 14, 15 Cleveland, OH 2 41°29′51.2″ 81°49′49.5″ 470-476, 476-482 14, 15 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 32°47′09.5″ 96°47′38.0″ 482-488 16 Detroit, MI 3 42°19′48.1″ 83°02′56.7″ 476-482, 482-488 15, 16 Houston, TX 29°45′26.8″ 95°21′37.8″ 488-494 17 Los Angeles, CA 4 34°03′15.0″ 118°14′31.3″ 470-476, 482-488, 506-512 14, 16, 20 Miami, FL 25°46′38.4″ 80°11′31.2″ 470-476 14 New York, NY/NE NJ 40°45′06.4″ 73°59′37.5″ 470-476, 476-482, 482-488 14, 15, 16 Philadelphia, PA 39°56′58.4″ 75°09′19.6″ 500-506, 506-512 19, 20 Pittsburgh, PA 40°26′19.2″ 79°59′59.2″ 470-476, 494-500 14, 18 San Francisco/Oakland, CA 37°46′38.7″ 122°24′43.9″ 482-488, 488-494 16, 17 Washington, DC/MD/VA 38°53′51.4″ 77°00′31.9″ 488-494, 494-500 17, 18 1 In the Chicago, IL, urbanized area, channel 15 frequencies may be used for paging operations in addition to low power base/mobile usages, where applicable protection requirements for ultrahigh frequency television stations are met. 2 Channels 14 and 15 are not available in Cleveland, OH, until further order from the Commission. 3 Channels 15 and 16 are not available in Detroit, MI, until further order from the Commission. 4 Channel 16 is available in Los Angeles, CA, for use by eligibles in the Public Safety Radio Pool. 28. Revise § 90.307 to read as follows: § 90.307 Protection criteria. The tables and figures listed in § 90.309 shall be used to determine the effective radiated power
(ERP)and antenna height of the proposed land mobile base station and the ERP for the associated control station (control station antenna height shall not exceed 31 meters (100 feet) above average terrain (AAT)).
(a)Base stations operating on the frequencies available for land mobile use in any urbanized area and having an antenna height
(AAT)less than 152 meters (500 feet) shall afford protection to co-channel and adjacent channel television stations in accordance with the values set out in tables A and E of § 90.309, except for channel 15 in New York, NY, and Cleveland, OH, and channel 16 in Detroit, MI, where protection will be in accordance with the values set forth in tables B and E in 47 CFR 90.309.
(b)For base stations having antenna heights between 152 and 914 meters (500-3000 feet) above average terrain, the effective radiated power must be reduced below 1 kilowatt in accordance with the values shown in the power reduction graph in Figure A in § 90.309, except for channel 15 in New York, NY, and Cleveland, OH, and channel 16 in Detroit, MI, where the effective radiated power must be reduced in accordance with Figure B in § 90.309. For heights of more than 152 meters (500 feet) above average terrain, the distance to the radio path horizon will be calculated assuming smooth earth. If the distance so determined equals or exceeds the distance to the Grade B contour of a co-channel TV station (Grade B contour defined in § 73.683(a) of this chapter), an authorization will not be granted unless it can be shown that actual terrain considerations are such as to provide the desired protection at the Grade B contour, or that the effective radiated power will be further reduced so that, assuming free space attenuation, the desired protection at the Grade B contour will be achieved.
(c)Mobile units and control stations operating on the frequencies available for land mobile use in any given urbanized area shall afford protection to co-channel and adjacent channel television stations in accordance with the values set forth in table C in § 90.309 and paragraph
(d)of this section except for channel 15 in New York, NY, and Cleveland, OH, and channel 16 in Detroit, MI, where protection will be in accordance with the values set forth in table D in § 90.309 and paragraph
(d)of this section.
(d)The minimum distance between a land mobile base station which has associated mobile units and a protected adjacent channel television station is 145 km (90 miles).
(e)The television stations to be protected (co-channel, adjacent channel, IM, and IF) in any given urbanized area, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and
(d)of this section, are identified in the Commission's publication “TV stations to be considered in the preparation of Applications for Land Mobile Facilities in the Band 470-512 MHz.” The publication is available at the offices of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. or upon the request of interested persons. 29. Amend § 90.309 by revising paragraph (a)(4) and table B in paragraph (a)(5) to read as follows: § 90.309 Table and figures.
(a)* * *
(4)In determining the average elevation of the terrain, the elevations between 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) and 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the antenna site are employed. Profile graphs shall be drawn for a minimum of eight radials beginning at the antenna site and extending 16 kilometers (10 miles). The radials should be drawn starting with true north. At least one radial should be constructed in the direction of the nearest co-channel and adjacent channel UHF television stations. The profile graph for each radial shall be plotted by contour intervals of from 12.2 meters (40 feet) to 30.5 meters (100 feet) and, where the data permits, at least 50 points of elevation (generally uniformly spaced) should be used for each radial. For very rugged terrain, 61 meters (200 feet) to 122 meters (400 foot) contour intervals may be used. Where the terrain is uniform or gently sloping, the smallest contour interval indicated on the topographic chart may be used. The average elevation of the 12.8 kilometer (8 mile) distance between 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) and 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the antenna site should be determined from the profile graph for each radial. This may be obtained by averaging a large number of equally spaced points, by using a planimeter, or by obtaining the median elevation (that exceeded by 50 percent of the distance) in sectors and averaging those values. In the preparation of the profile graphs, the elevation or contour intervals may be taken from U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Maps, or Tennessee Valley Authority Maps. Maps with a scale of 1:250,000 or larger (such as 1:24,000) shall be used. Digital Terrain Data Tapes, provided by the National Cartographic Institute, U.S. Geologic Survey, may be utilized in lieu of maps, but the number of data points must be equal to or exceed that specified above. If such maps are not published for the area in question, the next best topographic information should be used.
(5)* * * **Table B.—Base Station—Cochannel Frequencies (40** d **B Protection) Maximum Effective Radiated Power (ERP)** 1 Distance in kilometers (miles): 2 Antenna height in meters
(AAT)15
(50)30.5
(100)45
(150)61
(200)76
(250)91.5
(300)106
(350)122
(400)137
(450)152.5
(500)209
(130)1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 201
(125)1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 850 750 725 193
(120)1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 900 750 675 600 550 500 185
(115)1,100 1,000 800 725 600 525 475 425 375 350 177
(110)850 700 600 500 425 375 325 300 275 225 169
(105)600 475 400 325 275 250 225 200 175 150 161
(100)400 325 275 225 175 150 140 125 110 100 153
(95)275 225 175 125 110 95 80 70 60 50 145
(90)175 125 100 75 50 1 The effective radiated power
(ERP)and antenna height above average terrain shall not exceed the values given in this table. 2 At this distance from the transmitter site of protected UHF television station. 30. Amend § 90.315 by revising paragraphs
(g)and
(j)to read as follows: § 90.315 Special provisions governing use of frequencies in the 476-494 MHz band (TV Channels 15, 16, and 17) in the Southern Louisiana-Texas Offshore Zone.
(g)To provide adjacent channel protection to television stations, no shore or offshore station shall be allowed within 128 kilometers (80 miles) of the adjacent channel television station. (j)(1) The following frequency bands are available for assignment in all services for use in the Zones defined in paragraph
(a)of this section. Paired Frequencies
(MHz)Zone Transmit (or receive) Receive (or transmit) A 490.01875-490.98125 493.01875-493.98125 B 484.01875-484.98125 487.01875-487.98125 C 478.01875-478.98125 481.01875-481.98125
(2)Only the first and last assignable frequencies are shown. Frequencies shall be assigned in pairs with 3 MHz spacing between transmit and receive frequencies. Assignable frequency pairs will occur in increments of 6.25 kHz. The following frequencies will be assigned for a maximum authorized bandwidth of 6 kHz: 478.01875, 478.98125, 484.01875, 484.98125, 490.01875, 490.98125, 481.01875, 481.98125, 487.01875, 487.98125, 493.01875, and 493.98125 MHz. 31. Amend § 90.353 by revising paragraphs
(e)and
(f)to read as follows: § 90.353 LMS operations in the 902-928 MHz band.
(e)Multilateration EA-licensed systems and grandfathered automatic vehicle monitoring service
(AVM)systems ( *see* § 90.363) are authorized on a shared basis and must cooperate in the selection and use of frequencies in accordance with § 90.173(b).
(f)Multilateration EA licensees may be authorized to operate on both the 919.75-921.75 MHz and 921.75-927.25 MHz bands within a given EA ( *see* § 90.210(b)(5)). 32. Revise § 90.357 to read as follows: § 90.357 Frequencies for LMS systems in the 902-928 MHz band.
(a)Multilateration LMS systems will be authorized in the following LMS sub-bands: LMS Sub-band Forward Link 1 904.000-909.750 MHz 927.750-928.000 MHz 919.750-921.750 MHz 2 927.500-927.750 MHz 921.750-927.250 MHz 927.250-927.500 MHz 1 Forward links for the LMS systems may also be contained within the LMS sub-band. However, the maximum allowable power in these sub-bands is 30 watts ERP in accordance with § 90.205(k). 2 The frequency band 919.750-921.750 MHz is shared co-equally between multilateration and non-multilateration LMS systems.
(b)Non-multilateriation LMS systems will be authorized in the following frequency bands: LMS Sub-band 1 902.000-904.000 MHz 909.750-921.750 MHz 1 Applicants for non-multilateration LMS systems should request only the minimum amount of bandwidth necessary to meet their operational needs. 33. Amend § 90.377 by revising paragraph
(a)to read as follows: § 90.377 Frequencies available; maximum EIRP and antenna height, and priority communications.
(a)Licensees shall transmit only the power
(EIRP)needed to communicate with an On-Board Unit
(OBU)within the communications zone and must take steps to limit the Roadside Unit
(RSU)signal within the zone to the maximum extent practicable. 34. Amend § 90.419 by revising paragraph
(f)to read as follows: § 90.419 Points of communication.
(f)CMRS licensees in the SMR categories of part 90, subpart S, CMRS providers authorized in the 220 MHz service of part 90, subpart T, CMRS paging operations as defined by part 90, subpart P and for-profit interconnected business radio services with eligibility defined by § 90.35 are permitted to utilize their assigned spectrum for fixed services on a co-primary basis with their mobile operations. 35. Amend § 90.425 by revising paragraphs (a)(4)(iii), (a)(5), and (c)(2) to read as follows: § 90.425 Station identification.
(a)* * *
(4)* * *
(iii)In the Industrial/Business Pool, railroad licensees (as defined in § 90.7) may identify stations by the name of the railroad and the train number, caboose number, engine number, or the name of the fixed wayside station. If none of these forms is practicable, any similar name or number may be designated by the railroad concerned for use by its employees in the identification of fixed points or mobile units, provided that a list of such identifiers is maintained by the railroad. An abbreviated name or the initials of the railroad may be used where such are in general usage. In those areas where it is shown that no difficulty would be encountered in identifying the transmission of a particular station (as, for example, where stations of one licensee are located in a yard isolated from other radio installations), approval may be given to a request from the licensee for permission to omit the station identification.
(5)*Use of identifiers in addition to assigned call signs.* Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the transmission of station or unit identifiers which may be necessary or desirable for system operation, provided that they are transmitted in addition to the assigned station call sign or other permissible form of identification.
(c)* * *
(2)Stations in the Radiolocation Service operating on frequencies above 3400 kHz that employ spread spectrum techniques shall transmit a two letter manufacturer's designator, authorized by the Commission on the station authorization, at the beginning and ending of each transmission and once every 15 minutes during periods of continuing operation. The designator shall be transmitted in International Morse Code at a speed not exceeding 25 words per minute, and the spread spectrum mode of operation shall be maintained while the designator is being transmitted. The identifying signal shall be clearly receivable in the demodulated audio of a narrow-band FM receiver. 36. Amend § 90.465 by revising paragraphs
(b)and
(c)to read as follows: § 90.465 Control of systems of communication.
(b)In internal systems, as defined in § 90.7, control may be maintained by conforming the system to the requirements of §§ 90.471 through 90.475.
(c)In interconnected systems, as defined in § 90.7, control may be maintained by conforming operation and system design to that permitted in §§ 90.477 through 90.483. 37. Amend § 90.475 by revising paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: § 90.475 Operation of internal transmitter control systems in specially equipped systems.
(a)* * *
(2)An internal transmitter control system may be used in conjunction with other approved methods of transmitter control and interconnection so long as the internal transmitter control system, itself, is neither accessed from telephone positions in the public switched telephone network (PSTN), nor uses dial-up circuits in the PSTN. Licensees with complex communications systems involving fixed systems whose base stations are controlled by such systems may automatically access these base stations through the microwave or operational fixed systems from positions in the PSTN, so long as the base stations and mobile units meet the requirements of § 90.483 and if a separate circuit is provided for each mode of transmitter operation ( *i.e.* , conventional, dial-up or Internet). 38. Amend § 90.483 by revising paragraphs (b)(1)(ii), (b)(2)(i), and (b)(2)(ii) to read as follows: § 90.483 Permissible methods and requirements of interconnecting private and public systems of communications.
(b)* * *
(1)* * *
(ii)When a frequency is shared by more than one system, automatic monitoring equipment must be installed at the base station to prevent activation of the transmitter when signals of co-channel stations are present and activation would interfere with communications in progress. Licensees may operate without the monitoring equipment if they have obtained the consent of all co-channel licensees located within a 120 kilometer (75 mile) radius of the interconnected base station transmitter. A statement must be submitted to the Commission indicating that all co-channel licensees have consented to operate without the monitoring equipment. If a licensee has agreed that the use of monitoring equipment is not necessary, but later decides that the monitoring equipment is necessary, the licensee may request that the co-channel licensees reconsider the use of monitoring equipment. If the licensee cannot reach an agreement with co-channel licensees, the licensee may request that the Commission consider the matter and assign it to another channel. If a new licensee is assigned to a frequency where all the co-channel licensees have agreed that the use of monitoring equipment is not necessary, and the new licensee does not agree, the new licensee may request the co-channel licensees to reconsider the use of monitoring equipment. If the new licensee cannot reach an agreement with co-channel licensees, it should request a new channel from the Commission. Systems on frequencies above 800 MHz are exempt from this requirement.
(2)* * *
(i)When a frequency is shared by more than one system, automatic monitoring equipment must be installed at the base station to prevent activation of the transmitter when signals of co-channel stations are present and activation would interfere with communications in progress. Licensees may operate without this equipment if they have obtained the consent of all co-channel licensees located within a 120 kilometer (75 mile) radius of the interconnected base station transmitter. A statement must be submitted to the Commission indicating that all co-channel licensees have consented to operate without the monitoring equipment. If a licensee has agreed that the use of monitoring equipment is not necessary, but later decides that the monitoring equipment is necessary, the licensee may request that the co-channel licensees reconsider the use of monitoring equipment. If the licensee cannot reach an agreement with co-channel licensees, the licensee may request that the Commission consider the matter and assign it to another channel. If a new licensee is assigned to a frequency where all the co-channel licensees have agreed that the use of monitoring equipment is not necessary, and the new licensee does not agree, the new licensee may request the co-channel licensees to reconsider the use of monitoring equipment. If the new licensee cannot reach an agreement with co-channel licensees, it should request a new channel from the Commission. Systems on frequencies above 800 MHz are exempt from this requirement.
(ii)Initial access points within the public switched telephone network must be limited to transmission of a 3-second tone, after which time the transmitter shall close down. No additional signals may be transmitted until acknowledgement from a mobile station of the licensee is received. Licensees are exempt from this requirement if they have obtained the consent of all co-channel licensees located within a 120 kilometer (75 mile) radius of the interconnected base station transmitter. However, licensees may choose to set their own time limitations. A statement must be submitted to the Commission indicating that all co-channel licensees have consented to operate without the monitoring equipment. If a licensee has agreed that the use of monitoring equipment is not necessary, but later decides that the monitoring equipment is necessary, the licensee may request that the co-channel licensees reconsider the use of monitoring equipment. If the licensee cannot reach an agreement with co-channel licensees, the licensee may request that the Commission consider the matter and assign it to another channel. If a new licensee is assigned to a frequency where all the co-channel licensees have agreed that the use of monitoring equipment is not necessary, and the new licensee does not agree, the new licensee may request the co-channel licensees to reconsider the use of monitoring equipment. If the new licensee cannot reach an agreement with co-channel licensees, it should request a new channel from the Commission. Systems on frequencies above 800 MHz are exempt from this requirement. 39. Amend § 90.613 by revising channel 139 of the Table of 896-901/935-940 MHz Channel Designations to read as follows: § 90.613 Frequencies available. Table of 896-901/935-940 MHz Channel Designations Channel No. Base frequency
(MHz)* * * * * 139 .7375 * * * * * [FR Doc. E7-12162 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 050613158-5262-03; I.D. 090105A] RIN 0648-AT48 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency action; extension of effective period. SUMMARY: This action extends a temporary final rule published on October 18, 2005. The regulations contained in the temporary rule, emergency action, published on October 18, 2005, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and that were subsequently extended on December 28, 2005, June 30, 2006, and again on January 1, 2007, expire on July 1, 2007. This temporary rule extends a closure of Federal waters through December 31, 2007. The FDA has determined that current oceanographic conditions and alga sampling data suggests that the northern section of the Temporary Paralytic Shellfish Poison
(PSP)Closure Area remain closed to the harvest of bivalve molluscan shellfish and that the southern area remain closed to the harvest of whole or roe-on scallops. NMFS is publishing the regulatory text associated with this closure in this temporary emergency rule in order to ensure that current regulations accurately reflect the codified text that has been modified and extended numerous times so that the public is aware of the regulations being extended through December 31, 2007. DATES: The amendments to § 648.14 are effective from July 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007. The expiration date of the temporary emergency action published on January 4, 2007 (72 FR 291), is extended to December 31, 2007. Comments must be received by July 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: Copies of the small entity compliance guide, the emergency rule, the environmental assessment, and the regulatory impact review prepared for the October 18, 2005, reinstatement of the September 9, 2005, emergency action and subsequent extensions of the emergency action, are available from Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. These documents are also available via the internet at *www.nero.noaa.gov* . Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: • E-mail: *PSP2closure@NOAA.gov* . Include the subject line the following: “Comments on the July 2007 Emergency Rule for Area closures Due to PSP." • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . • Mail: Paper, disk, or CD-ROM comments should be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope “Comments on July 2007 PSP Closure.” • Fax:
(978)281-9135. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hooker, Fishery Policy Analyst, phone:
(978)281-9220, fax:
(978)281-9135. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This emergency closure is being implemented at the request of the FDA after samples of shellfish from the inshore and offshore waters off of the coasts of New Hampshire and Massachusetts tested positive for the toxins (saxotoxins) that cause PSP. These toxins are produced by the alga *Alexandrium fundyense* which can form blooms commonly referred to as red tides. Red tide blooms, also known as harmful algal blooms (HABs), can produce toxins that accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish. Shellfish contaminated with the toxin, if eaten in large enough quantity, can cause illness or death from PSP. On June 10, 2005, the FDA requested that NMFS close an area of Federal waters off the coasts of New Hampshire and Massachusetts to fishing for bivalve shellfish intended for human consumption. On June 16, 2005, NMFS published an emergency rule (70 FR 35047) closing the area recommended by the FDA, i.e., the Temporary PSP Closure Area, through September 30, 2005. On July 7, 2005 (70 FR 39192), the emergency rule was modified to facilitate the testing of shellfish for the toxin that causes PSP by the FDA and/or FDA-approved laboratories through the issuance of a Letter of Authorization
(LOA)from the NMFS Regional Administrator. On September 9, 2005 (70 FR 53580), the emergency regulation was once again modified by the division of the Temporary PSP Closure Area into northern and southern components. The northern area remained closed to the harvest of all bivalve molluscan shellfish while the southern component was reopened to the harvest of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs but remained closed to the harvest of whole or roe-on scallops. The rule was extended as published on September 9, 2005, on October 3, 2005 (70 FR 57517), reinstated on October 18, 2005 (70 FR 60450) to correct a technical error, extended on December 28, 2005 (70 FR 76713), and subsequently on June 30, 2006 (71 FR 37505), and again on January 4, 2007 (72 FR 291) through June 30, 2007. On May 18, 2007, the FDA indicated that it could not support the re-opening of the Temporary PSP Closure Area due to insufficient analytical data from the area. The boundaries of the northern component of the Temporary PSP Closure Area comprise Federal waters bound by the following coordinates in the order stated:
(1)43°00′ N. lat., 71°00′ W. long.;
(2)43° 00′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long.;
(3)41°39′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long.;
(4)41° 39′ N. lat., 71° 00′ W. long., and then ending at the first point. Under this emergency rule, this area would remain closed to the harvest of Atlantic surfclams, ocean quahogs, and whole or roe-on scallops. The boundaries of the southern component of the Temporary PSP Closure Area comprise Federal waters bound by the following coordinates in the order stated:
(1)41° 39′ N. lat., 71° 00′ W. long.;
(2)41° 39′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long.;
(3)40° 00′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long.;
(4)40° 00′ N. lat., 71° 00′ W. long., and then ending at the first point. Under this emergency rule, this southern component of the area would remain closed only to the harvest of whole or roe-on scallops. Classification This action is issued pursuant to section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1855(c). Pursuant to section 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act, the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries finds there is good cause to waive prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on this action as notice and comment would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest due to a public health emergency, and public comment has been solicited concurrently with each of the extensions of this actions as detailed and responded to below. In addition, under section 553(d)(3) there is good cause to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness due to a public health emergency. The original emergency closure was in response to a public health emergency. Toxic algal blooms are responsible for the marine toxin that causes PSP in persons consuming affected shellfish. People have become seriously ill and some have died from consuming affected shellfish under similar circumstances. Pursuant to section 305(c)(3)(C) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the closure to the harvest of shellfish, as modified on September 9, 2005, and re-instated on October 18, 2005, may remain in effect until the circumstances that created the emergency no longer exist, provided the public has had an opportunity to comment after the regulation was published, and, in the case of a public health emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services concurs with the Commerce Secretary's action. During the initial comment period, June 16, 2005, through August 1, 2005, no comments were received. One comment was received after the re-opening of the southern component of the Temporary PSP Closure Area on September 9, 2005. The commenter expressed reluctance to re-opening a portion of the closure area without seeing the results of the FDA tests. Data used to make determinations regarding closing and opening of areas to certain types of fishing activity are collected from Federal, state, and private laboratories. NOAA maintains a Red Tide Information Center ( *http://www.cop.noaa.gov/news/fs/ne_hab_200605.html* ), which can be accessed directly or through the website listed in the ADDRESSES section. Information on test results, modeling of algal bloom movement, and general background on red tide can be accessed through this information center. While NMFS is the agency with the authority to promulgate the emergency regulations, it modified the regulations on September 9, 2005, at the request of the FDA, after the FDA has determined that the results of its tests warranted such action. If necessary, the regulations may be terminated at an earlier date, pursuant to section 305(c)(3)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, by publication in the **Federal Register** of a notice of termination, or extended further to ensure the safety of human health. This emergency/interim rule is exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because the rule is issued without opportunity for prior notice and opportunity for public comment. The rule, as last published on October 18, 2005, was determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order 12866. List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 648 Fisheries, Fishing, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: June 21, 2007. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator For Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 648 is amended to read as follows: PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 1. The authority citation for part 648 continues to read as follows: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* 2. In § 648.14, paragraphs (a)(170) and (a)(171) are revised to read as follows: § 648.14 Prohibitions.
(a)* * *
(170)Fish for, harvest, catch, possess or attempt to fish for, harvest, catch, or possess any bivalve shellfish, including Atlantic surfclams, ocean quahogs, and mussels with the exception of sea scallops harvested only for adductor muscles and shucked at sea, or a vessel issued and possessing on board a Letter of Authorization
(LOA)from the Regional Administrator authorizing the collection of shellfish for biological sampling and operating under the terms and conditions of said LOA, in the are of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone bound by the following coordinates in the order stated:
(i)43° 00′ N. lat., 71° 00′ W. long.;
(ii)43° 00′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long.;
(iii)41° 39′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long;
(iv)41° 39′ N. lat., 71° 00′ W. long., and then ending at the first point.
(171)Fish for, harvest, catch, possess, or attempt to fish for, harvest, catch, or possess any sea scallops except for sea scallops harvested only for adductor muscles and shucked at sea, or a vessel issued and possessing on board a Letter of Authorization
(LOA)from the Regional Administrator authorizing collection of shellfish for biological sampling and operating under the terms and conditions of said LOA, in the area of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone bound by the following coordinates in the order stated:
(i)41° 39′ N. lat., 71° 00′ W. long.;
(ii)41° 39′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long.;
(iii)40° 00′ N. lat., 69° 00′ W. long.;
(iv)40° 00′ N. lat., 71° 00′ W. long., and then ending at the first point. [FR Doc. E7-12432 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S 72 123 Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Proposed Rules NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 34 [PRM-34-06] Organization of Agreement States, Petition for Rulemaking, Meeting AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC)has received a petition for rulemaking dated November 3, 2005, which was filed with the Commission by Barbara Hamrick, Chair, Organization of Agreement States (OAS). The petition was docketed by the NRC on November 16, 2005, and has been assigned docket number PRM-34-06. The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its regulations to require that an individual receive at least 40 hours of radiation safety training before using sources of radiation for industrial radiography, by revising the requirements for at least two qualified individuals to be present at a temporary job site, and by clarifying how many individuals are required to meet surveillance requirements. The petitioner also requests that NUREG-1556, Volume 2, be revised to reflect the proposed amendments. As part of the petition for rulemaking review process, the NRC will hold a transcribed public meeting with the petitioner to obtain information about two specific issues relative to the petition. The meeting is open to the public and all interested parties may participate. DATES: August 15, 2007 (1-3 p.m., Eastern) ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via an audio teleconference at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC)Headquarters, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Young, telephone:
(301)415-5795, e-mail: *tfy@nrc.gov* of the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T8F3, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free audio teleconference. For details, please contact Thomas Young to pre-register for the meeting. If special equipment is needed by those participating in the public meeting, contact Mr. Young no later than July 27, 2007, to provide sufficient notice to determine whether the equipment is available. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Petition Review Board has requested this transcribed public meeting to ensure full understanding for two specific issues, training and economic impact, which NRC identified during evaluation of the petitioner's request in PRM-34-06. The meeting materials are available from the NRC Web site, *http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm* , or by contacting Thomas Young, telephone:
(301)415-5795, e-mail: *tfy@nrc.gov.* The two specific issues, training and economic impact, are described below with discussion questions for each issue. Regarding the training issue, the Petition Review Board is seeking an explanation to resolve an apparent inconsistency in the petitioner's request. The petitioner requested that NRC amend the regulations to relax an existing requirement to allow industrial radiographic personnel to be occupied with tasks (e.g., dark room duties) that are unrelated to safety during industrial radiographic operations and also requested that the regulations be amended to include additional radiation safety training requirements for the personnel. These requests seem to conflict. The petitioner requested that 10 CFR 34.41, “Conducting industrial radiographic operations,” paragraph
(a)be amended to remove the requirement that the additional qualified individual shall observe the operations and be capable of providing immediate assistance to prevent unauthorized entry. The petitioner requested that 10 CFR 34.43, “Training,” be amended to limit a licensee from permitting an individual to act as a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant until the individual has successfully completed an accepted course of at least 40 hours on the applicable subjects listed in paragraph (g), e.g., concerning fundamentals of radiation safety, radiation detection instrumentation, and equipment. Two questions about training are as follows.
(1)What is the rationale for requiring more radiation safety training for a radiographer's assistant who would not be required to observe the operations and provide immediate assistance to prevent unauthorized entry?
(2)Does an individual completing the course to become a radiographer's assistant need to take another course before a licensee can permit the individual to act as a radiographer, if the petitioner intends for the radiographer and radiographer's assistant to complete the same course of applicable subjects on radiological safety, detection, and use of equipment as listed in paragraph (g)? Regarding the issue of economic impact, the Petition Review Board is seeking new, relevant information about the economic impact of implementing the rule. In response to the notice of receipt of the petition for rulemaking (70 FR 76724, December 28, 2005), the NRC received two comment letters; one from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. and the other from the Texas Department of State Health Services. These organizations supported the petitioner's request. The industrial radiography community did not comment on the petitioner's request and the lack of comment from the industry was somewhat unexpected because the industry's interest had been relatively high in previous rulemaking activities for 10 CFR part 34. In the past, the industry supported the two person requirement at 10 CFR 34.41(a) and indicated that the additional cost of safety would be borne by the customers, not necessarily by the licensees. The petitioner contacted certain industrial radiography licensees that operate in both the State of Texas and in NRC's jurisdiction to assess the cost of implementing 10 CFR 34.41(a) and obtained general information, e.g., an additional person would cost $200 per day (including travel and per diem) and the cost of additional time would be $10-$12 per hour (not including overtime pay). Two questions about economic impact are as follows.
(1)What is the actual economic impact on a licensee in the current regulatory environment where NRC and Agreement States do not implement the rule in an essentially identical manner?
(2)Have changes in industry practice occurred since 1997 that have minimized the effectiveness of 10 CFR 34.41(a)? The agenda for the meeting is as follows: Welcome and purpose of the meeting, 10 minutes; PRM 34-06 evaluation process and milestones, 10 minutes; Petition Review Board and petitioner discussion of the training issue, 40 minutes; Petition Review Board and petitioner discussion of the economic impact issue, 40 minutes; public comment on the issues, 15 minutes; closing remarks, 5 minutes. If necessary, NRC may impose a time limit on a speaker to ensure that all speakers may comment within the time that is available. Members of the public who have registered to participate in this meeting should call the teleconference approximately 15 minutes prior to the meeting. The toll free number will be provided to each registrant prior to the meeting. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of June, 2007. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dennis K. Rathbun, Director, Division of Intergovernmental Liaison and Rulemaking, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs. [FR Doc. E7-12421 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 12 CFR Part 344 RIN 3064-AD18 Extension of Time Period for Quarterly Reporting of Bank Officers' and Certain Employees' Personal Securities Transactions AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). ACTION: Notice of proposed rule with request for comment. SUMMARY: The FDIC proposes to amend its rule concerning the period of time that officers and all employees of state nonmember banks who make or participate in investment decisions for the accounts of customers (“certain employees”) have to report their personal securities transactions after the end of the calendar quarter. The revision would extend the time period from 10-business days to 30-calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter for bank officers and certain employees to report personal securities transactions to the bank. This revision reflects certain developments in Federal securities regulations. DATES: Comments on the rule must be received by August 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, by any of the following methods: • *Agency Web Site: http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.* Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Agency Web Site. • *E-mail: Comments@FDIC.gov.* Include “Part 344 Revision” on the subject line of the message. • *Mail:* Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary, Attention: Comments, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. • *Hand Delivery:* Comments may be hand delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F Street) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. *Instructions:* All comments received will be posted generally without change to *http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html* , including any personal information provided. Comments may be inspected at the FDIC Public Information Center, Room E-1022, 3502 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22226, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Serena L. Owens, Chief, Planning and Program Development,
(202)898-8996; or Anthony J. DiMilo, Trust Examination Specialist,
(202)898-7496, in the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection; Julia E. Paris, Senior Attorney,
(202)898-3821, in the Legal Division. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The FDIC's recordkeeping and confirmation requirements for effecting securities transactions are set forth in 12 CFR part 344. Part 344 includes a provision that state nonmember banks effecting such transactions must establish written policies and procedures for supervising all officers and all employees of state nonmember banks who, in connection with their duties, make or participate in investment decisions for the accounts of customers (“certain employees”). At the time part 344 originally was adopted, it reflected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (“SEC”) recommendations contained in the Final Report of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Bank Securities Activities (June 30, 1977) and generally was patterned after SEC regulations. 1 Section 344.9(a)(3) requires officers and certain employees to report to the bank all securities transactions made by them or on their behalf in which they have a beneficial interest within 10-business days after the end of the calendar quarter. As adopted, this provision was intended to be comparable to the SEC's Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, which required “access persons” to report personal securities transactions quarterly and originally mandated a 10-business day period for reporting. 2 Contemporaneous to the FDIC's original rulemaking, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System adopted substantially similar rules concerning quarterly reporting requirements that mandated a 10 day time period for reporting. 3 In 2002, the Office of the Thrift Supervision adopted a substantially similar regulation. 4 1 44 FR 43260 (July 24, 1979); *see* 45 FR 73898 (Nov. 7, 1980) (SEC final rule 17j-1 adopting investment advisor code of ethics and disclosure requirements for “access persons,” as defined by 17 CFR 270.17-j-1(a)(1)). 2 *See* 17 CFR 270.17j-1(c)(2) (1998); 45 FR 73898 (Nov. 7, 1980). 3 *See* 12 CFR 12.7(a)(4) (OCC's current rule), 12 CFR 208.34(g)(4) (FRB's current rule). 4 67 FR 76299 (Dec. 12, 2002); 12 CFR 551.150(a) (OTS's current rule). The SEC, in July 2004, amended Rule 17j-1 to extend the reporting time period to 30-calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter. 5 The effective date of the SEC's amendments to Rule 17j-1 was August 31, 2004, with a compliance date of January 7, 2005. To date, no federal banking agency has amended its rule to conform to the SEC's amended Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. 6 5 69 FR 41696 (July 9, 2004). 6 *See* 12 CFR 12.7(a)(4) (OCC's current rule), 12 CFR 208.34(g)(4) (FRB's current rule), 12 CFR 551.150(a) (OTS's final rule). However, in OCC Interpretative Letter No. 1062 (May 2006), the OCC granted a waiver of its 10-day reporting time period in favor of a 30-calendar day time period in order to be consistent with revised Rule 17j-1. II. Description of Proposal Consistent with the 2004 amendments to SEC's Rule 17j-1, the FDIC proposes to amend section 344.9(a)(3) to extend to 30-calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter the time period for reporting quarterly personal securities transactions. In addition, the FDIC proposes this amendment in order to promote practical and uniform recordkeeping requirements consistent with the purpose of part 344. 7 7 *See* 60 FR 7111 (Feb. 7, 1995) (amending part 344 to include express waiver authority in order to tailor application of rule to promote practical compliance without undermining intent of part 344). III. Regulatory Analysis and Procedure A. Solicitation of Comments on Use of Plain Language Section 722 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (12 U.S.C. 4809) requires the FDIC to use “plain language” in all proposed and final rules published after January 1, 2000. The FDIC invites comments on whether the proposal is clearly stated and effectively organized, and how the FDIC might make the proposed text easier to understand. B. Regulatory Flexibility Act In accordance with section 3(a) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (“RFA”), 5 U.S.C. 603(a), the FDIC must publish an initial regulatory flexibility analysis with this rulemaking or certify that the proposed rule, if adopted, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. For purposes of the RFA analysis or certification, financial institutions with total assets of $165 million or less are considered to be “small entities.” For the reasons set forth below, the FDIC hereby certifies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that the proposed rule, if adopted, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The proposed rule would amend the FDIC's rule to extend to 30-calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter the period of time for officers and certain employees of state nonmember banks to report their personal securities transactions. In effect, it would extend the existing time period to give these individuals more latitude to report their quarterly securities transactions and to allow state nonmember banks more time to comply with part 344. The proposed rule does not impose any new or different substantive requirements that are not already imposed under part 344. Accordingly, if adopted in final form, the proposed rule would not impose any additional burden or economic impact on small entities. C. Paperwork Reduction Act No new collections of information pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ) are contained in the proposed rule. D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1999—Assessment of Federal Rules and Policies on Families The FDIC has determined that this proposal will not affect family well-being within the meaning of section 654 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, enacted as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681). List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 344 Banks, banking, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Securities, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Board of Directors of the FDIC proposes to amend part 344 of title 12 of chapter III of the Code of Federal Regulations as set forth below: PART 344—RECORDKEEPING AND CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS 1. The authority citation for part 344 continues to read as follows: Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1817, 1818, and 1819. 2. In § 344.9, revise paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows: § 344.9 Personal securities trading reporting by bank officers and employees.
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(3)In connection with their duties, obtain information concerning which securities are being purchased or sold or recommend such action, must report to the bank, within 30-calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter, all transactions in securities made by them or on their behalf, either at the bank or elsewhere in which they have a beneficial interest. The report shall identify the securities purchased or sold and indicate the dates of the transactions and whether the transactions were purchases or sales. By Order of the Board of Directors. Dated at Washington, DC, the 19th day of June, 2007. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-12239 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714-01-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Thrift Supervision 12 CFR Part 575 [No. OTS-2007-0012] RIN 1550-AC15 Optional Charter Provisions in Mutual Holding Company Structures AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Thrift Supervision
(OTS)is proposing to amend its mutual holding company
(MHC)regulations to permit certain MHC subsidiaries to adopt an optional charter provision that would prohibit any person from acquiring, or offering to acquire, beneficial ownership of more than ten percent of the MHC subsidiary's minority stock (stock held by persons other than the subsidiary's MHC). DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OTS-2007-0012, by any of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* Go to *http://www.regulations.gov,* select “Office of Thrift Supervision” from the agency drop-down menu, then click submit. Select Docket ID “OTS-2007-0012” to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials for this notice of proposed rulemaking. The “User Tips” link at the top of the page provides information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for submitting or viewing public comments, viewing other supporting and related materials, and viewing the docket after the close of the comment period. • *Mail:* Regulation Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention: OTS-2007-0012. • *Hand Delivery/Courier:* Guard's Desk, East Lobby Entrance, 1700 G Street, NW., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days, Attention: Regulation Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: OTS-2007-0012. *Instructions:* All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be entered into the docket and posted on Regulations.gov without change, including any personal information provided. Comments, including attachments and other supporting materials received are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not enclose any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. *Viewing Comments Electronically:* Go to *http://www.regulations.gov,* select “Office of Thrift Supervision” from the agency drop-down menu, then click “Submit.” Select Docket ID “OTS-2007-0012” to view public comments for this notice of proposed rulemaking. *Viewing Comments On-Site:* You may inspect comments at the Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To make an appointment for access, call
(202)906-5922, send an e-mail to *public.info@ots.treas.gov,* or send a facsimile transmission to
(202)906-6518. (Prior notice identifying the materials you will be requesting will assist us in serving you.) We schedule appointments on business days between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. In most cases, appointments will be available the next business day following the date we receive a request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald W. Dwyer,
(202)906-6414, Director, Applications, Examinations and Supervision—Operations; or David A. Permut,
(202)906-7505, Senior Attorney, Business Transactions Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Under the MHC Regulations, a subsidiary MHC, or, where there is no subsidiary MHC, the former mutual savings association that reorganized into an MHC structure (collectively, Subsidiary Company), may sell less than 50 percent of its voting stock to parties other than the top-tier MHC. 1 1 *See,* 12 CFR 575.7 and 575.14(b) (2006). See also 12 U.S.C. 1467a(o)(8)(B). Under OTS's current regulations, a Subsidiary Company may adopt a charter provision that prohibits any person from acquiring, or offering to acquire, beneficial ownership of more than 10 percent of the Subsidiary Company's stock during the five years after a minority stock issuance. 2 The purpose of this provision, as is the case with fully converted associations, is to lessen the vulnerability of the entity to attempts to take unfair advantage of the results of the offering, to protect the integrity of the offering, and to ensure that the offering is completed in a manner that strengthens the issuer. 3 2 *See* 12 CFR 552.4(b)(8) and 575.14(c)(2) (2006). 3 *See, e.g.* , Federal Home Loan Bank Board Order No. 84-90 (Feb. 23, 1984). OTS has recently become aware of several situations in which minority stockholders have acquired positions in the minority stock of Subsidiary Companies, and have taken actions that appear intended to influence management to engage in stock repurchases or in a sale of the institution. Because a top-tier MHC is required to retain more than 50 percent of the stock of any Subsidiary Company, holders of minority stock (minority stockholders) cannot control the outcome of most issues presented to the stockholders of the Subsidiary Company. However, there are circumstances where OTS's regulations provide that a majority of the minority stock must approve a proposal. 4 4 *See* 12 CFR 563b.500(a)(7), 563b.555, 575.11(i) and 575.12(a)(3) (2006). Minority stockholders may acquire a significant percentage of the minority stock without involving either the OTS Acquisition of Control Regulations or the charter provision discussed above, both of which are triggered by an acquisition of more than ten percent of the *outstanding* stock. For example, if a Subsidiary Company issues thirty percent of its stock in a public offering, a minority stockholder could acquire a third of those shares without implicating either the Control Regulations or the charter provision. In such a case, the minority stockholder may obtain a significant amount of influence, based on its ability to vote on the issues that must be presented separately to minority stockholders. OTS believes that such a result would be contrary to the purposes of the restrictions addressing post-offering acquisitions of stock in the context of conversions and minority stock offerings, that is, lessening the vulnerability of the entity to attempts to take unfair advantage of the results of the offering, to protect the integrity of the offering, and to ensure that the offering is completed in a manner that strengthens the issuer. Therefore, OTS is proposing to add a provision to the MHC Regulations, which could be adopted only by companies in the MHC structure, that would provide that no entity, or person or group acting in concert could acquire more than ten percent of the outstanding minority stock of a Subsidiary Company during the five years after a Minority Stock Issuance. If a stockholder violated this charter provision, the stockholder would not be permitted to vote any stock the stockholder acquired in excess of the limit. OTS proposes that the charter provision would not limit the stockholdings of the parent MHC, because the parent MHC, under the Home Owners' Loan Act, must own more than fifty percent of the Subsidiary Company. In addition, OTS proposes that the charter provision except stock held by the Subsidiary Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan
(ESOP)from this limitation, because ESOP acquisitions do not present the concerns that have resulted in OTS limiting post-conversion acquisitions of stock. 5 5 *See* 12 CFR 563b.525(c)(4)(2006), and the optional charter provision at section 552.4, both of which except ESOPs from the post-conversion acquisition restrictions of section 563b.525. II. Solicitation of Comments A. Solicitation of Comments on the Proposed Amendments OTS is requesting comment on all aspects of the proposed regulation. Specifically OTS seeks comment on:
(1)Does the proposed regulation accomplish its stated purposes?
(2)Does the proposed regulation create any ambiguities that were not present in the current regulation?
(3)Does the proposed regulation impose unnecessary regulatory burdens? B. Solicitation of Comments Regarding the Use of Plain Language Section 722 of GLBA requires federal banking agencies to use “plain language” in all proposed and final rules published after January 1, 2000. OTS invites comments on how to make this proposed rule easier to understand. For example:
(1)Have we organized the material to suit your needs? If not, how could we better organize it?
(2)Do we clearly state the requirements in the rule? If not, how could we state the rule more clearly?
(3)Does the rule contain technical language or jargon that is not clear? If so, what language requires clarification?
(4)Would a different format (grouping and order of sections, use of headings, paragraphing) make the rule easier to understand? If so, what changes to the format would make the rule easier to understand? III. Regulatory Findings A. Paperwork Reduction Act OTS has determined that this proposed rule does not involve a change to collections of information previously approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ). B. Executive Order 12866 The Director of OTS has determined that this proposed rule does not constitute a “significant regulatory action” for purposes of Executive Order 12866. C. Regulatory Flexibility Act Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA)(5 U.S.C. 601), the Director certifies that this proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The proposed rule would permit Subsidiary Companies to adopt an optional charter provision. Accordingly, OTS has determined that a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not required. D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 OTS has determined that the proposed rule will not result in expenditures by state, local, or tribal governments or by the private sector of $100 million or more and that a budgetary impact statement is not required under Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, Publication Law 104-4 (Unfunded Mandates Act). The proposed rule would permit Subsidiary Companies to adopt an optional charter provision. The proposed rule changes should not have a significant impact on small institutions. Accordingly, a budgetary impact statement is not required under section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Act. List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 575 Administrative practice and procedure, Capital, Holding companies, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Savings Associations, Securities. Authority and Issuance For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Office of Thrift Supervision proposes to amend Chapter V of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below: PART 575—MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANIES 1. The authority citation for 12 CFR part 575 continues to read as follows: Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1462, 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1467a, 1828, 2901. 2. Amend § 575.9 by redesignating paragraph
(c)as paragraph (d), and adding a new paragraph
(c)to read as follows: § 575.9 Charters and bylaws for mutual holding companies and their savings association subsidiaries.
(c)*Optional charter provision following minority stock issuance.* A federal resulting association or federal acquiree association may, during the five years immediately following a minority stock issuance that such association conducts in accordance with the purchase priorities set forth in 12 CFR part 563b, include in its charter the following provision (for purposes of this charter provision, the definitions set forth at § 552.4(b)(8) of this chapter apply): *Beneficial Ownership Limitation.* No person may directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of more than 10 percent of the outstanding stock of any class of voting stock of the association held by persons other than the association's mutual holding company. This limitation does not apply to a transaction in which an underwriter purchases stock in connection with a public offering, or the purchase of stock by an employee stock ownership plan or other tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan that is exempt from the approval requirements under § 574.3(c)(1)(iv) of the Office's regulations. In the event a person acquires stock in violation of this section, all stock beneficially owned by such person in excess of 10 percent of the stock held by stockholders other than the mutual holding company shall be considered “excess shares” and shall not be counted as stock entitled to vote and shall not be voted by any person or counted as voting stock in connection with any matters submitted to the stockholders for a vote. 3. In § 575.14, redesignate paragraphs (c)(3) and (c)(4) as paragraphs (c)(4) and (c)(5), respectively, and add a new paragraph (c)(3) to read as follows: § 575.14 Subsidiary holding companies.
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(3)*Optional charter provision following minority stock issuance.* A subsidiary holding company may, during the five years immediately following a minority stock issuance that such subsidiary holding company conducts in accordance with the purchase priorities set forth in 12 CFR part 563b, include in its charter the provision set forth below (for purposes of this charter provision, the definitions set forth at § 552.4(b)(8) of this chapter apply): *Beneficial Ownership Limitation.* No person may directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of more than 10 percent of the outstanding stock of any class of voting stock of the association held by persons other than the subsidiary holding company's mutual holding company parent. This limitation does not apply to a transaction in which an underwriter purchases stock in connection with a public offering, or the purchase of stock by an employee stock ownership plan or other tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan which is exempt from the approval requirements under § 574.3(c)(1)(iv) of the Office's regulations. In the event a person acquires stock in violation of this section, all stock beneficially owned in excess of 10 percent shall be considered “excess stock” and shall not be counted as stock entitled to vote and shall not be voted by any person or counted as voting stock in connection with any matters submitted to the stockholders for a vote. Dated: May 25, 2007. By the Office of Thrift Supervision. John M. Reich, Director. [FR Doc. E7-12172 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6720-01-P NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 12 CFR Part 701 RIN 3133-AD37 Purchase, Sale, and Pledge of Eligible Obligations AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: NCUA proposes to amend its rule governing the purchase, sale, and pledge of eligible obligations, as a result of recommendations from its annual regulatory review process, by adding a conflict of interest provision substantially similar to the conflict of interest provision in NCUA's general lending rule. This addition is intended to help ensure that a federal credit union's
(FCU)decisions regarding the purchase, sale, and pledge of eligible obligations are made with the FCU's best interests in mind. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (Please send comments by one method only): • *Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *NCUA Web Site: http://www.ncua.gov/RegulationsOpinionsLaws/proposed_regs/proposed_regs.html.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail:* Address to *regcomments@ncua.gov.* Include “[Your name] Comments on Proposed Rule 701, Eligible Obligations” in the e-mail subject line. • *Fax:*
(703)518-6319. Use the subject line described above for e-mail. • *Mail:* Address to Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428. • *Hand Delivery/Courier:* Same as mail address. *Public Inspection:* All public comments are available on the agency's website at *http://www.ncua.gov/RegulationsOpinionsLaws/comments* as submitted, except as may not be possible for technical reasons. Public comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Paper copies of comments may be inspected in NCUA's law library at 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, by appointment weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. To make an appointment, call
(703)518-6546 or send an e-mail to *OGCMail@ncua.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annette Tapia or Frank Kressman, Staff Attorneys, Office of General Counsel, at the above address or telephone
(703)518-6540. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background The NCUA continually reviews its regulations to “update, clarify and simplify existing regulations and eliminate redundant and unnecessary provisions.” NCUA Interpretive Rulings and Policy Statement
(IRPS)87-2, Developing and Reviewing Government Regulations. Under IRPS 87-2, NCUA conducts a rolling review of one-third of its regulations each year, involving both internal review and public comment. NCUA's 2006 review produced a recommendation to include a conflict of interest provision in the eligible obligations rule similar to the one in NCUA's general lending rule. 12 CFR 701.21(c)(8), 12 CFR 701.23. B. Discussion Generally, the eligible obligations rule implements the statutory provisions limiting the purchase, sale, and pledging of an eligible obligation, which is defined by the Board as a loan or group of loans. 12 U.S.C. 1757(13); 12 CFR 701.23. Subject to certain exceptions, the rule provides that an FCU may purchase its members' eligible obligations (i.e., loans made to a member by another lender) from any source as long as the loans are ones the FCU is empowered to grant, up to an amount equal to 5% of its unimpaired capital and surplus. 12 CFR 701.23(b)(1). Exceptions in the rule include purchasing nonmember student and real estate secured loans for purposes of completing a loan pool for sale on the secondary market. In addition, loans purchased to complete a pool and loans purchased as part of an indirect lending or indirect leasing program are exempt from the 5% limit on eligible obligations. The Board believes eligible obligation transactions, which involve the buying and selling of member loans, potentially present the same kinds of conflicts of interest as where an FCU is the original lender to its member. For that reason, the Board proposes to add a conflict of interest provision to the eligible obligations rule that is similar to the conflict provision in NCUA's general lending regulation. 12 CFR 701.21(c)(8)(i). The proposal would generally provide that an official, employee, or their immediate family members may not receive, directly or indirectly, any commission, fee or other compensation in connection with an eligible obligations transaction. The proposal would help ensure FCUs make decisions concerning the purchase and sale of eligible obligations based on appropriate business considerations rather than any personal benefit to insiders. C. Regulatory Procedures Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires NCUA to prepare an analysis to describe any significant economic impact a proposed rule may have on a substantial number of small entities (primarily those under ten million dollars in assets). This rule only includes a conflict of interest provision that entails no greater regulatory burden. Accordingly, this proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small credit unions, and therefore, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required. Paperwork Reduction Act NCUA has determined that this rule will not increase paperwork requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and regulations of the Office of Management and Budget. Executive Order 13132 Executive Order 13132 encourages independent regulatory agencies to consider the impact of their actions on state and local interests. In adherence to fundamental federalism principles, NCUA, an independent regulatory agency as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5), voluntarily complies with the executive order. This proposed rule would not have a substantial direct effect on the states, on the relationship between the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. NCUA has determined that this proposed rule does not constitute a policy that has federalism implications for purposes of the executive order. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999—Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families NCUA has determined that this proposed rule will not affect family well-being within the meaning of section 654 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (1998). Agency Regulatory Goal NCUA's goal is to promulgate clear and understandable regulations that impose minimal regulatory burden. We request your comments on whether the proposed rule is understandable and minimally intrusive if implemented as proposed. List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 701 Conflict of interests, Credit unions, Eligible obligations, Loans. By the National Credit Union Administration Board on June 21, 2007. Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board. For the reasons discussed above, NCUA proposes to amend 12 CFR part 701 as follows: PART 701—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS 1. The authority citation for part 701 continues to read as follows: Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1752(5), 1755, 1756, 1757, 1759, 1761a, 1761b, 1766, 1767, 1782, 1784, 1787, and 1789. Section 701.6 is also authorized by 31 U.S.C. 3717. Section 701.31 is also authorized by 15 U.S.C. 1601 *et seq.* , 42 U.S.C. 1861 and 42 U.S.C. 3601-3610. Section 701.35 is also authorized by 42 U.S.C. 4311-4312. 2. Section 701.23 is amended by adding new paragraph
(g)to read as follows: § 701.23 Purchase, sale, and pledge of eligible obligations.
(1)*Conflicts of interest* . No federal credit union official, employee, or their immediate family member may receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation in connection with that credit union's purchase, sale, or pledge of an eligible obligation under the provisions of § 701.23.
(2)*Permissible payments* . This section does not prohibit:
(i)A federal credit union's payment of salary to employees;
(ii)A federal credit union's payment of an incentive or bonus to an employee based on the credit union's overall financial performance;
(iii)A federal credit union's payment of an incentive or bonus to an employee, other than a senior management employee, in connection with that credit union's purchase, sale or pledge of an eligible obligation. This payment is permissible if the board of directors establishes a written policy and internal controls for the incentive or bonus program and monitors compliance with the policy and controls at least annually; and
(iv)Payment by a person other than the federal credit union of compensation to a volunteer official, non-senior management employee, or their immediate family member, for a service or activity performed outside the credit union provided that the federal credit union, the official, employee, or their immediate family member has not made a referral.
(3)*Business associates and family members* . All transactions under this section with business associates or family members not specifically prohibited by paragraph (g)(1) of this section must be conducted at arm's length and in the interest of the federal credit union.
(4)*Definitions* . The definitions in § 701.21(c)(8)(ii) of this part apply to this section. [FR Doc. E7-12378 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7535-01-P \ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2007-28366; Airspace Docket 07-ASO-11] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mooresville, NC AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace at Mooresville, NC. Two Copter Area Navigation
(RNAV)Global Positioning System
(GPS)Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP)helicopter point in space approaches have been developed for Lowe's Mooresville Heliport, Mooresville, NC. As a result, additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level
(AGL)is needed to accommodate the SIAPs and for Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR)operations at Lowe's Mooresville Heliport. This action proposes to amend the Class E5 airspace for Mooresville, NC, to the south in order to include the point in space approaches serving Lowe's Mooresville Heliport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket number FAA-2007-28366; Airspace Docket 07-ASO-11, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at *http://dms.dot.gov.* You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above address. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Ward, Manager, Airspace and Operations Branch, Eastern En Route and Oceanic Service Area, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone
(404)305-5586. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking by submitting such written data, views or arguments as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: “Comments to Docket No. FAA-2007-28366/Airspace Docket No. 07-ASO-11.” The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Availability of NPRMs An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at *http://dms.dot.gov.* Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at *http://www.faa.gov* or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at *http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/.* Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling
(202)267-8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking,
(202)267-9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure. The Proposal The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at Mooresville, NC. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order. The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. It, therefore,
(1)is not a “significant regulatory action” under Executive Order 12866;
(2)is not a “significant rule” under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and
(3)does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). The Proposed Amendment In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. § 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. ASO NC E5 Mooresville, NC [REVISED] Lake Norman Airpark, NC (Lat. 35°36′50″ N, long. 80°53′58″ W) Lowe's Mooresville Heliport Point In Space Coordinates (Lat. 35°32′32″ N, long. 80°50′29″ W) (Lat. 35°32′51″ N, long. 80°52′02″ W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.3-radius of Lake Norman Airpark and that airspace within a 6-mile radius of the points in space (lat. 35°32′32″ N, long. 80°50′29″ W) and (lat. 35°32′51″ N, long. 80°52′02″ W) serving Lowe's Mooresville Heliport, excluding that airspace within the Statesville, NC, Class E airspace area and the Concord, NC, Class E airspace area. Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 11, 2007. Barry A. Knight, Acting Group Manager, System Support Group, Eastern Service Center. [FR Doc. 07-3130 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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