[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6496-6497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3218]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket Nos. 97-142, 95-22, 96-111; CC Docket No. 93-23; RM-7931;
ISP-92-007; FCC 98-10]
Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market and
Non-U.S.-Licensed Satellites Providing Domestic and International
Service in the United States
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published in the Federal
Register of December 4, 1997, a summary of a Report and Order that it
adopted on November 25, 1997, that adopted a new standard for foreign
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participation in the U.S. satellite services market consistent with the
United States' obligations under the WTO Basic Telecom Agreement, 62 FR
64167. Certain of the rules adopted in that order contained new or
modified information collections. This document announces the effective
date of those rules.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendments to Secs. 25.113, 25.115, 25.130, 25.131,
and 25.137, published at 62 FR 64167, will become effective on February
9, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Campbell or Linda Haller at
(202) 418-0719.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. This is a summary of the Commission's
order, FCC 98-10, adopted and released January 29, 1998. The complete
text of this order is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and also may be purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service,
Inc., 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, telephone: 202-857-
3800; fax: 202-857-3805.
2. On November 25, 1997, the Commission adopted order FCC 97-398 in
IB Docket Nos. 97-142 and 95-22, and the Commission adopted order FCC
97-399 in IB Docket No. 96-111, CC Docket No. 93-23, RM-7931, and File
No. ISP-92-007. Summaries of both orders were published in the Federal
Register. See 62 FR 64741 (Dec. 9, 1997) (FCC 97-398); 62 FR 64167
(Dec. 4, 1997) (FCC 97-399). In each of those orders, the Commission
stated that the policies, rules, and requirements would take effect
thirty days after publication in the Federal Register or in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3) and 44 U.S.C. 3507 and that the Commission
would publish a document at a later date announcing the effective date.
The Commission also reserved the right to reconsider the effective
dates if the WTO Basic Telecom Agreement did not take effect on January
1, 1998. The WTO Basic Telecom Agreement will enter into force on
February 5, 1998.
3. Certain of the amendments to the Commission's rules imposed new
or modified information collection requirements. The new or modified
information collection requirements imposed in FCC 97-398 were approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on January 21, 1998. See
OMB No. 3060-0686. The Commission expects to receive OMB approval of
the new or modified information collection requirements imposed in FCC
97-399 before February 9, 1998.
4. Because of congressional review procedures required by the
Contract with America Advancement Act, 5 U.S.C. 801-808, the rules
adopted in the Foreign Participation Order, FCC 97-398, cannot become
effective before February 9, 1998. In FR Doc. No. 98-2852, 63 FR 5743
(Feb. 4, 1998), the Commission announced that February 9, 1998, would
be the effective date of the rules adopted in FCC 97-398. The
Commission finds that, to aid consistent application of the new
policies, it would serve the public interest for the rules adopted in
both orders to become effective simultaneously. We therefore find that
it serves the public interest for the rules adopted in FCC 97-399 to
become effective on February 9, 1998.
5. Therefore, it is ordered that the policies, rules, and
requirements established in FCC 97-399 shall take effect on February 9,
1998, following approval by the Office of Management and Budget. If OMB
approval is not received by February 9, a notice will be published in
the Federal Register stating that the information collections are not
yet in effect.
6. This publication satisfies our statement that the Commission
would publish a document announcing the effective date of the rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-3218 Filed 2-6-98; 8:45 am]
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