[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 5743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2852]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 43, 63, and 64

[IB Docket No. 97-142, FCC 97-398]


Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published in the Federal 
Register of December 9, 1997, a summary of a Report and Order that it 
adopted on November 25, 1997, that created a new regulatory framework 
for international telecommunications. The amendment to part 43 of the 
final rule included an incorrect amendatory instruction. This document 
corrects that instruction.
    Certain of the rules adopted in the November 25 Report and Order 
contained new or modified information collections. This document 
announces the effective date of those rules.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendments to Secs. 43.61, 63.10, 63.11, 63.12, 
63.13, 63.14, 63.17, 63.18, 63.21, 64.1001(c)-(d), and 64.1002 
published at 62 FR 64741 will become effective on February 9, 1998. The 
correction to amendatory instruction 3 for Sec. 43.61 is effective as 
of February 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas A. Klein, Attorney-Advisor, 
Policy and Facilities Branch, Telecommunications Division, 
International Bureau, (202) 418-0424; Susan O'Connell, Attorney-
Advisor, Policy and Facilities Branch, Telecommunications Division, 
International Bureau, (202) 418-1484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. In FR Doc. No. 97-32013, published in the Federal Register of 
December 9, 1997 (62 FR 64741), the Commission inadvertently stated 
that it was revising Sec. 43.61(c). The Commission intended to add the 
provided language as a new paragraph (c). This correction corrects the 
amendatory language of the amendment published on December 9, 1997.
    2. On January 12, 1998, the FCC released an Errata correcting that 
amendatory instruction and other minor errors in the Report and Order 
as released by the Commission.
    3. Certain of the amendments to the Commission's rules imposed new 
or modified information collection requirements. We stated that ``the 
policies, rules, and requirements established in this decision shall 
take effect thirty days after publication in the Federal Register or in 
accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801(a)(3) and 44 
U.S.C. Sec. 3507. The Commission will publish a document at a later 
date announcing the effective date. The Commission reserves the right 
to reconsider the effective date of this decision if the WTO Basic 
Telecom Agreement does not take effect on January 1, 1998.'' The 
information collections were approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget on January 21, 1998. See OMB No. 3060-0686. The WTO Basic 
Telecom Agreement will enter into force on February 5, 1998. Because of 
congressional review procedures required by the Contract with America 
Advancement Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801-808, the rules adopted in the Report 
and Order cannot become effective before February 9, 1998. The 
Commission therefore concludes that it serves the public interest for 
the rules and policies adopted in the Report and Order to become 
effective on February 9, 1998. This publication satisfies our statement 
that the Commission would publish a document announcing the effective 
date of the rules.

Correction

    In FR Doc. 97-32013, published on December 9, 1997 (62 FR 64741), 
make the following correction. On page 64752, in column 1, correct 
amendatory instruction 3 to read as follows:
    3. Sec. 43.61 is amended by adding paragraph (c) to read as 
follows:

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-2852 Filed 2-3-98; 8:45 am]
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