[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 55251-55260] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-28161] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 97-2147] 800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service; Minimum Opening Bid Requirements for Auction of 525 Licenses in Upper 10 MHz Band AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: By this Order, the Commission establishes minimum opening bid requirements for the auction of 525 licenses in the upper 10 MHz of the 800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service (``SMR'') set to begin October 28, 1997. This Order effectuates directives of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Accordingly, the Commission adopts minimum opening bids subject to reduction; sets minimum opening bids equal to the established upfront payments; and declines to adopt caps on minimum opening bids. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Anthony Mastando or Alice Elder at 202-418-0660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of an Order adopted October 6, 1997, and released October 6, 1997. The text of the 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 Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800. Synopsis of the Order Background 1. The recently enacted Balanced Budget Act of 1997 directs the Commission to prescribe methods by which to establish reasonable reserve prices or minimum opening bids for licenses subject to auction, unless the Commission determines that such reserve prices or minimum opening bids are not in the public interest. The Commission recently announced the auction of 525 licenses in the upper 10 MHz of the 800 MHz SMR set to begin October 28, 1997. On September 5, 1997, the Commission sought comment by Public Notice regarding the establishment of reserve prices or minimum opening bids, 62 FR 49241 (September 19, 1997). The Commission received six sets of comments. 2. In the September 5th Public Notice, the Commission proposed that the licenses in the 800 MHz auction not be sold for less than the amount of the upfront payment specified for the licenses in the Public Notice released August 6, 1997, 62 FR 49228 (September 19, 1997). The Commission requested comment on whether the amount of the upfront payments should be considered reserve prices or minimum opening bids for this auction. Commenters were asked to address whether reserve prices or minimum opening bids should be capped to ensure that bidding is not deterred on high valuation markets. Assuming reserve prices were implemented, commenters were also asked to address whether these prices should be published. 3. On September 12, 1997, the Personal Communication Industry Association (``PCIA''), Nextel, the American Mobile Telecommunications Association (``AMTA'') Tel/Logic, Pass Word, Inc. (``Pass Word'') and Motorola submitted comments in response to the Public Notice. All commenting parties specifically opposed the establishment of reserve prices and more generally opposed minimum opening bids. 4. Commenters assert that minimum opening bids and reserve prices are inconsistent with the notion that market forces should determine the value of auctioned spectrum and are therefore contrary to the public interest. They believe that bidders--not the Commission--are in the best position to assess the value of the spectrum. Nextel posits that the spectrum's value should be determined by bidders' evaluations of each license on the basis of incumbency, not by what the Commission sees as the overall market for 800 MHz SMR spectrum. 5. AMTA contends that overvalued spectrum and, concomitantly, high reserve prices will preclude small businesses from participation in the auction. Pass Word cautions that reserve prices either will reduce small business participation or result in unsound economic decisions leading to a scenario similar to the one facing the Commission and the defaulting C-Block PCS winners. Nextel believes that a reserve price is justified where spectrum is plentiful and the price is therefore depressed, but that this is not true of the heavily encumbered 800 MHz spectrum. The variation in incumbent systems, according to Motorola, makes impossible the development of an arbitrary price floor with sufficient flexibility. Tel/Logic notes that neither the Commission nor bidders should be able to project demand or prices. 6. PCIA considers minimum bids to be ``inappropriate'' because incumbent licensees will be forced to pay substantial fees for spectrum on which they already have operating systems and for which there may be no competing bidders. Pass Word also believes that minimum opening bids are inappropriate and that the spectrum will be fairly valued by the bidders because, unlike the Wireless Communications Service auction, spectrum, technology and equipment usage is well-defined for 800 MHz SMR systems and potential bidders have received adequate notice of this auction. 7. Were the Commission to establish minimum opening bids, AMTA maintains that the Commission should reserve the right to lower them in the event it has overestimated the licenses' value. Tel/Logic adds that minimum opening bids should not be linked to upfront payment levels because the two are based on different policy objectives and, therefore, should be determined separately in order to maintain Commission policy and auction administration flexibility. It contends that the upfront payment amount is set in order to encourage the participation of smaller entities and to discourage frivolous bidders, whereas a minimum opening bid should be established in order to avoid selling licenses below value. Pass Word urges the Commission [[Page 55252]] to find that setting an opening bid equal to the upfront payment is not in the public interest. Nextel supports the use of a cap on minimum opening bids and contends that a cap of $50,000 would be appropriate because a higher cap would deter broad participation in the auction. 8. Pass Word claims that a fair auction, one without minimum opening bids or reserve prices, may be the last chance for small businesses in this market to survive, particularly in the face of Nextel's accumulation of frequencies. Discussion 9. The Commission establishes minimum opening bids that are subject to reduction, and sets the initial amounts at the upfront payment levels specified in our Public Notice released August 6, 1997. The Commission notes that Congress has rejected the notion that minimum opening bids or reserve prices are inherently contrary to the public interest, as some commenters suggest. Moreover, the Commission rejects commenters' assertions that minimum opening bids disserve the public interest in this instance. The Commission agrees, however, that the market ultimately should determine the value of this spectrum. Indeed, due to the high level of incumbency of the 800 MHz spectrum, market valuation models are complex and may be subject to a higher degree of uncertainty than those for less encumbered spectrum. Therefore, the Commission adopts reducible minimum opening bids initially set equal to the amounts of the upfront payments for this auction. 10. The statutory mandate that the Commission prescribe methods by which to establish a reserve price or a minimum opening bid, absent a finding that they are not in the public interest, creates a presumption that reserve prices or minimum bids are required. The Commission does not find circumstances here that convinces it that establishing minimum open bids for this auction is contrary to the public interest objectives embodied in Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. These objectives include: fostering the rapid development and deployment of new technologies, products, and services; promoting competition by avoiding excessive concentration and disseminating licenses among a wide variety of applicants; recovering for the public a portion of the value of the spectrum resource and avoidance of unjust enrichment; fostering efficient use of the electromagnetic spectrum; and scheduling auctions so that potential bidders have adequate time to develop business plans and assess the market. The Commission believes the reserve price and minimum opening bid provision is intended to prevent licenses from being assigned via auction at nominal amounts. Such low prices might result, for example, from insufficient competition in the auction, which in turn might be due to the inability of potential bidders to assess the market adequately or develop business plans. Thus, the provision permits the Commission to withhold those licenses so that they may be offered again in the future to be acquired by licensees under circumstances that will more effectively benefit the public. 11. The Commission concludes that setting initial minimum opening bids equal to the amount of upfront payments will best further the objectives of its auction authority here. Because the reserve price and minimum opening bid provision is not a requirement to maximize the revenue earned in future auctions, but rather a protection against assigning licenses at unacceptably low prices and in noncompetitive markets, the Commission must balance this revenue raising objective against its other public interest objectives when selecting the exact level of the minimum bids. No formula exists to accomplish this balancing, and the Commission must inevitably rely on qualitative judgment. 12. In arriving at its decision here to set minimum opening bids equal to the amounts of upfront payments established for this auction, the Commission finds that establishing minimum opening bids in excess of these amounts may threaten the goals of wide and robust bidder participation. Further, as long as the amounts are not so high as to deter bidders from participation, the particular initial values are not critical because the Commission has chosen to construe them as minimum opening bids, which may be reduced at its discretion. Conversely, setting the initial minimum opening bid below the upfront payments may threaten the Commission's revenue protection obligation, to recover for the public a portion of the value of the public spectrum resource, without materially enhancing its other auction objectives. The Commission notes that its minimum opening bids effectively function as reserve prices unless or until it decides to lower them in any particular instance to spur bidding. In this regard, the Commission's approach is consistent with its treatment of minimum accepted bids where the Commission reduces prices in cases where there is a withdrawal and no subsequent bidding on a market. 13. Minimum opening bids that are subject to reduction will enable the Commission to react to market conditions as bidding unfolds. Thus, reducible minimum opening bids will allay concerns about artificially inflated spectrum values and their effect on bidders, small or otherwise. In addition, as a procedural mechanism, minimum opening bids facilitate the expeditious conduct of an auction by starting the bidding at an amount compatible with the objectives discussed in paragraph 11, above. Consequently, the Commission determines that establishing minimum opening bids initially set equal to the amounts of the upfront payments to be in the public interest. 14. The Commission rejects placing a cap on the amount of minimum opening bids. The absence of caps should not, as some commenters caution, significantly decrease bidder participation because minimum opening bids can be lowered if necessary. Further, any cap levels would be arbitrary and constitute an unfair benefit to those bidding for licenses serving densely populated areas, which may be viewed as more valuable. 15. Finally, the Commission finds that retaining authority to lower minimum opening bids, as suggested by commenters, serves the public interest and thus renders the imposition of reserve prices unnecessary for this auction. Reducible minimum opening bids better enable us to meet our revenue objectives while minimizing the possibility of retaining unsold licenses. Under a reserve price scenario the Commission would lack the flexibility to reduce acceptable bids if it were to have seriously misjudged market conditions by overestimating the value of these licenses. 16. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification. As discussed above, in this Order the Commission sets the minimum opening bids for the auction of licenses in the upper 10 MHz band of the 800 MHz SMR service, subject to reduction but initially equal to the amount of the up-front payments. As such, there is no change in the economic status quo for bidders in this auction. Therefore, the Commission believes that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, and consequently no further regulatory flexibility analysis is required, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 605(b). The Commission will send a copy of this certification, along with the Order, in a report to Congress pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory [[Page 55253]] Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801(a)(1)(A), and to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Aministration, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 605(b). 17. Effective Date. As noted in this Order, the minimum opening bids adopted herein effectuate the recently-enacted Balanced Budget Act of 1997. In addition, the 800 MHz SMR auction is scheduled to begin very shortly, on October 28, 1997. The Commission therefore finds, for good cause, that the minimum opening bids adopted herein should be made effective upon publication in the Federal Register, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 553(d)(3). 18. Accordingly, It Is Ordered that, under the authority contained in Sections 0.131(c), 0.331 and 1.2104 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR Secs. 0.131(c), 0.331, and 1.2104, and pursuant to the authority of Sections 4(i), 303(r), 309(j), and 332(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Secs. 154(i), 303(r), and 332(a), minimum opening bids subject to reduction are established for this auction as specified in this Order. 19. It Is Further Ordered that the amount of the minimum opening bid for each auctionable license is set equal to the amount of the respective upfront payment for each license specified in this Order. Federal Communications Commission. Daniel Phythyon, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Note: This attachment will not be published in the Code of Federal Regulations Attachment 800 MHz Minimum Opening Bids ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimum EA Block Name opening bid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ E001......... A........... Bangor, ME.................... $2,666 E001......... B........... Bangor, ME.................... 7,998 E001......... C........... Bangor, ME.................... 15,995 E002......... A........... Portland, ME.................. 3,474 E002......... B........... Portland, ME.................. 10,422 E002......... C........... Portland, ME.................. 20,844 E003......... A........... Boston-Worcester-Lawrence- 37,226 Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH-RI-VT. E003......... B........... Boston-Worcester-Lawrence- 111,676 Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH-RI-VT. E003......... C........... Boston-Worcester-Lawrence- 223,351 Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH-RI-VT. E004......... A........... Burlington, VT-NY............. 2,842 E004......... B........... Burlington, VT-NY............. 8,526 E004......... C........... Burlington, VT-NY............. 17,052 E005......... A........... Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY... 5,736 E005......... B........... Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY... 17,208 E005......... C........... Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY... 34,415 E006......... A........... Syracuse, NY-PA............... 9,674 E006......... B........... Syracuse, NY-PA............... 29,020 E006......... C........... Syracuse, NY-PA............... 58,039 E007......... A........... Rochester, NY-PA.............. 7,290 E007......... B........... Rochester, NY-PA.............. 21,868 E007......... C........... Rochester, NY-PA.............. 43,736 E008......... A........... Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY-PA.. 7,649 E008......... B........... Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY-PA.. 22,947 E008......... C........... Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY-PA.. 45,893 E009......... A........... State College, PA............. 3,995 E009......... B........... State College, PA............. 11,983 E009......... C........... State College, PA............. 23,965 E010......... A........... New York-No. New Jer.-Long 119,596 Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT. E010......... B........... New York-No. New Jer.-Long 358,786 Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT. E010......... C........... New York-No. New Jer.-Long 717,571 Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT. E011......... A........... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, 5,133 PA. E011......... B........... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, 15,397 PA. E011......... C........... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, 30,794 PA. E012......... A........... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. 34,580 City, PA-NJ-DE-MD. E012......... B........... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. 103,738 City, PA-NJ-DE-MD. E012......... C........... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. 207,476 City, PA-NJ-DE-MD. E013......... A........... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA- 37,274 WV-PA. E013......... B........... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA- 111,820 WV-PA. E013......... C........... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA- 223,639 WV-PA. E014......... A........... Salisbury, MD-DE-VA........... 2,500 E014......... B........... Salisbury, MD-DE-VA........... 4,362 E014......... C........... Salisbury, MD-DE-VA........... 8,724 E015......... A........... Richmond-Petersburg, VA....... 6,239 E015......... B........... Richmond-Petersburg, VA....... 18,715 E015......... C........... Richmond-Petersburg, VA....... 37,429 E016......... A........... Staunton, VA-WV............... 2,500 E016......... B........... Staunton, VA-WV............... 4,525 E016......... C........... Staunton, VA-WV............... 9,049 E017......... A........... Roanoke, VA-NC-WV............. 3,802 E017......... B........... Roanoke, VA-NC-WV............. 11,406 E017......... C........... Roanoke, VA-NC-WV............. 22,812 E018......... A........... Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High 8,022 Point, NC-VA. [[Page 55254]] E018......... B........... Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High 24,065 Point, NC-VA. E018......... C........... Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High 48,130 Point, NC-VA. E019......... A........... Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 7,062 E019......... B........... Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 21,185 E019......... C........... Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 42,370 E020......... A........... Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport 7,941 News, VA-NC. E020......... B........... Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport 23,823 News, VA-NC. E020......... C........... Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport 47,646 News, VA-NC. E021......... A........... Greenville, NC................ 3,718 E021......... B........... Greenville, NC................ 11,152 E021......... C........... Greenville, NC................ 22,303 E022......... A........... Fayetteville, NC.............. 2,500 E022......... B........... Fayetteville, NC.............. 6,976 E022......... C........... Fayetteville, NC.............. 13,951 E023......... A........... Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, 8,133 NC-SC. E023......... B........... Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, 24,398 NC-SC. E023......... C........... Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, 48,796 NC-SC. E024......... A........... Columbia, SC.................. 4,080 E024......... B........... Columbia, SC.................. 12,238 E024......... C........... Columbia, SC.................. 24,476 E025......... A........... Wilmington, NC-SC............. 3,581 E025......... B........... Wilmington, NC-SC............. 10,742 E025......... C........... Wilmington, NC-SC............. 21,483 E026......... A........... Charleston-North Charleston, 2,707 SC. E026......... B........... Charleston-North Charleston, 8,119 SC. E026......... C........... Charleston-North Charleston, 16,238 SC. E027......... A........... Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.......... 2,685 E027......... B........... Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.......... 8,053 E027......... C........... Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.......... 16,105 E028......... A........... Savannah, GA-SC............... 2,754 E028......... B........... Savannah, GA-SC............... 8,260 E028......... C........... Savannah, GA-SC............... 16,519 E029......... A........... Jacksonville, FL-GA........... 7,790 E029......... B........... Jacksonville, FL-GA........... 23,369 E029......... C........... Jacksonville, FL-GA........... 46,738 E030......... A........... Orlando, FL................... 14,183 E030......... B........... Orlando, FL................... 42,548 E030......... C........... Orlando, FL................... 85,095 E031......... A........... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL..... 22,692 E031......... B........... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL..... 68,076 E031......... C........... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL..... 136,152 E032......... A........... Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL..... 2,500 E032......... B........... Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL..... 7,309 E032......... C........... Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL..... 14,617 E033......... A........... Sarasota-Bradenton, FL........ 3,122 E033......... B........... Sarasota-Bradenton, FL........ 9,365 E033......... C........... Sarasota-Bradenton, FL........ 18,730 E034......... A........... Tampa-St. Petersburg- 10,340 Clearwater, FL. E034......... B........... Tampa-St. Petersburg- 31,020 Clearwater, FL. E034......... C........... Tampa-St. Petersburg- 62,039 Clearwater, FL. E035......... A........... Tallahassee, FL-GA............ 3,051 E035......... B........... Tallahassee, FL-GA............ 9,152 E035......... C........... Tallahassee, FL-GA............ 18,304 E036......... A........... Dothan, AL-FL-GA.............. 2,500 E036......... B........... Dothan, AL-FL-GA.............. 4,606 E036......... C........... Dothan, AL-FL-GA.............. 9,211 E037......... A........... Albany, GA.................... 2,500 E037......... B........... Albany, GA.................... 6,231 E037......... C........... Albany, GA.................... 12,461 E038......... A........... Macon, GA..................... 3,432 E038......... B........... Macon, GA..................... 10,296 E038......... C........... Macon, GA..................... 20,591 E039......... A........... Columbus, GA-AL............... 2,500 E039......... B........... Columbus, GA-AL............... 6,744 E039......... C........... Columbus, GA-AL............... 13,488 E040......... A........... Atlanta, GA-AL-NC............. 20,339 E040......... B........... Atlanta, GA-AL-NC............. 61,016 E040......... C........... Atlanta, GA-AL-NC............. 122,032 E041......... A........... Greenville-Spartanburg- 5,416 Anderson, SC-NC. E041......... B........... Greenville-Spartanburg- 16,248 Anderson, SC-NC. E041......... C........... Greenville-Spartanburg- 32,496 Anderson, SC-NC. E042......... A........... Asheville, NC................. 2,500 E042......... B........... Asheville, NC................. 5,575 [[Page 55255]] E042......... C........... Asheville, NC................. 11,150 E043......... A........... Chattanooga, TN-GA............ 3,178 E043......... B........... Chattanooga, TN-GA............ 9,534 E043......... C........... Chattanooga, TN-GA............ 19,067 E044......... A........... Knoxville, TN................. 4,202 E044......... B........... Knoxville, TN................. 12,606 E044......... C........... Knoxville, TN................. 25,212 E045......... A........... Johnson City-Kingsport- 2,622 Bristol, TN-VA. E045......... B........... Johnson City-Kingsport- 7,865 Bristol, TN-VA. E045......... C........... Johnson City-Kingsport- 15,729 Bristol, TN-VA. E046......... A........... Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN...... 2,500 E046......... B........... Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN...... 6,687 E046......... C........... Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN...... 13,373 E047......... A........... Lexington, KY-TN-VA-WV........ 8,657 E047......... B........... Lexington, KY-TN-VA-WV........ 25,970 E047......... C........... Lexington, KY-TN-VA-WV........ 51,940 E048......... A........... Charleston, WV-KY-OH.......... 5,981 E048......... B........... Charleston, WV-KY-OH.......... 17,941 E048......... C........... Charleston, WV-KY-OH.......... 35,882 E049......... A........... Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN. 10,018 E049......... B........... Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN. 30,053 E049......... C........... Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN. 60,105 E050......... A........... Dayton-Springfield, OH........ 5,630 E050......... B........... Dayton-Springfield, OH........ 16,890 E050......... C........... Dayton-Springfield, OH........ 33,779 E051......... A........... Columbus, OH.................. 10,504 E051......... B........... Columbus, OH.................. 31,510 E051......... C........... Columbus, OH.................. 63,019 E052......... A........... Wheeling, WV-OH............... 2,500 E052......... B........... Wheeling, WV-OH............... 5,196 E052......... C........... Wheeling, WV-OH............... 10,392 E053......... A........... Pittsburgh, PA-WV............. 15,016 E053......... B........... Pittsburgh, PA-WV............. 45,048 E053......... C........... Pittsburgh, PA-WV............. 90,096 E054......... A........... Erie, PA...................... 2,564 E054......... B........... Erie, PA...................... 7,691 E054......... C........... Erie, PA...................... 15,381 E055......... A........... Cleveland-Akron, OH-PA........ 22,824 E055......... B........... Cleveland-Akron, OH-PA........ 68,470 E055......... C........... Cleveland-Akron, OH-PA........ 136,940 E056......... A........... Toledo, OH.................... 6,394 E056......... B........... Toledo, OH.................... 19,181 E056......... C........... Toledo, OH.................... 38,362 E057......... A........... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI... 33,135 E057......... B........... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI... 99,404 E057......... C........... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI... 198,808 E058......... A........... Northern Michigan, MI......... 2,500 E058......... B........... Northern Michigan, MI......... 3,451 E058......... C........... Northern Michigan, MI......... 6,902 E059......... A........... Green Bay, WI-MI.............. 3,123 E059......... B........... Green Bay, WI-MI.............. 9,369 E059......... C........... Green Bay, WI-MI.............. 18,738 E060......... A........... Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI... 2,500 E060......... B........... Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI... 5,710 E060......... C........... Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI... 11,419 E061......... A........... Traverse City, MI............. 2,500 E061......... B........... Traverse City, MI............. 3,581 E061......... C........... Traverse City, MI............. 7,162 E062......... A........... Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, 8,335 MI. E062......... B........... Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, 25,005 MI. E062......... C........... Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, 50,009 MI. E063......... A........... Milwaukee-Racine, WI.......... 10,598 E063......... B........... Milwaukee-Racine, WI.......... 31,794 E063......... C........... Milwaukee-Racine, WI.......... 63,587 E064......... A........... Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 46,590 E064......... B........... Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-- 139,770 WI. E064......... C........... Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 279,539 E065......... A........... Elkhart-Goshen, IN-MI......... 4,322 E065......... B........... Elkhart-Goshen, IN-MI......... 12,964 E065......... C........... Elkhart-Goshen, IN-MI......... 25,927 E066......... A........... Fort Wayne, IN................ 3,333 E066......... B........... Fort Wayne, IN................ 9,997 E066......... C........... Fort Wayne, IN................ 19,993 [[Page 55256]] E067......... A........... Indianapolis, IN-IL........... 13,766 E067......... B........... Indianapolis, IN-IL........... 41,298 E067......... C........... Indianapolis, IN-IL........... 82,596 E068......... A........... Champaign-Urbana, IL.......... 3,118 E068......... B........... Champaign-Urbana, IL.......... 9,354 E068......... C........... Champaign-Urbana, IL.......... 18,707 E069......... A........... Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY-IL 4,129 E069......... B........... Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY-IL 12,385 E069......... C........... Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY-IL 24,770 E070......... A........... Louisville, KY-IN............. 6,456 E070......... B........... Louisville, KY-IN............. 19,368 E070......... C........... Louisville, KY-IN............. 38,736 E071......... A........... Nashville, TN-KY.............. 10,012 E071......... B........... Nashville, TN-KY.............. 30,035 E071......... C........... Nashville, TN-KY.............. 60,069 E072......... A........... Paducah, KY-IL................ 2,500 E072......... B........... Paducah, KY-IL................ 3,168 E072......... C........... Paducah, KY-IL................ 6,336 E073......... A........... Memphis, TN-AR-MS-KY.......... 8,440 E073......... B........... Memphis, TN-AR-MS-KY.......... 25,318 E073......... C........... Memphis, TN-AR-MS-KY.......... 50,635 E074......... A........... Huntsville, AL-TN............. 4,426 E074......... B........... Huntsville, AL-TN............. 13,276 E074......... C........... Huntsville, AL-TN............. 26,551 E075......... A........... Tupelo, MS-AL-TN.............. 2,887 E075......... B........... Tupelo, MS-AL-TN.............. 8,659 E075......... C........... Tupelo, MS-AL-TN.............. 17,318 E076......... A........... Greenville, MS................ 2,500 E076......... B........... Greenville, MS................ 3,859 E076......... C........... Greenville, MS................ 7,718 E077......... A........... Jackson, MS-AL-LA............. 6,644 E077......... B........... Jackson, MS-AL-LA............. 19,930 E077......... C........... Jackson, MS-AL-LA............. 39,860 E078......... A........... Birmingham, AL................ 7,253 E078......... B........... Birmingham, AL................ 21,757 E078......... C........... Birmingham, AL................ 43,514 E079......... A........... Montgomery, AL................ 2,500 E079......... B........... Montgomery, AL................ 6,604 E079......... C........... Montgomery, AL................ 13,207 E080......... A........... Mobile, AL.................... 3,040 E080......... B........... Mobile, AL.................... 9,120 E080......... C........... Mobile, AL.................... 18,239 E081......... A........... Pensacola, FL................. 2,580 E081......... B........... Pensacola, FL................. 7,740 E081......... C........... Pensacola, FL................. 15,479 E082......... A........... Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 2,500 E082......... B........... Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 5,097 E082......... C........... Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 10,194 E083......... A........... New Orleans, LA-MS............ 8,179 E083......... B........... New Orleans, LA-MS............ 24,536 E083......... C........... New Orleans, LA-MS............ 49,072 E084......... A........... Baton Rouge, LA-MS............ 3,282 E084......... B........... Baton Rouge, LA-MS............ 9,845 E084......... C........... Baton Rouge, LA-MS............ 19,689 E085......... A........... Lafayette, LA................. 2,774 E085......... B........... Lafayette, LA................. 8,320 E085......... C........... Lafayette, LA................. 16,640 E086......... A........... Lake Charles, LA.............. 2,617 E086......... B........... Lake Charles, LA.............. 7,850 E086......... C........... Lake Charles, LA.............. 15,699 E087......... A........... Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...... 2,500 E087......... B........... Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...... 6,339 E087......... C........... Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...... 12,677 E088......... A........... Shreveport-Bossier City, LA-AR 2,777 E088......... B........... Shreveport-Bossier City, LA-AR 8,331 E088......... C........... Shreveport-Bossier City, LA-AR 16,662 E089......... A........... Monroe, LA.................... 2,500 E089......... B........... Monroe, LA.................... 4,904 E089......... C........... Monroe, LA.................... 9,807 E090......... A........... Little Rock-North Little Rock, 7,236 AR. E090......... B........... Little Rock-North Little Rock, 21,707 AR. E090......... C........... Little Rock-North Little Rock, 43,413 AR. E091......... A........... Fort Smith, AR-OK............. 2,500 [[Page 55257]] E091......... B........... Fort Smith, AR-OK............. 4,292 E091......... C........... Fort Smith, AR-OK............. 8,584 E092......... A........... Fayetteville-Springdale- 2,500 Rogers, AR-MO-OK. E092......... B........... Fayetteville-Springdale- 4,290 Rogers, AR-MO-OK. E092......... C........... Fayetteville-Springdale- 8,579 Rogers, AR-MO-OK. E093......... A........... Joplin, MO-KS-OK.............. 2,500 E093......... B........... Joplin, MO-KS-OK.............. 3,506 E093......... C........... Joplin, MO-KS-OK.............. 7,012 E094......... A........... Springfield, MO............... 3,563 E094......... B........... Springfield, MO............... 10,687 E094......... C........... Springfield, MO............... 21,373 E095......... A........... Jonesboro, AR-MO.............. 2,500 E095......... B........... Jonesboro, AR-MO.............. 4,352 E095......... C........... Jonesboro, AR-MO.............. 8,704 E096......... A........... St. Louis, MO-IL.............. 17,015 E096......... B........... St. Louis, MO-IL.............. 51,043 E096......... C........... St. Louis, MO-IL.............. 102,085 E097......... A........... Springfield, IL-MO............ 2,500 E097......... B........... Springfield, IL-MO............ 7,496 E097......... C........... Springfield, IL-MO............ 14,991 E098......... A........... Columbia, MO.................. 2,500 E098......... B........... Columbia, MO.................. 4,824 E098......... C........... Columbia, MO.................. 9,647 E099......... A........... Kansas City, MO-KS............ 11,125 E099......... B........... Kansas City, MO-KS............ 33,374 E099......... C........... Kansas City, MO-KS............ 66,748 E100......... A........... Des Moines, IA-IL-MO.......... 8,024 E100......... B........... Des Moines, IA-IL-MO.......... 24,070 E100......... C........... Des Moines, IA-IL-MO.......... 48,139 E101......... A........... Peoria-Pekin, IL.............. 2,619 E101......... B........... Peoria-Pekin, IL.............. 7,856 E101......... C........... Peoria-Pekin, IL.............. 15,712 E102......... A........... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, 2,742 IA-IL. E102......... B........... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, 8,224 IA-IL. E102......... C........... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, 16,448 IA-IL. E103......... A........... Cedar Rapids, IA.............. 2,500 E103......... B........... Cedar Rapids, IA.............. 5,116 E103......... C........... Cedar Rapids, IA.............. 10,231 E104......... A........... Madison, WI-IA-IL............. 4,187 E104......... B........... Madison, WI-IA-IL............. 12,559 E104......... C........... Madison, WI-IA-IL............. 25,117 E105......... A........... La Crosse, WI-MN.............. 2,500 E105......... B........... La Crosse, WI-MN.............. 3,308 E105......... C........... La Crosse, WI-MN.............. 6,616 E106......... A........... Rochester, MN-IA-WI........... 2,500 E106......... B........... Rochester, MN-IA-WI........... 4,383 E106......... C........... Rochester, MN-IA-WI........... 8,766 E107......... A........... Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA 19,728 E107......... B........... Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA 59,182 E107......... C........... Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA 118,364 E108......... A........... Wausau, WI.................... 2,500 E108......... B........... Wausau, WI.................... 6,773 E108......... C........... Wausau, WI.................... 13,546 E109......... A........... Duluth-Superior, MN-WI........ 2,500 E109......... B........... Duluth-Superior, MN-WI........ 5,111 E109......... C........... Duluth-Superior, MN-WI........ 10,221 E110......... A........... Grand Forks, ND-MN............ 2,500 E110......... B........... Grand Forks, ND-MN............ 3,613 E110......... C........... Grand Forks, ND-MN............ 7,225 E111......... A........... Minot, ND..................... 2,500 E111......... B........... Minot, ND..................... 2,500 E111......... C........... Minot, ND..................... 3,482 E112......... A........... Bismarck, ND-MT-SD............ 2,500 E112......... B........... Bismarck, ND-MT-SD............ 2,584 E112......... C........... Bismarck, ND-MT-SD............ 5,167 E113......... A........... Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN......... 2,500 E113......... B........... Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN......... 5,216 E113......... C........... Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN......... 10,431 E114......... A........... Aberdeen, SD.................. 2,500 E114......... B........... Aberdeen, SD.................. 2,500 E114......... C........... Aberdeen, SD.................. 2,541 E115......... A........... Rapid City, SD-MT-ND-NE....... 2,500 E115......... B........... Rapid City, SD-MT-ND-NE....... 2,997 [[Page 55258]] E115......... C........... Rapid City, SD-MT-ND-NE....... 5,994 E116......... A........... Sioux Falls, SD-IA-MN-NE...... 2,500 E116......... B........... Sioux Falls, SD-IA-MN-NE...... 7,175 E116......... C........... Sioux Falls, SD-IA-MN-NE...... 14,350 E117......... A........... Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.......... 2,500 E117......... B........... Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.......... 3,593 E117......... C........... Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.......... 7,186 E118......... A........... Omaha, NE-IA-MO............... 4,795 E118......... B........... Omaha, NE-IA-MO............... 14,383 E118......... C........... Omaha, NE-IA-MO............... 28,765 E119......... A........... Lincoln, NE................... 2,500 E119......... B........... Lincoln, NE................... 5,126 E119......... C........... Lincoln, NE................... 10,251 E120......... A........... Grand Island, NE.............. 2,500 E120......... B........... Grand Island, NE.............. 4,163 E120......... C........... Grand Island, NE.............. 8,326 E121......... A........... North Platte, NE-CO........... 2,500 E121......... B........... North Platte, NE-CO........... 2,500 E121......... C........... North Platte, NE-CO........... 2,500 E122......... A........... Wichita, KS-OK................ 5,472 E122......... B........... Wichita, KS-OK................ 16,414 E122......... C........... Wichita, KS-OK................ 32,827 E123......... A........... Topeka, KS.................... 2,500 E123......... B........... Topeka, KS.................... 6,672 E123......... C........... Topeka, KS.................... 13,344 E124......... A........... Tulsa, OK-KS.................. 6,299 E124......... B........... Tulsa, OK-KS.................. 18,895 E124......... C........... Tulsa, OK-KS.................. 37,790 E125......... A........... Oklahoma City, OK............. 7,754 E125......... B........... Oklahoma City, OK............. 23,261 E125......... C........... Oklahoma City, OK............. 46,522 E126......... A........... Western Oklahoma, OK.......... 2,500 E126......... B........... Western Oklahoma, OK.......... 2,500 E126......... C........... Western Oklahoma, OK.......... 4,346 E127......... A........... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-AR-OK... 30,904 E127......... B........... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-AR-OK... 92,712 E127......... C........... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-AR-OK... 185,424 E128......... A........... Abilene, TX................... 2,500 E128......... B........... Abilene, TX................... 3,202 E128......... C........... Abilene, TX................... 6,403 E129......... A........... San Angelo, TX................ 2,500 E129......... B........... San Angelo, TX................ 2,837 E129......... C........... San Angelo, TX................ 5,673 E130......... A........... Austin-San Marcos, TX......... 4,612 E130......... B........... Austin-San Marcos, TX......... 13,835 E130......... C........... Austin-San Marcos, TX......... 27,670 E131......... A........... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 22,839 E131......... B........... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 68,516 E131......... C........... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 137,031 E132......... A........... Corpus Christi, TX............ 2,505 E132......... B........... Corpus Christi, TX............ 7,513 E132......... C........... Corpus Christi, TX............ 15,025 E133......... A........... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.. 3,510 E133......... B........... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.. 10,529 E133......... C........... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.. 21,057 E134......... A........... San Antonio, TX............... 8,710 E134......... B........... San Antonio, TX............... 26,130 E134......... C........... San Antonio, TX............... 52,260 E135......... A........... Odessa-Midland, TX............ 2,500 E135......... B........... Odessa-Midland, TX............ 5,738 E135......... C........... Odessa-Midland, TX............ 11,476 E136......... A........... Hobbs, NM-TX.................. 2,500 E136......... B........... Hobbs, NM-TX.................. 2,777 E136......... C........... Hobbs, NM-TX.................. 5,554 E137......... A........... Lubbock, TX................... 2,500 E137......... B........... Lubbock, TX................... 5,357 E137......... C........... Lubbock, TX................... 10,713 E138......... A........... Amarillo, TX-NM............... 2,500 E138......... B........... Amarillo, TX-NM............... 6,724 E138......... C........... Amarillo, TX-NM............... 13,448 E139......... A........... Santa Fe, NM.................. 2,500 E139......... B........... Santa Fe, NM.................. 3,131 E139......... C........... Santa Fe, NM.................. 6,261 [[Page 55259]] E140......... A........... Pueblo, CO-NM................. 2,500 E140......... B........... Pueblo, CO-NM................. 3,707 E140......... C........... Pueblo, CO-NM................. 7,414 E141......... A........... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO-KS- 15,156 NE. E141......... B........... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO-KS- 45,468 NE. E141......... C........... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO-KS- 90,935 NE. E142......... A........... Scottsbluff, NE-WY............ 2,500 E142......... B........... Scottsbluff, NE-WY............ 2,500 E142......... C........... Scottsbluff, NE-WY............ 2,760 E143......... A........... Casper, WY-ID-UT.............. 2,500 E143......... B........... Casper, WY-ID-UT.............. 5,732 E143......... C........... Casper, WY-ID-UT.............. 11,463 E144......... A........... Billings, MT-WY............... 2,500 E144......... B........... Billings, MT-WY............... 5,438 E144......... C........... Billings, MT-WY............... 10,876 E145......... A........... Great Falls, MT............... 2,500 E145......... B........... Great Falls, MT............... 2,500 E145......... C........... Great Falls, MT............... 4,899 E146......... A........... Missoula, MT.................. 2,500 E146......... B........... Missoula, MT.................. 5,010 E146......... C........... Missoula, MT.................. 10,020 E147......... A........... Spokane, WA-ID................ 3,460 E147......... B........... Spokane, WA-ID................ 10,378 E147......... C........... Spokane, WA-ID................ 20,755 E148......... A........... Idaho Falls, ID-WY............ 2,500 E148......... B........... Idaho Falls, ID-WY............ 3,951 E148......... C........... Idaho Falls, ID-WY............ 7,902 E149......... A........... Twin Falls, ID................ 2,500 E149......... B........... Twin Falls, ID................ 2,500 E149......... C........... Twin Falls, ID................ 4,105 E150......... A........... Boise City, ID-OR............. 2,500 E150......... B........... Boise City, ID-OR............. 6,124 E150......... C........... Boise City, ID-OR............. 12,248 E151......... A........... Reno, NV-CA................... 2,556 E151......... B........... Reno, NV-CA................... 7,666 E151......... C........... Reno, NV-CA................... 15,331 E152......... A........... Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT-ID... 8,180 E152......... B........... Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT-ID... 24,540 E152......... C........... Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT-ID... 49,080 E153......... A........... Las Vegas, NV-AZ-UT........... 4,719 E153......... B........... Las Vegas, NV-AZ-UT........... 14,156 E153......... C........... Las Vegas, NV-AZ-UT........... 28,312 E154......... A........... Flagstaff, AZ-UT.............. 2,500 E154......... B........... Flagstaff, AZ-UT.............. 4,497 E154......... C........... Flagstaff, AZ-UT.............. 8,993 E155......... A........... Farmington, NM-CO............. 2,500 E155......... B........... Farmington, NM-CO............. 2,500 E155......... C........... Farmington, NM-CO............. 4,505 E156......... A........... Albuquerque, NM-AZ............ 3,815 E156......... B........... Albuquerque, NM-AZ............ 11,443 E156......... C........... Albuquerque, NM-AZ............ 22,885 E157......... A........... El Paso, TX-NM................ 4,038 E157......... B........... El Paso, TX-NM................ 12,113 E157......... C........... El Paso, TX-NM................ 24,226 E158......... A........... Phoenix-Mesa, AZ-NM........... 11,826 E158......... B........... Phoenix-Mesa, AZ-NM........... 35,476 E158......... C........... Phoenix-Mesa, AZ-NM........... 70,951 E159......... A........... Tucson, AZ.................... 3,971 E159......... B........... Tucson, AZ.................... 11,913 E159......... C........... Tucson, AZ.................... 23,826 E160......... A........... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange 79,460 County, CA-AZ. E160......... B........... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange 238,378 County, CA-AZ. E160......... C........... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange 476,755 County, CA-AZ. E161......... A........... San Diego, CA................. 12,491 E161......... B........... San Diego, CA................. 37,471 E161......... C........... San Diego, CA................. 74,941 E162......... A........... Fresno, CA.................... 5,845 E162......... B........... Fresno, CA.................... 17,535 E162......... C........... Fresno, CA.................... 35,070 E163......... A........... San Francisco-Oakland-San 40,166 Jose, CA. E163......... B........... San Francisco-Oakland-San 120,498 Jose, CA. E163......... C........... San Francisco-Oakland-San 240,995 Jose, CA. E164......... A........... Sacramento-Yolo, CA........... 9,678 [[Page 55260]] E164......... B........... Sacramento-Yolo, CA........... 29,033 E164......... C........... Sacramento-Yolo, CA........... 58,065 E165......... A........... Redding, CA-OR................ 2,500 E165......... B........... Redding, CA-OR................ 4,614 E165......... C........... Redding, CA-OR................ 9,228 E166......... A........... Eugene-Springfield, OR-CA..... 3,449 E166......... B........... Eugene-Springfield, OR-CA..... 10,345 E166......... C........... Eugene-Springfield, OR-CA..... 20,690 E167......... A........... Portland-Salem, OR-WA......... 11,551 E167......... B........... Portland-Salem, OR-WA......... 34,651 E167......... C........... Portland-Salem, OR-WA......... 69,302 E168......... A........... Pendleton, OR-WA.............. 2,500 E168......... B........... Pendleton, OR-WA.............. 2,642 E168......... C........... Pendleton, OR-WA.............. 5,284 E169......... A........... Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.. 2,729 E169......... B........... Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.. 8,187 E169......... C........... Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.. 16,373 E170......... A........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.. 17,226 E170......... B........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.. 51,676 E170......... C........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.. 103,352 E171......... A........... Anchorage, AK................. 2,751 E171......... B........... Anchorage, AK................. 8,251 E171......... C........... Anchorage, AK................. 16,502 E172......... A........... Honolulu, HI.................. 5,542 E172......... B........... Honolulu, HI.................. 16,624 E172......... C........... Honolulu, HI.................. 33,247 E173......... A........... Guam & Northern Mariana Isl... 2,500 E173......... B........... Guam & Northern Mariana Isl... 2,648 E173......... C........... Guam & Northern Mariana Isl... 5,295 E174......... A........... Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl...... 18,120 E174......... B........... Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl...... 54,358 E174......... C........... Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl...... 108,716 E175......... A........... American Samoa................ 2,500 E175......... B........... American Samoa................ 2,500 E175......... C........... American Samoa................ 2,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. 97-28161 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P