[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 211 (Tuesday, October 31, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27906]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[DA 00-2302; MM Docket Nos. 00-189, 00-190, 00-191, 00-192; RM-9984,
RM-9985, RM-9986, RM-9987
Radio Broadcasting Services (Heber, Snowflake, Overgaard, and
Taylor, Arizona)
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of New Directions Media, Inc.,
seeks comment on four petitions for rulemaking requesting the allotment
of Channel 288C2 at Heber, Arizona; Channel 258C2 at Snowflake,
Arizona; Channel 232C3 at Overgaard, Arizona; and Channel 278C3 at
Taylor, Arizona as each community's first local aural service. Channel
288C2 can be allotted to Heber in compliance with the Commission's
minimum distance separation requirements, with respect to domestic
allotments, without the imposition of a site restriction, at
coordinates 34-25-53 NL and 110-35-36 WL. Channel 258C2 can be allotted
to Snowflake in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance
separation requirements, with respect to domestic allotments, without
the imposition of a site restriction at coordinates 34-30-48 NL and
110-04-40 WL. Channel 232C3 can be allotted to Overgaard in compliance
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements, with
respect to domestic allotments, without the imposition of a site
restriction at coordinates 34-23-27 NL and 110-33-04 WL. Channel 278C3
can be allotted to Taylor in compliance with the Commission's minimum
distance separation requirements, with respect to domestic allotments,
without the imposition of a site restriction at coordinates 34-27-54 NL
and 110-05-26 WL. Petitioner is requested to provide further
information concerning the community status of each proposed community.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 1, 2000, and reply
comments on or before December 18, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition to filing comments
with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its
counsel or consultant, as follows: New Directions Media, Inc., Robert
D. Zellmer, President, P.O. Box 1643, Greeley, CO 80632.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media
Bureau, (202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Docket No. 00-189, 00-190, 00-191, 00-
192, adopted September 27, 2000, and released October 11, 2000. The
full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and
copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room
239), 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. The complete text of this
decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
International Transcription Services, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply
to this proceeding. Members of the public should note that from the
time a Notice of Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no
longer subject to Commission consideration or court review, all ex
parte contacts are prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this
one, which involve channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules
governing permissible ex parte contact.
For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments,
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio broadcasting.
Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
1. The authority Citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C 154, 303, 334 and 336.
Sec. 73.202 [Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Arizona, is
amended by adding Heber, Channel 288C2, Snowflake, Channel 258C2,
Overgaard, Channel 232C3, and Taylor, Channel 278C3.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-27906 Filed 10-30-00; 8:45 am]
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