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                              Before the
               Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554



In the Matter of
Amendment of  Section 73.202(b),
FM Table of Allotments, 
FM Broadcast Stations.
(Goliad, Texas)


(Paducah, Texas)


(Woodson, Texas)


(Paulden, Arizona)


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MM Docket No. 01-155
RM-10176

MM Docket No. 01-156
RM-10177

MM Docket No. 01-157
RM-10178

MM Docket No. 01-158
RM-10179


                 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING
   Adopted: July 11, 2001               Released: July 13, 2001
Comment Date: September 4, 2001
Reply Comment Date: September 18, 2001
By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
1.     Before the Allocations Branch for consideration is a multiple docket Notice of Proposed
Rule Making setting forth four separate proposals to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section
73.202(b) of the Rules to allot new channels in four separate localities.  Each proposal would provide
a first local transmission service at the proposed community.  Each petitioner, Charles Crawford
(Goliad, Paducah, and Woodson, Texas), and Paulden Broadcasting (Paulden, Arizona), states that
it will file an application for construction permit at each locality and bid at auction if the channel is
allotted.  We believe that each proposal warrants consideration because it complies with our technical
requirements and would serve the public interest.
2.     This is a multiple docket Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued in response to a
Commission Public Notice released October 2, 1998 (DA 98-1987).  We are combining separate FM
allotment proposals into a single Notice of Proposed Rule Making.  Each proposal has its own docket
and rule making number and the Commission's Reference Center will maintain a separate file for
each docket. As discussed in the Public Notice, this procedure will conserve Commission resources
and expedite the processing of FM allotment petitions for rule making by avoiding duplicative
actions.  We request comments and/or counterproposals to the following proposals:
          A.   MM Docket No. 01-155; RM-10176
          Petitioner:    Charles Crawford
               4553 Bordeaux Ave. 
               Dallas, TX 75205                   
     Proposal: Allot Channel 282A at Goliad, Texas, as the community's second FM service.
          Community                Present        Proposed
          Goliad, Texas                     ---          282A
Coordinates: 28-42-35NL and 97-23-02 WL
     Additional Information: Channel 282A can be allotted at Goliad with a site restriction of 4.6 kilometers
     (2.9 miles) north of the community.  Since this proposal is within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-
     Mexico border, concurrence of the Mexican government to the proposed allotment will be required.
     FCC Contact:   Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media Bureau (202) 418-2180.
          B.   MM Docket No. 01-156; RM-10177
          Petitioner:    Charles Crawford
               4553 Bordeaux Ave. 
               Dallas, TX 75205
     Proposal: Allot Channel 296C3 at Paducah, Texas, as the community's first local aural 
     transmission service.
          Community                Present        Proposed
          Paducah, Texas                  ---           296C3
Coordinates: 34-00-59 NL and 100-18-35 WL
     Additional Information: Channel 296C3 can be allotted at Paducah with a site restriction 
     of 0.4 kilometers (0.3 miles) northwest of the community.
FCC Contact: Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media Bureau (202) 418-2180.
          C.   MM Docket No. 01-157; RM-10178
          Petitioner:    Charles Crawford
               4553 Bordeaux Ave. 
               Dallas, TX 75205

     Proposal:  Allot Channel 298A at Woodson, Texas, as the community's first local aural 
     transmission service.
          Community                Present        Proposed
          Woodson, Texas               ---          298A
Coordinates: 33-00-32 NL and 99-04-23 WL.
     Additional Information: Channel 298A can be allotted at Woodson with a site restriction 
     of 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) southwest of the community.  
     FCC Contact: Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media Bureau (202) 418-2180.
          D.   MM Docket No. 01-158; RM-10179
     Petitioner:    Paulden Broadcasting
               C/o A. Wray Fitch, III
               Gammon & Grange
               8280 Greensboro Drive, 7th Floor
               McLean, VA 22102-3807
     Proposal: Allot Channel 263C3 at Paulden, Arizona as the community's first local aural 
     transmission service.  
          Community                Present        Proposed
          Paulden, Arizona                  ---          263C3

Coordinates: 34-53-00 NL and 112-28-00 WL.

     Additional Information: Channel 263C3 can be allotted at Paulden without a site restriction. Since this
     proposal is within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexico border, concurrence of the Mexican
     government to the proposed allotment will be required.
     FCC Contact: Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media Bureau (202) 418-2180.
5.     Comments, reply comments, counterproposals and other pleadings filed in response to this
multiple docket Notice of Proposed Rule Making should reference only the specific docket to which the
filing pertains.  The Commission's authority to institute rule making proceedings, showings required, cut-
off procedures, and filing requirements are contained in the attached Appendix and are incorporated by
reference herein.  In particular, we note that a showing of continuing interest is required in paragraph 2
of the Appendix before a channel will be allotted.
6.     Interested parties may file comments on or before September 4, 2001, and reply comments
on or before September 18, 2001, and are advised to read the Appendix for the proper procedure. 
Additionally, a copy of any filing should be served on the petitioner listed for the particular docket.
7.     The Commission has determined that the relevant provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
of 1980 do not apply to a rule making proceeding to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b)
of the Commission's Rules.  See Certification that Section 603 and 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act Do
Not Apply to Rule Making to Amend Sections 73.202(b), 73.504 and 73.606(b) of the Commission's Rules.  46
FR 11549 (February 9, 1981).
8.     For further information concerning a proceeding listed above, contact the FCC contact
listed for that proceeding.  For purposes of this restricted notice and comment rule making
proceeding, members of the public are advised that no ex parte presentations are permitted from the
time the Commission adopts a Notice of Proposed Rule Making until the proceeding has been decided
and such decision in the applicable docket is no longer subject to reconsideration by the Commission
or review by any court.  An ex parte presentation is not prohibited if specifically requested by the
Commission or staff for the clarification or adduction of evidence or resolution of issues in the
proceeding.  However, any new written information elicited from such a request or any summary of
any new information shall be served by the person making the presentation upon the other parties to
the proceeding in particular docket unless the Commission specifically waives this service
requirement.  Any comment which has not been served on the petitioner constitutes an ex parte
presentation and shall not be considered in the proceeding.  Any reply comment which has not been
served on the person(s) who filed the comment, to which the reply is directed, constitutes an ex parte
presentation and shall not be considered in the proceeding.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                         John A. Karousos
                         Chief, Allocations Branch
                         Policy and Rules Division
                         Mass Media Bureau             
              
Attachment:  Appendix
                            APPENDIX
     1.  Pursuant to authority found in Sections 4(i), 5(c)(1), 303(g) and (r), and 307(b) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.61, 0.204(b) and 0.283 of the Commission's Rules, IT IS PROPOSED TO
AMEND the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, as set forth in
the Notice of Proposed Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached.
     2.  Showings Required.  Comments are invited on the proposal(s) discussed in the Notice of Proposed Rule
Making to which this Appendix is attached.  Proponent(s) will be expected to answer whatever questions are
presented in initial comments.  The proponent of a proposed allotment is also expected to file comments even if it only
resubmits or incorporates by reference its former pleadings.  It should also restate its present intention to apply for
the channel if it is allotted and, if authorized, to build a station promptly.  Failure to file may lead to denial of the
request.
     3.  Cut-off protection.  The following procedures will govern the consideration of filings in this proceeding.
          (a) Counterproposals advanced in this proceeding itself will be considered, if advanced in initial comments, so
that parties may comment on them in reply comments.  They will not be considered if advanced in reply comments. 
(See Section 1.420(d) of the Commission's Rules).
          (b) With respect to petitions for rule making which conflict with the proposals in this Notice, they will be
considered as comments in the proceeding, and Public Notice to this effect will be given as long as they are filed before
the date for filing initial comments herein.  If they are filed later than that, they will not be considered in connection
with the decision in this docket.
             (c) The filing of a counterproposal may lead the Commission to allot a different channel than was requested
for any of the communities involved.
     4.  Comments and Reply Comments; Service.  Pursuant to applicable procedures set out in Sections 1.415
and 1.420 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on
or before the dates set forth in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached.  All
submissions by parties to this proceeding or by persons acting on behalf of such parties must be made in written
comments, reply comments, or other appropriate pleadings.  Comments shall be served on the petitioner by the
person filing the comments.  Reply comments shall be served on the person(s) who filed comments to which the reply
is directed.  Such comments and reply comments shall be accompanied by a certificate of service.  (See Section
1.420(a), (b) and (c) of the Commission's Rules.)  Comments should be filed with the Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554.
     5.  Number of Copies.  In accordance with the provisions of Section 1.420 of the Commission's Rules and
Regulations, an original and four copies of all comments, reply comments, pleadings, briefs, or other documents shall
be furnished the Commission.
     6.  Public Inspection of Filings.  All filings made in this proceeding will be available for examination by
interested parties during regular business hours in the Commission's Information Reference Center (Room
CY-A257) at its headquarters, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington D.C. 20554.