77976 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 29, 2004 / Proposed Rules 

Channel 300A at Hermitage, Arkansas, 

as the community’s first local aural 

transmission service. Channel 300A can 

be allotted to Hermitage in compliance 

with the Commission’s minimum 

distance separation requirements with a 

site restriction of 9.8 kilometers (6.1 

miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to 

the construction permit site for Station 

KLAL(FM), Channel 299C1, 

Wrightsville, Arkansas. The coordinates 

for Channel 300A at Hermitage are 33–

25–00 North Latitude and 92–04–30 

West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before January 31, 2005, reply 

comments on or before February 15, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 

addition to filing comments with the 

FCC, interested parties should serve the 

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, 

as follows: Charles Crawford, 4553 

Bordeaux Ave., Dallas, Texas 75205 

(Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Media Bureau, 

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 

04–431, adopted December 8, 2004, and 

released December 10, 2004. The full 

text of this Commission decision is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC Reference Information Center 

(Room CY–A257), 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. The complete text of 

this decision may also be purchased 

from the Commission’s copy contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20054, telephone 1–

800–378–3160 or www.BCPIWEB.com.

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 contacts.

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, Radio broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 73 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.

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Arkansas, is amended 

by adding Hermitage, Channel 300A.

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 04–3806, MB Docket No. 04–426, RM–

11125] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; 

Beaumont and Mont Belvieu, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document seeks 

comment on a petition for rulemaking 

filed by Cumulus Licensing, LLC, 

licensee of Station KRWP(FM), 

Beaumont, Texas, proposing the 

reallotment of Channel 248C from 

Beaumont to Mont Belvieu, Texas, as 

the community’s first local aural 

transmission service, and the 

modification of the license for Station 

KRWP(FM) to reflect the changes. 

Channel 248C has been proposed to be 

reallotted at Mont Belvieu at a site 50.1 

kilometers (31.1 miles) east of the 

community at coordinates 29–41–52 NL 

and 94–24–09 WL.

DATES: Comments or counterproposals 

must be filed on or before January 31, 

2005, and reply comments must be filed 

on or before February 15, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to 

filing comments with the FCC, 

interested parties should serve the 

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: Mark N. 

Lipp, Esq., Scott Woodworth, Esq., 

Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1455 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20004–1008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria M. McCauley, Media Bureau, 

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 

04–426, adopted December 8, 2004, and 

released December 10, 2004. The full 

text of this Commission decision is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

Commission’s Reference Center 445 

Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20554. The complete text of this 

decision may also be purchased from 

the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC, 20054, telephone 800–

378–3160 or www.BCPIWEB.com.

The 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 contacts. 

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, Radio broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 73 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.

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under Texas, is amended by 

removing Channel 248C1 at Beaumont 

and adding Mont Belvieu, Channel 

248C.

Federal Communications Commission. 

John A. Karousos, 

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media 

Bureau.

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