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47 CFR Part 73

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Radio Broadcasting Services; Grand

Isle and Empire, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In response to a proposal filed

on behalf of KBIL, LLC (formerly Blue

Dolphin Communications, Inc.), the

Commission substitutes Channel 283C2

for Channel 283A at Grand Isle,

Louisiana, reallots Channel 283C2 to

Empire, Louisiana, as that community’s

first local aural transmission service,

and modifies the authorization for

Station KBIL, as requested. See 64 FR

213, November 4, 1999. Coordinates

used for Channel 283C2 at Empire are

29–29–07 NL and 89–46–39 WL.

DATES: Effective July 10, 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 99–321,

adopted May 17, 2000, and released

May 26, 2000. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC’s Reference

Information Center (Room CY–A257),

445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

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—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

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

Allotments under Louisiana, is

amended by adding Empire, Channel

283C2.

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

Allotments under Louisiana, is

amended by removing Grand Isle,

Channel 283A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–1146; MM Docket No. 99–246; RM–

9593; RM–9770]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Winslow

and Mayer, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In response to a proposal filed

on behalf of Desert West Air Ranchers

Corporation, the Commission reallots

Channel 236C from Winslow to Mayer,

Arizona (RM–9770), as that

community’s first local aural

transmission service, in lieu of

previously proposed Camp Verde,

Arizona (RM–9593), and modifies the

license for Station KFMR(FM) to specify

Mayer as its community of license. See

64 FR 37926, July 14, 1999. Coordinates

used for Channel 236C at Mayer,

Arizona, are 34–25–00 NL and 112–00–

30 WL. With this action, this docketed

proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective July 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 99–246,

adopted May 17, 2000, and released

May 26, 2000. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC’s Reference

Information Center (Room CY–A257),

445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

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—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

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

Allotments under Arizona, is amended

by adding Mayer, Channel 236C.

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

Allotments under Arizona, is amended

by removing Winslow, Channel 236C.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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9320, RM–9653]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Douglas

and Guernsey, Wyoming

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Mountain Tower

Broadcasting, allots Channel 223C1 to

Douglas, Wyoming, as the community’s

second FM service, and third local aural

service, and, at the request of Mount

Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc., allots

Channel 265A to Douglas as a third

local FM fourth local aural service, and

Channel 281A at Guernsey, Wyoming,

as the community’s first local aural

service. See 63 FR 44601 (August 20,

1998). Channel can be allotted to

Douglas in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements, with respect to

domestic allotments, with a site

restriction of 27.8 kilometers (17.3

miles) at coordinates 42–20–19 and

105–05–05. Channel 265A can be

allotted at Douglas without the

imposition of a site restriction, at

coordinates 42–45–18 and 105–24–18

and Channel 281A can be allotted at

Guernsey without the imposition of a

site restriction, at coordinates 42–16–00

and 104–44–42. Filing windows for

Channels 223C1 and 265A at Douglas

and 281A at Guernsey will not be

opened at this time. Instead, the issue of

opening a filing window for each

channel will be addressed by the

Commission in a subsequent Order.

DATES: Effective July 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 98–151,

adopted May 17, 2000, and released

May 26, 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.

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—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

73.202 [Amended]

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

Allotments under Wyoming, is amended

by adding Channels 223C1 and 265A at

Douglas, and Guernsey, Channel 281A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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47 CFR Parts 73 and 74

[MM Docket No. 95–31; FCC 00–120]

Reexamination of Comparative

Standards for Noncommercial

Educational Applicants

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission adopted

new methods to select among competing

applications to construct

noncommercial educational (NCE)

broadcast stations or to make changes in

existing facilities of such stations. The

Commission will use a point system to

select among mutually exclusive

applicants on reserved channels, to

streamline the current selection process

and make it faster and simpler for

applicants and for the Commission. The

Commission will use existing auction

procedures to select among mutually

exclusive applications on non-reserved

(‘‘commercial’’) channels, even if one or

more of the applicants proposes to

operate noncommercially. To facilitate

the transition to new ‘‘filing window’’

procedures, the Commission

implemented a freeze on the filing of

new applications for reserved channel

noncommercial educational broadcast

stations.

DATES: Effective August 7, 2000, except

for §§ 73.202, 73.3527, and 73.3572

which contain information collection

requirements that have not been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB). The Commission

will publish a document in the Federal

Register announcing the effective date

of these sections. The filing freeze

became effective April 21, 2000 (See

FCC News Releases, April 14, 2000 at

www.fcc.gov).

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission, 445 12th

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554,

http://www.fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Irene Bleiweiss, Federal

Communications Commission, Mass

Media Bureau, Audio Services Division,

445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20554 (202) 418–2780, Internet

address:ibleiwei@fcc.gov (inquiries

about this proceeding other than

information collection) or Edward C.

Springer, OMB Desk Officer, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10236

NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Internet

address: edward.springer@omb.eop.gov

(inquiries about information collection).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order adopted April 4, 2000, and

released April 21, 2000. The complete

text of this Report and Order is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center (Room CY–A257), 445

12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., and

also may be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

(202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036. The text can be

obtained over the internet by going to

the FCC web site, www.fcc.gov, and

following the link entitled ‘‘FCC Adopts

Comparative Standards for

Noncommercial Educational Broadcast

Stations, 4/27/00, under the ‘‘headlines’’

section.

Synopsis of Order

1. The Commission issued a Notice of

Proposed Rule Making in this

proceeding in 1995 [60 FR 15275 March

23, 1995] proposing to change the

process used to select noncommercial

educational applicants, because the

existing process was cumbersome and

no longer making meaningful

distinctions among applicants.

Subsequently, Congress addressed

related issues in the Balanced Budget

Act of 1997, and the Commission issued

a Further Notice of Proposed Rule

Making [63 FR 58358 October 30, 1998],

seeking additional comments. After

considering the comments received, the

Commission now adopts new simpler

filing procedures and selection methods

for applications seeking to construct

new noncommercial educational (NCE)

FM, FM translator, and television

stations and to make major changes to

such existing stations.

2. Applications for new and major

changes to NCE stations will be filed

only within ‘‘filing windows’’ to be

announced by the Commission. The

Commission will study applications

filed during the window for mutual

exclusivity. This replaces a system in

which applications were accepted at

any time, and ‘‘cut-off’’ lists were issued

to invite competing applications.

3. If mutually applications are

received within a filing window, and for

existing mutually exclusive applications

that have already been ‘‘cut off,’’ the

Commission will first determine as a

threshold issue, whether any

application should be granted or

dismissed on the basis of fair

distribution of service pursuant to 47

U.S.C. 307(b) (FM stations proposing

service to different communities) or on

the basis of translator fill-in service as

compared to non-fill-in service. If

mutually exclusive applicants remain

after these threshold issues, the

Commission will proceed to a point

system.

4. Points will be awarded as follows:

(a) 3 points to an established local entity

(a government applying for a station

within its area of jurisdiction or any

applicant that for at least the two years

prior to application has had one of the

following within 25 miles of the

reference coordinates for the community

of license: its headquarters, its campus,

or the primary residences of 75% of its

board members); (b) 1 to 2 points to the

applicant with the best technical

proposal (covering the largest area and

population) depending on comparison

to the next best technical proposal; and

either (c) 2 points to applicants with

local diversity of ownership (no overlap

of attributable station principal

community contours); or (d) 2 points to

an applicant that does not claim local

diversity of ownership points, if it is a

state-wide network serving 50

accredited full-time elementary/