Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 14 / Friday, January 21, 2000 / Proposed Rules 3407

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 99–2825; MM Docket No. 99–361; RM–

9777]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Plainville and Larned, KS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Radio, Inc., licensee of

Station KFIX(FM), Channel 245C2,

Plainville, Kansas, seeking the

substitution of Channel 245C1 for

Channel 245C2 at Plainville, and

modification of the license for Station

KFIX(FM) accordingly. Additionally, to

accommodate the proposed allotment of

Channel 245C1 at Plainville, the

Commission also proposes the

substitution of Channel 255A for

Channel 244A at Larned, Kansas, as

requested, and modification of the

license for Station KGTR(FM) to specify

operation on the alternate Class A

channel. Channel 245C1 can be allotted

to Plainville in accordance with the

minimum distance separation

requirements of § 73.207(b) of the

Commission’s Rules at the licensed site

of Station KFIX(FM) at coordinates 39–

01–15 NL and 99–28–12 WL. Channel

255A can be allotted to Larned at the

licensed site of Station KGTR(FM) at

coordinates 38–09–54 NL and 99–06–05

WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before February 7, 2000, and reply

comments on or before February 22,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: Susan

A. Marshall and Andrew S. Kersting,

Esqs., Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.,

1300 North Seventeenth Street, 11th

Floor, Arlington, VA 22209.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

99–361, adopted December 8, 1999, and

released December 17, 1999. 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.

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 Broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–1471 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

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