41036 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 128 / Monday, July 3, 2000 / Proposed Rules

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA–1409, MM Docket No. 00–114, RM–

9744]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Great Fall, MT

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by KFBB

Corporation, L.L.C., licensee of station

KFBB–TV, NTSC Channel 5, Great Falls,

Montana, requesting the substitution of

DTV Channel 8 for its assigned DTV

Channel 39. DTV Channel 8 can be

substituted and allotted to Great Falls,

Montana, as proposed, in compliance

with the principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

coordinates (47–32–08 N. and 111–17–

02 W). However, since the community

of Great Falls is located within 400

kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border,

concurrence by the Canadian

government must be obtained for this

allotment. DTV Channel 8 can be

allotted to Great Falls with a power of

160 (kW) and a height above average

terrain (HAAT) of 180 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 21, 2000, and reply

comments on or before September 5,

2000.

ADDRESSES: 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, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Kenneth C. Howard, Jr.,

Baker & Hostetler, 1050 Connecticut

Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington,

DC 20036–5304 (Counsel for KFBB

Corporation, L.L.C.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–114, adopted June 23, 2000, and

released June 28, 2000. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center 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 contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–16685 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA–1410, MM Docket No. 00–115, RM–

9884]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Redding, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

California Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of

Station KRCR–TV, NTSC Channel 7,

Redding, California, requesting the

substitution of DTV Channel 34 for its

assigned DTV Channel 14. DTV Channel

can be allotted to Redding, California, in

compliance with the principle

community coverage requirements of

Section 73.625(a) at reference

coordinates (40–36–10 N and 122–39–

00 W). As requested, we propose to allot

DTV Channel 34 to Redding with a

power of 1106 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 1106 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 21, 2000, and reply

comments on or before September 5,

2000.

ADDRESSES: 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, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Arthur B. Goodkind, Koteen

& Naftalin, L.L.P., 1150 Connecticut

Avenue, Washington, DC 20036–4104

(Counsel for California Broadcasting,

Inc.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–115, adopted June 23, 2000, and

released June 28, 2000. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center 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 contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 00–1301, MM Docket No. 00–109,

RM–9899]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Ravenwood, MO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on by Clyde John Holdsworth

Ronald G. Filbeck d/b/a R.C.

Broadcasting Company requesting the

allotment of Channel 291A at

Ravenwood, Missouri, as the

community’s first FM broadcast service.

The coordinates for Channel 291A at