[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22113]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-178, RM-8329, RM-8739]


Radio Broadcasting Services; West Hurley and Rosendale, NY, North 
Canaan and Sharon, CT

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on two mutually exclusive 
petitions for rule making. Raymond A. Natole requests the allotment of 
Channel 255A to West Hurley, NY, as the community's first local aural 
transmission service. Sacred Heart University, Inc., requests the 
allotment of Channel *277A to North Canaan, CT, and its reservation for 
noncommercial educational use, as the community's first local aural 
transmission service. To accommodate the North Canaan allotment, SHU 
also requests the substitution of Channel 273A for Channel 277A at 
Sharon, CT, the modification of Station WQQQ's license to specify the 
alternate channel, and the substitution of Channel 255A for unoccupied 
but applied-for Channel 273A at Rosendale, NY. Channel 255A can be 
allotted to West Hurley without the imposition of a site restriction, 
at coordinates 42-00-06 North Latitude and 74-06-00 West Longitude. 
Channel *277A can be allotted to North Canaan with a site restriction 
of 2.8 kilometers (1.7 miles) northwest, at coordinates 42-03-21; 73-
20-56, to avoid a short-spacing to Stations WDRC-FM, Channel 275B, 
Hartford, CT, WHRL, Channel 276A, Albany, NY, and WODS, Channel 277B, 
Boston, MA. Channel 255A can be allotted to Rosendale with a site 
restriction of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) north, at coordinates 41-55-
43; 74-07-45, to avoid a short-spacing to Stations WPLR, Channel 256B, 
New Haven, CT, and WFSO, Channel 202A, Olivebridge, NY. Channel 273A 
can be allotted to Sharon at Station WQQQ's presently licensed 
transmitter site, at coordinates 41-55-08; 73-34-22. Canadian 
concurrence in the Rosendale and West Hurley allotment is required 
since the two communities are located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) 
of the U.S.-Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 6, 1997, and reply 
comments on or before October 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioners, or their counsel or consultant, as follows: 
Raymond A. Natole, P.O. Box 327, Shokan, NY 12481 (Petitioner for West 
Hurley, NY); Mark N. Lipp, Esq., Ginsburg, Feldman and Bress, 
Chartered, 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 
20036-2604 (Counsel to Sacred Heart University, Inc.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 97-178, adopted October 
6, 1997, and released October 21, 1997. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M 
Street, NW., 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.

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. 97-22113 Filed 8-20-97; 8:45am]
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