Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 168 / Friday, August 29, 1997 / Proposed Rules 45785

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Community Broadcasting Company

proposing the allotment of Channel

269A to New Augusta, Mississippi, as

the community’s first local aural

transmission service. Channel 269A can

be allotted to New Augusta in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction 7.8

kilometers (4.9 miles) northwest in

order to avoid a short-spacing conflict

with the site specified in Station

WTKX–FM’s construction permit for

Channel 268C, Pensacola, Florida. The

coordinates for Channel 269A at New

Augusta, Mississippi, are 31–13–41 NL

and 89–06–47 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before October 16, 1997, and reply

comments on or before October 31,

1997.

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: John S. Neely, Miller &

Miller, P.C., P.O. Box 33003,

Washington, D.C. 20033 (Counsel for

petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–184, adopted August 13, 1997, and

released August 25, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

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, ITS, 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.

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–183, RM–9119]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Lindsborg, KS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Michael

D. Law proposing the allotment of

Channel 269C3 at Lindsborg, Kansas, as

the community’s second local FM

service. Channel 269C3 can be allotted

to Lindsborg in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction 8.6 kilometers (5.4 miles)

north to avoid short-spacing conflicts

with the licensed operations of Station

KFDI–FM, Channel 267C, Wichita,

Kansas; Station KVOE–FM, Channel

269A, Emporia, Kansas; and Station

KZSN–FM, Channel 271C, Hutchinson,

Kansas. The coordinates for Channel

269C3 at Lindsborg are 38–39–03 NL

and 97–42–12 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before October 16, 1997, and reply

comments on or before October 31,

1997.

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: Dan J. Alpert, 2120 N. 21st

Road, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia

22201 (Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–183, adopted August 13, 1997, and

released August 25, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

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, ITS, 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. 97–22993 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

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