Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 176 / Thursday, September 11, 1997 / Proposed Rules 47787

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 11.9 kilometers (7.4

miles) southwest. The coordinates for

Channel 234A at Goldsmith are 31–54–

26 NL and 102–42–14 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before October 27, 1997, and reply

comments on or before November 12,

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: Gerald K. Reid, President,

Wild West Broadcasting Company, Inc.,

P.O. Box 663, 505 NW 10th Street,

Andrews, Texas 79714 (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.

97–197, adopted August 27, 1997, and

released September 5, 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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COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–196, RM–9151]

Radio Broadcasting Services; La

Fayette, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

delete Channel 298A from La Fayette,

Georgia. In its Petition for Rule Making,

Tennessee Instructional Radio contends

that this allotment cannot be

implemented because of FAA

restrictions. The deletion would require

the concurrent dismissal of a

construction permit application for this

allotment by Radix Broadcasting, Inc.

(File No. BPH–920304MH).

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before October 27, 1997, and reply

comments filed on or before November

12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Hayne, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2177.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making in MM Docket

No.97–196 adopted August 27, 1997,

and released September 5, 1997. The

full text of this decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., (202) 857–3805, 1231 20th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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. 97–24001 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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