Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 188 / Monday, September 29, 1997 / Proposed Rules 50891

Dated: September 16, 1997.

W. Michael McCabe,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 97–25756 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–8; RM–8957]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Amelia,

LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; denial of petition

for rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Commission denies the

petition for rule making filed by Amelia

Broadcasting of Louisiana, proposing

the allotment of Channel 249C3 to

Amelia, Louisiana. See 62 FR 3851,

January 27, 1997. The proposal is

denied because of the lack of a suitable

transmitter site. With this action, this

proceeding is terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 97–8,

adopted September 10, 1997, and

released September 19, 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, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 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. 97–25589 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–264; RM–8977]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Roxton,

TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; denial of petition

for rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action dismisses a

petition for rule making filed by

Northeast Texas Broadcasters requesting

the allotment of Channel 257A to

Roxton, Texas, because of a shortspacing conflict with a one step

application filed by OARA for Channel

257C2 at Linden, Texas. See 62 FR 2639,

January 17, 1997. With this action, this

proceeding is terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 96–264,

adopted September 10, 1997, and

released September 19, 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, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 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. 97–25594 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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[MM Docket No. 97–204, RM–9143; RM–

9158]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

McFarland and Coalinga, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on two separately-filed,

mutually-exclusive petitions for rule

making seeking the allotment of

Channel 247A. The first, filed on behalf

of Kerner Broadcasting Company,

requests the allotment of Channel 247A

to McFarland, California, as that

community’s second local FM

transmission service (RM–9143). The

second proponent, James K. Zahn, seeks

the allotment of Channel 247A to

Coalinga, California, as that

community’s second local commercial

FM service (RM–9158). Reference

coordinates used for the McFarland

proposal are 35–40–16 and 119–20–30.

Those used for Coalinga are 36–08–30

and 120–21–18.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 10, 1997, and reply

comments on or before November 25,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioners’ counsel, as follows: Henry

E. Crawford, Esq., Law Offices of Henry

E. Crawford, Esq., 1150 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Suite 900, Washington,

DC 20036 (counsel for Kerner

Broadcasting Company); Gary S.

Smithwick, Esq., Smithwick &

Belendiuk, P.C., 1990 M Street, NW.,

Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036

(counsel for James K. Zahn).

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.

97–204, adopted September 10, 1997,

and released September 19, 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 contractors,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 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.