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§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ANM WY E5 Powell, WY [Revised]

Powell Municipal Airport, WY

(Lat. 44°52′12′′ N, long. 108°47′59′′ W)

Powell NDB

(Lat.44°52′01′′ N, long. 108°47′18′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius

of the Powell Municipal Airport, and within

2.7 miles each side of the Powell NDB 164°

bearing extending from the 7-mile radius to

7.9 miles southeast of the Powell NDB; that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet

above the surface beginning at lat. 45°22′00′′

N, long. 108°55′03′′ W; to lat. 45°22′00′′ N,

long. 108°11′02′′ W; to lat. 44°15′15′′ N, long.

108°11′02′′ W, thence southwestward along

the edge of the Worland, WY, 1,200-foot

Class E airspace area to lat. 44°00′00′′ N, long.

108°24′43′′ W; west to lat. 44°00′00′′ N, long.

109°00′00′′ W; north to lat. 44°20′00′′ N, long.

109°00′00′′ W; thence west along lat.

44°20′00′′ N, to the east side of V–465, thence

northeast along the east side of V–465 to the

point of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October

20, 1997.

Glenn A. Adams III,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Northwest Mountain Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Part 13

Glacier Bay National Park; Notice of

Public Workshop on Commercial

Fishing Proposed Rule and

Environmental Assessment

Alternatives

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Workshop on

Commercial Fishing Proposed Rule and

Environmental Assessment Alternatives

for Glacier Bay National Park.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will conduct a public workshop on

Glacier Bay National Park commercial

fishing issues in Juneau, Alaska on

November 6, 1997. The workshop will

include public review and discussion of

the NPS Proposed Rule published on

April 16, 1997 (62 FR 18547) and other

alternatives under consideration in an

Environmental Assessment addressing

commercial fishing in the Park. The

workshop will be held in the Egan

Room at Centennial Hall from 9:00 am

to 5:00 pm, and may continue on

November 7 if there is sufficient public

interest. Additional public workshops

and hearings on the NPS Proposed Rule

and Environmental Assessment are

planned in Alaskan communities and

Seattle, Washington during the winter

and spring; notice of these public

workshops and hearings will be

published in the Federal Register.

DATES: The workshop will be held on

November 6, 1997 from 9:00 am to 5:00

pm, and may continue on November 7

if there is sufficient public interest.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

in Juneau in the Egan Room at

Centennial Hall.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. M.

Brady, Superintendent, Glacier Bay

National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box

140, Gustavus, Alaska 99826,

Telephone: (907) 697–2230.

Dated: October 23, 1997.

Ralph Tingey,

Regional Director, Alaska Region.

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47 CFR Parts 2 and 25

[ET Docket No. 97–214; FCC 97–363]

Allocation of 455–456 MHz and 459–

460 MHz Bands to MSS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Notice of Proposed Rule

Making (‘‘NPRM’’) proposes to amend

the Commission’s Rules to allocate the

455–456 MHz and 459–460 MHz bands

to the Mobile Satellite Service (Earth-tospace) (‘‘MSS uplinks’’) on a primary

basis for non voice, non-geostationary

mobile satellite services (‘‘NVNG

MSS’’). When implemented, this

service, also referred to as the ‘‘Little

LEO’’ satellite service, will use

constellations of low-Earth orbiting

(‘‘LEO’’) satellites to provide

commercial radiolocation and two-way

data messaging services to potential

customers anywhere in the world. This

action proposes to implement

domestically the NVNG MSS allocations

adopted at the 1995 World

Radiocommunication Conference

(‘‘WRC–95’’).

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 1, 1997, and reply

comments must be filed on or before

December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and reply

comments should be sent to the Office

of Secretary, Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. If

participants want each Commissioner to

receive a personal copy of their

comments, an original plus nine copies

must be filed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Derenge, Office of Engineering and

Technology, (202) 418–2451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, ET Docket 97–

214, FCC 97–363, adopted October 7,

1997, and released October 14, 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, N.W., Washington,

D.C., and also may be purchased from

the Commission’s duplication

contractor, International Transcription

Service, (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th

Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036.

Summary of the Notice of Proposed

Rule Making

1. In the NPRM, the Commission

proposes to amend its Rules to allocate

the 455–456 MHz and 459–460 MHz

bands to the Mobile Satellite Service

(Earth-to-space) (‘‘MSS uplinks’’) on a

primary basis for non-voice, nongeostationary mobile satellite services

(‘‘NVNG MSS’’). When implemented,

this service, also referred to as the

‘‘Little LEO’’ satellite service, will use

constellations of low-Earth orbiting

(‘‘LEO’’) satellites to provide

commercial radiolocation and two-way

data messaging services to potential

customers anywhere in the world. This

action proposes to implement

domestically the NVNG MSS allocations

adopted at the 1995 World

Radiocommunication Conference

(‘‘WRC–95’’). This proposal would also

address the growing demand for NVNG

MSS and could provide satellite

operators with increased flexibility in

the design of their systems.

Additionally, we propose to update

Section 2.106 of our Rules to indicate

the international allocations and

international footnotes adopted at

WRC–95 in the domestically allocated

NVNG MSS frequency bands.

2. Little LEO satellite systems will

allow customers to use small,
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inexpensive transceivers to

communicate with satellites operating at

altitudes much lower than those in

geostationary satellite orbits. The lower

altitudes improve signal quality and

reduce the time delay of transmission.

Further, the orbital mechanics of LEO

satellites cause them to appear on the

horizon and move across the sky and

then to disappear over the horizon as

they orbit the Earth. In order to achieve

continuous coverage, LEO systems plan

to employ a constellation of satellites, so

that as one satellite moves out of view,

another satellite will come over the

horizon to maintain coverage. The

potential applications for this service

include emergency location service,

environmental data collection, vehicle

tracking, and time-sensitive business

and personal data communications,

anywhere in the world.

3. The Commission believes that

additional spectrum for NVNG MSS is

needed to facilitate the competitive

development of the Little LEO service.

Although NVNG MSS has been

allocated 4.05 megahertz of spectrum

below 1 GHz (2.2 megahertz for uplinks

and 1.85 megahertz for downlinks), we

note that this spectrum is often shared

with a number of incumbent operations,

a factor which limits the capacity of

Little LEO systems to meet service

demands. We conclude that an

allocation of additional spectrum will

enable Little LEO licensees to develop

cost effective systems with sufficient

capacity to compete with other service

providers in the telecommunications

marketplace. Further, we note that the

United States delegation for WRC–97

will seek an international allocation of

additional spectrum below 1 GHz for

Little LEO operations. Accordingly, we

propose to allocate additional spectrum

for Little LEO service and request

comment on this proposal.

4. We propose to allocate the 455–456

MHz and 459–460 MHz bands for Little

LEOs on a co-primary basis subject to

the provisions of international footnotes

S5.286A, B, and C which would not

permit Little LEO operations to interfere

with or inhibit the development of

incumbent terrestrial operations.

Notwithstanding that the WRC–95

Preparatory Docket concluded that these

bands may have potential capacity for

sharing with Little LEO uplinks without

creating an unacceptable impact on

incumbent operations, we request

additional comment on whether there is

sufficient spectrum sharing capacity in

these bands to support the proposed

allocation for Little LEOs and on

whether there are techniques available

that would permit Little LEOs to share

this spectrum without causing harmful

interference to or constraining the

development of incumbent operations.

If so, we also request comment on

whether a primary allocation with

technical sharing requirements would

be sufficient to protect incumbent

operations.

5. Commission staff analysis indicates

that there are more than 25,000 Part 74

auxiliary broadcast transmitters

authorized to use the 455–456 MHz

band throughout the United States.

Since many auxiliary broadcast remote

pickup channels in the 455–456 MHz

band tend to be used only intermittently

and Little LEO transmissions in the

148–149.9 MHz band are currently

limited to a short duration of only 450

milliseconds, Little LEO systems may be

able to search the spectrum for unused

channels and accomplish their

communications without hindering

incumbent use. Further, as indicated in

the Commission’s WRC–95 preparatory

Report, Little LEO channel assignment

and low power techniques combined

with brief message duration and

geographic separation may be able to

protect broadcast auxiliary use. We

note, however, that the signal integrity

of broadcast programming material must

be maintained and that Little LEO

operations will not be permitted to

cause harmful interference to such

auxiliary broadcast signals. We invite

comment on the feasibility of spectrum

sharing between Little LEO

transmissions and the terrestrial

broadcast remote pickup operations.

6. Also, Little LEO uplinks in the

459–460 MHz band would have to be

compatible with a wide variety of fixed

and mobile services authorized under

Parts 22, 80 and 90 of the Rules. We

note that certain operations in this

frequency range, such as petroleum

radio service operations at 459.0 MHz

and BETRS operations, may be used

only intermittently but require a high

degree of reliability. Additionally, we

note plans to auction channels in the

459.025–459.65 MHz segment to Part 22

licensees for such operations as

common carrier paging, two-way mobile

telephony, and rural radiotelephony.

We seek comment on whether using the

459–460 MHz band for Little LEO

operations would be compatible with

current and future fixed and mobile

operations. Specifically, we seek

comment on whether certain portions of

this band should not be allocated for

Little LEO operations and on the

feasibility of auctioning the 459.025–

459.65 MHz segment to Part 22

licensees and also using this spectrum

for Little LEO operations.

7. With respect to spectrum sharing

between Little LEO operations and

incumbent fixed and mobile operations

in the 455–456 MHz and 459–460 MHz

bands, we note that this was initially

addressed in preparation for WRC–95.

While the sharing studies in IC Docket

No. 94–31 were sufficient to justify

seeking NVNG MSS uplink allocations

in these bands, WRC–95 concluded that

additional analysis was necessary.

Specifically, WRC–95 acknowledged the

demand for additional NVNG MSS

spectrum, but it noted that spectrum

below 1 GHz is extensively used by

many services and that new

technologies of some radio services,

especially within the terrestrial mobile

and broadcasting services, may have an

impact on the sharing possibilities.

Accordingly, WRC–95 adopted

Resolution 214 to invite the study and

development of recommendations on

technical and operational issues related

to sharing between Little LEO

operations and other services having

allocations in the bands proposed at that

conference, and in other bands as

necessary.

8. The issues of spectrum sharing

between Little LEO operations and

incumbent operations in the 455–456

MHz and 459–460 MHz bands are

complex and will be thoroughly

explored in a future, separate

proceeding that will focus on

developing appropriate service and

licensing rules. We are seeking

comment in the instant proceeding on

whether there is sufficient sharing

capacity in these bands to support the

proposed allocation for Little LEOs and

on whether there are techniques

available that would permit Little LEOs

to share this spectrum without causing

harmful interference to or constraining

the development of incumbent

operations.

9. Finally, we propose to update the

International Table of Allocations in

Part 2 of our Rules to reflect the Final

Acts of WRC–95 for the 137–138 MHz,

148–150.05 MHz, 399.9–400.05 MHz,

400.15–401 MHz, 455–456 MHz and

459–460 MHz bands. Specifically, we

propose to update the 137–138 MHz and

148–150.05 MHz bands to reflect

changes in international footnotes in

this segment. We also propose to correct

the domestic allocation segments of the

Allocation Table for the 137.025–

137.175 MHz and 137.825–138 MHz

bands to indicate that the MobileSatellite allocations are on a secondary

basis. We also propose to update the

399.9–400.05 MHz segment of the

International Table of Allocations to

reflect a primary allocation in all

Regions to Land Mobile-Satellite (Earthto-space) operations and the associated

international footnotes for this segment.
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1 5 U.S.C. 603.

2See id. section 603(a).

3See Final Acts of the World

Radio[communication] Conference (WRC–95)

Geneva, 1995, Geneva, 17 November 1995 (‘‘Final

Acts’’).

4 13 CFR 121.201, Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) Code 4899.

5U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 1992 Census of Transportation,

Communications, and Utilities, UC92–S–1, Subject

Series, Establishment and Firm Size, Table 2D,

Employment Size of Firms: 1992, SIC Code 4899

(issued May 1995).

6See Notice of Proposed Rule Making at 44, IB

Docket No. 96–426, FCC 96–426, (1996).

Further, we propose to update the

400.15–401 MHz segment of the

International Table of Allocations to

reflect changes in the international

footnotes in this segment. Additionally,

we propose to update the 455–456 MHz

and 459–460 MHz segments of the

International Table of Allocations to

reflect a Region 2 allocation to MobileSatellite (Earth-to-space) operations and

the associated international footnotes in

this segment.

10. We also propose to replace

international footnote numbers 596,

597, 598, 599A, 599B, 608, 608A, 608B,

608C, 609, 609A, 609B, 645B, 647A, and

647B with new international footnotes

which meet the new Radio Regulation

numbering scheme and which reflect all

modifications to these footnotes adopted

at WRC–95. Specifically, we propose to

replace the removed footnotes with new

international footnote numbers S5.204,

S5.205, S5.206, S5.207, S5.208,

S5.208A, S5.209, S5.218, S5.219,

S5.220, S5.221, S5.222, S5.223, S5.224,

S5.260, S5.262, S5.263, S5.264, S5.271,

S5.286A, S5.286B, and S5.286C in the

list of international footnotes in Section

2.106. Further, we propose to update the

Table of Frequency Allocations by

removing United States footnote number

US326 which expired on January 1,

1997. We also propose to revise Section

25.202(a)(3) by removing certain

provisions that expired on January 1,

1997. Parties may comment on these

proposed updates. This action is taken

in pursuant to Sections (4)(i), 7(a),

303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i),

157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r).

Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

11. As required by the Regulatory

Flexibility Act,1 the Commission has

prepared an Initial Regulatory

Flexibility Analysis of the expected

significant economic impact on small

entities by the policies and rules

proposed in this Notice of Proposed

Rule Making (‘‘Notice’’). Written public

comments are requested on the IRFA.

Comments must be identified as

responses to the IRFA and must be filed

by the deadlines for comments on the

Notice provided above. The Secretary

shall send a copy of this Notice,

including the IRFA, to the Chief

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small

Business Administration.2

A. Need for and Objectives of the

Proposed Rules

12. The Notice proposes to allocate

the 455–456 MHz and 459–460 MHz

bands to the Mobile Satellite Service

(Earth-to-space) (‘‘MSS uplinks’’) on a

primary basis for non-voice, nongeostationary mobile satellite services

(‘‘NVNG MSS’’). This service, also

referred to as the ‘‘Little LEO’’ satellite

service, uses constellations of low-Earth

orbiting (‘‘LEO’’) satellites to provide

commercial radiolocation and two-way

data messaging services to potential

customers anywhere in the world. We

take this action on our own initiative in

order to adopt domestically the NVNG

MSS allocation adopted at the 1995

World Radiocommunication Conference

(‘‘WRC–95’’).3 This proposal addresses

the growing demand for NVNG MSS

and could provide satellite operators

with increased flexibility in the design

of their systems.

B. Legal Basis

13. This action is taken pursuant to

Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g),

and 303(r) of the Communications Act

of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections

154(i), 157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and

303(r).

C. Description and Estimate of the

Number of Small Entities to Which the

Proposed Rules Will Apply

14. The Commission has not

developed a definition of small entities

relevant to satellite services licensees.

Therefore, the applicable definition of

small entity in the satellite services

industry is the definition under the

Small Business Administration (SBA)

rules applicable to Communications

Services ‘‘Not Elsewhere Classified.’’ 4

This definition provides that a small

entity is expressed as one with $11.0

million or less in annual receipts.

According to Census Bureau data, there

are 848 firms that fall under the category

of Communications Services, Not

Elsewhere Classified. Of those,

approximately 775 reported annual

receipts of $11 million or less and

qualify as small entities.5 The Census

Bureau category is very broad and

commercial satellite services constitute

only a subset of its total.

15. Although it is difficult to estimate

the number of Little LEO entities that

will utilize the spectrum proposed in

this Notice, we note that the

Commission has licensed three entities

to provide Little LEO services in the

United States: Orbital Communications

Corporation (‘‘Orbcomm’’), Starsys

Global Positioning, Inc. (‘‘Starsys’’), and

Volunteers in Technical Assistance

(‘‘VITA’’). Additionally, five more

entities have filed applications with the

Commission to provide Little LEO

services: LEO One USA Corporation

(‘‘LEO One’’); CTA Commercial

Systems; E-Sat, Inc.; Final Analysis

Communication Service, Inc. (‘‘FACS’’);

and GE American Communications, Inc.

(‘‘GE Americom’’). Of the eight potential

Little LEO licensees that may ultimately

utilize these bands if allocated, only

VITA and LEO One qualify as small

businesses.6 The other six entities are

not small businesses because they each

have revenues in excess of $11 million

annually or have parent companies or

investors that have revenues in excess of

$11 million annually. We request

comment on the description and

number of small entities that are

significantly impacted by this proposal.

16. Additionally, we note that there

are numerous small entities that

currently operate terrestrial fixed and

mobile radio systems in the 455–456

MHz and 459–460 MHz bands under

Parts 22, 74, 80 and 90 of our rules.

However, in a future proceeding we will

consider technical limitations on the

new Little LEO operations in these

bands in order to prevent harmful

interference to incumbent fixed and

mobile operations. We have not

proposed any rule changes to the

incumbent fixed and mobile operations.

Accordingly, we do not believe this

proposed action will have a negative

impact on small entities that currently

operate in the 455–456 MHz and 459–

460 MHz bands.

D. Description of Projected Reporting,

Recordkeeping and Other Compliance

Requirements

17. In this proceeding, we are

proposing to allocate this spectrum to

NVNG MSS. The licensing and

technical regulations governing these

operations will be addressed in a

separate proceeding. Therefore, this

proposed action does not create any

reporting or compliance requirements.
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E. Significant Alternatives to Proposed

Rules Which Minimize Significant

Economic Impact on Small Entities and

Accomplish Stated Objectives

18. No Petitions for Rule Making were

filed to initiate this proceeding and

there are no comments in this

proceeding that suggest alternatives to

this proposed allocation. International

regulations require that NVNG MSS

operations not cause harmful

interference to nor constrain the

development of incumbent operations

which should minimize the impact on

incumbent small entities. We request

comment on further alternatives that

might minimize the amount of

economic impact on small entities.

F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate,

Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed

Rules

19. None.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 2

Comunications equipment, Radio.

47 CFR Part 25

Communications equipment,

Satellites.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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[MM Docket No. 97–220, RM–9179]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Dallas,

OR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Michael

Mattson seeking the allotment of

Channel 252C3 to Dallas, OR, as the

community’s first local FM service.

Channel 252C3 can be allotted to Dallas

in compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements without the imposition of

a site restriction, at coordinates 44–55–

06 North Latitude and 123–19–00 West

Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 15, 1997, and reply

comments on or before December 30,

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: Michael L. Mattson, 15740

May Road, Dallas, OR 97338

(Petitioner).

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.

97–220, adopted October 15, 1997, and

released October 24, 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.

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[MM Docket No. 97–116, RM–9050 and RM–

9123]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Everglades City, LaBelle, Estero and

Key West, FL

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; Order to Show

Cause.

SUMMARY: In response to a

counterproposal filed by InterMart

Broadcasting West Coast, Inc., we have

issued an Order to Show Cause to

Spectrum Radio, Inc., licensee of Station

WEOW, Channel 223C1, Key West,

Florida. InterMart Broadcasting West

Coast, Inc. has proposed the substitution

of Channel 224C1 for Channel 223C1 at

Key West, Florida, and modification of

the license for Station WEOW

accordingly. This document affords

Station WEOW an opportunity to object

to the proposed channel change but it

does not afford an additional

opportunity to comment on the merits

of the proposal set forth in the Notice of

Proposed Rule Making or the proposal

advanced in the counterproposal. See 62

FR 22900, April 28, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC. 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Order to

Show Cause, MM Docket No. 97–116,

adopted October 15, 1997, and released

October 24, 1997. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the Commission’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 Services, Inc., 2100 M

Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC.

20037, (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 contact.

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.