58936 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 211 / Friday, October 31, 1997 / Proposed Rules

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–28893 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–218; RM–9172]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Colchester, IL

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Gary G.

Kidd proposing the allotment of

Channel 244A at Colchester, Illinois, as

the community’s second local FM

transmission service. Channel 244A can

be allotted to Colchester in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction 13.2 kilometers (8.2

miles) southwest to avoid a shortspacing to the construction permit site

of Station KRNQ(FM), Channel 242C2,

Keokuk, Iowa. The coordinates for

Channel 244A at Colchester are North

Latitude 40–21–48 and West Longitude

90–55–41.

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, his counsel, or consultant, as

follows: Gary G. Kidd, 7 Northview

Estates, Metropolis, Illinois 62960–2506

(Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–218, 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 Service, 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. 97–28892 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–222, RM–9180]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Sault

Ste. Marie, MI

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by

Northern Christian Radio, Inc.

proposing the allotment of Channel

272C3 at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan,

and reservation of the channel for

noncommercial educational use. The

channel can be allotted to Sault Ste.

Marie at a site 15.9 kilometers (9.9

miles) south of the community at

coordinates 46–21–36 and 84–25–36.

We will request concurrence from the

Canadian government for the allotment

of Channel *272C3 at Sault Ste. Marie

as a specially negotiated short spaced

allotment.

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’s counsel, as follows: Jeffrey

D. Southmayd, Southmayd & Miller,

1220 19th Street, N.W., Suite 400,

Washington, D.C. 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–222, 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., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC. 20036, (202) 857–3800,

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

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 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–28891 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–223, RM–9014]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Ashdown and DeQueen, AR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Bunyard Partnership,

licensee of Station KARQ(FM), Channel

221A, Ashdown, Arkansas, and Jay W.

Bunyard and Anne W. Bunyard,