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allotted to Chewelah in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 4.9 kilometers (3.0

miles) north to avoid a short-spacing to

the licensed site of Station KEEH(FM),

Channel 284A, Spokane, Washington.

The coordinates for Channel *283C3 at

Chewelah are North Latitude 48–19–17

and West Longitude 117–44–35. Since

Chewelah is located within 320

kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-

Canadian border, concurrence of the

Canadian government has been

requested.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 7, 1997, and reply

comments on or before April 22, 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: Donald E. Martin, P.C., P.O.

Box 19351, Washington, DC 20036

(Counsel for 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.

97–65, adopted February 7, 1997, and

released February 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, 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, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

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. 97–4298 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–57, RM–9016]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Hope,

ND

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Vixon

Valley Broadcasting seeking the

allotment of Channel 284A to Hope,

North Dakota, as the community’s first

local aural service. Channel 284A can be

allotted to Hope in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements, without the

imposition of a site restriction, at

coordinates 47–19–24 NL; 97–43–00

WL. Canadian concurrence in the

allotment is required because the

community is located within 320

kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-

Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 7, 1997, and reply

comments on or before April 22, 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: Victor A. Michael, Jr.,

President, Vixon Valley Broadcasting,

c/o Magic City Media, 1912 Capitol

Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, WY

82001 (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.

97–57, adopted February 7, 1997, and

released February 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, 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, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

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. 97–4297 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–62, RM–9008]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Orofino,

ID

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Topaz Enterprises, Inc.

proposing the allotment of Channel

253A to Orofino, Idaho, an incorporated

community, as its second local FM

transmission service. Coordinates used

for Channel 253A at Orofino are 46–28–

48 and 116–15–00. As Orofino, Idaho, is

located within 320 kilometers (199

miles) of the Canadian border, the

Commission must obtain the

concurrence of the Canadian

government to this proposal.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 7, 1997, and reply

comments on or before April 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner and its consultant, as follows:

Topaz Enterprises, Inc., Attn: Dale A.

Ganske, President, 5546–3 Century

Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562

(Petitioner); and Larry G. Fuss,

Contemporary Communications, P.O.

Box 1787, Cleveland, MS 38732

(Consultant).