[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 8, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66950-66951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28688]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-2364; MM Docket No. 00-204; RM-9983]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Blairsville, Georgia

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by M. Terry Carter and Douglas Sutton, Jr, /dba/ Tugart 
Communications requesting the allotment of Channel 234A to Blairsville, 
Georgia as the community's first local aural transmission service. 
Channel 236A can be allotted to Blairsville in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 9.9 kilometers (6.2 miles) north of city reference 
coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 236A at Blairsville are 34-57-
51 North Latitude and 83-37-49 West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 11, 2000, and reply 
comments on or before December 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. 
In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as follows, John F. 
Garzilgia, Esq, Pepper & Corazzini, LLP, 1776 K Street, NW., Suite 200, 
Washington, DC 20006-2334 (Counsel for Tugart Communications, 
petitioner)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur D. Scrutchins, Mass Media 
Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 00-000; adopted October 
11, 2000 and released October 20, 2000. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-
A257), 445 12th Street, SW, 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.
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Part 73 as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:


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    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Georgia, is 
amended by adding Blairsville, Channel 234A.

    Federal Communications Commission,
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-28688 Filed 11-7-00; 8:45 am]
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