[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 219 (Monday, November 13, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28915]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-2420; MM Docket No. 00-210; RM-9979]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Sonoita, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed on behalf of Santa Cruz Broadcasting, requesting the allotment of 
Channel 263A to Sonoita, Arizona, as a first local aural transmission 
service. Information is requested regarding the attributes of Sonoita 
to determine whether it is a bona fide community for allotment 
purposes. Additionally, as Sonoita is located within 320 kilometers 
(199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexico border, concurrence of the Mexican 
government to the proposed allotment of Channel 263A to Sonoita must be 
obtained. Coordinates used for this proposal are 31-40-46 NL and 110-
39-17 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 18, 2000, and reply 
comments on or before January 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Susan A. Marshall 
Esq., Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC, 1300 North 17th Street, 11th 
Floor, Arlington, VA 22209.

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. 00-210, adopted October 
18, 2000, and released October 27, 2000. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center (Room 
CY-A257), 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of 
this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy 
contractor, 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.
    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:

    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 Arizona, is 
amended by adding Sonoita, Channel 263A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-28915 Filed 11-9-00; 8:45 am]
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