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addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as

follows: Russell G. Johnson, IowaKeokuk Radio, 1240 Loomis Ave., Des

Moines, Iowa 50315 (Petitioner for the

North English, IA proposal); H. David

Hedrick, P.O. Box 27, 317 Stonegables

Ct., Gray, GA 31032 (Petitioner for the

Pendleton, SC proposal); Stargazer

Broadcasting, Inc., P.O. Box 519,

Woodville, TX 759779 (Petitioner for

the Hamilton, TX proposal); and Wm.

Brett Richardson and Robert Lewis

Thompson, Thiemann Aitken & Vohra,

L.L.C., 908 King Street, Suite 300,

Alexandria, VA 22314 (Counsel for

MAREE Communications).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.

Barthen Gorman, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–222; MM Docket No. 00–223; MM

Docket No. 00–224; and MM Docket No.

00–225, adopted October 25, 2000, and

released November 3, 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.

The Commission requests comments

on a petition filed by H. David Hedrick

proposing the allotment of Channel

240A at Pendleton, South Carolina, as

the community’s first local FM aural

transmission service. Channel 240A can

be allotted to Pendleton in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements at city

reference coordinates. The coordinates

for Channel 240A at Pendleton are 34–

38–49 North Latitude and 82–46–37

West Longitude.

The Commission requests comments

on a petition filed by Stargazer

Broadcasting, Inc. proposing the

allotment of Channel 299A at Hamilton,

Texas, as the community’s second local

aural transmission service. Channel

299A can be allotted to Hamilton in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

11.4 kilometers (7.1 miles) northwest of

city reference coordinates. The

coordinates for Channel 299A at

Hamilton are 31–46–54 North Latitude

and 98–12–08 West Longitude.

The Commission requests comments

on a petition filed by MAREE

Communications proposing the

allotment of Channel 270C1 at Munday,

Texas, as the community’s first local

aural transmission service. Channel

270C1 can be allotted to Munday in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of 25

kilometers (15.5 miles) northwest of city

reference coordinates. The coordinates

for Channel 270C1 at Munday are 33–

37–48 North Latitude and 99–46–57

West Longitude.

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:

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

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Iowa, is amended by

adding North English, Channel 246A.

3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under South Carolina, is

amended by adding Pendleton, Channel

240A.

4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Texas, is amended by

adding Hamilton, Channel 299A, and

Munday, Channel 270C1.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media bureau.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2481; MM Docket No. 00–101; RM–

9885]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Buckhead and Sparta, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; denial.

SUMMARY: The Commission denies the

request of Barinowski Investment

Company to substitute Channel 274C3

for Channel 274A, reallot the channel

from Sparta to Buckhead, GA, as its first

local aural service, and modify the

license of Station WPMA–FM

accordingly. See 65 FR 37753, June 16,

2000. The Commission found that the

proposal would not result in a

preferential arrangement of allotments

because it would remove the sole local

aural service from the more populous

community and result in more presently

underserved people losing service.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 00–101,

adopted October 25, 2000, and released

November 3, 2000. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 445 12th Street,

SW., 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.

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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