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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 29, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71080-71081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30365]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-2591; MM Docket No. 00-237; RM-10006]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Window Rock, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by Western Indian Ministries, Inc., licensee of Station KWIM, 
Channel 274C3, Window Rock, Arizona, requesting the substitution of 
Channel 285C2 for Channel 274C3 and modification of its license 
accordingly to provide an expanded coverage area FM service to that 
community. Additionally, in accordance with the requirements of Section 
1.420(g)(2) of the Commission's Rules, if another interest is expressed 
in the proposed Class C2 allotment, equivalent Channel 251C2 is also 
available for allotment at Window Rock. Coordinates used for Channel 
285C2 at Window Rock are those of the presently licensed site of 
Station KWIM, at coordinates 35-39-19 NL and 109-01-59 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 8, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before January 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioner, as follows: Western Indian Ministries, 
Inc., c/o Timothy C. Cutforth, P.E., 965 S. Irving Street, Denver, CO 
80219.

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 RuleMaking, MM Docket No. 00-237, adopted November 
8, 2000, and released November 17, 2001. 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.

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    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 removing Channel 274C3 and adding Channel 285C2 at Window 
Rock, Arizona.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-30365 Filed 11-28-00; 8:45 am]
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