[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00826]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 21-1587; MB Docket No. 21-483; RM-11913]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Hamilton, Goldthwaite, and San Saba, 
Texas

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order to Show Cause 
seeks comment on a proposal requested by B Plus Broadcasting, LLC (B 
Plus), to create a new FM allotment for a Class A station on Channel 
263 at Hamilton, Texas. It also orders S Content Marketing, LLC (S 
Content), to show why the license of KNUZ(FM), San Saba, Texas, should 
not be modified to specify operation on Channel 291A in lieu of Channel 
224A at San Saba, Texas.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 7, 2022, and reply 
comments on or before February 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street 
NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, 
interested parties should serve the following: Alan E. Brown, P.O. Box 
2, Goldthwaite, TX 79844 (petitioner); and Allan G. Moskowitz, Esq., 
10845 Tuckahoe Way, North Potomac, MD 20878 (counsel to the 
petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nazifa Sawez, Media Bureau, (202) 418-
2700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order to Show Cause, MB Docket No. 
21-483, adopted December 17, 2021, and released December 17, 2021. The 
full text of this document will be available for public inspection and 
copying via ECFS. The full text of this document can also be downloaded 
in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/ndbedp. 
This document does not contain proposed information collection 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 
104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed 
information collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief 
Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
    The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking component of this document 
solicits comment on the proposed allotment of Channel 263A at Hamilton, 
Texas, because it could result in a second local service to that 
community as proposed by B Plus Broadcasting, LLC. A staff engineering 
analysis reveals that Channel 263A can be allotted to Hamilton in 
conformity with the FCC's rules at reference coordinates 31-39-48.1 NL 
and 98-21-29.4 WL.
    The Order to Show Cause requires S Content to show why the license 
of KNUZ(FM), San Saba, Texas, should not be modified to specify 
operation on Channel 291A in lieu of Channel 224A at San Saba to 
accommodate the new FM station on Channel 263A at Hamilton and the 
substitution of Channel 224A in lieu of Channel 263A for KRNR(FM), 
Goldthwaite, Texas.
    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, Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.

Proposed Rules

    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

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

    Authority:  47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334, 
336 and 339.

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2. In Sec.  73.202(b), amend the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, by 
adding in alphabetical order an entry for ``Hamilton'' to read as 
follows:


Sec.  73.202   Table of Allotments.

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    (b) Table of FM Allotments.

                        Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
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               U.S. States                          Channel No.
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                                  Texas
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Hamilton................................  263A
 
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[FR Doc. 2022-00826 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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