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addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Michael Lamers, Hardy and

Carey, LLP, 111 Veterans Memorial

Boulevard, Suite 255, Metrairie,

Louisiana 70005 (Counsel for

petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–102, adopted March 19, 1997, and

released March 28, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

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.

Federal Communications Commission

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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[MM Docket No. 97–103, RM–9030]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Shawsville, VA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition by Grace

Communications L.C. proposing the

allotment of Channel 273A to

Shawsville, Virginia, as the

community’s first local aural

transmission service. Channel 273A can

be allotted to Shawsville in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 2.3 kilometers (1.4

miles) west in order to avoid a shortspacing conflict with the vacant

allotment of Channel 274C1 at

Appomattox, Virginia. The coordinates

for Channel 273A at Shawsville are 37–

09–47 NL and 80–16–48 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 19, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: John M Pelkey, Haley, Bader

& Potts, Suite 900, 4350 North Fairfax

Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203–1633

(Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–103, adopted March 19, 1997, and

released March 28, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–8435 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

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[MM Docket No. 97–106; RM–9044]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Cheyenne, WY and Gering, NE

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by TSB II,

Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel

280C2 at Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the

community’s potential seventh local FM

transmission service. To accommodate

the allotment, petitioner also proposes

the substitution of Channel 239C3 for

Channel 280C3 at Gering, Nebraska, and

the modification of Station KOLT–FM’s

license accordingly. Channel 280C2 can

be allotted at Cheyenne in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 0.6 kilometers (0.4

miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to

the licensed site of Station KKNG(FM),

Channel 283C3, Laramie, Wyoming. The

coordinates for Channel 280C2 at

Cheyenne are North Latitude 41–08–17

and West Longitude 104–48–22. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 19, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Elizabeth A. Sims, Irwin,

Campbell & Tannenwald, P.C., 1730

Rhode Island Ave., NW., Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20036–3101 (Counsel

for Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making and Order to

Show Cause, MM Docket No. 97–106,

adopted March 19, 1997, and released

March 28, 1997. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW.,

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, 2100 M Street,

NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.

Additionally, Channel 239C3 can be

allotted at Gering in compliance with

the Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements at Station
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KOLT–FM’s presently licensed site. The

coordinates for Channel 239C3 at Gering

are North Latitude 41–51–50 and West

Longitude 103–42–20.

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.

Federal Communications Commission

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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[MM Docket No. 97–107, RM–9023]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Potts

Camp and Saltillo, MS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Olvie

E. Sisk, licensee of Station WCNA(FM),

Channel 240C3, Potts Camp,

Mississippi, proposing the reallotment

of Channel 240C3 from Potts Camp to

Saltillo, Mississippi, and the

modification of Station WCNA(FM)’s

license to specify Saltillo as its

community of license. Channel 240C3

can be allotted to Saltillo in compliance

with the minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

20.4 kilometers (12.7 miles) north. The

coordinates for Channel 240C3 at

Saltillo are 34–33–39 NL and 88–40–59

WL. In accordance with the provisions

of Section 1.420(i) of the Commission’s

Rules, we shall not accept competing

expressions of interest or require that

the petitioner demonstrate the

availability of an additional channel at

Saltillo.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 19, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Frank R. Jazzo, Anne

Goodwin Crump, Fletcher, Heald &

Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 North 17th Street,

Eleventh Floor, Rosslyn, Virginia 22209

(Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–107, adopted March 19, 1997, and

released March 28, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–8433 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

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[MM Docket No. 97–101, RM–9051]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Mahnomen, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Jimmy

D. Birkemeyer, proposing the allotment

of Channel 268C3 at Mahnomen,

Minnesota, as that community’s first

local broadcast service. The coordinates

for Channel 268C3 are 47–25–00 and

96–06–00. There is a site restriction 15

kilometers (9.3 miles) northwest of the

community.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before May 19, 1997, and reply

comments on or before June 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: Jimmy D.

Birkemeyer, 312 West Main Street, Ada,

Minnesota 56510.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–101, adopted March 19, 1997, and

released March 28, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the

Commission’s Reference Center (Room

239), 1919 M Street, NW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractors,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC. 20037, (202) 857–3800.

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 contact.

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.

Federal Communications Commission

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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