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miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border,

concurrence in the allotment as a

specially negotiated short-spaced

allotment will be sought from the

Canadian government.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before June 8, 1998, and reply

comments on or before June 23, 1998.

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: Jerrold Miller, Miller &

Miller, P.C., 1990 M Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel to

petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

98–52, adopted April 8, 1998, and

released April 17, 1998. 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 Services, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036.

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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COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–55, RM–9255]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Pleasanton, Bandera and Hondo, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Reding

Broadcasting Company requesting the

substitution of Channel 253C2 for

Channel 252A at Pleasanton and the

modification of Station KBUC(FM)’s

license accordingly. In order to

accommodate the upgrade, Reding also

requests the substitution of Channel

276A for Channel 252A for Station

KEEP(FM) at Bandera, Texas; the

modification of Station KEEP(FM)’s

license; the substitution of Channel

290A for Channel 253A and change of

transmitter site for Station KRBH(FM) at

Hondo, Texas; and the modification of

Station KRBH(FM)’s construction

permit. See infra, Supplementary

Information.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before June 8, 1998, and reply

comments on or before June 23, 1998.

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: Mark N. Lipp, Ginsburg,

Feldman & Bress, Chartered, 1250

Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. and Gene A Bechtel, Bechtel &

Cole, Chartered, 1901 L Street, NW,

Suite 250, Washington, D.C. 20036

(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.

98–55, adopted April 8, 1998, and

released April 17, 1998. 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, 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036.

Channel 253C2, Channel 276A and

Channel 290A can be allotted to

Pleasanton, Bandera and Hondo,

respectively, in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements. Channel 253C2

can be allotted to Pleasanton with a site

restriction of 28.7 kilometers (17.8

miles) northwest at coordinates 29–11–

00 and 98–38–00. Channel 276A can be

allotted to Bandera and can be used at

the site specified in Station KEEP(FM)’s

license at coordinates 29–51–22 and 99–

05–25. Channel 290A can be allotted to

Hondo with a site restriction of 10.4

kilometers (6.4 miles) west at

coordinates 29–21–00 and 99–15–00.

Since Pleasanton, Bandera and Hondo,

Texas, are located within 320 kilometers

(199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border,

concurrence of the Mexican government

was solicited and has been obtained for

these allotments. As requested, we shall

propose to modify the license of Station

KBUC(FM) at Pleasanton, Texas, to

specify operation on Channel 253C2. In

accordance with Section 1.420(g) of the

Commission’s Rules we will not accept

competing expressions of interest or

require that the petitioner demonstrate

the availability of an additional

equivalent channel at Pleasanton, 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 broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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