[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20562-20563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11094]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-52, RM-9239]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Hague, NY, Addison, VT

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by John 
Anthony Bulmer requesting the substitution of Channel 229C3 for Channel 
229A at Hague, NY, the reallotment of Channel 229C3 to Addison, VT, as 
the community's first local aural service, and the modification of his 
construction permit for Station WWFY to specify Addison as its 
community of license. Channel 229C3 can be allotted to Addison, 
Vermont, in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements, with respect to all domestic allotments, with 
a site restriction of 14.2 kilometers (8.8 miles) west, at coordinates 
44-02-30 North Latitude; 73-28-00 West Longitude, to accommodate 
petitioner's desired transmitter site. The allotment will result in a 
short-spacing to Station CBM-FM, Channel 228C1, Montreal, Quebec, 
Canada. Therefore, since Addison is located within 320 kilometers (200

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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.
[FR Doc. 98-11094 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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