Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 144 /Tuesday, July 28, 1998 / Proposed Rules 40253

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Citicasters Co., licensee of Station

WKFX, Channel 289A, Marysville, OH,

seeking the reallotment of Channel

289A from Marysville to Hilliard, OH,

as the community’s first local aural

service, and the modification of Station

WKFX’s license accordingly. Channel

289A can be allotted to Hilliard in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

12.1 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast, at

coordinates 40–07–47 North Latitude

and 83–05–20 West Longitude, to avoid

a short-spacing to the licensed site of

Station WCHO-FM, Channel 288A,

Washington Court House, Ohio, and to

the pending application of Station

WMXG, Channel 292A, London, Ohio

(BPH–971202IE). Canadian concurrence

in this allotment is required since

Hilliard is located within 320 kilometers

(200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before September 8, 1998, and reply

comments on or before September 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: Marissa G. Repp, F. William

LeBeau, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.,

Columbia Square, 555 Thirteenth Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20004–1109

(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.

98–123, adopted July 8, 1998, and

released July 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. 98–20034 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–128, RM–9308]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Crystal

Falls, MI

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Results

Broadcasting Of Iron Mountain, Inc.

proposing the allotment of Channel

244A at Crystal Falls, Michigan.

Channel 244A can be allotted to Crystal

Falls, Michigan, without a site restricton

at coordinates 46–05–18 and 88–20–06.

Canadian concurrence will be requested

for this allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before September 8, 1998, and reply

comments on or before September 23,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC. 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: John F.

Garziglia, Patricia M. Chuh, Pepper &

Corazzini, L.L.P., 1776 K Street, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

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.

98–128, adopted July 7, 1998, and

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

Washington, DC. 20036, (202) 857–3800,

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

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.

[FR Doc. 98–20033 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 980715175–8175–01; I.D.

070198B]

RIN 0648–AL35

Fisheries of the Northeastern United

States; Vessel Tracking System Power

Down Exemption

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes this rule to

amend the regulations implementing the

Atlantic Sea Scallop and Northeast

Multispecies Fishery Management Plans

(FMP). This action would change the

name Vessel Tracking System (VTS) to

Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and

would change the VMS operating

requirements for vessels to allow the

VMS unit to be turned off if the vessel

is out of the water continuously for

more than 72 consecutive hours,

provided the vessel obtains and

complies with a letter of exemption. The

change in VMS operating requirements

is necessary to address the problem of