38786 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 138 / Monday, July 20, 1998 / Proposed Rules

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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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–114; RM–9298]

Radio Broadcasting Services; La

Center, KY

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Billy R.

Evans proposing the allotment of

Channel 282A at La Center, Kentucky,

as the community’s first local aural

transmission service. Channel 282A can

be allotted to La Center in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements with a

site restriction of 8.8 kilometers (5.5

miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to

the licensed site of Station WFGE(FM),

Channel 279C1, Murray, Kentucky, at

petitoner’s requested site. The

coordinates for Channel 282A at La

Center are North Latitude 37–04–22

.and West Longitude 88–52–25.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 31, 1998, and reply

comments on or before September 15,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as

follows: Billy R. Evans, 108 Connecticut

Street, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701

(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, MM Docket No.

98–114, adopted July 1, 1998, and

released July 10, 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 Service, 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. 98–19305 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–115, RM–9277]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Stevensville, MT

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Topaz

Enterprises, Inc. proposing the

allotment of Channel 283A to

Stevensville, Montana, as that

community’s first local broadcast

service. The channel can be allotted to

Stevensville without a site restriction at

coordinates 46–30–24 and 114–05–18.

Canadian concurrence will be requested

for this allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 31, 1998, and reply

comments on or before September 15,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC. 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: Dale A. Ganske,

President, L. Topaz Enterprises, Inc.,

5546–3 Century Ave., Middleton,

Wisconsin 53562.

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.

98–115, adopted July 1, 1998, and

released July 10, 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 l980 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. 98–19304 Filed 07–17–98; 8:45 am]

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