[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 19, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20935-20936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9778]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-775; MM Docket No. 00-60, RM-9827; MM Docket No. 00-61, RM-9840; 
MM Docket No. 00-62; RM-9846]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Sheffield, PA; Erie, IL; Due West, 
SC

AGENCYL: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes three new allotments at Sheffield, 
Pennsylvania; Erie, Illinois; and Due West, South Carolina.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 30, 2000, and reply 
comments on or before June 14, 2000.

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: Arthur V. 
Belendiuk, Esq., Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C., 1990 M Street, NW., Suite 
510, Washington, DC 20036 (Counsel for Port Erie Communications); Lee 
J. Peltzman, Shainis & Peltzman, Chartered, 1901 L Street, NW., Suite 
290, Washington, DC 20036 (Counsel Erie Foods International, Inc.); 
Patricia M. Chuh, Pepper & Corazzini, LLP, 1776 K Street, NW, Suite 
200, Washington, DC 20006-2334 (Counsel for Sutton Radiocasting 
Corporation).

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. 00-60; MM Docket No. 00-
61; and MM Docket No. 00-62, adopted March 29, 2000, and released April 
7, 2000. The full text of this Commission decision is available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC 
Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW., 
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 .
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Port Erie 
Communications proposing the allotment of Channel 286A at Sheffield, 
Pennsylvania, as the community's first local aural transmission 
service. Channel 286A can be allotted to Sheffield in compliance with 
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Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at city reference 
coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 286A at Sheffield are 41-42-42 
North Latitude and 79-00-56 West Longitude. Since Sheffield is located 
within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, Canadian 
concurrence has been requested.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Erie Foods 
International, Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel 288A at Erie, 
Illinois, as the community's first local aural transmission service. 
Channel 288A can be allotted to Erie 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 licensed site of Station KQLI(FM), Channel 285C3, DeWitt, Iowa. The 
coordinates for Channel 288A at Erie are 41-39-22 North Latitude and 
90-04-23 West Longitude.
    The Commission also requests comments on a petition filed by Sutton 
Radiocasting Corporation proposing the allotment of Channel 237A at Due 
West, South Carolina, as the community's first local aural transmission 
service. Channel 237A can be allotted to Due West in compliance with 
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) south to avoid a short-
spacing to the licensed site of Station WBTS(FM), Channel 238C1, 
Athens, Georgia. The coordinates for Channel 237A at Due West are 34-
17-13 North Latitude and 82-24-23 West Longitude.
    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.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-9778 Filed 4-18-00; 8:45 am]
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