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Channel 224A can be allotted at Big

Piney without a site restriction and

Channel 231A can be allotted at La

Barge without a site restriction. The

coordinates for Channel 224A at Big

Piney are 42–32–24 NL and 110–06–42

WL. The coordinates for Channel 231A

at LaBarge are 42–15–42 NL and 110–

11–36 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before July 16, 2001, and reply

comments on or before July 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: Thomas J. Hutton,

Holland and Knight, 2100 Pennsylvania

Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20037–

5564 (Counsel to Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media

Bureau, and (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–113 adopted May 16, 2001 and

released May 25, 2001. 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.

Petitioner originally requested the

allotment of Channel 259A at Big Piney,

Wyoming, and Channel 261A at La

Barge, Wyoming as a counterproposal to

MM Docket No. 99–56. Consistent with

the minimum distance separation

requirements of § 73.207(b) and the

principal community coverage

requirements of § 73.315(a) of the

Commission’s Rules, neither channel

can be allotted at the requested

community. We determined that

alternate channels could be allotted at

both communities.

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.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Wyoming, is amended

by adding Big Piney, Channel 224A and

LaBarge, Channel 231A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–1303; MM Docket No. 01–114, RM–

10128; MM Docket No. 01–115; RM–10129]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Morgantown, KY; and Au Gres, MI

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes two

allotments. The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Green

River Radio Company, proposing the

allotment of Channel 256A at

Morgantown, Kentucky, as the

community’s first local FM transmission

service. Channel 256A can be allotted to

Morgantown in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction of 11.9 kilometers (7.4 miles)

west to avoid short-spacings to the

licensed sites of Station WKNK(FM),

Channel 256A, Edmonton, Kentucky,

and Station WKDQ(FM), Channel 258C,

Henderson, Kentucky. The coordinates

for Channel 256A at Morgantown are

37–15–34 North Latitude 86–48–40. See

Supplementary Information, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before July 16, 2001, and reply

comments on or before July 31, 2001.

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: Brian M. Madden, Esq.,

Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, P.L.L.C.,

2000 K Street, NW., Suite 600,

Washington, DC 20006–1809; and

Arthur V. Belendiuk, Esq., Smithwick &

Belendiuk, P.C., 5028 Wisconsin Ave.,

NW., Suite 301, Washington, DC 20016.

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.

01–114 and MM Docket No. 01–115,

adopted May 16, 2001 , and released

May 25, 2001. 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 Au Gres

Broadcasting Company proposing the

allotment of Channel 295A at Au Gres,

Michigan, as the community’s first local

aural transmission service. Channel

295A can be allotted to Au Gres in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements at city reference

coordinates. The coordinates for

Channel 295A at Au Gres are 44–02–55

North Latitude and 83–41–45 West

Longitude.

The 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.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

Part 73 as follows:

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PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Kentucky, is amended

by adding Morgantown, Channel 256A.

3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Michigan, is amended

by adding Au Gres, Channel 295A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 95

[WT Docket No. 01–97; FCC 01–148]

Revision of the Authorized Duty Cycle

for Stolen Vehicle Recovery Systems

(SVRSs)

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend a Commission rule in order to

revise the authorized duty cycle for

SVRS operations on 173.075 MHz. The

rule change was proposed in response to

a Petition for Rulemaking filed by

LoJack Corporation. Specifically, we

propose to permit a duty cycle for

mobile units of 1800 milliseconds every

300 seconds, in addition to the current

duty cycle of 200 milliseconds every 10

seconds.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 16, 2001, and reply

comments are due on or before July 31,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Freda Lippert Thyden, Public Safety

and Private Wireless Division, Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 445 12th

Street, SW., Room 4–C325, Washington,

DC 20554, telephone (202) 418–0627 or

by e-mail to fthyden@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 01–148,

adopted April 27, 2001, and released

May 7, 2001. The full text of this Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Center, Room CY–A257,

445 Twelfth St., SW., Washington DC.

The complete text may be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, telephone (202)

857–3800, facsimile (202) 857–3805.

The full text of the NPRM also can be

downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov/

Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2001/

fcc01148.wp. Alternate formats

(computer diskette, large print, audio

cassette, and Braille) are available to

persons with disabilities by contacting

Brian Millin at (202) 418–7426, TTY

(202) 418–7365, or at bmillin@fcc.gov.

Summary of Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking

1. On December 20, 1999, LoJack

Corporation (LoJack) filed a Petition for

Rulemaking seeking amendment of 47

CFR 90.20(e)(6) to revise the authorized

duty cycle for SVRS operations on

173.075 MHz. LoJack indicates that use

of a duty cycle of 1800 milliseconds

permits the stolen vehicle recovery

system to be activated by unauthorized

movement. The mobile-to-base station

‘‘uplink’’ transmissions can be used to

alert a control center, alert the vehicle

owner in order to effect a prompt police

theft report, and acknowledge base

station activation and deactivation

messages. LoJack submits that the new

‘‘uplink’’ feature obviates the need for

repetitive transmissions by highpowered base stations, reducing the

actual transmitting time on the channel

by as much as a factor of 100:1. In order

to benefit from these technological

advances, a system must utilize the

1800 milliseconds cycle in addition to

the 200 milliseconds cycle.

2. We believe the record warrants

proposing amendment of 47 CFR

90.20(e)(6) to reflect current

technological advancements that will

benefit law enforcement and vehicle

owners. By expediting the theft

detection and reporting process, the

‘‘uplink’’ technology appears to greatly

improve the chances for successful

vehicle recovery and improves tracking

efficiency. We invite comment on the

merits of the proposal, specifically the

public interest and public safety

benefits associated with revising the

duty cycle to permit the use of this new

technology.

3. We believe that spectrum efficiency

is an additional benefit of utilizing this

new technology for recovering stolen

vehicles. The ‘‘uplink’’ feature of the

new system would be used to

acknowledge base station activation and

deactivation messages, thereby

obviating the need for repetitive

transmissions by high-powered base

stations. Although the ‘‘uplink’’

transmission will be greater in length

then the tracking signal, the ‘‘uplink’’

transmissions will be fewer in number

than the tracking signal. Viewing the

proposal in its entirety, we believe that

it would significantly reduce channel

occupancy, and thereby promote

spectrum efficiency. Commenters

should address whether adoption of the

proposal would advance efficient

spectrum utilization.

4. The LoJack system transmits on a

frequency of 173.075 MHz with an

authorized bandwidth of 20 kHz.

Therefore, interference to TV Channel 7

(174–180 MHz) reception is a concern.

The possibility of interference to TV

Channel 7 is largely determined by

power and proximity. As such, it is the

base station sites rather than the

transponder units, that are of greater

consequence. Nonetheless,

transmissions by mobile units are

restricted in order to reduce the impact

of any potential interference from

mobile units to TV Channel 7 reception.

Instituting the 1800 millisecond duty

cycle will not significantly increase the

number of mobile transmissions.

Consequently, we tentatively conclude

that the possibility of interference from

mobile units to TV Channel 7 will not

significantly increase. Conversely, the

number of base station transmissions

needed for a typical stolen vehicle

recovery sequence will be greatly

reduced. Therefore, we tentatively

conclude that the proposal will likely

reduce the possibility of harmful

interference to DTV and TV Channel 7

reception. Nevertheless, we invite

commenters to address any concerns

regarding interference to digital, as well

as analog, broadcast operations on TV

Channel 7.

5. In addition to proposing to modify

the duty cycle rule, we invite comment

on whether the public interest continues

to be served by specification of the

relevant duty cycles in our Rules. We

seek comment on whether these

concerns continue to merit specifying

duty cycles, in whole or in part, or

whether it is now appropriate to

develop a rule permitting greater

technical flexibility. Would elimination

of a specified duty cycle for mobiles

cause harmful interference to TV

Channel 7 reception? Would removal of

a duty cycle for base stations prevent

competitive SVRS operations from

commencing? In addition, would

spectrum efficiency be impaired

without specified duty cycles?